"Senior? Where are you going in such a hurry?"
Alfred, who was teaching swordsmanship to the village children, looked at and shouted.
"I think Boss old colleagues are here. I heard they're at the entrance of the village, so I'm on my way to et them."
"Oh! Really? Wait a minute! I'll also co with you."
When I said I was going to et Kaneffs forr colleagues, Alfred was shocked and shouted that he would co with to see them.
Reville and I waited, while Alfred spoke to the children who were with him.
"Guys, that's it for today's class! Everyone should practice every day with the wooden sword I taught you. And never play with your friends with a wooden sword."
"Yes Sir!"
"Yes Sir!"
"Yes Sir!"
When Alfred first ca to Elden village, he was very awkward while dealing with children, and now it felt a little strange to see him beco so skilled at treating children.
After saying goodbye to the children, Alfred joined, and we three moved busily toward the entrance to the village once again.
After a while, we could see the two strangers standing at the entrance of the village.
Is that them?
Yes, replied Reville, nodding to my question.
The first person to catch my eye was a male Demon with blond hair and a slightly pompous appearance.
His face was full of irritation, and there was a characteristic grunt in his actions and gestures, reminiscent of a bully.
The other Demon had the largest size among the people I t in the Demon World.
He seed to be about twice as big as Andras, who was the biggest among the farm mbers.
And I couldn't see him properly because he wrapped himself completely in a coat.
When I looked closely, I could quickly notice that he wasn't just a big person.
"Why is the leader in such a remote place? Is he taking treatnt or sothing?"
I approached the grumpy blonde Demon and spoke to him.
"Excuse "
"What?"
"Are you Bos Mr. Kaneff's old colleagues?"
"Old colleagues? Hmm Well, you could say that. That's right."
"Nice to et you. I'm Lim Sihyeon, who's working with Mr. Kaneff."
The Blonde Demon gave a weird look to my introduction, and then he started to scan from head to toe.
As soon as I felt an unpleasant feeling from the blatant gaze, a large hand tapped the blonde demon's shoulder.
TAP TAP
"Oh, what?"
""
As the blonde demon did not stop his rude behavior, this ti a large hand gripped his shoulder strongly.
GRIP
Arghhhhhh! All right. All right, get your hands off !. Ugh I thought my shoulders were falling off."
The blonde Demon, who was screaming painfully, smoothed his shoulders and glared at the owner of the big hand.
The fierce gaze shook the large body.
The blonde Demon stopped glaring and turned to again.
His face slightly frowned as if his shoulder was still hurting.
"You said you're working with the leader now, right? Nice to et you. My na is Locus, and the monster next to is Kroc."
Locus?
I think it's a na I've heard before
I felt frustrated at the tickling feeling that I was almost reminded of sothing, but I decided to quickly forget about it because I couldn't keep thinking about other things in front of the guests.
And he used the word monster to introduce the person next to him.
Looking at the large hand that grabbed the Demon Locus shoulder earlier, or the part that I could see at a glance, he didn't seem like an ordinary Demon or a Beast-man.
"So? Where's the leader now?"
"He's staying on a farm not far from this village."
"Farm? He's staying on a farm?"
"Yes."
Locus and Kroc looked into each other's eyes at the sa ti and showed a bewildered reaction.
The news that Kaneff was staying on the farm must have been quite shocking.
"You're going to see Kaneff, right? Then, I'll take you to the farm."
"Oh? Yes, please."
I gave Locus and Kroc a look and took the lead first.
We parted with Reville, who went to continue the village vigilante work, and Alfred and I went to the farm along with the guests.
"Senior. Arent they part of the famous Black Hawk unit?"
"Yes. Andras said sothing like that."
"Wow I can't believe I'm eting the legendary Black Hawks in person like this!!"
Alfred glanced at Locus and Kroc, and his eyes twinkled as if he had beco a child.
As if eting a celebrity, he couldn't hide his excitent, and laughter flowed out.
Co to think of it.
Didnt Alfred say that he admired Kaneff and the group he was leading?
What kind of great group was it .
I've heard of a group called Black Hawk unit' many tis, but there were a lot of things I didn't know because I didnt hear anything in detail.
I guess I should ask about it one day.
The upper part of the farm building ca to view little by little.
The cry of baby griffins could be heard near the wooden fence.
Biip!
Biip!
Grify and Finny, who found , ca running.
The two, who were full of energy, tugged at the hem of my pants with their beaks and played with them.
Recently, their beaks have beco so strong that they have been busily causing troubles here and there.
I quickly lowered my upper body and hugged them.
These Are they baby griffins?
.
Locus and Kroc widened their eyes as they looked at Grify and Finny in my arms.
Don't tell you raise them here? "
"Yes. These children are raised here on the farm.
Do you have anything to do with the Barbatos family?
"No. We have had so interactions recently, but other than that theres nothing.
Mmm .
Locus stared at as if he had doubts about my identity.
However, his eyes that looked at were shaken again by the appearance of other children.
Pow wo wooo
Po wo woiiiiii
Pow wow woooo
With a powerful cry, the baby Yakums ca running toward .
It was Tanduk, Kawaii, Akum, Aara, and Dora
In an instant, I was surrounded by cute furry babies all around.
When I lowered my posture, everyone ran towards , waving their little tails.
"What are you guys doing together? Did you co here looking for Grify and Finny?"
Pow woooo
Pow wo woiiii
-Bow wo woooo
"Oh, my God, you guys. Stop it. You are killing with your cuteness Ahh Dont push"
My body staggered as everyone jumped onto .
Even though my body was a little tired, the smile on my face did not disappear as I stroked the children.
While accepting the children's cutesy for a long while, a startled voice of Locus was heard from the back.
"Hey, these are baby Yakums, isn't it? Are you also raising Yakums here? No How can you raise a Yakum in the first place?"
".?!"
Kroc scraped his head with his big hand in bewildernt at Locus' loud cry.
But as if to answer his cry, a loud cry ca from afar.
Bow Wo woooooooo!
A large horned Bighorn ca up to the fence and was looking at this place.
"What the fu*k! It's a real Yakum, isn't it?"
"!!"
"Ah, it's okay. Hes just a little wary of strangers, so you just have to stay still. He reacts more sensitively to aggressive behavior."
I cald them down and waved to the Bighorn.
As if he judged that there was no danger from my appearance, he imdiately cleared his guard and turned back.
See?
Uh yeah.
The two stared blankly in the direction of the Bighorn.
Alfred and I laughed quietly as their reactions seed funny.
Soone quickly approached the party, which stopped for a while.
"I heard the sound of Bighorn, so I was wondering who ca with Sihyeon."
"Lia."
After making eye contact with , Lia approached the two who were standing beside .
"Mr. Locus, its been a while. How have you been?"
"Oh?"
Lianne? Were you with the leader all this ti?"
"Yes. I've been indebted to him."
Locus, who was dazed by the appearance of Bighorn, ca to his senses and greeted Lia.
Lia also seed to have a connection with the mbers of the Black Hawk unit.
After a short greeting with the Locus, Lia approached Kroc.
"Mr. Krocright?"
-Nod.
I missed you, Mr. Kroc!
Lia clasped her hands with a delighted expression.
Kroc struggled for a mont in embarrassnt, but soon cald down and slowly stroked his head.
Locus watching the scene grumbled.
"Sheesh. Isn't the treatnt too different?"
Lia turned her head slightly and replied to his grumbling.
Is Mr. Kroc the sa as Mr. Locus?
Why? What's wrong with ?
You still don't know that? Youre still the sa old. Oh, no, no, no, Let's just forget about that!"
Locus put on an angry expression.
Lia quickly hid behind Kroc, who naturally protected her.
"Even after growing old, you havent gotten rid of your bad temper Right, Mr. Kroc?"
Lia hid behind Kroc and stuck out her tongue obnoxiously, which made Locus' quiver grow even more.
Looking at the way they quarreled with each other, their relationship seed deeper than I thought.
Lia, who had a brief confrontation with Locus, stepped forward and said.
"Co on, Mr. Kaneff is waiting for you."
The eyes of Locus and Kroc glistened for a mont.
"Was it you guys?"
It was Kaneff's first words as soon as he t Locus and Kroc.
Hearing the unwelco tone from Kaneff, Locus crumpled his expression and replied with a voice full of irritation.
Is this what you got after calling soone so suddenly to such a remote place, Leader?
Kaneff continued the conversation in a way that was a little guilty.
"I didn't know you were the ones who kept in touch with Ryan"
"We didn't do it. He kept in touch with us."
"Did you two stay together after we disbanded?"
"Who else would take care of this idiot if it isnt ?"
"Isnt it the other way around?"
"Hmm well, its mutual aid."
When Kaneff questioned with a suspicious look with his eyes narrowed, Locus made an excuse with a low voice.
In response, Kaneff smirked with a look saying [I Knew it!]
"How are you, Kroc?"
Nod.
Kroc nodded quickly to Kaneff's question.
It was an absurdly short greeting, however, a rare calm smile hung around Kaneff's mouth.
It was a part that showed he was happy to see Kroc.
"Why did you wrap up like that?"
Swoosh.
Kroc spoke in sign language, moving his big hands around.
Alfred and I couldn't understand the aning, so we tilted our heads.
"It's all right. You don't have to worry too much, everyone here is trustworthy. It must have been frustrating to keep yourself so wrapped up, take it off quickly."
Kroc stepped out for a mont and glanced toward Andras, and as if he had made up his mind, he slowly began to take off the coat that he had tightly wrapped around him.
Ugh Ugh Ugh?!
I tried to hide my surprise, looking at Kroc's true form.
A thick long tail with thick scales embedded in it.
The shape of his legs and arms was reminiscent of reptiles.
As soon as I saw him a figure imdiately popped into my head.
It was the dragon that appears in the legend!
He was like a dragon in the shape of a human being.
Alfred, who was next to , murmured in a faint voice.
"Dragon descendant"
"Dragon descendant?"
(To be Continued)
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