I was pacing back and forth outside the house with an anxious look on my face. The painful groans of 'the moon rises' could be heard, and occasionally the old women of the village would come and go busily in the house.
"You don't have to be so anxious. It's not your first time having a baby. You'll be fine."
The craftsman, the 'hunter of the forest', offered words of comfort to me as I trembled with anxiety. but··· The craftsman was just as anxious as I was, as he kept fiddling with his hands.
"···yes."
My wife and daughter are definitely different. For a while, I tried to comfort my father-in-law and I by exchanging words of comfort.
At that moment, my mother-in-law's urgent voice was heard repeatedly from inside the house.
"···Keep breathing!"
"Yeah, a little more strength! Good job!"
"I can see the head!"
My father-in-law and I looked at each other's faces at the same time.
"It looks like the baby is about to come out."
"I think so."
After a while, his mother-in-law, 'Flowers on the Tree', came out of the house, sweating profusely. I ran over and asked her.
"How is your wife?"
'Flowers on the Tree' said with a smile on her lips.
"Both the mother and the baby are okay."
"thank you."
Only then did he bow his head to her with an expression of relief.
"What did I do? My daughter endured the hardships well. Congratulations. Come inside."
"yes."
As I tried to enter the house, the 'Forest Hunter' followed me. However, he was immediately stopped by his wife, 'Flowers on the Tree'.
"You go later."
"I'm going to see my daughter, why?"
It was true, but 'Flowers on a Tree' shook its head with pitiful eyes.
"Who doesn't know that? I don't know why men lose their sense of humor as they get older."
"······"
The 'Forest Hunter' coughed in vain with an embarrassed expression.
"Oh my! In front of my son-in-law···"
* * *
'The Moon Rises' was lying in bed with a haggard look on her face, breastfeeding her newborn baby.
"The moon is rising!"
She greeted me with a happy expression at the sound of my voice.
"Ah ..."
"great job."
"no."
'The Moon Rises' slowly opened his mouth, pointing to the child in his arms.
"My son. Look. His eyes, nose, and mouth resemble yours."
"···It's your son!"
I was speechless for a moment when I heard the word son.
"Do you want to hug me?"
"huh."
After weaning, she carefully handed our son to me. My son, who still couldn't take his eyes off me, was fidgeting with his bare hands.
My son was so lovely and beautiful.
"······"
I gently placed my hand on my son's chest, overflowing with inexplicable joy and delight.
'therapy!'
For a moment, my son's body was bathed in transparent light and then disappeared.
[Tiring!]
[All illnesses cured.]
'This is my first gift from dad.'
I spoke to my son with a bright expression.
"Son! You have to grow up healthy."
'The Moon Rises', who was lying on the bed, said something with a happy expression.
"You will grow up well and not get sick because you take after your father."
At that moment, the voice of the 'Forest Hunter' was heard from outside the door.
"Hey! Can I come in and take a look?"
"Yes, please come in."
As soon as I gave my permission, 'The Hunter in the Forest' and 'The Flower on the Tree' came into the room with their daughter, 'The Star in the Sky'.
"dad!"
As soon as she saw me, 'Star in the Sky' spread her arms and asked me to hug her.
"Yes, my daughter!"
I held my son and daughter in my arms at the same time. The 'stars in the sky' looked at the newborn baby in my arms with wonder.
"who is this?"
"He's my little brother."
"···Little brother?"
Even 'Stars in the Sky' seemed to be still a child and did not understand its meaning.
"Star in the sky, you have to take good care of your little brother from now on. Got it?"
Although I don't know exactly what the situation was, 'Star in the Sky' smiled brightly and answered powerfully.
"huh."
At that moment, the 'Forest Hunter' who was talking to his wife asked me,
"Honey, have you named your son?"
"Yes. My wife and I discussed it for quite some time and decided on 'Rain from the Sky.'"
"Rain from the sky···"
Lee Cheon-woo, Korean name. The 'Hunter of the Forest' looked thoughtful with regretful eyes, then nodded with a satisfied expression.
"What a wonderful name. Rain is essential for all life on earth to survive."
My mother-in-law, who had been listening to those words from the side, came over to me and spoke to me.
"This old lady also wants to hug the rain from the sky."
"yes."
I was in the 'flower on the tree' holding 'rain from the sky' and honey was dripping from its eyes.
"Oh my! How pretty!"
The 'Hunter of the Forest' also smiled brightly with a foolish expression next to his mother-in-law.
"He's really handsome, just like his father."
"······"
Those words made me feel good without me knowing it.
* * *
Clean lake. The head of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, 'Singing Water', personally led the upper group and set out on an upward journey.
After trading with the Mohegan tribe and the Mohican tribe in succession, he was in a very good mood as he made a lot of profit.
At that time, the head of the 'water' group approached the 'singing water'.
"Mr. Commerce and Industry, we will be meeting with the Wampanoag people soon."
'Singing Water' nodded and gave a warning.
"···Be especially careful of the border, as other tribes are very interested in our items."
Among the items held at the top were a very small number of bronze weapons and iron-tipped arrows. The Mohawk tribe, an allied tribe, paid a considerable amount of food and purchased a hundred iron-tipped arrows.
However, the Mohegan tribe, whose finances were in dire straits due to the war with the Pequot tribe, could only watch the weapons the caravan had.
The Mohegan tribesmen traded for other items and turned around. No, 'Singing Water' could never forget those eyes filled with greed.
"Understood, sir!"
The commander in chief of the 'Water' corps, who answered vigorously and stepped back, ordered the warriors escorting the corps to strengthen their guard.
The warriors ran around, rechecking their weapons and forming a strong defensive formation.
"I will run a scout unit!"
"Take up your weapons!"
"The people above should also stand by with crossbows in case of an emergency."
'Singing Water', who had been quietly watching the scene from the center of the upper group, muttered as if talking to himself.
"···I hope it passes quietly without anything happening."
* * *
The Wampanoag people appeared and approached the party on top of the 'water', which was located on one side of the lake.
"···Nice to meet you!"
"···It's been a while!"
After a brief exchange of greetings, the two tribesmen began trading. Trade between tribes can be problematic if one side is too one-sided.
The people of the 'water' upper class began to sell the items they brought at high prices, buying the trinkets made by the Wampanoag tribe for a reasonable price.
"···The soap I made this time foams better than the last time and will wash away dirt better."
"···The salt comes in powder form, so it will be convenient when cooking."
"···I'd like to buy some, how much is it?"
While the men above were skillfully selling their wares, 'Singing Water' was talking to the chiefs of the Wampanoag'a tribe and getting information.
"······After your tribe conquered the Pequot tribe, the surrounding area became very peaceful."
"······They say that fierce fighting is still going on with the Iroquois and Erie tribes. As always, Singing Waters listened to the Wampanoag chiefs with little reticence.
"Is that so?"
"Hahaha! I wonder if I'm too ignorant of the surrounding information. Last time, the Iroquois Confederation of Tribes came to us and even offered to join their confederation. Of course, we politely declined."
After a while, the Wampanoag chiefs who had purchased a bronze spear at a high price were all looking satisfied.
"The chief will really like it."
"···Thank you for trusting our tribe."
The remainder of the cost was not fully paid, and they decided to return to the Lenape tribe later with food and leather, as other tribes had done.
After a successful deal with the Wampanoag tribe, Singing Waters ordered his men to prepare to leave.
"Understood, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy!"
And some time passed. As the Wampanoag tribesmen began to leave one by one and disappear from sight, the leader of the Waters' upper ranks approached the Singing Waters.
"Minister of Commerce and Industry! Where should we go?"
"······"
'Singing Water' looked lost in thought for a moment and then asked with a curious expression.
"Do you usually do business with the Abnaki tribe?"
"We do not trade with that tribe."
"···hmm!"
If things were as they were supposed to be, we would have to go to the Iroquois Confederated Tribes. However, 'Singing Water' looked at him with interest and immediately changed his plan.
"This time, it might not be a bad idea to start a new deal with the Abnaki tribe. I'm going to the Abnaki tribe."
The person in charge of the 'water' top looked a little embarrassed, then answered forcefully.
"···All right."
* * *
A 'very big' town. It was snowing lightly from the sky. Today, I went out to the ranch and watched the Royal Guard warriors tame the buffalo and gave them advice.
Unfortunately, however, no Royal Guard warrior has ever tamed a buffalo.
"Who will challenge next?"
"······"
The guardsmen stood still, watching, wondering if they had rolled on the ground dozens of times due to the wild movements of the buffaloes.
At that moment, the 'Honest Bear' stepped forward with his fists clenched.
"Chief! This time, I'll try it."
"good."
In the meantime, the 'Honest Bear' also tried to tame the buffalo three times, but failed all three times. This time, the 'Honest Bear' seemed to have a different kind of determination as he entered the small ranch, shouting in front of the guardsmen.
Inside the small ranch, a young buffalo, separated from the herd, was waiting, its breath heavy. I cautioned the 'Honest Bear' once again.
"···Don't push yourself too hard. If you feel it's dangerous, tell me right away."
"This time, I will definitely succeed."
"Yeah, you can do it."
After giving 'Honest Bear' a boost of confidence, I retreated to a corner of the ranch. Outside the small ranch, the SS soldiers on standby in case of an emergency cheered on the 'Honest Bear' holding the rope.
"Captain of the Escort! Good luck!"
"I really hope you succeed!"
"Please tame that wild buffalo."
At that moment, the 'Honest Bear' roared and ran forward.
Hey hey hey!
Now that he was used to the rope, he quickly ensnared the buffalo with the noose at the end of the rope.
"There is no need to pull with force."
"It is important to mount the buffalo when it is weak."
My advice seemed helpful, and the 'stubborn bear' soon climbed onto the young buffalo's back.
Ummmmmm!
The young buffalo began to rampage wildly in an attempt to knock the 'stubborn bear' to the ground.
"It's a fight from now on! Will you fall or will you hold on? You stubborn bear! Hold on somehow!"
"Yes, Chief!"
'The honest bear' answered, biting his lips tightly. And so the 'stubborn bear' and the young buffalo began to wrestle and fight for supremacy.
After a while, the young buffalo seemed to have lost a lot of energy and his actions became much slower than before. I continued to cheer on the 'honest bear' who was still riding on the back of the young buffalo with eyes full of anticipation.
"I think I can tame a buffalo if I try hard enough. Just hold on a little longer!"
"······"
Even the 'Honest Bear' didn't answer, perhaps because he was very tired, and just let out a ragged breath. At that moment, the young buffalo stopped running wild and just stood there.
Waaa ...
The SS warriors cheered and congratulated the 'honest bear'.
"It's a success!"
"Oh my God! I tamed the buffalo!"
"Congratulations, Captain!"
The young buffalo, 'Honest Bear', moved slightly left and right as he followed the command and approached me. The 'Honest Bear' was laughing like an idiot while riding a buffalo.
"Hahahahahahaha! Chief! As promised, this buffalo is mine from now on."
I also congratulated him with a bright expression.
"Okay, it's yours from now on, so raise it well."
"Thank you, Chief!"
* * *
A dense forest. The upper ranks of the 'Water' were forming a defensive formation on the hill, having stopped moving. At that moment, 'Singing Water' shouted at the warriors guarding the upper part with a stern expression.
"Prepare for battle!"