Eternally Regressing Knight Chapter 478

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Last night Rem said.

The attitude towards life shown by the man named Encred, the way he walked, showed me the path I should take.

I appreciate that.

It was annoying to have to follow this author again, but I was grateful.

That’s why.

Ayul wanted to show what he, his family, his friends, and the West loved.

“I have something to show you.”

Ayul spoke and led Encred. The two walked, avoiding ants, seeing bugs, and facing the wind.

I left my residence in no time. My steps were without hesitation.

In the West, monsters are not as common as on the Continent, but that doesn’t mean you can just wander around taking them lightly.

But they were not the type of people who would be defeated by Encrid, Ayul, or a few monsters.

While the tribe was settling in, they cleared out a few hordes of monsters, so there were hardly any monsters around.

Will a copycat, a stray cat that deceives humans, come out?

They were more of a headache than a danger.

They were the ones who cleverly used sound to prey on people’s weak points.

So the word ‘stray cat’ became a common swear word in the West.

Only then did Encred realize why Saxony was such a sinister wild cat.

That was a curse. Well, it sounded like a curse even when I didn’t know it.

Both of them walked quickly, and Ayul climbed up the small hill.

Encred, who was following behind, looked up at the sky.

“Isn’t it pretty?”

Ayul asked.

Encred nodded.

It seemed as if there was a white ceiling above the sky.

The clouds were low and wide, covering the sky.

It wasn’t dark either.

The clouds are thin. The sunlight penetrates the clouds and illuminates the ground.

It was a strange sight.

“It’s a sunblock cloud.”

Ayul said.

It was a sight you could only see in the West. It was beautiful.

The clouds, the sunshine, and even the horizon beyond.

‘Oh Ara, who was like sunshine.’

The knight Oara came to mind automatically.

It was a sunshine similar to her smile.

It was a sun that was neither hot nor stinging, but soft and enveloping.

It was very different from the sunlight in the city of Oara.

The light on that side was a light that drove away the darkness of the demon realm and poured in.

It was something that broke the fog and gave me strength.

The sunlight of the West was not destroying, but embracing with comfort.

That’s why this sunlight resembles a knight’s oasis rather than a city oasis.

She fights ahead, but she’s usually the kind of person who embraces the city.

“Do you think it’s worth protecting?”

One day the boatman suddenly asked:

Although there was no object, the intention of the speech was obvious.

The question is, are the things you want to protect worth it?

The question is, is there a reason to endure the pain and move forward?

Encrid didn’t bother to answer.

Because the answer was already in my mind.

Value is something you decide for yourself.

Should we follow what a so-called wise man says?

What others have set for you cannot become your own standard.

This is your life.

therefore.

Value is something that is completed through one’s own perspective.

That’s what the people of the West did.

Ayul began to tell the story.

In some ways, it was a trivial story, and in some ways, it was a story that seemed to inherit the spirit of Westerners.

“On sunny days, a haze rises from over there, and funny enough, after that hot sun shines down, a few days later, it pours down rain. We call that the bear’s blessing.”

To hear why it is called the Bear’s Blessing would probably be a story long enough to require going into mythology.

“It’s not abundant. But it’s not that there are many hardships either.”

What must be protected?

Ayul said.

He said he loved this kind of West.

It’s truly a pleasure to protect this land.

“I’ve never seen snow, but it must be similar to white gravel.”

When I say gravel rain, I mean hail. You can’t compare hard rocks to snow.

“Your eyes will probably be pretty too.”

My love of the West doesn’t mean I look down on anything else.

Of course, if you tell the military that you have pretty eyes, they will immediately grab their weapons and rush at you, and half of the people will run around the parade ground and fill it up.

If it’s more than that, it’s a lot, not less.

But there’s no denying that it’s beautiful.

There was a day when I looked out at the snow-covered mountains.

There were days when I saw a forest colored in autumn leaves.

In Encred’s hometown, there were two trees that guarded the front of the village.

It’s a big tree that you can’t hug even if you spread your arms wide.

The tree put out bright red leaves in the fall, and turned green in the summer.

In winter, snow would pile up on the bare branches.

Encrid liked the tree.

You decide for yourself what values ​​you want to protect.

Ayul was like that too.

Westerners did so.

“We love this land.”

Ayul said.

Therefore, there is no need to look beyond the continent. If you lack something, you can live with it.

Something that has been passed down for a long time is called a tradition.

Western traditions are ingrained in our minds.

Encred saw the sunblock clouds that day, and he also saw the cloud tower.

As I stood on the high hill, I could see the horizon, and beyond that horizon, white clouds descended like towers.

It’s an afternoon I’ve come back from looking at the horizon, sunlight, wind, clouds, etc.

As the sun was setting, Ayul came again.

“Hira, are you okay?”

“Yeah, that’s okay.”

Encred became an amulet or human totem, but it did not have to stay in the tent all day.

If the clan of fortune tellers did not have a collective consciousness, the same curse could not come again.

Hira knew that such a group ritual would not be easy. It would have been something that required sacrifices.

If one were to spread the ridiculous curse of Boramain, which was so funny to hear, it would be impossible to even attempt it without a sacrifice.

The eldest sorcerer had to fight back. He sacrificed his consciousness and life to stop it.

That is, this type of curse was the kind that could not be done or stopped without a sacrifice.

This is also the reason why the eldest sorcerer has not yet awakened.

Because what is offered as a sacrifice is not easily returned.

Rem would occasionally stop by and ask if the eldest sorcerer would wake up, but Hira couldn’t tell when.

‘If it weren’t for him, the entire tribe would have fallen to the curse.’

Reducing the size and buying time is what the eldest sorcerer did.

It may be easier said than done, but from a magical standpoint, the eldest sorcerer had succeeded on several gambles.

I was lucky.

As if someone, somewhere, had done some kind of soldering for the tribe.

Hira only thought about that and didn’t really ask for anything else.

It’s hard to keep track of everything that’s happening here and there.

She just did her work, splitting her sleep in half.

It was her job to erase any traces of the curse as quickly as possible.

Hira nodded, warming the short needles he held in both hands. It was the answer to the question, ‘Are you okay, Hira?’

“let’s go.”

Ayul led Encrid again.

This time we were on our way to find a very large lake.

“You haven’t ridden it?”

She asks. In her hand is a rein, and at the end of the rein is a bellopter. It is a creature that observes Encrid with its vertically split eyes.

Next to her followed the man who had been guarding the tent and the tent.

He had short hair and a blade-like pattern drawn on his forehead, and his impression was not ordinary.

Ayul brought four Velopters.

“I don’t know where Rem is sleeping.”

I asked because I couldn’t see the barrel.

“Sleep with me, where will you sleep?”

The answer came right away.

Have you reconciled in the meantime?

“It is natural for a married couple to share a house.”

Ayul continued speaking calmly.

What kind of charm could have turned Ayul’s heart?

Rem’s only talent was swinging an axe, so he could have been subdued by force.

Encred decided to tell his wife that she shouldn’t be treated like that.

Joo-ol just laughs on the side.

The man standing next to her was secretly showing hostility towards her, and now she thought she knew why.

The man’s eyes were darting back and forth between himself and the woman who had followed him.

“My benefactor.”

This is Jiba’s mother who followed him even though he said it was okay.

Even now, he is putting both hands on his knees, stepping on my hands and telling me to ride the Velociraptor.

“Please take a ride.”

“I can go up by myself.”

Encred spoke, turned to the other side, kicked the ground lightly, and climbed onto the Velociraptor.

He must have been a gentle guy because he didn’t flinch even when the weight was placed on top of him. He bent his knees for a moment to bear the weight and then stood up again.

If we were to compare him to a person, we would say he has good motor skills.

I knew how to dissipate the force on my back.

This is the guy that Rem said was smarter than words and ran better.

That doesn’t mean he’s smarter than Odd-Eyed. He’s smart, but Odd-Eyed also has a strong mind.

Even though he has the blood of a demon mixed in him, he still has the spirit to attack a mare.

I also heard that he sowed his seeds towards Green Pearl.

These were the words of Noir, who was Christ’s lover and once under the command of the Green Pearl Battalion Commander.

I don’t know why I’m thinking of that story now.

It must have come to mind when I saw the vehicle.

Encred shook off his distracting thoughts and grabbed the reins of Bellotter.

They say that the reins in the mouth move on their own as soon as you pull on them.

Luagarne remained in the tent. There was a reason.

“It smells strange.”

These are the words spoken after preparing to move.

“I washed it two days ago?”

Next to him, there was also a Dunbakel whose feet were numb.

“It doesn’t smell like that.”

Luagarne said in a soft tone and looked around.

Encrid didn’t really care.

Although Prok is said to be dull, he seemed to be concerned about something because he was more sensitive than the sense of smell of a person when it came to the goals and desires he had set for himself.

“let’s go.”

Ayul spoke and took the lead. Bellopter kicked the ground and started running.

Encred braced himself with both legs and muscle strength. It wasn’t easy to adapt to the Velopter. It was different from a horse.

“Is it difficult to ride?”

Joo-ol, who saw that, helped from the side.

“It’s better to let your legs hang down without exerting too much force. The Velociraptor is very smart. Just let it go and it will go on its own. This guy is well-trained.”

Encred did as he was told, listening to the Western accent.

Ayul slowed down a little.

“The talented little boy can ride well right away, but isn’t he a little slow?”

It was said that people who were born with physical talent would learn quickly.

But after riding it for a while, I got used to it.

It was because my ability to control my body had doubled compared to before.

The place we arrived at after running like that was a very large lake.

It was so big that it was impossible to see from end to end at a glance.

“It’s a big lake.”

Ayul was seen talking and laughing.

They say that sometimes there is a thin layer of fog that is hard to see in the west, but today was not that day.

There was a lake reflecting the sky under a clear sky. Fish could be seen jumping between the rippling waves.

The white pebbles around the lake made it look even cleaner.

As we were looking at the lake, a hostile westerner asked:

“I want to ask what you plan to do with that woman.”

It was typical of a Westerner to cut through the details and speak straight away. There was no need to ask who it was.

Interest had no intention of hiding his hostility. He was referring to Jiba’s mother.

“I don’t care and I don’t think about it.”

“Don’t forget that Ziva is still young.”

The man spoke, and Encrid calmly cleared up the misunderstanding.

“Do you know how to fight?”

“… … I am a warrior.”

“Let’s spar.”

In words, it’s long. In short, we crossed swords and exchanged swords.

The opponent used a wide falchion and the skill was not bad.

If he continued training like this, he would be able to chew up any squire. He had talent.

“Don’t worry, I don’t care. And I know that Ziva is young.”

This is what he said after tripping and hitting his forehead.

The man, whose face was pale from not being able to breathe, coughed and answered the question.

“Yeah, I know. I’m just jealous.”

Anyway, the Westerner’s temperament is not something to hide. Encred saw that as an advantage.

“How well does Geomna-rae fight?”

“Are you talking about Geomna-rae of the Narae Tribe? He is the best warrior.”

The man spoke and Ayul intervened.

“Being the best warrior means being the best fighter in the tribe.”

I could already tell by the look on his face.

Back to the barracks, training, joking around with Geomna-rae.

“I saw a wide river. Across the river, I saw my dead father.”

Someone else woke up and said this.

“so?”

When Geomna-rae, who was listening from the side, asked, the man lowered his voice.

“I crossed the river, but my father didn’t call me.”

He had already come to Chiba and was listening. He was a man of many words.

He cast his gaze into the distance for a moment, as if looking into the distant sky.

And then he said.

“When I crossed the river, the water came up to my waist. However, the current was not strong. I dragged my wet pants across with difficulty and faced my father.”

“Face to face report?”

Geomna-rae asked back. Encrid also sat down in a listening posture.

“I came back after getting my chin kicked, it’s not time to go yet!”

He said this while hitting his left forearm with his right hand and raising his left fist, even though he had no strength.

Everyone laughed when he said that he had broken his father’s chin.

Geomna-rae laughed heartily, and when Jiba squealed like a child, the mother also burst into laughter.

“So, is this where the Sky God resides? Or has Mother Earth caught me? I can see your face, Geomna-rae. This is our land that still smells.”

It was quite a feat to wake up and start cracking jokes in less than half an hour.

“Stranger, when you wake up, you’re supposed to just say thank you without asking any questions. Did you happen to catch Hira’s weakness?”

This guy is really fun.

“Do you see it?”

“Or did you just fool me with that face? Hira, I didn’t see that person like that.”

The man laughed heartily and joked.

Later, after Encrid heard that he was a human totem, he forced himself to sit up and bow his head.

“Thank you. I would have been resentful if I had died like this. Stranger, I will definitely repay your devotion.”

As a few more people woke up, Encred watched Ayul and the people around him, getting a glimpse into the lives of the Westerners.

After seeing the large lake, the sun-blocking clouds, my mother’s sunset, and the long, rolling hills called Miryu-reum.

I heard this sound while I was simply moving my body and training inside the barracks.

“human being!”

Outside the tent, thunder rumbled. The thunder spoke and seemed to rip my eardrums.

Encred got up and looked outside. The tent entrance was open.

Outside the entrance, a large head with glowing eyes was visible.

It was a size that broke the sense of perspective.

It was a giant.

Encrid had heard of two giants who threatened the entire tribe.

Two monsters that surpass the level of a knight.

As I stood up and looked forward, my eyes met with Rem’s, who was just entering the tent.

That’s what Rem said.

“I couldn’t find it even after looking for it.”

Rem turned around. Encred followed behind her.

It was in front of a flimsy fence made of wood and cloth.

“Bring out five humans, I’m hungry!”

There was a giant who rushed forward without knowing what was going on. He was wearing a thick fur coat and had a large, spotted black club that was big enough to crush an average adult body in one blow.

The reason the club was black and mottled was because it was congealed with the blood of those they had killed.

Every time the giant moved, a pungent smell came out.

It is a sweet scent full of blood and base desires.

“He’s a serious guy.”

These are the words of Luagarne who followed. Prok’s gaze even measured the giant’s skills.

Of course, Encred could do that too.

Because he saw a giant in his eyes too.

An individual with outstanding innate strength even among other giants.

Just as not all humans are the same, not all giants are the same.

It is said that two giants who fight well blocked his view.

It was a location that exactly covered the horizon that Ayul had shown.

As Rem was about to step forward with her axe in her hand, Encred came closer and grabbed Rem’s wrist.

“Do you want to do it together?”

“no.”

Then? Rem asks with her eyes. Encred takes a step forward and says.

“I alone.”

Rem also has eyes. They were formidable.

But alone?

Encred didn’t say anything twice. He just went forward.