Chapter 7 – Ian the Hero
Lily was a cat-like pouty girl with her light brown hair.
Since her face was so pretty, people often heard that she was like a doll since she was a child, and even from the village next to her, rumors about her beauty were so great that young men came to see her face.
Lily had her hunter father. Because she was such a tomboy, she followed her father around and learned her hunt from an early age.
However, her bow skills were so good that she could drive an arrow into the eye of a boar a hundred paces away.
My father, Booker, who earns his living by hunting, is surprisingly good at it.
Originally, Booker had two more daughters besides Lily. The first died of a fever before she turned 10, and the second, a month ago, after she was beaten up by bullies in the next town, she suffered from pain, and she took care of herself. Took the life of
Booker’s wife also fell down and never got up again.
Her family is in disarray, and it is her youngest daughter, Lily, who raises Booker from her grief.
Lily followed her father everywhere she went.
Ever since she was little, she had been told that when she grew up, she would marry her father. Her bowing skills were amazing and she had a lot of charm, so Lily was like a princess to Booker.
Booker, who was relieved of his depression thanks to Lily, now often drank with Jack, and whenever she did, she said these words.
“My daughter doesn’t say she’s going to marry me these days…”
When I asked what she was talking about, Booker, whose face reddened, said that it was because of the foster son Jack’s four boys had picked up.
Because of this, Jack, who was hot, tried to fight with Booker and endured it.
It was hard to imagine what it would feel like for her daughter-in-law, who had raised her half her life, to grow distant from her stern boy with her affection for her.
“Hey Ian, ah~.”
“Ah~.”
Lily tore off her bread, dipped in goulash, and handed it to her Ian. Ian blushed at her, and she took it without a word.
Then the two of them make eye contact andhee heelaugh.
If Booker sees this, he’ll probably hit the ground and regret it… He said that raising a daughter would be of no use…
Jack took the bread and looked at what his wife had brought her ass twitching.
“Pu-sup…!”
It was a drink brewed with bokbunja.
“Yeah, your kids are there too…”
“Kids these days know everything…”
Sophia smiled and shrugged her shoulders, and Jack and Lily cleared their throats.
Seo-joon was also embarrassed to laugh.
Eray…
Jack gulped down the hot drink in one gulp. The taste of the drink was really sweet.
Whoaaaaa The kids applauded. When they waved their hands to say that they were Jack, the applause stopped.
They finished eating and thanked Sofia and left the cabin.
Seojun and Ian will practice swordsmanship in the backyard, and Lily will return home. It was because her heart ached when she saw Ian sweat and sweat.
“Self···.”
Sophia, who had put her utensils aside, approached her, twitching her ass.
Jack felt a bulge that began to swell as he tried to clear his throat pretending to be polite.
Certainly, the bokbunja seemed to be good.
After the children left, the cabin where only the two of them were left was excited for a while.
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“Yaaaaa!”
Booung – Exactly!
The sound of wooden swords clashing rang out.
The sky was turning red with the sunset. Even the drops of sweat from the two men were illuminated by the red glow of the sunset.
Passion and hard work…! The passion of the men was contained in the two wooden swords that clashed with an extended crackling sound.
“Ugh…! I’m going to die…!”
Ian, who fell out first, wiped the sweaty forehead with the back of his hand.
Her face was red with heat. The guy glanced up at Seo-joon.
Obviously, he was the first to start training, but now Seo-joon handles swords much better than him and has good stamina.
Now it was like his swordsmanship teacher. He was jealous at first, but not anymore.
His natural temperament was partly like that, but it was because Seo-joon’s talent was so outstanding.
Now only pure longing remains.
“Brother···. I guess there is such a thing as real talent…”
At that, Seo-jun laughed and sat down next to Ian. Then he tugged at his cheek.
“Ah! Ah, it hurts…!”
The baby is dying… Seojun smiled and answered his words.
“How many people in the world eat raw meat…? You and I are just at the level of cutting a knife in the village… Widen your eyes a little bit, you bastard. What would you do if you looked at the sky in a well and thought that was everything? Yes?”
At Seojun’s words, Ian felt his heart race.
Yes, how many strong people there are in this wide world. The same goes for the honorable knights that Ian dreams of. If Ian goes sword to sword he will have plenty of good swordsmen he will never be able to defeat.
How can he see the world so wide? He must have been in the same situation as he was born and lived in the village until now.
Seo-joon was a very big person even when he was still young.
The bully who had been terribly harassing him until recently was nowhere to be seen.
A comrade who trains the sword together, and a rival who competes to see who sweats more… And the swordsmanship teacher and pupil. That was between the two of them now.
“Therefore···? How are you and Lily these days?”
“Yes Yes···? Go, go, why are you talking about him all of a sudden…?”
“Why is this bastard…”
Seojun hit Ian on the head and continued.
“There’s no one I don’t know between the two of you… What are you going to do if another man takes Lily after you…?”
At Seo-joon’s question, Ian jumped up and laughed, showing his teeth.
“It’s okay. Lily is not like that.”
“Really…?”
A strange smile appeared on Seo-joon’s lips and then disappeared.
However, Ian couldn’t see that expression when he looked up at the sky that was starting to get dark.
“The sky is so pretty.”
“I know.”
The sky was really clear and high. Stars shining as if they were about to pour were packed.
A large moon was also floating. It seemed to brighten up Ian’s future.
“Yumma, let’s get up before it gets cold.”
“Yep.”
Ian stood up holding Seojun’s outstretched hand.
Seo-joon said that his head was bigger than Ian’s. Ian thinks that he is also growing up, but compared to Seo-jun, he falls far short.
The age difference is only 2 years, but how can there be such a difference in height and size… Hagisa Seo-jun was the tallest in the neighborhood.
And what about that sculptural appearance? There were many people who cursed Seo-jun’s temper, but no one cursed at his face.
The adults said that if he had been so damn handsome, if his personality wasn’t just about his appearance, and if he hadn’t had an accident, all the girls in the village would have clung to Seo-joon.
Of course, Lily would still like her, but…
The two stood up from their seats and relaxed their ankles.
It was time to run.
Seo-jun’s theory was that the end of training should be finished with running. He said that running is the basis of all training, Ian was skeptical at first, but now he completely believed it.
After I started running, it was because I was able to wield my sword for a couple more hours.
“What is your goal?”
“As always…!”
As soon as he answered, Seo-joon struck out first.
Oh···! He shouted that Ian was cowardly and followed closely behind Seo-jun.
Ahahahaha…! As I ran, I burst into laughter. His breath went up to the tip of his chin, but he couldn’t stop laughing.
Ian loved the time he spent training with Seojun. I felt that I was getting stronger every day. Every day was worthwhile. I felt alive.
It was to the point where he wanted to quit field work and train with Seo-jun every hour.
Still, he could not abandon his duty. He did not want to disrespect his adoptive father, Jack, and his adoptive mother, Sophia, who raised him as an orphan. That was really unbelievable.
Heck heck…!
This time, Seojun arrived first. It was a really short ride.
However, this time, Ian realized that Seo-joon deliberately set the pace slowly.
It was because his whole body was wet with sweat, while Seo-joon had only a few drops of sweat running down his neck.
Still, Ian and Seojun leaned against the wall of the windmill at the mill, caught their breath, and looked at each other and smiled.
“Did I win…?”
At Seo-joon’s question, Ian raised his hands up saying he had lost. He never won, so it was practically a one mana bet.
The one who loses calls the person who won the big brother… This, too, was not what Ian expected. In the first place, Seo-jun was also the older brother, and there was no way he could beat Seo-jun.
Someone shouted at the two people who were breathing under the moonlight.
“Yumma, Seojun!”
Three elongated shadows approached from a distance.
Ian, realizing their true identity, was startled and tried to get up.
