I Became a Foreigner Loved by Transcendentalists

33 – Episode 33. First practice

“…… “Marilyn.”

It was after a long silence that the mouth opened again.

He probably fell asleep.

I could feel the sunlight shining down on the forest path turning into a setting sun, and the world gradually becoming colored in red and black.

“Marilyn, why are you traveling?”

“Because that is my job.”

Even after such a long delay, Marylin answered as if she had been waiting.

Even though my head was still resting on her lap, she was quietly stroking my head without any sign of displeasure.

With very careful hands, as if playing a musical instrument.

“When we first met, you introduced yourself as a clown, not a minstrel.”

But the mission she always claims is not just about playing her instrument.

Even though I wasn’t sure, I could vaguely feel it.

Even though he was paying attention to me, I could occasionally feel hesitation at his fingertips.

“Is there a reason you call yourself like that?”

Is it okay for me, who is supposed to be faithful to my mission, to devote myself to someone like this?

As if I felt that uneasy.

“…… Because there is someone to serve.”

The answer to that question came back some time later.

Soon she started whispering to me in a low voice.

“If you are a person who serves…….”

“He is someone who truly swore loyalty. “Because he was the person who brought me out into the world, when I was just an ordinary beggar, and at the end helped me learn what glory is.”

The person who gave me more time and more heart than me, who directly told me that he was special.

It was clear that the weight of her heart toward him was as heavy as the entire life she had spent with him.

He must have been the one who created the opportunity to travel through this difficult world.

“He was a person who could achieve what everyone who followed him could not achieve, including me. That’s why I pledged my loyalty to him. Even if this life ends, I have the expectation that he will achieve what I could not achieve even if I devoted my whole life to it.”

Not only life, but also dignity, and the effort and passion to pour into that life…….

But even though he claims to be sincere, why is there such a tremor in his voice?

“But maybe he too was intoxicated with glory for too long?”

Sleep.

The hand gradually begins to lose strength.

Soon, with her hands hanging down on the floor, she turned her head away from me and began to look outside her carriage.

“Just as memories fade after a long journey, the person who had been searching for glory has also lost his smile.”

“… “Smile, you mean?”

“I wanted to make that person smile again. That’s why he left his side and wandered around this world.”

With the stories you collected… ….

If even that wasn’t enough, he made up such a story to make him laugh again.

“But as I travel, I am gradually realizing this. If a problem can be solved by the efforts of a lowly clown like me, he knows that anyone who serves Him can do it…….”

How distorted her heart must be as she continues to repeat such an uncertain journey over and over again.

I felt how much was buried beyond that smile being conveyed to me through the murmur of this moment.

Why does she regard me as a special person in her one-day meeting, and why does she want to lean on me at this moment?

“Maybe that’s why I feel more drawn to meeting you.”

Yes, it’s still just the beginning, but you can still have some expectations.

“Because with you, I have the expectation that the thirst that can no longer be satisfied through loyalty may be satisfied…….”

-Clatter, rattle.

The sound of wheels clicking in silence.

As I was listening to him, I realized that I had been overlooking something and was making a mistake.

Yes, it’s just a memory.

In this world of individuals who are so broken that even the memories of them are so broken, if there was one pillar that could not collapse at any time……. Couldn’t that in itself be called hope?

“…… “It’s me, Ms. Marylin.”

If only I, in this world, could satisfy her with my own abilities.

Furthermore, if my destiny, which is scheduled to die in the future, is extended through the hands of this person…….

“If it’s okay. Even after this mission is over….”

So, if we are attracted to each other, wouldn’t it be good to be together in the future?

-Cudangtang!

Before I could say those words, a loud noise rang out from the carriage leading the way, and immediately my head, which had been lying down, rose up and my gaze began to quickly look forward.

Yes, it is an attack.

“It’s an attack!”

Even without any precognitive ability, I was able to notice it.

If you didn’t feel a single ominous feeling, it would have been a world where it wouldn’t have been strange to look into it a long time ago.

“Marilyn! “Get off!!”

Checking each other’s feelings is something that can be postponed until after the crisis has been overcome.

When I got off the carriage holding her spear, Marylin also quickly jumped out of the carriage and jumped into my arms.

The moment I felt that despite his gentle appearance, his behavior was quite agile.

-Quaaang!

But before I could even express my admiration, something crashed into the luggage compartment of the carriage I was in and smashed it to pieces.

A lump of rock with enormous mass…….

-Kuddeuk!

No, the rock chunk is wriggling.

I felt it instinctively. This guy is definitely a ‘being with an ego.’

“… “Monster.”

Monster.

Under the influence of the power that spreads across this world, what we would call filth blends in with the surrounding environment and awakens our ego and instincts.

The existence originally existed in a small number in this world, but after the appearance of the Demon King and his followers, the Demon King Army, who tore the dimension and came to this world, their number increased dramatically.

Scholars speculate that the reason for the birth of monsters is that when people like the Demon King interfere with the dimension, the laws of the world are distorted and things take on the same tendencies as living things…….

-Krrr, kaaak!

But whatever the reason, it is certain that monsters are dangerous.

These guys have predation as their basic instinct, so they define everything except their own compatriots as enemies and go out of their way to eat whatever they can.

“Marilyn. “If it’s okay, is it okay if I ask you to play what I did yesterday?”

The moment I noticed that the lump of rock that had been gathered together was gradually loosening and changing into the shape of an animal, I stepped back, clutching the spear, and quietly asked a question to Marylin, who was standing behind me.

In the same way, I stiffened my body and spoke in a wary voice when I saw the monster that appeared in front of me.

“You can do it, but it will be more dangerous.”

“Why?”

“Even monsters are affected.”

No matter what, when it comes to performance, the sound extends all the way to the audible range.

Unless you’re wearing earphones, there’s no way you can tell your friends apart, right?

-Kyaaa!

So, if I have to process it, I have to do it with my own hands.

I suddenly felt that my first real battle had come, and soon a chunk of rock that took the shape of an animal began to rush towards me.

If you avoid here, you will be met by Ms. Marilyn. In that case, let’s start with the guard…… !

-Pacak!

Okay, I somehow blocked the first attack with the spear.

However, since the body is like a stone, it has quite a bit of mass.

As we collided with it at a considerable speed, it was inevitable that a burden would be placed on this side as well.

-Crrruk, kawaa!!

It is dangerous to receive subsequent attacks.

I hurriedly tried to roll on the spot, taking advantage of the lightness of the light armor, and the monster’s claws passed through the air, and soon its evil, glowing red eyes began to turn towards me.

Okay, with this, I’ve lost interest in Ms. Marilyn.

“Whoa…” ….”

I sighed deeply, held the spear tightly and glared at the approaching monster.

Get your mind right and don’t be impatient.

No need to make things complicated, you just have to deal with this guy like you did yesterday.

Even without Marylin’s support, the feeling I had at that time was something that I could fully reproduce, as I thought about it many times alone even after she left.

-Kyaaa!

The monster screams and runs towards me as I gather my thoughts.

I followed the rush with my eyes and immediately avoided the attack from above by backstepping.

And then, using the momentum of the landing, I move forward again.

-Puff!

The moment I felt the blade of the spear in my hand digging right into the monster’s shoulder, I twisted the spear and swung upward vigorously.

Quad deuk! The monster’s arm is cut off and falls off with a spear.

The tip of my spear, aimed at the precarious balance, was swung with all its might, aiming at the monster’s head.

Even though his body was like a rock, he had no hesitation in attacking.

The weapons we deal with here are made of ‘mithril’, the strongest metal in the world.

-Kwagagak!

The monster’s head was completely shattered by its sharpness.

Soon, only the headless corpse lay limp on the floor, but I could not bear the thought of being intoxicated by my first victory.

In the first place, the carriage I was riding was located in the center of the group, and the fact that a chunk of rock fell there meant that the entire carriage was in danger.

“A group of monsters appeared on the side! Gather here!”

“I’m too busy guarding the front lines!”

“What on earth are wizards doing!?”

“I’m charging up my magic power, so just shut up and hold on!”

Rock monsters flocking from the front and sides.

The adventurers who intercepted them began to protect the evacuated merchants and expend their efforts to deal with them.

Vanguards such as shield soldiers block their path, and melee experts who utilize mobility like me attract aggro from the enemy.

And the key to driving out the enemies in these fights is always those who occupy the dealer position…

-The Quagga River! Push shoo!

When wizards deal with monsters with wide-range attacks, those who are good at dealing with single enemies, such as archers or throwers, strike a final blow and clear them out.

The adventurers gathered here seemed to be surprisingly weak in battle despite their low rank, and they were calmly responding to monster attacks and reducing their numbers.

-Quaaang!!

But if things had worked out that way, I wouldn’t have called this world a dark fantasy.

Astonishment began to appear on the faces of the adventurers who soon recognized the huge shadow that appeared in front of them.

“f*ck, what is that again?”

-…… Crrr.

What appeared while letting out a cry was a monster whose size was several times larger than the one I had faced before.

The rock fragments sticking out of the body were so sharp that they changed the light hitting the body into blue reflected light, making their presence stand out.

Not only did this guy appear tearing down the trees in the forest, but he also showed off his majesty by turning a carriage that crashed into dust with his body…….

“Guys with shields guard from the front, and the rest fight off everything coming from the side!”

“Don’t say nonsense!! How can we stop such a monster…….”

“Profit! If you’re not going to stop me, get out of the way! “I will blow that guy away with my magic!!”

A warlike wizard who steps forward among the panicked vanguard.

Afterwards, he collected mana into the staff he held in his hand and began creating a huge sphere of electricity in front of him.

“Die, you monster!! “Taste the power of the deadly magic that I learned by pouring all my money into it!”

-Quarring, quaarring!

The fired flash struck the target location.

As smoke spread in all directions in the aftermath of the attack, the rearguards, unable to see the sudden action, began to gather strength with crumpled expressions.

“That guy is really crazy!”

“I don’t know! I’m pouring out everything that has happened like this!!”

The moment of bombardment by telling people to do whatever they want because they have already done it.

As all the attacks were aimed at one point and a cloud of smoke spread, one adventurer who was looking at it with nervous eyes opened his mouth and muttered quietly.

“Did you get rid of it?”

-Cow!

A huge body falling where the smoke screen was removed.

The monster’s body, which had displayed a majestic appearance until now, was now completely shattered and causing only convulsions.

Anyone can see the appearance of a corpse that has stopped breathing and is suffering from rigor mortis.

“I did it!”

“Okay! These guys are weaker than I thought! “It’s hard on the outside but completely hollow on the inside!”

“Wipe it all away!!”

The monsters’ surprise attack was organized more easily than expected.