Chapter 36

The bloody field was reminiscent of hell. Seeing Choi Seulgi stand absentmindedly like that caused me to be somewhat uncomfortable, so I roughly wiped away the blood on her hair and face. Seeing her young appearance, from when she first entered the continent caused my chest to pound. It wasn’t simply due to her beauty at all. I was restless since it has been a long while since I was able to be so close to her. If I had realized that the blood would splash all the way here, I wouldn’t have killed that bastard so brutally.

Then.

Choi Seulgi pupils began to recover a bit. It seems that she could somewhat resist Jung Hayeon’s fragrance, which could completely control an Intermediate Adventurer.

” Jung Hayeon. ”

I quickly called for Jung Hayeon.

” Ah . . . Yes ! Understood. ”

Jung Hayeon’s expression towards me staring at Choi Seulgi was subtle. She could somewhat recognize; that I cherished that girl very much, though she had no clue as to what my relationship with Choi Seulgi was exactly. Her eyes clearly displayed emotions of jealousy. But, she won’t do anything reckless as long as I monitored her. Jung Hayeon was somewhat surprised, seeing that Choi Seulgi was able to resist her fragrance a bit.

” I’m not too certain if it is whether we are of the same sex . . . it’s not as effective as I thought. ”

” So it’s like that . . . ”

After she finished speaking, she emitted her fragrance once more, causing Choi Seulgi’s eyes to turn blank again. Since she was under the same effect previously, it took quite a while before returning her to that state. I nodded at Jung Hayeon’s words. It definitely seems that the effect was halved for the same gender.

Since I had caused such a scene, moving away from here was priority. But, I began to worry where I should take Choi Seulgi to. I would bring her to the Green Goblin Clan’s lands if I could, but it would be extremely rude to bring a human there when we were under their care. I couldn’t cause a private nuisance, no matter the fact that each clan wouldn’t interfere with each other’s matters.

Most of all, the decision rested on Choi Seulgi whether she would join us, though I wanted to discourage her from returning back to the city knowing her future as much as possible.

She had luckily avoided a large crisis, but I was worried that things might not go well if she were to return to the city again.

But, that thought can be discussed later.

For now, we began to move to a place not far away from the Green Goblin Clan’s village. Since we could be attacked while moving, I retrieved the daggers and entrusted them to the goblins, allowing us to quickly reach our destination.

” Mev. ”

” Yeah? ”

” Take the rest of these children and return to the Green Goblin Clan. Don’t worry. I will be back by training day. Ah ! Come back here once you return the subordinates back to the village. ”

” Ah ! Okay Captain. ”

Deciding to keep Jung Hayeon was for the best. I had thought of sending Mev back, but thinking that I could reduce the vigilance between Mev and Jung hayeon, I decided to call her back. It seems that Mev was extremely delighted with my words. Brightly smiling, she soon disappeared.

” Is . . . is she someone you know? ”

” A bit . . . ”

” Ah. ”

As such, I stood in front of Choi Seulgi. Jung Hayeon had begun to build a cave that could cover us with wooden roots, as Mev began to wait alongside us after arriving for Choi Seulgi to wake up.

I had no clue what to say. No, I was pondering if I should reveal that I could speak the human language. Transforming her into a Green Skin was the most refreshing method but . . .

Truthfully, I didn’t want to do such a thing.

I had no choice but to ponder, due to the extreme battle-crazed madness infused that I have in my body, and the violence and murderous intent that Jung Hayeon possessed. It was a ridiculous selfishness, but what I sincerely desired was for Choi Seulgi to remain as the old Choi Seulgi.

In other words, she was at quite a decent level for a Summoned who has only been here for one year. It was a bit ambiguous to compare her to the ‘ genius ‘ the Queen of the North or to an Ancient Orc Gladiator of the rare species like me, but in an objective standpoint, she was either similar or just below Park Youngwhan in terms of specifications.

I could now see just how much talent Choi Seulgi, and how much I had grown stronger. Though my memory was dim, I could recollect that Park Youngwhan had entered the continent roughly 4 years earlier. Which was three years earlier than Choi Seulgi.

For an inexperienced, one year-old freshman to have similar magic compared to one three years earlier was extremely alarming. I’m not sure if she knows this herself, but she had quite a bright future as a Summoned. Funny to say, but at this state, she was rather stronger than the previous Choi Seulgi.

I nodded my head.

Though I was lacking, I was willing to train Choi Seulgi.

” You’re not going to let me go? ”

I shook my head at Choi Seulgi. It was an expression that meant that I wasn’t willing to send her back. I laughed joyfully at Choi Seulgi’s words, and slowly rose my body up. Though I’m not sure how to train Choi Seulgi precisely, for now, I thought it was best to improve her shabby equipment.

I took the Bloodsoaked Dagger that I always carried around for emergencies, and handed it over to Choi Seulgi.

” Huh? This is for me? ”

A curious expression greeted me once I nodded my head. It was an expression that was wondering why a monster was sharing such hospitality. I furtively grabbed Choi Seulgi’s hands and pulled her outside. She was briefly alarmed, but soon slowly followed.

” Mev, lend me your dagger. ”

” Huh? You’re going to kill her? Weren’t you going to mate? ”

” No. It’s not that . . . just training. ”

” Ahah . . . alright. Just be careful and return it once you’re done. ”

She was somewhat worried after I had received a dagger from the fairy, but I raised my hands expressing that I had no intent to kill, and extended my dagger towards Choi Seulgi. A bit worried, she swallowed her saliva and muttered ” Training? “, to which I nodded, relieving her uneasiness.

Not being able to clash physically like the Green Skin’s way.

I began to display the dagger techniques that I learned from the Green Goblin against the air. Of course it would look extremely clumsy in the eyes of Green Goblin, but I had thought this would be a great help to Choi Seulgi right now.

Although the techniques weren’t as good as I thought, they were quite plausible due to the skill of Increased Proficiency on all weapons that I received as an Ancient Orc Gladiator.

As if she noticed my intentions, she quietly looked on. Soon, though she clumsily moved her body, I was forced to realize that she was indeed talented.

TL Afterword

I would have been scarred if I had seen all of that like her. I wonder why she’s so immune to it hmm. And this chapter is much milder than the last haha.

P.S. I never knew Choi Seulgi was that talented as a thief O.o

Comment: I personally think they had it easy in terms of their deaths. At least they were able to die on that day.

PR Afterword

Sai101: Girl meets Boy, then the rest is Daggers..

Translator: Calvis

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