Rather Than The Son, I’ll Take The Father
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Chapter 57

That felt like a crappy explanation though, so it made sense that Aedis was worried.

However, I still felt a strange sense of closeness with the beast.

Aedis muttered a few words, including the words permanent and preserving, and executed the movement magic.

I was moved out of the space where I was staying and into the new space, causing some dizziness.

Still, the conditions were very good.

I used to go from the capital to the Marquisate of Morgana by movement magic.

At that time, I suffered from dizziness for a full three hours.

Even though five wizards had drawn the magic circle and transported, they showed signs of motion sickness too.

Unlike in the past, when I would quickly become dizzy, this time I was able to breathe in the cold air filled with the smell of the forest.

But I didn’t ask Aedis to put me down.

I knew that Aedis’s shoulders were strong because I looked at them often.

But when I actually touched them with my hands, it felt different.

Besides, his back is wide and he’s tall, so my eye level has risen much higher.

I’m like a polar bear hanging from a tree…

I don’t agree, but Aedis says I resemble a polar bear…

But can polar bears climb trees?

“It’s close.”

Only then did I focus on the forest scene.

The lamp’s light lit my feet.

Blood was splattered on the ground.

There were also large footprints that were believed to be from the beast.

I quietly settled my nerves.

Suddenly, Aedis spoke amidst the silence, where you couldn’t even hear birds or bugs chirping.

“…Eve, can I ask you a favor?”

“Yes?”

“I don’t want you to use the beast’s blood, at least as long as I’m around. You can just be pampered.”

“….”

“If there is anything you want or need to do, please call me. I will pamper you as much as I can.”

I blinked my eyes.

“How far can you go?”

“There are things that need practice, but nothing is impossible.”

Heuk! As expected, a grand sense of confidence, like he’s the strongest in the world!

I held my breath unconsciously.

Maybe he hadn’t been expecting an answer right away because Aedis just continued walking.

‘Nothing is impossible.’

Her stream of imagination unfolded endlessly.

Shall I ask him to build a kingdom full of Maevia’s wishes, hopes, and dreams?

My heart was beating so fast that it was difficult to concentrate on the scenery.

After all, my husband is so perfect….

….Wait a minute.

Suddenly, Aedis’s problem came to mind.

So why don’t you solve your own problem, if you say you can do anything?

-It’s hard for you to have a child…you don’t have to explain each time.

-No, it’s a constitution problem.

-Right, it’s a constitution problem.”

-It’s not that constitution….”

At that time, Aedis was very embarrassed.

He seemed to say it wasn’t a problem he could solve.

My mind quickly calmed down. That’s right. Although Aedis is strong, he is not God.

I concentrated on the forest, my eyes cold. All the places where the light of the lanterns did not reach were pitch black.

Aedis, who didn’t know the thoughts in my heart, walked in a straight line in one direction, and soon arrived at the destination.

“Krrrr…”

Along with a bloody cry, there was a sound of sharp claws scratching the ground.

I raised my hand with the light.

The beast reflected in the lamp had the shape of a large wolf.

However, it could never be confused with a normal wolf. Its loose fur was a strange bright blue color, and minerals were embedded in its forehead.

Blood spilled from the wolf’s belly. Even from a distance, I could see the wound on the wolf’s stomach.

It was a fatal injury that no ordinary beast would have lasted more than 10 minutes with.

“It’s amazing that it’s been in that state for over 20 days. Can you put me down?”

Fortunately, my voice flowed out normally.

I slipped off Aedis’s back and took off my coat and fur gloves.

“What is my wife trying to do, giving strength to her voice?”

….I thought it sounded the same as usual.

“You have to get rid of it. As soon as possible. I will not drink blood, so please cover me.”

Where did I put my dagger? I wore a lot of clothes, so I had a lot of pockets.

“It is a beast that only lives in the northernmost part. It seems to be a young entity that has not yet awakened.”

“Really?”

“It’s rare.”

It seemed unusual even to me, who was not familiar with the northern situation.

500 years ago, the first Grand Duke Kallakis created a crystal gateway to the northernmost point of the beast’s habitat.

As long as the gate was in function, the beasts couldn’t come out or re-enter under the constraints that the first Grand Duke Kallakis had made.

However, this wolf somehow got to Eire Forest.

“But we still have to deal with it. I’ll do it myself.”

My heart was a little in a hurry.

Aedis told me to pamper myself instead of using the blood of the beast.

He must be reluctant. He was so worried about me that he could pretend that nothing was impossible for him.

However, most of Aedis’s work was with beasts.

Until we went on an inspection, I didn’t think much about it.

Anyway, the beast has become a threat to humans and has been treated as an obvious evil.

No matter how much he had the bloody nickname of being the king of the beasts, I thought that Aedis would do the same thing as I did. Again, I thought.

But now that Aedis’s credibility rating has fallen drastically, I am also reluctant.

It’s because I don’t know when he’s going to bluff again, or whether he’s already done it.

Grand Duke Kallakis in the novel was clearly a strong man with no opponents, but the Aedis in front of me was quite human.

He thought of the inspection as a trip and was excited. He has a secret childlike boyish side.

I finally found the dagger in the pocket of my vest.

“Aedis, would you like to turn around?”

It was a suggestion for him to put a simple defense spell on me because he could do it even with his eyes closed.

Aedis frowned.

“I think my wife has misunderstood a little, I’m not so weak.”

At that time, the wind blew through my hair, which had been loosely drooping while wearing my fur hat.

The wind lightly scattered my hair, and it quickly stretched toward the wolf like a low tide.

Suddenly, the wolf looked straight at me.

It may have been because of the pain or the cold wind, but tears fell from the wolf’s big eyes.

Its pupils were already half-closed.

The shadow of death was consuming the life of the wolf.

“…..Umm.”

Its condition was too, too bad.

And not just on a blood loss level.

In 〈Esmeralda’s Crescent Moon〉, the beast awakened by young Regen inflicted a considerable amount of injuries to the knights of the Grand Duke. The Eire Forest was also made into a sea of fire by it.

However, no matter what happens, it would be difficult for the wolf to be fine enough to do so now.

It seemed impossible for it to endure until dawn, let alone a few days as Aedis said during the day.

I approached the wolf, wrinkling my nose a little.

My image was formed in the eyes of the faded wolf.

Nevertheless, I couldn’t figure out if it was looking at me properly.

“Grrrr…!”

The wolf blew its nostrils. As it breathed, its chest, covered in blue fur, rose and fell sharply.

I put the lantern down on the ground.

The distance was close enough that my hair would tickle the wolf’s face if the wind blew.

“Aedis, how long do you think it will be able to hold on? Is it that much worse than you saw earlier?”

“It’s going to die before dawn breaks. It looks like it kept moving to avoid people, but I think it’s used up all its energy.”

If so, this wolf wasn’t the beast I was looking for.

Where is the beast that Regen woke up in the novel?

“Is this the only beast in the forest?”

“Is there anything bothering you?”

Well.

I actually remember my previous life, but I was reborn into the novel I read at that time, and that’s this world.

Thanks to that, I know that Regen will soon awaken some kind of beast in this very forest.

But why isn’t it here? Is it normal?

Isn’t it possible that it will only appear when the condition that Regen runs away from home is fulfilled?

And what about this wolf who appeared….

There were many things I wanted to say, but all I could do was sigh.

I put in the dagger.

If this wasn’t the one, there was no reason to overdo it.

“Just….when I look closely, it looks so bad that I suddenly lose my strength.”

I really lost my motivation.

“You said we’d get rid of it at once.”

“I can’t remember what you mean.”

I took off my pretense and touched the beast’s body.

The beast bared its teeth, but it didn’t even have the strength to bite.

I didn’t think it would take off my whole arm, so I gently wiped away the rough fur that had been tangled with the blood that had just shed.

Maybe it was my expression that I wouldn’t hurt it but the long tail moved gently. The growling also stopped.

Ugh, my heart is growing soft.