Episode 83
Silva spread out a map in front of Kang Jin-hyeok and Lucia, who had accepted the request.
There were places marked in advance on the map showing the terrain of this area.
Silva pointed to that part with his finger for emphasis.
“Perhaps the dragon’s nest is around here.”
“You know where it is, even though you’ve never been there?”
“Of course I couldn’t confirm it myself, but the direction in which the dragon’s scent was getting stronger was definitely pointing this way.”
There is also a large cave there, making it an ideal place to make a nest, Silva added.
“To that extent, it is a pretty credible place.”
“Shall we go right now and pull out the bull’s horn in one go?”
“I don’t recommend that.”
After this area was covered in snow, the number of monsters increased dramatically.
It would be reckless to set off at sunset when you’d be encountering monsters every ten steps.
“It’s dangerous to climb the mountain at this hour. Let’s rest at my house for today.”
Even though it was a village that was slowly falling apart, perhaps because it was the village chief’s house, there was enough space to accommodate two guests.
“Then I will be grateful to you.”
When Kang Jin-hyeok and Lucia accepted the offer, Silva guided them to the guest room.
“You can sleep here.”
The guest space Silva provided was spacious enough and well-equipped with a fireplace.
Even though there were no guests coming, seeing how neatly and cleanly the place was without a speck of dust gave me a sense of his usual character.
“If you have any inconvenience, please tell me immediately.”
The room was so well-organized that it made Silva wonder if it was okay to be treated this way, rather than being uncomfortable, which made his worries seem meaningless.
But there was just one thing that bothered me.
Kang Jin-hyeok fixed his gaze on the two beds next to each other with a stern expression.
“Are you suggesting that the two of us stay in this room together?”
Silva was curious as he saw Kang Jin-hyeok casually asking if there were any other rooms.
“Is there anything that bothers you?”
“No, it’s like a grown man and woman sleeping in the same room… … .”
“Aha! Don’t worry about that. It’s well soundproofed.”
Silva said with a smile, as if he didn’t care at all.
Hearing those words, Kang Jin-hyeok almost unintentionally poured out a bucket of curses.
It was clear that the owner was seriously misunderstanding something.
“We’re not that kind of relationship.”
“Huh? What does that mean?”
Kang Jin-hyeok whispered in Silva’s ear in a small voice, as he could not understand at all.
“So, that… … is not a relationship where I have developed feelings for the opposite sex to the point where I can have a connection with them.”
“Do humans have to like each other before they mate?”
“Phew.”
Lucia, who was sitting in the room replenishing moisture, sprayed water all around like a sprayer.
Lucia coughed in pain and her eyes filled with tears as she heard the sound of the spit.
“Hey, you… …! What the hell did you say to make that guy say something like that!?”
Lucia hit Kang Jin-hyeok’s temple exactly with a half-empty water bottle.
“Well, then rest in peace.”
Silva quickly closed the door and left before the sparks could fly to him.
Kang Jin-hyeok, who was left alone, had to endure Lucia’s punches with his whole body until her shame disappeared.
As Silva boasted about the soundproofing, Kang Jin-hyeok’s screams did not leak out.
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Kang Jin-hyeok, who was forced out as if he was being kicked out, massaged his swollen eyes with the duck eggs he received from Silva.
“This kind of thing is a direct hit with one potion… … .”
Because I left in a hurry, I left my inventory in the room.
The cold wind blowing while he was standing on the street made Kang Jin-hyeok’s situation even more miserable.
“What are you doing out at this hour?”
The little boy from Silva’s house who came out with me asked with an innocent face.
“Why is your face like that?”
“I don’t know, kid.”
“I said I’m not a kid. My name is Raoul, so call me by my full name.”
Raul emphasized that he was an adult who had a coming-of-age ceremony, but the very fact that he was showing such a thing was proof that he was a child.
But Kang Jin-hyeok tried to please Raul because he thought he would hear him speak informally again if he said it out loud.
“Okay, Mr. Raoul. I understand. Let me leave you alone.”
“no, I do not want.”
“……okay.”
Kang Jin-hyeok wasn’t confident that he could handle a child’s tantrum well.
Kang Jin-hyeok chose to ignore the situation, fearing that his true nature would be revealed if he responded clumsily.
Kang Jin-hyeok started walking with no set destination in mind, intending to shake off the clingy brat.
I thought that if I wandered around for a while, I would get tired and fall down.
However, Kang Jin-hyeok overlooked the physical strength that Su-in possessed at the prime of her life.
Even though he walked until his legs hurt, the only one who got tired was Kang Jin-hyeok.
Raul’s expression didn’t change even once after walking around the village for over three hours.
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In the end, Kang Jin-hyeok declared surrender.
“What do you want from me?”
“Teach me how to fight.”
“no.”
Kang Jin-hyeok tried to continue walking without any particular meaning, repeating the same answer that Raul had given.
“Ugh!”
Kang Jin-hyeok, who was stepping out of the village, hit his nose against an invisible wall.
Kang Jin-hyeok checked to see if his nose was bleeding and touched the wall in front of him with his toes.
Although it looked like there was nothing on the outside, I definitely felt something blocking my toes.
Kang Jin-hyeok, who was reaching out to touch the invisible wall, felt Raul’s gaze and turned his head.
Raul was watching Kang Jin-hyeok’s antics as if he were watching a boring clown.
“what are you doing?”
“What are you doing? Can’t you see I’m touching the wall?”
“I’m saying this because you can’t see it.”
Raul sighed and reached out his hand toward the wall that Kang Jin-hyeok was leaning against.
Unlike Kang Jin-hyeok, who was blocked and unable to move forward, Raul’s body passed through the wall with ease.
Strictly speaking, there was no wall from the beginning.
Kang Jin-hyeok was the only one who was caught up in the strange phenomenon.
“What the heck is this… … .”
No matter what Kang Jin-hyeok did, he couldn’t move forward.
Even when I struck with my fist filled with aura, the invisible wall did not budge.
Kang Jin-hyeok sensed that something was wrong and hurried back to Silva’s house.
Kang Jin-hyeok ran into the guest room and opened the door without even knocking.
“Hey! We’re in trouble!”
I shouted loudly and looked for Lucia, but she was nowhere to be seen in the room.
“What, where did you go?”
“here.”
Kang Jin-hyeok turned his gaze in the direction where Lucia’s voice was heard.
Lucia was still nowhere to be seen in his field of vision, and all he could see was the door he had pushed open with all his might.
“Where is it?”
“here.”
A voice speaking with emotion, one letter at a time, could be heard from behind the door.
At that moment, the color quickly disappeared from Kang Jin-hyeok’s face.
As Kang Jin-hyeok stood still, his hand trembling as he held the doorknob, Lucia quietly sighed.
“Move the door.”
Kang Jin-hyeok slowly opened the door with a thoughtful face.
Lucia’s face, revealed after the door was cleared, was flushed red.
It was definitely not because I was blushing in embarrassment.
A line of blood running down the side of the nose and the contents of the cup spilled out.
The responsibility for the result lies solely with Kang Jin-hyeok.
“Do you hate life these days?”
“Oh, no.”
“Then am I being too harsh?”
“That’s a little bit true, but… … it doesn’t matter now.”
“Then what is it?”
I heard that when your anger reaches its limit, you feel calmer.
Lucia was in exactly that situation right now.
She was at a loss as to what to do, as beating him up alone did not seem to be enough to relieve her anger.
So, with my head calmed down, I began to think about what to do with Kang Jin-hyeok.
“There is an invisible wall within the village!”
Kang Jin-hyeok hurriedly explained the reason he came here before Lucia could come to a conclusion.
“What the hell is that?”
“There is a wall surrounding the village, preventing anyone from moving forward.”
“… …Tell me more.”
Kang Jin-hyeok, who was granted a grace period, explained to Lucia everything he had experienced during that time.
After hearing the whole explanation, Lucia sat on the edge of the bed and became lost in thought.
“You can’t get out because you’re blocked by an invisible wall, but the village kid gets through without any problems?”
The Suin tribe had no talent for magic, which was considered a type of barrier.
The water people had to devote their entire lives to learning even the most basic magic, let alone barriers.
“Is it related to dimensional magic?”
Dimensional magic was the only viable candidate that came to mind at the moment.
Lucia felt that she needed to see it with her own eyes and body to come to a conclusion.
“Where is that? Show me there right now.”
“I was going to do that even if you didn’t say anything.”
As Lucia followed Kang Jin-hyeok, she figured out the direction they were heading.
After checking with a compass, the place Kang Jin-hyeok had mentioned was exactly the path heading south from the snow-covered mountain where he first arrived in this other world.
“It’s here.”
The area that Kang Jin-hyeok pointed to with his hand was just an ordinary village street.
But when Lucia reached out, a transparent wall that she could not even sense was blocking her hand from moving forward.
Lucia could feel it with her fingertips and be sure.
“This isn’t like a barrier.”
A solid wall, not a barrier like a barrier.
It was like a solid wall nailing you down so you couldn’t go any further.
“You can’t break through something like this with force.”
“Then what should I do?”
“What should I do? For now, I have to give up on going forward.”
There was no way around this wall unless you were adept at dimensional magic.
“Then is the path to the dragon’s nest also blocked?”
“Well, I guess I’ll have to go there myself to find out.”
How far is this place allowed to go through the refrigerator?
Since I didn’t know the criteria, I couldn’t be sure of anything.
“Is it impossible to jump over it?”
Lucia shrugged her shoulders as Kang Jin-hyeok muttered while looking up at the sky.
“Why don’t you give it a try?”
After hearing Lucia’s words, Kang Jin-hyeok took a serious stance.
“What? Are you really going to try it?”
“You have to try. You have to lose to win.”
Kang Jin-hyeok focused his aura on his legs and jumped powerfully while straightening his bent knees.
Kang Jin-hyeok, who was rising at a fast speed as if he were a rocket, hit his head on the sky before flying more than 5 meters.
As if I was colliding with an invisible wall, there was a ceiling in the sky.
“Ouch!”
Kang Jin-hyeok fell to the ground, feeling a dizzying pain from the top of his head.
Lucia, who had bumped into the door and had a nosebleed because of Kang Jin-hyeok, thought it was a waste of time when she saw that.
Kang Jin-hyeok, who had committed a sin, couldn’t say anything even when he saw Lucia openly laughing at him.
“My fate… … .”
