“With bright yellow eyes and a body as big as a house, he told us that it moved incredibly fast. The gravekeeper is 90 years old, and he said that he had never seen a creature that big and horrifying in his entire life. He even soiled himself while running down the mountain.”
“I see. But why shouldn’t I go up the mountain for the next few days?”
When Sohwa asked, still looking at the cloudy Mount Yeehwang, the man’s voice brightened.
“The authorities have sent tiger hunters.”
Her eyes widened in surprise.
“...What?”
As she turned around and dumbly asked again, the man answered with a relieved smile.
“Tiger hunters who specialize in catching tigers! I saw them this morning. They were all burly, with fierce eyes, and long rifles slung over their shoulders.”
Sohwa’s eyes wavered helplessly in shock.
Her trembling fingers let the water scoop slip and fall to the ground.
“There are a dozen or more of them, so they should be able to catch the tiger, don’t you think?”
