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When I came to my senses after being horrified by the fact that the Blood Flower Dream Butterfly could create illusions not only on its own body but also on the surrounding area covered in human feces.
The surroundings had become strangely quiet and desolate.
‘Oh, am I the only one awake right now?’
All living things in the area, including people, animals, and insects, fell asleep because of the butterfly’s excrement, so it became a quiet village where no sound could be heard.
Because I’m the only one awake in this town.
The village, once dyed red with the excrement of the Blood Flower Dream Butterfly and adorned with a dreamy atmosphere by the pouring moonlight, had now completely returned to its former appearance.
As if what I saw earlier was an illusion.
‘This is really amazing.’
The ability to show one’s body as something else, like a fairy, can be used by those around one.
I swept the nearby fence again, impressed again.
A soft butterfly stool that can be felt when consciously brushed.
Although I couldn’t see it, I could feel a soft powder on my fingertips that didn’t leave any residue on my hands.
But it was really amazing that if I just focused my mind a little bit on something else, I wouldn’t even feel the excrement.
‘I can definitely feel it when I concentrate, it’s strange. It feels like my perception has been somewhat reduced.’
And then, looking back at the town that had returned to its former state, I realized one thing.
Perhaps the butterfly’s droppings were originally red in color.
The color of the butterfly reflected in the moonlight was also red, as was the red excrement that was sprinkled there.
However, the fact that the village is not covered in red powder but looks like this means that the Blood Flower Dream Butterfly is intentionally showing the village in this ordinary form.
That means that although it seemed like the Blood Flower Dream Butterfly had run away, there was a high probability that it had not run away and was still nearby.
I don’t know how wide the range of his abilities is, but it seems unlikely that he would be able to use such a special ability from a distance.
‘Do you think you’re more cautious or fearful than I thought?’
At first sight, we greeted each other awkwardly.
As I was thinking about how to get the guy, recalling the abilities I had discovered so far, and the butterfly’s habits, Hwa-eun’s question came to my mind.
『’So-ryong, I’m sorry. I was explaining something about So-ryong to Cheong-yu-so-jeo, but I stopped talking for a moment. So-ryong? Why are you quiet? So-ryong?’
Come to think of it, I told him earlier that I wasn’t trying to be rough, I was just saying hello, and then I cut him off.
In the meantime, the two seemed to have been talking about something.
‘What did you explain about me?’
I answered Hwa-eun’s question with a slight curiosity about what she would explain about me.
『’Ah, I went to say hello to the Blood Flower Dream Butterfly.’
‘Already in the meantime?’
-Sia!? (Wh, already!?)』
Two surprised hearts surge forward.
I had a feeling that we might have already greeted each other, but I felt awkward for no reason and scratched my head as I answered.
“Yes, as I said earlier, I just said hello briefly.”
‘Wasn’t it hostile?’
-Shii? (Not attacking?)
‘I just ran away because I was scared.’
Let’s answer with a slightly regretful heart. Cheong Yu-so-jeo then asks.
-Siaaaa? (How’s your perception? Are you okay? Do you see anything strange?)
I explained what I had found out, probably because he was worried that I might be hallucinating.
“I don’t think there’s any need to worry. Should I say that the hallucinations aren’t caused by the poison, but rather are illusions?”
‘What does that mean?’
‘How should I explain this? Ah! Butterfly’s body sheds a powder called scale powder, and through that powder, it appears as a different form, like a fairy.
It seemed like it could change everything, not just the body, like a fairy, but the entire place where the powder was sprinkled. The village would change from fall to winter.’
When I explained that just as a fairy transforms into the form of a flower, she shows the surrounding environment in a different form through her own feces, the two are surprised.
『-Sia. (You’re showing illusions through powder, not poison.)
‘It’s amazing. Little Dragon.’
He continued to explain to the two who were amazed.
“Yes, it’s not like they eat meat like children, but they also eat blood.”
‘Blood?’
-Sia? (You drink blood?)
‘Then isn’t it a harmful spirit?’
Hwa-eun asked worriedly, but if that were the case, all the butterflies in the world would be pests.
Because most butterflies in the world drink blood.
“It’s harmful. Do other butterflies eat blood too?”
‘Do other butterflies drink blood?’
‘Yes, so after it rains······.’
You may wonder what this means, but butterflies really do drink blood.
Butterflies’ staple food is flower water, but this is not all they eat.
Unlike bees, butterflies need protein, amino acids, and sodium, so they get these from other sources.
Some people may have seen butterflies sitting near puddles that formed after it rained.
A more observant person would have noticed that the guys were not only sitting in the puddle, but also drinking water.
People who don’t know much might think that butterflies drink water because they are thirsty, but this is actually the butterflies’ way of absorbing amino acids and sodium.
It filters out only the necessary components in the water and excretes the absorbed water immediately.
Biologists call this mud-puddling.
Because it often features scenes of people sitting together in mud puddles.
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This phenomenon, observed especially in male butterflies, is not limited to mud puddles, but appears in a variety of places including blood, animal carcasses, mud, and animal feces.
They even suck liquid from the sweat of people passing by or the tears of animals, and blood is a liquid that butterflies really like because it provides them with protein and various minerals.
『’······So, it’s nothing special.’
-Shia. (I didn’t know. Butterflies drink blood.)
‘That’s right. Just like So-ryong said, I’ve sometimes seen them sitting near puddles after it rains. It’s amazing, So-ryong.
But why do you eat the beneficial things mixed in mud or blood?’
-Sia. (That’s right. I’m curious about that too.)
It was hard to explain it as nutrition, so Hwa-eun and Cheong-yu So-jeo asked why when they said they ate the beneficial things mixed in the water.
It was a pleasure to answer the questions of students who had many questions, so I answered with a smile.
『’When a male butterfly mates with a female, he gives her his sperm, and along with that, he puts the things he has eaten into the female’s body so that the children can eat and grow well.
‘I’m saving it for that time.’
Most butterflies that do mud puddling are males, and as I explained to Hwa-eun, they put the minerals and amino acids they have collected into the female’s body when they mate.
To help the eggs mature inside the female’s body.
A bewildered voice is heard as I try to explain them.
『’Teach, teach, teach, teach···.’
-Poem, seed···. (I, Jeong···.)』
I felt a warm feeling inside.
‘Oops.’
A situation where Hwa-eun forgets that she has zero immunity to things like this and explains it to Shin.
I thought that only Hwa-eun was immune to such things, but it seems that Cheong-yu So-jeo is the same.
But it was difficult.
It’s not something that happens between people, it’s just a story about butterflies, right?
He continued speaking as if he was calm.
Our children also had to adapt because they would have to have children later on.
“Yes, it is a very important task for raising future generations.”
Then, as if trying to appear calm, Hwa-eun stammered and answered.
“‘Well, it seems like you are passing on your internal energy to future generations.’
‘Oh, I guess you could think of it that way.’
-Sia. This is some kind of cross-body transmission technique.
After a brief awkward moment, Hwa-eun asked.
“Then is that Blood Flower Dream Butterfly also a male?”
‘All butterflies are like that, but I can’t be sure.’
Since the Blood Flower Dream Butterfly drinks blood, one might think it is a male, but one cannot be sure.
Because at first I didn’t think about it, but as the data accumulated, I felt like I had a rough idea why most spirits, including our children, were female.
The reason was none other than this.
These are rare creatures that only a few can find in the entire Central Plains.
But most of the children I save are females?
The female ratio was too high for it to be a coincidence.
Even though I am a very lucky man.
I thought there must be a reason for this, but when I thought about it, there were only a few spirits in the vast land of Central Plains, and on top of that, when the martial artists heard news of spirits, they would go looking for them like land thieves in order to save Naedan.
So naturally I came to that idea.
It is very unlikely that spirits will pair up with each other.
There aren’t many people in this large piece of land, and even land speculators are wandering around?
If that was the case, natural reproduction would not have been possible through normal methods.
The area is so large that it is difficult for males and females to meet naturally, it takes hundreds of years for them to grow, and with the presence of martial artists as natural enemies, natural reproduction is almost impossible.
So, naturally, except in cases like Cheonji Ssangjang or Seol-i Bing-i, most of the individuals born should be female to increase the chances of continuing the generation.
Some species even give birth to offspring through parthenogenesis when there are no males around.
So, it is not known whether the Blood Flower Dream Fruit is for mineral intake or as a staple food, but it is not certain.
‘I wish it was a female.’
I’d prefer it to be a female, of course, but I might end up having a parthenogenetic baby.
When I thought about wanting to receive other children’s babies too, Hwa-eun’s words continued.
『’But, Little Dragon. Drinking blood is not a big deal to the butterfly, and Little Dragon is not a harmful spirit, but anyway, it is harming people right now, right?
If it becomes known to the people, it could lead to a purge, so I think we should either catch them or send them to a place where there are no people.’
Yeah, it’s not that surprising that butterflies drink blood.
The guy is currently sucking people’s blood and making them fall asleep.
As Hwa-eun said, we needed to catch the guy and show him the show quickly.
‘Either we become friends or send them somewhere else… No, if we send them somewhere else, they might get into trouble with bad people, so we have to make sure we become friends.’
He nodded his head with a resolute heart and answered Hwa-eun’s words.
“Yes, I guess I have to catch him as soon as possible. No, I have to make him my friend. “
‘How can I take the fairy? Isn’t a spider the best at catching butterflies?’
Hwaeun who brought the fairy tale.
If the guy was just catching an ordinary guy or someone passing by, he would have asked Hwa-eun to bring him a demon, just like she thought.
But this place has become a kind of nest of blood-blood illusions.
With the guy’s feces spread out so widely, it was clear that bringing any other children here would be of no help.
Because to catch the guy, you have to lie in wait, and then you have to cover yourself in invisible feces, and anyone covered in feces will fall asleep.
Since Hyang-i, an arthropod, fell asleep, it was clear that Cho, Bin, Yo-hwa, and Cheong-wol, all of whom were in the same arthropod family, would also fall asleep, and since Seol, Bing-i, and Dong-i fell asleep, Cheong-yu, who was also a reptile, would also fall asleep.
『’This place is like the guy’s nest right now. If you want to catch him, you have to stay up all night. Anyone who enters this village will fall asleep, so bringing a demon won’t help.’
‘Ah… Then what should I do?’
Hwa-eun was asking what to do, but what could be done?
This spicy Fabre must be caught by himself, without anyone’s help.
A giant butterfly that could create illusions around itself and blend its body into its surroundings, this spicy Fabre had to capture without the help of any spirits.
‘What should I do? The son-in-law of the Sacheondang family, Weisorong, has to catch him alone.’
This spicy Fabre and the 1:1 heart of the spirit butterfly was burning hot.