284 - - what was there

The woman tries to stand up, but her knees fail her and she stumbles.

However, Dadan was already standing by her side.

His huge body, which had closed the distance between them as if he were gliding, lightly catches the woman and supports her.

After helping the old woman to straighten her posture, the director turned to Thor and the others and spoke quietly.

"Let me introduce you to my wife, Cocolara. Call her Coco.

Nice to meet you, gentlemen. I didn't even prepare the tea.

The old woman with the shiny collar tries to waddle away.

Dadaan stopped her and spoke softly to her.

"Here, sit down. Take it easy."

"Well, I'll take your word for it. I guess I'm getting old. I'm getting tired very easily.

Thor and the others bow lightly and say their names to the woman who sits back down next to the beast and smiles at them.

"Nice to meet you, I'm Thor.

"Hi, my name is Sora."

"Moo is Moo. Nice to meet you, Grandma Coco."

"Oh, you look so cute. Are they your children?

"No, Moo is ......"

"I should also introduce you to my sons, who I'm very proud of. Come on, say hello, Arildo."

With these words, the old woman spoke to the huge beast behind her.

But the beast, with purple stripes like a tiger, remained motionless with its body curled up.

She only tapped the floor a few times with the tip of her tail, which wagged slightly.

"Oh my God, he just keeps sleeping... I wonder where Giginas went.

Thor and the others watched in silence as the old woman fished at the belly of the beast lying there.

The situation is bizarre, but from the look of Dadan at her side, she seems to be safe.

And the two names the woman had just called out were the names of the director's first and second sons, if Thor remembered correctly.

The old woman, who had been shouting the names of the children in a husky voice, suddenly has a twinkle in her eye and reaches out a hand under her fur.

"There you are already! Come on, why don't you say hello to the others?"

The old woman pulled out a large, dirty doll.

The cotton peeked out in places, and the face was badly worn out from repeated strokes.

And the place where she had just gone to make a cup of tea was just a wall with no furniture in sight.

"Oh, my God, I'm so..." she said. My hair is shaggy.

With these words, the old woman threw the doll down on the ground, and then she looked at a hand mirror and made a combing gesture to her disheveled hair.

However, nothing was held in her hands.

Thor gulps at the strange sight.

Suddenly, the old woman stops moving and turns her gaze in a circle.

Thora gripped Thor's elbow tightly as he looked into her empty eyes that had lost all light.

Looking around, the twins raise their eyebrows in disgust and put their hands on Moe's shoulders as if to protect him.

Zazam's mouth was obscured by his beard, but the tension in his cheeks indicated that he was gritting his teeth.

While Thor and the others looked at him, only Dadan gently stroked his wife's hair with a soft gaze.

"Oh, my God! Don't interrupt me while I'm taking care of your hair.

"You must be tired today. Just rest."

As if her husband's words had broken the thread, the old woman relaxes and lies down.

Dadaan touched her cheek tenderly, got up and came back with slow steps.

"Well, thank goodness this day is not too bad. Now, where should I start?

"Um, ......, isn't that big thing dangerous?"

At Sola's question, Dadan glanced at Zazam.

The temple head gave a small nod and opened his mouth.

"That is the Sin-Eating Beast. It is the relic in the care of our temple and the guardian of the great miasma in the land. The prosperity of this city is due entirely to that beast.

While Thor and the others were silenced by this sudden and powerful information, Dadan now took over.

"In other words, this city is what it is thanks to that thing.

"A living relic. ......"

But come to think of it, there are also examples of plants such as the makushin grass in the trading temple.

Thor looked sharply behind Dadan as the face of the sad Midoriwa woman flashed in his mind.

"You don't think that this relic is worth it?

"Yes, my wife."

The old man answered so simply that Thor was at a loss for words and could only scratch the bottom of his chin.