The 31st Piece Turns the Tables

Chapter 469

The next day, Hekai knelt in front of the altar in the room with the lights off as always.

It is its own ritual.

“Totombo is running out of breath. It needs a home. Please teach me.”

Horai, the original god of clouds, gave the answer.

– Above the clouds.

“… It’s the same answer as expected.”

Invariably the same answer.

Horai always wanted to maintain the status quo. As if avoiding the shock that comes from change.

“… older brother.”

There was one more person in the room. It was Hekum, Hekai’s younger brother. He was leaning against the wall, watching Hekai’s actions.

“Hekum.”

“….”

“Is this the result you hoped for?”

The meeting became a mess, and the future of the tribe was sucked into an unknown vortex of chaos.

Just one more option that I didn’t need to know was added.

“Are you really planning to lead everyone to destruction?”

“… Let’s go to the ground.”

“On the ground… on the ground. I also like my father’s land. Just stepping on the ground gives me goosebumps all over my body. But… I’m not ready.”

“You can’t prepare everything and start. It just delays the decision. If you have like-minded colleagues…”

“Shut up! One mistake and your wings are gone. Have you forgotten that our ancestors hid in the clouds even though they were stigmatized as cowards for no reason?”

“… Time has passed.”

Hekai said, pointing to the altar.

“Horai… my father….”

“Brother….”

Hekum made a sad expression.

“Horai is dead.”

“… what?”

“What are you talking about?”

“That can’t be…”

The future of the tribe.

The lives of the tribe.

It’s too heavy.

So, even if a god is dead, he will still serve it. I’m just relying on you for a moment and I’m not really expecting an answer.

The echo in my heart is so realistic that I sometimes mistake the voice for being real.

of course.

Because they only say such nice things.

So sometimes I forget that this voice is the devil’s whisper.

“Ah…”

The image reflected on the altar was not Horai, the original god of clouds. It was Hekai’s face, sobbing and holding on.

Hekum’s face appears behind him.

“Let’s do it together, brother. “This is…”

Hekai asks at the altar.

“Horai, I ask you again today.”

“Speak.”

“Is Hekai’s judgment wrong?”

Horai gave an answer again today.

“You’re not wrong, Hekai. It’s above the clouds. Above the clouds is the only paradise.”

When Hekai realized that he had told Horai’s part, he kicked the altar.

Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

“Shut up you fucking fake Shinaaa!”

Kwaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa8551114588 there?

“older brother!”

“Let go! Let go! Hekkum!”

Quaaaaang-!

Hekum fell out.

“Ugh…”

“… It’s hard.”

“….”

“Everyone’s life is so heavy.”

“… I’m sorry, brother.”

Hekai said after looking at the fallen Hekum.

“… No, it worked out better. Even if you think about it, there is no answer. okay! It’s simple. “I’m going back to the beginning.”

Boom…

Boom…

Hekai took a step.

It’s time for the appointment.

“I’m going back to the beginning.”

Hekai suddenly spoke to Kang Seol and his group who had arrived and were waiting.

“Let’s move places.”

“… a place?”

“Okay, somewhere where everyone can see.”

“How come?”

Hekai gritted his teeth and said.

“Because they need to know at least how their fate unfolds.”

Whi-profit-!

Hekai grabbed Kakui’s reins and headed towards the village’s largest peak in an instant.

* * *

Phew…

Phew…

A group of Kakui landed in the middle of the central settlement.

“What is it?”

“Hekaida!”

“Now to the elders!”

“What’s going on in the Hekaiga residence…”

“Those are the humans from yesterday! “Didn’t you kill him?”

As the snow fell along the Hekai, I couldn’t shake off the strange feeling.

“… human. So, did you say snowfall?”

“….”

“Have you ever thought about why they test you in such a primitive way?”

Since Kang Seol is an experienced adventurer, I quickly figured out the reason.

“I guess that was Horai’s method?”

“Tsk tsk… You have a good sense of humor. It is said that Father Horai used this childish method to mediate disputes. “Everyone followed his wishes without a word.”

Hekai spread his arms wide.

“Can you imagine? “Everything was decided through a childish fight.”

“….”

“But still… this is all. “It goes back to the beginning.”

He spoke to the clamoring trolls.

“If I lose to this man, we will have to act against Congress. “To giants… and dragons.”

“So…”

With the last words, he takes a stance.

“Watch carefully. How is your future going? “Now… I’m tired.”

“Hekai….”

“Hekai….”

Snowfall also took a stance.

‘It’s a fight that excludes magic… It’s just a dog fight.’

No matter what rhetoric you use, it’s just a dog fight. But at the same time, it was also a long-standing tradition of high wings.

‘Let’s see… let’s check your skills…’

Huuuuuuung-!

Hekai’s fist strikes in an instant.

Baaaaagh-!

I blocked it with my forearm, but the impact was enough to make me tingle. There was so much difference in size that there was no need to divide them into weight classes. The audience predicted that it would be one-sided violence.

However, Kangseol had a serious expression and was familiar with Hekai’s fighting style.

Whoa!

Whoa!

‘Right-handed? No, it’s intentional. I’m ambidextrous. Then…’

Snowfall pretends to be deceived and digs into the side.

Hwiik…

As expected, Hekai stretched out his arms and made a motion to wrap himself around his body. When a relatively larger person fights with a smaller person, one thought usually comes to mind.

You can kill it just by catching it.

Hekai was the same.

Paaaa-!

Big fingers grazing Snowfall’s collar.

Buuuung…

Kangseol aimed precisely at the forearm of the hand extended to the elbow.

Sigh!

“Kuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu….

a blow that inflicts serious damage on the muscles. Then a kick with terrible speed flew into the face.

Breathe!

Hekai was startled and threw his head back. Kang Seol said, putting his outstretched foot back where his head was just moments ago.

“I guess it was a little short.”

“….”

Hekai thought that his movements and confidence just now were a coincidence. Because humans tend to shrink in front of trolls.

And to begin with, he was a master of box fighting. He is the best warrior in his tribe.

“The movements are strange.”

“I hear things like that often.”

“It is a fight between warrior and warrior. “I am not the tribal leader now.”

“Then this way.”

“Kuhk….”

Hekai lowered his posture.

Since I was standing at an awkward height, it was easy to only aim for the chin and other vital points.

Paaaang-!

Paaaaaaaaaa!

Snowfall and Hekai exchanged offense and defense.

Although neither of them landed any effective hits, the fight was as close as if they had teamed up.

“It’s pretty good.”

“you also.”

Whoa whoa!

Hekai’s knee kicked Kangseol’s abdomen.

“Kuheook….”

Buuung…

“That wasn’t very good just now.”

Snowflake grinned while floating in the air. He too was on fire, albeit a little.

Hekai’s fist flew towards the snowfall.

Pak-!

The snowfall quickly reached Hekai’s neck, sticking to his arm like a mollusk.

He moved behind Hekai’s back and strangled him.

“…Gotcha.”

“Uh… deal!”

Hekai leaned back hard and slammed Snowfall’s back onto the ground.

Kwaaaaaaaaaaaa!

“Keueuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuoot me us us us one another their ain’t an audible apex his ain their annoyance their

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Hekai escapes from Snowfall’s arms, which have lost their strength due to shock, and tries to climb on him.

Kangseol suddenly stood up and spun and pulled his outstretched arm.

Buuuuung…

Hekai’s body floated.

Couuuuuuuuck!

“Ugh…”

He too fell to the ground.

He fights with only his body, excluding his abilities. Even the snowfall made it difficult to predict victory or defeat. Although it has bizarre regenerative powers, defeat is decided the moment it faints from an unexpected blow.

It was a fight he could never lose.

Hekai changed his method because he thought that the decision could not be easily made with jujitsu. He decided that it would be quicker to break Kang Seol’s bones with a blow and bring him to his knees.

Whoa…

Kang Seol didn’t dodge the fist, but extended his fist to face it.

Byak-!

When their fists clashed, both of them were startled and withdrew their fists.

“Ugh ….”

“Ah ….”

The snowfall has been strain on the bones of the whole body.

Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu her

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a an a antic sound other than the pounding sound of fists and fists was blocked.

Hekai was thinking that he was not thinking right now.

“Why are you smiling?”

“I just… I don’t know.”

Whoops!

While speaking, Snowfall’s fist exploded on Hekai’s cheek.

“Ugh….”

“Loop….”

Pak-!

Hekai’s foot caught Snowfall’s foot and knocked him down.

“Loop!”

“This…”

It was a simple box-to-box game, but the audience watched as if they were mesmerized.

The collision of pure body with body had a great resonance.

Baaaaagh-!

Baaaaagh-!

At the same time, the two duelists with their fists in their faces muttered quietly.

“Horai… was right.”

“I was just about to say that too.”

“Heehee….”

Huuuuuung…

Baaaaaaaa!

A punch to Hekai’s face.

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

?

A punch to Kang Seol’s face.

Because they were beings with both tremendous tenacity and tremendous destructive power, the decision was not easy. However, the number of successful attacks increased compared to the first time.

Sigh…

Each member of the group clenched their hands tightly as the torn flesh vomited blood. It’s a wound that you don’t even have to say how painful it is.

“Snowfall….”

“Brother….”

“Hekai….”

There was a moment that made me guess the outcome of the game, even if it was just for a split second.

Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrr

!

When Hekai’s fist landed on Snowfall’s jaw, the whites of his eyes appeared.

“no! snowfall!”

However, the eyes quickly regained focus and glared at the target.

Huuuung…

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

The kicking foot spun and landed near Hekai’s chin.

Cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuch…

Hekai stumbled and fell backwards. The moment he hit the ground to regain his balance, unexplained tears flowed from his swollen eyes.

That was when I realized he was crawling on the ground.

“The tusks… “It’s broken.”

One of Hekai’s tusks was broken and he was lying on the ground. Just like his situation.

“Why are you crying?”

“Just…”

I think I get it.

This sadness.

“…I feel like I’m going to lose.”

Contrary to my strong will not to lose, my legs were shaking and the tinnitus in my ears did not stop.

I felt sorry and suffered.

At that time, someone’s voice reached Hekai’s ears.

“Hekai! You stupid bastard! wake up!”

“… Hekum.”

“You slug! Go ahead and punch that guy’s ugly face! Kill it! “Kill me completely!”

Hekum was the one who brought Kangseol, but Hekai doesn’t know why Hekum is cheering for him.

Even I was agitated by that stupid guy.

“Hekai! Wake up! “What kind of thing is that!”

“right! Hekai! “Not yet!”

Elders who just hope not to lose.

“You can lose! Still fight!”

“It’s okay to lose! “I need to give him a proper punch!”

What happened to everything?

How can you say that winning or losing is not important in a fight where winning or losing is the most important?

Sigh…

Hekai stood up on his knees.

“Did you wait for me?”

“….”

“You look calm. “Isn’t this situation where you could lose… scary?”

Kang Seol grinned.

“It’s always happened.”

Hekai was certain that he could not defeat the man.

“I’m jealous. It’s my first time.”

Sigh…

Hekai threw a punch.

It’s a profit!

Snowfall could not be avoided.

No, I didn’t avoid it.

Instead, he returned the punch like that.

Quasi profit!

The moment of fierce battle has arrived.

The moment when you muster up your last strength.

Quasi profit!

Kwajieeeeek!

Only breaking sounds and plosive sounds were heard.

Kwasik!

Quasi profit!

For some reason, those watching felt more distressed.

Quasi profit!

Quaziiiiiiiig!

Kwasik…

Pereook…

If demons were fighting in hell, it would be like this.

Kwajik…

Puk…

Two warriors whose faces turned bright blue.

A fight that continues until one side gives up.

Slurp…

Hekai fell to his knees.

“Sorry… everyone lost.”

“….”

“I’m sorry… I’m sorry.”

Silent spectators.

Hekai asked.

“Say… what you want…”

“… we want you to join us against the Congress.”

“… I think the conditions have changed.”

“You fought this much. … We can’t lose money.”

“You bastards. It means dying. I shouldn’t have lost…”

When Hekai turned his head, he saw the members of the High Wing tribe.

“That’s it… that’s it.”

Strong opposition from tribe members was expected.

But no one objected.

“There’s nothing I can do about it.”

“Great job Hekai!”

“Is it on the ground? Okay… it’s coming.”

“… what?”

The elders tapped Hekai on the shoulder.

“ha ha ha! Hekai! “It looks great!”

“What is that face! Hahaha! “Why are you crying!”

They raised Hekai.

“Hekai, we are not as weak as you think.”

“….”

“You don’t have to carry it alone anymore. “It’s enough up to this point.”

“Did I… do a good job?”

“Okay, Hekai. You bought me time. “Time for everyone to make up their minds.”

Whoo…

whoo…

The tribe members riding Kakui looked down at Hekai from the air and the roof.

“We can’t beg for our paradise.”

The highest-ranking elder among the elders shouted until his peak rang loudly.

“High wings are heading towards the ground!”

Hekai thought.

Even though Horai is dead, he is still with his wings.

“Horaishi… This Hekai is right….”

Couuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

the the clouds were pushed away and the ground was revealed.

It is a land that they have been far away from but have longed for all their lives.

“…No, it’s nothing. “Rest in peace.”

As Snowfall approached Hekai, he said:

“Snowfall… I have something to tell you. It’s an urgent matter.”

Kang Seol had almost completely recovered from her wounds and waited for his words.

“The resurrection ceremony of the three giants will be held soon.”

The moment I had tried so hard to prevent was just around the corner.