episode_0014

“Take a rest.”

“No, it’s not that I don’t understand, but why? I’ll help you.”

Now that the Demon King has been defeated, what good is that mere Chujara Baek?

“This is a problem for our elements. The warrior who caught the Demon King can now rest.”

I was wondering why you were telling me to rest, but now that you say it, I feel a little sad.

“… I appreciate your consideration, but I also have a reason to protect the continent.”

“I appreciate the hero’s heart. But Chujara is not the Demon King’s army. And Chujara doing this is a daily occurrence. We have to solve this with the power of our elements alone.”

My mouth closed for a moment at Ollie’s unusual speech. And since he was expressing himself so firmly, I thought it would be better to just watch rather than rush in.

Even though the Demon King had no choice but to summon me, he must have said that he would handle it among himself because it would be difficult for him to survive if he helped me with even such trivial matters, right?

“Well… Well then. But I’m worried, so it’s okay to watch from the sidelines, right?”

“… Yeah.”

I wouldn’t just sit back and watch, and I know Ollie wouldn’t do the same, but this was a compromise we could make for each other.

“Ollie, then please.”

“Yeah.”

At the village chief’s request, Ollie ran out at full speed, and I followed him. We reached the outskirts of the city, which was a distance that would have taken 30 minutes to walk, in less than 3 minutes. We followed the guidance of the Element Tribe guards who were waiting, and Ollie passed the guide as if he had sensed his destination.

Whoosh whoosh-

Even though the ship was moving at a faster speed than when it first arrived, it was still moving quietly.

‘Pfft-!’

As the gap between us slowly widened due to Ollie’s agility, I also felt the commotion going on in front.

‘Pavabak!’

“Chu-jaak!!”

“Oh, there’s a new nerd over there!?”

‘thud!’

No matter what the Chujara tribe says to Ollie, he starts shooting without hesitation.

Even though I decided not to get involved, I have a feeling that if Ollie gets involved, the situation will end before I can do anything.

In reality, it was almost like Ollie’s one-man show.

“Ollini is here!”

“Everyone, retreat! Take care of the wounded first!”

“You little pigs! You’re all gone now!”

By the time the double-digit screams were heard, the cheers of the Elemental Guard had followed.

“Only take care of the injured and defend!”

“””Yes!”””

The elemental guards hurriedly guard their positions as they try to leave the matter to Ollie.

‘Phi-Yung’

‘Pavabavabak!!’

“””Chuja-ak!!”””

“”Choosak!!””

The sound of an arrow flying is one, but it hits five places. Oli, who had no other words, naturally gives orders to the elemental guards and attacks the Chujaras.

How much more amazing could there be?

Ollie, who was so quiet at parties, became very quick-witted when his species was in danger.

They say that people become awakened in times of crisis, and it’s no different for Oli.

Actually, for Ollie, it’s more of a sense of urgency rather than a crisis.

When comparing the numbers later, it turned out that eight Elemental Guardsmen were really fighting against a group of one hundred Chujara.

There are three injured people, so in reality there are four or three.

One or two of them were not fully defending the team as they were busy taking care of the injured.

“Ollini is with us! We will win!”

“Stop getting excited and stay in your seat!”

“Die, you little pigs! I’ll grind all your balls and stuff them in your ugly mouths!”

“I told you to protect me, you little shit!”

‘puck!’

“Chuja-ah!”

Wow, that elemental friend really has a way with words.

I was secretly impressed, to the point where there was a prejudice that the Element Tribe was calm. The injured didn’t seem to have serious wounds, and they were fighting well even without me stepping forward, so I watched from behind with a moderate amount of tension.

“Ugh-, I can still fight more.”

“Now that the Lord has come, you should focus only on treatment.”

“Chief… !”

“If your body hurts, look after another member instead of yourself!”

“… Okay.”

As the tide calms down with the appearance of Ollie, the spirit of the Element Guardsmen is boosted and the other Elements try to dissuade them.

“Warrior.”

It was a bit awkward to join in, and I was about to start moving to protect the injured when I heard Ollie’s voice.

“… Yeah.”

Are they even going to let the injured ones figure things out among themselves in the field?

At first, I saw the Chujara tribe attacking, then the cornered Element tribe and the injured people, but since Ollie stopped them and they didn’t seem to be seriously injured, I left them as they were.

Anyway, even if Nana and Ollina didn’t have any healing magic, they still had some recovery potions.

“Position yourself in a defensive formation! The other trash will be taken care of by Ollynim! We just need to deal with the Chujara in front of us!”

While Ollie and I exchanged signals with our eyes, the highest-ranking member of the guards gave the order and they all moved in unison. The two in the front line stood with their backs to the wounded and one behind them stood guard, while the remaining one held his bow and drew the bowstring without hesitation towards the Chujara tribe.

“Choosh! It hurts!”

However, unlike Ollie, he couldn’t kill her in one breath and ended up only making her angry.

“Chujaak!”

‘thud’

On the other hand, the answer to the sound of the arrow flying was Chujara’s scream. Even though the process was the same, the users were different, so the results were different.

“What the heck?!”

“My fellow countrymen! Fall down!!”

“Chujaaaak… !”

Although they had already defeated nearly half of the tribe since their arrival, the Chujara tribe still outnumbered the Element tribe by more than ten times. However, despite their numerical superiority, the Chujara tribe was unable to easily attack Ollie’s firing.

What can I do if I die from Ollie’s arrows as soon as I approach?

“Chu-jak, cowardly hard-ass… !”

Wouldn’t it be more cowardly to rush in more than twenty times?

If you think about it, arguing logically with the Chujara tribe is foolish.

“You’re retreating because a nobleman has appeared! Aren’t you ashamed to see the spirits of your ancestors?”

The guy who seemed to be the leader of the group shouted as they started to show signs of backing down despite the fact that they were ten times more numerous than this group.

“Choo-jak! But you can’t get close like that!”

Even though we are on the same side, as the guy who was protesting next to me said, Ollie’s arrows would inevitably fly and take our lives if we got close enough. With Ollie’s skills, we could wipe out those Chujara tribes in one breath without me having to step forward, but it seemed like he was just dealing with them appropriately, hoping that the Elemental Guards would be able to defend themselves.

“Chujaaaak…! Isn’t that what you guys do one by one! Just charge in!”

“Ah, I get it!”

The element tribe had formed a narrow formation to protect the wounded, so it was difficult to push in using human wave tactics, as Chujara had said, and the place was not narrow.

“Oli.”

“Yeah.”

“Can I deal with that big guy?”

“… Okay.”

They are only a threat to the common elements, but I can deal with these guys even if they come in numbers of ten thousand, so I have the luxury of using them. But that doesn’t mean I will protect this world forever, so I need to know how to intervene.

This is the situation right now.

Pot-

“Hey.”

“Choosak?”

‘thud-!!!’

“Tsuzak!!”

Although he may not be as fast as Ollie, he is still fast enough to knock down an unarmed Chujara in an instant.

“Don’t joke around. I just laid you down.”

Because it wasn’t literally an attack.

A situation where an enemy general is suddenly knocked down in the middle of enemy territory. Perhaps because he is quite large, the noise he makes when he falls is loud.

“You guys. Why did you come here?”

While the war is still in full swing, he calmly conducts physical interrogation. It may be difficult to understand from a common sense perspective, but it was possible because the gap between Chujara and me was so large.

“Chujaak, human?! How can you communicate with me?”

“I don’t know about that, but why did you come here?”

“How could I say that to a human being…!?”

Without any special torture techniques such as the loser’s technique of joint manipulation or the sternum being strangled with the hand and the knee. The limbs that were not intentionally restrained were pressed down with overwhelming force, so it seemed difficult to even move.

“Chu, chujak… ?”

It looked like he wanted to scream for help with his expression, but the other Chujaras just stood there, unable to do anything.

“Chu… Ouch!!”

‘earth-!’

“Chujahaak!!”

“Still, you still have spirit.”

An attack that came as soon as I gave it enough strength to answer. However, it didn’t hit me at all, and it was the guy who was hurting.

“Chu-jak… !”

“If you don’t want to talk, tell someone else.”

“Chu, Chujahak… !”

As I strangled him even harder, he squirmed and made a gasping sound. He tried to survive and struck me hard again, but the attack was weaker than before and didn’t work. If I simply pressed his chest, he would be crushed and killed, but I couldn’t help but feel intimidated by the interrogation.

“Shut! Malhak, he’s talking… ! Cough, squawk!”

A voice declaring that he was about to give up on changing his target to someone else.

“Let me ask you again. Why did you come here?”

“Keukkuk… Chief, the chief has commanded!”

Considering the limited command authority of the Chujara tribe, it was as expected that the chieftain did the deed.

“Why are you here?”

“The chief said he would show those insolent rascals an example!”

A strong, roaring attitude with a foul breath. Judging by the numbers alone, it was clear that they had come not simply for gathering purposes but to wage real war.

To begin with, their territories were divided, so coming together in such a large group is tantamount to trying to finish them off.

“Are you the only ones here?”

“No! They said other tribes would come too…! If they come, then the likes of you, ugh…!”

“What is the number?”

“There are so many that it could fill a mountain and still have some left over!!”

I tightened the leash again because I thought they would rush at me eagerly if I let them go slowly. It was a suitable number to destroy a village, but not enough to start a war, so I checked to see if they were the vanguard or fools.

“When did you start planning this?”

“Wow, wow-! It was decided the day before I fell asleep four times!”

It started moving four days ago.

“Who else was involved in this besides the chief?”

“Chujak… . Chujarajak is what everyone wanted!! Kill those insolent brats! Because we Chujara are the ones who will become the masters of the continent-.”

‘Puguk’

He pressed down on the sternum, thinking that if he heard any more, it would lead to a story about his own race. It was difficult to see that they were a deceived race, as they were simply ignorant and would tell lies.

I also felt the sound of people slowly approaching.

‘phut!’

‘dump’

huh?

A body that was not hit by an arrow but fell down with its skin completely pierced and broken. It was hit from both sides to show that it didn’t hurt even if it was hit, but it seems that Ollie didn’t let it and shot it.

“That human! He’s talking to Chujara!!”

Now you come?

Is it because I’ve been living in the demon world for too long?

The daily life that was taken for granted there seems to be relatively new here. Even the Chujaras who were attacking the Element Tribe and the Element Tribe who were defending were busy looking around at the place due to the sudden commotion.

As expected from a member of the Element Tribe, the ears are good. There is some distance, you know.

Chi-rit

“Oh my! Mr. Ollie?”

When I glanced back, I saw that for some reason, Ollie was glaring at the noisy element tribe.

“Oli. Take care of everything.”

…nod

The elemental guards that had been left alone for the sake of independence were also showing their limits, so they recommended it. The reason why the Chujara tribe had invaded was also roughly found out from the man who seemed to be their leader, so there was no more business here.

“Chujak?”

‘Papapang-!’

The Chujara tribe had been falling down in an instant as if the attacks up until now were nothing more than a joke. They were careful not to get blood on them as much as possible, and they were looking around to make sure there were no guys pretending to be dead.

“How dare a human command you…!”

“You idiot! If you’re a human who goes around with Olly, you must be a warrior!”

“That’s… , Huh?!”

It was such a shocking expression that I had trouble reacting to it one by one.

The way Ollie’s eyes glared at the Element Tribe who spoke without knowing was also worth seeing.

“Oli. How are the injured people?”

“It’s okay.”

When I called, he appeared right beside me. If that’s the case, then it must be that way, I guessed based on the will Chujara left before he died.

“The Chujara chieftain said he was going to war four days ago. Given the nature of the Chujara, they must have come after having a big feast the night before. I don’t know the geography, so I don’t know how far away the Chujara territory is, but they probably just walked without any knowledge.”

As I nodded, saying what I expected, Ollie looked at me with his usual expressionless face.

“… How far is the Chujara territory from the Land of Elements?”

“Not too far.”

I secretly hoped he would join me in my reasoning, but he has a consistently blunt personality, so it’s hard to get answers without asking questions. That’s why I end up talking to myself.

“Yeah… .”

I suddenly miss the presence of other party members.

First of all, let’s go back and sort out the situation.

“How do you usually do it here?”

Judging that way, he looked at the corpses of Chujara scattered around and asked.

“ask.”

“… Well, I guess so.”

The gesture of dusting off was an awkward and obvious answer. I asked this because I thought it would be difficult to clean up the surrounding area with the corpses of the Chujara tribe.

It must be because it is the realm of the element tribe that it does not burn.

“Anyway, let’s go back first. The Chujara tribe suddenly invaded, and something feels suspicious.”

Even if you look at the cause and effect, if something suspicious happens, there is usually a cause. I looked at the elemental guards with Ollie nodding softly.

“We need to go in a hurry, can you come on your own?”

I decided to return quickly because I thought the Chujara tribe was plotting something against me while I was taking care of them.

“… Yes.”

When I asked the element that seemed to be the leader, he looked at the guards behind him and nodded.

“Then let’s go to the village first.”

“Okay, we’ll make sure to get back safely.”

I was thinking of giving him at least a healing potion, but Ollie gave me his own supplies so I left it at that.

“Ollie, take the lead.”

I followed Ollie, who was walking ahead with a frightening whoosh.

It’s fast, after all. But if you run like that, don’t you need thick thighs or some muscle?

I was momentarily captivated by his cool expression, sharp eyes, and slender figure, and then he straightened up as if nothing had happened. I had been in a hurry to leave because I had heard that the guards were under attack earlier, so I had difficulty seeing this, but I had similar thoughts to when I followed him yesterday.

Of course. I’ve seen it many times before, with such a slender body producing incredible strength.

Considering that the sage’s occupation was a magician and that his physical attacks were quite strong, it wasn’t strange.

If we put our minds to it, our party could easily destroy the mountain behind the neighborhood with a punch.

“Ollie! Are you okay?”

The first news they encountered was from the Element Tribe search party, who had just begun running back to the village.

Thanks to stopping early when I sensed something approaching from afar, I was able to avoid the unfortunate event of a collision at high speed.

“Yeah.”

“What happened to the guards and the Chujara group?”

“Chujara has been defeated. The guards are on their way.”

“Are there any casualties among the guards… .”

“None.”

“Ah! Thank you, Ollie. You worked hard.”

The vanguard of the search party was barely relieved after a simple Q&A. Even though it was always short answers, I was moved to see that Ollie was having a normal conversation.

“… The warrior also helped.”

And yet you even defend me.

This is really surprising.

“I see. Thank you very much, warrior.”

“No, what? My colleague is in trouble, so I need to help him.”

When I looked at Ollie with a slightly raised eyebrow at his unexpected words and actions, he slowly avoided eye contact. I wondered if he was really acting that way because he was embarrassed, but there was something else important at the moment.

“It seems like the Chujara tribe is up to something, so I’m going to head back to the village. It looks like this is the beginning of an attack, but have you heard any news from other villages?”

“I don’t know yet. We just ran as soon as we were ready.”

“I see.”

After arriving at the scene after the situation was resolved, rather than giving directions on where the guards were meeting the Chujara tribe, I thought that if it weren’t for us, the fate of the Elemental guards would have been terrible.

“We’ll go first just in case.”

“Okay, warrior. We will join the guards and return.”

He was having a conversation with me, but he looked at me as if he wanted me to answer.

“Yeah.”

Following that, I also nodded while making eye contact with Ollie. Soon, I picked up my pace like before. Then, not long after, I felt the presence of people again and my footsteps gradually slowed down.

Wasn’t that search party just now a reinforcement force?

However, the element tribe I encountered this time was alone, and this element tribe really looked like a messenger.

“Ollie! We’re in big trouble!”

“What is it?”

“That’s…!”

The Element Tribe, known as the Free Ones in the Forest, came to me in a panic, panting, and when I asked what was going on, they told me that, as I had guessed, other villages were also in danger of being attacked by the Chujara Tribe.

“Where is the immediate danger?”

I thought the Chujara tribe we faced were the vanguard, but it seems they were actually the last among them.

“That’s right, I’ve been getting requests for help from all over the place… .”

Even if you were ready to run away, you couldn’t run away without knowing the direction. It was only news that was delivered, but it was difficult to completely blame the messenger who was in trouble because he didn’t know where to go.

“Sigh, I guess I have no choice but to go to the village chief.”

In fact, it would be better to do so in order to obtain information, but in the meantime, if the golden time for the village being attacked passes, it cannot be reversed.

It’s not like we have Amizel right now.

Even if you have an elixir for emergencies, you can revive yourself if you haven’t died, but if you keep wasting time here, you won’t be able to use even that.

In fact, even elixirs aren’t omnipotent.

“Warrior… !”

While I was thinking about what to do, Ollie must have felt frustrated, so he exchanged messages with the spirit and soon called me with a serious look in his eyes.

“I know it’s weird to say this after telling you to rest, but can you help me?”

Even if one of the Four Heavenly Kings appears right now, he can fight on equal terms, but his opponent is the disgusting and swarming Chujara tribe.

Besides, it’s because our party is strong, but in reality, the Chujara tribe is an intelligent race with a low score compared to other races. Even though the Element tribe is a race with high scores, if they bring it in with human wave tactics, the damage will not be small.

In a situation where there were many places to defend, and the size of the Chujara tribe was not to be ignored, it was not easy to deal with them.

“… Of course!”

If you’re alone, that is.

It was an easy request considering his bad expression, and since it was something he had expected, he responded cheerfully so as not to worry.

“… ! Thank you, warrior… ! Really… .”

He must have been nervous that I might reject him, because his expression brightened up as soon as he accepted. He was in trouble, so of course I wanted to help him, but I was a little disappointed because he seemed surprised and like he had accepted something unexpected.

“It’s good to say thank you, but we don’t have time for that. Let’s get moving.”

“The warrior is right. That’s right.”

slap-!

Ollie disappears into the distance in the blink of an eye.

It was true that it was so urgent that we didn’t have time to talk, but it was embarrassing that he just left like that, saying that there were no unnecessary details.

“No, but if you go like that… .”

I thought that if it was that urgent in a place like a movie, I would just hurry up and go while we had time to talk, but when I actually got into the situation, I was quite flustered.

“Where should I go?”

Actually, it’s a familiar thing to disperse and take care of work when you have time to talk, but I was embarrassed because I didn’t know the important geography of this place.

“I will guide you, warrior!”

As Ollie left, a messenger from the Element Tribe, who seemed to have caught his breath, approached me, leaving me alone.

“Oh, right, then I’ll ask you.”

“Just leave it to me!”

Whoosh-!

The Element Tribe messenger, who answered briskly and immediately took the lead like Ollie. Although I knew that this was the general nature of the race, I had to adapt to it since I had come to the Element Tribe country.