I Noticed That It Was an Academy After 10 Years - I Noticed That It Was an Academy After 10 Years chapter 344
- Home
- I Noticed That It Was an Academy After 10 Years
- I Noticed That It Was an Academy After 10 Years chapter 344
344.Welcome to Our Paradise (6)
“Lenny.”
“Why, why?”
Lennie’s red cheeks came into my field of vision. I guess I wasn’t immune to this type of situation, so I felt as shy as Viola.
“Just think comfortably.”
“Would you be able to calm down in this situation?”
Leni was blushing and fidgeting, as if the situation of her arms being crossed was awkward in itself. Fortunately, she seems to be perceived as shy by the people of Paradise, but I spoke into her ear like lovers whispering.
“Do you remember the location of the temple?”
“If it’s a temple…If the location hasn’t changed, it’s in the north.”
It would be a good idea to go to the temple first.
If Paradise rejected Calonism, there was a high probability that something would have happened to the temple.
Either the temple is destroyed, or they serve someone who is probably Rugaru and not Kalon. But what is this guy called Rugaru?
It’s a name I’ve never heard of either in the original or here, so there’s a high probability that it’s a foreign god, or something that calls itself a god… But is it strong?
What about mental contamination?
It was not easy to gauge the foreign media I had met so far because they were all so different. A foreign body that turns people into brainiacs, a foreign body that is close to an alien life form, and this unidentified foreign body.
Perhaps the foreign gods are not a group that shares something in common, but rather a collection of gods like Greek and Roman mythology or leader.
If Rugaru were a foreign news outlet, it would be able to put a wedge in these speculations.
“Hey, we’ve arrived.”
“…I smell blood.”
There is a smell of blood in the sacred temple… Having visited the temple many times before, this was a very strange experience. The smell of blood is strong in a place that is neither a battlefield nor a slaughterhouse.
Unless the shrine changed its business to a slaughterhouse, something must have happened. I looked up at the pure white temple, which, unlike the strong smell of blood, had a sacred atmosphere.
“Is this a temple?”
“It doesn’t seem like much has changed since I was young… But I feel like something is out of place.”
“It’s a feeling of discomfort.”
I’m a little hesitant to go in. It felt like I was walking into the middle of enemy territory on my own. It’s hard to enter without knowing what’s there.
Should I take a walk around town and check it out first? If possible, there are things I want to experiment with.
“Lenny. Let’s go into the temple later. “For now, I think it would be better to focus on finding your friend or anything suspicious.”
“I agree. But what are you going to do?”
“I want to meet your friend. Do you know the address?”
“Hmm, I don’t know where you live. “Wouldn’t it be nice to ask people?”
“Then we have to start with a search. First, let’s take a walk around the village and ask about our friends.”
We turned away from the temple and headed toward the center of the village. A decent sized square and people walking around. There were ecstatic smiles on people’s faces.
To be honest, I don’t feel comfortable talking to people with faces like that, but I can’t help it. Among them, I approached the old man who seemed to be in good condition.
“Elder. I would like to ask as I was passing by. I’m looking for someone named Priya. Do you know anyone?”
“Hol ho ho… Priya… Was there a child like that here?”
“I was visiting a friend from my hometown, but I didn’t know where he lived.”
“I don’t know where he is, but he must be living a happy life in this paradise!”
The old man smiled brightly and answered. On the outside, he seemed like a nice old man, but the corners of his mouth were turned up so much that he looked grotesque. He didn’t have a natural smile, but something closer to a forced smile.
“Thank you for the advice.”
“Yes, I hope you too live a happy life in paradise!”
After that, I asked several people, but the answers I got back weren’t much different.
He talks about paradise and doesn’t give a proper answer, but he just repeats endlessly, telling me to have a happy life in paradise. Since it looked like an NPC, we had no choice but to rest in the corner of the square without gaining much income.
“How can I tell you the names of all my friends and not even one of them?”
“Is it just because my brain is full of paradise? Or maybe he’s hiding it from us.”
“Should I go to the temple too?”
“That would be most certain.”
“So your next destination is going to be a temple?”
“I guess so.”
It was the moment I decided on my next destination and was about to get up. I quickly turned around to check behind me when I felt a tap on my back.
“Are you from outside the country?”
A thin boy who appears to be in his early teens. It was hard to tell if she was a man or a woman because she had a thin body and a bird’s nest haircut.
“…That’s right.”
“Would you like to follow me?”
I looked at Lennie in silence. And Lennie made eye contact with me, probably thinking the same thing.
“…Okay.”
We followed the child and headed towards the unknown.
—————–
“My name is Sarah.”
“Um, yeah. Sarah. “Why did you bring us here?”
We are in a corner of town. A somewhat shabby house.
There we faced a child who introduced herself as Sarah. A child named Sarah looked up at us with a clearly sick look on her face. Ironically, it was the most lively expression we had ever seen in the village.
“Did you come here knowing about this place?”
“Okay.”
“You are reckless to walk into such a dangerous place on your own.”
“We came here to investigate what happened. Just to solve it.”
“The two of you?”
Why are you looking at me with distrust? Don’t you know me?
“Do you not know who I am?”
“I don’t know much because I’ve been trapped in this village for several years.”
Like that.
I couldn’t help but look at this poor child with pity. And, as if adding pity to the pity, a growling sound rang out.
“Oh…”
“I have some food. Do you want to eat it?”
“Thank you.”
I took out the ample food I had brought with me from my bag and laid it out in front of Sarah. Sarah began to eat her food hungrily, her eyes sparkling like a child of that age.
We quietly waited for Sarah to finish eating.
“S-sorry. “I’m so hungry, so stop… “
“Okay. “If you need more, I’ll take it out.”
“No. I’m full…”
“Then let’s begin the story. “Since when did this village become like this?”
There was a mountain of things to ask, so I had to go through each one and gather information. Sarah wiggled her hands and began to speak.
“It was three years… Three years ago. It was when our village was suffering from famine, and suddenly we heard a loud crackling noise coming from the temple… And from then on, everyone started acting weird.
They said that Lord Rugaru had given them a blessing, so they ate the meat raw…”
Raw meat?
I think I’m really crazy. Do you eat raw meat with a healthy fire on?
“What kind of meat was it?”
“I don’t know. But I don’t think it was a pig or a cow… Our village rarely raises cows or pigs. “It’s too little for people to share…”
An ominous assumption crosses my mind. Surely it’s not human meat?
“…Next question. Looking at this place, it seems like there are people in relatively good condition gathered here. “What are you doing here?”
“The people here don’t believe in Rugaru. “They drove me here because I was a non-believer…”
Surprisingly, it didn’t kill him.
“They say you will be happy if you become a believer, but why not become a believer?”
“He looked at every inch of my body with a smile and clicked his tongue. “I’m scared.”
Not pervert b*stards… No matter how I look at it, I think it’s because I haven’t gained much weight.
In any case, was the smell of blood coming from the temple a result of slaughtering people? I frowned at this rather disgusting fact. Lennie seemed to be no different from me, as she gritted her teeth and cursed.
“Fuck you guys…”
“First of all, I understand that paradise is a very dangerous place.”
“So you have to run away quickly. It might be difficult, but…”
“Are you not running away?”
“If you run away and get caught, you will be taken away. I have never seen anyone who was taken come back. But if you are a traveler… You might be able to make an excuse and go out.”
Even in this situation, you still worry about us. He’s a really kind-hearted kid. We can’t let a child like this rot here.
“How many people are hiding here like you?”
“Uh…About 30 people.”
“Hmm. I get it. “I will help you escape.”
An investigation is an investigation, but first we have to get these kids out so we can either play tricks or escape.
“Lenny. “I’m sorry, but I’ll let these kids escape first.”
“Yes? But the village people…”
“Do not worry. Because that’s easy for me.”
No matter what he did, he couldn’t stop my escape show unless Rugaru or some other b*stard directly told him to.
“So, are you going to gather people together now?”
“…Yes!”
So, the emergency escape operation began.