Chapter 76 – Lily
Fortnight has passed.
For 15 days, Herero, a small village in the countryside, had a very busy time.
Summer was also a busy time for the farmhouse, and it was because the survivors moved to Herero when the neighboring village of Dejero was burnt down and devastated.
The residents of Dejero, where nearly half of the population died, cried and cried over the loss of their families, neighbors, and relatives, but their sorrow quickly subsided as they worked hard to find a place in Herero.
Also, the bandits eventually lost it.
The subjugation team spurred on and pursued the bandits, but the bandits abandoned their horses and hid in the rugged Thorn Mountains.
Since they lost everything up to the horse, it would take a long time for them to cross the mountain range and plunder again – but lest those who tasted it once would not be able to do it a second time – the subjugation team decided to build a watchtower near the rugged mountain range and create a surveillance system. Did.
It was decided to build a defensive line that complements each other by stationing at least 20 soldiers in nearby villages, and to build strong barriers so that they can hold out until contact is reached from the rear.
Twenty soldiers were also to be stationed in Herero.
The punitive force relocated the residents of Dejero, whose lands were all burned down, to Herero.
They built huts for them to live in and provided food for a year.
The leader of the punitive force, a middle-aged knight of a viscount’s family – Sir Lorend is said to have been surprised to see the well-prepared Herero.
The village headman, who successfully defended the village by doing so, was given a 30% tax cut for the next five years and was given three pieces of silk.
He also praised Ian, Lily, and Seo-joon for their hard work against the mercenaries.
They were given a gold coin each as a reward.
One gold coin was enough to cover a year’s worth of living for a typical farmer’s family, so it was a huge amount.
Seo-joon’s pockets were especially thick, because the mercenaries even found hidden money and put it in his pocket.
The amount was only three gold coins and eighty-nine silver coins.
When all the money he received as a reward was added together, it was a large amount close to five gold coins.
Besides, Seo-joon, who single-handedly defeated the silver and bronze mercenaries, seemed to have acknowledged his skills to the extent that Lord Lorend asked him directly how he would like to devote himself to the military.
In fact, Seo-joon was not enough even after catching the two of them, so he single-handedly attacked a group of bandits and cut down several Saturn warriors to survive, but this is unknown.
It’s not that anyone has seen it, and Seo-joon didn’t bother to say it-. Excessive interest in anything was rather poisonous.
Naturally, Seo-joon refused.
Having already been in the army for two years, he had no intention of enlisting in the military while eating the rust of the nation even in another world.
Besides, he was Seo-jun, who had to somehow win a ticket to the academy.
He couldn’t accept that crazy offer and rot for a thousand years on the border.
Anyway, instead of missing the bandit like that, Kane, a young mercenary who cooperated with the gangster’s terrible massacre and plunder, was captured.
Upon learning the whole story, the villagers tied him up and beat him. Surrounded by a crowd, it was Seo-joon who saved him from near-death.
Hearing Seo-jun say that we will be caught by the viscount and pay for our crimes, so there is no need for us to step forward and die– people nodded their heads impatiently even though they were outraged.
As Seo-jun said, Lord Lorend immediately arrested Kane and locked him in a convoy, and praised Seo-jun.
He said it was fortunate that he didn’t let him die-, and said that he would be imprisoned in the viscount’s strict dungeon and tortured.
So, not only where the base of the bandits was hiding, but also what he ate during his life from birth until now – he promised to make it public even how many times he pooped – he boasted very loudly.
An awl would be poked between his fingernails, his teeth pulled out one by one – he would tell him everything he knew and everything he didn’t know.
And in the end, he will be sentenced to death.
Just as Seo-jun had told his sister, Kundela, his limbs would be torn apart and he would die a miserable death.
Fortunately, there were no deaths in Herero, unlike Deherowan, who lost nearly half of the population due to the raid by the bandits.
Instead, there was one person injured, the blonde young man who fought against the mercenaries – Ian.
Ian has devoted the past few days to healing the wound on his thigh.
Sister Mary and the therapists serving in the punitive force took care of him wholeheartedly, and Ian woke up in two days and began training with Seo-jun.
The momentum was truly amazing, and the fearsome swordsmanship teacher – Seo-joon, admired it.
After going through this incident, it seems that the depth of thought has changed.
As if he was being chased by something-, it was Ian who had always been impatient.
Perhaps seeing Seo-joon’s skills skyrocketing without knowing how high he was, he felt at least a sense of qualification.
However, the experience of killing people brought about a big change in the mind of Ian, a fledgling prosecutor.
His eyes widened a bit, and he thought two or three more times before he let out a move.
Now he was not afraid of the sword that was right in front of his nose, and he did not let go of the attack that was directed at Seo-joon.
Seo-joon was very satisfied with his change.
Of course, there were aftereffects as a result. Sometimes at dawn, there was a waking sound and a sudden wake-up.
When Sophia said that her pupils were so dilated that she broke out in a cold sweat and had a hard time calming down her shortness of breath, Seo-joon put on a sad expression.
It was a problem you had to overcome.
In the future, dozens, hundreds, thousands of people will die by his sword.
He had no intention of accepting being pampered for killing just one person.
So instead of comforting him separately, Seo-joon spurred his training.
He increased the intensity of his practice, and when he made a mistake, he whipped him more and yelled at him more.
No matter how well he did, he never said a word of praise. It was a terrible training day, to the extent that Lily, who was watching from his side, shook his head.
And today, the 15th day since the raid of the bandits, is -.
“You’re leaving the sand tomorrow?”
“Yeah···.”
Lily lowered her head and watched Booker’s eyes grow red as she stared at her.
Her father said nothing.
Instead, he spoke with facial expressions. Should I go? Can’t you stay by my old father’s side for a long time?
But to Lily, life without Ian was unimaginable.
Lily decides to follow her Ian out of town.
It was because he decided to leave the village after all.
The workforce increased as the population of Dejero moved to Herero. In addition, soldiers live in the village, and the security of the village is much better. It won’t happen like it did before.
So, Ian finally expressed his intention to leave the village to his family-.
It was to become a knight.
What spurred his determination was the raid by the bandits.
With his own two eyes he saw the village burn – his throat was slashed by a curved sword, and with his ears he heard the screams, the lamentations for help, the cries of a woman who had lost her child.
I saw a child burned alive. Hearing the screams of a dying child on the phone – I also saw the tears of the children who were raped.
I wish there were no more people like that.
I didn’t want the weak to suffer anymore.
So he became a knight himself, obeying the laws of this land – and tried to protect the good from the wicked.
It was an act of following the great law of his destiny to become a hero.
His parents, Sophia and Jack, saw his hardened face and realized he had made up his mind. He knew he wouldn’t listen.
Even as they worried about their son, he nodded, thinking that he would do just fine.
There were people who decided to follow Ian, Seojun and Monica.
Because Seo-joon had no family, no one stopped him. Rather, his friends encouraged him, saying that you would eat well and live well wherever you go.
But in Monica’s case, everyone, including her family, was ripped off.
Because, from Sister Mary, she had heard the diagnosis that Monica had a child in her womb.
It was impossible to be together on an arduous adventure with a child.
So, Monica’s parents, as well as Sophia and Jack, who suddenly had her granddaughter, dissuaded her, but her Monica’s determination was firm.
‘What if Ian doesn’t come back…? I can’t stand that…! I’d rather die…!’
Even those who tried to stop her at Monica’s shrieking shouts could only nod her head.
In the end, the decision was hers.
But after Seo-joon visited her and talked about something about her, she changed her attitude.
When she reluctantly said that she would follow her, she wept bitterly, saying that she would devote herself to raising a child with Ian.
Instead, Monica decides to have her Ian and her abbreviated wedding ceremony.
That was today.
Today, the day after the wedding, the first day of the newlyweds and the day after rest, Ian and Seojun will leave the village.
So Lily decided to leave Herero with them. Even if she puts a dagger through her father’s chest…
“Yes····. Her father, who will die of old age, can’t catch her daughter trying to go on her way…”
Booker sighed, looking as if he had aged several years in a matter of minutes.
Lily knew that Booker was fawning over her uncharacteristically.
I wanted him to hold me in his arms as always and tell me that it was a joke- he was the coolest man in the world- he was the only one I had.
However, Lily couldn’t say that.
Instead, she smiled awkwardly, stroking the back of her father’s wrinkled hand with the palm of her hand.
Booker knew in her head that her daughter wouldn’t be caught, but inside she felt sorry for her, and tears welled up in her eyes.
However, her child was not being sold anywhere, and it was not her father’s true duty to cling to her crying and crying.
So said Booker.
“Go carefully. Come back someday, sweep the back of this father’s hand here. What happened, what adventures did you have. Where did she go and what food did she eat? Tell me without fail This father will wait forever-“
At Booker’s words, Lily felt the tip of her nose tingle and her tears welling up. She did, but she persevered. And she struggled and she laughed.
Her father also laughed.
The two of them hugged each other, couldn’t cry out loud, but only shed tears – comforting each other.
