There Was a Porter Who Would One Day Be Called a Prophet

95 – Hidden Story

-Monsters? When did the truce end, but now it’s a monster? More than that, I heard that the son of the cabin went to the mountain to cut wood and never came back. Could you please look into it?

In general, the NPCs in the game will give you helpful advice like this to progress. By indirectly giving hints to the user.

However, some NPCs make the game difficult by giving wrong advice, and the village chief was such a case.

If the scarecrow is subdued as he said, monsters will attack the village if the user does not stop it.

The problem was that monsters were continuously spawned, and the mountain where they spawned was an area that users could not enter.

In other words, monsters constantly attack from outside the map every day, but it’s just to block them.

If you have no choice but to deal with the world tree for progress and return, the ruined village will welcome you, and you will be given a choice.

If you refuse the village chief’s request, the scarecrow will protect the village until the end.

In other words, it is correct to refuse here. That’s right….

“Are you saying you’re asking us to subjugate you…?”

“Yes, it is.”

Swoop.

At the village chief’s request, the hero looked back at me with an anxious gaze.

From the point of view of the villagers, a scarecrow right in front of them that harmed them would be more anxious than an invisible monster.

“Wait a minute, warrior.”

Understanding what I meant, the hero asked for the chief’s understanding and then came towards me. At the place where everyone gathered, I started to unravel the information I knew.

“The reason the villagers say they’ve only heard the monster’s cry and never seen it is because the scarecrow blocks them.”

Then, the party members sent various reactions to the shocking fact.

“She said that the scarecrow is blocking monsters. Is that true?”

Reina nodded at her answer, and this time Talia asked.

“But you already said that the scarecrow attacked the villagers.”

“Think carefully about what the innkeeper told you. You said you touched it. That’s what caused the scarecrow to attack you.”

“Then what should I do?”

A hero who asks me what to do next.

‘Now, they leave the choice to me. You, the warrior, should do this.’

Still, I opened my mouth thinking that it was better than silently causing an accident.

“Even if we tell you this, the villagers won’t be convinced, so let’s accept it for now and investigate on our own.”

“Why didn’t you convince yourself…”

“I thought it would be better for the warrior to tell me than for me.”

Even if it’s a good thing, if I, a porter, say something like that, everyone will think it’s strange. There is a big difference between the words that came out of my mouth and the words that came out of the warrior’s mouth.

‘I don’t know if I’m alone, but if I have a hero, I should use it.’

“That’s… that’s for sure. I see.”

In my opinion, he was a reluctant hero, but his logic was reasonable, so he turned his back on me and headed for the village chief.

“I will accept the request.”

“Are you sure? Thank you, warrior!”

The village headman bows his head as he rejoices at the hero’s words.

I got the feeling that the village chief’s reaction was not clear.

“Hmm…”

“What’s wrong with you? You don’t look good.”

The village chief’s reaction seemed a bit excessive to see that it relieved the village’s worries.

It’s true that people got injured because of the scarecrow, but even if we subjugate it, we can’t farm there because of the monster’s existence.

‘It’s not something to be happy about like that.’

In the game, I didn’t know because a few lines of dialogue went into the script, but looking at it like this, the village chief was suspicious.

‘There is something. Of course, it could be that I’m just pointing it out.’

“It’s just something that’s taking me a while.”

After parting ways with the village chief, leaving our uneasy feelings behind, we moved towards the place where the scarecrow in question was located.

“Wow…”

Chloe exclaims in admiration with her mouth wide open when a field so vast that it cannot be seen at a glance appears.

To a lesser extent, the rest of the party members also looked a little surprised.

Of course, I’m thinking how nice it would be if it was rice instead of wheat.

‘I want to eat. I want to tear up a piece of freshly soaked kimchi and put it on warm white rice and have a big drink.’

For me, a native Korean, it’s just a sad scene.

While savoring the taste in my head. I heard Reina’s muttering as she was looking at one place.

“Is that the scarecrow?”

I followed her gaze with my eyes to see if I had already found it, but I couldn’t see anything.

“It’s kind of unpleasant.”

“It looks strange.”

Judging from the opinions of the hero and Chloe, it must be somewhere out there.

“What is it? Don’t do it to yourselves. Let’s talk about it.”

A shape invisible to Talia, who constantly grumbles, and her saintess, who gazes intently at her while blocking the sunlight with her hand.

I’m glad. I would have felt left out again.

The hero began to explain to Talia what she had seen.

“Other places are just that, but the face…”

“A face? Why a face?”

“Should I say that he reluctantly resembles a person?”

“What is that?”

Unlike Talia, I was able to understand the hero’s words a hundred times.

The appearance of the scarecrow in the game reminded me of the Unpleasant Valley.

There were even people who killed me because they were offended by the awkward resemblance.

But right now I have nothing to see the scarecrow, so I said to the party members who were distracted.

“For now, let’s leave the scarecrow behind and check her house.”

“Porter. Didn’t you say there wasn’t much going on at home?”

“No. It’s just that the villagers couldn’t find it.”

Because there are items that can be obtained from the old man’s house.

‘In the game, it’s only a one-line explanation, but now….’

Seeing her affirmation of me, her saintess brought her arm to her own chest and asked with her worried expression.

“Brother. Did you overdo it without us noticing?”

Did you think I looked into a painful future again? The way her eyes looked at me was unusual.

‘If you go to the empire later and put on a mind-blowing performance, you’ll be let go, isn’t this?’

As I thought about it, I began to think of what actions I should take in the future.

“Isn’t that why you’re taking me with you?”

Then, everyone protested fiercely.

“No! We don’t mean that…!”

“You idiot! I’m not doing this because I’m worried!”

“You don’t have to!”

“Don’t say that, brother!”

Party members come out stronger than expected.

If you guys do that, I won’t be able to show condescension.

“I’m fine. That’s all I can help with.”

He leaves a good impression on people until the end and takes care of the cause. Came

“Let’s go soon before it’s too late.”

The porter leaves for the hut with light steps after laying the groundwork.

“…”

Looking at his back like that, the warrior party couldn’t say anything because of the guilt that weighed down on them.

“What are you doing all of a sudden?”

Except for Chloe, who only knows him as a thief.

A common denominator began to emerge between them.

***

An old man’s hut located not too far away.

It hasn’t been long since the old man disappeared, but he had a very shabby appearance, probably because he hadn’t been touched by humans.

-Kikkik.

As I pulled the dusty doorknob, an unpleasant sound pierced my ears.

Upon entering, they were greeted by the interior scenery that was as formidable as the exterior.

It was a sofa with torn parts patched up and furniture that was worn but still usable. The one that caught my attention the most.

“S, Master! There are a lot of eyeballs here and there…!”

While Chloe is frightened by the eyeballs scattered everywhere. Thalia picked up one of her eyeballs that had fallen at her feet and she began examining it.

“This is fake.”

“Fake…?”

“Yes. It’s not real, so get away from the porter right away, you cat thief.”

I picked up a rolling eyeball as Thalia pulled Chloe away from me.

“Well done.”

The eyes made by trimming trees are reproduced even with thread veins, so they are very realistic. At first glance, it can be mistaken for real eyes.

Then. The saintess who looked around her opened her mouth.

“What the hell happened here?”

As the saintess said, the scene in the house was so chaotic that it was hard to believe that a thief had broken in.

‘There’s no way the villagers came in and did something like this. Then, did the old man get attacked by someone?’

Now, the party of warriors starts investigating on their own without saying anything.

And.

“Master, what should I do?”

Chloe, our fresh newbie who doesn’t know anything.

“Stay next to me. Don’t touch me or anything like that.”

“Yes!”

I decided to carry it next to me for fear of making a mess, so I went straight to the sofa and started lifting the cushions.

When the second cushion was lifted, the object between them was revealed.

“Porter. That’s it?”

“Notes?”

Examine the sofa in the old man’s hut to get an item called ‘someone’s diary’.

An item whose purpose is unknown, described only as a diary written by someone.

I don’t know what is written inside. That was all written in the text.

The name Zakir was written in the corner of the diary in my hand.

It must be the name of the old man who was said to have disappeared.

– Sarak.

As I sat down on the sofa and opened my diary, party members huddled around me.

The head, arms, and both shoulders were carrying weight, giving off different scents.

‘Isn’t this too close?’

But they didn’t bother mentioning it because they didn’t mind. At this time or another, I will try to touch a woman.

I read the diary without expressing it outwardly.

The contents of the first part were ordinary. Things like what I ate today, what my son brought with me this time.

‘It seems that the old man’s son was a filial son.’

However, at some point, the mood of the diary began to change significantly.

O month X day.

Zakaran, who was supposed to come today, hasn’t come even now, writing in his diary. What happened? I wish it wasn’t a big deal.

‘The innkeeper said that the old man’s son had died in an accident. Is this the point at that time?’

Turned over the page you were looking at.

O month X day.

I heard that Zakaran is dead. He is said to have been attacked by a wild beast that had recently become ferocious. It can’t be. That our son died I won’t admit it until I see it with my own eyes.

O Month X Day.

I came after my son’s funeral. Goddess. Are you taking away my son from me who left her wife? I resent you so much.

O Month X Day.

I can’t let Zakaran go like this. Gotta find a way, a way. What can’t be good?

O Month X Day.

Yes. I am the child’s father wait a little bit son This father will surely bring you back.

O Month X Day.

Zakaran has finally returned. He’s less talkative and a little stiff, but my son Zacharan is back. I feel like I’m back to my daily routine now.

From the next chapter, it returned to its original peaceful content.

Except for the contents that said that his son’s eyes fell out in the middle and they put them back on.

There were still pages left in the diary, but I couldn’t help but be shocked just by reading that far.

“I guess that’s how the scarecrow was made. Maybe she went crazy with the grief of losing her son.”

“It’s a pity, but there’s nothing special here either. How the hell did the scarecrow move?”

“Even if you do this, the dead don’t come back.”

The time when everyone read their diary and left their impressions.

-Kikkik.

A sound came from the door we entered.

‘Are you sure you didn’t close the door?’

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Sometimes I question my own memory for a while.

-Kiik.

I heard the sound once more, but this time something was different.

Should I say it’s a creepy sound made by trees touching each other?

“Magi…!”

Let’s turn our heads at the saintess who suddenly takes a guard.

-Kikkik.

A scarecrow, which should have been in the field, was standing in front of the door.