Omniscient First-Person’s Viewpoint - Chapter 535



535 – Even If You’Re Dragged Into A Tiger’S Den, You’Ll Live If You Stay Conscious

Healing using divine power is close to restoration. So external injuries can be treated relatively easily, but internal injuries or illnesses are hardly recovered. That’s why I was groaning for days when Hilde healed me when I was ambushed in Claudia.

Then what about a regressor whose bones and muscles were crushed?

“…Ugh, cough…!”

The regressor had suffered wounds that wouldn’t be strange even if he died right away. Azir healed him, but the twisted blood and energy and the large internal injuries remained.

Fortunately, the regressor mastered the art of Ki circulation. If you master Ki circulation, which infuses Ki into your body, you can reattach broken bones and torn muscles with Ki. The regressor, who had somehow managed to stay alive and was carried on my back, washed his body, which was dirty with blood and mud, as he returned to the mansion.

“Mr. Shay, who was so healthy, is now so vain…. Rest easy.”

“I’m not dead yet…!”

I guess he has the energy to answer. His mental strength is really great. He somehow managed to stay conscious even after being knocked down by the mountain king.

“…You received blood from Tirkanjakar. I thought you were dead.”

“Strictly speaking, it’s different, but it’s almost the same.”

“Fortunately… I’m glad you’re not dead.”

I’m hearing such warm words from the regressor, who is lying down weakly? I guess he’s being a little more honest and cute because he’s groaning in pain. I’m so touched….

‘Hughes is also the king of beasts, so he’ll be able to lead the conversation with the mountain king well. Hughes will find out while I take a short break.’

They always stop just one step before being cute. He’s trying to get me to do something again. Yeah, that suits you.

“I’m not trying to be colorful, but I didn’t even know I had received blood until I was about to die today. In a word, I risked my life. Don’t forget that.”

“I risked my life too…! Cough, cough!”

“Even now, it seems like your neck or your life is hanging somewhere. You’re not going to die, are you?”

“I’m fine…. I still have some energy left. I also learned blood magic this time. If I regain consciousness and use Ki, I won’t die….”

In the old days, I used to envy those who mastered Ki, but even now that I have an immortal body, it would be a lie to say that I’m not envious.

“…However, I don’t know what will happen if I lose consciousness. There is a limit to the Ki I can use unconsciously.”

“If you feel like you’re going to die, please leave all your inheritance in front of me as a will. In case your pocket closes, please take out all the items in your pocket.”

“Okay…? If I die, it’s all over.”

Huh. Do you think I’m going to watch my money go to someone else? I’ll die with it even if I die when I die!

It sounds like that, but in fact, there’s no need to think hard about it. It means that everything is over when you regress the moment you die.

The regressor, who smiled slyly, groaned and said.

“So… first, listen to the mountain king.”

“Mr. Shay looks like he’s about to die. Are you telling me to have a good time with the tiger that made Mr. Shay like this?”

“When did you ever care about me like that…. It’s urgent to ask the mountain king what he wants. I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep if I hear that….”

As the regressor groaned as if he was about to die, the mountain king opened the door wide and appeared.

“Did you call me?”

As expected of a tiger, he really comes out when you call him.

“Yeah. You said you had something to say?”

“To be exact, you have something to answer to me.”

“That’s what you have to say. I got it. There’s a patient here, so let’s sit over there on the sofa.”

“Gya-rung. Good.”

I guess the regressor wants that too. I left the room with the door slightly open.

In the meantime, the mountain king had jumped up and climbed onto the sofa. He looks just like a white tiger with his head resting on the armrest and his legs stretched out comfortably. The mountain king, who seemed to like the feel of the sofa, soon looked around.

“Where’s the dog?”

“Azir is probably treating the injured person right now.”

“Huh. Bring him.”

The mountain king jumped out the window and disappeared somewhere. After a while, he jumped over the fence with Azir’s nape in his mouth and dropped him in the yard. Azir looked around with a clueless face, then ran to me when he saw me.

“Kidnapping! The tiger took me away!”

“He has something to say.”

“It’s not a conversation if it’s done with your mouth! Ouch! Violence!”

“Growl. Do you really want to see my violence?”

Azir became quiet in an instant. The mountain king, who was lying down on the sofa, looked down at me and Azir, who was sitting politely, and smiled.

“Human, dog, and wolf. I have been watching you beasts. Humans tame dogs and call them dogs, and they call untamed dogs wolves.”

The mountain king wagged his long tail. Azir’s eyes naturally went to the mountain king’s tail. Azir’s head moved every time the tail moved left and right.

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Is this the boldness of the king of beasts? I realize that he’s closer to a beast than a king. After all, you can’t fool the basics.”Actually, it’s a common thing. Beasts are generous when they’re not hungry. I, too, when my stomach is full and my back is warm, tend to let wild boars and deer pass by generously. The mountain beasts that watch me dare to come before my eyes and fawn over me when I’m in a good mood.”

“Yeah, whatever. Why would I hunt when I’m not even hungry?”

“You humans don’t graze on grass from the ground. You, who have little to fill your stomachs, could have domesticated dogs all year round. It’s the violence you humans possess that allows you to domesticate and use dogs that hunt in packs. There’s nothing wrong with that. However.”

The mountain king slightly bared his teeth and glared at me.

“How did the wolf come to replace your violence?”

It felt like a very roundabout question for a beast to ask. But there was no way a beast could ask such a high-level question. The king of beasts, a being of concept, simply calls the concept itself an object.

So the words the mountain king spoke were a literal question. Any beast could be violent, so he was asking why the wolf was more violent than all the other beasts.

“Tiger. I’ll say this first. I’m a human, but I was eaten by humans and disappeared. I don’t know everything now, and I don’t have the power to encompass humans. So, what I know is closer to speculation than truth.”

“Kreng. To be eaten by my own people. How useless.”

“Hey! There must have been some circumstances, calling me useless is too much!”

…Well, I am useless. If I were a healthy human king, I wouldn’t have to speculate. My words would be the voice of the species and the truth.

But I’m no longer a being of concept and can’t speak the truth. I can only come up with hypotheses with higher possibilities.

“To ask a human and get the wrong answer. Ugh, it’s unpleasant, but… I guess it’s better to hear it directly from a human. Speak.”

Wolves, dogs, and violence and gentleness. I recalled what I had found out and answered.

“Humans, that is, other humans besides me, tried to divide wolves and dogs into violence and gentleness. As kings representing the concept itself.”

Wolves and dogs existed. They were the same canines and the same species, but if they had grown up separated for so long, the king of beasts would also be divided.

The problem was that the change was caused by humans.

“Originally, violence and gentleness coexist in beasts. Like you and me. But some humans tried to make Fenrir the king of violence and Aji the king of gentleness. The wolf came to represent all violence, so perhaps even you, Tiger, had to entrust your violence to the wolf.”

“Huh….”

“And Aji became the king of gentleness, unable to bite or scratch humans. He couldn’t even resist when I poked his head like this.”

Then Aji raised his head and bit my hand.

“Mungmung! Bite me now! You can bite me!”

“Hey! I’m telling you an old story! Let go for now! You don’t have to prove it!”

Why did my aggression return when I lost my crown? I was a little stronger, so I was happy, but now I have to watch out for dogs too?

The mountain king licked his front paw and asked.

“So, what happened to the wolf?”

“Aji gave him the crown. He told him to be king.”

“Wolf, he’s totally a dog! Dogs and wolves are the same! They’re both bad and good!”

“Yeah. As Aji said, Fenrir is now the king of ordinary beasts. He has nothing to do with the concept of violence.”

Like the cat king Nabi, he must have become a king of beasts who was both normally violent and normally kind. In fact, this is normal, and it’s the beasts who unconditionally attack humans who are stranger.

Mountain King? The mountain king is too strong, so he’s also the king of ordinary beasts. He’s lying down calmly and licking his front paw right now.

“Ugh. Humans do useless things with things they can’t even eat.”

“I agree. So, is there anything else you’re curious about?”

“Not really. The rest of the questions will be for humans and dogs. Since the wolf no longer replaces your violence, your violence will now be your own again.”

It’s not something to be happy about. The mountain king is the king of tigers, and if he gets angry, he could eat dozens of people living here. He’s a little excited because he’s seen blood, so I have to accommodate him for now.

“Should I get you some meat?”

“I will gladly accept your offering.”

His words were arrogant, but the tail wagging rhythm was faster. He must be hungry. I should contact the regular store.

I left the yawning mountain king alone and crossed the yard to open the gate. The mansion built in the outskirts of Ende is clean but secluded, so there are fewer people and it’s quieter than the downtown area.

…But the people of Ende are not fools either. They can’t just leave alone the mansion where the mountain king, Aji, me, and the returnee live. I approached the nearest building and knocked on the wall.

“Excuse me.”

The window opened with a bang, and an obelisk appeared from inside.

The obelisk is the guardian of Ende and a nobleman who lives in Obely, but he has been through so much that he feels more tired than arrogant. The obelisk, who was in charge of monitoring the mountain king, asked me.

“What is it?”

“The mountain king is hungry. I need something to eat.””The mountain lord…! I’ll do it right away, Colonel! Hey, this is the fate of Ende! Prepare 20 portions of food right now! Mix in some raw meat with bones!”

It may seem like a fuss, but filling the mountain lord’s stomach is that important. Because he’s the kind of guy who would eat people if he got hungry.

“Is there anything else you need?”

“For now, yes. Oh, can you give me some cloth for bandages or a few changes of clothes?”

“I’ll have to contact the Yang Suin Clan… What about cleaning?”

“The mountain lord is sensitive to his territory, so I wouldn’t recommend it.”

“I understand.”

The obelisk gave the instructions, and the pig suin and horse suin rushed out to follow them. I returned to the mansion, still watching their busy figures.