547 – Malice (1)

A week of rest was given. During that time, I did nothing but rest.

To be exact, I checked carefully to see if anything had happened in the forest while I was away. After all, the forest was my shelter.

Fortunately, there were no noticeable changes, but there was a significant increase in the number of dangerous carnivores. These were dealt with immediately.

But there was one important part, which was Porori’s territory. The guy’s territory had become quite chaotic.

Normally, it should only be empty for a week, but since it was empty for over a month, it is only natural that there would be problems with the area.

‘You said the squirrels were hunted?’

Originally, the squirrels of the Squirrel Forest were living a safe life under the protection of Porori.

However, the disaster occurred because Porori was absent for a long time due to an unexpected incident.

I heard roughly that over 50% of the squirrels were killed by predators.

In fact, there were so many squirrels that it couldn’t be helped.

Of course, from Porori’s point of view, it was a situation where the people were brutally massacred because he had left the kingdom for a while.

The wind of blood must be blowing by now. My condolences to the predators who thought the squirrel forest was a honey pot.

‘I don’t really have anything to do.’

For some reason, my race didn’t change this time. It seems like it’s because the natural environment itself didn’t change much.

So there is no reason to go deep into the Forest of Chaos. It means you are free for a week.

What happened during that process? Something very interesting happened.

“What is that, that, that, that student doing?!”

“Call someone quickly! If you keep doing that and fall, you’ll be in big trouble!”

When I went out to eat something delicious because I was bored, the area near the monument was particularly bustling.

I approached to see what was going on, and saw a familiar yellow-haired man climbing the monument, nodding along.

‘······Luna? Why is she acting like that?’

It was Luna. Not only the color, but that ponytail is a style that only Luna sticks to.

Well, Reina also has a ponytail, but the length is different. Anyway, let’s move on from that.

‘Did I eat something wrong? Did I eat some strange mushroom in the forest?’

I couldn’t help but feel worried as I watched Luna climb the monument.

I climbed the monument for a reason, but Luna has no idea. What could possibly be causing her to do that?

But it wasn’t long before I realized why. It was thanks to someone barely visible from the top of the monument.

Because the peak was so high, I had to squint my eyes to see it, but I could see it clearly.

‘······tale?’

It was Seolhwa. Seolhwa was sitting on top of the monument and shaking her legs.

It’s like a child admiring a landscape. The problem is that the child is climbing up a very high tower.

I realized why Luna was going through all that trouble. That’s why I brought her to the Academy.

‘Do you think you can do it······?’

To be honest, I’m worried that she’ll fall. And there’s no guarantee that Seolhwa will save her.

You might ask if I don’t believe in Sulwha, and that’s true. He’s such an unpredictable person that I still can’t trust him.

Finally, after seeing Luna climb to the top, I felt relieved and started walking. She must have had a hard time too.

“Here it is.”

“Thank you. Enjoy your meal.”

“You won’t be selling it next week, right?”

“Starting next week, we should start preparing winter food.”

I asked while receiving my chocolate ice cream. The weather is gradually getting colder.

Maybe starting next week, not the week after, they’ll be selling warm sweet potatoes.

Whatever it is, as long as it’s sweet, that’s fine. You’ll gain some weight, but if you exercise, you’ll lose it quickly.

‘I’m eating this after a month too.’

The sweet taste of ice cream spread throughout my mouth. Whoever invented ice cream must be a god.

‘Should we take this opportunity to visit Jane’s workshop?’

Since I’ve only been back for a month, there’s a lot to do. Meeting people I’ve gotten to know.

If possible, I’d like to meet Reina first, but unfortunately she’s out on an internship. I guess I’ll see her tomorrow or the day after.

I heard that you’ve made some friends and are able to communicate to some extent, so I hope you’re doing well.

Other than that, there aren’t any rumors that I’ve heard. Some of them have only been a day, and some of them are really big things our class has been through.

‘I think Reina’s peninsula has burst.’

Anyone who knows anything will know that the government agencies of the Huan Empire have been completely blown away and are virtually paralyzed.

Danjin is somehow trying to fix it now, but it won’t be easy. And more than half of Reina’s people are from the East.

Half of them are from the Huan Empire, and the other half are from the Allied Nations. It’s a combination that wouldn’t be strange no matter what happens.

‘The incident itself happened a few times. I don’t know what it is like now.’

I was just finishing my ice cream and about to get up from the bench.

“What are you eating?”

“?”

I heard a familiar voice next to me. I turned my head and saw Seolhwa, who I didn’t even know when she had appeared, staring at me.

For a moment, she was slightly taken aback by Seolhwa’s appearance, and then looked at the person next to her.

“Ugh······ gasp······ ugh······”

Perhaps because she climbed the monument naked, Luna’s face turned pale and she was out of breath.

The monument cannot be climbed using magic power, so it must be climbed bare-handed. Even I had a bit of trouble climbing it.

No matter how much Luna grew, her stamina wasn’t something that could be built up in a short period of time. I could understand why she was having such a hard time.

“Want to eat?”

“Didn’t you eat it all?”

“You can buy it again.”

“I, I’d like some water······ No. Just some orange juice······”

Luna got in the way, but I felt so bad for her that I bought her one. Orange juice would be enough.

Anyway, while buying ice cream for Seolhwa, I bought one for myself as well. The rule is that if it tastes good, you buy another one.

“Have you ever tried it?”

“I’ve seen it a few times. But it’s a little different from what I saw then. It was a little darker then, but this is softer.”

“It’s soft ice cream.”

“hmm.”

Seolhwa licked the vanilla ice cream a few times with her tongue and then nodded. She even smiled as a bonus.

Even though she is a transcendent being, she has the form of a human and thus possesses five senses. Of course, she can enjoy taste as well.

After that, she enjoyed the pleasure of savoring ice cream. But maybe it was because the speed was slow.

-Gulp

Melted ice cream ran down her hand. She looked around to see if there was anything she could wipe it off.

“Unholy.”

-Thud!

But Seol-hwa’s actions were faster. As soon as she saw the ice cream spilling on her hand, she threw it on the floor.

There is no rash like this rash. Even the face showed a clear reaction of discomfort.

“How dare you defile my hand with this food. It is unholy.”

“······It’s because it melted. You just have to wipe it off.”

“Is that so? I just felt bad for a moment.”

If it’s a fairy tale, then it’s a very fairy tale-like reaction, so I’m speechless. How do I deal with that?

While I was thinking about it, Seolhwa turned her head to Luna, who was resting.

She is resting as if she is going to survive to some extent, perhaps because she drank orange juice.

But the command of the tale that followed was enough to touch Luna.

“Luna.”

“yes?”

“Clean it up.”

“······yes?”

A very clean order to clean up, no more.

When Luna showed a momentary bewilderment, Seolhwa personally pointed to the ice cream on the floor with her finger.

“I ordered you to clean up. Aren’t you making a mess on the floor?”

“······That’s what Seolhwa-nim threw.”

“So I command you.”

It’s not just confident, it’s shameless. Of course, Luna also had an expression of astonishment.

A behavior that allows us to infer what kind of life he has lived so far. There was not even a speck of sociality.

“······Excuse me, Seolhwa. Could you please raise both your arms?”

“Are you ordering me around?”

“I want to do this even if I die.”

Of course, Luna was no pushover either. I don’t know what kind of confidence it was, but she gave orders to Seolhwa.

Maybe we became close just yesterday. As I was thinking that, Seolhwa raised both hands.

Surprisingly, he listened to Luna. This alone was surprising, but······

“Do you see that thing hanging on my wrist? That’s my hand.”

“··· ···”

“If you have hands, clean them yourself.”

I couldn’t help but be astonished at the chaos that followed. It was a high-level twist.

No. This isn’t chaos, but Luna’s own speaking skills. It’s the first time I’ve seen her do something like that.

“That’s an interesting story. It seems you’re a storyteller by nature.”

“Stop talking nonsense and get it done.”

“i get it.”

What was even more surprising was that Seolhwa listened to Luna’s words obediently. Seolhwa reached out to the ice cream that had spilled on the ground.

Before long, the ice cream started to wiggle and then, poof!, it was all gone, except for the wet, sticky part on the floor.

It’s a space travel. As expected of a transcendent being, he did it without saying a word.

“Well done. Don’t give me that kind of order again.”

“I will do it only for you.”

“No. Why me?!”

“Because it’s fun.”

Hmm. I guess I get the general idea by looking at this.

For Seolhwa, Luna is a fun toy.

Every time I touch it, it reacts like that, so I would joke around too.

‘Rather than being a prankster······’

Yeah, that fits.

‘Isn’t it just evil?’

That’s evil.

A villain that cannot even be stopped or prepared for.

It’s much better than a nuclear bomb, but it must be very stressful for Luna.

“Is there anything fun to do? I’m bored.”

“··· ···”

The problem is, if that fun isn’t met, we don’t know what will happen.

After listening to Seol-hwa’s words, I hesitated and then carefully opened my mouth.

“······Do you like machines?”

The answer that comes back is.

“I like breaking things.”

“··· ···”

It was an answer that would make Jane cry.