The Killer’s Otherworld - Chapter 29



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029. Drive

Icarone is riding her white horse, Leon, at a slower pace than she can walk. No, she is entrusting herself to Leon.

Without any concern about where he was going or whether he was going in the right direction or not… … Leon, as if he had become one with Icarone’s heart, was slowly walking through the town. His eyes were still unfocused. The sky was getting darker, and stars were slowly showing their faces, and in the alleys, drunk people were staggering and humming songs as if they had nothing to do with the world.

Maybe their situation is similar to yours? Alcohol? Will drinking it help you forget your pain?

Icarone didn’t even have to turn his horse’s head because Leon was entering the alley on his own. Without getting off his horse, Icarone reached out and snatched the drunkard’s bottle of alcohol.

“Huh? Oh, heh heh heh, I guess you need a drink too. Okay, drink, drink. Let’s drink and forget everything!”

A man who was happy to meet a colleague rather than getting angry. Icarone drank the alcohol without even looking at him. The liquid that went down his throat was hot, like swallowing a fireball. He felt it slowly spreading throughout his body in his stomach, and he felt strange. Is this what they call a hot sensation?

It was at that moment that I was about to throw away the empty bottle of alcohol and turn the corner of the alley to reach the main street.

“Niyaong!”

“Kyahak!”

Suddenly, as if a cold water had been poured over him, he came to his senses. The sound of cats fighting. Cats are as common as the other world, but that angry sound is something he cannot forget no matter how hard he tries. Icarone quickly jumped down from Leon and ran towards the sound. Two cats were facing each other on a beer barrel as tall as a child.

Rather than a confrontation, it looks like a cat is being pushed. The white fur from the belly to the tip of the chin is so dirty that it looks like it is a completely black cat. It just stands on end and screams, but it doesn’t stop walking backwards, so it looks like it will fall off the beer keg any moment.

Just then, a man working at the tavern came out, spotted the two cats, and waved his hand.

“Hey, what are you little punks doing here? Get out of here!”

-Ouch.

“Huh?”

The arm that had been swinging at the cats was no longer visible. Then, suddenly, a sharp pain surged through me. Only then did I realize that my wrist had been cut off.

“Kwaaah! My, my arm!”

When he screamed, several men rushed out of the tavern to see what was going on. Meanwhile, Icarone picked up the cat that had almost fallen out of the beer keg and walked away without even looking at him as if the current situation had nothing to do with him.

“Cat?”

Suddenly, a cat made a strange sound in the hand that was holding him. He backed away and tried to escape from the embrace, but stopped struggling after checking the face. Icarone climbed on top of Leon while holding the cat with both hands. He heard people following behind him and swearing, but he didn’t seem to hear it and immediately spurred Leon on.

Icarone lowered his head slightly and looked at the cat grooming itself in his arms. The once charming potbelly had become thinner, and the cat’s fur was pitch black, as if it had rolled around in a cesspool, but it was an unmistakable creature. Icarone stroked the cat and slowly opened his mouth.

“Gudong-ah…….”

Gudongi, the one and only precious being to him. Although it says cat on his head, his actions, his appearance, and even his eyes as black as obsidian were all clearly Gudongi. At this moment, nothing else came to Icarone’s mind. He spurred Leon on once more.

-Heehee.

“Master, are you here? It’s a cat.”

Upon arriving at the mansion, Bern didn’t ask any questions or show any surprise. When he naturally took hold of the reins, Icarone carefully carried the cat and answered.

“Yes, it’s Gudong.”

“Gu…Dong-i, that’s an interesting name. I’ll bring you something to eat.”

The word gudong has no equivalent meaning in the Eidos language, so it was pronounced as it is in Korean. Bern speaks a little slowly, perhaps because it is difficult for the locals to pronounce. As expected, his experience as a butler was not without reason, and he read the owner’s mind like a ghost and went to prepare food for Gudong. When I waited in the lobby on the first floor, Bern brought me grilled fish in less than five minutes.

“Where did that proud Gudong go? He must have starved for several days. Looking at Gudong, who jumped out of my arms and greedily ate the fish, Bern said,

“Okay, I’ll wash up.”

“No, I will do it.”

Bern, who had hesitated slightly at Icarone’s words, nodded with a faint smile.

“Good. Then I will prepare some warm water.”

Bern, who was talking nonsense and heading to the bathroom, was sometimes really difficult to deal with. Icarone thought that maybe he was using polite language because of that kind of behavior.

After washing it cleanly with warm water, I was able to regain the soft fur of the old Gudong. However, the small wounds that were hidden by the fur and the long scar between the two eyes bother me. My heart is even heavier when I imagine how he has been doing all this time.

But Gudongi’s behavior is strange. Even though he’s a new home, he’s still wary of himself. No, rather than being wary, he blatantly turns away and sits in front of you. This is the behavior he sometimes shows when he’s busy and forgets to feed him.

“Meow!”

But even so, he eats what I give him very well and follows me around when I move around. On the third night after I brought Gudongi home, Gudongi came in between the blankets.

Icarone gently hugged Gudo and fell asleep while listening to the regular purring sound. A gentle smile hung on his lips.

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“Grumble grumble.”

Icarone was passing the time stroking the back of Gudo’s head, who was sitting comfortably on the narrow window sill, when suddenly his hand stopped at one spot. The scar running across his eyes was bothering him.

At that moment, only one person came to Icarone’s mind.

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Ierie woke up to the loud noise outside. Her silky white one-piece dress and loose hair made her look like a girl. She got up from the bed with her beautiful eyebrows slightly furrowed and walked to the door to see what was going on.

“No, that’s why I said you can’t do that!”

“You’re sleeping right now. This guy is really being unreasonable.”

As she approached the door, she heard a voice clearly. It was the voice of the knights guarding her chambers, all angry. Who on earth would come here at this hour of the morning and act like a troublemaker? Furthermore, even though she was a lord, she was an unmarried woman. Meeting someone at this hour would only create unnecessary rumors. Irie opened the door, feeling unpleasant, which was not typical of her.

“Huh! My lord, I’m sorry. This man…….”

“What’s going on? Who on earth would be here at this hour…….”

Ierie couldn’t finish her sentence. Moreover, the frown that had been on her face had long since disappeared. She had never imagined that the man in front of her would come to her at this hour, and that too. Furthermore, she had never known that he could make such a gentle expression. Surprised and delighted, she quickly approached him.

“Icarone-sama! Are you looking for me?”

Icarone nodded silently and held out Gudongi in her arms. A woman’s enemy is another woman, right? Gudongi looked at Ierie and showed a rejection reaction by putting strength in his hind legs. Ierie thought that was cute and reached out even more to lift Gudongi.

“Oh my, you’re so pretty! I didn’t know Ikarone-sama would like cats… I’ve been surprised many times today.”

“Please……treat me.”

At his words, Ierie’s eyes widened. Was Iza the kind of person who would ask someone for help? After calming down her startled mind and examining the cat, she saw scratches here and there, starting from across its face. However, there were no serious wounds. She smiled faintly without realizing it.

Even though the temple of the goddess of life, Meideia, was located much closer to his mansion, he had come to visit him on this night. He had perceived that he was the only one who could heal his wounds. It was a pleasant misunderstanding. Ierie still smiled and extended her hand to Gudo.

A warm, smoky light began to surround Gudong. He flinched in surprise at the feeling of his flesh being pulled, but Gudong was unable to move because of the binding spell. After a while, she showed Gudong, whose blood lines and scars, which looked like they had been drawn with a red marker, had completely disappeared.

“Wow~!”

As soon as Gudongi moved to Ikarone’s arms, he made a snake-like sound toward Ierie. He regarded her as an enemy since she had restrained him and prevented him from moving. Ikarone couldn’t even stand on end in her arms, but when he came to her, he got angry and laughed.

Icarone bowed his head as if he could not see her, and spoke to her.

“then.”

“Oh, you’re leaving already?”

“Yes.”

Ikarone, who had given a short answer that was embarrassing to Ierie, immediately took a step forward. The hand holding the cat was very careful.

I want to catch it, but it’s past midnight so I don’t have a good excuse. Ierie, who was looking at his back with regretful eyes, smiled again as she looked at the cat in his arms.

“It’s a good thing. He’s found someone to open his heart to. Although…….”

She swallowed her words, adjusted her clothes, and went back into the bedroom.

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From that day on, a strange sight unfolded. A tuxedo-patterned cat began to run around the inner garden. Originally, animals were not allowed, so the soldiers tried to chase it away, but by the lord’s order, the cat was given the wide garden all to itself.

“Niyang! Meow meow!”

Today too, he ran at full speed, climbed up a tree, pounced on Icarone, and ran away, running around happily. Perhaps because of that, Icarone’s eyes were gradually regaining their vitality.

‘There are good things about coming to this world. If it were over there, I wouldn’t have even known that Gudong liked to run around like this… … .’

As Icarone spent time with Gudo, he began to have thoughts that this world might be worth living in, without even realizing it.

And from afar, a man and a woman were watching the scene with pleasure.

“I can’t believe you like cats so much.”

At Raven’s words, Ierie continued speaking without taking her eyes off Icarone.

“That’s right. The problem I was so worried about was solved unexpectedly.”

“My Lord, how about we start giving them light missions one by one?”

“Um… is that so?”

“It is said that hobgoblins occasionally appear in Gerdin Village. How about sending Delphine’s Ten to wipe out the goblins in the area?”

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