FVN Chapter 5.2
Chapter 5.2
That’s something only a crazy witch would think of.
Unwilling to stay with her any longer, I took the cleaned minnows and ran out of the tent.
“Where are you going?”
“To start a fire!”
Right outside the tent, there was a barbecue grill I had found once.
Instead of expensive charcoal, I filled it with twigs and leaves and lit it with a lighter.
‘The lighter fluid is almost gone.’
Why doesn’t my life ever get better?
Sighing deeply in sadness, the girl approached me.
“Thank you for inviting me to your home today.”
“Yes...”
Now that she knows where my home is, I can’t escape.
Her ominous intentions were clear.
“Hey, I have a favor to ask Gyeoul. Will you listen?”
“A favor?”
“Yes. It’s nothing much, but I want to spend the night at Gyeoul’s place today.”@@@@
Choke.
She uttered such a dreadful suggestion without hesitation.
I knew she was trying to torment me.
“It’ll be hard, you know? A spider might crawl into your mouth while you sleep.”
“That’s okay. I’m an adventurer, remember?”
“Right...”
Talking about filth and danger in front of an adventurer.
It was like boasting about a fan in front of a peacock.
Knowing I couldn’t push her away, I reluctantly nodded.
“Thank you. I’ll definitely repay you.”
“Yes...”
What kind of terrifying repayment might she have in mind?
Too frightened, I just stared at the ground for a long time.
Maybe I was destined to never escape her clutches.
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Thud-
The woman dropped her staff and covered her face with her hands.
However, no one comforted her.
Everyone was equally guilty of unintentionally tormenting the child.
“...I also told her to stop causing trouble for the guild.”
At least the guild members never hit her, which was some consolation.
The man sighed in relief but then realized something.
The child was often harassed by other novice adventurers.
She had been hit on the back of her head and pushed around for no reason.
Although he had told the adventurers harassing the child to ‘stop it,’ he had never actually intervened.
He had hoped that the child, always depending on the guild’s help, would just stop coming to the hunting grounds.
‘Ugh.’
The man tore at his hair in frustration.
The woman seemed to collapse from weakness in her legs, falling to the ground as if bowing.
Child abuse.
If the guild were to be torn apart because of this, there would be no excuse.
“Calm down, both of you. It’s better to know now than never.”
“Yeah... it’s good that we know now.”
What would have happened if Yeoreum hadn’t checked the child’s information that day?
They might have lived with regret forever after realizing the truth, or they might have ended up just dealing with a lifeless body without ever knowing the truth.
What they had thought was the worst situation was actually the best one they could be in now.
“For now, both of you go to the guild and let them know about the situation.”
“Right. We are the ones who will take care of her, aren’t we?”
“Of course.”
It was their own doing, after all.
They had no choice but to resolve it themselves.
As Yeoreum nodded, the man who had only been silently listening spoke up.
“This won’t be a short-term thing.”
“...I know. She’s been suffering for a long time.”
Gaining the child’s trust would require an equal amount of time.
It was a lengthy period of patience, but no one complained.
At least, no member of the South Korea strongest Guild – Daybreak Guild – did.