episode_0009

“Why… like that….”

“I am still immature. However, in a dozen years, I will become the lord of the Marquisate, and I will be responsible for carrying the fate of the people on my shoulders. If I ignore the deaths of those children in a place like this… I feel like those children’s eyes will continue to follow me for the rest of my life.”

At this point.

The warrior party members entered into full-blown agony.

Twice the compensation the Marquis offered–240 gold.

An unknown amount of money that a party of warriors will have to work hard for over the next few months to earn.

In addition to that.

After several failed requests, my income was completely cut off.

Considering the current financial situation of the warrior party, which had recently become desperate after donating a large sum of money to the temple to regenerate Hyunwoo’s arm, this amount could be considered salvation from the goddess.

“Haaa…..”

After much thought.

The warrior–Choi Hyeon-woo turned around.

“Which side were those kids taken to?”

“………!! Yes. I will guide you. This way….!!”

About 30 minutes after that.

The warrior party reached the innermost part of the leprechaun den.

“ឃ្លាន…. ឃ្លាន…..”

“រហូតដល់​ពេលណា…. រហូតដល់​ពេលណា…..”

A circular meeting place teeming with countless leprechauns.

In the very center, a leprechaun sat on a chair made of human bones.

A leprechaun with a physique that is twice the size of other leprechauns, and who is dressed in flashy attire and armed.

There’s a nine out of ten chance that he’s the chieftain of the leprechaun clan.

and….

“Hueeeung… Mom, Mom…..”

“Please save me… Don’t eat me…..”

“Dad…. Where did you go…. Dad…..”

A corner of the assembly hall.

A dozen or so human children were seen locked in large wooden cages.

“………”

“………….”

While the party members glared at the leprechauns with unpleasant expressions or muttered.

Gadahum started talking while looking around on his work horse.

“As I said before, leprechauns are a species that enjoys cannibalism. Judging from the situation, it looks like they’re having some kind of festival… I think they’re probably taking me to the chieftain and eating me alive.”

“Let’s talk about that later… Do you have any plans?”

“……… First, I will subdue the archers above with sleep magic. Mr. Sion, please join me in attacking the archers. In the meantime, the warrior, Miss Yulia, and Miss Krimhilt will make it their top priority to deal with the leprechauns around us as quickly as possible and secure the safety of the children. ”

“And?”

“After that, we will improvise according to the chief’s actions, but the children’s safety is always the top priority. Rather than rushing to attack, let’s maintain a defensive formation and take care of the surrounding leprechauns one by one. No matter what happens, Krimhilt, please do not leave the children’s side and protect them until the end. ”

“Yeah~.”

Krimhilt answers in a voice that doesn’t convey even a shred of tension.

After giving her a bitter smile, Gadahm turned his gaze back toward the meeting place.

“Then, the operation begins….”

–Dung, dung, dung, dung, dung….

at that time.

Musicians stationed outside the meeting place began to play large drums.

“…. It looks like something is about to start. Everyone, go to the location I’ve instructed and wait. I’ll lift the servant horse up to the ceiling and explode it, so you can start the operation at that timing. ”

“Okay.”

“Okay.”

The party members of the warrior party disperse to their respective seats, keeping their presence as quiet as possible.

and…

— Swish….

As Zion took up a position to snipe the archers, Hyunwoo quietly approached him and spoke to him.

“–Zion.”

“Huh? Why?”

“I’m going to take that chieftain down, so when that bastard gives the signal, immediately snipe the shamans on either side of the chieftain.”

An instruction completely different from the strategy devised by Gadahm.

As Zion hesitated, unable to hide his embarrassment, the warrior glared at Gadaum and added:

“I just don’t trust that kid’s strategy. What if he keeps stammering about protecting his kids and a trap breaks? Anyway, if we just deal with those ignorant bastards and their chief, they’ll just get their heads smashed in and be quiet. Isn’t that much safer?”

“……….”

Although he showed a slight hint of hesitation.

Zion must also have been skeptical about Gadahum’s strategy, which was full of holes.

Zion nodded, and Hyunwoo smiled and returned to his position.

After a while.

–Dung, dung, dung, dung, dung….

–Cheokkeolduk….

Four large leprechauns lifted the wooden cage.

Gadahum lifted up his servant horse at that exact moment–

— Paat….!!

“អូ!?”

“តើមានអ…… តើមានអ្វីកើតឡើង!?”

The leprechauns were temporarily paralyzed by the intense flash of light that erupted as the servant horse exploded.

And at that moment, the warrior party members began to move all at once.

“—- !!”

Gadahum, who snipes archers with low-level magic of quick spear.

“Haaah…. Hot!!”

“Please attain Buddhahood~!!”

Julia and Krimhilt run like a whirlwind and destroy the leprechauns near the tree cage.

and….

— Phew, phew…!!

Zion took down two sorcerers with his ghostly sniping skills.

Hyunwoo rushed forward with unstoppable momentum and swung his holy sword at the chieftain.

“Blow… Laaah…!! !!”

— Tsk tsk….!!

“Waaah….!!”

A sacred cross-blade imbued with the divine power of the Holy Sword.

The Leprechaun Chief was unable to even get up from his seat, and was torn to pieces along with the chair, turning it into a lump of meat.

“……….”

“……………..”

“K, heh heh heh heh…. Heh heh heh heh heh heh!! You little idiots… What are you going to do? Your chieftain died without even swinging his sword once. If you don’t want to die too, then do it right now….”

A warrior looking around with a triumphant expression and declaring victory.

but…

“សងសឹក….”

“សងសឹក…. សងសឹក…..”

The leprechauns’ reaction to seeing their chief’s death was completely different from what Hyunwoo had expected.

Contrary to expectations that he would lose his will to fight and surrender.

They began to howl, shedding black tears of blood.

“សងសឹក….!!!”

“សងសឹក….! សងសឹក…..!!”

“សងសឹកសងសឹកសងសឹកសងសឹកសងសឹក!!!!!!!”

“Ugh….!!”

“What, what are you guys…! What the heck…..”

Towards the party members who were on alert in the ominous atmosphere.

The leprechauns– started running around like crazy and attacking.

There is no strategy, no cooperation, no technology.

A fierce attack worthy of being called a berserker, pouring out attacks as if he were throwing away his life.

— Pfft, break… Kaaang…!!

“សងសឹកសងសឹកសងសឹកសងសឹក….!!!”

“Ugh… This is crazy…!!”

“សងសឹក!!!!”

“Krimhilt… sir!! Children….!!”

“សងសឹកសងសឹកសងសឹក!!”

“Gyaaah…!!”

“សងសឹក!!!!!!!!!!”

like that.

The battle took place in what could be called the worst possible circumstances, but it was probably because there was an overwhelming gap in specs.

After a fierce battle that lasted about thirty minutes, the warrior party was able to annihilate the leprechauns and achieve a hard-fought victory.

“Gasp, ugh…..”

“Ugh…. Ah, aah…. Haa….”

“Ugh, Cream… I can’t move anymore….. Huh…. Huh…..”

Towards the warrior party members who were lying on the floor, panting from injuries and exhaustion…

Eduard vomited out his anger.

“You guys…. Are you crazy? What the hell have you done!!!!”

“……….”

“…………….”

Party members looking at each other with unenthusiastic gazes.

In front of where Eduard stood, the remains of a broken wooden cage and the corpses of children were strewn about.

In the midst of the chaos, all the children were probably swept up in the madness of the rampaging leprechauns and lost their lives.

Hyunwoo looked at him and spat out a word as if he was chewing it up.

“Fuck…. That thing is fucking noisy.”

“What…? What did you just say?”

“Why did we do this? The operation went awry and things went badly for us, so why are you talking nonsense like we’re crazy? To the people who came all the way here to save you…..”

“The operation is going wrong!! Wasn’t this the operation that the wizard originally proposed!”

“……….”

“………….”

“Answer me!! Shingung Zion!! Warrior Choi Hyunwoo! Why did you act so selfishly and kill the children!!”

Two people with their mouths shut, as if they were at a loss for words.

After carefully patting Eduard’s shoulder, who was shaking without being able to suppress his anger.

Gadahem stepped forward.

“Warrior Choi Hyun-woo.”

“What else?”

“I can’t just let this go.”

“…….What is it?”

“I will report everything to the Adventurer’s Guild. Everything you did on this expedition, including the verbal abuse you used against me and the Duke.”

“………..”

Hyunwoo slowly gets up from his seat.

Ga-da-hum continued speaking, looking at him with eyes filled with contempt.

“I had high expectations because it was a party of warriors…. Phew. Honestly, this is the first time in my life that I’ve gone on an adventure with such a pitiful party. Warrior Choi Hyunwoo? Especially you.”

“…………………..”

“I’ll give you one piece of advice. If you don’t want to kill your party members, you’ll probably want to start from the bottom again. This time, study a little more carefully…”

— Crunch.

Before Gadahum could even finish speaking.

Hyunwoo swung his sword with a calm expression and cut off her neck.

— Thud. …..thud.

The corpse of Gadahem, who fell down without even being able to scream.

Are you shocked by such an absurd development?

Eduard looked at Gadahum’s corpse with a hardened face, then with difficulty turned his gaze to Hyunwoo.

“Hey, warrior…? You, you… What, what are you… doing now…..”

and.

Hyunwoo shook his head and smiled as if he suddenly remembered something.

“Oh, right. That’s right.”

“Yes….?”

“I should kill this kid too. He shouldn’t have any eyes to see.”

Hesitation, hesitation.

Eduard takes a step back with difficulty.

But even if he runs away with all his might, how many seconds can he last against a level 50 warrior?

“Kuhhh….”

With a smirk stained with madness.

The warrior aimed the holy sword at Eduard’s heart.

“Are you scared? Nimi…. That’s why you should have acted a little louder, you idiot. You don’t even know what you’re talking about, you idiot.”

“Ah, ah…. ahh…. ahhh….. aah…..”

“I’ll tell your father that he died fighting bravely, so don’t hold a grudge too much.”

“Ah…. Aaaah …