How the Shadow of the Marquis Lives

Episode 120

A man jumped from a tree Even though it was a fairly tall tree, the landing was light. Xian looked over the man’s head.

‘Tiger ears.’

Among the beasts, it was said that they were of the Howol tribe.

When it comes to the Howeol tribe, the Asla family with Ran comes to mind, but it was not necessarily so.

The Asla family is the representative family of the Howeol tribe, not the family to which the entire Howeol tribe belongs.

“If you’re here to hunt ants, catch them in moderation in this area and leave. Don’t even think about going any further.”

The man spoke as if he was tired, clearing his throat. Looking back, her face was crumbly and dark circles were sitting on her eyes.

The observation ended at that point and Xian spoke.

“I’m thinking of going inside.”

“in? why?”

“I’m looking for something.”

A snowball fight ensued between the two for a while. A man from the Howue tribe stared at Xi’an.

I thought that he would be vigilant and kicked out right away, but surprisingly, his reaction was different.

“If you’re going to do that, there’s a stream over there, so wash up and come. Instead of soaking and taking off your body, rub it thoroughly with this and wash it.”

The man swung and threw a bottle the size of a fist.

Xian received it in the air.

“Wasn’t that what you were trying to stop?”

“ok? What are you blocking? This isn’t even my land. Don’t worry, it’s an ant pheromone remover that I made myself.”

Xian opened the bottle and sniffed for a moment. And try rubbing a drop on the back of your hand.

It wasn’t poison or anything like that.

“If you are going, go quickly. Before the ants come.”

“… … I will.”

Xian took the party and headed to the stream in the direction the man pointed out.

I was covered with ants’ bodily fluids and shell crumbs. Washing yourself was welcome.

After a while.

They washed up and came back. The man was politely sitting on a tree stump and waiting for the party.

“It’s okay.”

Seeing everyone return, he got up from his seat and patted his waist.

Then he motioned for me to follow him.

Xian tilted his head because he didn’t expect to be guided like this right away.

“I’m telling you in advance, if you do something stupid, you won’t be safe either, so behave yourself well.”

The man cut his fingernails and slightly scratched the tip of his finger. Then a drop of flowing blood fell to the ground.

Chiik – I heard a sound and saw the dirt floor melting.

“poison?”

“I specialize in making medicine.”

It is surprising that he is a beastman pharmacist, but it is even more surprising that the blood flowing through his body contains poison.

What pharmacist in the world has poisonous blood?

“So who are you? I think it’s okay to ask about this much.”

“It’s Xi’an. I am from the Empire.”

Allen and other members of the party also gave their names one after another.

Of course, the man’s reaction was lukewarm.

The only thing I could reveal was my name and that I came from an empire.

“I heard something happened in the empire, but did you run away because of that?”

“That’s how it is. So what about you?”

“I am Ban Aslara.”

Xian was a little surprised as he walked behind the man. Allen and Erze both had similar expressions.

“If it’s Aslar, Gen Aslar’s?”

“What, do you know my brother?”

Gen Asla’s younger brother. In other words, he is the uncle of Ran and Shan.

Xian shook his head to Ban asking himself.

“I’m not an acquaintance, just a name. Because Gen Asla is famous.”

“but. My brother is a bit famous.”

Ban shrugged and spoke. It wasn’t a tone that made me feel particularly emotional.

He wasn’t proud or self-deprecating, if I had to say it, he just didn’t seem interested.

‘If it’s the family head’s younger brother, he must have already left home.’

If so, I wouldn’t be too interested in it. In the first place, the Beast Tribe was a race where there were many people who wandered rather than settled down.

They were more individualistic than anyone else.

“Where you are going now, is Geocheon where you live?”

“ok. Let’s go and talk.”

Xian looked around and cautiously followed Ban.

As Van said at the beginning, not a single ant appeared on this side of the road. Thanks to that, I was able to move quickly without hindrance.

‘This is it.’

In the meantime, Xian discovered the traces of a tent.

He pulled out a map from his pocket and checked it. It was the location marked on the map.

But half went deeper.

‘It looks like they’re moving their residence further inside.’

It seemed that it was not just settled in one place, but was steadily entering the ant’s territory.

After going in for a while, Ban’s residence finally appeared.

It was a kind of tent that could be quickly demolished, similar to that used by nomadic tribes.

“Come and sit down. There’s no such thing as tea to serve, so drink it yourself. No, rather, you guys should share some with me.”

“We don’t even have a car.”

There is no mind to enter the land of monsters while drinking tea in a noble way.

“Sheesh.”

Then half clicked his tongue in regret and sat down on the floor.

Across from him, Xian sat down, and the three of the party also looked around and carefully sat nearby.

Although he didn’t say anything about it, Ban seemed to know that Xian was the leader of the group, and Ban fixed his gaze on Xian while talking.

“Yeah, let’s hear it sometime. What are you looking for?”

“hmm… … Do I have to tell you?”

“It doesn’t matter if you don’t, but if it’s for the same purpose, I’d like to ask you to help and live.”

“Same purpose?”

“I came in looking for something.”

Xian thought for a moment.

For now, I have no intention of mentioning that I came to find the King of Giants. But I thought it was okay to say that I came to find the giant.

There is no need to hide the existence of giants now. Because of the empire, people all over the continent came to know about it.

“Okay, shall we say one, two, three at the same time?”

Xian frowned for a moment, but then nodded.

I came to find a giant. Rather, it would be difficult to convince them to enter the territory of ants if it were not for this level of answer.

Ban started counting, and right after counting to three, the two spoke at the same time.

“I came to find a giant.”

“There’s a warlock I’m looking for.”

Xian and Ban looked at each other and blinked. They seemed to overlap, but they were strangely non-overlapping purposes.

“giant? Are there giants around here?”

“I don’t know. I’m thinking of crossing the ant territory and heading east. It is said that the excellent number died there, so there must be some remaining.”

“That too.”

“More than you? Is there a black magician around here?”

“uh.”

Ban wasn’t particularly surprised that Xian knew the Warlock.

From coming all the way here to find the giant, there was a high possibility that he already knew about the existence of the Warlock and the Dark Magic Tower.

“There’s a guy I’m personally chasing. Ah, maybe you’re a warlock or you’re on their side, right?”

I heard that the imperial family joined hands with the Dark Magic Tower… … muttering, he looked around suspiciously at Xian’s party.

‘It’s not just a warlock, the devil himself is here.’

Recalling Hector’s existence, Xian calmly shook his head.

“We are not. They rebelled against the empire and fled.”

“okay?”

“We were originally students of Everwhale.”

“Everweil?”

To the startled class, Xian briefly explained what happened at the academy.

The general appeared with a giant and took control of Everwhale, and he rebelled against it by cutting the giant and escaping.

It was also added that the half-fairy and the students of the Beast tribe had escaped.

“Then do you know Ran Asla?”

“Me and Ergé were in the same class.”

“Oh, this world is so small.”

When it was said that he was a classmate with Ran, the atmosphere immediately calmed down.

Ban laughed out loud when he even said that he knew not only Ran but also Shan, and that Shan followed him well.

Hearing the stories of his nieces and nephews after a long time seemed quite enjoyable.

Of course, I ended up worrying that I had escaped well in the end.

“Ok, fine! If only you guys like it, why don’t we act together for a while? Maybe the warlock I’m looking for came here because there’s a giant.”

“that… … .”

Denial is hard. It cannot be concluded that Atlanta is the only giant who knows the existence of the King of Giants.

If there were any among the giants commanded by the Dark Magic Tower who knew that the Giant King was alive, they would be moving to find the Giant King as well.

“Who are you looking for? Do you have any information?”

“I don’t know much, but… … .”

Ban picked up a stone of a suitable size and began to draw a picture on the ground.

Maybe it’s because he’s a pharmacist and he’s good with his hands, so he knew how to draw quite a bit.

“… … He looks roughly like this, and he mainly uses fire. Perhaps the demon he contracted with is a demon with the power of fire.”

“Right.”

Looking at the picture, Xian held his chin and nodded.

I didn’t know if I could get a clue from the King of Giants if I caught this guy. Even if you reached the eastern end, it was a long way to find the giant king in that wide land.

Then, I suddenly looked to the side.

“… … They say fire.”

I could see Allen’s expression hardened.

Seeing that face, Xi’an’s eyes sank.

‘no way… … .’

Unaware of what Cyan was looking at, Allen’s eyes were fixed only on the painting on the ground.

* * *

“Take this and go in. Spray it on your body once every six hours.”

Ban handed out something like a bottle of perfume to each party.

“It’s a medicine made from the bodily fluids of ants. They have their pheromones in them, so they’ll think you’re allies.”

It was the reason why Van was able to leisurely build a shelter among the ants.

It is said that he made it himself and had a considerable effect.

but.

“This is not perfect. It works for normal ants, but there are some that don’t. These are some special objects… … .”

It was the reason why he couldn’t go in here anymore.

I was able to come safely with this medicine because there were only ordinary ants up to this point, but from here on out, special objects also appear occasionally.

And if you get caught by them, it is said that all the ants in the vicinity will come running.

“So, I want you guys to bring me some bodily fluids from those special guys. I think I’ll have to improve the medicine a bit with that to get in.”

This was the message of the class that followed. I want you to bring me the bodily fluids of that special ant to improve the medicine.

He says he can’t hunt them unless he’s poisoned, so he has no choice but to ask. If you catch it with poison, even your bodily fluids will be turned into poison, so it’s inevitable.

Promised to share if they succeeded in properly improving them, the party headed deep into the territory of the ants.

This time, as before, they decided to split into two and hunt in two shifts.

First, it was Herze and Hector’s turn.

The two fell for the hunt ahead, while Cian and Allen rested a bit behind.

“Allen.”

It was the only time I had to ask.

Allen, who had been immersed in worries alone since earlier.

He frowned as if it was difficult for him to speak.

Then a fire rose from his chest, and a little bird appeared.

“Blind, help me… … .”

It was an Altima.