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Chapter 8: Bait (1)

" Thank you.

Jamie turned her head to say thank you.

A very ugly-looking beggar boy with dead eyes and his head bowed.

His left cheek was swollen red from being hit by a single blow, and his already dirty clothes were covered in dust from the tossing on the floor.

Jamie saw the bullies again.

Suffering from 'The Pain', they were in a state of unconsciousness as if they had fainted.

It would not have been a pain that ordinary people could bear because they did not have mercy on the output.

But two grown-ups, those who looked sloppy, tormented the kid with their boredom. It was right to give him the punishment he deserved.

You should be thankful for not killing them.

I didn't want to see it, so I stretched out my hand.

The two bad guys disappeared.

"Hey, are you a wizard?"

As the two bullies disappeared from his sight, the boy asked with his eyes wide open.

"As you can see."

As he answered, he looked up and down the boy.

Jamie recalled a rumor he had heard last night.

Rumors about the family that made this town a curse.

Still, I was looking for a necromancer who controlled ghosts because I wanted to meet the family first.

'Do you think this guy is right?'

I've heard bullies swear that they're cursed.

name is?

"It's Pivion."

I was a little surprised that he told me his name more easily than I thought. He was a very wary kid, so I thought he wouldn't give me his name.

Still, he was the person who saved me, so it seemed like he was accumulating favors to tell me his name.

"Yes, Pivion. Why are they tormenting you?"

" ."

"Is it because of a curse or a ghost?"

Pivion's eyes trembled wildly as Jamie pinpointed the point.

It looked right.

Pivion asked, stepping back with alert eyes.

"Ton, hyung is also trying to harass me and my family ?"

Even just asking him how much he suffered, he began to tremble like a drowning mouse.

Jamie shook her head, feeling a little sad.

"I have no hobbies. I just thought I might be able to help."

"Why bro ?"

"Are you the one who came to this town to solve the problem?"

It was a lie, but Jamie smiled and raised her left hand.

The clear engraving of the Pyro goddess' crest shed a faint light.

Jamie slowly brought her left hand to Pivion.

Pivion flinched, but the warm energy that touched his skin stopped him from taking a step back.

Divinity calmed the swollen cheeks and healed all the wounds I had slept on the floor.

Wow.

As the pain disappeared like a lie, Pivion looked at Jamie with her mouth open, in shock.

Jamie raised her hand and said.

"As you can see, I am a hunter sent from the Church to hunt down evil spirits. I'm here to put the curse on this town and exorcise the ghosts.

Jamie didn't even saliva on her lips and lied with a brazen face.

However, Pivion, who had seen the divine power, had no choice but to believe.

"Really, really?"

okay. From what I hear, there seems to be a misunderstanding about your family throughout the town. If it's okay with you, will you help me solve the case?

Sure! I can do anything as long as I can clear the frame for my family!"

Jamie nodded her head.

I'm a little sorry that I deceived the child, but in any case, the pain Pivion and his family are going through will be resolved.

The important thing is to exorcise the ghost and subdue the necromancer behind it.

If anyone could be saved in that situation, it would have been one stone, two pairs.

"Can you guide me home?"

Yeah!

Pivion nodded vigorously in response.

Pivion, who immediately took the lead, motioned for Jamie to follow.

Then, the store door opened and the boss walked out with an awkward face.

It was then that Pivion stopped walking.

"Ha. haha. Po, it's all packed, Pivion. Take it and eat it."

Pivion looked at the boss with dead eyes, as if he had ever been happy.

The boss sighed and held out the envelope.

But when he still didn't receive it, he sneaked up to Pivion and put it down in front of him and said,

"I put 3 Cooper back in the bag, so buy something delicious with it. Then I will."

Leaving those words behind, the boss quickly disappeared into the store.

Pivion saw the envelope fluttering in the wind.

Inside, there was more food than usual.

It seemed that the amount had increased, as if he was sorry, but the scar on the boy's chest had not healed at all.

"Listen to that."

Jamie came over and patted him on the back.

"I have to eat rice."

" Yeah.

Pivion holding a bag of food.

He felt the weight and gave strength to the hand holding the envelope.

* * *

Mom! Fiona!"

Pivion ran towards the house with an excited face.

The boy, who had always been dark, was running brighter than anyone else now, spinning a bag full of food.

If that happens, today's meal would be over, but immediate joy was important to the boy.

Mom!

Fortunately, the envelope didn't explode on the way home.

Jamie, who was slightly anticipating, shook his head and looked around with his arms crossed.

'Do people live here?'

A little far from the village, this place was a wasteland.

In the past, it had been used as a paddy field, and the scarecrow, which had not been maintained at all, was half-broken and bowed.

If I didn't know that Pivion's house was inhabited, I would have thought it was an abandoned house.

The earth was dark.

There were few trees, and not a single grass was visible.

There were traces of wild animals, but they were all nocturnal animals that were active at night.

It's a place that doesn't get much sunlight, so I thought it would be great to use it as a cemetery.

It was proof that life was scarce.

brother! Come in!"

okay.

Jamie stopped looking around and entered the house.

It was a very small and old place, so I only put my foot on it, but I could hear creaking all over the place.

If the wind blows the wrong way, I wondered if it would blow away like this.

brother ."

When Jamie entered the room, a cute-looking girl was stuck behind Pivion.

Fiona said, stroking her sister Fiona's hair.

OK. It's my brother who helped me.

Help me?

Huh. I scolded those naughty thugs."

Really?

"And they say you'll get rid of ghosts too."

really really?!

"Yeah, really!"

"Wow!"

Jamie smiled involuntarily as the girl, now about six or seven years old, jumped in excitement.

It reminded me of my sister, Sarah, who will be in Highs.

A girl of the same age as her sister was having a hard time living in such a shabby place.

Thinking about it that way, I got a little salty.

Jamie squatted down and made eye contact with Fiona.

What is your name?

"Fiona."

how old?

"Seven years old."

"You're still young, but you're good at talking."

Saying so, Jamie stroked Fiona's head.

Originally, she had been avoiding strangers' touch, but strangely, she didn't think of avoiding it.

Phoebe also seemed a little surprised at his younger brother's actions.

"Fiona isn't the kind of child who takes it easy for others to care for her ."

Jamie smiled and stood up.

At that moment, a powerless woman's voice was heard from within.

"Did you get a pin?"

Mom!

Finn seemed to be Pivion's nickname.

As he entered the inner room, he heard talking outside.

Jamie waited a moment for him to come in.

Then I glanced at Fiona, who was staring blankly from the side.

When our eyes met, he quickly turned his head.

Sara also has a timid personality when she goes out, so there are many similarities with Fiona.

brother. Come on in.

okay.

Jamie entered the back room, being careful not to fall under her feet.

Upon entering, there was a woman sitting with her back against the wall.

She was quite thin, and although she looked exhausted if she was ill, she was quite beautiful.

Next to her was Pibion, clinging to her arm like a cicada.

I heard footsteps from behind and saw that Fiona had also entered the room and was clinging to my mother's other arm.

Seeing this, I thought it was a cicada family.

Jamie stopped thinking and said hello to her.

"This is Bane, a demon hunter from the Pyro Church."

"Fa, Pyro. My name is Irina, the mother of Finn and Fion."

"Nice to meet you, Irina."

Yeah But why did you come to such a shabby place... ."

Mom! This hyung has healed all my sore spots!"

Pivion said in an excited voice, pulling my mother's arm.

Looking at it this way, he was an ungrateful kid.

Irini looked closely at the son's face with slightly startled eyes.

Oh. It really hurts."

She rubbed her son's face to make sure the wound was gone.

He then bowed his head several times to thank Jamie.

Thank you. Thank you very much. Treat my son like this. I heard that it costs a lot of money to receive treatment in the church, but I can't get enough of that precious power... ."

"It's nothing. just ."

brother.

When he turned his head to Pivion's call, he shook his head, asking him not to speak any more.

It means that you want to keep something a secret.

Jamie didn't even want to say anything like that.

"You are only acting on the orders of the Goddess to show mercy."

A lot of names of Cham Pyro are sold today.

Fortunately, it was an ally, so the role was a little less.

If he had sold the names of the other 12 gods, it would have been so humiliating that he would take his own life.

'If it's a bad deed, I'm confident I'll sell their names.'

But in that case, there might be a pursuit team.

Jamie looked at Irina and said.

"I mean. I heard the rumors circulating in the village are people from this family."

brother. We really don't know."

"I don't mean to interrogate. I'm just trying to confirm the facts.

"If it's a fact check ."

Irina asked carefully and hugged her daughter's head.

Jamie asked bluntly.

"Can I check the truth of the rumor?"

When he asked with divine power in her left hand, Irina turned into a troubled face for a moment.

Jamie sensed there was something on her face.

After a while, Irina, who had made a decision, answered.

"Fin, Pion. stay out for a while I think we should talk to each other for a while."

Even Jamie flinched slightly at the word grown-ups.

It was because, after leaving his previous life, he was only thirteen now.

Mom.

"Mommy ."

Fiona clings to her like she doesn't want to fall.

Irina smiled as if it was okay and stroked her daughter's hair. And when he saw his son and nodded, Pivion was reluctant to take Fiona and went outside.

After confirming that the children had moved away, Irina slowly got up.

He then opened a small box in the corner of the room.

There was a pure white rosary. Jamie's eyes narrowed slightly when he saw it.

'That's .'

I feel divine

I don't know whose divinity it is, but what is certain is that the divinity emanating from the Rosario encircled this house.

As if the undead could not approach.

Irina, who had brought a rosary, knelt down and said,

"This is a rosary we got from a priest before we came to this town."

"I feel divine power."

" He said this would protect my family from evil spirits."

"That means ."

Yes. Rumors floating around the town... In fact, it's because of my family."

It wasn't that surprising, as it was roughly expected.

It would have been even weirder if he had said no.

The ghost's owner is simply tormenting the villagers for no purpose, and at least a wizard wouldn't waste his time on such meaningless things.

'You couldn't approach because of Rosario.'

But the question was not resolved.

Jamie asked Irina with a serious face.

"But why are the ghosts chasing you?"

that's ."

Irina's face darkened.

"I have a guess."

"Guessing means you don't know specifically."

Yeah.

"Tell me about that. I saw him for a little bit yesterday, but it's pretty unusual, so I need a little bit of information."

that ."

As if she had made up her mind, Irina looked straight at Jamie and said.

"I think it has something to do with the kids' fathers."

"Now that I see you, my husband is nowhere to be seen."

" dead being betrayed."

Jamie asked with a slightly bewildered face.

Yes?

"He was the commander of the Knights of Silteo Kingdom. However, there was a coup d'état inside, where her husband was murdered. He sent us a letter telling us to flee before we got hit, so we were able to escape before the assassins arrived."

Silteo Kingdom.

It was a country where the dynasty changed three years ago.

Unlike the Kingdom of Harmonia, it was not a corrupt country, but the lowest-ranking prince launched a coup d'état to take the throne, which was emptied as the king died.

It is not known exactly how the coup was initiated, but the coup was successfully concluded.

And the prince abandoned the castle of the royal family and made a new castle of his own, ushering in the era of the new dynasty.

"I wonder if they did something like that to kill us there ."

But it was strange.

Silteo Kingdom was a country in the far-western region of the western ; Arisha .

And where I am now is quite a distance to the north.

No matter how much the knights commander's family, why would he persist in killing powerless women and young children?

'Did you even hire a necromancer?'

12 In this land ruled by a god, could a king of a country issue such a mad command?

If caught, the country itself would evaporate.

But whatever it is, it has been confirmed that he is targeting this family.

There were quite a few twists, but how many people in the world don't have a story?

Right now, he was a man with a deeper and deeper story than anyone else.

'Let's reap only the seeds I sowed and leave.'

Jamie said to Irina.

"I heard you. It's a very sad case. Well done. As a demon hunter, I will set you free."

"What should we do?"

"Can I ask you one unreasonable request?"

"If you ask for an unreasonable request ."

"I wish I could be some bait."

At the word "bait," Irina tilted her head.

Jamie said with a laugh.

"A bait for catching ghosts."

Obviously, to catch something, you need a bait.

- Continued on next episode -