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Ryan’s ultimate goal was always to capture Maxwell.

He wanted to kill the traitor who stabbed him in the head and ran away, so he searched for any clues that seemed to be related to Maxwell.

Perhaps that’s why ambiguous clues were collected, and clues that seemed unrelated to Maxwell were first excluded.

But the clues he had ruled out began to appear in his mind again.

‘I can smell this just thinking about cancer… … .’

Late at night when everyone is asleep.

Lian, who was leaning against the tree trunk, was lost in thought as he repeatedly threw the magic stone upward and caught it again.

The magic stone was given by Eclec a while ago and was a special ore that contained the power of the original demon king.

I learned firsthand the effectiveness of the magic stone through fighting.

A demon that had only summoned small demon beasts suddenly summoned the divine beast Cerberus, so it can be considered a considerable item.

‘There are too many connections for it to be a coincidence.’

The place where Lian got his first clue was a manor house occupied by a lich.

After fighting countless undead, he learned from the lich where the people of Tonks were heading.

I also found out that Tonks Company had sold people to Lich, but I didn’t think it was a big deal.

Next, Lian met the demon who controlled Drake and learned of the existence of the magic stone containing the demon king’s power.

I found it interesting, but that’s about it.

I decided that it had nothing to do with Maxwell, so I stopped at the level of gaining knowledge.

The incident that occurred at Seongguk’s orphanage was only an unpleasant sight and there was no significant result.

Meanwhile, the situation took a new turn when he met Eclec and Lips.

Among the carriages that the twin daggers robbed, there was a carriage belonging to Havel, who was close to Maxwell.

It was said that the carriage was carrying the Demon King’s magic stone, and the top was in the process of transporting the magic stone to Mullus Hill.

A land inhabited by orcs, a neutral but friendlier race to demons than humans.

‘No matter how much you think about it, it’s hard to say there’s no connection.’

Tonks Company made a deal with the undead who were on the side of the demons.

Havel Merchant, affiliated with Tonks Corporation, was delivering the Demon King’s Magic Stone to the Orcs.

This was by no means something that could be ignored.

‘Even though the Tonks Company greatly ruined the trading business in the first place, there is no way it could collapse because of that.’

The capital that Rian gave was not so small that it could be exhausted even if the business stopped once.

Even if the loss is large, you can borrow some of his assets and replenish the balance later.

Nevertheless, Maxwell not only robbed Ryan of all his money, but also revealed his location.

Maxwell knows better than anyone else that Lian is a sword saint.

‘As expected, I can’t help but see that there is some kind of connection between Maxwell and the demons.’

Percussion-!

Rian, who threw the magic stone high and caught it, came to that conclusion.

He may not be certain, but he has already established his hypothesis as a fait accompli.

‘The next destination will be Muller’s Hill.’

I decided to meet and talk to the orcs in person to get additional information.

Ryan opens the map to check the route from his current location to Muller’s Hill.

His fingers, which were heading straight down Muller’s Hill, stopped midway.

“Oh… !”

At the tip of Ryan’s finger was an area called ‘Polyphul’.

He knew what kind of place it was and fell asleep.

Even if we tried to find another route, there were only major detours and difficult terrain for carriages to enter.

Realizing that he couldn’t change his route midway, Lian looked sadly at Fabiel, who was sleeping soundly.

‘… … It’ll be okay if it passes quickly.’

Lian folded the map back and turned off the lantern.

***

the next day.

The group’s carriage was traveling down the road, heading towards Polyphle.

“The weather is clear today!”

“Haha! I hope days like this continue!”

“… … That’s right.”

Except for Lian, no one in the group seemed happy as if they didn’t know about Polyphel.

Only Lian was looking outside with an uneasy expression.

His tension, which was high until the day before, is strangely low today.

Rama looked puzzled at this.

“What happened last night? You look very tired.”

“It’s okay. It’s just that I couldn’t sleep properly because the bed was rough.”

“Ouch! Then, sleep with your legs stretched out in the carriage! Rama, get in the passenger seat.”

“It’s okay. If the escort is sleeping peacefully, who will guard the carriage?”

“If something happens, wouldn’t it be okay to go and wake him up then?”

“There could be an arrow stuck in your neck before you wake up.”

“You’re still stubborn.”

Father and daughter Fabiel raised the white flag.

However, in order to resist in a small way, they put Llama in the passenger seat so that I could use more space.

I’m so overflowing with consideration that I don’t know what to do.

“Our next destination was Polyphul, right? What kind of place is it?”

“I’ve never been there either, so I’m not sure. On the map, it looks like an area with a village on a wide grassland and a dense forest nearby.”

“Aaron, do you know about Polyphen?”

“Yes… … . Although I only visited once, I did visit.”

“Can you explain what kind of place it is?”

Llama is excited about going to a new area.

On the other hand, Lian was scratching his head as if he was embarrassed.

This was because I had no idea how to express it.

“First of all, if I were to describe the village in Polyfum, it could be said to be a village of women with no men at all.”

“Oh! Since it is a village with only women, it is like Dowonhyang, which is often referred to in Eastern countries!”

“Father!”

“Haha! Don’t worry too much. Because this dad is just a single-minded mom!”

“Really?”

Fabiel’s shoulders shrink under his daughter’s gaze.

If a married man with a full-fledged daughter was pleased to hear that he was full of women, anyone would be scolded.

Since this incident was entirely Fabiel’s fault, Lian said nothing.

“I stopped talking mid-sentence because of my immature father. I’m sorry, but could you continue explaining?”

“Yes, the land in Polyflum is fertile, so the crops and medicinal herbs are larger and of superior quality compared to other regions. That’s why people can’t leave even though there are fatal flaws.”

“A fatal flaw? What is that?”

“If you looked at the map, you would see that there is a forest, right?”

“Yes.”

“A group of Cyclops live there.”

“If it’s a Cyclops… … .”

“I’m talking about a one-eyed giant.”

The average height is over 10 meters.

It looked like an ogre with horns on its head and had only one eye.

There are male and female animals, the female body is much larger than the male body, and they all carry a club the size of a house.

“Isn’t it dangerous?”

“It’s okay. Even though they look like they want to eat humans, Cyclops do not eat humans. Their staple food is giant mushrooms or insects that grow in the forest.”

“Still, if your disposition is vicious… … .”

“That’s okay. Cyclops generally have a strong sexual desire, so if they have any power left to harm humans, they will use it at night.”

“From what I heard, they are a different race that is harmless to humans, so why is it a fatal flaw? And I wonder why there are only women in the village.”

“It’s all due to the twisted sexual desires of male Cyclops.”

Ryan started laughing helplessly, saying that he had finally said it.

However, Rama, who still could not understand, asked Lian for further explanation.

“Cyclops is unusual in that women are larger and more powerful than men. So men have no choice but to live under pressure from women.”

“Is it possible that the Cyclops culture spread to nearby human villages and the men ran away?”

“No. If that were the case, they wouldn’t have said that the male Cyclops was the cause.”

“Well, that’s right.”

“The male Cyclops, who lived under women’s buttocks, had no choice but to perform feats every night, but their tastes gradually deteriorated.”

Male Cyclops whose self-esteem was lowered by strong women.

It is said that they began to reflect on what the most ideal existence was for them.

“Then one day, the Cyclops saw a slender man harvesting fruit in the forest, and they all became excited.”

“So, you really raped a human male!”

“No, even if there is an overwhelming height difference, if you do that, you will die.”

“Then what happened?”

“Cyclops saw human males as small, precious creatures that needed to be protected. So they started kidnapping human men.”

“So, all the men in the village have been kidnapped, so there are no men left in the village?”

“Yes.”

“What about rescue work?”

“Of course, a large-scale subjugation operation was carried out. but… … .”

Cyclops was a different race that did not harm humans but was much stronger than humans.

Moreover, the forest in which they lived had as many animals and plants as the Cyclops.

The only way to fight in a forest where projectiles could not pass through was close combat.

“The knights who set out to subdue them were all kidnapped by the Cyclops.”

“What happened to me and the kidnapped men?”

“According to one person who was lucky enough to escape, the male Cyclops… … He said he made me dress up as a woman.”

“Yes… ?”

“I can’t believe it either, but it is said that they make things like dresses with crude hands and make human men dress up as women. They say they get excited and get pleasure from seeing that… … .”

The Cyclops only opened their eyes to sexual love because they became afraid of oppressive women.

Their only hobby and pleasure was to kidnap humans smaller than themselves and dress them up as women.

It was a noble hobby, quite different from its ferocious appearance, but from the perspective of the people who experienced it, it couldn’t help but be a strange hobby.

“The culture of having men dressed as women hold exhibitions or have tea time together became established in Cyclops society.”

“Was there any backlash from human men?”

“The scary thing is that there are rumors that some men who were moved by Cyclops’ extreme sincerity turned to cross-dressing. In fact, there is even a saying that one knight reunited with the leader he respected as a female.”

“Well, that’s a bit scary. Still, I’m glad there were no life-threatening injuries!”

“As mentioned earlier, Cyclops are a race with a strong sexual desire. It is said that some Cyclops often masturbate while looking at humans dressed as women… … .”

As soon as he finished speaking, Fabiel abandoned the carriage and ran away.

It was a completely natural reaction.