The Isolated Marchioness Just Wants to Make a Living - Chapter 135

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Chapter 135

When everyone stopped walking, Isabela moved a little away from us and walked toward the forest.

We watched her retreating figure. We were curious about exactly how she would call the Half-Human, Half-Beast.

We didn’t keep asking questions since we’d find out soon enough anyway, but I was secretly curious the whole time.

“Alright, I’ll call them now.”

After Isabela spoke nonchalantly, she rummaged through her belongings and pulled something out.

“This is a Magic Tool containing flame magic that Northern Region people often use when clearing land with slash-and-burn farming.”

No way… surely not.

We instinctively started backing away slowly.

Isabela threw the Magic Tool blazing with flames high toward the grass with a whoosh.

“Like this, if you set an artificial fire on the Mountain…”

She’s going to start a forest fire here?

I had heard that the Half-Human, Half-Beast would come if you started a forest fire, but I never thought she’d actually use such a crude method!

What if this fire spreads widely!

Isabela shouted belatedly.

“Wait, it’s okay! There won’t be a fire! I’m just calling them!”

But we were already startled.

“Why didn’t you tell us this earlier?”

When Harrison asked while squealing, Isabela immediately answered.

“If I had told you, would you all have accepted it?”

“Absolutely not!”

Alpheus got angry.

“You can’t do this, Isabela! Arson! This is a crime!”

We were all shocked and about to flee toward the Riverbank when it happened.

With a whoosh sound, the fire went out in mid-air.

[You’d better not think about trying to use Taming on me.]

At the same time, with an “Ugh!” sound, Alpheus, who had been trying to pick me up and run, collapsed. He had been struck from behind.

I turned around. And I made eye contact with the Half-Human, Half-Beast who had suddenly appeared.

I was about to quickly tell him to calm down when he spoke.

[Your siblings’ Taming is not perfect. It only barely works when your Elder Brother and you use it together.]

I gasped.

That’s right. With both Wolf-dog and Delmia, Alpheus had struck them first, then I told them to calm down. Those two conditions seemed to need to combine for Taming to manifest.

Then, if I call his true name like I did with Delmia…

But though it seemed like I’d remember, like I’d remember, I couldn’t recall it.

[I refuse to have my ‘true name’ called as well. Descendant of the resurrected Riente.]

Alpheus was unconscious, mercilessly trampled by hooves.

Hooves… So he had a human upper body and a horse’s lower body.

Eyes the same pale violet color as Isabela’s stared directly at me. Then there was a word that flashed through my mind for a moment.

‘Centaur!’

Literally, a being that was half human and half horse.

Symbolizing the boundary between nature and civilization, and therefore resonating with the Special Ability of Purification…

And the centaur before my eyes was indeed wise enough to possess knowledge we didn’t know, and knew the future of this world to some extent…

‘I remember! The name of this centaur, especially famous as a sage, is…’

Just as I was about to quickly call his true name.

[I clearly said that wouldn’t be a wise thought, descendant of Riente.]

He glared at me with pale violet eyes.

[I know that coming to Piarin’s territory has made you better at recalling our names.]

So that was it? It certainly was easier to remember than with Delmia!

[But the current me is a much more suitable existence for this land than the foolish Bolem Bakahun who only suffered at the hands of the Imperial Court.]

Bolem Bakahun.

That was the name of the Former Duke Backhun.

While I hesitated, Isabela stepped forward in front of me.

“You?”

Isabela, who looked just like him, snorted and glared at him.

“You, who killed innocent slash-and-burn farmers and made everyone starve?”

Sad anger blazed in her eyes.

[Are humans the only owners of this land? The Forest was ruined by those humans’ slash-and-burn farming.]

Borem’s eyes, which didn’t discriminate between humans and beasts, turned toward Isabela.

[I don’t see any fundamental difference from that Crown Prince bastard who poisoned the River.]

At Borem’s cold words, Isabela retorted in an ominous voice.

“You don’t see the difference? Has not just your lower body but your brain turned into a horse too? Those people would starve without slash-and-burn farming. Slash-and-burn farming is for survival.”

[Why should nature care about that? Would you humans give up even one of your arms for a bear just because the bear is starving?]

I peeked my face out from behind Isabela’s back. And quickly said.

“Yes, I understand. I won’t call your true name.”

Further conflict wouldn’t be good for anyone.

Isabela also nodded as if that was what she wanted. She really intended to kill him with her own hands.

I continued politely.

“But, if that’s the case… could you answer a few questions? Since you are a ‘sage’ and seem to know the truth of this world, we would be grateful if you could resolve our curiosity.”

[You’re mistaken. It’s true that I am a sage, but that doesn’t mean I’m someone humans can take lightly. Humans are cunning, good at betrayal, and lie as easily as breathing, making them difficult to trust.]

Borem snorted.

I just went ahead and asked a question.

“Still… do you happen to know about Lord Piarin? I heard she was the Queen of Riente…”

[Literally a dimensional traveler from 800 years ago. She married the king of Riente at that time and bore a daughter, thus mixing her blood into the Riente dynasty. She possessed the ‘power’ of Another World and could cast curses based on that world’s folklore upon the four families of the Continent.]

Borem answered indifferently.

[Of course, she didn’t intend it herself, and was somehow deceived by getting involved with Dark Mages. After learning the full truth, she went into hiding in this village, despising Dark Mages, and died leaving only her spirit behind. You are currently the only descendant of hers remaining in this world.]

A specter?

It was obvious that it would remain at that suspicious mountainside Harrison had mentioned.

[I think I’ve dealt with you enough. Well then, I’ll be going now.]

There were still so many things I didn’t know!

Realizing my helplessness immediately, I kicked Harrison forward with my foot.

Harrison hurriedly forced a smile and habitually stepped forward.

“Um, please don’t do that and think it over once more for my sake…”

[Originally, 【Charm】 is a special ability that manifests sexually. Do you really want me to use that ability on you?]

Harrison was horrified.

“N-n-n-no! I was wrong! Absolutely not!”

[Anyway, 【Charm】 has been gradually weakening for a long time… I really can’t have any more conversations, human.]

It seemed like all the human slots for conversing with half-human, half-beasts had been exhausted.

He tapped the fallen Alpheus with his hoof and said.

[I’m warning you, if you produce fire one more time, it won’t end with just this human fainting.]

The war hero was still down, unable to overcome the monster’s overwhelming power.

Isabela bit her lower lip and shouted as if disgusted.

“Don’t pretend to have a conversation! You’re just a monster too!”

Tears welled up in her eyes along with anger.

“Not recognizing your beloved family, ignoring the territory you cared for, avoiding your family duties…”

[All of those things are your circumstances, last of Bakahun.]

The anger didn’t get through.

“Right.”

Isabela muttered while catching her breath.

“I knew this would happen.”

Without even responding to those words, just as Borem was turning around,

“I have a question.”

Leopold spoke to his retreating figure.

“Where is Solomon’s ring?”

Then Harrison, who had been quietly crouching nearby, whispered in a weak voice.

“He said he doesn’t talk to humans, you idiot.”

But surprisingly, Borem turned around again and met Leopold’s eyes. Then he slowly answered.

[It’s currently in the Imperial Palace. That’s all I can know, unfortunate wolf of Nogen.]

There were no human slots left, but there was still a beast slot remaining.

‘Wait.’

I blinked as well.

‘Solomon’s ring?’

It was the legend story that Leopold had told me before.

‘Right, they said King Solomon called out the true name and imprisoned it in the ring!’

I was already overwhelmed just thinking about calling the true name, so I hadn’t thought about the ring.

‘But that ring is in the Imperial Palace?’

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