Beast of the Night (Part 1)
When Selo was a child, his grandfather always reminded him.
“Wild beasts lurk in the darkness of the night.”
Zerdonato did not say these words just to scare Selo.
For those harvesting herbs, this was a valuable experience.
“—— Listen up, Selo. The effectiveness of the herbs will differ between night and day, depending on what time they are harvested. Sometimes, even the actual effects will differ. Once you become a pharmacist, you will often go into the mountains at night. So you must remember. Even if you can’t see them, wild beasts lurk in the darkness of the night ——“
His grandfather had a very serious expression when he told this to Selo.
“The type of wild beasts that this old man is talking about, is not just those ferocious wild beasts that attack humans. No, most wild beasts actually fear human and wouldn’t approach. But those that lurks within the night are existences that cannot tell the difference between friend or foe —— If its an enemy, then kill them; if it’s an ally, then help them; if its of no relationship, then ignore them. But you can’t identify the ones who lurks in the darkness of the night. That is the biggest issue.”
After that, Zerdonato used his rough hand to caress Selo’s head, while letting out a long sigh.
“Selo, you must be overcome your fear of the dark. At the same time, don’t forget to be vigilant. There are things in the dark. You might try to avoid them, but when you cannot avoid the dark, you must remember to use your eyes to identify friend from foe. Have you remembered this?”
Everytime he heard his grandfather say this, the young Seo would lightly nod his head.
He didn’t fully understand the meaning behind his grandfather’s words, but he understood the dangers of the night from his natural instincts, and kept the vigilant of “what could be there”.
“Wild beasts lurk in the darkness of the night——“
Bears, boars, wolves, dryads… Even humans were a type of wild beasts.
Don’t show weakness towards your enemies.
Don’t raise a hand against your comrades.
Do not agitate unrelated people.
His grandfather’s words contained these meanings, and it was naturally all from his experience.
Perhaps grandfather Zerdonato understood the essence of darkness.
Although he was someone unsuited to small businesses, a stubborn and cold man, to Selo he was a kind grandfather.
Although his skills as a craftsman was not amazing, his hard working attitude earned recognition from his employer Ordoba, and became deeply trusted.
Because of this, the current Selo was able to reside within the mansion and continue working as a pharmacist.
Selo’s employer was a noble, and was also one of the most distinguished sorcerers on this land.
Different from the races like fairies, humans are unable to use magic without the use of magic tools.
And due to this, humans possess both the ability to “craft” and “use” magic tools.
People have different strengths, the ability to create and use magic tools also differ from person to person. There are sorcerers that can only use maic tools, and there are craftsmen that can only craft magic tools—— But, most sorcerers are also craftsmen, and most craftsmen are also sorcerers.
The difference between the two depended on “which side they leaned towards”, using or crafting.
But unfortunately for Selo, he had no talent for neither.
He couldn’t be like his grandfather Zerdonato and craft magic tools, he couldn’t even use them.
Any magic tools would be miraculously destroyed when they are used by Selo.
Using magic tools require talent and practice, it wasn’t uncommon for people to just be able to barely use magic tools. But there were barely any that couldn’t use magic tools even after practicing as much as Selo.
Among his friends of the same age, those who have the talent of using magic tools had already entered schools in larger cities. Those who are unable to become sorcerers have also found their own path, and would go on to live independently. For the arrival of that day, harvesting herbs was an important source of income, it was also an important round of training.
And so, Selo also headed into the forest today.
“Wild beasts lurk in the darkness of the night——“
Thinking back to his grandfather’s words, he found himself in the depths of the darkness.
Beast of the Night (Part 1)
When Selo was a child, his grandfather always reminded him.
“Wild beasts lurk in the darkness of the night.”
Zerdonato did not say these words just to scare Selo.
For those harvesting herbs, this was a valuable experience.
“—— Listen up, Selo. The effectiveness of the herbs will differ between night and day, depending on what time they are harvested. Sometimes, even the actual effects will differ. Once you become a pharmacist, you will often go into the mountains at night. So you must remember. Even if you can’t see them, wild beasts lurk in the darkness of the night ——“
His grandfather had a very serious expression when he told this to Selo.
“The type of wild beasts that this old man is talking about, is not just those ferocious wild beasts that attack humans. No, most wild beasts actually fear human and wouldn’t approach. But those that lurks within the night are existences that cannot tell the difference between friend or foe —— If its an enemy, then kill them; if it’s an ally, then help them; if its of no relationship, then ignore them. But you can’t identify the ones who lurks in the darkness of the night. That is the biggest issue.”
After that, Zerdonato used his rough hand to caress Selo’s head, while letting out a long sigh.
“Selo, you must be overcome your fear of the dark. At the same time, don’t forget to be vigilant. There are things in the dark. You might try to avoid them, but when you cannot avoid the dark, you must remember to use your eyes to identify friend from foe. Have you remembered this?”
Everytime he heard his grandfather say this, the young Seo would lightly nod his head.
He didn’t fully understand the meaning behind his grandfather’s words, but he understood the dangers of the night from his natural instincts, and kept the vigilant of “what could be there”.
“Wild beasts lurk in the darkness of the night——“
Bears, boars, wolves, dryads… Even humans were a type of wild beasts.
Don’t show weakness towards your enemies.
Don’t raise a hand against your comrades.
Do not agitate unrelated people.
His grandfather’s words contained these meanings, and it was naturally all from his experience.
Perhaps grandfather Zerdonato understood the essence of darkness.
Although he was someone unsuited to small businesses, a stubborn and cold man, to Selo he was a kind grandfather.
Although his skills as a craftsman was not amazing, his hard working attitude earned recognition from his employer Ordoba, and became deeply trusted.
Because of this, the current Selo was able to reside within the mansion and continue working as a pharmacist.
Selo’s employer was a noble, and was also one of the most distinguished sorcerers on this land.
Different from the races like fairies, humans are unable to use magic without the use of magic tools.
And due to this, humans possess both the ability to “craft” and “use” magic tools.
People have different strengths, the ability to create and use magic tools also differ from person to person. There are sorcerers that can only use maic tools, and there are craftsmen that can only craft magic tools—— But, most sorcerers are also craftsmen, and most craftsmen are also sorcerers.
The difference between the two depended on “which side they leaned towards”, using or crafting.
But unfortunately for Selo, he had no talent for neither.
He couldn’t be like his grandfather Zerdonato and craft magic tools, he couldn’t even use them.
Any magic tools would be miraculously destroyed when they are used by Selo.
Using magic tools require talent and practice, it wasn’t uncommon for people to just be able to barely use magic tools. But there were barely any that couldn’t use magic tools even after practicing as much as Selo.
Among his friends of the same age, those who have the talent of using magic tools had already entered schools in larger cities. Those who are unable to become sorcerers have also found their own path, and would go on to live independently. For the arrival of that day, harvesting herbs was an important source of income, it was also an important round of training.
And so, Selo also headed into the forest today.
“Wild beasts lurk in the darkness of the night——“
Thinking back to his grandfather’s words, he found himself in the depths of the darkness.
