chapter 8
8 – Episode 7: A New Beginning
The world is made up of 80% shit, 15% dog shit, and 5% happiness.
In terms of proportion, you will face situations that are almost f*cked up or dog-like, but if you persevere, at least once in a while, something happy will happen.
Right now, like this situation.
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A large fire is lit in the center of the town.
All the villagers were out there laughing and chatting with each other and enjoying the festivities.
“Hooray for the warriors!!”
We were given a drink made from fermented milk, and we enjoyed the festival with the villagers, intoxicated with the atmosphere.
“As the village headman, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all of you who defeated the tomb. If it hadn’t been for the warriors, our village would have been forever afraid of tombs and would have all died in the end.”
Kayaman bowed politely and spoke to us.
“No… that… the thing to be thankful for this much…”
“What are you saying! Didn’t the togoe run to the village ignoring the regular cycle even today? It’s a shame because there were warriors… If it was just us, everyone in the village would be…”
“I’m sorry…”
I muttered inaudibly to Kayaman, who held us up like the savior of the village.
A dog-f*cked conscience was tormenting me.
It was all our fault that the toga woke up and that it crazily approached the village.
Even if we didn’t come to the village, there was no reason for Togoe to come to the village either.
nope, f*ck
Why is this our fault?
If I had to question the reason, it was the fault of the goddamn goddess who threw us into this f*cking wasteland using a needlessly dazzling pillar of light.
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Just make that bitch show up again.
I’m not kidding, I’m just going to lose it.
In the midst of accumulating 1 stack of rage towards the goddess, Kayaman held out his cup again.
“Come on, don’t hesitate and drink it all the way! Anyone who can’t enjoy a festival like this is a beast!”
“That’s right, warrior! Like a man, just drink it down! Are you sure you can’t drink?”
“No way, it makes sense that the warrior who defeated the tomb couldn’t empty a cup of this wine at once, man!”
“Haha, yes! Cancer, no way!”
I wasn’t usually a bad drinker. However, the next day’s hangover was unpleasant, so I tended to drink in moderation.
Even though the one drink I had earlier exceeded my limit, the villagers continued to pour alcohol.
Did you say the name of the drink was Arzen?
I couldn’t win against people’s torch and drank it, but it definitely had a different charm from the alcohol I usually drink.
When you first drink it, you can feel a little sour and astringent taste through your tongue, but after a while, a refreshing feeling that will make your throat tingle begins to embrace your throat.
And as soon as you swallow it, a soft feeling tickles your esophagus and goes down. It was not a bad throat hit.
A little drunk and in the mood, I kept shouting at the big misunderstood people.
“No, I’m not f*cking kidding, those f*ck-meal worms catch enough even if you hit them all! I was just lucky… Since long ago, people have said that there is nothing we can’t do if a group of people get together and fight together, so don’t give up even if a monster like that appears again in the future…”
It was all true.
It was a coincidence that we killed the togoe, and it was something we were able to do because the bug kid was dumber than we thought.
There was no law that the villagers couldn’t do what even we, who had no power, could have done.
That’s why I told you everything honestly.
Then, for a moment, the entire village became quiet as if a rat had died.
Did it ruin the fun? By the time I was nervous, cheers erupted from everywhere.
No, did I say something worthy of applause?
I stood there, perplexed, not knowing what the situation was.
…
The reason, of course, was the translation ability that was used between the warriors and the inhabitants of another world, given by the goddess.
Kyoko, Rin, and Joo-hyeok probably didn’t know why, but Joo-hyeok’s cry heard by the villagers was enough to make their hearts ring.
These were the words of Joo Hyuk heard by the villagers.
“If you face a monster like that alone, your chances of winning are infinitely converged to zero.
However, if you unite, you can easily kill a guy like that. This is absolutely not an empty word or a lie!
Humans are stronger because they are a group, and they have held more territory and power than other races. No matter how strong an opponent is, if humans join forces, there is no opponent they can’t defeat!
This is the subject of history passed down from the ancestors of our ancestors, and the wisdom of life left to our descendants!
If you remember these words and have the courage to not give up in fear, I can guarantee you that no one will threaten you in the future!”
Those words that were delivered to those who had lived in fear for 10 years became a source of great comfort and determination.
…
“Now, get another drink!”
There was no disagreement that it was a really good drink, but I decided to leave for a while because of the villagers who were constantly recommending it.
I felt like I was going to die of acute alcohol poisoning if I continued to drink whatever was given to me.
A little drunk, I walked around the village and looked up at the sky.
The sky embroidered with stars like this was a sight that could not be seen in the dark night sky of Seoul.
Because of the alcohol and the cold air, I became sentimental unlike myself.
After standing in a daze for a long time, I headed back to where the villagers were gathered.
As if they were not tired, the villagers were humming songs and piling up their glasses.
Among the villagers, I found Kyoko and Rin. Come to think of it, it bothered me that I hadn’t even said a word of good work earlier.
I cautiously moved towards them.
Then he sat down next to him and opened his mouth with a slightly awkward expression.
“Well, good job. everyone..”
Until now, we had been exchanging only harsh words. To say such a normal thing somehow caused my body to reject it.
They were staring at me.
Intuitively, I knew something was wrong.
“Why the f*ck is this…”
Their pupils were dilated.
Kyoko, who was still looking at me, suddenly grabbed my arm and pulled me into her arms.
“Chaos… belonged to the Empire of Japan… Things you shouldn’t leave…”
Kyoko smiled hee hee and kept hugging and pulling my arm tightly with a drunken voice. They hugged her so tightly that even when she tried to let go, Kyoko wouldn’t let go of her arm.
How much did you drink to make it look like this?
I looked at the glass in front of her.
There was only one drinking glass in front of her.
Even without drinking half of it.
“Lin! Take off Kyoko. If alcohol is this weak, why don’t you drink it in the first place…”
“… Are you saying…”
I asked Rin, who was bowing her head beside me.
At that call, Rin gradually lifted her head and approached me, muttering something.
And when he showed his face in front of me, I inadvertently let out a sigh.
“How is it that a small country surpasses that of a great country!”
Rin, whose face turned red from drunkenness, started shouting loudly at Kyoko.
“Cheap is… all extensions www belong to us Japan…”
“Remember the history of 3,000 years of vassalage… Then Ju-hyeok must belong to a great country…!”
Rin also hugged my other arm tightly and began to pull.
As if she didn’t want to be taken away, she glared at Kyoko and pressed my arm hard.
Wow, I’m sober.
Normally, it would be a situation where I would not hesitate to be happy, but I felt strangely uncomfortable because of the words they were exchanging.
“Hoho, maybe it’s because you’re still young, and the fight for love is very fierce.”
At that time, a woman who was drinking with them across the street saw us and smiled happily and started talking to us.
“Why didn’t the lady dry it off a bit… If you keep drinking it until it becomes like this, how will you take care of the aftermath…”
Looking at the girls’ condition, I thought of cleaning up my backbone.
“Oh, I dried it, but the warriors kept drinking it. The golden-haired one drank a few bites and was in that state, while the red-haired one kept muttering that he couldn’t lose the match, and then hurriedly emptied his glass to drink more than I did, and that’s what happened.”
The woman shrugged her shoulders as if she was innocent.
It fit perfectly with their personalities, so I couldn’t blame anyone.
“It’s different, really…”
They fought on both sides of me for a long time, and before I knew it, they leaned on me and fell asleep. It was so absurd that I couldn’t even curse at it.
I let out a deep sigh.
“Auntie, could you please guide me to the room where Kyoko and Rin can sleep?”
“Oops, I need to guide you. First of all, I’ll leave the blonde haired warrior behind, so please follow the red haired warrior this way.”
I put Rin on my back and followed the aunt.
Carrying Rin, who was taller than me, on my back made my back hurt.
I’ve caused trouble to my aunt in many ways, so when they wake up, I should say thank you.
The aunt left the center of the village and moved to the outskirts a little further away.
Away from the fire, the cold wind of the wilderness blew fiercely.
Rin, who was carried on her back, was also trembling weakly, perhaps because of the cold.
“Here.”
A mobile house, like any other house in the village, had been built where the woman’s footsteps stopped.
I hurriedly went inside the house, thinking that I should quickly put the cold Lyn down.
Laying them down on a bed made of sheep’s wool, I relieved their aching back.
I thanked her and tried to get out of there together, but she tilted her head.
“Where are you going?”
“yes? That’s where I’ll stay…”
“You can sleep here. Hoho, you don’t have to decline because you’re young and full of energy. That’s why I deliberately offered a house on the outskirts where there are few people.”
“no! no! I will sleep elsewhere!”
“It’s difficult… I don’t have a house left anymore… If I can’t sleep here, I’ll be homeless…”
The old lady put on a troubled expression.
As I was ignoring him, the lady hurriedly went out of the house.
“A hot…no, I hope you have a peaceful night…”
I stood there silently, staring blankly at the front door where the lady had disappeared.
When I turned my stiff head, I saw them sleeping soundly.
They were beautiful women that I wouldn’t dare meet on Earth.
I swallowed dry saliva.
If I slept outside on a cold night like now, it was clear that I would suffer from nightmare-like aftereffects tomorrow.
But sleeping in the bed with them is a bit…
Since I was still in my fiery age, I couldn’t shake off the strong urge.
‘No… this is not…’
I desperately suppressed the urge and lay down on the floor.
Even in the house, because it was the floor, the cold air stayed.
I had to grit my teeth and endure it.
Even if the laws of the original world did not apply, I did not want to become a sex offender.
I was able to fall asleep only after singing so many national anthems that I sang so passionately that I became a patriot.
Behind the sleeping Joo-hyeok, Rin, who had risen from the bed, was looking at him with a hearty smile.