Chapter 64 -  Fort Polwyn (3)

"Didn't you swing your sword in the air without knowing where you were because you couldn't see well...?"

"Did you rather do that?"

"Oh, no, that's not it... How did you do it?

Listening to Yakuna's words, she didn't seem to have a lot of knowledge about swordsmanship.

"...I think it'll be comfortable if you look at it that way."

So she decided to skip it.

It seemed that it would take too long to explain this to Yakuna, who was only an ordinary soldier and not even a cadet.

There is no need to explain in detail.

"But now..."

I murmured softly to Yakuna, who was sitting on top of me and staring blankly at the Yeti.

Sierra's eyes, which were watching us, were getting narrower.

"Ahhh..."

It was only then that Yakuna realized what stance we were taking.

Her tail wags

"..."

Yakuna stood up speechless with a flush on her cheeks.

I also stood up and drew the sword.

[How could the Yeti, who was rumored to be kind, be so full of anger? Aren't you curious, my disciple? ]

Then Sierra's voice as she was watching the Yeti echoed in her head.

As she said, the Yeti is not an aggressive monster.

It is usually very docile, so it doesn't run around unless it is in a state of anger due to some stimulation.

'It's a stimulus.'

In the game, there was no such thing as an incident in which someone from the scouting party was killed by a Yeti.

Could what happened now be a coincidence?

Is this an intentional attack?

ㅡKoo-woong...

Soon after, the Yeti's body, with her head gone, tilts and falls to her floor.

Yakuna approached the yeti's torso and bowed her back.

"He seemed very angry... She was originally a guy who would only flirt with her in her hiding place. Why...? She just watched from a distance and exchanged handshakes with her every once in a while..."

Yakuna stroked her Yeti and said in a pitiful voice.

She said, 'She must have been a lot of nice guys...'

Maybe she killed the guy who might have been the mascot of this snowy mountain.

"I think we need to find out what happened. Where is the Yeti hiding?"

"Follow me."

Moved her feet after Yakuna.

Eventually, a small cave that was the yeti's hiding place is revealed.

'Rich...'

Yeti's hideout was located fairly close to the ice block where the lich was frozen.

'If this is the case, it seems obvious who provoked the Yeti...'

Drunk worshiper.

It seems highly likely that he stopped by this area while pretending to check the barrier.

But there were still two days left before he could resurrect the lich, so he might have tried to check it up close.

Soon she entered the cave with Yakuna.

From the hiding place where the owner was gone, only a frightening cold was emanating from it.

Yakuna took the lead and searched inside the cave.

"I looked and couldn't find anything unusual..."

Yakuna, who was looking around the cave, muttered.

I talk to such a yakuna.

"What are some things the Yeti could be inspired by?"

"Um... That's right! The captain told me the other day, and he told me not to run around the Yeti recklessly. I didn't know why he did that at the time..."

"I'm afraid the Yeti will be provoked... Is it?"

"Maybe it's like that... Let's go back. I don't think we'll find anything if we search further."

As she said, neither the Yeti's corpse nor her hiding place showed anything unusual.

"I see."

Yakuna and I got out of the cave like that.

'I don't think it was intentional, no matter who did it.'

The moment all sorts of thoughts ran through my head.

"..."

Something rather awkward for being on the snow-covered floor catches my eye.

[What is that? There's something strange, don't borrow an arm for a minute. ]

Even just in time, he found this and grabbed my wrist and led me.

Yakuna was walking ahead, so she didn't see it.

She picked up the book, guided by her hand.

What I held in my hand was a small black book.

I opened the book and checked the contents.

The book was full of 'unreadable' characters.

'1043666... ​​1678554696...?'

The only things I could read were letters that looked like numbers, but they couldn't be numbers.

He immediately thrust the book toward Sierra.

First of all, Sierra asked me to pick up the book.

[This is... Why is this here? ]

While reading the contents of the book, Sierra's face becomes serious.

If you knew what kind of book it was, you would have been able to do it.

Then, Sierra, who was looking at me, continued her words.

[ ...The demon language is written on it. There's no way the demons passed through this snowy mountain, and I don't know who dropped it, but it's an inappropriate item for humans to have. ]

I knew the owner of this book.

There was only one person here who would drop a book like this.

'Did I lose it here?'

Information that was not known in the game flows into your head and the puzzle is put together.

The demon worshiper would have come to see the lich's condition, pretending to check the barrier.

I couldn't tell if it was coming or going, but I guess I didn't know there was a Yeti around here.

He must have jumped in surprise... The Yeti was stimulated by the sight and became ferocious.

You must have dropped this book while running away from the Yeti.

I remember what he muttered in the middle of the scene where the demon worshiper resurrects the lich that I saw in the game.

'Because I lost the book... Complete resurrection will be difficult, but it will be enough...'

It seems highly probable that this is the book he was referring to in that scene.

The snow must have piled up again and again without stopping, so it was too late when I realized that I had lost the book.

Lich's complete resurrection.

Certainly, the lich he faced in the game had reached an incomplete resurrection.

It was the second boss, but even if it became too strong, the balance was not right.

Suddenly, the word 'imperfect' attached to the reward that could be obtained by killing a lich flashed through my mind.

If the lich succeeds in full resurrection using this book, and I catch him, is it possible that the word 'perfect' instead of 'imperfect' will be added to the reward or the word itself will disappear?

It was a pretty touching story.

I closed the book and sniffed the smell.

I couldn't tell the difference because I wasn't used to its smell yet.

Maybe it's the limit of the 7th level of 'excellent sense'.

However, it seemed certain that the owner of the book was the guy.

Anyway, before Yakunai noticed the book, she quickly put it in her arms.

Just in time, Yakuna turns her back and opens her mouth.

"Jetto, what are you doing when you're not coming?"

"...I've been thinking about it for a while. I'll go now."

At my answer, Yakuna shrugs her shoulders once more, then walks out on her way, wagging her tail again.

[Are you going to carry that book...? There could be a big misunderstanding...]

At Sierra's question, Yakuna followed behind and nodded her head.

Confirming my will, she let out her drool.

[Hmm... I don't know what our student is thinking. ]

I didn't intend to hold it for long.

I'm going to give this to him right before I resurrect him.

'Instead... If that happens, the difficulty will rise rapidly.'

Even so, the reward felt so enticing.

***

When Yakuna and I went back to the place where the Yeti was, we saw Kaen and the others there.

It is said that they immediately ran to this place after hearing the roar of trees and the yeti's roar.

In particular, the demon worshiper was clearly perplexed, asking how the hell he caught the Yeti.

This incident might have made him wary, but it didn't matter too much.

As for why the Yeti was so angry, even after talking with them, they couldn't come up with an answer.

The demon worshiper also kept his mouth shut.

Well, no matter what happened, the decision was made to move the Yeti's corpse to Fallwyn.

If left unattended, other monsters will come and go for a while and create a danger when scouting.

Besides, the Yeti is also a rare monster after all, so there are many things to omit.

However, Yakuna said that he could never eat meat.

Judging by the expression on her face as she said that, it seems that she had eaten her Yeti meat before.

When the decision was made to move her body, Yakuna stepped in and tied her Yeti with a rope to make it easier to move.

Kaen, Rooster, and Berkland were responsible for the body, and Yakuna and I were responsible for the head.

Due to her small number of people, she had to strengthen her strength with mana to move the heavy yeti.

Still, thanks to the rope, she was able to somehow make it back to the fort, dragging her across the floor.

It was early in the morning, so there were hardly any people on the road, but only a man with a mustache found us and approached us as if he had been waiting for us.

Soon, Rooster shouts at him loudly.

"Captain!"

He seems to be the leader of the first night reconnaissance team.

"I was worried because it was my first reconnaissance, so I was waiting..."

The leader who approached us looked at the Yeti 'what it was' and continued her words.

"...How did this happen?"

The leader asked for an explanation, and Yakuna took the lead in reporting what had happened.

After Yakuna's report, the leader nodded at her, and then opened his mouth.

"Is that so... He was such a nice and docile guy that he didn't bother to clear it up... But it's a relief that no one was hurt."

After saying that, the captain turns his back and approaches me.

Then he put his hand on my shoulder and opened his mouth.

"Did you say you were a cadet Zeto? I've heard of it. The academy asked if they couldn't put you in the night scout team, so it was quite absurd... But at that age, you can handle sword skills. Thanks to you, I was able to save Yakuna's life. Thank you very much."

Was it the instructors' intention to put me on the night scout team?

Perhaps it was Edward's work.

"Although it was temporary, I think I was just doing what I was supposed to do as a scout."

"Heh heh, you've got humility. But being grateful is what you're thankful for. I want these guys here to do the dismantling work for him. What do you think?"

"You mean we...?"

Buckland frowned at the captain's suggestion.

"Bastard, frowning... Because I wanted to meet a black blooded person? But since you're a black blooded person and you had to learn it too, I think I'm going to try it in advance."

"Yes..."

Berkland's momentum is drooping at the leader's words.

"If there are no parts needed after the dissolution, I will convert all of them into money."

The captain turned away from Berkland and spoke to me.

"Thank you for taking care of the complexities for me."

"Then, go to the temporary lodging first and rest. There will be no problems on the way back...?

"Yes, it's fine. I have Kaenyang next to me."

I laughed awkwardly and scratched my head.

The reconnaissance ends sooner than expected, so we have some time left.

It's still dawn, so I think it's time to deal with Kaen.

'The timing is fine...'

The one catch is that Kaen doesn't let her sleep, so she looks so tired.

Well, unlike the last time, it's a simple job... Shouldn't it be finished soon?

I thought that it might be hard to find time when people don't go around without this kind of opportunity.

"...Kaen, let's go to the inn and talk. It's about information."

After finishing the calculation, I approached Kaen and whispered in her ear.

At my words, Kaen's tired-looking face suddenly clears up, and her eyes begin to twinkle.

Then Kaen whispers softly in my ear.

"Hehe, I've been waiting to talk about it... I guess you finally need my body?"

I need to quickly change the password that doesn't look like that password.

***

After parting with the leader and the rest of the crew, Kaen and I went straight into the dorm and had a close conversation.

"Yeah...? Where should I go...?"

Kaen, who had been silently listening to the explanation, asked me back as if she hadn't heard it wrong.

"...Changguan."

"If it's Changgwan... Then the Changgwan I know is right...? My, Cadet Jeto...! Is a job that requires a body really a job that requires a 'body'?!"

Kaen stutters her and she hurriedly backs away from me.

[I think this might require a bit of explanation for her original daughter, too? ]

At the same time, Sierra's voice glared at me echoed in her head.

"So, then... The reason why you didn't lay a hand on me at the inn that day... Was it because you liked that...?!"

At Kaen's words, I sighed and scratched my cheek.

'I thought it would be like this...'