Chapter 170 – Funeral (2)

People were gathering in the capital square. Hero Wolf put on his armor like a warrior and looked under the lectern with a solemn face.

Alexander was commanding the priests in solemn attire and with a solemn expression, and Mobius’ seat was empty. As if the news of Fabian’s death hadn’t reached him, he was still continuing his research in the Magic Tower.

Wolf shook his head and looked down again. A group of beastmen was walking through the crowd. At the forefront, a trusty soldier hurried his steps, followed by a snow leopard beast with his head bowed. According to the explanation Wolf had heard, that snow leopard beastman was the leader of the beastmen.

Certainly, he gave off the air of being a captain even on the outside. The eyes that looked everywhere were fierce even in the state of being a prisoner, and the size was slightly larger than that of other beastmen. His thick forearms and legs felt so daunting that arrows couldn’t pierce them, and even his wagging tail seemed like a weapon.

“Get down on your knees!”

The prisoners knelt at the same time as the soldiers shouted. The subordinate beastmen rather hesitated, and the snow leopard beastman even lay flat on his face as if he had been trained that way. Wolf looked at him and frowned. It was because humiliation overflowed from his head to his toes, from his every action.

The soldier shouted.

“Does the leader of the beastmen have something to say!”

Wolf had heard many stories about the snow leopard man. Because of him, Orlando survived on the northern front. Because of their help, the North was able to survive. However, the reason they helped was because Drek-Psy was dead.

Even the word pride felt wasteful to those beastmen who betrayed themselves as if they had waited for their master as soon as they died. The soldiers who had already heard the rumors were giggling, and even among the knights, there were many who laughed at the shabby and large temple of the prisoner.

Wolf, too, could not give a good evaluation to that cowardly act.

“Thank you for saving my life! Thank you!”

Then, Suin shouted. The snow leopard beastman cried out with his head pressed to the floor. Wolf looked at the back of the snow leopard’s head and narrowed his eyes. He had no intention of saving them. Those prisoners were supposed to be thrown into a pit of fire as soon as the construction was finished. Therefore, the behavior of the snow leopard beastman felt more pitiful.

“The warrior’s favor! Don’t forget! Thank you!”

The snow leopard beast shouted that once more. Boos broke out among the crowd who came out to watch.

“You shameless bastard! Do you remember the faces of the northerners you trampled on! My son died because of you!”

“Kill! Kill them right now!”

“Let’s comfort the dead by hanging the prisoners!”

People were pushing the soldiers away. He was ready to break through the fence and beat the beastmen to death. The subordinate beastmen and young beastmen looked at the snow leopard beastman in amazement, and the snow leopard beastman made the other beastmen sit quietly.

“Quiet!”

Wolf shouted with power in his voice. Even if he neglected training, he was a man with the strength of a warrior. He drew up mana and let out a sound, and people plugged their ears and frowned at him. The madness that seemed to kill the prisoners at any moment subsided, and the soldiers let out a deep sigh.

“Snow leopard beast. He heard rumors that he would do anything to survive.”

The snow leopard beastman did not answer. He was the kind of person who would just nod his head as if the warrior was right, with his head pressed against the floor. Wolf waited for his answer and continued talking.

“First I betrayed the leader of the beasts and sided with the demons, and then I betrayed the demons and sided with the humans. It can be said that there is no such thing as pride.”

After saying that, Wolf unconsciously turned around. There was always Fabian in the back seat at these official events. It was to prepare for the assassination that happened behind the scenes. However, there was nothing in the place where Fabian had always been.

Wolf looked behind him for a moment and stood still, then spoke again.

“But the world’s resentment is too deep to kill you right away. In the North, people whose children have been ravaged by demons are knocking on the city gate every day, demanding revenge. My colleague Fabian died fighting the demon you followed.”

As the crowd began to hum again, this time Alexander gestured. The commander who received his instructions came forward and shouted.

“Please be quiet!”

The voice of the commander made the movement of the people quiet down again. Wolf nodded and then continued.

“Before you die, you must realize the weight of sin. From now on, all of you, from young prisoners to adults, will participate and build buildings here. My comrades who sacrificed their lives for us. A statue of Fabian and a memorial tower in honor of the dead will be erected on top of the building.”

Cried the snow leopard beastman.

“All right! I will do my best to build the building!”

Wolf raised his hand. Soldiers walked forward, each holding a short dagger and razor. The snow leopard beast lying on the floor looked at Wolf with a puzzled face for this moment. Said Wolf.

“Before the work to cleanse sins, I will give you special consideration. Can you do construction work in that thick fur coat in this hot weather? Beasts are said to be stronger than humans, but they get tired quickly in the scorching sun only when they are wearing fur.”

“Ah… Ah…”

The snow leopard beastman blinked his eyes and looked around. Even at this moment, he didn’t seem to have expected it. There were soldiers everywhere with razors and knives. People were giggling at the prisoners turned into laughing stock, and the priests and Alexander giggled, saying it was a rare sight.

“Shave their fur!”

With Wolf’s command, the soldiers rushed in unison. The prisoners were startled and struggled as if to resist. Wolf prepared to raise his hand, while the remaining soldiers drew their weapons and prepared for any eventuality.

The soldiers pulled the snow leopard by the hair and began to shave the fur on his back. The snow leopard beast man gnashed his teeth as he watched his white, glossy fur being shaved off. Trembling and twisting his lips, he opened his eyes again, and Wolf moved his feet slightly as if to prepare for the attack.

“Thank you!”

And the snow leopard man shouted like that. He smiled broadly, as if he wasn’t angry at all, and he yelled back and forth at Wolf.

“Thank you! Warrior! Thank you for caring me! Thanks to the hero, our prisoners will not die of exhaustion from the heat!”

Wolf lowered his hand again, dumbfounded. The soldiers looked at each other with a spirited expression, and the prisoners began to shave their fur in silence. Looking at the naked prisoners, people couldn’t help but laugh. It was because the way he looked down on himself to the point of being terribly aroused a strange feeling of fear.

Wolf felt a strange whirlwind and shouted.

“Beasts! Build a tower that comforts the north, and awaken a little bit of pride!”

“All right! Warrior!”

The snow leopard beastman answered. At the end of the ceremony, the date of the funeral was announced. Official funeral day. Hero Wolf and his friends were going to dig the first shovel for Fabian, and the prisoners were going to start the construction. Invitations flew all over the place for people to come on the date of the funeral.

Although the people of the original Plancia family were annoyed at the fact that they had to go to the funeral, they checked the seating arrangements to make sure they were sitting in the top seat.

As a member of the Plancia family, Isabel of Plancia received an invitation to attend the funeral of Fabian, the Hero’s party. Unlike Isabel, who felt burdened, Evan prepared her clothes as if she had to go, and she begged Taffy to go too.

However, since the funeral home is equipped with various devices to prevent the invasion of demons or evil wizards, Evan and Taffy decided to move separately from Isabel. It was because even if you couldn’t sit in the funeral seat, you could see the funeral from the window on the second floor or from the attic.

Morbius, who was in the middle of his research, also received a funeral notice. He was lost in his studies, lamenting the fact that he had not learned of his colleague’s death, and he hurriedly moved on, wiping away his tears.

He did not go to the capital.

He had someone to tell him the sad news before he went to the capital.

Petunia Titi.

Mobius also had to inform the hidden fifth member of Hero’s party.

The wagon, carrying Mobius, ran quickly.