Chapter 33
“Heok, heok…….”
Tate is running endlessly.
His feet sink deeply into the sand, making it hard to move forward, but even though he wants to stop this tiresome chase, every time he thinks about it.
If I lose that guy here, I’ll be killed by the crazy dragon!
“Hey, stop already! What are you so guilty about that you’re running away, great saaaage!”
What Tate is chasing is the great sage.
Tate, who had been searching the desert for days, found the great sage near an oasis, with a stall selling strange items to passersby.
So he tried to grab him and talk, but the great sage started running away!
“Hey! Stop, really stop. I’m tired, you know? I feel like I’m going to die? If I die, you’re in big trouble. Do you want to be chased by all elves for elf murder? So stop for a bit!”
At Tate’s shout, the great sage who was running ahead glanced back.
“If you promise not to lay a hand on me, I’ll stop!”
“Does that make sen…… Ah, fine. Fine, so stop!”
Kiiiik!
The great sage stopped his running feet.
Tate also stopped his body two steps away. He tilted from the recoil but fortunately didn’t fall. He preserved the elf’s dignity.
“Heok, you, are you human? Heok, how is your stamina so good? You’re the first human to tire out an elf.”
“Praise from an elf. I’m proud. I should write it in my diary.”
The great sage smiled brightly and tilted his head to one side. With that movement, his glossy hair swayed and fluttered.
In addition, whenever he smiled, the two vertical dots near his eyes twitched and stood out. His eyes were slightly downturned, but thanks to their large and deep nature, it didn’t give a weak impression. Rather, it looked charming.
Tate, who had confidently believed that in terms of beauty, elves could claim superiority over all races, had no choice but to acknowledge the great sage’s beauty even for him.
“Wow. You’re really handsome.”
“Oh, that’s also something to be proud of. I should write it in my diary.”
The great sage spoke while still smiling, then added as if realizing something.
“Ah, right now I’m writing down every day for a hundred years. When I fill a hundred years, I plan to bind it into a book. It will be helpful to people.”
“A hundred years?”
He knew sages had long lifespans, but it’s a bit surprising that he’s writing a hundred years’ worth of diary. That means that guy has lived over a hundred years.
Well. If he’s called the ‘great sage,’ he must be no pushover.
“Even if you write that, stupid humans won’t understand it properly. Ugh, I’m dying. Let’s sit for a bit.”
Tate let out a huu, gasped for breath again, then plopped down. He didn’t notice the great sage’s eyes narrowing momentarily.
“You know Daph, no, lord Cellus. Right?”
“Yes. I know.”
“Then you know why I came too?”
“Then you know why I ran away too.”
Because he doesn’t yield a single word, Tate glared at the great sage.
“Because you don’t want to meet lord Cellus?”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
“Hmm…….”
The great sage, who pondered for a moment, soon smiled brightly and answered.
“Because watching from afar seems more fun.”
“What are you watching from afar?”
“Cellus-nim suffering terribly. If I watch it up close, I’ll get affected too. But from afar, I can laugh to my heart’s content.”
“Ah.”
Tate blinked his large eyes a couple of times, then smiled brightly and shouted.
“You’re the same as me!”
He clapped his hands in joy.
“I also want that crazy reptile to suffer terribly. Then get sealed away and trapped for hundreds of years. No, just not appear in front of me. If it weren’t a dragon, I would have given it a real lesson!”
“Aren’t you a healing-specialized elf, Tate-nim? You can’t use attack magic, right?”
“Shut up.”
As expected of a great sage, he knows everything. Tate grumbled and opened his mouth again.
“Anyway, even though I hate that reptile this much, I still have to take you. Why? If I don’t drag you, I’ll die. Do you want to see me die?”
“Hmm. I’m curious about how an elf dies. I’ve never seen it. Ah, if I see it, can I write it in my diary?”
“Do you hear often that you’re crazy?”
“Uh, yes. How did you know?”
Seeing the great sage’s genuinely surprised face, Tate shook his head. Really, there’s not a single normal person around me.
“Hey, great sage.”
“Shiosen. That’s my name. You can call me Shio comfortably.”
Tate thought he had heard his name somewhere, but since it didn’t seem important now, he regained his focus.
“Shio. If you don’t follow me now.”
If not?
“Next time, the reptile will come. If that comes, you’re really dead. No joke.”
Tate’s face was really serious.
“You’re like that because you haven’t properly experienced that crazy psycho reptile yet. You think you can run away? Run? Ruuuun? Ha! Do you know why I don’t run? Because if I run, I’ll get caught! It’ll find me somehow, no matter what! And if I run, the punishment doubles!”
“…….”
“It’s true. For a reptile, it has a dog nose. No matter where you hide, it’ll find you.”
Shio stared blankly at Tate who was trembling and warning him, then approached him and patted his shoulder.
“What are you doing?”
“Comforting you.”
“I don’t need it!”
Toward Tate who freaked out and shook off Shio’s hand, Shio smiled again.
“Even for Tate’s sake, I really want to go, but not yet. There’s still causality left now.”
“What nonsense.”
“I’ll go when the causality ends.”
“So what nonsense is that.”
“You’re an elf but your mouth is rough…….”
Shio, who withdrew his hand floating in the air, scratched his cheek.
“Anyway, I’ll go to lord Cellus eventually, so please wait a bit. If you tell Cellus-nim like this, they’ll understand.”
“……Really?”
Tate looked at Shio with eyes full of distrust.
“You’re not just sending me back to die?”
“No.”
“Promise. Engrave a seal.”
Shio looked down blankly at the hand Tate extended.
“I don’t want to go this far either, but if it’s a lie, I’ll really die. I need to think of an excuse, right? Huh?”
“…….”
A seal is something that can’t be used lightly because the mana burden on the caster is great. But the current Tate seemed to be thinking only of survival, regardless of mana burden or whatever.
The Tate that Shio knew was a great healer who saved numerous elves in the war.
But the current Tate…… seems like an idiot.
To the point where he can’t recall his appearance on the battlefield at all.
Just how much abuse has Tate suffered to become like this.
Shio felt a bit sorry for him.
***
Hwiik!
Heros, who roughly swung his sword aura to flatten the sandy ground, looked back once more. It was toward Daphne, who was still standing blankly.
Daphne had been standing there blankly without saying a word since earlier, just dazed. Even when Heros spoke to her, even when he poked her, she remained still.
As soon as he mentioned Heros’s grandfather, that is, Heros’s grandfather and Daphne’s great-grandfather, she became like that.
Perhaps she heard some bad story about the great-grandfather without Heros knowing?
Does she think he’s an irresponsible ancestor who abandoned the family and focused only on sword training his whole life? Or did she hear about his nasty temper?
There were so many possibilities that Heros unwittingly became anxious.
“Daph…….”
“Ha, haha, hahaha!”
Before Heros could even speak, Daphne suddenly clutched her stomach and started laughing.
It’s a laughter that sounds like a scream.
Heros looked at Daphne in surprise, but Daphne didn’t care at all.
She was just thinking of one thing.
‘So now I’ve entered the body of my only friend’s great-grandchild?’
Daphne, bursting into puhaha laughter, stomped her foot in disgust at this bizarre fate and connection.
‘Why, of all things, enter this bodyyyy!’
Daphne stopped laughing abruptly and let out a huuuu sound with a long sigh.
‘To usurp the great-grandchild’s body like that…….’
Daphne lifted her head and looked at Heros, who was hesitating toward her.
‘You tried to kill your only friend’s grandchild.’
……Me.
Perhaps I’m trash…….
Daphne covered her face with both hands.
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By Anna 💓
