A Stuffed Cheonma in my Head - Chapter 33



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Episode 033. Ignoring You

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I moved my legs quickly.

There was quite a bit of delay between fighting, eating, and having a snack, so we had to hurry.

Sam didn’t eat it on the spot, but just took it away.

I guess I’ll have to take it before I go to bed later tonight.

While walking, the internal energy consumed while fighting the two brothers was recovered not only with the help of the Unkijosik but also with the help of the Ungong method taught by Cheonma.

To put it simply, exercise method is to move your body while stimulating your energy, and in that respect, it has some similarities to light exercise.

Although it wasn’t as effective as sitting down and doing the exercise, it was useful enough to recover the internal energy used.

While I was walking along the road like that, Shushuruta suddenly spoke to me.

“Ashvan.”

“what.”

“Can I see the dagger?”

I stopped for a moment and looked into her eyes.

“why.”

“Didn’t you say that some of the information you gathered about the dagger last time was a bit absurd?”

“That’s right.”

“I thought it might not be a bad idea to give it a try just in case.”

“… … .”

Shushuruta shamelessly extended his hand.

“Let me give it a try.”

“Will you give it to me?”

Then Shushuruta scolded me with a stern expression.

“How can you not trust your comrades like that? I even found the elixir you spoke of. How can you not trust them so much as a comrade?”

“… … .”

“I’m so sad, so sad. I can’t live because I’m so sad.”

However, when I showed no reaction, Shushuruta grabbed my arm and made me hold onto his arm with it.

“Eight. Well then, hold me like this while I examine the dagger. If that puts your mind at ease, then I can’t help it.”

I was lost in thought, holding onto Shushuruta’s slender arm.

If you hold onto one arm, you might be able to prevent Shushuruta from running away with the dagger.

What if there’s another comrade nearby? So Shushuruta throws the dagger at him?

Hmm. In that case, all you have to do is hug Shushuruta and chase after him.

There is no one as fast as Shushuruta, and even if he is quite fast, I can easily keep up with him with my speed while holding Shushuruta.

However, holding on to someone’s arm delays movement time. It’s also uncomfortable.

then…….

I looked at Shushuruta, rubbing my chin.

“hmm…….”

“?”

“Shushuruta.”

“Something.”

“Come here.”

“… … ?”

After much thought, I placed Shushuruta on my shoulder and rode the horse.

This way, there is no problem moving, and since you are holding on to Shushuruta’s feet tightly, there is no need to worry about it running away.

What’s more, this guy is so light that you wonder where the food he eats goes.

“Oh. Oh. This is fun.”

Shushuruta screamed while holding my head with both hands.

Fortunately, Shushuruta seems to be satisfied as well.

I asked Shushuruta, who was having fun like a child.

“What direction? Is this the right way to go?”

“Just follow the road.”

“All the way?”

“All the way.”

“All right. Check.”

“The dagger?”

“ruler.”

Only then did I hand her the Dagger of Oposis.

“oh…….”

Shushuruta examined the dagger with sparkling eyes.

I couldn’t see his eyes because he was burning the firewood, but judging by his voice, I’m sure that’s what happened.

I walked in the direction Shushuruta had told me and asked.

“What are you going to try?”

“first.”

Shushuruta suddenly licked the edge of the dagger.

“Hey, hey! What are you doing?”

I glanced up at the sound of something being licked and said in horror.

She licked the dagger as if it were a lollipop.

“Are you crazy? Why are you licking the dagger?”

“Hmm. It doesn’t taste that good.”

Shushuruta replied, licking his lips.

“There was a theory that the magic would be activated if a pretty woman licked the black cotton.”

“… … .”

They said it was absurd, and it really was absurd to the point of no end.

What kind of guy said something like that? Is that okay?

I spoke in a low growl.

“You clean it well and return it to me.”

“I see. You’re being picky.”

After that, Shushuruta dropped vinegar on the dagger, then held the dagger in prayer and muttered an unknown spell, then dropped candle wax… … and did all sorts of things.

Cheonma, who was watching Shushuruta like that, said.

[Hmm. You’re doing something strange. Is that magic? It seems similar to sorcery.]

“No, that’s just stupid.”

To say that it’s magic is to insult magic.

Shushuruta asked, burning some of his hair on the dagger.

“Stupid? What do you mean stupid?”

“… … It’s nothing.”

I decided to just ignore her for the last time, when she tapped my head with the side of her dagger.

After that, I just focused on walking along the path, keeping my gaze in front of me and continuing to practice.

* * *

As the sun was slowly setting, we discovered a small village.

Shushuruta said, rolling up the map and putting it away.

“I’m staying there today.”

“Is there any possibility?”

It was a small village without any walls, like a village of hermits.

An ordinary town with nothing special about it.

I glanced up at the seemingly ordinary village.

Shushuruta, who was staring blankly at the village while riding a horse, flinched in surprise and belatedly looked at the dagger closely.

“Hmm… … There’s a pattern here… … .”

“… … .”

Shushuruta has never come down since he climbed onto my shoulder.

What does that mean? It means that I came comfortably without even touching the ground once.

I remember Shushuruta fiddling with his dagger, saying that he still had more experiments to do when told to come down. What an annoyance.

I reached out and snatched the dagger from her without giving her a chance to make an excuse, and said:

“Why don’t you come down? It’s time to go back to being blind.”

Then Shushuruta hesitated and hesitated as if he felt sorry for something.

“Era.”

He grabbed her two lazy legs and hurled them forward.

“Eww!”

Shushuruta let out a strange scream and flew through the air as if floating, then balanced himself in the air and landed lightly on the ground. There really was no cat in particular.

Shushuruta turned around quickly.

“Why are you throwing it!”

“Who is dawdling?”

I put a black band around my eyes, unsheathed my sword from my waist, and groped my way forward.

He moved forward slowly, deliberately not even showing his wits. He was clearly a blind man.

Now I was getting used to being blind.

I called Shushuruta.

“Hey, little sister. Are you planning on leaving your brother here after he lost his light?”

“… … Tsk.”

Shushuruta approached, grabbed the arm that was not holding the cane, and slowly led him.

“The road is rough, so be careful, brother. You might fall.”

Then he suddenly stepped forward, but I quickly avoided the attack with my quick reaction speed.

We stopped for a moment and had a snowball fight.

“Brother, can you see? Why can you see? How can you see with your eyes covered?”

“If you look with your mind’s eye, you will see.”

“My brother is so depressed that I can’t even look at him.”

“Haha, that’s the kind of person who talks to older brother.”

We entered the village as friendly siblings.

But before I could even take a few steps into the village, I was stopped.

“You are an outsider!”

As one of the villagers who discovered us shouted, a crowd of villagers appeared from somewhere and surrounded us.

To put it nicely, it wasn’t a welcoming atmosphere.

“Who are you!”

It was a very cautious voice.

Shushuruta and I were both taken aback by the unexpected reaction.

I took in the atmosphere for a moment and then answered.

“I am a traveler on the road. Can I stay with you for just one night?”

Answers came back from everywhere right away.

“You’re an outsider! I can’t believe you!”

“Have you forgotten what Prescilla said?”

“No one is allowed into the village until Prescilla receives the oracle!”

“Go back! Go back!”

“Get out of town!”

I was surprised by the strong opposition from the villagers who seemed to be cursing and took a small step back.

His eyes were sharp and every word he said was sharp and piercing.

Shushuruta, who grabbed my arm, whispered.

“Ashvan. The atmosphere is tense. People are glaring at us with bloodshot eyes. Some are wielding sharp farming tools as weapons.”

“… … I guess so.”

“Why are you so angry?”

But when I saw him, it felt more like he was very scared than angry.

What are you so afraid of? I couldn’t figure it out yet, because I had just entered the village.

If you become too absorbed in one emotion, your vision narrows.

The townspeople were so consumed by their fear that they didn’t even notice that we were a poor blind man and his frail sister supporting him.

What could have made them like this?

But asking didn’t seem like it would lead to a correct answer.

“Go back! Go back!”

“Get out of the village! Outsider!”

An old man stepped forward through the commotion among the screaming residents.

“… … I’m sorry, but now is not a good time. Go back.”

“What is going on… … .”

“I have nothing more to say.”

I wanted to ask the whole story, but the old man spoke firmly and cut me off.

I had no choice but to back out.

“… … I understand.”

I left the village with Shushuruta’s support and a cane in one hand.

Even though his back looked quite pitiful, no one said anything about accepting him.

* * *

Eventually we were driven out of the village and had to camp in the forest.

“You’re camping in the forest when there’s a village right next door? Does that make sense?”

Shushuruta grumbled.

We quickly gathered some sticks and started a campfire before the sun set completely.

Knock knock knock

Shushuruta continued to grumble while eating the grilled jerky.

“The village people are so kind. How dare they treat me coldly.”

Certainly, it was a strange sight.

It was as if they were treating someone with the plague. It didn’t seem like they were treating us differently. I’m sure they would have reacted the same way if anyone else had entered the village.

What should I say? It was a strange atmosphere that was very ominous and yet somehow distorted. Anger and fear coexisted.

I muttered, staring at the crackling campfire with my chin resting on my hand.

“… … That’s strange. What happened?”

“What happened? People are just mean. They’re just bad people.”

“No. It’s not like they’re just mean.”

Shushuruta snorted.

“Huh. What do you know?”

It looks like it has strong horns.

I thought quietly and then said to Shushuruta.

“Shushuruta.”

“Something.”

“You have good ears. Listen to what the townspeople are saying.”

Shushuruta replied, chewing on the jerky.

“I don’t know. They say things like ‘kids, kids’… … Oh, wait a minute.”

Shushuruta pricked up his ears as he spoke.

“what?”

“fizzle.”

Shushuruta, who put his finger to his lips, remained still for a moment and then said this.

“I hear a scream.”

“In the village?”

“No, it’s the other side.”

Shushuruta listened quietly into the darkness.

After a while, I figured out what the scream was about.

“It’s a demon.”

My eyes lit up at the unexpected words.

“The devil?”

[Devil?]

Shushuruta nodded.

“Yes. It looks like someone is being chased by a demon.”

Cheonma said.

[Demon? Are you talking about those monsters you showed me last time?]

“I think so, Master.”

Cheonma said in an excited tone.

[What are you doing? Why aren’t you going to George right now?]

I asked Shushuruta urgently.

“Direction. Where are you?”

Shushuruta pointed into the darkness.

“Over there―”

I ran in that direction without even listening.

The wind began to blow from the tips of my feet that hit the ground.

“Hehehe.”

A smile naturally came out of my mouth.

Honestly, there is nothing like the refreshing taste of a bowl of noodles.

In Maya, they were such disgusting, horrible, and hateful people that they were worth tearing apart.

Why do I miss you when I can’t see you?

Is this… … a love that hurts?

‘What kind of demon could it be? C-class? B-class? No way… … A-class?’

I already had a strong desire to test my current skills.

There’s nothing like a magic wand to test your skills.

“Hehehe. Masuya, I’m going.”

[Hehehe.]

Cheonma also smiled faintly, perhaps excited at the thought of seeing the demon beast.