[Act 5] Illusion is freedom

Is this Hero for Real? chapter 14

[Act 5] Illusion is freedom

It's close-

Espresso, who woke up from his sleep, heard the sound of someone approaching and started to scream.

"Woah, whoa?!"

However, it was canceled when a firm hand shoved a cloth into her mouth and closed it.

She tried to identify the criminal's face, but a gun was placed over her head, blocking her view.

why?!

She thought it was all over when she woke up, but she felt like the world was falling apart.

The criminal threatened her in a creepy tone.

"Move quietly. If you gossip, you won't look good."

The bewildered Espresso did not resist and meekly followed the instructions.

Shortly thereafter, the voice of a man believed to be an accomplice was heard.

"That one?"

"No problem. But what about the wound on your hand?"

"… I tried to close his mouth and bit him."

"is it. Let's go."

After hearing the stories of the criminals, it seemed that she was not the only fairy who was captured and led away.

Again, again, again...

"Oops?! "Oops!" She couldn't see anything ahead, but she instinctively realized it as soon as she stepped down the stairs downstairs.

This is the village chief's house!

Even, he was heading to the basement, which he never wanted to go back to.

"Be quiet."

"Ugh?!"

Espresso was dragged away and could hear the voice of the healer who had healed him during the day.

"… Crimson thought we knew nothing. Even if you think so, there is nothing you can do about it. It's because we, who have a new hometown and family, have been trying to ignore it."

The one who kidnapped her received the healer's monologue.

"This is our karma. The sin of letting a friend who built a new home together fight alone. We have no right to blame him."

I could also hear the voice of a woman who boiled porridge for espresso.

"I heard it at a restaurant during the day. These fairies hate humans. If we keep it alive, we will take our family and our hometown again."

Following this, the chief of the village's guard reported.

"I told you not to go out except during patrol time because the village is chaotic today. The mercenaries were also very good at tying them up so they didn't wander around."

The villagers who exchanged words one by one did not speak for a while.

Then, in a tone of determination, the healer broke his luck.

"Let's start."

"… Yes."

"Blessed be the Crimson."

"For a friend."

Whoops-!

The village guard pierced the heart of Espresso without any notice.

"Uh-?!"

She, who had already weakened considerably before being brought back here, passed away in vain.

Whoops! Whoops! Whoops!

The other elves who were brought into the cellar followed in turn following Espresso's fate.

"now..."

"There is one left."

"What?"

"Hmm… "

The four of them exchanged glances and looked at the fairy woman with her hands and feet tied to the chair.

She didn't wear a rag over her head or gagged her mouth like the other fairies.

A courteous treatment comparable to that of a noble who was captured as a prisoner of war.

The fairy opened her lips, which she had kept shut.

"… Isn't your purpose accomplished only by killing me?"

Even though his people were slaughtered in front of his eyes, the fairy's tone was unleashed.

"That's so…"

"ha… "

"It's embarrassing."

"Hmm… "

She was a fairy who left the village insisting on recovering the benefactor's body that had fallen off the cliff.

Of course, as soon as she left, she was kidnapped and locked up in this cellar. She and she were left unattended.

Because he was a tycoon among tycoons that couldn't be killed!

"I fully understand the motives of your crimes. But the wrath of the benefactor was taken to keep his mouth shut."

"That is..."

"sorry."

The four of you could not straighten your shoulders even though you were holding the life of this fairy, and you shrugged.

Daewonro Celebreth.

Originally, it was a noble status that could not even meet face-to-face like this.

How about kidnapping?

On the day they are found out, it will not end with the villagers being slaughtered.

"What are you hesitating about? You wouldn't have a choice."

"Sir."

"Impossible."

Celebreth refused without even listening to it.

"… If you promise not to disclose this, I will release it immediately."

vow.

A value that fairies who live for thousands of years value more than their lives.

Celebreth responded coldly.

"Do you think that an oath made by intimidation works?"

"then...!"

"If you don't believe it, will you try it?"

"Elder Celebreth. Why are you teaching me that fact? If it had been hidden, we would have released it with confidence."

The smartest healer in town asked her a question.

Celebreth laughed.

"Be aware of this opportunity. That fairies don't lie to preserve their insignificant lives."

But she knows it well, too.

The fact that there are plenty of people who lie to live.

Also, there are nymphs who, like themselves, lie to atone for death.

"… If that's the case, there's nothing you can do about it. Elder Serre Breath. We will make it as painless as possible."

Sureung-

The captain of the guard pointed the sword stained with the blood of the fairies at her.

Celebreth quietly closed her eyes and waited for the end.

"back… !"

"careful!"

"Ugh?!"

"what?!"

At that moment, the screams of the four men, engulfed in astonishment and terror, were heard simultaneously.

I looked at Celebrity, who had closed her eyes and slowly opened it.

Whoops!

The sight of the head of the guard, who had been decapitated, flying into the air.

Of course, that wasn't the reason she was surprised.

"how...?"

□?"

The benefactor who died by falling off a cliff came back.

"What is he saying now?"

I don't know what the wide-eyed nymph female was talking about, but I decided to think about it later.

First of all, cleaning...

Whoops! Scratch!

They dragged the fairies into the basement and quickly dealt with the villagers who had come.

Fairy revenge?

The timing of the intrusion was just right to create such a misunderstanding, but he planned to kill them from the moment they followed them.

Even the nymph who slapped me in the back of the head, the village chief and the villagers.

"Save me!"

"Oh yes I know!"

It was nice to see the foreign language I learned from the mercenary Misa jumped out, but it was not enough to motivate me to save him.

Scratch!

"Ahhh?!"

When the strongest-looking muscular man out of the four showed a gap to kill the fairy female, the answer was to deal with it by surprise first.

The other three were mediocre.

Even the fairies wouldn't have been kidnapped so easily if they weren't in a weakened state.

"□ Live - gagging?!"

Whoops!

The situation ends by inserting a blue cutter into the middle-aged woman's training room trying to escape through the basement doorway.

The only survivor left was a fairy tied to a chair.

"□□? □□ □□□."

"See you again."

This is the fairy female I was trying to present as a living witness.

She was still skinny like a mummy, but when she washed off the dirt and covered the scars all over her body with clean clothes, she looked a bit like a 'beautiful'.

And a status window that had not been seen before was also visible.

[Name] Celebrity

[Level] 12

[Blessing] Breeding A Life C Nobility B

[The mouse aristocrat B

"her…"

A smirk came out of my mouth when I saw her protection.

I'm struggling with only one F-grade family, but this fairy has three families. Even the grades were very high.

but,

[breed]

►All abilities of the animals you tamed are slightly improved.

►The chance to tame a highly vigilant animal is greatly increased!

Would you call it a professional trainer?

It was not a self-reinforcing effect, so it was a bit vague even if the grade was high.

Protection is of no help if your pet is not around.

Other than that...

[life]

[integrity]

[nobility!

The other two blessings and curses that I took a quick look at

was nothing too.

Anyway, I can guess why this fairy female tied to a chair showed me the status window.

"Cerebreth?"

□□ Celebrity."

He must have wanted to teach him his name.

Fairy Celebrity looked up at me without a single fear and put a smile on her lips.

[Oh yea]

There was no change in my feelings, protected by the protection, but somehow it was a reassuring smile.

"Some gods are very uncomfortable"

『A certain god emphasizes Asa』

"I know."

Always keep Asa.

If you escape the life of a solitary wolf, you will be punished.

I cut the rope tied to the limbs of the fairy who looked at me curiously as I looked up at the ceiling and talked to myself.

tuk, tuk.

"You are a lucky fairy."

I was planning to kill them all so that there are no remnants left.

But I quit because she showed me the status bar and gave me my name.

Because I have a similar experience.

Gary, Cole, and Mass.

I tried my best to win favor by teaching my name to the fantasy natives I met for the first time.

It was in vain though.

If I kill these fairies here, they're no different, right?

"You take care of the next day."

A basement filled with treachery and a bloody smell.

It was time for me to turn away, not feeling the need to be in this ugly place any longer.

Whistle~ Clap.

As soon as I got up from my chair, I sprained my feet and quickly caught the female fairy who was about to fall.

"You are bothering me!"

□ □□ strong water

"Do you know my name?"

"Kang Han-soo □. □□□."

He wrapped his left arm around the fairie's bare waist, put it on his side, and left the village chief's house.

It was still quiet outside.

that's interesting?

In the middle of the night, fairies were kidnapped, many mercenaries died, and four villagers went missing.

Is it normal to have a riot?

"Dear Asa God. Why?"

"Some gods say I'm not in the mood to talk"

"Ah yes."

It seems that the wrath of the gods will subside only when this fairy is thrown away.

But the village is unbelievable, and the forest is full of gnolls who like fairy meat.

what to do with this

First of all, I decided to think after I left the village.

tuck tuck.

I jumped over the barrier lightly by stepping on the ladder built inside the barrier.

How far has it been since then?

Hold on, hold on.

"Kang Han-soo □. □□□."

The fairy, who drew my attention by pulling my collar, pointed to the sky with her bare, boneless finger.

"What?"

Hurry up~

A hot wind blew fiercely above my head.

Tilt my head up and I see a surreal fantasy creature.

"Phoenix...?"

Instead of feathers, a peacock covered in bright red flames was following us, looking down from the sky.

What kind of lightning is this!

Hwareuk!

As the phoenix flapped its wings, a wall of fire was built around me.

[Oh yea]

"… It will be difficult."

I'm fine with deceitful protection, but this fairy with only meager protection will ripen.

"You want me to come down?"

Even if you can't speak, there is something to look out for.

It's telling you to give up your burden and run away!

Without hesitation, I untied the arm that was wrapped around the fairy's waist. Then he bought it on the ground and put it down.

Hurr...

Then the wall of fire slowly disappeared, and a phoenix hovering around landed next to her.

Hwareuk!

Hwareuk?

The fairy and the phoenix seemed to communicate across races.

As soon as he saw the friendly scene, he understood the situation.

[breed]

Could the two have a relationship between a breeder and a companion bird (?)!

"Kang Han-soo

"Well?"

□□□ □ □ Celebrity □ □□ □ □□ Kang Kang Soo □ □□□ □□ □□□

"What do you mean… huh?!"

『A certain god is astonished at the unexpected situation』

Whoops-!

The phoenix, which was the size of an ostrich, was engulfed in raging flames, and its size was transformed into a light aircraft.

"Kang Han-soo □. □□□

Flutter!

Celebrity, riding on the neck of the giant companion bird, flew high into the sky.

And left like the wind.

"A certain god nailed Asa's guilt as obvious"

"A certain god is trying to bring judgment on sinners."

"No, wait! That is what I want to say!"

I swallowed my anger by wiping my lips sexually harassed by the female fairy with the back of my hand.

"My first...!"

To repay a favor with sexual harassment...!

I will never deal with fairies in the future... Oh!

[Name] Kang Kang-soo

[Level] 1

[Blessing] Asa F Fairy C

[Curse] Brave

[Dividend] 4.85

It's a new protector!

Even the ratings are high!

The elf who stole my lips eased my displeasure.

『A certain god is staring at you with open eyes』

『Some god is displeased with Asa's relaxed expression』

『Some god is uncomfortable』

"…There are times in life when you have to put up with shame."

"Some gods are very uncomfortable"

"Hmm!"

There are so many things that make you uncomfortable!

While waiting for God's wrath to subside, let's take a look at the warm blessings we just obtained.

Is this Hero for Real? chapter 14