Episode 123. Appetite (1)
“wow… … .”
A situation where all eyes, regardless of gender or age, were focused on one thing.
Each person was busy exhaling exclamations with a mesmerized look on their faces.
“It looks really cute! “Is she the daughter of a noble family?”
“But why are you walking around alone? “Is there no guardian?”
“You don’t look like you’re lost… … .”
Rarely seen pink hair and cute, clear eyes.
A cute girl, roughly around ten or eleven years old, was roaming freely through the streets of Brenu.
You can’t help but roll your eyes at the cute expression that makes the viewer’s face blush.
However, the girl was busy looking around, completely oblivious to those gazes.
‘Heehee!’
Everything around me is amazing and surprising.
Sian took me out sometimes, but most of the time it was in deserted wilderness or mountains, so I didn’t have much experience smelling such lively people.
It was my second time touring the city after the Hwangseong Banquet, but it was my first time leaving the house without a plan, so I couldn’t help but feel new.
“… … !”
Meanwhile, a sweet smell that stimulated my appetite wafted from in front of me.
Nana ran straight there without hesitation.
“Oh my! Welcome little girl! “Would you like one?”
“Yes, please give me one! mister!”
The store owner smiled happily and handed me a crepe filled with fruit.
Nana received the crepe with a thank you note and paid for it with a coin.
When she finally took a bite of the crepe with anticipation, her face was filled with ecstasy as if she had the whole world.
“It’s delicious~!”
Although it was her first time out without a guardian, she had no problems.
From the book, I learned not only the basic economic concept that you have to pay money to buy things (the money was stolen from Emily’s pocket), but also that you should refrain from excessive actions that would draw people’s attention.
“What is Papa doing?”
As I ate delicious food, it was a bonus that thoughts naturally came to mind.
Sian once said:
Nana, there is nothing good about going outside yet, so it is safer to stay inside. When Nana grows up and becomes an adult, we will let her go free, so I ask her to listen carefully until then.
Nana wasn’t particularly disappointed by those words, and she continued to listen carefully.
Isn’t that what your favorite papa in the world said?
As much as I know that people love me and treat me with respect, I have been able to live well until now without any major complaints.
But today I couldn’t bear it.
While taking a leisurely nap, I woke up to an unfamiliar voice that seemed to be calling me from a dream, and unlike usual, I felt depressed in a corner of my heart.
The frustration she had never felt before changed her mind, and she ended up going out without permission while Brian and Emily were out.
Of course, I tried to go back just in time for them to arrive, but as I was eating crepes without thinking, the sun was already setting in the western sky.
“oh! It’s a big deal! “It’s time for Brian and Emily to come!”
Nana put the remaining crepe in her mouth and hurriedly headed home.
The moment I was running with confidence that it was a perfect outing without even an accident or even a special incident,
“… … !”
Suddenly, two sturdy men blocked her path.
A type of person who has a harsh look and doesn’t give a good feeling even at first glance.
They were completely raw people that Nana had never seen before in her life.
Nana’s face, which was full of excitement, seemed to have felt a negative atmosphere from them, and for a moment, she stiffened.
At the corner of an alley along the main street, strangely obscured by the shadows of the setting sun, I was momentarily escaping from the gaze of those around me.
The two men were smiling meaningfully while looking at Nana.
“Sniff!”
In response, Nana stuck out her nose and smelled them for a while.
-Sooo!
Another man appeared from behind and put a mask on her.
Then, the two men who appeared first snatched Nana’s body as if they had been waiting and quickly ran away toward the alley.
There was only lonely dust blowing where Nana was.
* * *
“It’s awesome, it’s awesome!” “I caught the perfect thing today!”
The men who entered the hideout couldn’t hide their joy and cheered.
On the other hand, the party members who saw her for the first time were so surprised that they could not hide their embarrassment.
“Eh? what? “You really kidnapped a nobleman’s daughter?”
It wasn’t specifically written on her face that she was of noble blood, but her face was so pretty that anyone could tell she was the daughter of a nobleman, so it wasn’t unreasonable to think that way.
“What do you know? If you launder your identity and sell it, you won’t even know who is who anyway! Giggling!”
“don’t worry! I’m on my way after confirming that there are no nobles among the outsiders who recently entered Brenu! “She’s probably the daughter of a wealthy merchant!”
Eventually, men from other places gathered together one by one and began to look at Nana with interest.
“Key! Is this award more than enough to make up for all of the deficit? “Old, bald rich people will especially like it!”
Even amidst the undignified conversation and swearing, Nana watched them with blank eyes without any reaction.
A man who was curious approached her.
“But why is her eyes so blank? “Did you go out of your mind from shock?”
I tried waving my hand in front of her and grabbing her chin and rolling it back and forth, but she remained steadfast.
“Leave it alone! “In fact, it might be more popular because it’s such a stupid award!”
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“The more I look at him, the more interesting he is, isn’t he? I’ve seen many, many slaves, but this is my first time seeing a girl with pink hair, right? Just looking at Amman, I don’t think he’s from the Empire.”
Interest rose along with curiosity, but it only stopped there.
In the end, for them, Nana was nothing more or less than a premium product that would fill their stomachs.
“Hey little lady! There’s nothing to be afraid of! Because we are not bad people! Rather, I’m trying to help you live in a better place!”
Nana still didn’t respond, as if she knew that it was meaningless.
However, her gaze was clearly fixed on the man in front of her.
“Stop doing that and just smile! That way, our customers will like it! like this? uh? Like this!”
The man finally opened his mouth wide in front of her and let out a bizarre laugh.
The others who were watching this did not have the will to stop them and just watched giggling.
“Hey… … .”
Nana, who had been in a dazed state the whole time, suddenly opened her mouth and laughed.
For a moment the man was taken aback by the unexpected reaction, but then he couldn’t believe his eyes.
“W-what is this?”
A wide open mouth, two sharp fangs.
It was so strange that it was impossible to believe it was human.
“smell… … .”
At the same time, her blurry black eyes began to change color into sharp red eyes.
“Hey!”
The man who felt rejected took a step back for a while.
-Kwasik!
Red blood spurted out in front of the man’s eyes along with the cruel sound of flesh being torn apart.
“Aaaahhh!”
With a breathless scream, the faces of those watching became as hard as stone.
“Save me… … !”
The man lying on the floor was struggling in pain, holding on to one of his severed arms.
“It smells, it smells… … . A very, very delicious smell that I just can’t stand… … .”
Half-closed eyes and blood-covered lips.
That was bizarre enough, but it didn’t end there.
“Great, great, what the hell…” … “What did you bring?!”
Some people collapsed in their seats because their legs gave out.
Two horns rising from either side of the head.
Wings spread out on both sides as if stretching.
Even an unidentifiable tail that was gently swaying as if humming.
It is said that humans naturally feel the greatest fear of the unknown, something they have never experienced.
To them now, she was no longer human.
I have no idea where it came from, why it exists, or for what purpose it appeared.
There was only one predator.
“thank you for this food… … .”
As always, Nana’s face was filled with ecstasy after she finished preparing the meal.
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“okay. I remember that pink-haired little girl! “It’s strange that I don’t remember that cute face!”
It wasn’t that difficult to inquire about Nana’s whereabouts.
I heard from a merchant who was cleaning up the store that she had bought crepes.
“No, where did this kid get the money to buy something like that?”
Emily stuck out her tongue in bewilderment.
It’s so bold that it’s truly admirable.
I never even thought about taking it out of my own pocket.
“When did you go there?”
“It hasn’t been long. A little less than an hour? “The sun was slowly setting, so I thought I would go home too.”
Although I got some small clues, it wasn’t enough to figure out where Nana had gone.
As everything is already running out, there is not much time left to get clues from people.
“What kind of wind suddenly blew up in a child who had been quiet until now?” What are you going to do, Brian? Are you going to keep asking and looking for it like this?”
It was such a waste of time to search like this when something might have happened.
Brian, who was thinking deeply, seemed to immediately think of a number and manifested mana on the spot.
“What are you trying to do?”
“I plan to use magic to find it.”
When I started training with Xian and was able to control my mana to a certain degree, there was a magic that Xian taught me.
He said that it was a magic that suited him very well as he had the wind attribute, and that it would be good to learn it as it could be useful sometimes when looking for people.
-Tie ring
A small green mana sphere suddenly created a breeze and enveloped Brian’s face.
“Sniff.”
Eventually, he closed his eyes and started sniffing, like a dog smelling food.
Emily, who was watching this, tilted her head.
At first glance, it may seem like a magic that creates a cool breeze to change your mood, but this was a kind of presence detection magic that carried the scent of blood around you on the wind and delivered it to the tip of your nose.
If there was a place where a smell came from, it was a useful spell for tracking traces as it would indicate that something unusual had happened there.
“… … !”
Brian’s eyes flashed for a moment, as if he smelled something.
“why? “Did you find it?”
“Oh, no. It’s difficult to say so… … .”
Brian couldn’t speak easily.
The dizzying smell of blood carried by the gentle wind and piercing the tip of my nose.
One thing is certain: the smell of Nana’s blood was not mixed in there.
Instead, it seemed as if a terrible massacre had occurred, and the smell of the blood of more than ten people in a chaotic manner was stimulating his sense of smell.
Brian hurriedly ran to where the smell came from.
“Oh, let’s go together, Brian!”
The place wasn’t far.
In the middle of a slum without sunlight, slightly away from the main street.
Beyond the tightly closed wooden door, a strong smell of blood wafted out.
Brian took a deep breath and opened the door.
“Whoop!”
As the door opened with a squeak, the pent-up smell of blood hit me in an instant.
Brian instinctively covered his nose and carefully looked inside.
“Tsk tsk tsk… … .”
There was no one in sight, but a chirping sound was heard from somewhere.
It feels very similar to the sound Nana makes while eating food.
The moment Brian became impatient and entered the space,
“… … !”
Brian was speechless at the truly incredible sight that unfolded before his eyes.
“why? What’s inside Brian… … ?”
Even then, he hurriedly covered Emily’s eyes who followed him.
“W-what is it? Why are you doing that?!”
“It would be better in many ways if you didn’t see it… … .”
However, Brian’s gaze continued to be fixed on the being in front of him.
Perhaps recognizing that a new person had arrived, the owner of the sound finally turned his head.
“Are you here, Brian?”
Brian couldn’t bear to answer.
After his first meeting with Sian, the very cruel and grotesque moment for him felt like it had been renewed today.
“I don’t think I need to eat dinner tonight… … .”
Her eyes, full of satiety, were filled with happiness.
(Continued in the next part)
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