Chapter 28: Chapter 28
Nabi blinked and stared at the young man with intense eyes . Nabi never saw such heavenly beauty in her life until now. Who is this little angel? Is he Lord God's son? Who is his mother? He looks so handsome!!! For Pete's sake , if not because of her dignity she would have probably been drooling boldly already.
Kryst wiped his bloody fingers and helped the dazed girl to stand up. " Let's go . "
Nabi immediately woke up her senses and followed him . Rustling noises suddenly resonated , Nabi turned to look at the side and suddenly met a lizard like red eyes .
" D-d-d-d. Demon!!!! " Nabi pointed at Sherwin and covered her lips in surprise.
Oh dios mio , why is she encountering weird things today.
Kryst stared at her weirdly then turned his back to her . " Let's get out of here , this place is already pungent because of blood . "
Corpses of the tanned skin cannibals scattered everywhere and the residue of Yggdrasil's power could be felt when he passed by the dead vines that Yggdrasil no longer control .
Sherwin ignored the woman and crawled beside the teenager . He crossed his arms as he slither his lower half on the ground. Kryst on the other hand went inside the tents of the tribe and searched for any valuable things.
A few munites later , Kryst paused and looked inside a wooden bowl. He saw a rough looking rock white powder . He immediately suspected that this is a salt . Kryst immediately dipped his finger and tasted it.
" Salt! This is indeed a salt!!! " Kryst's eyes sparkled when he tasted the saltiness of the salt .
He immediately run outside to find more salt from the other tents and as expected , there is indeed salt inside. How come these cannibals posses salt?
The teenager immediately collected all the salt he found in the tents and gathered it on the ground . Unfortunately , there are only a handful of salt . These cannibals must have not known how to use salt . Looking from the dust gathered around the wooden container . Kryst couldn't help clicking his tongue in distress .
Nabi suddenly came behind him and peeked inside the wooden container . She then clapped her hand in surprise. " That's sogeum!!! "
Kryst turned to look at her then asked. " Salt is called sogeum in your tribe? "
Nabi then lifted one of her eyebrow . " You call sogeum , salt in your clan? "
Kryst hummed in agreement and gathered them in his bossom . He sighed then looked at Nabi with twinkling eyes. " If you know salt , i mean sogeum . Does that mean , you know how to cook? "
Hearing him , Nabi immediately lifted her chin in arrogance and said confidently. " I tell you beautiful boy , i am the most talented cook in our clan . Everyone bows to my mastery. Just give me the proper ingredients and I'll cook you heavenly foods. "
Kryst gulped and stood up . He immediately held Nabi's hand and blinked his eyes like a puppy. " Then , sister~ can you cook me food? Delicious food precisely. "
Nabi , as if attacked by cupid , immediately blushed as she felt so overwhelmed being directed by such puppy eyes. Look at his eyes , look at his emerald gem like eyes , who wouldn't feel overwhelmed? Nabi is the type of girl who wanted to pamper young boys. If she is living in the modern world she could be considered to be a shotacon.
( Other version of Lolicon . )
Sherwin looked confusedly at the two then scratched the back of his head. " Hey Kryst , i couldn't understand what you guys are talking about. "
Nabi blinked her eyes and looked at the demon beside Kryst. She couldn't understand what is he talking . All she could hear is a foreign language . His accent is also weird , unlike their language .
Kryst immediately remembered that he withdrew his ability attached to Sherwin earlier. He immediately let go of Nabi's hand and activated his ability.
" Now , can you understand her now? "
Kryst turned to look at Nabi and asked her to speak to Sherwin . Nabi blinked then glanced at Sherwin . She then started speaking. " Hello , I'm Han Nabi . "
Sherwin can now understand Nabi as if she was talking his language . Sherwin immediately extended his hand. " I'm Sherwin. "
Han Nabi confusedly look at his extended hands . Before Sherwin feels awkward because Nabi was not responding , Kryst immediately realized the difference of their culture. He immediately hold Nabi's hand and put it on top of Sherwin's hand then shook it up and down .
Kryst turned to Nabi and said. " That is their way of greeting people . Sherwin is saying , Nice to meet you. "
Nabi then immediately realized it and hurriedly bowed to apologize . " I'm so sorry , i did not mean to ignore your greeting . "
Sherwin awkwardly waved his hand in front of his chest . " No no , it was also my fault. "
Kryst then rolled his eyes and pulled Nabi to the side . Suddenly , vegetables and meat appeared beside them as well as pots .
Kryst , Sherwin and Nabi decided to make a stone stove using four stones and put the pot on top of it after the fire was lit .
While Sherwin and Kryst was busy making fire . Nabi on the other hand was chopping ingredients.
Nabi decided to cook fish soup , roasted chicken and pan fried dishes. By the time she finished cooking it , Kryst and Sherwin were already standing behind her staring at the dishes with greedy eyes .
She subconsciously smiled then layed the dishes on the surface of a flat stone. Kryst slowly sat down besides Nabi's left , while the demon snake sat on the other side . Surrounding the flat plateau like stone, Nabi was about to clap her hands to pray for her former god when she remembered that she no longer worship the Goddess of Fortune .
In their clan , it was their traditional custom to pray first to thank their god for the blessings and fortunes that they had recieved daily. Now that she is no longer a Fortune Believer , she has to change the subject of her prayer . Thinking about the green haired deity that she saw earlier , Nabi's expression couldn't help softening.
Her heart gradually warmed as he closed her eyes and clasp her hands. A soft voice echoed out of her mouth as she prayed to Yggdrasil how thankful she was for saving her life earlier and for giving her the chance to live as his Saintess . She was also thankful that she had the capability to eat food today because she's still alive . Nabi said a lot of flattering words , but one could clearly sense that she's sincerely grateful towards Yggdrasil .
Kryst who had just took a bite on a pork immediately spat out the pork and put it back to the plate and coughed awkwardly when he saw Nabi began praying towards Yggdrasil. Similarly , Sherwin also spat out the chicken skin he had just put into his mouth and awkwardly put his palm together and prayed to his own goddess.
The elf teenager scratched his cheeks and slowly imitated Nabi. He feels a bit awkward praying for Yggdrasil who he regarded as a family member.
As they prayed to their respective gods. Yggdrasil inside the space could feel his two believers' faith energy slowly gathering in front of him. The tree's essence, a green haired man slowly manifested and embraced the two strands of faith energy.
The first faith energy was warm and abundant and he could tell that it comes from his own Saintess. Yggdrasil held the two strings and slowly guided it into his true body and refined it. Sitting beside his body , Yggdrasil started cultivating.
For now , Yggdrasil is still weak and could not afford to loose his limited supply of faith energy. Yggdrasil slowly looked up and looked at the blooming tree .
" Another elf is about to come. " Yggdrasil murmured and looked at the sleeping Kathryn inside the hammock.
Yggdrasil has great expectations for the prosperity of the elfkind that he created.
As the trio finished eating their meal. They started setting makeshift tents and busied themselves. When the sky turned darker , they lit a bonfire and surrounded it. The forest gradually turned noisy because of the sounds of crickets , creating a tranquil atmosphere among them.
When they got drowsy , they respectively went into their tents and slept. When Kryst determined that Sherwin was deep asleep . He slowly opened his eyes and went inside Nabi's tent.
Nabi who had just layed almost screamed in shock when her tent was suddenly opened by the teenager.
" Darn , you almost killed me out of shock . Little boy . " Han Nabi whispered and touched her beating chest .
Kryst however didn't feel sorry and instead stared at her silently and said in a quiet voice . " Yggdrasil wants me to bring you to our abode. "
Han Nabi blinked her eyes hearing his words. " It's already late at night though . " Although she said that , she actually doesn't have the thought of refusing and stood up obediently .
She thought that their walk would be a long journey but who would have thought that when she had just took hold of the teenager's hand , they would suddenly disappear.
The cold wind passed by and the leaves on the surroundings trees swayed, however , the two silhouettes who were standing there just now disappeared out of nowhere .
Inside the space , the green haired man slowly turned his body and looked straight to Han Nabi's eyes . He said gently and extended his hand softly . " Welcome to our abode , My Saintess. "
The first thing that greeted her sight was the translucent spiritual body of Yggdrasil. He was wearing a green robe that cascade down to the ground , his sleeves are loose and long reaching the floor .
His hair is wavy like a green sea and also cascades down like waterfalls . His eyes are like the moon mixed with green hue on it. The second time Nabi met Yggdrasil , Han Nabi couldn't help feeling the impulse to kneel down and prostrate .
" My Lord . " Han Nabi knelt down and hang her head down . " It is such an honor for me to meet you here and even personally invited me here through the hands of your holy son. "
Holy son , Kryst . " ... "
When had he become a holy son? Kryst turned to look at Han Nabi with an odd expression.
That's right , Han Nabi now assumed that Kryst is the holy son of the God of Life , Yggdrasil.
Yggdrasil smiled then chuckled. " I invited you here in order to meet you and introduce yourself to me properly . As my Saintess , it is only natural for me to communicate with you right? "
Han Nabi solemly nodded. " That's right , My Lord. "
Han Nabi slowly stand up and put her hand on her chest and introduced herself. " I am Han Nabi , 17 years old and i come from the eastern part of the Wild Continent . I am a member of the Han Clan that worships the Goddess of Fortune . However , you don't have to worry my lord , as from today onwards . I will disobey my Clan's tradition and would worship you with all of my heart . "
Yggdrasil smiled seeing the serious look upon her face . He moved his arm and beckoned for the Saintess to come near. Han Nabi saw his gesture and immediately walked towards him and slowly knelt down . Yggdrasil then slowly put his palm on top of her head . A warm light glowed within his palm and enveloped the Saintess' head. Han Nabi who was being blessed by Yggdrasil felt a warm light embracing her head , all the stress, worry and panick within her mind seemed to have disappeared and were changed to utmost respect and worship to the god.
Nothing else to mind , but to believe in him. That's her thoughts .
Han Nabi slowly opened her eyes and meg Yggdrasil's gentle moon like eyes. Han Nabi bent her eyes to a crescents and called out . " Father "
Tears streamed down her face and kowtowed . " Father , father , father . "
Yggdrasil widened his eyes in shock and looked at his palms.
_ is this what would happen if my subject's affection to me rises up to the top? _
Yggdrasil panicked and hurriedly stopped Nabi. " Don't shed tears for me and don't ever hurt yourself. "
Yggdrasil held Nabi's shoulder and stared at her solemly . " You're my Saintess , and a gem is nothing precious than your body . "
He slowly wiped Nabi's tears and caressed her cheeks. " Child , i don't want to see my subjects hurting themselves just to prove their loyalty to me . "
Han Nabi got dazed when the god she believed in caressed her cheeks and even personally wiped her tears.
" F-father. " Han Nabi touched her cheeks dazedly.
She thought to herself ...
' Fortune has never treated me like this before. Is this the preferential treatment that saints gets compared to ordinary believers? '
Before she could even daze deeply . A milky sound of a baby chuckling suddenly rang out.
" Baba , Kist! Kist! "
Kryst turned his head to the tree and saw a baby trying hard to wave her hand to get his attention.
" Kist!!!!! "
Kryst opened his mouth in shock seeing Kathryn being able to talk. A gush of warmth enveloped the teenager's heart as he immediately ran to Kathryn to hug her . " Kathryn , how are you? It's been a long time! "
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