Locus' finely chiseled features were a sight to behold, with his shimring blonde locks and sparkling blue eyes that held a mischievous twinkle. However, as soon as Andras ntioned the "Forest of Silence" and the "Shadow Clan," Locus' playful deanor was replaced with a steely resolve, his complexion turning ashen in an instant.
"Impossible!" he exclaid, his voice laced with disbelief.
"Locus, please hear out first."
"Doesn't Locus know how important the strawberry field is to the Cardis estate? Especially if you're an officer of the estate!"
Locus' emotions subsided after being pacified by and Andras, but his pale face did not return to normal.
"Are we really going back to that accursed place? And with that madwoman?" he questioned incredulously.
"We have to go there if we want to bring back the fairies of the strawberry field. Please help us, Locus."
"Milord, I understand the importance of the strawberry fields, but as the treasurer of the territory, my duties lie here. You would do better to take Kroc with you instead,"
Locus tried to divert our attention by pointing his finger at the large, muscular dragon demon.
"Senior Locus Senior Kroc already agreed to co with us to the Forest of Silence. Just give up and join us."
"You traitor"
Locus gave Kroc a resentful look, but Kroc just shrugged his shoulders as if to say What did I do?
Kroc accepted the proposal without hesitation, saying that he wanted to help the people of Elden Village who would suffer without the fairies.
It moved and Andras.
anwhile, Locus realized that the atmosphere was getting strange and he shouted in desperation.
"How are you going to find that crazy woman? You know going into the Forest of Silence without her is like suicide, right? She is so free-spirited that it won't be easy to find her."
"We've already found the place she has stayed recently through Ryan."
When the excuse he had barely found was easily blocked, Locus rolled his eyes and burst out in frustration.
"How, he did that last ti, too. Why does he know all our locations?"
"It's kind of like a control device. In many ways, individuals with unique characteristics scattered in an instant. If anyone lives in a way that puts dirt on Black Hawk Unit', Mr. Kaneff himself"
Andras blurted out the last words, but everyone, including Locus, shuddered.
If you think of the boss coming personally every ti you make a mistake
Ugh! The re thought sent shivers down my spine.
"Locus, could you reconsider one more ti?"
"Mmm"
Despite my earnest request, Locus' consent did not co easily. The frown on his face conveyed the impression that he really did not want to go.
What can I do?
It's not sothing I can force him to co along with
I gave a small sigh and tried to give up.
Knock!
Rumble!
As the door creaked open, Elden villagers along with Lagos, Reville, and Miru flooded into the room, their excitent and chatter filling the air.
"Locus! Is that really true?"
I never thought you would make such a decision. I must have misunderstood you all this ti.
"Locus, you're amazing!"
"What? What's amazing?"
Not only the Locus but also the rest of us looked puzzled by the sudden situation.
Lagos ca forward on behalf of the villagers and held Locus' hands firmly with a deeply moved expression.
"Thank you very much, Locus!"
"What's going on?"
"I've heard you're going to the Forest of Silence to get back the fairies of the strawberry field."
"What?! When did I"
"I heard it's one of the most dangerous places in the Demon world, but you're doing this for us I'd like to express my gratitude on behalf of the villagers."
"Well"
Lagos looked warmly at Locus with moistened eyes. Before the flustered Locus could say anything, Reville spoke up first.
"I thought you were just a guy who knows how to eat and play around. Youre a lot better than I thought. I respect you, man."
Reville rubbed under his nose and praised Locus with a little embarrassnt.
As the villagers praised him, Locus' face beca more and more strangely distorted. Of course, no one noticed his change.
"Mr. Treasurer, you're so cool!"
"My mom says Uncle Locus is a very brave man."
"I want to be like you when I grow up".
The children looked at Locus with sparkling eyes as if they were looking at a hero.
"Guys, that's . . ."
Maybe he couldn't et the expectations of innocent children, but Locus couldn't end up saying no.
"Locus! Don't worry about financial affairs. I'll stay up all night to take care of your share."
"Tell anything you need. I'll generously take out my most cherished weapons and equipnt."
"Everyone! Let's prepare a big al and a precious drink for Locus, our proud estate treasurer!"
"Yayyyy!"
"Locus! Locus!"
"Locus! Locus!"
".
The villagers shouted Locus' na enthusiastically, while the person whose na was chanted looked blankly into the air with a half-hearted expression.
I managed to hold back my laughter in a funny situation. He approached Andras quietly and whispered.
"Andras, what is the aning of this?"
"I don't know either."
As I observed the scene, a suspicious movent caught my eye. Kroc, the Big Dragon demon, and Miru, the little cat girl, exchanged a knowing glance and winked at each other.
No way
The two suspicious demons felt my gaze.
Kroc turned his eyes unnaturally like a sloppy thief. Next to him, Miru raised the corners of her mouth and winked one eye.
Only then could Andras and I understand the current situation and nod.
anwhile, the villagers dragged Locus outside and poured him with praise. On the other hand, a smile flowed out of my mouth, feeling sorry for Locus hesitant expression.
Thus Kroc and Locus joined the Forest of Silence Expedition.
The preparations for the perilous expedition into the mysterious and mystical "Forest of Silence" were underway with haste.
The strawberry field, where the fairies had disappeared, was losing its vitality little by little, so we had to bring the fairies quickly before the strawberry field completely withered.
The party was composed of six individuals, naly Andras, Lia, Kroc, Gyuri, myself, and Locus, who had been forced to join us.
Three others, Alfred, Ashmir, and Urki, had expressed their interest in participating, but Kaneff had barred them from joining
"You guys can't because a very shy person is going to join them. And if you guys go away, who will do the farm work?"
Forrly a mber of Black Hawk Unit, a mysterious figure who Locus called a "crazy woman." Our first goal was to join her, who was very shy. Her latest location had been pre-examined through Ryan.
With the exception of Gyuri and myself, all mbers of the party were forr mbers of the Black Hawk Unit.
Lia spoke in a faint voice as she saw the party who had finished preparing.
"It reminds of the past, I missed it a lot."
"So am I. After Mr. Kaneff officially ordered the dissolution, everyone went on their ways
Andras agreed with her with a faint smile. Kroc also worked hard to express his feelings in sign language and ford a consensus. Of course, so people did not agree with the sentintal atmosphere of the three.
"What do you miss! Don't you rember any of the hard tis? I'm already sick and tired of it Argh!"
Kaneff waved his hand at the back of the complaining Locus' head.
"Hey! Leader, why are you hitting ?!"
"Stop whining and concentrate on the mission properly. You know he's not supposed to get hurt, right? If Sihyeon is injured and you are fine, I will make you miss the old days even more."
Locus pouted and murmured at the dreadful threat.
"You could just curse to death instead of asking such an impossible task."
"What?!"
"Argh!"
Locus ran away from Kaneff and hid behind my back. Everyone burst into laughter at his funny appearance.
"Lord Sihyeon. You know this is a different matter from financial affairs, right? Youll pay for the employnt, right?"
"Yes. I'll take care of it as much as Locus and Kroc want."
"That monster participated voluntarily. Just take care of ."
"Hahaha"
In the midst of this, Locus' mindset of caring for his profit, made think of him as great in many ways.
"Papa, youll co back soon, no?"
A little fox girl looked up at as if she was about to burst into tears.
I hugged the fox girl so that she could feel safe. And I patted her little back gently and said in a calm voice.
"Don't worry, sweetheart. I'll be back soon. Speranza, you have to listen to Boss Uncle while Papa is away, okay?"
"Yes, I'll listen."
"Don't worry, Popi! I'll protect Sihyun, Popi!"
Gyuri also relieved Speranza by clenching her fists. Thanks to this, the fox girl shook off her anxiety a little and nodded.
"Take care, Senior."
"Don't worry about the farm."
"I wish you the best of luck."
"If you don't think it's possible, just co back. Don't do anything unreasonable again."
Greeted by the farm mbers, we began to prepare to leave.
While Andras was preparing for the dinsion leap magic, I asked Locus, who was next to .
"We're going to et another mber of the Black Hawk Unit, right? That?
"Crazy woman?"
" yes. Who is it that we're asking for help?"
"Didn't they explain it? Like us, she is a mber of the Black Hawk group and cos from the shadow clan.'
I asked again in surprise.
"If shes a mber of the shadow clan, did she live in the Forest of Silence?"
"That's right."
Locus shuddered as if he had thought of sothing unconsciously.
"The na is Terzan."
"Terzan"
"She is the most dangerous demon among all the Black Hawk mbers except Leader."
(To be Continued)
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