Chapter 23 – 23. The Sea

In the end, it was Margaret who saved Master.

Like a witch of space, Margaret, who rescued Master by cutting off her tentacles with mysterious space magic, began to pay attention to me, telling me to go quickly.

I recognized him and quickly ran to rescue Master.

“Master!”
“Ahh…… John…….”

The rescued Evangeline’s body was smeared with slime from a translucent sea monster.

However, I couldn’t turn my head around forever, so I started wiping off the mucus from Master’s body with the cloth I brought while looking at Master who was soaked in mucus.

“…… It doesn’t clean well.”
“Ugh- I feel bad. I’ll go into the sea for a while.”
“You just suffered like that, again?”
“It’s just because I was careless! Originally, even if hundreds of such monsters attacked…….”

Sensing that her pride was about to lengthen, I shook her hand and pushed her into her quicksand. Looking at the disciple pushing her away, she pouted her mouth and went into the sea to wash off the mucus from her body before coming out.

Maybe it was the application of magic, but when he went in and out of the sea, he came out after shaking off all the water from his body- Looking at that, I thought of something.

“Master, by any chance…….”

I suggested the idea to Master, who listened to me and actually tested it to see if it was possible.

I, who had never thought that such a thing would actually be possible, looked at her with a half-shocked expression.

“…… I wouldn’t normally use this.”
“Yeah, but…… Just in case, let’s take a little.”

Evangeline filled the beaker she had brought with some seawater and sealed it. I enjoyed my vacation with Master, praying that the seal would not be broken.

* * *

Realizing that there are monsters in the sea, Evangeline and Margaret prioritized cleaning the monsters by going around the area before enjoying their vacation.

When I asked why she prioritized that task that seemed unnecessary, Master pointed to me as the reason.

“It’s okay if we get caught by monsters, but aren’t you?”
“…… Ah.”

Hey, even the translucent sea monster that had caught Evangeline a while ago was enough to convince me that it had a tremendous grip. That if he had been caught, he would have been crushed to death like a can in a compressor.

‘How the hell did Master hold up…….’

I know that he must have used some kind of magic, but I also wondered if such a thing was possible in such a short time that I couldn’t even see it. Isn’t that a reaction speed unlike a human?

With that thought in mind, I followed Master around the entire island. The fact that humans did not touch it meant that there were so many animals and plants living there. Numerous animals and plants eventually meant many monsters.

Plants and animals that have awakened magical powers were called monsters, so it was only natural that the higher the number, the higher the probability of awakening.

Master, who was circling the island slaughtering monsters, clapped his hands as if he had a good idea and looked back at me.

“John.”
“Yes, Master.”
“Would you like to catch one too?”
“…… Me?”
“Yes. We’ll see what’s dangerous and we’ll block it— why don’t you try fighting?”

If not now, when will I fight monsters like this again? Evangeline invited me to fight monsters. He could have refused to fight and hide behind Master forever, but Daehan Geon-ah’s pride wouldn’t allow it.

In the end, I accepted him and stepped forward, regretting my choice less than three seconds later.

‘Fuck…… What is that…….’

I frowned at the huge river mouth in front of me. Some people say shrimp are the cockroaches of the sea, but you can’t say that when you see this scene.

The cockroaches of the sea were river mouths. Look at those antennae on the top of his head. How about the legs protruding from the side of the armor-like upper?

“Wow- Evangeline No. 2.”

Perhaps she wasn’t fighting, Margaret laughed leisurely beside her and threw a joke. But I couldn’t laugh at all.

The first reason is that I have to fight this giant insect offspring with my bare body, and the second reason is that I couldn’t sympathize with Master and this one’s resemblance.

‘Master usually looks like this?’

Then it is understandable that others hate Master so much. After being hated and hated, even the person himself came to hate his appearance…….

“…… Master, can I use a stick or something?”
“Don’t you have anything like that?”
“Just…… I’ll just pick up a branch and use it. I can’t even touch it with my bare hands…….”

As I said that, I picked up a branch that had fallen beside me. Compared to the monster’s sturdy armor, it looks incredibly soft. As if it would break with just one blow.

It’s obviously weaker than bare hands, but it’s better than bare hands. Yeah, rather than reaching for it with my bare hands…….

“Aaaaa!”

As I screamed and approached the monster that looked like I couldn’t deal with it sober, the river mouth reacted to the sound and moved its legs and charged at me.

I rushed as fast as the number of legs that caused disgust, so before I could swing the branch in my hand, the river mouth pushed me away.

Poo-! The moment I collided with a huge mass and fell to the floor, a disgusting creature in front of me that I couldn’t bear to open my eyes opened its mouth and tried to gnaw at my body.

“Fuck-!”

She cursed and twisted her body, and managed to escape only after leaving scars all over her body. The psychological damage was greater than the physical damage suffered during the escape.

I looked at Master with pleading eyes. But Master shook his head as if he couldn’t see it.

What can a powerless disciple do? He must have already touched his body. I clenched my fist and ran towards the monster.

‘Fuck, fuck-!’

If Master had a purpose to make her adapt to this repulsive appearance, she succeeded. Too much too.

* * *

Seeing Johan punch, Evangeline talked to Margaret, who was next to her.

“Well, isn’t it strange?”
[What?]
“I know how to use magic, but I can’t use magic.”
[It’s unusual for someone who isn’t a witch to use magic.]

Margaret was able to travel all over the world without restrictions of distance, but there was no such thing as a man who could use magic wherever she went. Of course, no one could see through her curse and face her.

That is why John is so special. Because it is unique in the world. Never seen in hundreds of years…….

“So, that’s weird.”
[What?]
“Didn’t monsters also use magic when they awaken their magical powers? But John doesn’t show any signs of using magic…….”

Demonic spirits who have awakened their magic become aware of the magic that strengthens their innate characteristics. In the case of the monster that Yohan is beating, he must be using magic that makes his upper skin even harder.

Some monsters have magic that enhances their sense of smell, and some monsters have magic that increases their running speed.

The effect was very localized, and it was only magic that had no way to apply—but monsters could also use magic like witches.

[Existence itself could be magic]
“Removing the curse is John’s magic?”
[Okay.]
“To say that, Yohan was fine even after seeing me before he awakened his magical powers?”

The two continued their conversation, discussing what magic Johan might have. I couldn’t pay attention to Yohan himself because we were talking like that…….

“Euracha!”

Kwazijik-!

I couldn’t even properly observe how Yohan screamed, smashed the outer skin of the monster, and completely turned the insides into porridge.

Evangeline, realizing that it was only belatedly that Yohan had defeated the monster, approached Yohan, shook off foreign substances from his body, and secretly inspected the corpse of the monster he had defeated.

‘…… Almost smashed in one shot? This sturdy monster?’

It was a monster with a strong upper body that could easily be repelled even by a miner with excellent physical strength. No matter how hard he strengthened his body with magical powers, he was not a monster that could be defeated with a punch.

So, it means that something more than a simple punch must have intervened in catching this monster.

‘Magic… Did you write it?’

However, unlike witches who instinctively realize magic, John was a man who used magic, and was not even a person from this world. Evangeline stopped judging her pupil with her own little knowledge and looked at John.

Perhaps it was the aftereffects of the actual battle, John calmly looked at his trembling hands.

“…… It’s ok?”
“Master…….”
“Yeah, if it’s hard, shall we stop here?”
“I can’t forget…… How do i… ?”

After hearing John’s words, Evangeline thought that John might have a weaker heart than he thought. He must have experienced the same PTSD that knights and soldiers experience during wartime.

Evangeline, who has lived for a long time and met various human groups, also knew how to treat them.

“It’s okay. Do you have a master?”

Believe that time will solve it and just comfort it. Evangeline said that and pulled John over and buried him in her chest.

The moment his face dug into her breastbone, Evangeline felt an indescribable thrill. To the point where I don’t regret coming here today…….

While rubbing his face against his chest, Yohan raised his hand as if he was uncomfortable.

“Oh, uh! Why? Did you pull too hard…… ?”
“…… No, Master. Not that.”

Yohan put his hand away from me as if he was disgusted and frowned. It’s a bit unusual to be shocked by simply killing a living creature.

And the reason why he behaved like that, Evangeline soon found out.

“The smell…… I’m not missing…….”
“Ah…”

Evangeline removed the blood scab from the monster with magic, but it wasn’t perfect. I couldn’t even get rid of the smell on my hands that had dug into my intestines.

That’s what John said. The smell from your hands doesn’t go away…….

‘Hey, our John can’t be that weak.’

Evangeline thought so and completely removed even the smell from his hands her. And, she wasn’t wrong.

Because John was a modern man who could smile calmly in the face of a million deaths if it were the lives of people who had nothing to do with him.