«No matter what it is, chaos is bound to follow change. However, we cannot change if we fear that chaos. I want to catch up to the continent in every aspect that the desert is currently lacking in.»
«There is still a lot in this Runa's head. All of them cannot be put into play right now, but someday, I plan to carry out each and every one of them. I absolutely need the assistance of the wise oases leaders to make it happen.»
Les chefs d'oasis et les chefs de tribu se regardèrent sans pouvoir dire un mot.
Intérieurement, ils pensaient, et même hurlaient que « nous ne pouvons pas faire cela, c'est trop dangereux », mais il n'était pas aisé de le dire à voix haute.
«Runa, I understand your desire. However, it is too fast. You are correct when you say the faster the better, but the amount of chaos increases the faster we go.»
Le visage de Runa commençant à s'assombrir à la réponse de Yulian, ce dernier continua.
«Carry out your plan slowly in multiple parts so that we can minimize the chaos and guarantee we will not fail. Then use that to convince me as well as the wise chiefs that have gathered here today.»
Comme Yulian répondait pour les chefs hésitants, ils hochèrent tous la tête en signe d'accord en regardant Runa.
Même Runa était heureux de savoir qu'il avait au moins reçu une réponse positive.
Ils commenceront automatiquement à suivre son plan s'il leur montre lentement le processus.
«I understand. I will slowly show it to you. I will draw the foundation and start to color it one color at a time.»
Runa répondit d'une voix confiante pour se motiver.
La réunion extrêmement longue se termina enfin tard dans la nuit.
Yulian avait prévu de laisser Runa séjourner près de sa paoe pour l'instant.
Bien que Runa fût devenu l'un des gens de Pareia, il pouvait y avoir de nombreux guerriers qui le voulaient mort à cause de tous ceux qui étaient tombés sous ses coups. C'était donc juste une mesure de sécurité. Il ne voulait pas qu'il arrive quoi que ce soit de tel, mais on ne sait jamais ce que les gens pensent. Yulian ne voulait pas que le moindre danger survienne.
Yulian posa une question à Runa avant qu'ils n'entrent dans la paoe.
«When did you prepare all of those things?»
«It is something I have been thinking about even when I was in the Wikaly tribe. However, nobody had paid attention. Since I was a man who could not even complete his coming-of-age ceremony properly, they would not listen to anything I had to say.»
Alors que Runa répondait amèrement à la question de Yulian, ce dernier posa sa main sur l'épaule de Runa en répondant.
«I am different. I like people with talent. You might think I am being snobbish, but I believe that is the type of thinking all Glows should have. Show me what you are capable of doing.»
«Do not worry, Glow. From here on out, you will have many headaches because of the suggestions I bring up. Hahaha.»
Voyant Runa rire, Yulian se mit à rire à son tour, et tous deux recommencèrent à marcher.
«Glow.»
«Hmm?»
«Abham-nim is not someone who should have lived like that.»
«I know. That is why he recognized your talent. However, since he announced his retirement as a warrior, there is nothing I can do.»
Même après avoir entendu ce que Yulian avait à dire, Abham avait trébuché comme un vieillard faible.
On pouvait dire qu'il avait perdu tout désir de faire quoi que ce soit.
«He is the only person to appreciate my abilities before you. Please do not take this the wrong way, but if Abham-nim had been the Wikaly Glow, the Wikaly may have won the last war. Even with the Glow having taken control of the quicksand river.»
Yulian ne fut pas décontenancé par la proclamation dangereuse de Runa. Yulian savait à quel point Runa chérissait Abham. Yulian se mit à rire en répondant.
«Hahaha, I will not disagree with you. Honestly, when Greatest Warrior Egane told me to make you one of my people, I had to think hard about it. I admired your abilities, but I lost too many of my close and important warriors because of you.»
«I guess I should visit Egane-nim today and thank him.»
Yulian se mit à sourire à la réponse de Runa et posa sa main sur sa poitrine en continuant.
«However, deep inside my heart, I knew that you were someone I absolutely needed to have. It became even stronger once I started to think about how having you could save even more lives in the future. That was why I threatened the Wikaly to make you mine.»
Runa resta silencieux.
«I am even more certain about it after seeing you today. I do not question that notre Pareia will develop significantly thanks to you.»
«I will make sure to live up to your expectations. Anyways, when will that merchant named Edwin come again?»
«I'm not sure. Since the war is now over, he should be bringing a load of materials soon. We will give our black water and Monster's Souls to him, and he will give us items from the continent, as well as high quality iron and food. We need to prepare for the upcoming growth to our population.»
«I am just disappointed that I was not there in the beginning. The Glow has given him too many things.»
Alors que Runa parlait avec déception, Yulian haussa les épaules en répondant.
«We needed an immediate investor since we did not have much time. Plus, you can't do anything about the deals we have already promised. You should not need to worry much since we can always ask for anything we need.»
«I am relieved to hear that. Please let me be the one to negotiate with him the next time he is here.»
«I will give you the power to make any decisions in my stead.»
«Thank you. We need to be competitive in order to change the culture of our tribe. I hope that this merchant has a large enough guild to make that happen.»
«I can guarantee his reliability. He is someone who has not broken a single promise we have made.»
«I guess it will be easy to work with him.»
Les deux hommes s'approchèrent lentement de la paoe en continuant à parler.
Guoooooooooooo~ !
Runa tressaillit en entendant ce bruit fort et questionna Yulian.
«Glow, do you hear some type of noise?»
«What noise?»
Runa pensa qu'il avait mal entendu après la réponse de Yulian. Si le Glow, qui est un guerrier parmi les guerriers, n'avait pas entendu quelque chose qu'il avait entendu, il devait s'être trompé.
Guooooooooooo~ !
Cependant, entendant ce bruit à nouveau, Runa demanda une fois de plus.
«Guo? It is a noise that sounds like a crying monster.»
«Ah !»
Yulian comprit enfin pourquoi Runa avait tressailli et se mit à sourire en répondant.
«It is the noise of my wife's pet.»
«This pet makes quite a strange noise.»
«Hahaha. You'll need to get used to him so I guess I should officially introduce you. Do not be too surprised. Shopping !»
Runa put sentir quelque chose de grand bouger dans l'obscurité après avoir entendu la voix de Yulian.
Il sentit ensuite quelque chose ramper lentement depuis l'arrière de la paoe... ainsi que la peur.
«Ahhh !»
Voyant la tête d'un énorme monstre se diriger vers Yulian, Runa cria de choc.
«Sand Dragon?»
Yulian tendit la main pour caresser la tête de Shopping en répondant.
«His name is Shopping. He is my wife's pirma, as well as the warrior protecting my wife. You do not need to worry about him. He is completely tamed to the point he does not even drool while looking at people. When he is hungry, he just leaves to eat before coming back. He is a good boy that even brings back wild animals from time to time for us to eat.»
«That...you...this monster...is your pet?»
«You'll get used to it the more you see him. We are hoping that this punk ends up becoming a giant. If that happens, we may be able to tame a few more Sand Dragons.»
«Haaaa !»
Runa laissa échapper un bruit d'incrédulité, tandis que Yulian tapotait la tête de Shopping et le présentait à Runa.
«He is a new family member. His name is Runa Brink. He is a very smart person, so if you try to trick him, you may end up looking stupid.»
«He understands human speech?»
Grrrrr.
À la question de Runa, Shopping émit un bruit avant de s'approcher de Runa. Runa recula en sursaut.
«He does. He is after all the strongest monster in the desert. Once you get closer to him, just getting on top of him for a ride will be a good experience for you as well. There is nowhere better to get a good view of the entire desert than Shopping's head.»
«Haa~, I understand, Glow.»
Runa calma son cœur qui battait la chamade avant de regarder Shopping. Il ne pensait pas qu'il s'y habituerait un jour.
«Let's go in. I will officially introduce you to my wife.»
«Yes...Glow.»
Runa jeta un coup d'œil à Shopping avant de suivre rapidement Yulian.
«Grace.»
Yulian souleva le tissu pour entrer dans la paoe en appelant le nom de Grace. Grace l'enlaça rapidement comme si elle l'avait attendu et se mit à parler.
«The meeting went very late.»
Yulian souleva Grace en répondant.
«I feel like it will continue to be like this for a while. I have someone to introduce to you.»
Grace rougit légèrement en réalisant que Runa était là avant de s'écarter de Yulian et de le saluer.
«I don't believe I have met this warrior before. I am the Glow's first wife, Grace Nellisi.»
Voyant que l'apparence de Grace était encore plus belle que tout ce qu'il avait pu imaginer, Runa se mit inconsciemment à rougir en baissant la tête et en répondant.
«My name is Runa Brink. I greet the Mother of Pa...reia.»
«Pfft, why are you so nervous? The Glow brings warriors over frequently, so there is no need to be nervous. Although it is true that you are interrupting a husband and wife's alone time.»
Une fois que Grace réalisa que le jeune homme devant elle était le guerrier qui avait frustré Pareia si longtemps, elle examina Runa attentivement. Il semblait manquer de la force d'un guerrier, mais c'était un vétéran au physique assez agréable pour que certaines jeunes femmes du désert l'apprécient.
Pourtant, elle décida de le taquiner un peu car il avait causé tant de soucis à son mari. Le visage de Runa devint encore plus rouge et il ne sut que faire.
«Grace, Runa is a warrior who is not married yet. Do not tease him too much.»
«Ah! Why is a veteran warrior still not married? It is a big sin for a warrior to not be married. Did you not find any girls that you like in Pareia?»
«That...well, that's not it...I just … yet.»
«I have played matchmaker for tens of warriors already. The majority of the Red Storm warriors met their wives through my introduction. Do not worry. I will find a nice young girl for you. It is tradition for a man to have a wife.»
«That...yes...thank you.»
Yulian rit en regardant Runa si nerveux et se mit à parler.
«Runa claims that a warrior needs to have at least three wives even if we have to force them, so introduce him to three young ladies.»
«Omo! Is that so? He thinks like I do. I believe that a warrior needs to have at least five wives. As the Mother of Pareia, I guess I need to work together with Runa-nim to make that happen.»
«Yes...thank you very much.»
Grace sourit à nouveau avant de poser une question à Yulian.
«Did you have dinner?»
«Not yet. The meeting was so long. Runa was so passionately speaking that everyone just continued to listen to him. Now that I think about it, I am very hungry.»
«I will prepare a meal.»
Pendant que Grace allait dans un coin de la paoe pour préparer la nourriture, Yulian offrit une place à Runa et se mit à parler.
«Tomorrow, we will build a paoe next to mine. You will live there from now on. But for today, rest here.»
Alors que Runa jetait un coup d'œil vers Grace, Yulian se mit à rire en répondant.
«Hahaha, why is a warrior who was so confident in battle so timid right now? Do not worry. I normally fulfill my duty as a husband very well so she will be understanding for one night.»
«Ah! So that's the case.»
«Yes. Pay close attention.»
Les deux hommes se mirent à rire en échangeant quelques mots intéressants.
Ce fut la première nuit où Runa put bien dormir depuis sa reddition à Pareia.