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The Watchers had a hard time accepting the fact that the Hawkes kingdom had fallen.
“The kingdom fell hundreds of years ago… Then how much time have I spent here… … .”
The watchman, who had been confused for a while, touched his neck where the bones were exposed and said.
“Is it really that long that I’ve been wandering the forest as a dead body…?”
The watchman spoke to Dojin, who was silent as he had nothing to say.
“I still can’t completely believe that the Hawkseth kingdom has fallen. I can’t help but suspect that you’re lying.”
“I guess that’s understandable from your perspective. But I didn’t lie. And there was no reason for me to lie in the first place.”
“… Good. Then do you know how the kingdom was destroyed?”
Dojin nodded.
“According to historical records, the fall of the Hawkeses kingdom began with the downfall of the royal family’s vaunted spirit magic. For some reason, the spirits who had been loyal to the Hawkeses royal family for generations turned their backs one after another.”
“The spirits… … .”
“Yes. For the royal family of Hawkes, the protection of powerful spirits was a kind of legitimacy. With both real power and legitimacy lost, how could the dynasty survive? Eight tribes rebelled in order to overthrow the king, and eventually the Hawkes kingdom split and fell apart, and what remained as a result were the current eight kingdoms.”
The watchman closed his eyes.
It was a story I could never have imagined, but when I heard it, the situation seemed to come to mind as if I was drawing a picture.
‘The chieftains were all power-crazy. The king was so madly greedy for power that he was afraid of a rebellion from a powerful tribe.’
And more than anything, the thought that the spirit had turned its back on me weighed heavily on me.
‘Because of what I did here… … .’
It was because they remembered the tragedy that had occurred in this forest, or rather, the sins they had committed.
A watchman stares blankly into space after hearing a shocking story.
This time, Dojin asked the watchman a question.
“It looks like you have some connection to the Hawkess Kingdom… … . Are there other people wandering around the forest besides you… no, people also related to the Hawkess Kingdom?”
At the cautious question, the watchman chuckled.
“You can just ask me outright. Aren’t you curious as to why I’m here like this?”
What he was talking about was the area around his neck.
The watchman who had been stroking my neck with lonely eyes soon looked at Dojin and opened his mouth.
“As you think, all those wandering this forest are people of the Kingdom of Hawkes. They are warriors of the ‘Nameless Moon’, a military unit directly under the king.”
This was something I had never heard in my past life.
The skeletons wandering around the
“Then Tegran Begrif… … .”
Dojin was so shocked by the interesting development that he inadvertently said the name of the boss monster, his target and quest objective.
The watchman narrowed his eyes when he heard the name.
“How do you know that name?”
But that was only for a moment. Soon the watchman convinced himself.
“… Well, it would be strange for the strongest spiritist and great general of the Hawkseth Kingdom not to have his name written in history. But why are you looking for Tegran? You’re bringing something like that.”
The watchman pointed to the egg lying quietly next to Dojin with the tip of his chin.
“Even though this body is like this, I can tell that the pure spirit power I feel from it is not ordinary. It is an energy that cannot be found in this forest anymore.”
Dojin thought for a moment about how to explain.
It is very difficult to explain the concept of a ‘quest’ to someone who does not know the concept of a regenerate.
How do you explain that you are a stranger from another world, listening to the whispers of the world?
Everything I’ve said so far would be lumped together and treated as the nonsense of a madman.
So, Dojin racked his brain and came up with a plausible scenario in real time.
“The one who gave me this egg said that if you go to this forest, there will be a legendary spirit master. His name is Tegran Begriff. He said that if you find him, you will be able to find a way to use this egg… I don’t know the details either.”
The watchman, after hearing Dojin’s words, was lost in thought for quite some time.
Then he suddenly asks.
“Was the person who gave me that egg perhaps someone well-versed in spiritism?”
“… That’s right. I used various magic spells like fire, water, wind, etc.”
It’s not a lie. The boss monster that left the egg was a guy who could use one spirit magic really well.
But the watchman, unaware of this inside story, opened his eyes wide.
“You control the spirits of fire, water, and wind? As expected, he is a descendant of the Hawkes Kingdom… Did he say anything else? Anything is fine.”
“Anything else?”
Because he asked so earnestly, Dojin narrowed his eyebrows and pretended to think of something.
Then I opened the quest window and read the contents again.
I was wondering if there was any clue.
[Quest]
What Jeongryong left behind
Rating: Hidden
[The name of the spirit dragon that remained as a lonely corpse was ‘Daskandar’.
There is someone who might know how to hatch the egg left behind by Daskandar.
Let’s go find the legendary spirit master, Tegran Begriff.]
There was only one word that could be called a clue or keyword.
“Daskandar.”
Dojin, thinking that he has no choice but to try.
“… … !”
The effect was amazing.
You could tell just by looking at the watchman’s pupils, which were greatly dilated.
“Guardian God Daskandar… …!”
The watchman clenched his fist.
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“genius?”
“Yes, the guardian deity! Darthkandar is the name of the guardian deity that appears in the founding myth of the Kingdom of Hawkeses. You said he mentioned Darthkandar? Then it is certain. He is a descendant of the Kingdom of Hawkeses.”
A watchman who seems incredibly happy for some reason.
The watchman, who was so excited that it seemed as if he had been depressed just a moment ago, suddenly got up and grabbed Dojin’s shoulder.
“What are we hiding? The reason we wander here is because of the sins we have committed.”
Sin? Dojin asked again, and the watchman nodded.
“The king feared that his power would not last forever. So he sought power for an eternal throne. That was why he targeted the great spirit Nua, who lived peacefully in this forest. He thought that by hunting the divine deer, he would gain power that would last forever. However, this was greed. The moment we fatally wounded Nua, the forest became corrupted, and the forest that became a labyrinth dried us up and killed us.”
He was condemned to wander forever, bound by the curse of the forest that did not even allow him rest.
“This is all a disaster brought about by our greed. That’s why I have been wishing since I woke up from death. I wished that the forest would return to its original state and that Nua’s grudge would be resolved. Then I too would be able to rest in peace.”
That’s right. If you think that the reason the watchman didn’t kill the humans he encountered but instead chased them out was because he didn’t want the forest to be polluted any more, then it makes sense.
Dojin stared at the excited watchman. The excited ghost poured out his hopes and desires toward Dojin.
“I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels this way! No human in Hawkess can endure being shunned by the spirits. That’s the same as saying that their soul is tainted. So there must be those who want to wash away their mistakes. That’s the proof!”
“This egg is the proof?”
“Yes. That egg contains an incredibly large and pure spirit energy. If we use it, we may be able to appease this forest and Nua’s resentment. To do that, the one who entrusted it to you must have told you to find Tegran.”
“That would be nice, but… … .”
“I’m sure it will. So I’ll help you.”
The longing of one who had been living as a ghost without even realizing how many years he had been wandering was too strong.
‘The quest scale is getting a lot bigger… … ?’
I came to hatch an egg, but where does the story go?
But words, keywords, situations, etc. are so intertwined that we can’t ignore them.
‘Okay, let’s go as far as we can. Seeing 10 monsters a day would be more meaningful than doing some tiring work.’
Dojin met the eyes of the watchman who was looking at him as if glaring at him.
“Good. I don’t know if this is really the right thing to do, but I don’t think I should refuse your offer to help. You’ve been in this forest for a long time, so you should know the way better than I do.”
The watchman, who had been delighted by the nice words, began to look quite embarrassed by the time Dojin finished speaking.
“what’s the matter?”
When Dojin asked curiously at the sudden avoidance of eye contact and hesitation, the watchman spoke in a very uncertain tone.
“Um, actually… I don’t know the structure of the forest or the paths either. I know how to get out of the forest, but that’s literally a ‘method’, not a path. In the first place, this forest keeps changing its appearance… … .”
“But you know how to find Tegran Begriff or something, right? I heard he’s been living here for over 500 years.”
“… I told you at the beginning. I have no idea that I’ve been wandering around for that long. And I’ve never even encountered Tegran.”
“… … .”
What the heck. This is completely useless.
Dojin’s eyes grew cold.
Oh my goodness. Even that stupid Karin was a tier 1 guide.
This stupidly strong forest guard was a tin can without any navigation functions.
“All I know is how to get out of the forest, and I don’t know how to find the way. And I’ve never even encountered Tegran, who I have to find, despite living in the same forest for hundreds of years?”
“… … .”
Dojin let out a hollow laugh, as if he couldn’t believe it.
Dojin shook off the guard’s hand that was holding him back and put the egg in his inventory.
Then I turned around and walked away without any regrets.
“Hey, wait a minute! I want to help too… … !”
Dojin stopped walking and turned around to ask.
“How can I help you? You don’t know the way and you don’t even know where Tegran is.”
“… … .”
The watchman, who had been hesitating, shrugged his shoulders as Dojin sighed again.
That sight is somehow pitiful.
I feel like if you don’t give him a role, he’ll just follow you around from afar, watching what you do.
Dojin, after thinking about it for a while, decided to give the watchman some suitable work.
“But it’s better for two people to search than to search alone. You’ll be faster, right? Go ahead of me, find out what’s there, and come back and tell me.”
If you find something, you can go that way, and if you don’t find anything, you can save time by leaving that side out and looking in other directions.
The gloomy watchman nodded.
“Don’t worry! Did you see how fast I was earlier? I can cover a huge area without completely breaking away from you.”
He seemed very happy that he had been given a role.
Even his speech, which had been weighty at first, had completely lost its weight.
‘Because he’s such a poor kid… … .’
It’s not that it isn’t, but if you think about it, he’s a watchman with a very strange story.
Dojin looked at the watchman who was appealing to his speed with salty eyes.
