Chapter6. When you feel safe, hit your back. (One)
Numerous types of monsters lived in the western mountains of the empire.
Most of them were faster than humans, and some were capable of disappearing before our eyes in an instant.
Most of the western land was barren, but there were a few fertile lands. Lord Diego turned part of this precious land into a horse farm.
Here, horses with good pedigree were bred to improve their breeds, and they were further developed into war horses.
As a result, it contributed to simply and efficiently increasing the mobility of knights.
“Ohh.”
I entered the wooden horse yard with a feeling of admiration.
“There was a place like this in this territory.”
When you look around at Obest Territory, all you see are rugged mountains, rough rocks, and dry rocks.
However, here we were able to see a rare landscape, a land with its own lush vegetation. It looked very peaceful to see the horses grazing leisurely above it.
“Let’s see…”
I made an awning with my hands and could look out into the distance. I carefully inspected everything from the left end to the right end of the horse park.
“Well, there isn’t one either.”
That’s what I’m looking for.
After nodding, I walked over and entered the stable. I saw a young man organizing fodder to feed the horses.
“hey.”
When I called, the young man raised his head while holding on to the trough.
“Oh, Master Abel?!”
The young man’s eyes popped out as if they were about to explode. He quickly pulled his foot out of the trough and kicked the bowl next to him.
Crumbling, boom.
The bowl rolled on the floor with a loud noise.
“oh my!”
The young man who harshly stamped his foot grabbed his foot and jumped up from his seat.
“……Such.”
I folded my arms and watched the funny sight. The young man gritted his teeth, endured the pain, and finally managed a trembling smile.
“I see you… Master Abel.”
“Okay. Are you the general manager here?”
“Oh, that’s not true. Ben, the person in charge, is away to transport the warhorse.”
“Hmm, really?”
Of course, I knew it.
At least the fact that Ben, the general manager, goes to the border every Thursday to deliver horses.
“What’s going on, Master?”
The young man looked at me with a wary look. Although he had a polite attitude, he couldn’t hide his trembling eyes, as if he had heard rumors about me.
“To see some horses.”
I smiled slightly and took a step closer to him.
“You mean?”
The young man’s round eyes looked towards my left arm.
“But, Master, your arm….”
“You can at least see, right?”
“Oh, that’s right.”
The young man wiped his hands with the towel next to him. And he took the lead and guided me.
“This way. Follow me.”
As soon as he opened the inner door, a foul smell assaulted his nose.
The smell of horse manure and fur mixed together was extremely disgusting. To me, who has sensitive senses, it felt like I was being bombarded with horse shit.
“Ugh.”
When I stopped holding my nose, the young man rubbed his hands as if he were sorry.
“I’m sorry. It’s a bit of a shabby place for a precious person to walk….”
“Can’t we do something about this smell?”
“Well, actually, I cleaned up all the poop earlier, but I can’t help the smell that has permeated the barn.”
“ha.”
I looked inside the stable and frowned.
I could see a compartment made of dirt in the center and wooden pillars on either side. In each stall, one or two horses were standing and resting.
“Hehehe.”
“Hehe.”
The low neighing of horses was heard. Some horses were dozing off in the midday sunlight.
“I can’t.”
I let out a low sigh and lowered the hand that was holding my nose. And then I took a step into the stable.
That moment,
“…….”
The inside of the stable became deathly quiet. It was because the horses all looked at me and froze.
“Huh?”
The young man standing next to him muttered in confusion.
“Why are the horses like this?”
He looked back at me with a puzzled face. But I couldn’t find anything suspicious.
I just stood still with my hands in my pockets.
He didn’t even carry any weapon, and looked weak with a bandage wrapped around one arm.
“why?”
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When I asked in a rough tone,
“Oh, that’s it.”
The young man scratched his head and looked behind me. Of course, there was nothing there either.
“Do I have to keep standing here?”
“Oh, no. I’m sorry.”
The young man bowed his head and strode into the stable. I also started walking after him.
Tap, tap.
Let’s pass by the horse like that,
“Kkiiing.”
“Kkiing…….”
Strange things started to happen.
The horses made a choking sound and tried to get as far away from me as possible. With her body as close to the wall on the other side of the hallway as possible, she crossed her legs.
“Huh?”
The young man was surprised by this phenomenon and looked around. All horses within his field of vision were either frightened or cowered.
As if I had encountered an enemy I could not handle, as if I had been threatened by a ferocious beast.
“Why are these guys….”
The young man made an unpleasant face.
“I’m sorry, Master. Horses don’t usually act like this….”
He approached a nearby horse and held out his hand.
“Emma, calm down. It’s me.”
But the horse only purred and retreated further and further back.
“Shh, Emma. You’re a good girl.”
Even though the young man whispered and soothed her gently, the fear of the horse would not go away.
“Hee hee, hee hee.”
Only pitiful cries escaped.
“No, this guy?”
The young man looked embarrassed. He repeatedly bowed towards me.
“I’m so sorry, Master. I don’t even know what happened.”
“Hmm.”
I nodded heavily.
‘As expected, animals have sensitive senses.’
It was natural for the horses to be so scared.
Inside my seemingly ordinary body, there is a ferocious energy sleeping that would shock even Diego.
Animals are said to be able to see, hear sounds, and smell at distances that humans cannot hear.
A highly intelligent and clever horse could not help but sense my energy even more keenly.
‘That’s why I couldn’t ride the carriage.’
Perhaps if I had been in a carriage, the horses driving the carriage would never have moved. Everyone must have lost strength in their legs and collapsed.
“Okay, which of these horses is the strongest?”
I asked the young man in a pessimistic tone. The young man seemed visibly nervous, probably because he thought I was disappointed.
“Oh, um. So, yes, it’s Mia. I’m a little further in. Please follow me.”
As I followed the young man into the interior, invisible waves seemed to be created within the stable.
Because the horses kept backing away to get as far away from me as possible.
“Hehe….”
“Hee hee hee.”
The stable was soon filled with the pitiful cries of horses. The sound of so many horses neighing was very annoying.
“Tsk.”
He frowned and covered one ear.
“It’s noisy.”
Next moment,
“…….”
The neighing of the horses in the stable quietly disappeared.
The horses acted as if they had forgotten to breathe. She quietly lowered her head, her big eyes twinkling sadly.
“Huh, really.”
That situation only made the young man fall into a deeper pit of absurdity.
That’s how I reached the innermost part of the stable, scaring the horses in the stable.
“oh my.”
The young man slapped his forehead in pity.
In front of him was a magnificent horse with a lovely brown mane and a shiny body.
“…….”
The problem was that the horse was standing facing the wall with its back turned.
“Why is this guy talking like this today?”
The young man wiped the sweat from his forehead.
“Mia really likes people, so she always welcomes me when I come…”
He approached and gently called the horse’s name.
“Mia, Mia?”
But Mia didn’t even listen. He just slams his head against the wall and desperately looks away from him.
Horses are known to have extraordinary hearing, but somehow this did not seem to apply to Mia.
“No, is this guy for real?”
The young man’s voice was tinged with betrayal. He looked at Mia in shock or as if he couldn’t understand.
“Get out of the way.”
I pushed past him and approached the door to Mia’s area.
“Wow, master. Be careful…!”
“Get out of the way.”
I hurriedly tried to block him, but I pushed him away and opened the door.
Squeak.
The moment the door opened, Mia’s body flinched greatly.
Jerk, jerk.
Every time I took a step, Mia’s body twitched and trembled.
“missing child?”
It didn’t move at all until I got close to it. He just froze in place, trembling.
I slowly moved my hand to Mia’s back.
“Well, master. Danger…!”
I heard a young man’s anxious voice behind me, but I ignored it.
Perhaps in his mind, he was picturing me being kicked by the horse’s hind hoof and flying away.
But the moment my hand completely touched Mia’s back,
“Purr.”
Mia stretched out her limbs and fainted on the spot.
“Huh?!”
The young man screamed and jumped up. I withdrew my hand and stepped away from Mia.
‘As expected.’
Rather than burning me, a normal horse would lose consciousness just by touching it with my hand. I was crushed by the magnitude of fear that I could not bear.
‘Then, after all, it’s just him.’
I looked at the young man who was busily taking care of Mia.
“hey.”
“Mia? Mia? Have you come to your senses… Ah, master? Did you call me?”
“Okay. Leave him alone and stand up.”
“Yes? But….”
“I just fainted for a moment, so I’ll wake up in time.”
“Oh, yeah.”
The young man stood up with a worried look on his face. I said to him as he glanced at Mia.
“There’s someone stronger than this guy. Bring him in.”
The young man tilted his head.
“What are you talking about now….”
“Oh, now that I think about it, isn’t that guy a horse?”
The young man’s mouth dropped. He blinked, looking suspicious of what I had heard.
“What now…?”
“Blackstar, that guy.”
“……!”
The young man’s face turned as white as a sheet of paper. He staggered his body in shock.
“Well, how could you do that….”
Black Star.
The name of the horse that was secretly raised in this stable without anyone knowing.
‘No, should I say that?’
To be exact, it’s a type of monster in the shape of a horse.
A few months ago, Ben, the stable manager, was returning from the border.
He found the colt lying bleeding at the edge of the forest.
Even though he is not full-grown, he has solid muscles all over his body, a body as black as the night sky, and golden eyes that shine like stars.
At first glance, it was a creature with an unusual appearance and eyes that were difficult to forget.
Ben realized that it was a monster, ‘Sknell’.
A rare entity that has never been sidelined by humans thanks to its incredible speed and outstanding endurance.
He, who was always under pressure to raise war horses, thought about it.
‘Wouldn’t it be possible to raise them well and try breeding them?’
fantasy,
