90 – Upstairs (2)

The first thing Chester and Monia encountered while walking upstairs was a broken and fallen tree.

It wasn’t rare.

Even down there, Chester and Monia often saw fallen trees during storms, or before, or after, for various reasons.

The only difference was the scale of the collapse.

“What is this?”

“Did a meteorite fall?”

Most of the trees in front of Chester and Monia had fallen in one direction.

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Like being swept over by something big.

Chester let go of his stance, keeping some distance between the river and the woods, and moved a little in the direction of the woods to examine the fallen trees.

Ant had approached the tree first and was sniffing at something.

“Oh, Chester!”

“… … hair.”

Chester checked what Ant had been sniffing and said.

“Yes?”

As Monia moved closer, she saw hair caught in the crack in the tree that Chester and Ant were looking at.

“It’s animal hair.”

“… … You mean this long?”

However, the strange thing was that the hair was longer than Monia’s hair.

Are there any creatures with such long fur?

“yes.”

“No, with this amount of fur, how big is the beast with it?”

“It is not unconditionally a large creature with long hair, but in this case, it must be the hair of a large creature. But there are things scarier than hair.”

“Yes?”

Chester pointed to a part of the tree.

Some kind of trace, something strange to say that the tree split naturally as it fell.

“I think he scratched the tree with his claws and knocked it over… .”

“… … there.”

scratched and knocked down a tree

I don’t know what else, but at least Monia seemed to be able to guess what that meant.

“That means, what you see right now is the territory mark?”

“yes. It seems so.”

Chester climbed up the tree and looked out further.

“Hey, Monia. What do you think of that?”

Monia climbed up next to Chester and looked away as well.

I couldn’t see as far and as detailed as Chester because my eyesight was inferior to Chester’s, but I could see something strange enough within Monia’s field of vision.

“Moss… ? Or is it mold?”

“yes. Like mold?”

Fallen trees in the distance.

Most of the trees were covered with something unknown that looked like mold and was rotting as if it were melting, and new trees were growing in between the mold and decaying trees.

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Looking at the trees growing at the visible speed right now, I felt a sense of wonder as if the disappearance and regeneration of the forest were reproduced at high speed.

But at the same time I felt a kind of fear.

It was an incomprehensible sight not only for Monia, but also for Chester’s common sense.

An unknown giant creature that marks its territory by destroying parts of the forest.

A fungus-like existence that devours the collapsed forest.

And even the sight of a forest regenerating in an instant.

“Is this the same island?”

Under the waterfall, all creatures were reduced in size, and the weather changed quickly due to the nature of the island moving along the sea. Other than that, Chester’s common sense was acceptable.

It’s a bit peculiar and the weather changes are difficult, but other than that it’s not bad.

However, the scene unfolding in front of his eyes completely destroyed Chester’s evaluation.

weird.

can not understand.

It’s hard to accept.

“Hmm.”

Chester took a long, deep breath looking at the tree, which seemed to have already grown a handful.

“yes.”

Chester shook his head in agreement.

“Chester?”

“I can understand a little bit now.”

“What, what do you mean?”

“Monia, what did you think of the floating island?”

Monia, who heard Chester’s question and thought about his intention, noticed what kind of impression Chester was asking in the current situation and answered.

“Honestly, it was difficult at first, but… Now I feel like I can live.”

“right?”

Fast-growing plants and crops.

The life that overflows along with the overflowing plants becomes prey for Monia and Chester.

If you just want to live, yes.

Just like Chester said.

I even thought that this island would be a very comfortable place if I just wanted to live.

I don’t need money, I don’t need power.

A clear and clean nature where nothing makes people ugly.

“It’s not enough to be called the Demonic Realm.”

“Magyeong… … .”

However, this floating island is called the Devil’s Land.

Why?

It was because of rumors made up by the kingdom.

This is because the nobles who entered this island disappeared without being able to return to the kingdom for any reason.

The image created by the kingdom and the inflated rumors turned the wandering island into an ominous and terrible demonic landscape in the eyes of the people of the kingdom.

Even Chester believed the rumor at first, but after a while realized it was a made-up rumor.

But.

“Did the rumors I made up come true by chance, or did I really investigate this far and call it the Devil’s Land… … .”

The truth is unknown.

But I did know one thing.

“This island was truly a demonic realm.”

Then Chester paused for a moment and thought a little.

“I don’t think it’s worse than the Demonic World that my father told me about after experiencing it.”

“hehehe.”

Monia was frightened by the words she spoke calmly.

What kind of superhuman is this man’s father?

* * *

Whether or not the upper level of this island was the Devil’s Land, it was a story that had little to do with Chester and Monia.

Of course, it takes a lot of care and careful attention, but it takes a risk to return to normal from leg and chest injuries.

chest and thighs.

Both are the biggest and deepest scars ever.

The thighs were particularly bad, and Chester still had trouble walking properly.

Even if I wiped it clean with water every day, the scale of the wound was very different from the wound where the palm was torn.

More pus came out, and I thought I was a little better, but Chester’s body became hot and he suffered from a fever.

Healing was also slow.

Had the wound healed well, Chester would not have made the decision to come upstairs.

“cellar.”

“how? I think the taste of the water has changed a bit.”

“gulp. Yes. I think it’s a little different. Should I say the water is sharper?”

“The water is sharp, what is that?”

“It feels clear. In addition, it is smooth without any harshness or harshness that gets stuck in the throat or remains on the tongue. It is good water.”

“That’s right.”

Chester moved another bucket and caught a creature that was moving in the water.

“Because there are crayfish.”

“Why crayfish?”

“He only lives in really clear, clean water.”

Chester looked at the crayfish caught in the bucket.

“Why are you so big?”

A bucket full of crayfish.

Chester stabbed Gadget to death with a claw knife in a bucket of water and threw it near a bonfire.

“Ah, ah! Missed. I went under a rock.”

“There is one next to your left foot.”

“Yes? Kyaaak!”

Monia, who saw her feet at Chester’s words, was startled and fell in a panic.

Chester, who caught another crawfish while Monia fell, straightened his back, which had been bending over while searching for the crawfish.

“Hmm. It seems that the time when the sun is up is a little longer as we come up.”

The time when the sun slowly sets over the mountains.

Chester and Monia stopped moving, made a simple bed, and looked for food.

– … … .

Ants aren’t very helpful when looking for food in the water, so he just stares at the two of them, plays by tapping his feet at a small fish that has come near the water’s edge, or else drinks.

At first, they played happily chasing fish, but now, as if they were bored, their tails, which were shaking hard, are drooping.

– Turn it off.

He even yawned there.

“What’s up?”

Chester and Monia laughed at Ant’s gaping mouth.

“No, do dogs yawn too?”

“When did you say you were a wolf?”

“What kind of wolf is that?”

“but. By the way, yes. Dogs don’t yawn either. Cats do too.”

“Yes? miss you.”

While talking, Monia gives up on crayfish and starts aiming for fish.

She had heard that they hunted by the water, and aimed for fish with a quick-made simple harpoon.

“Eight!”

Smack!

As the harpoon pierced the fish, the fish went wild and the water splashed, and Monia hooked her fingers to the fish’s gills, pulled it out of the harpoon, and tossed it toward the campfire.

“There are many smaller fish here than the fish below.”

“I’m worried that it will suit your taste.”

“Ugh. Even if it doesn’t fit, I’ll eat it!”

“really? I know you eat only delicious cuts of meat these days.”

“Did you look at me that closely? Ehehehehe.”

“Hey, am I scolding you right now? Why are you laughing?”

Chester waved his hand as he looked at Monia’s smiling face.

squash!

A fish thrown out of the water by Chester’s swing.

“What did you just do?”

“what?”

“No, what kind of fish with bare hands.”

“The kids here are slow to respond.”

squash!

“… … .”

“Oh, these lobsters are a little big? There must be plenty to eat.”

Seeing Chester catching crayfish and slashing the fish at the same time, Monia was speechless.

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