After hesitating for a moment, Dazar carefully opened the door and went inside. He wanted to see it with his own eyes. There could have been other reasons for not feeling any presence.
‘Could it be that Moroccanil followed you?’
As expected, the only child in the room was sleeping soundly. The child, who had played fun games all day today, was fast asleep.
If she’s going to leave the villa this night and leave this little boy behind, it must be quite important.
‘Even if Moroccanil came, there is no reason to go outside.’
Dazar narrowed his eyes.
“Ugh… … .”
At that time, Axion tossed and turned. The small blanket covering me was torn by the wind. The moment it occurred to him that the child might be cold, he found himself covering him with the blanket again.
Also, be careful not to catch a cold.
“… … .”
Dazar looked down at his hands that had been holding the blanket a moment ago.
This child is not an ordinary human being.
What did you just do?
As if he were an ordinary child… … . No, even if it were an ordinary child, Dazar would not cover it with a blanket like this.
‘Is it the influence of vanilla?’
It could have been an all-day family trip, playing house, or treating it like a precious family member. It may have become a habit.
Dazar, who was momentarily taken aback by his unconscious behavior, soon rationalized his actions. Then he turned his attention back to Celia.
His eyes fell on Celia’s empty bed.
‘It’s a body that doesn’t pass through barriers, so I can’t find where it is.’
Since Ruben’s Island was managed by Siaster, a barrier was placed over the entire island. If she were a normal human she would know where she was right away.
But she is not an ordinary human being.
‘The barrier was slightly shaken earlier.’
There was a possibility that someone as powerful as Morokanil would intrude cautiously. I thought he would follow me in the name of being my watchdog, so he didn’t really care.
Dazar frowned as he felt something hit him.
But why do I keep thinking about Moroccanil and Celia being connected?
He looked out the window.
It was pitch dark outside.
And that moment.
Shoot ah-
“… … !”
It started raining out of nowhere. Rumble. Quagwang! Thunderstorms were a bonus.
“Ugh… … .”
The sound of Axion tossing and turning was heard. Dazar quickly placed a sound-blocking barrier around the villa. It would be difficult if the children woke up like this.
After setting up the barrier that allowed him to fall into a deep sleep, Dazar left the villa.
That guy must have no idea that this is not the human world. A place where the weather goes back and forth between heaven and hell several times a day, and strange monsters sometimes appear. That place was Ruben’s Island.
‘Because it’s raining.’
Dazar gave a rough explanation for his actions in rushing to find Celia. I couldn’t explain why my heart was shrinking with worry.
Dazar pretended not to know what was in his mind.
* * *
Rumble- Quang!
Shoot… … .
“omg. Why is it raining all of a sudden? Ahh.”
“Hurry and protect me, human. “I hate rain!”
While walking through the forest with a red bird suffering from middle ear disease, the two of us were startled by the heavy rain that suddenly started pouring down.
The bird flapped its wings and quickly flew into my arms, and I picked it up in a hurry and ran to find a place to avoid the rain.
As I ran and ran hard, I saw a large stone ahead with a slight dent in the middle.
‘I can take a break from the rain over there for a while.’
It was raining so heavily that it was impossible to find the tower because visibility was obscured. There was also a risk that the lantern that was secretly brought in would go out.
“This is why I hate this place. Even in the previous world, I didn’t go there often. “No matter how much it is the source of power.”
A stone with a hollow center made an excellent shelter. As I climbed into it and cracked open the rain-soaked clothes, the bird made a strange sound.
What did you just say?
Previous world?
“That Dazar guy is funny too. I can’t believe you introduced this place to Vanilla as a villa. You will find out what kind of place it is later. Tsk. what… … What? human. “Why do you look at me like that?”
As I watched the bird grumbling non-stop, the bird flinched and took a step back.
Ohh. Even birds can walk backwards like that. It’s fascinating.
“Isn’t it like the eyes of a predator with delicious meat in front of it? Those eyes are truly cruel. “It’s enough to make me flinch for a moment.”
“… … .”
I can’t get used to that sickening line.
I got as far away as I got, then squatted down with my knees folded in front of the bird that hit the wall.
“Do you have a past life too?”
“Stop coming closer. human. Past life? Like Dazar?”
“huh. You said earlier that you didn’t go there often even in the previous world. “Are you talking about this place in that world?”
“Hmm.”
The bird swept its wings under my chin as if it was holding its chin and thinking. It was a very funny scene.
“I have no past life. “Those who are born from the destruction of the world and preside over chaos are given only one life.”
“… … “So you’re saying you came here from the previous world?”
“yes.”
child. So that means it was a bird back then too.
I also want to speak well. I wondered if I was a human in my past life.
“Your eyes are very mysterious this time. “I don’t know why, but I don’t feel very good.”
“It’s an illusion.”
“… … .”
With the bird next to me, I squatted down and looked outside. It was raining like crazy. The rain falling so hard that it slightly dented the dirt floor seemed like it would be quite painful to get hit.
While I was waiting for the rain to stop, a bird suddenly spoke.
“But is there any reason to be here? “It looks like they’re looking for Ruben’s Tower.”
“… … !”
I turned my head so quickly that I heard a jerk sound.
“how did you know?”
“The only thing on this island is Ruben’s Tower. “If I come out at night and wander around looking for something, is there more to it than that?”
The red bird clicked its beak as if it was laughing.
“Don’t worry. Because Dazar doesn’t know anything yet. I have no intention of talking about it later. “I just enjoy this pastime.”
The red bird who said that was somehow very unlucky. But in the current situation, I thought it would be better to follow his style.
“Well, it seems like you are a much greater being than Dazar and the like. “You wouldn’t just report something like this.”
“Say the obvious!”
“Then you know where Ruben’s Tower is?”
“Hehe. Do you say that? Ruben’s Tower is close to here. I can find it at once even with my eyes closed… … .”
I grinned and lightly pushed the bird’s butt. The bird that was pushed forward looked at me with a bewildered face.
“Then look for it. Right Now.”
* * *
flutter, flutter… … .
“This is the place.”
As if what the red bird said wasn’t a lie, it really led me to Ruben’s Tower.
It was really close.
It wasn’t too far from the stone where we had sheltered from the rain earlier. It was just not visible due to the dense forest and heavy rain. The tower was just a short walk away.
I looked up at the tower rising in the sky, not knowing how high it was.
‘It’s so high, why didn’t I see it?’
I think if it was raised this high, it would have been visible from the villa. The red bird seemed to have sensed my doubts and suddenly spoke.
“No matter how much your body rejects magic and barriers, it cannot reject the power of chaos that created you. “The forces of chaos are at work here.”
“… … huh?”
“Isn’t that why it tore through space and flew away this time? “I couldn’t bring you here with Dazar’s original power.”
The red bird chuckled.
“You might not know, but my strength is there too… … .”
“Try to be quiet.”
He sniggered and clamped down on the beak of the red bird who was muttering some seriously sick words. I heard a sound like “Kku-eok”, but I pretended not to notice.
“Can’t you hear any strange noises?”
“… … Eup-eup.”
“It’s like the breathing of the monster I encountered last time…” … omg.”
As I slowly turned my head, I saw a scary-looking monster coming towards us right behind us. The speed wasn’t as fast as the monster I faced during the last ‘Day of Rifts’, but it was enough to scare me.
“D-go in! hurry!”
“Eup!”
I held the red bird in one arm and quickly opened the tower door. The door, which was taller than the combined heights of two or three men, was easily carried on cast iron arms.
“town… … ?!”
I could hear the red bird in its beak being surprised by my strength, but I wasn’t in the mood to respond to its surprise. I had to hurry and avoid that monster!
I quickly entered the tower and closed the door.
Kuung-!
A heavy sound that could not be heard through an ordinary door rang throughout the tower.
“Whew. “You can’t come in here, right?”
“… … town.”
I was relieved to see the red bird nodding as if it was obvious, and only then did I take a look at the inside of the tower.
“uh… … ?”
And immediately I had to open my eyes wide.
I saw a familiar pattern.
A pattern engraved around Axion’s neck as if he were wearing a necklace.
The patterns you see every time you wash and dress a child were engraved on the walls inside the tower.
