Episode 5, Chapter 3: Their Story

Are you here to see Sangun, too?

How did you know?

I am the Divine Maiden. The spirits gave me a hint.

And that flute belongs to Sangun.

The Divine Maiden...? The beautiful Divine Maiden of the Council of Empyrean Fangs?!

Ahaha... beautiful?

I'm honored to meet you, Divine Maiden.

I gather the matter must be quite grave, if you've taken it upon yourself to come personally.

It's a matter I must solve... but I also require Sangun's help.

I've not seen Sangun for... a few years now.

He is quite the free spirit, so I admit, I haven't come to visit him in a while...

But... You're not from Baek-Ah, are you?

No. We're from Solismenamus... which is in Centralia.

Oh, you've come from so far!

Have you ever heard of the Wound of the World?

The Wound of the World...? I've never heard of it.

It happened long ago, but they say beings from the Void poured out through that wound.

And the beastkin that saved the world back then was from the Far East.

Someone's out there right now doing dangerous things that might cause the wound to reopen.

Mmm... I'm sorry, but I don't know anything.

But Sangun will most definitely be able tell you something.

There are probably still bandits lurking around.

Stay alert.

They're not attacking.

They're afraid.

Huh?

Eek?!

W-wait!

Meow!

What's going on?

It's an ornament... It's very worn.

You're planning on returning it?

Do you think that'll be okay?

There's no reason why that wouldn't be okay.

Onsae... is he really... dead?

They won't get away with this!

No!

Toru, these people came here to help us.

Move, Mondi! They killed Onsae...

Onsae isn't dead!

I saw it myself!

He's only fainted. He's alive. I promise you.

A fox? Who do you think you are...?!

Uh... I'm...

Ah! The Divine Maiden! Divine Maiden Mina!

Remember when I went to the Temple of Eternal Life for rites?

I saw her with Lord Whitehare then!

With the chief...? So it's really her?

The ornament. She's the owner.

I would've never expected to meet the Divine Maiden here...!

Oh, my ornament... Thank you!

Thank you for remembering me.

Thanks to you, we've avoided any major bloodshed.

No problem at all!

Did you leave your homeland and come all the way here... because of the Serpent Dragon Guild?

Yes.

They sacked the village and- and kidnapped people.

I had to run for my life.

...It's all my fault.

If I'd mediated more adeptly... this wouldn't have happened.

Wait just a little longer. I'll find a solution.

Okay, I'll wait!

And no more stealing.

Tell Onsae not to take his anger out on innocent people. I won't let him get away with it.

O-okay...

Deliver my letter to him please.

I hope it brings him some comfort...

Are you done talking?

About.

Okay then. I found the path.

This way.

Mmm... Play the flute there.

It worked!

Huh?

Waahhh!!

What's this...?

A barrier.

But this barrier... it isn't just to stop people from entering.

It's also to stop something from getting out...!

So then... has someone trapped Sangun here?

No. This barrier... is Sangun's magic.

Owww... My head...

Ahh, thank you very much.

What should we do, then?

Let's ask Jiwon.

The Divine Maiden doesn't know?

Jiwon knows everything.

(I wasn't mistaken before. I can't see it...)

(I can't... see his fate...)