"Not only that day, they have never appeared again since then."

"Maybe they discovered new homes."

"I went to a new home every day."

“Just like when I came to your home every day before.”

"Maybe……."

"They encountered unexpected problems in the mountains."

"Maybe……"

“They moved…”

“Anyway, there are many possibilities.”

“The result is the same.”

“They don’t show up anymore,”

"The master will regret it and miss it."

"But that's all."

"The owner doesn't know where to find them."

“There is no need to find them.”

"They were originally accidental."

"The owner didn't catch them either."

"Then they come and go freely."

The woodcutter looked at the young scholar.

"The black monster you mentioned is the same."

“It appears by chance.”

“Eat your food.”

"Now it may have found a better place to provide it with food."

"It may be tired of eating the food you provide it..."

“It went to a new place.”

"Of course I won't come to you."

...

The young scholar pursed his lips.

Then he suddenly realized what his brother was trying to say...

He subconsciously wanted to refute, but could not think of any refutation.

He knew in his heart...

What my brother said... makes sense.

The young scholar slowly and gently breathed out.

The depression in my heart was like a dark cloud covering the top, and I couldn't get rid of it at all.

...

"I remember……"

The woodcutter continues to work hard.

Cut the mess with a quick knife.

If this matter can be solved at one time this time, it would be better.

"You said you saw a black monster in that house?"

"You almost fell into the well."

"It saved you."

...

ah?

The woman covered her mouth and covered her scream.

The black monster saved his younger brother?

It seems...

The black monster doesn't seem to be very bad either...

...

The young scholar's eyes are dark.

No light.

...

The woodcutter is not soft-hearted.

“It was always here before, didn’t it?”

The woodcutter pointed to the house.

"How did it appear in the capital?"

"Are you following you?"

...

The young scholar clenched his fists.

He doesn't know.

It was not until he almost fell into the well that he realized that the black monster had also come to the capital.

His first reaction at that time was not why the black monster was in the capital?

But the black monster came to see him for a joke!

He was very angry.

The heavy rain not only did not calm him down at all, but instead seemed to be pouring oil on the fire.

Make the fire burn even more vigorously.

...

yes.

The black monster appeared in his study every time.

So reasonable guess...

The Black Monster's home should be nearby.

It is very likely that it is in the deep mountains and forests nearby.

Such a strange beast-

The young scholar calls the black monster a strange beast.

Because it is different from ordinary beasts.

The appearance is very special.

certainly.

Maybe he has less knowledge.

But this title is different from other wild beasts.

The young scholar likes it very much.

I think it can better describe the black monster.

Logically speaking, wild beasts don’t like places with a lot of people.

The strange beast must be too.

After so many years...

Who has ever seen bears, tigers or wild boars coming down the mountain?

It is rare for black monsters to go down the mountain frequently.

It is even rare to go to a capital that is so far away.

...
To be continued...