I am not a returner Episode 299
Sky Mountains (5)
[Huh, it’s not in vain!]
He shouted as he saw Ojin walking towards the sleeping bag, ignoring himself.
Ojin’s head turned to Kigi Geek’s side like a rusty machine.
“…is it really Vega?”
A light of astonishment in two wide-open eyes.
Vega hiccuped and shook her head urgently.
[Oh no! It’s nonsense! You are dreaming!]
What should I do?
“Where on earth do you get these clothes…?”
There were things like dog and cat ears in Baek Moo-gang’s house, but there were no manic costumes like Bunny Girl’s.
No, upon closer inspection, the headband with rabbit ears on her head was a simple cosplay accessory that, unlike the elaborate model at Baek Moo-gang’s house, could be seen as fake at first glance.
[That…]
Vega lowers her head with blushing cheeks.
[I borrowed it from Spica.]
“…from the constellation of Virgo?”
Why does the goddess of the constellation Virgo wear such a skimpy outfit that clearly shows off her body lines?
‘Was it not Virgo but Virgo?’
No, that’s right.
Let’s make a hundred concessions and say that Spica had bunny girl clothes, so what reason is there for Vega to borrow them and wear them?
[I wanted to cheer you on.]
“Cheering?”
[Spica said so! If you wear these clothes, your strength will be two to three times stronger!]
“….”
What kind of nonsense is this crazy constellation talking about to our goddess?
If you wear a bunny girl outfit, your strength will increase two or three times?
under.
I’m really dumbfounded.
No matter how pretty our goddess is, do you know how simple creatures men are?
Do you feel energized just by seeing a bunny girl outfit?
[So… how do you feel? Do you feel strong?]
“Yes. “I feel so fucking powerful.”
I think I can break the Kaliqué earthenware pot now.
[Thank goodness.]
Vega sighed in relief and stroked her chest.
When I received the clothes from Spica, I was wondering if wearing them would actually give me Ojin’s power.
Looking at his shining eyes, fortunately it seemed to have had an effect.
“But why the sudden cheering?”
Anyway, isn’t it too unexpected to be waiting in a tent in the wee hours of the morning dressed as a bunny girl?
[I just suddenly felt like that.]
How can I say that this happened because Spica discovered the feelings I had been keeping in my heart alone.
‘But this is all to support my child.’
I definitely didn’t wear this shameless outfit to seduce him.
Didn’t Oh Jin himself say that he feels strong?
‘Now that I think about it, Ha-eun and Isabella were quite happy when they disguised themselves as beastmen.’
no way.
A dizzying thought flashed through Vega’s head.
[It’s my child.]
“Huh?”
[Are you… aroused by animals?]
“Yes?”
what?
[There is no need to hide it!]
“Hide means hiding something.”
[She can understand and accept everything about you!]
“No.”
What are you talking about, you goddess?
[But didn’t you say that seeing my mother’s rabbit appearance gave me strength?]
“That’s not true.”
I was at a loss as to where to begin to resolve Vega’s misunderstanding.
[Didn’t you stare as intently as you did now at Ha-eun and Isabella disguised as beastmen before?]
“That’s because it’s my sister and Isabella.”
[Now that I think about it, I once heard on TV that there is a being with twisted desires called ‘Furbak’!]
Some crazy bastard said something like that on TV.
“It’s not that I like animals, it’s that… what is it? “Do you think it’s good to imitate animals? No, that doesn’t mean I’m asking you to imitate me now.”
I grabbed Vega’s shoulder and pressed him as he tried to jump up like a rabbit again.
“So… that.”
What can I do to wash away the terrible stigma that has been placed on me?
She was hopelessly lacking in knowledge about human society, so she had no confidence in logically explaining the manic charm of animal ears and tails.
Ohjin continued speaking with a deep sigh, as if he was giving up on giving a detailed explanation.
“I gained strength because I like you, Vega, not the rabbit.”
[…What?]
Vega shakes his shoulders and opens his eyes wide.
She hesitantly pursed her lips and avoided Ohjin’s gaze.
[Is that something like that?]
“Huh. So, I don’t have any strange tastes like that.”
[Keuhum! I will believe it because you are saying it!]
The goddess repeatedly cleared her throat and blushed.
As if my excitement had subsided and I had come to my senses, I let out a deep sigh and gently clenched my fists.
[…It’s truly pathetic.]
“No, I really don’t like that.”
It’s so unfair.
[I didn’t say you were pathetic!]
“Huh?”
So who is pathetic?
[I was saying that it was pathetic that the main woman could only do this for you.]
Vega smiled bitterly and shook her head.
It’s definitely a serious atmosphere.
When I heard that the only thing I could do while wearing a bunny girl costume was something like this, harsh thoughts kept filling my head.
“do not say that.”
[One…]
“If it weren’t for the blessing this time, I wouldn’t have been able to defeat Kalyke.”
I was able to realize this painfully through image training with Kalyke.
“And even if it’s not necessarily a blessing, it’s always helpful.”
[…]
Vega smiled slightly and placed her hand on Ojin’s cheek.
[As expected, you are kind.]
Vega caresses your cheek carefully as if stroking a treasure.
A feeling of languid fatigue along with a warm feeling weighed down Ohjin.
“Haam.”
[Oh, now that I think about it, I’m really tired.]
“No, it’s okay.”
[What does it mean to be okay?]
Oh Jin’s eyes were half-closed, as if he would fall asleep at any moment.
[Lie down here.]
Vega tapped her knee.
“That’s a bit…”
[Uh-huh. Didn’t I tell you to lie down? Or are you planning to go against the words of the Constellation?]
Vega pulls Ojin away with a stern expression.
Ojin, who was already suffering from fatigue that was weighing down his body, could not resist that power.
When I placed my head on Vega’s thigh, I could vividly feel the soft texture of her skin through the thin stockings.
I think this is the only way I’ll wake up.
When I tried to separate my head from that thought.
[Stay still.]
Vega gently pressed Ojin’s head.
It’s not like I can use ‘commands’ like Isabella.
For some reason, all the strength left my body.
[Didn’t you push yourself too hard today? ]
A gentle hand strokes my hair.
The comfort of birds flying and chirping on a warm spring day.
I didn’t even take sleeping pills, but my eyes naturally closed.
Vega lightly kissed Ojin’s forehead as he closed his eyes.
[Dream sweet dreams, my child.]
That day, a rabbit appeared in my dream.
* * *
“Is that the Sky Mountains?”
Thanks to Poppy, Ojin and his group escaped from the forest much faster than expected, and a huge mountain range appeared in front of them.
To be exact, the shape is presumed to be a ‘mountain range’.
“I was wondering why it was called the Sky Mountains, but when you look at it from the forest, you can’t even see a snout.”
Ha-eun clicked her tongue and looked up at a shape that seemed to be a mountain range.
Even if I looked up, I couldn’t see it clearly.
“There is a very thick fog over the entire mountain range.”
Isabella frowned and looked around the Sky Mountains.
Dense fog covered the entire mountain range.
A hazy fog was covering the mountain range, as if we had entered the clouds on an airplane.
When I heard the term ‘Sky Mountains’, I vaguely thought that it was called that because there were so many high mountain peaks.
It seems that the reason this place is called ‘Sky Mountains’ is because of the fog that was as thick as those clouds.
[I’m worried that only this way I’ll be able to find my way properly.]
“Well, that’s because I have Riak.”
Riak, with his sense of smell and senses developed like an animal, would be able to accurately find his way even in places where visibility is blocked.
“…No, this isn’t regular fog, kid.”
“It’s not normal fog?”
“Try activating your energy.”
There was no way to dexterously expand one’s spirit like a martial artist from a martial arts magazine.
There was something that could have a similar effect.
Ojin activated the Stigmata of Canis the Huntsman.
My whole body became more sensitive, and the surrounding terrain was pictured in my mind.
No, to be precise.
It should have been drawn.
“what is this.”
Even though I activated the stigmata of the constellation Canis and raised my senses, nothing changed.
Visibility is at most 20 to 30 meters.
There was no smell of grass or trees, or the cries of insects or birds, which should exist in a mountain range.
As the expression says, it feels like swimming in clouds where there is nothing.
Ojin frowned and looked at the thick fog surrounding him.
“Is this fog blocking my senses?”
“I guess so”
“Ha.”
The environment was so bad that I couldn’t help but laugh.
“There was no place like this a hundred years ago… I don’t know when it came into existence.”
Riak frowns and looks around.
“Children, do you know nothing about the Sky Mountains?”
“That’s all I heard from Leoru.”
Ojin clicked his tongue and raised his head.
Even though the fog was thick, the outline of the mountain range could be seen to some extent from a distance.
As the name of the mountain range suggests, mountains with low peaks were connected like stairs next to the mountains with high peaks.
Anyway, the goal is to cross the Sky Mountains and go to the Dragonian Kingdom, so if you pick the lowest peak, you can easily get over it.
‘The problem is that you can’t tell what the low peak is by looking at it.’
When I was squinting and looking up at the mountain range.
Sara la la rock!
The sound of something quickly crawling on the floor passed my ears.
Something dark rushed towards Ojin as if it were being shot.
“Mr. Ojin!”
Isabella quickly swung her hand, and the blood-red blade pierced something dark.
“This…”
Is it about 1 meter in size?
It was a magical beast that looked similar to a spider and had bizarrely protruding jaws.
What’s unusual is that there are no eyes at all.
Originally, the eyes of a spider should have been replaced by ugly antennae like snails.
Sarah! Sarah! Sara la la la rock!
A sound echoing from all directions as if it were not the end.
Because of the thick fog, it was impossible to determine how many demons were surrounding the area.
“Ojina.”
An unidentified fog that blocks the senses.
Demonic beasts start flocking from the entrance as if waiting for a mountain peak that seems to reach the sky.
And even the Behemoth that lives here.
Now I know why the Sky Mountains are called ‘forbidden’.
“…Can’t we just go back?”
I agree.