episode_0146

Three days had passed since the battle between Leon and the Orcs began.

The Orcs’ fighting spirit showed no signs of waning, and Leon continued the battle without exhausting his stamina. The lord, who had been watching this scene without any embellishment, stared with his mouth wide open, and turned his gaze toward Baekryeon and his group, who were watching the scene with him in bewilderment.

“W-What is going on?…. Am I…. Am I seeing this correctly?”

“Hmph. What are you looking at?”

“Y-Your Highness… the Hero… the Hero is…. He has been endlessly fighting the Orcs for three days….”

At the lord’s question, Seollin smiled slightly, raising the corners of her mouth.

Then, looking at the lord who was answering in embarrassment, she said with a nonchalant expression.

“He’s seeing correctly. He’s fighting a lot.”

“How is that…, even possible?! To continue fighting against that enormous army without meals or rest…. Ah! Could it be the Saintess’s protection?!”

“Y-Yes?! N-No, it’s not?!”

When the lord’s gaze turned to Leviya, Leviya shook her head in embarrassment.

It is true that Leviya’s protection is helping to some extent. But that’s only the story of the first day.

For the current Leon, the protection that Leviya had given in advance had worn off a long time ago.

Even if there was no protection from Leviya, it would have been possible, but either way, the current continuous battle is being done by Leon’s own strength.

“Hmm….”

“Baekryeon? What’s wrong?”

“Well, that’s…. Rather than the young master’s movements being actively trying to fight…. It’s like practice? Training? That’s the feeling I get. Surely the young master’s purpose wasn’t to drive out the Orcs?”

“Hmm…, that’s true. Furthermore, he hasn’t used a sword at all except for the first time.”

The first day of the battle.

Except for when he used sword energy to break down the fortress walls in order to attack them, Leon had been taking down the Orcs directly with his own hands without using a sword at all in the battle. However, at the same time, he was only suppressing the Orcs without killing a single one.

Because of this, the Orcs who didn’t die rushed to knock Leon down again, and Leon suppressed the rushing enemies again, and then they rushed again, and he knocked them down again in a cycle. It would have ended simply if he had just killed the Orcs…. Nevertheless, Leon was dealing with the Orcs by suppressing them without killing them.

If the reason for this is training….

“…That Leon is training. It doesn’t suit him.”

“Well…. That’s true, but it’s still a bit strange. Or maybe there’s something else….”

“Isn’t he just enjoying the fight?”

At Lucy’s words, Baekryeon and Seollin pondered for a moment, then shook their heads.

Leon, whom they had seen so far, was definitely incredibly strong. However, he didn’t seem to be enjoying the fight.

It just feels like fighting is the simplest means, so he uses it. In that sense, it doesn’t seem like he’s enjoying the fight.

“I don’t think that’s it?….”

“Anyway, looking at the Hero’s situation, I don’t think we need to worry too much. The only one who can end this situation is the Hero, so if he does it moderately and achieves what he intended, he’ll end it as it is.”

Lucy said, shrugging her shoulders.

Certainly, Lucy’s words are not wrong. Leon had told them in advance not to interfere in the battle, so there’s no reason to do anything. We can only hope that he comes back safely, as always.

* * *

“Tsk…. It’s definitely a bit tiring to keep doing it.”

Has it been about three days?

Certainly….

No matter how much it’s me, it seems a bit tough to continue fighting while only suppressing them for three days.

Swinging my shoulders and loosening the slightly stiff muscles, I looked at the battlefield that had become calm for a moment. I’m this tired, so even if they’re Orcs, there’s no way they wouldn’t be tired. Of course, they took turns fighting, but the speed at which they fell was faster than the speed at which their stamina recovered.

The tired guys and the Orcs’ offensive that had continued for the first two days also decreased a lot from the beginning, and eventually entered a state of lull.

“Huff…, Huff…, Huff….”

“Hoo…, Hoo…, Hoo….”

In particular, Orc Lord Korkuis and Grahruis, the best warrior of the Red Orcs, who had been staring at me from the very front of the front line, were standing in front of me with their tired bodies, gasping for breath.

After looking at them for a moment, I raised the corners of my mouth and said.

“Are you tired?”

“…You, are you even human?”

“Are you even human, that’s too much. I’m a proper human.”

I answered, shrugging my shoulders at Korkuis’s words.

Then Grahruis forced his arm up and readjusted his weapon.

He forced himself to catch his breath and opened his mouth.

“It’s a very embarrassing thing as a warrior…. We were the majority. And you…, were alone.”

“Hmm…, so?”

“You…, you could have killed us all. Am I wrong?…”

“That’s right.”

There was no need to hide it, so I nodded.

If I had used a sword….

No, even if I hadn’t used a sword, it wouldn’t have been difficult to kill the rushing Orcs.

“Why didn’t you kill them?”

Nevertheless, I didn’t kill the Orcs.

Grahruis also felt that and asked.

I don’t know much about the Orc’s expression, but it seemed that his expression contained humiliation, anger, and at the same time, doubt.

The reason I didn’t kill the Orcs….

I was just practicing controlling my strength, and I thought it would be good if I could find out the detailed situation about the Western Continent by suppressing the Orcs….

I can’t just say that, can I?

“Well…. Isn’t it because you guys came here to survive?”

“!”

I was just going to say anything, but the first one to react to my words was Korkuis.

He flinched and looked at me.

“Human! Do you know something?!”

“Know what, I don’t know. You guys are the ones who know.”

In fact, in the game, there is only one line about the reason why the Orcs came here, which is for survival, so I just guessed based on that.

“You Orcs were living well in the Western Continent, right? But the fact that you suddenly came here means that something happened in the Western Continent. Moreover…, if all the Orcs had to join forces to come here…. It must be something very serious.”

“….”

“Still, thanks for recognizing that. I could have killed you all if I had a mind to, but I didn’t, and rather, I wanted to talk to you.”

Then suddenly, the ground shook with a thud! Thud!

The reason why the ground was shaking was not difficult to find.

Huge Orcs running from afar.

It was a group of Giant Orcs. I couldn’t see them during the battle, so I wondered where they had gone, but it seemed that they were doing their own thing somewhere else and were rushing here after hearing the news about this place.

“Woo-ooo-ooo-ooo!!!”

An overwhelming shout befitting an overwhelming size.

Even though they are still far away, they run as if they are shouting right in front of me.

“I’m here! Me!! Korkuis!!!”

And the one at the very front of the Giant Orcs, the biggest Orc among them.

The one who seems to be the representative of the Giant Orcs shouted vigorously and jumped high.

“Bohkov! No!!”

“Woo-ooo-ooo!!”

“Well…, he’s an energetic friend.”

It’s a scene that gives a tremendous sense of pressure just by jumping…, but unfortunately, it didn’t give me any special impression.

Kwaaang!!!

“Did he get him!”

Leon, who was just staring at the fist that Bohkov, the representative of the Giant Orcs, threw, was hit by the fist and fell to the ground.

Grahruis, who watched the scene, shouted just in case.

But Korkuis sensed that it wouldn’t end so easily.

And as if to prove that his ominous hunch was not wrong, Bohkov’s expression changed.

“Huh?….”

…Twitch

Bohkov’s fist twitched for a moment.

And as the fist was lifted little by little, Leon’s figure, who had received the huge fist with one hand, was slowly revealed beneath it.

“Should I say it’s like an Orc…. Or should I say it’s ignorant…. A sudden punch….”

Leon, who had completely revealed his appearance.

On the other hand, Bohkov, who didn’t think that he would be pushed back in terms of strength, was embarrassed and tried to push Leon down even more, but the more he pushed, the more the fist was pushed back.

“Hrya!”

“Woo-ooo-ooo!!!”

Thud!

Bohkov’s fist bounced off.

And at the same time, Leon kicked off the ground and jumped straight up, riding on Bohkov’s body.

In an instant, Leon reached the front of Bohkov’s face and their eyes met.

“Human!!”

“Oh, I’m human.”

Bbeoeok!!!

“Keo-eok!”

Leon was hit by the fist he swung and his head turned and flew away.

A few of Bohkov’s thick teeth flew away, but he didn’t die.

…He wouldn’t have.

Thanks to his huge body, even falling down was accompanied by tremendous noise and vibration.

After knocking down Bohkov, he landed on the ground and shouted at all the Orcs.

“Anyone who wants to fight, come on!!! I’ll take you all on!!!”

Bohkov.

A giant orc warrior with dimensions different in size and strength, even among giant orcs.

Such Bohkov used the Red Orc’s carving magic to amplify his strength, and he was a person who no one could beat in strength even among the orcs.

Such Bohkov fell in one hit.

In this situation, the Orcs no longer had the strength to fight.

“It’s my victory.”

“…That’s right. It’s our defeat.”