Chapter 79 – The Wizard of Blue Eyes
One day passed, two days passed.
Contrary to my expectations that a fierce chase would take place, the days passed without any fuss.
In my heart, I was expecting an action drama where I ran away while defeating the knights with Lemarque.
What… When you think rationally, this is better. There’s no need to take any risks.
“Oh! LeMarc, look here. There’s a shiny lizard! Cute… “
“Hoo… It’s a mind breaker. Are you still not in hibernation?”
“Huh? Mind breaker? What’s your name?”
“Because his shiny skin has deadly poison. If you even brush against it, your mind will collapse and you will become a crippled person.”
The lizard tilted his head and looked at me as it was the first time.
However, what dwells in those cute eyes is a vicious demon! He tried to assassinate me wearing a mask of cuteness… !
“Hey Ii!! Go away!”
“Haha! Just kidding. This guy is a dying dragon whose tears are used as a dye material. There is no poison, so don’t be afraid.”
“…It’s really annoying.”
The lizard, slowly approaching me, was startled by the sound and disappeared among the bushes.
His body was so large that his shiny body was clearly visible through the leaves, but he did not move any further, as if he thought he was well hidden. Cute too.
Anyway, how well-informed was Lemarck? Even if you hold on to any animal or plant and ask, it knows everything. He is like a grandfather who has lived for over a hundred years.
“… Ran away. He could have been a friend.”
“Since he lives in a group, there must be many colleagues around him. If no one screams, he will meet again.”
“Ugh… “
Even if it’s a little sarcastic… It is true that he was not bored for two days thanks to that.
During the day, I was busy catching demons in my spare time while looking at this and that, and at night before I went to sleep, he told me about the Demon Realm, saying that I had heard it somewhere.
Because of that, I couldn’t hit his back as hard as I used to.
There should never be any other feelings. Just… Sometimes he hangs out with me, but I’m sorry if he even hits me, so that’s why.
So instead of smashing his back, he poked his broad back with his finger and ran out. For some reason, his face flushed and he had to lower his head.
“Flaw… You are curious Is that why you like adventure?”
“Um… It’s been a dream since I was little. Isn’t that girly?”
“Well, whatever it is, it won’t be okay as long as you are satisfied with it. I also have a hobby of gardening.”
“Oh, the garden… ! I don’t think it suits Lemarck. Haha!”
I laughed and acted holding my belly button… It’s actually a lie.
Lemarck, wearing a straw hat, waters the flowers in the garden while sweating profusely, and wipes off a drop of sweat from the nape of his neck with his clumsy hands.
The sunlight reflects on LeMarc’s glossy black hair. A solid body can be seen through his collar, and his exposed forearms are handsome with wild muscles.
Lemarque, who found me coming closer. He smiled and picked me up and laid me down in the middle of the garden… !
“…Chew.”
“Hmm? Why are you eating your appetite alone? Would you like some leftover bread?”
“Oh, no… Well, I want to eat something other than bread… Haha… Are you okay.”
In a few days, the libido has accumulated so much that it is on the verge of exploding.
Originally, it was a hole where cocks came in and out every day. I don’t know if this is how a spider’s web is drawn.
In my heart, I want to secretly solve it by myself while Lemarck sleeps, but I can’t even think about it because he is so bright.
I just soothe my sexual desire with these trivial delusions. When I wake up in the middle of a delusion, a sense of shame wells up, but for now, this is the best.
… I can’t. At least once, pretending to go to errands…
“Yeah… Lemarck? Me for a while… “
“Hmm! I can finally see Lyon. Now if we go a little further, Valence will arrive.”
“Ah… “
It’s unfortunate, but it looks like I’ll have to promise the following. It was at this time that he arrived near a big city.
If you get into heat like this and pounce on me… It’s not my responsibility then.
I shook my head and caught up behind LeMarc.
A steep slope came out and I grabbed Lemarck’s hand and slid down. As I was shaking off the dust from his butt, he opened his mouth again.
“Let’s hurry up a little bit. We have to pass the checkpoint before sunset.”
“Yes… Yes?! A city? Are you going to Lyon now?”
I was the one who answered casually, but when I thought about Lemarque’s words, I was startled and couldn’t help but ask back.
To think of it as a slip of the tongue, the direction Lemarck is headed is exactly the way to Lyon. If you keep going like this, you will arrive at a checkpoint guarded by guards.
“Oh, you didn’t say anything. If you don’t cross Lyon, you have to go round completely. If that happens, it will surely waste another week.”
“One week… Whoa, sure that’s a bit long… “
Still, isn’t this too much… ?
Lyon is one of the big cities. There must have been a wanted order, so let’s walk into the entrance confidently? Aren’t you just trying to catch me?
“Since we have run out of food, we have to go to the market to get some extra food. Unless you want to keep starving.”
“Lemarck… So far, it’s been okay since I’ve been on the forest road, but I’m sure it’s in Lyon… “
“A wanted order must have been issued. Okay. Don’t worry, I’ve got everything on my mind.”
“Thought… What?”
It’s not like Lemarck can use illusion, the highest peak of illusion magic, so what the hell was he thinking?
Looking at it sullenly, Lemarque smiled and said,
“Did you see where the dying dragon hid?”
***
“Have a good day! Lost IDs can be reissued at the guild!”
“Hmm! May you have a peaceful day too.”
As Lemarck said, the guards didn’t look at us strangely at all.
Relief… Won but… The problem is different.
“It’s the worst… “
Haha! Doesn’t that look go well together too? How about dyeing your hair on this occasion?”
“No, I do not want. Ugh, sticky… Slippery feeling… Woo-wook.”
The happy family of lizards that ate insects disappeared as a handful of dew… This is a joke.
It reminds me of Le Marc, who caught all the lizard family and pulled out tears by tickling his side.
He was the one who poured the transparent tears he had gathered into my head and let the mana flow. In the blink of an eye a couple of times, his hair, which I held in my hand, had become glossy black like Le Marc’s.
It’s dyed, yes. Their appearances are completely different, no, they have different eye colors in the first place, but to believe that they are siblings…
The level of security in the city is seriously worrisome when you think of the guards responding kindly to Le Marc’s remark that his sister lost her identity card.
“Ha… When will this be deleted… ?”
“Once dyed, it will never be erased again… Just kidding. It will disappear naturally after a day.”
I’m glad it’s not a permanent dye though. Even though the blue hair stands out, it’s my own identity, and I can’t lose it.
A gentle sigh leaking out. If it wasn’t for the hands holding each other for the role of brother and sister, I might have been annoyed.
When LeMarque looked away for a while, I quietly clasped my hands and asked calmly like a pure cat.
“Anyway, if you wear something like this, you won’t get caught? People aren’t stupid, and I’m sure a few people will recognize them.”
“Well, if you get caught, wouldn’t it be fine to look at the sky again?”
“…It’s terrible.”
Haha! I’ll cover your eyes this time, so don’t worry.”
Yeah, think positively.
The one next to me is Lemarque. A monster that even soars through the sky alone! A rising powerhouse who looks stronger than Av!
I have nothing to worry about. As promised, LeMarque will protect me before I am in danger.
“Whew… Then hurry up and buy the ingredients quickly… “
I carefully squeezed my voice out so that no one would hear it, but my words did not carry on to the end.
It was because, just as I was about to cross the alley and come out to the main street, two rugged hands grabbed my hand and pulled me.
“You there… !”
“Kyaaaaagh?!”
Let’s scream and turn around. What a hairy man there is.
He smiled sinisterly and grabbed my arm, hiding something behind his back. It must have been a weapon or something that would put me in trouble.
Shall I blow it up? No, because I promised to trust Lemarck…
“Le, Lemarque! Help, help… “
“Wouldn’t you like to taste an apple? This time, there are plenty of seasonal apples!”
“…To?”
Smiling broadly, he held out an apple that was red and ripe and looked appetizing. A small fruit stand behind him was lined with identical apples.
As I was concentrating all my nerves to prepare for Lemarque’s inability to respond, I felt my pulse go away.
An apple At least I thought it would be a lump.
As I looked back, Le Marc nodded his head and gave me a sign not to worry. Oddly enough, seeing his face made me feel relieved, and I was able to look straight at the fruit seller.
“Come on, eat it. It’s really cool.”
“Sorry… I don’t have any money… “
“Money is fine. He’s ugly anyway, so he can’t be sold as a commodity. Try it once and if you like it, come buy it next time!”
Having said this, there is no point in denying it.
Besides, after eating only bread for a few days, I wanted to eat fresh fruit. If it’s free anyway, would it be okay to eat it?
Crunchy-
“…Delicious.”
Tooth marks carved into the apple with a pleasant sound. Every time you chew the flesh, the sweet and sour taste bursts out. To my taste buds, who were tired of the taste of dry bread, it could be said to be a stimulus close to violence.
“Gulp. Bout… “
“Heh… Is it delicious? It’s a honey apple from Bern that has been airlifted since dawn. Anyone who has tried this once will never get out of it.”
“Lemarck! Try this, it’s so delicious… Huh? Lemarque?”
Looking back, LeMarc was walking towards the market. He managed to hear my voice and made a gesture that he would be back soon.
If you’re in danger, don’t even scream.
No matter what happens, LeMarc will definitely protect you.
When I gulp down what I was chewing on, the fresh taste reminds me of it, and my mouth waters. I stopped looking at Lemarque and brought the apple to my mouth again.
Crunchy-
“Originally, right? I never dreamed of running a business this vibrant. Amber bastards, if you fall behind even a day on your rent every day, go straight to slavery… “
Huh? Amber? What’s the name you’ve heard the most?
“Gulp. Amber?”
“Ah, if you’re from a foreign country, you might not know. It’s the corps that held the Lyon office tightly until a few months ago. It was a bastard’s world before the hero party came and ripped it apart. They forcibly sell things at unreasonable prices, and if they can’t pay the price, they even take their family into slavery… Those bastards.”
Only then did a forgotten memory come to mind.
It’s a memory that hasn’t passed half a year at most, but why does it feel like an old story?
That’s right, that was Lyon. He was forcibly taken as a slave and met Rafe, and thanks to Chloe, he was freed from brainwashing and escaped…
“Ugh… “
I don’t have any good memories.
To be honest, all I did was trash the building at the end. It must have been tucked away in the corner of my head because I didn’t have anything to remember.
“My son was also taken as a slave. Back then, he spent every day thinking about how to end his life… I’m glad they exist. A hero indeed. A hero.”
For a while, I recalled the memory of that time and was immersed in memories that were not memories. In the meantime, said the old man, stroking the fruit stand.
“Hero… ?”
Hero. Those who have excellent wisdom and ability to do things that ordinary people cannot do.
He calls me a hero and remembers me.
What did I do… It was Abuna and Jihyun unnie’s share of destroying the guild, and all I did was put a spoon on it after it was all over.
“Eww… “
“How exhilarating it was when the building became a sea of water! Haha! To be honest, the hero and colleagues did a lot of things, but ignorant people like us don’t know much. I only remember vividly how the wizard collapsed from exhaustion after flooding the building.”
I thought I would be forgotten by everyone and live a lonely life, but I was properly remembered by someone.
No matter how dirty and trampled I was, these people continued to think of me this way.
I am… I just used magic to get revenge without thinking.
“By the way, a wanted order has come down to capture the wizard of the blue-and-blue eyes alive. Alleged subversion of the state… “
“Oh… ?”
I didn’t know what kind of expression to make, so I forgot to eat an apple and was in a daze.
“It’s 5 gold coins just by reporting it, and 100 coins if captured alive… Huh true.”
“…”
“I honestly can’t believe the man who gave freedom to hundreds of slaves did that.”
“Yeah, I will. Haha… “
He smiled awkwardly and took a small step back.
I expected it, but it is still difficult to face the reality. It’s a place far away from the capital, but Iris’ demonic power is still extending here.
Maybe even home… ? Please it shouldn’t be just that.
Lemarck. We have to find Lemarque.
“Hmm? I see you… You look like that wizard.”
“Heeep?!”
As I was about to move to say let’s go find Lemarque, the man who stared at me said so.
Slowly, his eyes peek into my face. Every time his eyes meet with him, his legs loosen up a little bit, lowering his vision.
“His hair is black, but… The eyes are also blue… “
“Ah, haha… Now, maybe you’re looking at it wrong?”
“The body is a little big, but… Hmm… “
Think about it, Rainier.
I made a promise to Lemarque, so you mustn’t kill me.
So how? Shall I slap the back of the neck and even faint? ?
I was very nervous and thought about a countermeasure, but… Things turned out completely differently than I expected.
His two hands holding mine frozen. He looked back and forth between my hand and my face for a moment, then nodded at his waist and said,
“…Thank you.”
“…Ah?”
Because I was so dumbfounded, a stupid sound came out of me.
Why? Any human I know… He must have attacked me and tried to catch me… ?
… Why?
“…Thank you. Thanks to my son… Came back safely really… Thank you so much… “
“Oh… “
His heart trembled at his red-stained whites.
Stuffy. The stuffiness that seems to be clogged inside gets worse and worse, and eventually bursts through and lets the torrent of emotions flow.
“Why… “
You are human If you’re human, you’ll do anything just for your own desires.
If you capture me alive, you might even get a bounty. Only then does he not report that he helped for a while?
So, the people I’ve met so far… What is it?
The emotions that flowed out through the open dam eventually flowed out of the transparent retina. As I was rubbing my eyes in the sight that was gradually blurring, he said in a voice full of sincerity.
“I don’t know what kind of false name you’re using… I hope the misunderstanding is cleared up! All the people left in Lyon right now are people who have received grace from the wizard. He believes in the mage more than Narat, who didn’t even help until now. So it’s okay to go around as comfortably as in Lyon.”
What should I answer? As I was standing there blankly with my mouth open, the man handed me an envelope full of something.
Starting with the apple I just ate, various seasonal fruits are densely packed. I heard another commotion while staring blankly at the fruits.
Haha! Now, take more honey apples here!”
“What?! Sorcerer came? Where are you!”
“Wizard… ! So that you can serve even one meal at our restaurant… “
“Haha! Bring Lyon’s specialty, grilled salamander skewers! It must be delicious!
I couldn’t find any lust or desire in the eyes of the people who filled my surroundings.
Clear eyes like Lemarck. A feeling of pure goodwill. A strange feeling of being energized just by being around you.
“Ahh… ! You, too many! If you give me this much… Oops, go, thank you… ! I’ll eat well… “
Before I knew it, I was nodding my head in all directions, arms full of envelopes. Because of the people who kept trying to give him something, he was finally released after filling his mouth with food.
Humans… What kind of existence is it? Are humans not so bad as Lemarck said?
For some reason, a corner of my heart started pounding.
