In a familiar environment, Hyeonu relaxed his guard and just calmly enjoyed the scenery in front of him.
âRelaxation is indeed... Letâs go to nature.â
The place where Hyeonu stood was Bung Bung Island. Hyeonu immediately went to Bung Bung Island after leaving the war as he promised to Tang-E.
âTang-E, how is it?â
âHow is what, Master dude? It is the same,â Tang-E bluntly answered Hyeonuâs question. However, the corners of his mouth were curved up, and he seemed to feel good.
âAre those two at home?â Hyeonu asked while stroking Tang-Eâs head.
âProbably. I told them that Master dude is coming today or tomorrow.â
Every day, Tang-E told Hyeonuâs location to Manong and Hugo. In other words, they should know when Hyeonu was arriving.
âThen letâs go see them right away.â
âI understand, Master dude.â
Tang-E took Hyeonu and headed to the house where Hugo and Manong were. It didnât take long. They walked for around 15 minutes with slow steps and saw a familiar building.
âWhy are you lingering around like this, Master dude? Just go in.â
Tang-E pushed Hyeonuâs back as Hyeonu stood in front of the house. âIs he thinking?â
With Tang-Eâs pushing, Hyeonu entered the house at once. Hugo was just standing there and staring blankly at the sky.
"It has been a while.â
At Hyeonuâs greeting, Hugoâs head naturally turned toward Hyeonu. It was only then that Hugoâs eyes focused on Hyeonu, looking him up and down.
âHe has grown again,â Hugo thought. Hyeonu was very different from before, in many ways. He was different not only in appearance but also in spirit.
âYouâve changed a lot,â Hugo responded to Hyeonu with admiration.
âI was lucky. Hugo... you are still the same. You look good.â
âWhat could be bad...?â Hugo smiled.
Life on Bung Bung Island wasnât bad. No, it was very good. In fact, it was safe to say that there was no better place to live than Bung Bung Island. It was just that the routine was boring. Hugo had experienced quite a bit of stimulation recently, so Bung Bung Island felt even more boring. In his mind, the battlefield he had gone to in the name of helping Hyeonu was still as clear as yesterday.
âThen Iâm glad. There is nothing wrong with that cave, right?â
Hyeonu recalled Leon Meyer, the dragon who lived in the cave. Naturally, the lowest ranking demonic creature, the lomelon, also came to mind.
âIt makes my stomach sick.â Hyeonu frowned.
It was painful to think about the lomelon.
âThe crack is completely gone. The dragon there closed it.â
The cave was now an ordinary cave. Leon Meyer had removed the crack as soon as he saw with his own eyes that adventurers were making a massive move to the demon world. Then he left Bung Bung Island right away.
âIâm glad. Peace has come to Bung Bung Island.â
âIt was peaceful to begin with. That was just a very small event.â
âYou are right. It was a very small event.â Hyeonu sincerely accepted Hugoâs words because he knew how strong Hugo and the Marionette Bears were.
âI donât see Manong. Where has she gone?â Hyeonu asked Hugo because Hugo was the only one he could see present.
Hugo glanced inside the house before turning back to Hyeonu. âShe is inside preparing food for you, Hyeonu.â
âFood?â Hyeonu asked with wide eyes.
At this moment, Tang-E pulled at Hyeonuâs pant leg. Hyeonuâs eyes naturally turned to Tang-E. Tang-Eâs head moved slightly from side to side.
âDoes this mean he doesnât want to eat it?â
âIâve already eaten with Tang-E...â Hyeonu said. He recognized Tang-Eâs meaning. There was no way he couldnât. One of the things that Tang-E always talked about was Manongâs cooking skills.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âThat is too bad...â Hugo looked disappointed. It was a really sad expression.
âWeâll have a meal next time. I have something to do on Bung Bung Island.â Hyeonu completely blocked Hugoâs proposal.
âYou keep saying sorry...â Hugo had now reached the point of regret.
âRight, Hugo, I wanted to ask you something.â Hyeonu quickly changed the subject. It was so that he didnât have to talk about the meal any longer.
âYou have something you want to ask? Iâll answer anything if I know it.â Hugo followed Hyeonuâs intentions.
Upon hearing Hugoâs answer, Hugo asked the question without any hesitation, âDo you know about the ra and ran tribes?â
âThe ra and ran tribes? Can you give me a moment?â Hugo asked Hyeonu for time.
It was because he couldnât remember it very well.
âIâve seen those names somewhere...â
The ra and ran tribesâthey were strange names, but he knew them.
âThey are names that existed in the days when the giants were active on the continent,â Hyeonu told Hugo the content for his question. It was a type of hint.
âAh! It is them. I remember now.â Hugo remembered the ra and ran tribes after hearing Hyeonuâs words about the giants.
âThe ran tribe went to the demon world, and the ra tribe went to the divine world. Come to think about it... It was the ra tribe that I met on the battlefield last time.â Hugo just remembered that the battlefield where he stood representing the League of Different Species had been in the war against the ra tribe. âThere were some records passed down internally about these two tribes. I looked it up a while ago.â
Hugo originally didnât care much about the ra tribe and ran tribe. The Marionette Bears lived for a long time, so there was no reason for them to pay attention to those who lived in the demon world and divine world.
âIt isnât hard to tell you, but... can you tell me why you want to know about them?â Hugo asked.
âIt is because of Tang-E.â
âBecause of Tang-E?â Hugoâs gaze naturally went downwards. There was a treasure that couldnât be exchanged for anything in the world.
âIt is what Tang-E is now learning from Manong. It is the secret arts of the ran tribe. I should naturally know about them.â
âThe secret arts of the ran tribe?â Hugoâs eyes widened.
The ran tribeâs secret artsâmentions of it also remained in the records of the different species. It was that important.
âYet Tang-E is learning that?â
Hugo had already read the book that Tang-E had brought. He didnât know where Tang-E obtained, it but he thought it was excellent. He just hadnât read it in much detail because it dealt with magic power with the dark attribute.
âI didnât know it was the secret arts of the ran tribe...â
âIs that true?â Hugo asked one last time.
âIt is certain. I was the one who obtained that book.â Hyeonu nodded. It was certain because the book was something Hyeonu received from Edward and gave to Tang-E.
âYou obtained it...?â
âI received it directly from the present-day chief of the ran tribe.â
âFrom the chief?â Hugoâs surprise was even greater than before.
The chief of the ran tribeâit was written on the records that he was never a good man.
âHe thinks I got it from Ragand.â Hyeonu noticed what Hugo was thinking from his expression.
âI think there is a misunderstanding... The current chief isnât the one you are thinking about. He is dead.â
Hugoâs misunderstanding was corrected right away.
âThatâs why you said the present-day chief...â Hugo nodded. Now he understood why Hyeonu used the words âpresent-day chiefâ.
âThen can you tell me a bit about what you know?â Hyeonu went back to the beginning again. He wanted information on the two tribes, the ra tribe and the ran tribe.
âIâm going to get something from here.â
Why did Hyeonu want information about them? It was because there might be unknown traces.
âEven if that isnât the case, I need to be prepared in case I get stabbed in the back later.â
The betrayal of Edward and Jerasâit was to prepare in advance for that.
âWhat are you curious about?â Hugo asked while roughly compiling the information about the ra and ran tribes in his head.
âThe place they stayed before leaving the middle world. In addition, their divine objects if they have any. Do they have any weaknesses? Iâm curious about things like that.â
Upon hearing Hyeonuâs words, Hugo moved into his house instead of answering. After a while, he reappeared holding a piece of paper.
âI put what was written on the records on the map. It isnât just the two tribes, but also the places where the other tribes lived,â Hugo said as he handed Hyeonu the map. âI donât have much to say about the divine objects. The records say there is no such thing.â
âAre you saying that there are no divine objects?â
âI think it is right to describe it as âthere wereâ.â
âSo does that mean they were lost?â
âThe records indicate that the chiefs of the time mightâve consumed them in the process of being tribe gods or in the process of moving the entire clan to the demon world and divine world.â
Hugo couldnât hide his disappointment after hearing Hugoâs explanation. The divine objects of the two tribes would definitely be epic items. It was a pity that such items were missing.
âThere is no need to feel regret.â
They werenât in his possession, but they belonged to someone else in the first place. So there was no need to regret it.
âThen their weaknesses...?â
âThere are no weaknesses. It is just that the magic power they handled was so extreme that they were each otherâs weaknesses.â
âIt sounds like you need to be able to use the opposite attribute and be stronger than the other person, but...?â
âThatâs right. That is what it means.â
Hugoâs explanation was the original theory itself. There wasnât anything new.
âI shouldnât have expected anything.â Hyeonu sighed lightly. He felt regretful due to his unreasonable expectations.
âRight, Hugo, how is Tang-Eâs education going?â Hyeonu once again changed the subject. It was an act to quickly shake off his regret.
âI am teaching him how to handle the light attribute magic power, but... Recently, my wife has been paying more attention to Tang-E due to the secret arts,â Hugo answered Hyeonuâs question before cocking his head. He seemed to be wondering why Hyeonu was asking this.
âItâs nothing. Itâs just... I feel like Tang-E is having a hard time these days. Hugo, I hope you will pay a bit of attention to that.â
Tang-E held Hyeonuâs leg and looked up at Hyeonu with a gentle smile. Hyeonu also smiled at Tang-E.
âTang-E said so too... Indeed, she lacks the ability to teach.â Hugo nodded.
He was well aware of Manongâs teaching style. It was because there were quite a few bears before Tang-E that had been victims. Many people wanted to be taught by Manong because she was so strong, but there wasnât a single one now. There were definitely many in the past.
âIn that sense, Iâll give you this...â Hyeonu took a book from his inventory and held it out to Hugo.
âWhat is this?â Hugo asked as he took the book.
âIt is a book with a collection of secret arts compiled by the greatest genius of the ra tribe.â Hyeonu smiled. âI think this might be the solution for the child of good fortune who whines a lot.â