Chapter 4: Past Grievances
The lack of entertainment in the closed mountain life has allowed the inhabitants of the mountains to live a regular life, accustomed to resting early, and now although it is not yet completely dark, there are few locals left in the tavern, and these simple mountain people are vigorously vying for what little food is left, not bursting into laughter.
Among a group of mountain people, the most conspicuous thing is a woman standing by the pot in coarse cloth clothes, wielding a shovel and a spoon, which is quite spicy at a glance, and there are constantly poor townspeople who are beaten by the big iron spoon and run around with their heads in their hands, but although the mouth is very fierce, the townspeople around the pot still each got a large bowl of stewed wild boar, and ran to the side to swallow it with satisfaction.
This is Serena, the owner of the tavern, the only foreigner who has moved into the town and settled down in the past ten years, not only one of the few warriors in the town, but also the biggest contributor to the introduction of the tavern as a commercial facility to the town. Soon after she moved in, there were fewer and fewer families cooking at home in the town, and dinner time became the busiest time in the town, and families used to gather in the tavern in the evening for dinner, drinking and laughing loudly, and having a good evening.
No wonder the middle-aged hunter said that no one could stand life without this tavern, not only because of the wine, but also because some townspeople exaggerated that if Serena's tavern was not open, it was estimated that more than half of the people in the town would starve to death.
"Hahaha, let me tell you, I was in a bad state yesterday, but in fact, the dwarf uncle is very courageous. Before he could say hello to Serena, the dwarf's thunderous voice came to his ears, "Besides, I was okay yesterday, at least I came over, if I were our captain, I guess I would still be crying and washing my pants, hahahaha." ”
Following the prestige, the familiar figure sat in the middle of a group of townspeople, the wine glass was already half full of the table, the dwarf's cherished beard was stained with wine and became wet, but he was unaware, excitedly holding the wine glass high and talking and laughing loudly, beside him, the halfling lay on the table boredly, looking at the surrounding townspeople with a disgusted face, these guys went out without a copper plate, so that the greatest thief wanted to steal nothing, it was simply disappointing.
In a dark corner of the tavern, the mountain elf mage was lonely in the shadows, her habitual expressionless face making it impossible to tell how she was feeling, but her indifferent eyes were always fixed on the busy Serena, and she never left for a moment.
"Who, who dares to sneak attack the dwarf uncle. Secretly said bad things about the captain, Mobuck was proud, he felt that his head was knocked a few times, bastard, he was too bold, he actually knocked Uncle Ben's head, the dwarf Mobuck slapped the table and stood up suddenly, then stepped aside, and said with a flattering smile, "Hahaha, captain, you are here, you sit down, I have ordered dinner for you, hahaha, you're welcome, this is what I should do." What are you talking about? Hahaha, nothing, nothing, just telling adventure stories to new friends, hahahaha. ”
Shul sneered, ignoring this nonsense-filled bastard, and went straight to the place he gave up, and waved his hand to Selena who came over: "Long time no see, Serena." ”
The moment she saw Shuer, Serena's face turned pale for a while, but she quickly hid it, and she didn't even look at Shul anymore, and continued to deal with the noisy locals.
Moria next to her let out a snicker, she was also there at the beginning, so she naturally knew what was going on at that time.
That time, the group passed by here, and also stayed in Serena's tavern, and during the day they heard the people of the town complain that every once in a while lately, the roar of wild beasts would be heard nearby at night, and everyone could not sleep well, and the time was almost up, maybe they could hear it again tonight.
Everyone didn't think much about it at first, but who knew that they heard the roar of the beast that night, and it was not far away, as if it was nearby. These high-ranking warriors were not as scared as the townspeople, and found a beastly werewolf lying on the ground in the back kitchen of the tavern, devouring the carcass of a prey raw.
For a while, both sides were stunned, staring at each other blankly, not knowing what to do.
Serena will always remember that day.
Alienation is a very rare and troublesome genetic disease, there is no cure, and it may remain dormant for a lifetime, but once it begins to attack, every full moon night, it will be tormented by unbearable hunger, and must eat a lot of flesh and blood to relieve it. Due to the mutation of appearance during seizures, the need to eat flesh and blood raw like a beast, and the fact that some patients living in cities cannot afford to eat large amounts of food once a month and secretly attack civilians, the xenomorphization in Pavatiga is easily misunderstood.
Serena was plagued by alienation from an early age, and was found to have to move several times, and on two occasions was attacked to flee her home, and finally had to move to Saint-Osor, an isolated town whose main business was hunting. Because of the scattered inhabitation here, especially the peak where she is located, there are only three or four families, and a few years after the tavern opened, she moved to other peaks one after another, and let her use the entire mountaintop, so that she had a lot of space to hide and eat secretly during seizures, so that for more than ten years, she kept her secret well until that day when she was broken by these troubled mercenaries.
What should I do? Do you want to kill me? But I don't know how to attack humans. However, if they don't attack them, once they spread the word, the townspeople will not tolerate a wild beast living around them, and they don't want to leave here.
Just when Serena was at a loss, this abominable priest, this bastard priest, he actually walked up to him, condescending, arrogant, and began to criticize his own ...... Eating Phase?
"Praise the Holy Spirit, lost child, that you are not right. As intelligent creatures, what is the biggest difference between us and the beasts? Shut up, you guys don't cheat money, no, no, no, you don't spread faith, the biggest difference between us and the beasts is that we understand etiquette. It's okay to be hungry, and it's okay to eat, but no matter how hungry you are, you have to cook it before eating. Well, if you can't cook and eat your illness, then you should also cut the meat and put it on a plate, put the delicate vegetable carvings next to it, and then light the candle and sit at the table and eat elegantly, how can you lie on the ground and gnaw on it? And, the most intolerable point, you can eat it, why make such a loud noise, wild child, you are a beautiful lady, what lady have you ever seen when eating, so noisy that the people around her can't sleep? And you are drooling while eating, Lord, bless this rude woman, you are reluctant to even prepare a clean napkin, the Holy Spirit is above, I can't bear to look at it. ”
Huh? That's what you're focusing on? Is it because I don't have a napkin around my food? I'm really sorry for the saliva on my teeth.
However, before Serena could understand Shure's words, another damn knight jumped out, and actually said that the tail and ears are so cute, and the hair is so exciting, you must come once, otherwise you will regret it for a lifetime.
So, Serena, who was full of shame and rage, finally broke out, and chased all the way from the mountain to the bottom, making the damned knight run for dozens of kilometers for a few hours, until the next day it was almost dawn before returning to the tavern out of breath.
As a result, Serena returned to the tavern the next day in fear, and found that this group of people did not mention her alien form at all as if nothing had happened last night, according to Shuer's private statement, you have not lost your mind and eaten people, but just gnawed raw meat, and you can't be beaten up on the grounds that you look ugly.
It made so much sense that Serena couldn't refute it, so she was very moved and blew the group away.
How dare you say I'm not a lady? Dare to say that I'm ugly? Get out of here!
Well, actually, it was supposed to be gone the next day.
I thought that there would be no more crossroads in the future, but I didn't expect to meet again after less than three years, and the memory has not faded, Serena really doesn't know what attitude to use to treat this annoying priest, so she just ignores him.
Scratching his head with a bored face, Shul didn't disturb Serena's work, smiled at Serena's back, and dragged the unknown Mobuck and Macajalen out of the tavern bar amid the regretful protests of the surrounding townspeople, and hid in the corner like Mia.
"Don't stare at people like that. Shul kicked the two idiots behind their backs to make them honest, "You see that the atmosphere in the village has not changed in the past few years, and obviously nothing bad has happened. In fact, it can be seen from her attitude that she really likes this town, and she doesn't want to hurt people even if she is alienated, so why bother to affect her normal life. ”
"I don't think as much as you do, the aliens are all beasts, and you have to keep an eye on them. Mia sneered, "And the atmosphere hasn't changed because she hasn't been exposed, and when she's exposed, you'll see if she can stay." ”
"Tsk, not frank mountain elves. Xiuer smiled poorly, "Actually, I'm still worried that her identity will be exposed, heh, you think too much." ”
"Eh, hasn't her identity been revealed?" asked Moria, tilting her head blankly, "When the bishop came to us to complain about the beast's noise, I thought he already knew Serena's identity, and it was not good for him to tell her directly, so he reminded her through our mouths." And ahh ”
"A deer that only eats grass and doesn't talk is a good deer. Mia's face froze, and she turned her head and didn't bother to pay attention to these two guys who cooperated tacitly.
"Where's Miriday?" Shul thoughtfully shifted the subject, "hasn't it yet?"
"In touch-ups. ”
"Huh?" the unexpected answer, "What did you just do to make her need to touch up her makeup now?"
"Don't you think it's a pity that the fireball didn't hit you just now?" a lazy voice came from behind him, "It's a pity, if it's a pity to replace me this time, I'll give you a memory that will never be forgotten." ”