Chronicles of the Hidden World: How I Became a Doctor for the Gods, Vol. 1 by Tamaki Itomori and Izumi

Author:Tamaki Itomori and Izumi
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Yen On

IV   Gossip on the Wind of a Nighttime Storm

Once Yae had put her dry clothes back on and returned Sui’s robe, Sui insisted they find a place they could relax before she started treatment. Arai suggested they move a little farther to the west side of the mountain, and Yae spoke up in protest.

“If we go any farther west, we’ll be able to see Mount Saeba. That’s forbidden ground,” she said. The entirety of Mount Saeba except for the north side was designated as forbidden, so it was an unwritten rule in this country that you shouldn’t go anywhere near it.

“That’s exactly why it’s the perfect spot. People rarely go there,” Arai responded, ignoring her concern.

“We’ll make the gods angry if we enter forbidden ground without permission. They’ll punish us,” Yae argued, clearly afraid. Arai sneered.

“I’m something of a god myself. Who’s going to punish me?” There was no reasoning with him.

Yae may have instinctively treated deformation as impossible, but she was just as scared as anyone else of the gods of rivers and mountains and other mysterious beings feared since ancient times. She had been the same in her last life.

“We don’t know what’s going to happen, so wouldn’t it be better to not go charging into a dangerous place like that?” Yae said, looking to Sui for support. Unfortunately, he agreed with his brother.

“My brother and I will notice anything dangerous right away. We also have a good understanding of the mountain’s taboos, so there’s no need to worry.”

When Yae still showed reluctance despite Sui’s attempt to soothe her, Arai lost his patience and shifted into his golden tiger form. The Siddham script pattern on his forehead seemed to wriggle as if in irritation. “Hurry up and get on,” he said.

Sui lifted Yae up and put her on the golden tiger’s back. “Here’s my brother’s sword. Hold on to mine as well,” he said, forcing both of the swords onto her before transforming into his beast form, too. With Arai’s golden fur and Sui’s white fur, they truly did look like divine brothers.

The white tiger pressed his nose into Yae’s knees and began to walk at a sluggish pace. The golden tiger did so, too, with Yae on his back. She gave up her resistance and made a silent prayer. Please don’t let me get cursed. A great variety of things inhabited the mountains. Inhuman beings dwelled there just as humans did.

At first, Yae was gripped with fear as she rode the golden tiger, but when she felt the sunlight poking through the trees overhead, she began to think that maybe she could trust the two brothers. It seemed like Sui was telling the truth when he claimed they knew the taboos of the mountain. They made a number of decisions which seemed strange at first, such as making long detours, purposely passing through the same spot several times, and pestering Yae not to look one way or another.

The number of mysteriums increased dramatically when Mount Saeba came into view.

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