episode_0013

— Gurrrung…! Thump, koo kung…!

— Grow, grow, grow…! Gyar, gyar…!!

“Haaap…! !”

“ …….!!”

“Become a Buddha… please do itooo….!!”

— Kukwaaang….!!

Elf undead soldiers pour out ceaselessly from the three-way passage.

Although their individual fighting power is not that great, the onslaught of enemies numbering in the hundreds means that if you let your guard down even for a moment, you will most likely be swept away and die a pitiful death.

After instructing Hyunwoo, Julia, and Krimhilt to each take charge of a passage, I took charge of providing fire support with Sion from the rear.

“Krimhilt, the mobs are getting pushed back because the processing is delayed. If it seems difficult, let me know.”

“Haa, haaak… O, it’s okay…!!”

“Zion. On the cliff at 1 o’clock, two snipers. ”

“…….!!”

— Pot, pop…!!

Zion takes out snipers on the cliff with rapid fire.

In a place like this, where it was dark and noisy with monsters all around, making it difficult to grasp the situation, was it surprising that my instructions accurately pointed out the surprise attacks of enemies that were creeping out silently?

Zion looked at me with a surprised expression, and I calmly gave the following instructions.

“Don’t stop your hands. Six guys crawling up from the floor at 9 o’clock.”

“Ah… uh, yeah!!”

— Bam, bam…! Bam…!!

— Kwaaah…!!

(Hmm… It’s so refreshing and well-swept away. It’s like watching a swarm of ants.)

‘These guys originally had specs that could solve S-rank requests. It’s ridiculous that they were struggling with B-rank requests. Just how stupid are they….’

(Moore… Isn’t it a historically proven proposition that no matter how strong a soldier is, he can’t do anything under a general? Even in the time of the king, there was a general who invited women to the barracks of the commanding officer’s office and played around with them, allowing the barbarians to surprise attack him and destroy 2,000 elite knights)

‘…….Isn’t that just a retard before being an idiot?’

While chatting with Luagat, he gives appropriate instructions.

12 o’clock direction– A somewhat unusual movement was noticed in the front passageway that Hyunwoo was in charge of.

— Kang, Kang… Kaaang…!!

The elf undead spearmen can be dealt with easily with the guy’s specs and the attack power of the holy sword.

However, Hyunwoo allowed their attacks to continue until he fell to the ground at one point, and five or six spearmen took advantage of the gap and rushed towards me.

— Kigyaaah…!!

— Kiu …

joy….

It’s so obvious what they’re doing. Are they trying to test me?

If it were the old country, I would have been a little embarrassed…

“ .”

— Pfft …

I quickly threw a flame grenade with my spear and turned all the rushing elf undead spearmen into ashes.

“……….!!”

Hyunwoo lets out a sound of shock with an expression on his face.

Looking at the sight of all the spearmen surrounding the area dead, it seems that they were pretending to be pushed back.

“Warrior Choi Hyun-woo. Are you putting your rear guard at risk because you can’t handle a bunch of these mobs? Your skills are worse than I heard.”

“Huh…. Okay, I just let my guard down for a moment!!”

“Yeah… Don’t let your guard down again. Before you feel certain that this party is a bunch of idiots who can’t even handle a B-rank request. ”

So… about thirty minutes later.

The wave that had continued endlessly has finally come to an end.

The exhausted warrior party suggested that we take a short break, and I decided to take a short break and have lunch.

The warrior party sat down in a comfortable place and began a late lunch.

My side deliberately sat a little further away and ate the food that had been prepared separately.

— Well, well…. rain….

(Hmm… When I heard the story from you, I thought they were a hopeless bunch of losers, but when I actually saw them in person, they all seemed to have decent skills.)

‘Well… I’ve carefully selected the people I’ve chosen, and I’ve armed them with epic-level equipment that I’ve collected by searching through all the hidden pieces, so it wouldn’t be abnormal if they were weak. Even if it weren’t for me, if there had been just one normal leader, they would have easily cleared most raids and still have some left.’

(To that extent… does that mean that warrior Choi Hyun-woo is incompetent?)

‘That’s it.’

Of course, I haven’t personally seen Hyunwoo run the party…

Considering the guy’s usual behavior and way of thinking, it’s not hard to guess that he just rolled around without thinking about anything other than making a fuss, and that’s how he ended up in this mess.

(by the way….)

‘huh?’

(It looks pretty pathetic to see someone like that eating a sandwich alone… Wouldn’t it have been better to just mix in some food and eat it?)

‘You wouldn’t say that if you tasted the food made by those bitches even once. Judging by the blackened charred tail, it looks like it was made by Zion. It would be better to just chew on raw meat than to eat the food made by those bitches.’

(Are you saying it’s that bad? They look fine… I can’t believe it…)

— Gulp….

After popping the last piece of the sandwich into my mouth.

I quenched my thirst with cold water and slowly collected my thoughts.

Past–To hide as much as possible any habits or traces of when I was a .

I changed the order method for conquering dungeons.

In the past, I used to use detect magic in every possible location to figure out the structure, just in case there were any differences from the original game, and I proceeded as cautiously as possible, explaining the placement of all enemies and the strategy to my party members.

But now, I don’t use any detect magic at all, and I just proceed forward while giving directions as I remember them.

Of course, all advice on mob patterns or strategies is omitted.

What if something goes wrong? Those bitches will take care of it with their bodies.

but…

Perhaps these brief and concise instructions feel refreshing and clear to them.

As we descended to the third floor of this dungeon, the warrior party members still hadn’t uttered a single word of complaint.

Well, there may be a difference in trust between the incompetent Lee Shin and the trust in the Hire, who has outstanding abilities and solid achievements in other clans.

— Choaaaak…!!

at that time.

The sharp sound of water echoed.

As I turned my gaze to see what was going on, I could see the side profile of Hyunwoo swearing at Zion, who was drenched in water.

“You little punk, didn’t I tell you clearly yesterday? Prepare your drinking water with purified water sold at the . Huh? Do you think what I’m saying is not true?”

“Mi, I’m sorry…. Warrior…. But, that water is definitely…. from the AAS magic shop, just like you said….”

— Thud…!!

“Aaah….!!”

After throwing the leather water pouch towards Zion’s chest.

Hyunwoo got up from his seat and put his hand towards the handle of the sword.

“Huh… Really? Are you trying to tell me that I’m some kind of idiot who can’t even tell the taste of water? Huh? Do I look like an idiot to the point where I can’t tell the difference between this rotten water and AAS purified water, huh? ”

“Ah, no… No way. I’m really sorry… I think I bought the wrong one…. Ah. Oh, no, I bought the wrong one…! I remembered now. It was some cheap stuff I bought at the adventurer’s shop. I’m really… sorry. ”

“Fuck….”

Hyunwoo tried to draw his sword.

Julia stopped him with a careful hand, and Hyunwoo spat on the floor before kicking Zion’s backpack.

“Oh, shit, seriously… This is fucking annoying. You fucking bitch, go over there and eat it all by yourself. If you ever get in my way again, I’ll kill you.”

“Yeah…. I’m sorry…. I, really….. am sorry….”

“Shut up!!!!!”

“Hic….”

After that.

Zion moved away from the party and crouched down.

A gloomy, sunken expression and tightly pursed lips.

It looks like he doesn’t have the energy to swallow anything like food.

— Thud, thud….

After moving with a slow gait, I approached Zion.

I spoke to her and handed her a sandwich.

“Wouldn’t it be better to eat properly?”

“Don’t worry about it. I’m not so weak that I’d collapse if I didn’t eat that much…..”

“That can’t be.”

“……..?”

“I have a responsibility to lead this party and successfully clear this dungeon. That leadership includes managing the health and mental health of the party members. If you are being ostracized by other party members for some reason, I need to know why.”

“……….”

He kept his mouth shut and avoided eye contact for a moment.

Perhaps because he wanted to vent to an unrelated third party, Zion opened his mouth.

“Last time…. B-rank request. The hostage rescue from the leprechaun den failed… It was because of me.”

“……….”

“At the last minute…. I should have prioritized protecting the hostages, but I was so focused on my achievements…. I shot the leprechaun chieftain and the sorcerers. Because of that, they went berserk and failed the quest. That’s why the hero and the other party members are looking at me with such disdain…..”

“That can’t be it.”

“Huh…?”

“If your party failed a B-rank quest with specs like yours, it means that the party as a whole was full of holes. It wasn’t because of your personal mistake that you failed the quest, but rather because they took issue with your glaring mistakes and shifted all the blame for the failure onto you.”

“That’s not it, so don’t pass it over. Our party members are not such irresponsible people.”

“I see. If that’s what you think, I won’t pursue it further….”

— Ugh…

He laid a handkerchief next to her and put down the sandwich.

I finished the story by returning to my original seat.

“I just confirmed it in the battle. Your skills are top-notch as a rearguard, and you will never be a hole in the party. I don’t know what the circumstances are, but don’t suppress yourself with excessive self-reproach. ”

“………..”

“And, you should eat some even if you have to force yourself to. You have to go down two more floors.”

“……………..”

After nodding silently.

Zion slowly picked up the sandwich and brought it to his mouth.

(You seem to care a lot about that girl. Do you have feelings for her?)

‘I will go through the pussy with the pussy.

(….what?)

‘When I was a member of the old warrior party… that bitch was the one who bullied and beat me the most.’

Should we say that this is a racial characteristic of the elf race?

Zion was a very cold, sarcastic, and arrogant person.

Of course, I didn’t ignore the warriors or other party members who received the revelation from the goddess…

The treatment I received was truly horrendous, as I had relatively poor stats and was unable to perform well in battle.

From her position as a rear guard, it may also be because she often takes on the role of protecting me.

If Zion did anything to annoy me, he would immediately slap me in the face, kick me in the shins, swear at me, and punch me in the stomach.

There is absolutely no reason for me to feel sorry for that piece of trash who is going through such a thing.

The reason I’m being kind to Zion now is…

It’s just a stepping stone to achieve my first attack objective.