379 Lesson 1 Qualities of a Chieftain (top)

It was roughly fifteen years ago that Douglan-Luu, the previous head of the Luu family, returned his soul to the forest.

Ziza-Lou was only eight years old at the time. But in the woodland, since he is recognized as a single people from the age of five, Giza-Lou was also allowed to nurse the end of Doglan-Lou along with his family and the parents of the branch.

Sleeping in the hall, Douglan-Lew exhales groaningly in a painful shape. It is not a disease. Ziza-Lou's grandfather, Douglan-Lou, suffered a deep wound in his giva hunting job and was trying to give his soul back to the woods.

Doglan-Lew was still no more than fifty years old and had the power to be chosen as eight brave men even compared to the power of the hunter.

Such a Douglan-Lew, he's dying.

Douglan-Lew was pierced in the corner of Gibba's leg, slapped by the tree as it was, and damaged the contents of his body by a broken abalone.

I can't help myself anymore, so leave me in the woods, Douglan-Lew said.

But the hunters of the Lew family took Douglan-Lew home. It takes time to die, so you should say goodbye to your family before you do, his father, Donda-Lou, said.

"Hmm... this much blood and breathing isn't going to last, but it's going to kill you pretty easily..."

Eventually, Douglan-Lew squeezed a dull voice out of between his chewed teeth.

My partner Tito Min-Lu wipes the blood spilling from the edge of her lips with a cloth.

In the hall, as many as fifteen humans were gathered.

Donda-Lou, his eldest brother who succeeds him in the seat of his parents; Mia Ray-Lou, his partner; Ziza-Lou and Vina-Lou, his sons; Ziba-Lou, his elder, the mother of Doglan-Lou; and Tito Min-Lou, the companion of Doglan-Lou - the man in the main house are those six, and then the parents of the division and the family. Giza-Lou's younger brothers and sisters, under the age of five, should have been looked after by the ladies of the branch in their bedrooms.

"Donda... today the head of Luu's main house will be handed over to you... as the head of Luu's main house, you will guide the five families..."

"Oh," Donda-Lou responds with a low voice.

Donda-Lou is 27 years old. This is also the power chosen by eight brave men, who in recent years have also often won over their father Douglan-Lew. As the leader of the Luu clan, there would never have been a shortage.

Donda-Lou looks to his dying father as he burns his blue eyes like flames.

With his eyelids firmly closed, Douglan-Lew spoke further.

"I was almost fifty years old... not that it was so late to decay into the woods... if you were me, you would be more powerful than me to lead the clan..."

"Oh."

"But... the rest of my heart is that I couldn't take Zazz-Sung's neck off with this hand... how much worse it would have been for you who are more bloody than me..."

"That's not true. As a parent, I believe that my father, Douglan, has guided the family more rightly than anyone else."

"... but you can't say anything special in a place like this..."

Douglan-Lew's face, who lost his blood, smiles invincibly.

But at the same time, a large amount of blood erupted from its mouth.

Tito Min-Lou plumps its mouth again, and the young Vina-Lou grabs Giza-Lou's hand with his trembling fingertips. Vina-Lou had just turned five the other day.

"Tito Min... apparently, I have... handed over the seat of a bundler to my new parent's daughter-in-law, Meer Ray... and will continue to bring the women of the Lew family..."

"I know. Don't worry about anything."

Rounded Tito Min-Lu's hand squeezes his partner's hand.

Those eyes were covered with tears, but there was always a soft smile on his mouth as usual.

"Ziva, my mother and my predecessor... guide the young parents with her strong soul and wisdom..."

"Oh, I didn't think I was going to take care of you... but I promise I will support Luu's clan until this body decays"

Ziba-Lou had already counted seventy years of age, but that little body was home to the power of life no woman could beat.

Under his eyelids, which have been sagging for a long time, his eyes stare very gently at his son in the light as if he could see through everything.

"And, Giza... are there also Giza...?

"I'm here. With Vina."

Ziza-Lou advanced to his knees and peered into Douglan-Lou's face.

Bright red hair, swirling like a flame. But when it was a rock mass, there was no longer life left in its face, and breathing was getting smaller and smaller.

"Your eldest brother will soon inherit the seat of his parents from Donda... and burn Donda's life into his eyes like my death... and give the right path to Luu's clan..."

"Douglan, it's okay. No, I know exactly what you mean."

Tito Min-Lu said in a quiet voice, nodding his fingertips at the red hair of his companion.

A grain of tears fell out of his eyes and bounced small on his companion's cheek - that's how Doglan-Lew, the head of the Lew family, finally had a full grin and returned his soul to his mother's forest.

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The people by the woods who have lost their lives, along with their souls, their flesh will also be returned to the woods.

Whether it be men or women, the remains are buried in the woods.

No one knows where the soul I gave back to the woods is going. Whether to blend into the forest and bring new grace to the people, or to be reborn as humans and beasts - all of which are the will of the forest, so it was not necessary to think, was the habit of the people by the forest.

Either way, the remains of Douglan-Lew were to be returned to the woods within that night.

Dig deep and fill holes so Mundt and Geez don't dig them back. The hunter's clothes, knives, etc. may be buried together and entrusted to the child, but this time they were buried together.

Burn a lot of pine lights to keep Gibba from dropping by, and the men dig holes in the total outing. In the meantime, the ladies and young children uttered the wording of the dead, blessing them with life spanning those forty-nine years.

And the next day...

The world has had its morning as if nothing had happened, bringing the bright sun to the settlement of Luu.

No matter how much grief and loss they feel, the people of the woods are not allowed to put aside their daily work.

Losing a family makes it normal to be sad. But you don't have to put that on the table. Where they showed up like that, there would be no way the souls of the dead would rest in peace. That is why those left behind should put their condolences on the dead into the depths of their hearts and, diligently, deceive their own lives - that was the lesson of the people by the woods.

So Giza-Lou was also working on his morning job alone, without having any special conversation with his family.

Spread the rug in front of the house and dry the Pico leaves the women have picked. This is also a splendid irreplaceable task, because we cannot preserve meat without pico leaves. With pride entrusted with such a task, Giza-Lou spread his little Pico leaves over the rug.

There, one man approaches.

It was Lyada-Lu, the head of the branch.

"Giza-Lou, is Donda fit when she's still asleep?

"Oh, Lyada-Lu.... Yeah, Jomtien still has time, so I think he's resting in his bedroom."

"Well," Lyada-Lou said, turning his deposited eyes to Giza-Lou.

Lyada-Lu was Donda-Lu's youngest brother, but his appearance and temperament were not very similar. He is only twenty years old, has a slender physique, and has long, black-brown hair. The sharply cut up eyes were always calm, and Giza-Lou had never seen him where he excited.

"What's wrong with your father? If you need anything, I'll wake you up."

"No, it doesn't extend to that"

That's all I say, I shut my mouth. He is a deposition, but he is also an oligarchy.

Lyada-Lou married his daughter-in-law at seventeen, so by the time Giza-Lou was five, he had already left the main house. So soon he also gave birth to a child, so his eldest sister is now three years old, and his next child is about to be one. But they had more toddlers in the main house than that, so they were supposed to be joining forces with other branches to raise their children.

"... is my youngest brother Rudd-Lou growing up well? He seemed like a much smaller baby."

"Yeah. Ziva and Tito Minh were laughing that they didn't have to worry about anything because they were small but full of energy."

"Well," I said, closing my mouth again.

Giza-Lou originally preferred Lyada-Lou for not talking about the extras, but I was a little concerned about what was going on today.

"What's the matter, Lyada-Lou? You look worried."

"No, that's not what I'm saying... I'm just curious."

After stating so, Lyada-Lu nodded "Uhm".

"Again, let's exchange words with Donda before we go out into the woods. I'm sorry, can you wake up Donda?

"Yeah," Giza-Lou woke herself up and ran out to the house.

When I open the door on the front door, the cries of the baby sound so loud. It was the cry of his youngest brother, Rudd-Lou, held in his mother's hand.

In the grass cage, two-year-old Raina-Lou is put to sleep, while five-year-old Vina-Lou and four-year-old Darmu-Lou peek into its sleeping face. Ziba-Lou and Tito Min-Lou looked like they were going out to work outside.

"Oh, what's going on? Sometimes it rains suddenly, so you shouldn't leave by Pico's leaves, Giza?

"Lyada-Lu is watching me now, so it's okay. Donda, I've been asked to wake your father."

"Right. Donda's in the bedroom, but she should be awake by now. Vina, will you call me?

"Yeah," Vina-Lou runs over to his bedroom.

It seems Donda-Lou was indeed awake, and he immediately showed himself to me.

He is taller than Lyada-Lu and his stature is disappointing all around him. Between Donda-Lou and Lyada-Lou there were brothers, one man and one woman at a time, so they are seven years apart. Kaku Jiza-Lu is about the same age apart as his youngest brother Rudd-Lu, so I guess he will have the same relationship for slowness.

"Lyada-Lu is calling. He wants to talk to you before you go into the woods."

"Right," Donda-Lou said, lowering his back to the front door and beginning to wrap his leather shoes around it.

Those blue eyes shine strong as usual and are no stranger to a tight, tight side. But the low mouth count may still have been due to breaking up with my father, Douglan-Lew, last night.

That's how when he left the house with Donda-Lou, Lyada-Lou was quietly looking down at Pico's leaves in the same place.

"What are you doing in the morning, Llada?

"Oh, I just wanted to talk to you for a second."

Lyada-Lu's eyes glimpsed more of Ziza-Lu.

But we don't try to move the place, we keep the words overlapping.

"Donda, what are you going to do?

"What are you talking about?"

"What I found out. With the Sung family."

Lyada-Lu's tone is only deposition.

"I also went to Sung's settlement last year in the presence of the Parents' Council and was to be relative to Zazz-Sung.... To be honest, I didn't think it was that guy named Zazz-Sung"

"Well, you saw the infamous sheik, so you got scared."

"Naturally. That man has more power than anyone in the Luu clan - more power than you, Father Douglan. I couldn't believe it until I knew it was true."

The words were to surprise Ziza-Lou.

There are no stronger hunters around this forest, such as Dogran-Luu or Donda-Lu, and the eight brave men of the Luu clan - Ziza-Lu, still eight years old, believed and did not doubt that.

"Moreover, the Sung family connects the northern clan to the brink of blood. Our families, especially Ray and Rutim, are growing strong, but they won't win against Zaza or Dom."

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"I know. If sin five years ago is true, I can't leave the Sung family like this. My father Douglan's carelessness is painfully clear to me.... But putting a sword on a dark cloud doesn't seem the right way to go. If we lose the battle, the women and children who are left behind will no longer be able to live."

"... I know a hundred things about that"

"Do you really understand? You have six fates on your shoulders, don't you? Lou, Rutim, Ray, Min, Maam, Mufa - the fate of a clan that will reach roughly eighty people will be determined by one of your actions."

"You think I look so bloodthirsty, Llada?

Donda-Lou laughed invincibly.

But swirling in its blue eyes was a flame of profound fury.

"What my father Douglan wanted was peace by the woods, not ruin. If Lu's clan took the knife now, the settlement by the woods itself would perish instead of his family. The battle will not be over until the last hunter is breathless, with the family following the Sung family and those fighting against the Sung family."

"Oh, so my father Douglan put away his sword and missed the sins of the Sung family. But now the parents are you, not my father, Donda.... Can I miss the sins of the Sung family, just like my father did to you?

Donda-Lou suddenly grabbed Lyada-Lou's chest.

And he says sharply, "Is there any way I can miss it?"

"I don't deserve to be a sheik in the Sung family. Zazz-Sung is a despicable man who has lost his hunter's pride. Do you recognize such a man as a chief?"

"But, Donda..."

"But what's going to happen after five more years of steaming back old stories? Sure, they must have taken Mufa's women, but there's no sure proof of that, and both Luu and Mufa put away their swords. This is where we took the knife, even my family. Then you can't win a battle you can win."

Donda-Lou roughly thrust Lyada-Lou's body, "Ha!" He rang his throat.

Without disturbing his emotions at all, Lyada-Lou is staring back at him.

"So what are you going to do, Donda?

"It's what I found out. Until they commit another unforgivable sin, we accumulate power. We need unbeatable strength from the Sung family and the North clan.... so that for the first time, you can clear up the carelessness of your father, who left such a mess and returned his soul to the woods."

"... patience is the least good word for you, Donda."

When Lyada-Lou stated so, Donda-Lou looked angry and poked at its chest.

"In front of you, is that the dialogue you throw up at your brother?

"Oh, they impressed me. You just lost your father last night, and you were firmly prepared to be a parent."

Lyada-Lou let down his mouth.

That was, for once, the smile of Lyada-Lu, which Giza-Lu might see for the first time.

"I'm sorry I underestimated you. I will follow your words with hunter pride. As head of Lew's main house, show us the right way, Donda."

Donda-Lou snorted "Hum," then looked down on Giza-Lou.

"So what are you up to, Giza?

"... I was told by my predecessor, Douglan, to burn the life of my parent, Donda, to my eyes. So I'm just doing it."

"With those fine eyes, are you sure you can see them?

Abandoned blindly, Donda-Lou has squirted Giza-Lou's head.

My father's hand, which touched the crackle, was incredibly large and powerful.