325 – Vacation (3)

There is a saying that it is a second home. The region that gave one’s heart and affection, rather than the place where one was born, usually becomes a second hometown.

My original hometown is Earth, that is, my family before returning. A place full of happiness without any misfortune or inconvenience.

That hometown disappeared due to someone’s trick. Then, let’s think of our second hometown as our real hometown.

A hometown of the heart where you can just roll around and have fun without having to worry about anything.

“Ah. It’s comfortable.”

That place is inside the Forest of Chaos. I lay down anywhere and stretched out.

Originally, I planned to stay for 2-3 days and then go back, but I ended up exceeding that period by a long time.

For your information, my body returned as Rize mentioned before. The facial hair can’t be helped, but other places fall off on their own.

Thanks to this, I was living the life of a wild person wearing only pants. And it was very comfortable.

‘The academy is convenient, but…’

To be honest, Academy is overwhelming in terms of ‘convenience’. First of all, there are so many delicious things.

Here, you have to hunt one by one, and even make a fire yourself to cook.

There are too many places to go, but there are too many. Moreover, even the most important thing, I had to find a place to live on my own.

A life where you have to do everything with your own hands. A place where everything is uncomfortable and survival must be prioritized.

Although most things are far inferior to civilization, there is one thing that is overwhelmingly better than civilization.

‘I feel like a stone.’

There are no people. This can be both an advantage and a disadvantage.

There are some things that are uncomfortable because there are no people, but because there are no people, you can have peace of mind and body.

Sometimes there are people who enjoy the natural life on TV, and I think I know how they feel.

There are many cases where just being able to escape the complexities of civilization brings peace of mind.

‘A lot has happened in the meantime.’

Not only did they go through all kinds of trouble to prevent the collapse of the Academy, but they also hurried to solve Lord’s curse.

Now that all of those issues have been resolved, wouldn’t it be okay to take a little rest? As soon as I thought about that, sloth took over my body.

If I had been at the academy, someone would have seen me like this and nagged me. There is no such thing.

“Yum yum yum.”

In addition, delicious and nutritious bugs. The Forest of Chaos is an area rich in abundance.

The prerequisite of being ‘strong’ is necessary, but who am I? There was once a time when the territory was divided between Porori.

Moreover, since the plan was to stay for a few days on vacation and then return, the predators did not touch it.

Ah. Of course, it doesn’t mean that predators aren’t wary of me. Not long after entering the forest, they attacked without any hesitation.

-Sweet

I just turned my head to the side as I was lying down. As I turned my head to the side, an animal caught my eye.

It is large and looks similar to a monster rather than an animal. First of all, if I were to describe it roughly, it would be like this.

A shaggy mane and claws that seem to tear everything apart. A tail as sharp as a whip.

A lion the size of a house. Without any exaggeration, this is truly a lion as big as a house.

“Hey.”

“Crung?!”

The lion that was lying down was started by my call. The expression was as vivid as that of a human.

I stared at the confused guy and then slowly got up.

When I got up, he looked even more embarrassed, and it seemed like he was a little nervous.

“Go and hunt. I’m hungry.”

It’s time to get hungry. Even if you lie down all day, your stomach will eventually go down.

However, it is a hassle to hunt. It’s not just annoying, it’s really annoying.

It is a side effect of returning to the wild after being in civilization. It’s as if we were deceived by familiarity and lost our preciousness.

But it’s okay. Because I had a great servant.

“Crung…”

The servant complained. Even if it looks like this, it is a beast that ate the entire Forest of Chaos. Is that okay?

I raised one eyebrow when I heard that(?). It is true that the huge lion in front of me is a forest predator of chaos.

A predator who survived the bloody competition within the forest of chaos as Porori and I disappeared at the same time.

“What are you doing?”

“Crumbling.”

“I can’t do that. I have to make some butterfly stew today.”

What are you saying? Even that lion does not ultimately rule the entire Forest of Chaos.

The number of predators I roughly checked was 4 in total, including lions. Each of the four animals divides its territory and rules.

“Crumbling!!”

When I slowly got up, the lion started and ran away into the forest.

To be exact, they probably didn’t run away, but went hunting. Just wait a little while and he will come carrying a large deer.

I finally lay down on the floor again, watching the lion at work. There is no need to hunt it myself.

‘Should I go to someone else tomorrow?’

As mentioned earlier, the Forest of Chaos is currently divided into four areas.

One is the area managed by the lion, and the others are tigers, elephants, and wild boars, respectively.

They are all so large and strong that they are comparable to the lion just now.

Even so, it meant nothing to me. They are much weaker than Porori before awakening.

If Porori was still reigning here, he would have been killed with a single headbutt.

‘I want to say, ‘In my time…’

So, I personally trained each and every one of them. If you kill him for no reason, just like Rod said, the realm will be disrupted.

It is said that animals listen only when they are defeated, and everyone bows before overwhelming strength. There is no such thing as pride.

No matter how smart you are, an animal is still an animal in the end. If he feels like he will be seriously injured, he will surrender right away.

I overpowered them without any major injuries, and they surrendered as soon as they realized I wasn’t going to kill them.

It was only a week, but it was more than enough time for me.

“Crumbling!!”

“Oh. You’re here.”

While I was thinking about the past, the lion came back. There is a deer in his mouth his his his.

It must have been easy to hunt because it was quite agile compared to its size. As soon as the lion put down his deer, I immediately got ready.

Normally you can eat it raw, but that’s only when you’re in a hurry. For now, you can leisurely light a fire.

-Howling!

I even lit a fire and grilled some properly disassembled deer meat. It’s really nice to see it ripen to golden brown.

The lion also tasted the deer meat being cooked over the fire, as if it looked delicious. Thank you for your hard work, I guess I can give you a leg.

“Are you comfortable?”

“Yes. It’s comfortable.”

“Do you want to live here any longer?”

“Yes. Here…”

For a moment. Who said this? I blinked.

I was so busy answering questions that came naturally that I had no idea who was approaching me from behind.

The bigger problem was that it was a very familiar voice. Moreover, even the lion looks somewhat dazed.

When these two things came together, I had no choice but to naturally turn my head back. I feel very uneasy.

“You just went on vacation. Other people’s hearts are burning.”

It was loaded. Rod was looking at me with his signature gentle smile

There were countless cases where Rod approached without warning, so it wasn’t surprising or anything.

However, a completely different type of fear, one I had never felt before, struck me.

I felt like I went to a PC room without my parents knowing and got caught. It feels exactly like that.

“Tutu.”

I ran away without even thinking about eating deer meat.

“Hehe. This guy.”

I was immediately grabbed from behind by Rod.

*****

The lion, who reigns as a predator in the forest of chaos, could not believe the recent events.

You can even believe that a weak individual has evolved into a predator and reigns supreme.

Originally, the wild was a place where the strongest was the one who survived, and those who survived were the strongest. That’s why I believed myself to be strong.

Even when a seemingly weak ‘human’ came to me, I thought of it as mere prey. But that thought was all a miscalculation.

I was beaten to the point where I didn’t really die. Most injuries recovered quickly within a few days.

Nevertheless, I had no choice but to surrender. In any case, that person ‘played’ with himself.

The fact that he played a trick means that he can be killed at any time. For now, I had no choice but to bow my head.

‘Someday…!’

I will definitely repent for this. The lion made up his mind.

If it hadn’t been for the news a few days later that the human had truly educated the predators one by one.

As a being who reigns in the forest of chaos, he can understand to some extent what has happened in the forest.

They were archenemies who were so equal that even he had to risk his life his, but that one person overwhelmed them all.

After I found out, I couldn’t help but wonder. Fortunately, humans had no intention of becoming predators.

I just came here to relax. Even marking the territory was solved by burying it in the ground.

A few more days passed and I was still living as a faithful servant.

“Do you know how worried your friends are?! Some of you are worried and you’re happy?!”

“Just one bite of that! Just one bite! I haven’t eaten it yet!”

“What a mouthful! Go and take some reblowjobnt! Your stomach must be full of parasites right now!!”

Another human entered the forest of chaos and dragged away the nuisance. The lion couldn’t believe it.

He didn’t show any strength, but he was able to overwhelm a bunch of nuisances? They even just pulled the ears and that was the end.

Nevertheless, the nuisance did not offer any resistance. It appears to have gone through a similar process to subduing predators.

This means that the only thing left for the nuisance is to be dragged away by that man with a peculiar mustache.

“Purring!”

The lion made a sound of deflation. It’s a sound you only make when you’re in a good mood.

Take him quickly. That person is disgusting to look at. A rough interpretation is as follows.

And so on, until he gently wags his tail. If he were a human, the corners of his mouth would have been torn up to his ears.

Did I feel something from that sound? Sibar, the human whose ears were caught, frowned and shouted.

“Hey! You’re really dead! Come on…”

“You are the one who will die, so be quiet!”

“Neng······”

It looks like that mustache man is really strong. This is what happens when you see a piece of nuisance that can’t even make a noise.

The lion laughed heartily and watched the scene quietly. Not in an alert posture, but in a posture with the upper body straight.

Straightening the upper body meant that the mind and body were stable. That’s because only a smooth life remains.

“I’m going, I’m going! I’m going, so listen!”

“Seup! Won’t you be quiet?!”

“Heeing…”

Eventually, the humans disappeared and peace came to the chaotic forest.

The lion silently waited for their presence to fade away through his wild senses.

When their presence finally disappeared completely, the lion turned his head. The deer meat was cooked golden brown.

“Yum yum yum.”

The lion ate deliciously cooked deer meat.

“Kkeok.”

I burped and lay down on the floor. It’s a languid, languid expression.

‘That’s good.’

As the ecosystem disturbing species disappeared, true peace came.

“Can’t I just stay one more day?”

“No.”

Shivar’s vacation is over.