After killing the wolf, Leon slumped to his knees. His breathing became heavy, and he looked at the sky.
He felt like he got an achievement now for killing this wolf. It was proof of his strength. Then he looked at the wolf body that into a tree.
When he saw the body, he felt like he was about to vomit.
Many intestines were being spilled out from its open, cut-down neck, and blood was flowing out nonstop. It didn't look like it would stop.
He had seen gore on many shows, but seeing it live, smelling all the blood, and seeing some parts move as if it were still alive was different. He couldn't hold his vomit, he did it on the spot.
Leon didn't feel guilty about it being a monster. He just couldn't take this gore.
Vomiting for a while he calms down. After that, he thought to himself. 'This may be the first time that I kill something, but it will not be the last. Come on, Leon, you will have to kill many monsters like that and maybe.....people too. You can't be a pussy. Ahhhhh...why am I encouraging a more than thirty-year-old virgin.'
He got up and sheathed his sword. His body was aching from the fight, also from the cuts and bruises.
He hurried to leave the forest. The smell of blood may attract many monsters, maybe some big ones too. Luckily he didn't stumble upon anything on the way.
After coming to his house from the backyard, he went to take a shower. With this injury, he couldn't walk back into public. So he took a detour on a road he knew there wouldn't be any people on.
He went to his room, feeling fresh from the shower. He checked his cuts and bruises. He saw some small cuts and bruises that were there that had already healed.
He was amazed. "In this world, people's physiques are no joke. If it were my world, they would have already been lying down on the ground with blood loss and fatigue. But I could escape from this situation as if nothing had happened to me."
He ate a meal and then rested to recover from fatigue. He also applied some herbal cream. This cream is used by many people in the village.
When he was little, he had a deep wound on his right leg. Grandpa Rick applied this cream and bandaged the wound. In two days, his leg returned to normal, as if there hadn't been any wound in the first place.
In the night time.
He woke up. First, he checked his wounds. He saw most wounds have gone. The skin became smooth, like it was before the cuts and bruises.
Secondly, he checked his fatigue if it is gone. He went outside and did his 'basic' practices. He felt like he could cut down a hundred trees. It is just his illusion, but he can cut close to thirty or forty.
He looked at Grandpa Rick's grave for a while and decided. "Now I have some strength to go out. If I stay here anymore, I will not find or know anything. There are many things I do not know. I will become a country bumpkin if I stay longer."
He went in front of Rick's grave and sat down.
After some silence, he looked at Rick's grave and smiled. "Grandpa, I feel like I am strong enough. So I have decided to go on my adventure. I will come back if I have a chance in the future. This house will be locked down. I can't sell our memory to anyone. I will tell Aunty Halen and Hiba to maintain our house and your grave."
He then looked at the medium-sized tree beside the grave. He joked. "Brother, I will also tell them to look after you. How can I forget about my cute little elder brother . Just see me make terror in the whole land. hahahaha..."
After laughing for a while, he calmed down. He silently looked at the sky and then stood up.
"Good night to guys now. I have to train first. Only training can make move forward effortlessly, I will not make a single fault, for you guys to blame me in any kind of my future failures." saying that he happily walked toward his house.
While walking, one can see from his back, that a tear silently fell from his right side.
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The next morning.
He went to do his work as usual.
After finishing his work, he went to Aunt Halen's house. Entering her main gate, he saw her hanging wet clothes on the left side.
He greeted. "Good morning Aunty Halen. I can see you are beautiful as always, even when you are working."
"Oh. It's late for a good morning, but I can take it if it comes from my sweet niece. And how can I not be beautiful?" Halen also got started.
"Yes yes yes absolutely." Leon also agreed.
"Let's talk about this stuff later. Why have you come at this time? There has to be something." Halen questioned.
"I can not hide anything from Aunty. I have come to make a request." Leon stated his purpose.
"Just say it. I will try to complete it to the best of my ability if I can." Halen agreed without hearing the request first.
Leon was glad to have this kind of close group of people with him. So he stated his purpose. "Aunty, I have decided to leave after half a month. I mean at the end of summer. So I hope you can help me take care of my house, Grandpa's grave, and the tree beside it."
Halen became silent upon hearing this. She didn't expect he would leave this early. She wanted to persuade him to stay a little longer, but seeing his firm and resolute eyes, she held it back. As for the request, she would have done it if he didn't even mention it.
"I agree, and don't leave without saying goodbye. Aunty will never forgive you." Halen agreed.
Leon was very happy. He knows it is extra trouble to maintain someone else's house along with yours.
Leon said it from the bottom of his heart. "Thank you.'