Are MZ Shamans In Trouble In Romance Novels? - Chapter 14

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14.

‘Tiger! Why didn’t I think of that?’

The altar placed at the village entrance, where there weren’t even any houses, was meant to feed the tiger until it was full and send it away.

The strange arrangement of food finally made sense. Raw meat was the staple food of wild beasts, and rice cake was food that tigers had supposedly loved since ancient times.

‘Then the dried persimmons and weapons are.’

They were prepared in case the tiger received the offering but still attacked the houses. The fact that tigers feared dried persimmons was famous enough that even children knew it.

And the weapons that didn’t belong in a civilian village were surely those of the Tiger Hunters, the government forces who hunted tigers. As Ian had said, it seemed the government office had sent a subjugation force to the village.

Though the results didn’t look very good.

‘The red bean porridge and chicken blood are obvious. Since tigers command the dead, these are temporary measures to ward them off.’

Ghosts killed by tigers became evil spirits that bewitched other people and offered them as food to the Mountain Lord. And those targets were family and relatives.

‘So that’s why the entire village ended up like this.’

Calisia, who had been running for a while, stopped around the village entrance. Ian, who had been chasing after her without knowing why, also came to a halt.

○○Village

Calisia knelt in front of a rock and began writing something on the dirt ground.

Tiger

Disaster

Village

Ian, who was watching this, compared the characters written on the ground with the pattern carved on the rock. Though the surface was damaged in places making it impossible to discern the exact shape, they were the same characters.

“They match.”

Ian said with conviction.

“Right. Tiger Disaster Village.”

Calisia, who had been looking at the rock, dusted off her knees and stood up.

[ Keyword Satisfied ]

Boom-

Thud!

At that moment, a thunderous drum sound echoed from the sky. At the loud sound that made the ground tremble, both people quickly took defensive positions.

[ Chapter 1: The People of Tiger Disaster Village ]

Tiger Disaster Village, a village devastated by a ferocious Mountain Lord. The people, exhausted by tyranny, form a subjugation force to hunt the tiger…

? Mission: Join the Subjugation Force

! Reward: Move to Next Chapter

x Failure: Register as Tiger Disaster Village Resident

※ Foreign nationals detected. Automatic translation service applied.

Then, a translucent silk scroll banner unfolded before Calisia and Ian’s eyes.

“What is this now…”

Swoosh-

Before Calisia could finish speaking, a sharp dagger sliced through the scroll banner. It was Ian’s doing. He glared at the paper, which remained intact without a single scratch, and gripped his sword again.

“What?”

Calisia looked back at Ian with a bewildered expression.

“What what.”

“The dagger. Where did it come from?”

“My ankle.”

Ian answered briefly while staring at the scroll banner with a blank face.

“You brought a knife when you came to my room?”

“…”

“Were you planning to stab me if the conversation didn’t go well? Wow, this guy is really scary.”

Calisia, with her mouth wide open, circled around Ian. She was amazed at how well he had hidden a blade in those thin clothes.

“It’s just for emergencies.”

“What emergency. What kind of emergency.”

“Don’t you know what emergency means? An emergency is an unexpected urgent situation or…”

Boom-

Thud!

In the middle of their argument, the drum sound rang out once more. And the entire village was plunged into darkness.

A moment later.

A fairly large beam of light shot down like stage lighting. What appeared under the light was a group of strong men. Holding spears and bows in both hands, they wore cloth clothing that you might see in the Joseon era.

Calisia and Ian stared blankly at the scene that looked like a stage with the curtain raised.

-The mountain hero who should guard the mountain doesn’t guard it but comes down to the village to slaughter humans! Oh my! The smell of blood fills all directions and resentment has reached its peak!

Without time to understand the situation, a booming voice announced the beginning of the play.

“I can’t stand it anymore!”

A man with a mole on his cheek pounded his chest as if bursting with anger.

“Should people live trembling in fear of some mere beast!”

The man next to him also chimed in and shouted angrily.

“Brother Axe is right! Whether we die this way or that way, it’s all the same! Even if I die, I must slit the throats of those tiger cubs before I go!”

“Today I will definitely avenge my youngest daughter who went before me!”

The men each added a word and strengthened their resolve.

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“Hey, there! Who are you people?”

The man called Axe spotted Calisia and Ian and pointed his spear at them. In an already troubled village, the appearance of two outsiders wouldn’t be welcomed.

Moreover, from their perspective, weren’t we truly foreigners who had crossed mountains and waters?

“Stand back.”

At the men’s threat, Ian also raised his dagger. Though there were several of them, they were farmers, so subduing them wouldn’t be difficult.

“What are you doing. Put the knife down. Quickly!”

Then Calisia, alarmed, grabbed and pressed down Ian’s wrist.

“Bad hand! Bad hand!”

She slapped Ian’s arm repeatedly and smiled at the men.

“Outsiders? Why did you come here?”

At Axe’s words, Calisia rolled her eyes. Look at this? Not foreigners or barbarians, but outsiders.

Well, in typical possession stories, each person had their assigned role. Probably in their eyes, she and Ian would likely be seen as some Gaeddongi or Soeddongi.

“Who are you people, I’m asking!”

The man standing next to Axe shouted in a rough manner.

“How rude. We are from Western Ikines, Arkea…”

“Ikki? Yekki… what kind of talk is that?”

“Must be from some remote village. Can’t understand a word.”

The men tilted their heads and murmured at the unfamiliar words.

“Hey! Hey! Lakies! Lakies!”

At people’s reaction, Calisia glared at Ian with wide eyes. It was silent pressure telling him to please read the room.

“Didn’t you see what was written on that paper earlier? If we can’t join the subjugation force, we’ll be trapped in this village forever!”

Calisia made a throat-slitting gesture with her fingertip and scolded Ian.

“Haha, sorry. This friend has quite a fiery temper.”

Smiling and completely changing her expression, Calisia pressed down on Ian’s head.

“I told you not to touch my body.”

Ian, with triangular eyes, whispered through gritted teeth. Then he swatted away Calisia’s hand like brushing off insects.

“We are, what do you call it, from Dongmakgol! We’re Kim Yuha and Soeddongi from Dongmakgol. I’m Kim Yuha, this guy is Soeddongi.”

Regardless, Calisia laughed awkwardly and put her arm around Ian’s shoulder.

“Do you want to die?”

“Would I want to die with someone like you? Smile. Haha. Unless you want to settle down and live happily with me in this neighborhood.”

Calisia attempted ventriloquism.

“Dongmakgol? Is there such a place? So why did you come here?”

One of the men asked, waving his spear tip.

“Well… the thing is, didn’t the Tiger Hunters come to the village not long ago?”

Calisia asked with sorrowful eyes. When it came to lowering someone’s guard, the strategy of shared misfortune was always the best.

“Most of the Tiger Hunters lost their lives on the spot while hunting tigers. A few survived and returned, but their injuries were severe and they couldn’t last more than a few days.”

“From what I heard earlier, it sounds like you’re on your way to hunt those tigers. Couldn’t you take us along?”

“Don’t be ridiculous. You’d better go to the hill behind the village instead. We’ve made small graves for the Tiger Hunters there. Light some incense there and hurry back.”

“This friend here, Soeddongi, is the younger brother of a Tiger Hunter who lost his life to the tigers in this village. Please help him so he can avenge his brother.”

Calisia pushed Ian forward in front of the hesitating men.

“Though this friend may not match his brother, his martial arts skills are quite excellent. He won’t be a hindrance.”

Suddenly becoming the center of everyone’s attention, he frowned and looked back at Calisia.

“Just show them some swordsmanship. You know, that swoosh-swoosh thing you always did at the training ground.”

Calisia clasped her hands together politely and whispered to Ian.

“I’m not a circus troupe, and my swordsmanship isn’t a spectacle either.”

“Does your lack of cooperation since earlier mean you want to live here with me forever? Is this a proposal? Am I being oblivious right now?”

Calisia’s neck veins bulged as she fired off words like a machine gun.

At her mention of living together forever, Ian’s complexion repeatedly turned red then pale.

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