◈ Episode 102 Flowers Blooming on the Abandoned Road (2)
“yes? Are you robbing the Kunst Auction House?”
Listening to Rudger’s words, Violetta muttered that involuntarily, then immediately covered her mouth with her hand.
There were many listening ears around.
Normally, she wouldn’t have made such a trivial mistake, but the shock was just as great.
“There are a lot of people here, so let’s go back to the hideout and finish talking.”
“oh. Do you have a hideout?”
“Because you need at least two or three to get a place in the future.”
Alex shrugged, saying he couldn’t help it, and followed Ludger with light steps.
“Leader than that. If you gather people, do the members gather?”
“The members?”
“Hey. Unusual people about whom the leader often spoke. No, aren’t they all people?”
“okay. It did.”
Rudgar nodded and said yes.
“Aside from you, the rest should be in this city by now.”
“oh. I’m curious about that. What kind of people are they? What if it’s too ordinary for what I expected?”
“If it’s normal, what part are you talking about?”
“There is. He still has the ability, but he has it.”
At those words, Rudger paused for a moment.
He pondered something, then moved his stopped foot again.
“That won’t happen.”
* * *
Lederbelk train station.
The station, which boasts a floating population of more than tens of thousands of people every day, was crowded with people even in broad daylight.
Clockworks installed all over the place spun in circles, announcing the arrival of the next train.
Some people checked their tickets and sat down, thinking that it was not yet, while those who were going to take this train packed their bags and stood on the platform to wait for the upcoming train.
Baaaaang!
Soon, a train arrived steaming with horns from afar.
“Ellie. let’s go.”
A woman took the child by the hand.
Did I pull it too hard in a hurry? She lost a balloon held by a 6-year-old child.
“mom! My balloon!”
“oh.”
The balloon rose to a height beyond the reach of children. Her mother also tried to correct her, but she was too late.
The floating balloon has risen to a height that even adults can hardly hold.
“balloon!”
It was the moment when the child looked at it with crying eyes.
Tup.
A violent, gigantic hand came out and grabbed the balloon’s string.
The child raised his head and looked up at the person holding the balloon.
“Wow.”
To a child, all adults seemed tall, but even taking that into account, the man in front of him looked particularly huge.
Surprised by the man’s size, the people around him also glanced at him as they passed by.
“here.”
Geohan lowered his head and handed the balloon to the child.
The child returned her balloon that had left her hand with her eyes shining.
“thank you! Uncle Giant!”
The man with long, white hair like a lion’s mane answered by lightly flicking the brim of the hat on his head.
trudge.
Every time the giant walked on the road, people took care of it.
At that moment, a young voice came from behind him.
“Mr. Pantos is also true. You move first like that, do you know the way?”
Surprisingly, the giant had a party.
Everyone was so shocked by his size that they couldn’t even think to look at the small man next to him.
He was a man who contrasted with the savage colossus.
Even the appearance with a bright smile at the age that seems to stand at the crossroads between boy and youth.
He was a man who fit the word “Midong”.
The giant man, Pantos, stood still for a moment at the words of his colleague standing next to him, then scratched his head with his thick fingers.
It was a behavior he usually showed when he was shy or embarrassed.
As if he knew that, the small man stabbed Pantos’ waist with his forearm and took the lead.
“Follow me. Because the leader told me where to go.”
“How do you know?”
“At that time, it was delivered through a crystal ball. Didn’t you know that Pantos-san was listening too?”
“I do not remember.”
“yes yes. You must be.”
Just like that, the thin man and the gray-haired giant took their first steps in Leatherbelk.
* * *
“It’s here.”
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The place where Ludger took Alex and Violetta was a secret hideout he was using as a newly created organization.
“older brother. Are you here?”
“okay. Hans.”
Hans, noticing that Rudger had come, greeted him.
However, unlike usual, dark circles were engraved under Hans’ eyes.
“Have you been tired lately?”
“Not recently. I’ve been tired before. The child I hate the most has arrived.”
Just then, the object that had made Hans so tired appeared.
“uh? lol. Oh, long time no see. boss.”
“okay. It’s been a while.”
She was a woman with a gloomy impression.
Her orange hair, dyed as thick as autumn leaves, was untidy and reminded me of a magpie house.
Her appearance was beautiful enough to be called a beauty by everyone, but her unique gloomy atmosphere, genuinely smiling smile, and trembling pupils cut off all of her strengths.
Violetta studied her carefully and was surprised.
“Eh, are you an elf?”
Most notable were her ears.
Elves are a sub-species that are said to be beautiful and endowed with the power of nature.
The protruding ears of that orange-haired, sullen woman meant her true identity.
“yes yes. I am an elf.”
She smiled and answered like that, like a drug addict.
Since he couldn’t even say his name properly in that state, Rudger decided to introduce her instead.
“Bella Luna Petana. As you can see, the elves are mainly in charge of making drugs and chemicals. He has medical knowledge and is good at alchemy.”
“… … An elf?”
Alex, meeting Bellaluna for the first time, also asked back, as if surprised by Ludger’s words.
“why. Any problems?”
“I can’t say there are no problems. That person, no elf. okay. Didn’t you say that Bellaluna lady was an elf?”
“yes.”
“Don’t you think it’s strange? The elf… … Are you making drugs? Do you have extensive medical knowledge?”
Alex’s point was valid.
Elves are a forest race and are loved by nature. That’s why elves worship nature more than anyone else and hate artificial things to the extreme.
Human-made medicines, and all kinds of new chemical items that appear as a result of the development of science.
Those were the things the elves hated the most.
However, it was so unbelievable that there were elves who could manufacture medicine and make gunpowder.
“Not all elves are like that. Alex. Wouldn’t other races see you and think that all humans are swindlers who only reveal women like that?”
“It seems to be true after hearing it, but why aren’t the evaluations of me harsh?”
“And don’t you think that’s a very outdated idea? Elves have also accepted change for a long time. That remark is extremely discriminatory against elves.”
Elves still live primarily in vast forests far out of reach of humans, but since the war of conquest half a century ago, many elves have accepted the change in the world.
Among them, there were elves who traveled to know the wider world, and there were also elves who were fascinated by the field of science.
“Of course, Bellaluna is the best among elves… … but has a strong personality. That skill is real.”
“Didn’t you just try to be a geek?”
“Anyway, she will help us a lot.”
Even the magic reagents that Ludgar uses to fight were all made by her.
Bellaluna smirked and smiled, as if that kind of compliment was good to hear.
Then, after thinking about what he had come here for, he immediately approached Hans.
“now. Mr. Hans? Shall we talk about something we couldn’t do before?”
“Aww! Get out of here! You crazy elf! older brother! Please help me!”
Hans prayed as he grabbed Ludger by the crotch of his trousers.
“I haven’t had a good night’s sleep since that crazy elf came! They try to use me as a test subject whenever they get a chance!”
The last few days that had been like a nightmare passed before Hans’ eyes like a panorama.
Don’t they try to forcefully extort body tissues by approaching them at any time?
Aren’t they secretly injecting strange drugs into the food they eat?
I’m sleeping in the middle of the night, and I crawl into bed and stick a scalpel.
Bellaluna smiled and replied.
“Ha, Mr. Hans. It’s crazy. Well, I’m just a seeker of knowledge, maybe I like new discoveries.”
“Why are you shouting that knowledge while pointing a knife at me!”
“Yes, that is because Mr. Hans has a very attractive constitution. So, is that okay? Wouldn’t it be nice to have at least one finger? I, he might grow back when he transforms later… … .”
“Grow, grow again! Get out of here!”
Rudger sighed.
First of all, it looked like it needed to be sorted out from this mess.
“what? Are all the people here already?”
Then, through the open entrance, a clear voice was heard.
Everyone’s eyes turned towards it.
I saw a man with long white hair and a man who appeared between the laughing boy and the young man.
“You both arrived on time.”
“yes. I was almost late because Mr. Pantos went down a strange path in the middle.”
“is it. Anyway, almost all the people who will gather with this have gathered. Come in.”
Rudger clapped his hands and drew everyone’s attention.
“Some of you may already know each other, but there will be people you haven’t met today. Let’s go into the details.”
* * *
Various people filled the large room made for the conference.
Some sit on the couch, some stand still, and some lean their backs against the wall.
Rudger opened his mouth as he half-draped his hips on the work table.
“Everyone came together well. Everyone knows why I called you guys. I am now planning to end my long wandering life and settle down in earnest. And at the same time, I intend to create my own forces.”
“You mean the footstool is this leather velcro?”
Ludger nodded at Alex’s question, who was sitting on the sofa, crossing his legs and wiggling his chin.
“As you all know, I called all the people gathered here, but most of them are unfamiliar faces. So let’s each introduce ourselves briefly.”
Hans was the first to step out.
“Hans. As you can see, my brother and I have known each other for quite some time. My main job is to gather and organize information.”
Is it an expression of will that he does not want to be looked down upon at this moment?
Hans gave off a solemn air with his neck tensed.
“My introduction ends here… … .”
“Hans.”
“Why is that, brother?”
“I should tell you something else.”
“Something else? no way… … up to that?”
Hans’ expression hardened as he realized what Ludger was asking him to say.
“Are you serious?”
“It is a colleague who will be with us in the future. It’s better to say it now, since it will only be revealed as we work anyway.”
“Hmm. What if my older brother said so… … .”
After a bit of hesitation, Hans revealed his true ability.
“Because I’m a bit peculiar. Compared to other people, it can be said that it is special. It’s not that it’s weird or anything like that… … .”
Since he was Hans, who considered his ability as a curse, he didn’t really like talking about it.
In the end, Sheridan, unable to bear Hans’ stuttering words, got up from his seat and approached Hans behind him.
She took a beast’s tooth from her pocket and poked Hans.
“Keep!”
Hans screamed.
Hans turned around to see the giggling Sheridan and the beast’s teeth in her hands, which made her look like she was about to cry.
“Chi. That’s why I didn’t want to talk about it.”
At the same time, change began.
“oh.”
“oh my god.”
“Wow.”
different reactions.
If an ordinary human suddenly grew hair from his body and turned into a half-man, half-beast, everyone would.
Rather, the reaction of the people gathered here was a little more boring than expected.
Hans, who had changed, looked at his hands and glared at Sheridan.
“What kind of teeth are you using?!”
“I just brought a stray cat because it was grinding teeth.”
“Hey, cat?”
Hans hurriedly checked the mirror. He now had a grotesque appearance of a half-cat and half-human.
Hans suddenly felt a strong urge to lick his fur with his tongue.
“Hans. take it.”
Rudger took a reagent ampoule out of his pocket and handed it to Hans.
“Oh, thank you. older brother.”
Hans received the ampoule and immediately injected it into his body.
Eventually, his size gradually decreased and he returned to his original human form.
Rudger opened his mouth.
“As you can see, Hans has the characteristic of accepting the factor of a beast into his body and transforming into that beast. I’m not a combat agent, but this speciality is also the strength that only Hans has.”
“Whiyu. What’s great? How can a human who is not a beastman change like that?”
Alex’s eyes lit up in admiration.
Rudger stared at the crowd.
“And so are you. As much as I sang, you all have a special part.”
All kinds of opportunities that Ludger met while wandering all over the continent for a long time.
Those who couldn’t fit in with their surroundings because they had special abilities and protruding talents.
Rudger had reached out to them and invited them to join them.
Because special things go well with special people.
“So, who will introduce next?”
