Chapter 68 (1/2)
Chapter 68 – Season of Hunting (3)
”Why is it impossible?” Crockta asked
The man suddenly looked at the sky It was towards the north
”There is no time”
”What…?”
He packed the skin and heart of the Manticore into a sack and then he tore off the wings Crockta and Tiyo helped harvest the Manticore's body parts before the man, whose name was unknown, started to turn around
Crockta and Tiyo stared blankly at his back The
“Co”
He started lances before following Thethem, “The Manticore is dead, but others will come”
Tiyo gru us to die?”
”I didn't want to” The aze caused Tiyo to flinch “But Skolla hining”
”Skolla? Who is that?”
He didn’t answer
They headed to the hunter's home
The landscape when they were returning was different, and even the distance see but noas taking a long tied The co in one direction
“I think the forest has changed…” Crockta muttered
The hed, “This is the Forest of Creatures”
“Is the forest constantly changing?”
”You didn't know? You really entered without thinking” TheThe blood of the Manticore dripped out of the bag “Why are idiots who don't know such things going to the north?”
”I want to find my father dot,” Tiyo replied first “Do you know the adventurer Anato? My father was a great adventurer ent to the north dot”
The o to the north”
“Hruess you arrived late and didn't see him! Since when have you been here?”
The man replied in a natural tone, “For 50 years”
”……!”
Crockta and Tiyo's eyes widened The ed man If he had been here for 50 years, how old was he now?
“I came here when I was 40 years old”
”Then you are now…” Tiyo didn't say anything else That was already the end of the human lifespan
“Are you perhaps a mixed race?”
”A human”
”I can't believe it”
It was impossible for a 90-year-old human to be so healthy The man added, “I am from the Shakan Clan”
“Shakan…”
Now Tiyo nodded Crockta didn't understand so he looked at Tiyo, who explained, “The Shakan is an old hunter clan I heard that they had died out”
“Do they live that long?”
”I don't know Notbut…” Tiyo lowered his voice, “The Shakan are those who never forget a grudge dot”
The hunter clan Shakan, those who never forgot a grudge After hearing Tiyo's explanation, the man's back looked bleak
“But he said 50 years, so he must've seen my father That must be a lie dot”
“Maybe they just didn't meet each other”
”Still…”
Tiyo stared at the man's back with suspicious eyes This time, Crockta was the one to ask a question to the man, “Do you know about the Temple of the Fallen God in the north?”
The man shook his head as he looked ahead The silence continued
Crockta spoke again, “Let me know your name”
”……” The”I am called Shakan”
”Your name”
“Shakan”
The man was from the Shakan Clan, and his name was also Shakan There seemed to be a story behind it
They quietly followed Shakan
They reached Shakan's home within a short time The moat and thorny fence rapped around it They passed through the shallow part of the h the small hole in the fence, just like when they followed the cow
Crockta realized that the fortress had no entrance and this was the only doorway An artifact hid the presence of this place TheEven so, the entrance was concealed to minimize risk
He was a thorough hunter
The cows gave a long cry as they returned, ”Moooooo…”
Then Shakan laughed out loud It was a clear laugh that was uniinable for the man who acted coldly towards Crockta and Tiyo Shakan approached a cow and hugged it
“Yes, I brought them, Skolla, so don't complain anymore Yes, yes”
It was like he was having a conversation with a cow Crockta and Tiyo tilted their heads
Shakan turned towards theentle smile
”My first son, Skolla” He stroked the cow's head
”This one is Penando, and the other one is Achilles” He pointed to the cows one by one “They are Shakan like reat hunters Say hello”
Crockta and Tiyo bowed at the innocent expression on his face They couldn't tell if he was joking or if he just had affection for the cows Shakan quickly fed the cows again The coaved their tails
“It is the Shakan law to take care of guests,” Shakan said with a mock-stern tone
“…What is this Crockta?” Tiyo poked Crockta's side Crockta didn't know either He stepped forward and said, ”That cow called Skolla is smart”
”Huh?” Shakan looked up fro Skolla
”Even knowing the paths in the forest…”
“The cow?”
“That cow You called it Skolla”
”Huh?”
Shakan stared blankly at Crockta and then looked at Skolla again He blinked and alternated looking between Crockta and the cow He gazed straight at Crockta
”Ah…yes, cow…”
Then his expression changed The traces of theto the cow couldn't be seen anymore as it returned to the same cold expression from when he first met Crockta and Tiyo
”Yes Cow A cow Is this cow smart?”
”Yes”
”That is strange A cow is just a cow I just raise them for the milk”
Crockta got goose bue in attitude It was a hard conversation
”You introduced it as your son”
”What?” But Shakan was still confused ”What are you saying?”
”Huh?”
“My sons are all dead”
“You said Skolla…”
He blinked in confusion Crockta spoke again “You said that the coere called Skolla, Penando, and Achilles”
”Me?” The man was confused What ith this expression? Then he shook his head ”…I just na The dead are dead”