Legion of the Lost [The Abandoned]
Season 1_Chapter 3 'Sungjae' - Episode 12
The names of characters, organizations, and places in the story are unrelated to reality.
이민혁
"That's just how royalty... and nobility are."
이민혁
But you're not like that.
육성재
“…”
육성재
"Where would you find something like that?"
육성재
Before being royalty, they are human beings and living beings.
육성재
"How can you do that?"
이민혁
“…”
이민혁
"I know…"
육성재
“Do you have to go out into society too, brother?”
이민혁
"of course."
이민혁
“Of course, since my debut, I haven’t gone out to any gatherings except for ones I absolutely had to attend, but.
이민혁
Almost 100% of royalty and most nobles go to social circles.
육성재
“Men too?”
이민혁
"then."
이민혁
Social activities aren't just things like the tea parties you're thinking of.
이민혁
Activities that men gather to do, like hunting, are also social activities.
육성재
"ah…"
육성재
“But why don’t you go out often?”
육성재
"You said royalty is almost 100%."
이민혁
"He doesn't really want me to be exposed to the outside world."
육성재
“…”
육성재
“Oh right. Hey, are we going out to the commercial district this weekend?”
Seongjae hurriedly changes the atmosphere due to the unusual mood.
이민혁
"Shall we?"
육성재
Let's go out when it's comfortable for you, bro.
이민혁
“Okay. Then shall we go out this week?”
육성재
"good!"
이민혁
Is there anywhere you want to go?
육성재
“Hmm… I’m not sure”
육성재
I like wherever you go, Hyung.
이민혁
Come on. Let's go wherever you want to go.
육성재
You need to know something to go.
육성재
I don't even know what's there...
이민혁
Then let's go wherever we want to go then.
육성재
"okay."
이민혁
Then shall we learn to write?
육성재
"huh."
이민혁
Did I say I could read a little?
육성재
I only know how to use it at school.
이민혁
"Then it would be better to just start from the beginning."
이민혁
“Hmm… for the Imperial language, you have to memorize 32 characters first.”
이민혁
I'll write them down for you in order, so memorize the shapes and sounds of the five characters by the day after tomorrow.
육성재
"huh."
이민혁
I've memorized a little bit, so I'll be able to memorize it quickly.
육성재
"huh!"
Seongjae learned very quickly.
He was fast at memorizing characters and fast at learning and using them.
이민혁
You're really good.
육성재
"okay?"
이민혁
"I learn really fast."
육성재
"lol"
이민혁
"You'll be able to read other books soon, won't you?"
육성재
"Oh come on, how am I supposed to read a book?"
이민혁
So I brought this today.
육성재
"what?"
이민혁
"Fairy tale book."
이민혁
It’s a book for little kids who have just learned to read.
이민혁
You should be able to read this much by now.
육성재
“Th…can I read this?”
이민혁
“Huh? Of course.”
이민혁
I brought this for you to read.
육성재
"really?"
이민혁
Even so.
Even within the magic school, the library was a place forbidden to beastmen.
It was perhaps a ploy by arrogant humans to prevent beastmen from accumulating knowledge.
However, since it was not uncommon for most of the Suin, like Seongjae, to be illiterate or not know how to read or write anything other than the words used at school, they did not go to the library even without a specific ban.
이민혁
Read this once.
육성재
"huh."
육성재
“A magpie that… repaid a favor?”
이민혁
“Yeah. That’s right.”
육성재
“O… long ago, a scholar was… on his way”
육성재
“I saw a big snake inside a magpie nest trying to catch and swallow the magpie chicks.”
육성재
The scholar quickly... raised his bow, shot the snake to save the magpies, and hurried on his way.
Seongjae read the book step by step, though he was clumsy.
Hello. This is Writer Ga-eul!
I have a lot of chapters left to write, so I plan to continue whenever I have time.
I want to finish this work at least. Haha.
Thank you for reading today!
Sincerely, Author Ga-eul