44 – Episode 41: Oh, that’s not how you do it – 1

In the port city of Tillans, there is a dense forest that appears only after running for a full day without rest.

It is a primordial forest that is said to have existed on the land long before humans and other life forms were born. The source of life and the space of spirits and fairies.

It is also the tomb of unknown novice adventurers who have longed for the unknown.

A land that holds only the mystery shrouded in veil.

That was Prune, a forest that the world calls the forest of fairies.

…

It was an appropriate forest to call it insidious.

It looked mysterious on the outside, but as I got closer, I felt an indescribable fear tickle my back.

“Everyone, do you remember my explanation correctly?”

Damian asked with a grim face.

Through the broker, they safely reached the outskirts, but they seemed to be warning them once more as they entered the border area soon.

“Don’t worry, I’m going to throw up on it too much.”

Our eyes, now looking at him with a tired expression, were down. The reason was that I couldn’t sleep because of the rain and wind that blew in the early morning.

On top of that, after hearing Damian’s warning dozens of times, I was on the verge of losing my mind.

“Still, we are almost there, so let me explain again. This is also directly related to your safety. If you neglect it, you will probably never come out again.”

I told him from the bottom of my heart that I had no intention of hearing the explanation again, but unfortunately Damian didn’t notice it.

Damian started a long explanation to the haggard us.

“… That is all. I will leave the explanation here.”

After the explanation, which took more than tens of minutes, was over, I felt like I was drained of all my energy before I even started.

“That guy talks too much!”

Kyoko pointed at Damian and whispered to me.

This time, I actively agreed with Kyoko’s words.

Damian didn’t seem to have heard our gossip. The sight of him driving the wagon in silence today was only rude.

“Hey, Joo Hyuk. Wrong. An explanation, doesn’t exist nearby. Village.”

Isabelle tilted her head and began asking me questions.

I too had doubts. Before leaving, I heard from the adventurer’s guild that there is a village nearby that was attacked by demons.

Demian, who heard the story, also seemed to know where it was, so I had no doubts that the village existed.

However, no matter how much you pull your head out and look around, all you can see is the huge trees that block the sun and create gloomy shadows.

Even after washing my eyes, I couldn’t find any artificial structures.

“Hey Damian, but where is the village… ”

“Isn’t it natural to be in the back of the forest?”

Feeling strange about it, I asked Damian, who was holding the reins, and he replied with a calm expression, as if he already knew.

“for a moment! Do you mean we have to go all the way into Juhyeok Forest?”

Rin spoke to me in a worried voice. To be honest, I hated forests too. The memories of working in the forest just a few months ago kept coming back to me.

let’s stop thinking

I am not Therun.

I calmed down the terrible memories that barely surfaced, and I calmly regained my composure.

“I thought you would know when you already bought the lantern, but I guess that wasn’t the case. The village you are talking about is a village where fairy believers live.”

Damian began to explain as if it was not a big deal.

“They are the only humans allowed to live in fairies. They are living in Prune, carrying on the legacy from generation to generation.

In fact, it is information that you would not know unless you are a coachman like me who goes back and forth many times, brokers, or those who belong to the category of superhumans who visit very occasionally.”

As I listened to Damian’s explanation, something caught me.

No, then how could the adventurer who gave me this information at the adventurer’s guild at that time know this information?

I was sure I was traveling alone, but it didn’t make sense to travel alone to a place like this.

Damian said that this is a forest where even those who are good at geography often disappear. Also, due to the nature of the dense forest, does it make sense that he wandered alone in a yard inhabited by various monsters?

He was a very suspicious man.

“Now, just remember this one thing. We accidentally entered the fairy land. If anyone finds out, tell them so.”

Damian, who stopped the carriage for a moment in front of the fairy forest, spoke to us waiting in a tense state. We nodded our heads and expressed our intention to know.

“Okay then, let’s go in. There is a slight temperature difference between inside and outside the forest, so keep that in mind.”

With the powerful sound of the horses’ hooves, the carriage began to set off into the woods.

…

“uh… that… Mr. Damien? Is the village really here?”

I looked blankly ahead and asked Damian.

The village was devastated as if a war had broken out. All the houses that seemed to have once been inhabited were scorched and collapsed, and were already piles of stones that could not even be called buildings.

Only the blackened ruins of the houses were proving that this place used to be a village.

“No, how is this… ”

Damian was greatly surprised. Perhaps he was unaware of the state of the village, and he tousled his hair, showing a clear expression of bewilderment.

“sorry. It was fine even when I came a few months ago. I heard that it was attacked by demons, but I didn’t expect it to be this much…”

“Ah… then I can’t help it… I have no choice but to go back… ”

It was a fairy forest that came with a lot of preparation and determination, but since the purpose of collecting information in the village could not be achieved, there was no other way.

No, how powerful was the attack of the demons, how could the village end up like this?

I let out a deep sigh.

I inhaled the futile feeling of having done nothing, and the anxiety about the demons who had the power to turn the village upside down like this, then exhaled it loudly.

“I just struggled in vain”

It’s a bit embarrassing, but it’s true that we’ve worked hard for several days, just like Kyoko said, so we couldn’t help but lose our energy.

In a subdued mood, the carriage set off again.

Money, time, and even a firm resolution were disintegrated into the air in an instant, so the atmosphere was enough to be depressed.

While everyone went back to the entrance without saying anything, I felt something strange and asked Damian.

“Damian, isn’t this the place you just passed by?”

It had been going around the same place ever since.

At first, I thought it was because of my mood, but it was definitely strange that I couldn’t get out of the road I had entered by carriage for about half an hour.

“Oh, obviously this is the right way. I’ve never had anything like this before… ”

He continued to look around Damian and moved forward.

Even after dozens of minutes, there was no sign of us reaching the exit we came from.

“Look down. We can’t just sit around and waste time like this.”

I decided that further movement was pointless.

No matter how far I went, I couldn’t let the horse’s stamina go to waste in this situation where it just hovered there.

“I can’t seem to get out of here. Is there any other way other than this?”

“Yes, this is the only road wide enough for a wagon to travel. All the rest are untrodden paths.”

I pondered for a while.

What should I do here?

It was impossible to abandon the carriage, but it was impossible to stay here. After thinking about it for a long time, I came to the conclusion I came to with difficulty.

“Just walk this road for 30 minutes, and if you come back here, then abandon the wagon and look for another road.”

To be honest, there was no other way.

Damian felt a little uncomfortable about leaving the carriage, but he accompanied him, saying that he would take responsibility until the end, knowing the geography.

So we started walking forward.

…

After about 10 minutes of walking like that, we faced a really strange situation.

I started hearing voices from somewhere.

At first, the voices, which were heard very quietly, began to grow louder, and then the reality was revealed with a great wind.

“What? What are humans!”

“This is human steam!”

“Why are humans here?”

A small humanoid creature the size of the palm of our hand appeared in front of us with a loud, high-pitched voice.

So, in a word, they were fairies.

“Yo, fairy… !”

Damian was staring at the fairies, mesmerized.

Rin, Kyoko, and even Isabel were speechless at the sudden appearance and just stared at them.

“that… Do you know anything about demons… ?”

Even though we were constantly confronting each other, I cautiously opened my mouth first. Whether it was fairies, spirits, or mountain spirits, to be honest, none of them mattered to me.

In any case, our purpose is to collect information about the demons.

Now that the village has been shattered, the only ones to ask are those little fairies.

“OMG… What kind of demon? Are you a demon?”

“yes? no i… ”

“He is not human. As if they were demons imitating humans, I have to catch them first.”

“No, it’s not a f*cking demon… ”

“Why are you annoyed? It looks like a real demon.”

Embarrassed, I gradually raised my voice at them, and they flinched slightly, discussed something among themselves, and then suddenly spoke to us.

“I ordered them to catch all the demons. You guys stay there.”

As we, unable to understand, stood there blankly, they flapped their wings and began approaching us.

“f*ck! is this… What happened… ”

In an instant, a fairy stabbed Isabelle in the neck with a thorn-like object at high speed. Then Isabelle collapsed to the floor without saying a few words.

“Oh f*ck… I’m familiar with this… !”

A scene terrifyingly similar to what had happened in the last great forest was unfolding again.

“These flies! Do you expect me to take it easy!”

Rin immediately took out her spear and entered into a combat stance.

It was a situation on the verge of stabbing a spear right away if he moved.

“It’s not a fly! Don’t make disparaging remarks about fairies!”

“Wait a minute! no… ugh… ”

As soon as the word fly came out, dozens of fairies flew in and surrounded us. Rin swung her spear around and tried to drive them away, but she was soon stabbed by the thorn and collapsed helplessly to the floor.

“This f*ck really… ”

Why the f*ck does this happen everywhere I go.

It’s new, but it’s f*cking dog shit.