Episode 200. The Child of the Prairie (1)
“What? Why did he save me?”
Imakarum was very impatient. However, no matter how much he urged her, Kundalit remained calm.
“Are the other first-class prisoners as reckless as you?”
“Then! They are all dangerous enough to incur the hatred of the Empire. I also followed that cool guy’s example and broke as many cells as I could.”
“I guess he was using you. It didn’t matter whether you got caught or not. He just wanted to create a fuss.”
“You keep going around in circles. Now tell me clearly. Why do you think he did that?”
“He must have done it so he could escape easily.”
“Why did you invade?”
“I don’t know about that. Well, maybe he wanted to give the Empire a blow.”
“hmm.”
Imakarum shrugged. Whatever his intentions were, it didn’t matter. If it weren’t for him, he would have been executed soon after.
Soon, he lay down on the tiger skin on the floor. He supported the back of his head with both hands and hummed, enjoying his freedom.
Then suddenly.
“Oh, I forgot!”
“Why, do you have anything else to say?”
“I forgot to see Rayubia’s face! Chief, where is our beautiful daughter of the Collarbone Tribe? She doesn’t know that the wind of this fight has returned.”
“Rayubia led the horses to the Dolsan Mountain. She will be back soon.”
“Rayubia? With the horses? She’s already grown so much. I thought it’s only been three years since she was locked up. Now that you mention it, it feels like thirty years have passed.”
“I’m thirteen now. I can be trusted with a lot of work. And I’m better than you at leading horses.”
That was when.
The ‘blood meat’ entered the chief’s chest. It was the meat of the horse that Imacallum had carried.
Imakarum was about to say something to the chief who was ignoring him, but he closed his mouth quietly because of the flesh of his own flesh.
“Let us first allow flesh and blood to inhabit our bodies.”
“Yeah, that comes first.”
An hour later, the two left the hut and walked through the meadow.
A vast meadow. The rain had stopped and the grass that I stepped on with my bare feet held fresh water droplets. Darkness had descended like a curtain, but it could not hide the overflowing energy of life.
“Let’s go quickly, Kundalit!”
“Okay, let’s go, let’s go.”
The people of Tohun smiled at the sight of them bickering.
It was amazing to see the ‘wind’ and ‘fire’ together again. It seemed like hope was once again coming to not only the Collarbone Tribe but also all the Tohun Tribe.
“Which direction was the Dolsan Mountain… … .”
Imakarum was looking around. Since it had been three years since he had returned to the meadow, he momentarily lost track of the direction.
But for the Tuheun people, the ‘tattoo of the sky’ always guides the way. He raised his head and counted the constellations in the night sky.
“Oh, there it is.”
Imakarum, who had already guessed the direction, hurried his steps. After going a long way ahead, he repeatedly gestured to the chieftain who was slowly following behind.
“He’ll come back soon, that guy too… … .”
Now, in Dolsan, the youngest member of the Clavicle Tribe was feeding grass to the horses.
Rayubia.
According to the custom of the Tuhun tribe, all were family, but to Imakarum, Layubia was particularly special. He was willing to give his life for her.
“Rayubia is already leading a horse. How admirable.”
“How many times have you said that?”
“I can do this all day.”
At that moment, Imakarum was trembling.
Knock knock, a coughing sound was heard from behind. Imakarum turned his head abruptly.
“Chief. Where does it hurt?”
“The cold is pretty bad this year.”
At those words, Imakarum covered his head with both hands.
“What the hell, a Tohun tribe member has a cold! This is all because you became the chieftain and bore the weight of the sky, which is why your body is sick. I think I should quickly catch a wolf and get rid of this cold… … .”
“Imacallum!”
Kundalit, who had stopped coughing, shook his head with a serious expression. Why is that? There is no better cure for a cold than wolf meat.
“Don’t ever say anything like ‘eating a wolf’ in front of Rayubia.”
“why?”
“Because… … .”
The chieftain was about to say that Rayubia had been raising a wolf for some time.
But then, something happened that made Imacallum’s eyes widen. While talking about wolves, a wolf really did appear before his eyes.
Looks like he just took off his puppy clothes.
But blood is thicker than water, and the eyes that look at me shine brightly even in the darkness. If he grows up well, he will become the leader among the wolves of the plains.
Grrrrr.
The guy showed his fangs without fear. He was still young and inexperienced, so he didn’t know who his prey was.
‘Let’s just catch it first.’
Imakarum flared his nostrils and smiled. Without hesitation, he leaped toward the wolf. He stretched out his arms to grab the wolf, but the wolf instantly threw its body back.
‘Huh? Look at this.’
Imakarum is trying to chase after me properly-
“who is this!”
A piercing voice that rips through the darkness.
Someone was walking towards them. Kundalit said with a grin.
“There’s no need to go all the way to Dolsan.”
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“hmm?”
“Rayubia. That wolf just now is the one that Rayubia has been raising for some time.”
“What? The Tohun tribe raises wolves?”
Soon, Rayubia appeared before them. With one hand, she was stroking the head of the wolf that had just escaped from Imakarum.
He had a face that said he was going to give whoever was harassing his wolf a proper beating.
“Kundalit? And… … .”
As soon as he notices the giant standing next to the chieftain, a child from the plains runs towards him, crying.
“Imacallum!”
Although Rayubia is thirteen years old, she is smaller than the average Tohun child. As a result, she cannot hug Imacarum, and can only cling to his legs.
Imakarum felt her thighs getting soaked with Rayubia’s tears.
“Rayubia, you’ve really grown up a lot, you even know how to lead horses.”
Grrrrr.
The wolf, who had been watching the reunion of the two toadies, bares its fangs again.
Imakarum glared at him and started a staring contest, but the wolf strangely did not back down. How dare he stand up to the ‘Wind of the Fighting’? Is this a wolf cub who dreams of becoming a king?
Imakarum held back his anger and snickered. Then he looked back at the chief and sniffled.
“Hey, Chief. From this year onwards, I will have to suffer from a cold without being able to move. I will never be able to eat wolf meat again for the rest of my life.”
* * *
Meanwhile, in the eastern jungle of Avern.
Things were going differently than Rubin expected.
‘… So that’s what it was like.’
Rubin was now hidden behind a large rock through a ‘shadow curtain’.
Since it killed not only the appearance but also the darkness, it was not detected unless Blane searched the rock intensively.
It was an unexpected situation.
I’m not talking about Blane’s realm. As expected, her realm was at the 3rd level, and her combat ability that actively utilized the dark smoke was quite impressive.
Blane grew up to be a fearless and courageous child. I was satisfied with this part alone.
The problem lay elsewhere.
‘Is that guy a 4 star?’
Blaine felt a little annoyed.
She defeated the second orc warrior she faced and then engaged in another melee with a group of orcs.
Although they were numerous, the regular orcs, not just the orc warriors, had no difficulty in being annihilated by Blane’s base alone.
That’s what it was.
Suddenly, an uninvited guest barged into the jungle.
-I heard a group of orcs recently came into this jungle. I guess I know what happened. There was a territorial dispute between the orcs.
Uninvited guests. Another group of orcs who had driven the orcs here.
They appeared just as Blane was about to fight the third orc warrior one-on-one. They suddenly stormed in and started killing the orcs in the jungle.
-Hey, do you see that guy? He’s the leader. You’re right. I think he’s at least a 4-star or higher.’
They were much rougher. They were overwhelming the orcs of the jungle even without going mad.
Especially the leader that Haneke spoke of. A four-star orc was leading the pack.
“Krrr, kk, kkurrr kkkk!”
Push!
Buck! Buck!
Push!
In the midst of the melee between the orcs, Blane suddenly disappeared from their sight. She climbed up a large tree.
‘What are these guys? They don’t seem to be part of your plans.’
Blaine knew that Rubin would push him to the brink of death, but he would never let him really die.
But the newly appeared orcs were far beyond the level of training partners she could handle.
Especially that Orc. That 4-star Orc warrior who left an extremely hideous first impression by sticking a large beast’s horn into his Adam’s apple.
‘But since it has come to this, I will take my level to the next level.’
Although she was tired, she wanted to prove herself to Rubin.
‘Taking advantage of an opportunity.’
Moved slowly to seize the opportunity to confront the 4-star invader one-on-one.
at that time.
“Kreukre, kkeu! Kkeuurur!”
The four-star orc warrior shouted loudly. Then, he immediately turned his gaze to Blane, who was climbing up the tree branch.
Those eyes were so creepy. He already knew where Blane was. And that shout just now must mean, “That bitch is mine!”
Following the orc warrior’s cries, the invading orcs began to create space, driving the jungle orcs out and setting up the stage for battle.
“Krrr! Krrr! Krrr!”
The sound of invading orcs surrounding them, shouting at Blane to hurry and enter the arena.
Blane, who realized the meaning, snickered and came down from the branch.
“I thought the illegal sword fighting was over.”
“A well-made… human woman… . If you sell it… it’s expensive… . Better than meat… for the money.”
He was a four-star orc. I don’t know where he learned it, but he seemed to be somewhat familiar with human language.
“Your pronunciation isn’t bad. But you should speak nicely.”
“You… defeat me… . You… live.”
“It’s simple. Registration complete.”
Blane snickered. He looked around. The jungle was now completely taken over by new orcs.
‘Where is your highness?’
No matter how much I spread the darkness, I couldn’t feel Rubin’s presence. Is he out of the jungle?
Suddenly, the thought occurred to Blane that he might die here.
I wasn’t afraid. My desire to survive and get recognized by Rubin was greater.
She pulled out the daggers that were tied to her thighs. She held them in both hands and took a deep breath.
“Hey, money-loving orc. Shall we begin?”
“Kururkaa!”
The four-star orc warrior roared. The thing charged straight at him. Blane immediately concentrated his dark smoke and attempted to attack.
however.
“… … !”
A person blocks Blane’s path so quickly that no one knows where he came from.
“master?”
It was Rubin.
“Krrrr? Knock?”
The Orc warrior stands still at the sight of the new human presence.
It wasn’t just because he was blocking the road that he stopped. It was because the dark smoke pouring out of Rubin was oppressing the orc warrior.
“Blane. The plan went awry, but you did a good job anyway.”
“Are you saying that today’s training is over?”
“Yeah. Today.”
Rubin frowned and looked around. The orc warrior across from him, whose eyes met by chance, flinched momentarily. He instinctively felt fear due to the darkness filled with murder.
“Master, I can fight too. I will kill that guy.”
“I’m trying to make you grow up fast, not overwork you. These guys weren’t part of my plans.”
Only then did Blane realize that Rubin was holding a weapon he had never seen before. At first glance, it looked ordinary, but it was a mysterious weapon whose depth was impossible to fathom. It was just like its owner.
Blane suddenly thought that things might have been better.
‘I can see with my own eyes how much stronger you have become over the past two years.’
Rubin walked away slowly.
One step. A blizzard begins to brew in the bloody frost.
One more step. The sword is covered in a black lacquer aura.
Rubin had no intention of taking it lightly.
Everything is ready.
“I’ll clean it up right away.”
Now is the time for slaughter.
About 30 minutes had passed since then.
The jungle was filled with the frozen blood of the orcs. It literally took thirty minutes for everything to be cleared.
“… … .”
Blane looked down in silence at the corpse of the four-star leader, who had lost his head in just two shots and was rolling around on the floor.
It was a moment when the words of Burso, that Rubin had surpassed himself, came to mind desperately.
“Blane?”
“… … .”
“Blane.”
Only then did Blane feel Rubin staring at him. He quickly adjusted his posture.
“… Ah, yes, your highness.”
“What are you doing? Let’s head to the northern plains.”
“… Yes, yes! I understand!”
