Chapter 836 – 827 the Way Back – Praver
It is a name that points to Baekroseong, the lord’s castle of Praver, and symbolizes the white heron, the progenitor of the Prabur Baek family.
As the name suggests, Yeongjuseong was reminiscent of an egret…
=Welcome, Holy Son!=
At the greeting of the man with a white heron that was no less elegant than that, Hwanin looked slightly distrustful.
Dozens of knights lined up, and the voice of the white heron man at the head of the line indicated that it was Baekjunggang.
“Young master Baek Joong-gang… Are you?”
=Yes! This is Joonggang who received great grace from the Holy Son! Really… How happy I am to see you again… !=
Baek Joong-gang, who fluttered the egret’s white wings once, expressed his delight without adding or subtracting as if he was genuinely happy.
“Amazing. Young master Baek Joong-gang is a penguin… I remember what it was.”
=Including that, I received the grace that I am not really grateful to the Holy Son. Really, really grateful…=
As he spoke, Baekjunggang slightly trembled and lowered his head, as if his emotions were overflowing.
Baek Jung-gang, who had been there for a while and calmed his agitation, turned his head and sent a smile and polite greeting to the women of Hwanin, then made a vague expression when he found Baek Ryo-gang.
=… You are Ryegang.=
= Junggang’s older brother…=
=I don’t have any remnants of the past, but I can tell just by the atmosphere…=
Baek Jung-gang, who said he would excuse Hwan-in for a moment, approached Baek Ryogang and bowed down in front of her.
= In the meantime… I’m really sorry for all this time. From one to ten, I can’t even raise my head in front of you…=
=… Because I don’t care anymore. Keep your head up, as it would be embarrassing to bow down like this in a place where other people are also present.
= Yes… Let’s talk about the details later. Then, instead of staying here like this, eat inside. There is something prepared while waiting for the day when the Holy Son will come back!=
Although she pretended to be a little exaggeratedly cheerful, Hwanin understood her feelings and nodded her head.
What else did you prepare for?
Baek Joong-gang, who dismissed the stiff knights because of nervousness, took the lead in guiding Hwanin and his party, and as they walked, they seemed to be very busy giving orders to the secretaries who followed.
Hwanin looked at Baekjunggang for a while.
Apparently, it was a type with more avian characteristics than human ones. The legs exposed under the pants were in the shape of a bird, but they felt more like a dinosaur’s legs than a bird’s.
At first glance, it looks like it has no arms, but there are thin arms inside the folded wings, and the physique is 3 human and 7 white heron, so the impression is great that it is thin.
The neck is shorter than the actual egret, but it is still quite long.
Snow there. Usually, a heron’s eyes are yellow and black enough to be a bit repulsive, but his eyes have lively irises like humans and sharp eyebrows, so there is no objection at all.
Most of all, the feathers on her head were wonderfully growing as if she had hair, and the elegance of an egret was filled with the sensibility of being a fantasy race, and it was a look that was quite pleasing to Hwanin.
But a baby penguin grows into an egret.
Anne and Ayoung whisper behind her.
=I’ve never heard of a story about how Luke and his family members change and grow like that. Have you ever heard of Ayoung?=
= Uh… I’ve heard that there are often cases where a fan-headed human has grown into a black kite…=
=Aren’t repairs and kites the same species? Baek Joong-gang Young master grew up in a completely different species… Bell doesn’t know anything?=
= I’m fine too… ?=
Baek Ryeo-gang shook his head in a bit of a panic when he was asked a question, and Ji Ji-yul, who followed him sullenly, answered instead.
“It’s rare, but it exists. It usually happens when the dormant power in the blood awakens, but isn’t there a heron human among the Baek family’s ancestors?”
As she opens her mouth, her women turn to her with her eyes slightly widened.
=Uh, Baekjunggang Young master and Bell’s father were the Spoon-billed Stork humans.=
“Then, the awakening blood system has been manifested. But it’s a bit of a pity.”
=Why?=
When Anne slightly tilted her head, her underground Yul pointed at the Baekjunggang with her chin.
“If he had enough qualities, he would have awakened and evolved into a new tribe. Still, that man must have been much stronger than the general Join Tribe because he would have simultaneously blossomed the powers of several Join Tribes sleeping in his blood.”
= Several joins… ?=
“It looks like an egret, but inside it is said to have many species such as penguins, herons, eagles, cranes, and albatross.”
At the explanation of the underground rate, Ah-young exclaimed a little.
= Oh, this is indeed a great wise man’s insight. But what about the Shinjojok? First time hearing this?=
“… I don’t know? They are the upper race of the join tribe.”
= Eh. How do we know that… ?=
At Ah-young, who blinks her eyes and expresses a little embarrassment, her underground Yul also points at them with an absurd face.
“No, you shouldn’t know. With Shasra spirituality, Yurpa, and Anne.”
= Huh?=
=Yes?=
=Huh?=
“… You guys are really awesome What kind of race is Yurpa?”
= I’m Jeong Hyeon-jok… Ah. No way?=
“You changed from a sucking tribe to a jeonghyeon tribe, right? Shasra turned into a dragon race. The New Tribe are likewise a superior species to Luke and the Join Tribe.”
The girls are surprised… She looked at Yu Lepa and Anne with her face that she hadn’t even imagined until now.
Yuri unnie and Anne were the top of the race?
Anne, in particular, felt that way. She said that she is a top species of the Fleurs, am I?
= I… I haven’t changed much?=
When Anne looked down at her body and said, the underground Yul cupped her forehead as if her head hurt now.
“I heard that he became a human from a gorilla. Hasn’t that changed? Do you believe that skeletal muscles have shrunk due to sex training with Mr. … Isn’t it?”
= If you sleep with Doryeong, you can use Yukhapdeungyak…=
She reproaches Anne, who mumbles softly with a tone of lack of confidence, as if feeling sorry for her.
“Changes in the characteristics of the body, temperament, and skeleton are equal changes among changes. That’s why Phantasmal Metamorphosis is the highest level among all medicines. If you believed it was simply a change, I’ll call you an idiot from now on.”
She is embarrassed by Ha-Yul’s criticism, but instead of Anne with a disbelieving expression, she asks A-Young, saying she’s really curious.
=Then what species did Anne become?=
“Cheonmo Tribe.”
Heavenly Mother… ? Does it roughly mean sky grass?
The women gathered and whispered. So, each race has a higher race, the Sabi tribe is the Yongrin tribe, the Sucking tribe is the Jeonghyeon tribe, and the Fleur tribe is the Cheonmo tribe? It’s a story that Luke and the join tribe are the new tribe, right?
The women took a fresh look at Anne and Yurpa. We’ve been traveling together for several years now, and I didn’t even know that.
No, they didn’t know either, so it’s only natural that they didn’t notice… ?
Around that time, all the aides who had been following him left, and Baek Joong-gang apologized to Hwan-in with a shy smile.
= I’m sorry. I ran out in the middle of work, and because of an urgent matter… Haha.=
“No. On the way, I saw the sea in front of Praver, and I could clearly see the difference from before. In particular, it would have been very difficult to apply the new fishery, but just looking at the completion of it, how much effort must have been put in, and Young master’ hardships could be seen at a glance.”
=… The Holy Son said and acknowledged that, so it feels like all the hardships have been paid back… !=
Baek Joong-gang, who says that it may not have been only comfortable and good things, has an expression that his heart is pounding.
Hwanin laughed a little while watching the scene, then changed the subject.
“More than that… What kind of change of heart is the change in appearance the result of?”
= Ah… Yes. That is…=
He was speechless for a moment and saw Baekryeogang following behind him.
=After the Holy Son broke my hardened head and left, I was entrusted with my father’s full authority to focus on fostering fisheries, while signing a large-scale commercial agreement with Helumen and starting to decorate farmland for self-sufficiency in food. On this basis, the Holy Son gave…=
… It was possible because he had many valuable knowledge, but Baek Jung-gang worked hard for the development of Yeongji, saving even his sleep so that he would not be ashamed of standing in front of Hwanin later.
The efforts bore fruit, and within a year, the foundation for the formation of the fishing grounds was laid, and news of the successful development of the fishing grounds was delivered to Helumen, and a trade agreement between Helumen and the city was even concluded.
Baek Joong-gang attributed all of this to Hwanin, saying that this was all thanks to Hwanin’s advice to understand people’s differences and show virtue by looking up from below.
After that, I had to go through small trials and errors to expand the fishing grounds, stabilize agricultural lands, and improve basic social laws to improve the living standards of urban residents…
=A year after the holy son left, my father, who saw the completion of the fishery, quietly ate in the garden of God, saying that he had no regrets anymore. … Before he left, his father gave a request that was not particularly special, but it strangely touched his heart…=
“You mean you became a white heron because of that realization?”
=Yes. According to the words of the retainers who were watching from the side, they spent the entire day surrounded by light. After that, my body became as strong as a professional, and my energy overflowed, so I completed the Nionebreath style fishing ground with that power!=
Is it because the miraculous energy, phase power, is spread all over the world? I wonder if it is the mystery of this world that such a change occurred just because I gained enlightenment.
‘Then the current lord of Prabur is Baek Joong-gang.’
While Hwanin thought about something else for a moment, Baekjunggang looked back at him and met his eyes with his sister who had really gained a physical body.
=And… Lyogang.=
=… Yes, Brother Junggang…=
Baek Ryeo-gang, who was slightly shocked to hear his father’s death, answered in a weak voice.
= My father also left a story for you. =
=… What did you mean?=
=You said you were sorry for doing only bad things to you, and wanted to apologize by holding your hand.=
=…=
When Baeknyeogang stops walking, the entire party stops.
And when the solemn atmosphere settled down, Baek Jung-gang approached Baek Ryogang, held her hand, and continued talking as if in penance.
= I also want to apologize to you. After the Holy Son enlightened me to my inadequacies… I really regretted not being able to take care of you and my younger siblings because I was too busy following the will of my oppressive and stubborn father. If you change your gaze a little bit, if you change your thoughts a little bit, nothing is difficult. What’s the face of the eldest son…=
= Brother…=
Even if a third person hears it, you can feel the true feelings, but the person concerned will be shocked.
In the end, Baek Ryeo-gang shed small tears and held his brother’s hand tightly.
She never particularly resented Baek Joong-ik or her brothers and sisters, she was just sad and sorry for the desolate atmosphere in her home.
She thought that it was not so painful, but when she received an apology from her father who passed away today and an apology from her brother, she realized that it was not so.
The feeling of a lump in her chest that she didn’t even know existed.
= Brother, me too… Oh?!=
Baek Ryeo-gang, who was trying to answer his brother’s apology with tears in his eyes, widened his eyes at the scene in front of him.
《Kaak!》
Adne Villa, who had been standing idly like her doll all along, suddenly exposed her fangs, and rushed forward and kicked Baekjunggang away.
=Ouch!?=
With a pop, the young lord of Prabur rolls like a volleyball, and Adnevila, who kicked Baekjunggang, hugs Baekryeogang like her own baby and glares at Baekjunggang.
Seeing Baek Joong-gang lying flat and motionless, the audience fell silent for a moment.
… What. Did Baek Joong-gang think Baek Ryeo-gang made him cry and kick him out?
The White Ryeo River, which was briefly frozen in the arms of Adnebilla as if being protected, soon =… Oh, brother!
Hwanin, who watched the scene where Baeknyeogang grabbed and shook the wandering Baekjunggang for a while, turned his gaze to Adneville, who was standing in the middle of nowhere.
《…》
Adne Villa, who always moved around in Baekryeo-gang’s hand with an expressionless expression, was making her face, albeit faintly.
It’s more a facial expression than a facial expression, the way her muscles twitch little by little.
First of all, it was important to respond to her external factors, so Hwanin approached Adne Villa and carefully examined her condition.
Certainly, the soul color responsible for the mind and reason is gradually being activated.
“Adneville. Are you coming to your senses?”
《… Uh, um…》
As her prophecies focus on her, Ad Nevilla holds her head as if it hurts and lets out a small moan. Seeing that she even stumbles a little, she’ll come to her full sense sooner or later.
Underground Yul also looked at Adnevila by his side and made a decision.
“I will come to my senses soon. Maybe it’s because it’s a gem of a divine beast, so the effect appears quickly.”
“Okay. Imorell, name Leah. You guys take care of Adneville.”
“Yes, Seongje-nim.”
“Your master.”
Watching Adne Villa as she was being held behind by her two maids by the arms and being supported behind her, Hwanin thought of the number of days left and plans ahead, and recalculated her schedule.
After attaining godhood, he spent five days in and around Passage. Afterwards, we spent the night in Yeongdo and will be staying until lunch tomorrow in Prabur. And if you spend two days in Helumen, you have 20 days left with one day in reserve.
Considering the one-day journey from Carton and the one-week journey from Carton to Wayford and Yulkam, the number of days remaining is 12 days.
After checking the structure of the forest-type labyrinth by riding the yolk, if only the core is destroyed quickly, the time left is close to 10 days…
“Mister. Are you going to that forest labyrinth? I think he’ll come to his senses before that if he gives the white blue dragon a wave of peace and a few prophecies.”
“I have enough time, so I plan to go there to give the essence of water to Hwanyeon or Baeknyeogang.”
“That’s not bad either. Hwanyeon is the anti-spirit of water, and Baekryeogang is the dragon of water. By the way… Uncle, can you feel it? Two little boys are spying on me from the bushes over there.”
“…”
Hwanin was also feeling it. Two little kids who appeared when Adne Villa kicked her back and listened to her own prophecy, then lay flat on her lawn and peek this way.
Her heart has been pounding ever since she felt a small but lively energy from the side of the bush.
I wish I could…
Hwanin smiled and moved his body behind the bush by opening super space-time.
As he lowers his gaze, he sees the whispers of the two children who hadn’t noticed.
= It’s gone… ! Gee, who are you really? Owner, I don’t remember… ?=
= You don’t know, but how do you know it’s me? Seeing him kick Uncle Jungkang, he doesn’t seem like a normal person…=
Two boys with black hair like themselves.
He had a human-like form, luxurious clothes, and surprisingly, each boy had a pair of wings that swayed in flames and a pair of wings that blew cold air like ice on the back of each boy.
Also, twins with similar voices. Looking at this alone, the identity is clear, but the fact that the boys look about 6 or 7 years old makes me defer judgment.
Baek Chi-ryeong said she was pregnant about 5 years ago and she would have given birth 4 years ago so now she would be 4 years old… Is it that the members of the family grow up quickly when they are young?
Of the two boys, the one with cold wings speaks in a calm voice uncharacteristic of a child.
=Seyu, I should call your mom.=
= Yes, yes. Be careful not to be noticed… Aww!?=
= Ugh!?=
When the boy with the wings of flame grabbed the collar of the nape of the neck and lifted it up, the boy with wings of fire shook his limbs in amazement, while the boy with wings of ice shrank like a cat and slowly looked up at Hwanin with round eyes.
The cold-winged boy named Soyou sounded like an animal to a man he had never seen before, but oddly enough, he didn’t feel bad about it.
Why? Are you looking at yourself with complicated but warm eyes? Or is it because he is unidentified and strong enough to kick his uncle, the lord of a big city?
= Who is it? Let go!=
However, Seyu of the Flame Wings closed his eyes tightly, as if he was not in the spirit to grasp the situation, and struggled with his limbs without stopping like an angry cat.
As Seyu’s emotions intensify, the flames of the wings become stronger and burn again to cover the man’s arms, but when they really start to heat up, even though the flames heat up the iron, the man’s arms look perfectly fine as if the wind is blowing. Soyou narrowed his eyes.
The knights of the castle also run away when Seyu’s wings start a fire, but why is he still fine?
Hwanin looked at the two boys with conflicting personalities with deep emotions and lowered them to the ground.
Then, Seyu steps back like a vigilant cat, but Soyou calmly trims his collar and looks up at Hwanin, as seen in the cold air wings, and asks a question.
= Who is your uncle? Do you know my mother?=
= Owned! Don’t talk to me, come here! I don’t even know who that person is… I don’t know… ?=
Seyu, who was pulling his brother’s arm while being wary of the suspicious man, also began to hesitate with a face clearly showing embarrassment when he saw the man.
What is this feeling? I’ve never felt that way with anyone, so why do I feel weird with people I’m seeing for the first time?
Hwanin looked at the two boys blankly and asked with a soft expression.
“The names are Seyu and Soyou. What about the castle?”
The two boys hesitantly replied to the low-pitched voice, a voice that somehow made them feel uneasy listening to it.
= Hwa, hwan. I’m Hwanseyu, and this is Hwansoyu, my younger brother…=
“… Your mother must be Baek Chi-ryeong.”
=Yes. That, but who are you really?=
Hwanin, instead of answering Seyu’s puzzled question, patted the heads of the two boys, his own sons, and pushed their backs slightly to get out of the bush.
= Ah… ?=
=Huh?=
Then, Isilite and Anne, who turned around, made expressions that felt as if a strong exclamation mark was floating above their heads.
It wasn’t just the two of them, but the women of Hwanin who saw the two boys exclaimed so loudly that it was incomparable to when they saw Hwanseon.
= Oh my God! What is it, do you think you are those children?!=
= You look exactly like the owner when you were young… !=
= How could it be!=
Seyu and Soyou couldn’t wake up to the fuss of the very pretty sisters who suddenly rushed in.
Until this point, I thought my mother was the prettiest, but aren’t these older sisters prettier than her mother? Besides, it smells strangely good…
Embarrassed for a moment, Sou-yu listened to what her amber-haired, extremely pretty older sister said, and looked up at her Hwan-in with a slight frown on her face.
You say we look just like you?
Only then does the appearance of the man he sees for the first time come to his eyes.
She had never seen her before, with black hair, black eyebrows and black eyes just like hers.
Seyu has blue eyes in her red eyes, but her mother praised her as being as pretty as a jewel, as their eyes seemed to have only colored her father’s black eyes.
And the reason why her male friends are all in the form of birds or animals, but they themselves are hairless like Fleur and Flavius.
=… Her mom is aged, and she said it’s because I look like her dad. Uncle… Are you my father?=
= Huh? Dad?=
As if she didn’t hate the women’s fuss at So-you’s question, Se-yu, who had been passively resisting being petted, widened her eyes and looked back at her sister and the strange uncle.
The women stopped making a fuss and took a step back, and Hwanin gently pulled her into his arms and answered affectionately at the twinkling eyes of the two looking at him.
“… Okay.”
