episode_0032

“That’s right.”

On the other hand, the consent that came out of my mouth was simple.

So much so that her seriousness pales in comparison.

I wasn’t listening to it as if I was joking, so I was waiting for him to tell me when.

“Thank you for listening to our request, which changed our words when we said we would solve it on our own.”

He bows down to express his gratitude even though he hasn’t been rescued yet.

Perhaps he was greeting me because he valued me as Ollie’s colleague.

Starting with Aor, other elements behaved in the same way.

Well, this is not good.

It’s not that I don’t like being thanked, but it’s hard to just like it because there are eyes watching. Still, it doesn’t interfere with Aor’s and the elements’ sincerity.

“Kill. Sharena. Ove. Keep the luggage.”

“””Yes!”””

The situation was such that most of the luggage was unloaded and set up in the temporary shelter. There were three defenders and seven rescue teams.

“The remaining people, please depart immediately-.”

“Mr. Aor.”

I was just about to leave when he stopped me.

“Can I help you now?”

“That is… Please do as the other world warrior wishes.”

“Then. Did you know that there is a servant horse over there?”

“Service horse… !”

I thought he would notice the presence of the servant horse since he was scouting through the spirit, but he looks like he didn’t know.

Although the elemental race has much better senses than other races, it is difficult to detect a servant horse that is good at reconnaissance or surveillance.

“I guessed it, but I didn’t realize it was nearby.”

At least it seems like you don’t know at all.

They must have inferred that the enemy had used their servant horse to figure out their location.

“If it’s okay with you, where is… Cherpin.”

“Yes.”

“There will be a servant horse at two o’clock from the enemies.”

“I’ll be back.”

Aor’s question is met with a wink, so I notice and deal with it. I can handle it myself if I want, but I am careful because if it is a servant horse that sends real-time video to its master, my skills may be exposed.

Even though it already shows a scene where the element power bows its waist, it doesn’t seem to have much meaning.

“I’m back.”

“What type of servant was it?”

“It was a mid-level reconnaissance service horse.”

“A reconnaissance service horse is intermediate… My intuition warns me not to go any further. But if that were the case, I would have followed the Queen’s advice in the first place.”

Aor, who is choosing a posture while mocking himself.

Wait a minute, you mean the gentleman called the knight didn’t follow the advice of his lord the queen?

This woman seems more stubborn than she looks.

“Hero of the Otherworld. Do you have anything else to say to me?”

“There is no such thing.”

Even if I said it was advice, it wouldn’t be advice since his field experience was far superior to mine.

I’m just suppressing them with my overwhelming abilities.

There’s nothing more I can do besides intervene briefly, so I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.

“Then, let’s go!”

At Aor’s command, the elements that had put down their burdens moved nimbly.

***

“Oh my god, how can this be… .”

The mid-level missionary horse that was sent out to reconnaissance was hit. That was expected. It was part of the plan, so to speak.

But what on earth did that mean?

“The element bows down to humans.”

Kuhora had barely survived the recent battle with the Element Tribe priestess. The scene that her servant horse sent to her, whose evaluation of the Element had risen to a new level, was truly shocking.

“What is the identity of that human male? Is it related to the priestess’s return to the country?”

Kuhora is shown wearing rags and being dragged around by the Demon King’s army with a rope tied around his neck.

He disguised himself as a hostage in order to attract an enemy who was not coming.

“It’s been over a week since I’ve heard from the main force. Surely, Master Sasam didn’t intentionally pass on the information to me. Even Master Sasam wouldn’t be foolish enough to risk the fate of the Demon King’s army by doing something like that. If he were to find fault with it and report it to Lord Critique, he’d be the one who would be in trouble.”

Kuhora, in her shabby attire, calmly thinks about the situation. Although many junior commanders in her unit were defeated, she was the one who mainly led the overall strategy, so she could assess the situation on her own.

Of course, it would have been great if there had been a good place to think and enough time.

Tick tick tick tick

Consciousnesses that break off quickly.

Phew-!

It was evidence that the lower-level reconnaissance horses that had been deployed to gauge the coming of the elements had been annihilated without warning.

Damn guys. They could have just dropped one or two, but they came at such a fast pace and didn’t miss a single one.

Unlike the intermediate-level servant horses, the lower-level servant horses were difficult to hide and would break if discovered, so they were only used to buy time.

But it’s frustrating because even that doesn’t work out. I wish I could have survived, at least.

It was a small comfort to Kuhora to know how close they had become.

I guess I’ll start seeing it soon.

“… Throw it away.”

“Huh? Brigade Commander?”

“Take me to the ground and throw me!”

Kuhora shouted at the demon who was dragging him away.

“Throw it? You still don’t trust me? The brigade commander who killed the monk is strong.”

“You idiot! If you don’t want to die, do as I say!”

“Ah, I got it!”

As the demon, who had been holding onto the rope, tried to reach out, Kuhora staggered and narrowly avoided it.

“Oh, no? If you tell me to throw it away and run away… .”

“Stop talking nonsense and just catch it and throw it! Can’t you even do that? How pathetic!”

“No! I’m not pathetic!”

“Then do it, you idiot!”

“Profit! I’m not a fool!”

Kuhora running out in a daze and a clumsy hand trying to grab him.

“Gyah-!”

‘Cheolpuduk-‘

This hurts a little?! The external wound has healed, but the internal wound hasn’t healed yet.

Kuhora, who was roughly thrown, cried out sincerely, although it did not hurt much.

“I threw it as ordered! But why did you run away when I told you to throw it? Don’t you want to get hurt, Brigade Commander?”

You stupid kid. How long are you going to keep calling me Brigadier General?

“If it were now… .”

This kid? You said you matched the rhythm again?

“Eek! No! I will follow the Brigade Commander’s orders!”

It had been a while since he had proven the logic of power, but he tried to climb back up again, but was stopped by a glaring stern look.

“Ugh, ugh… .”

I turned my head away, trembling with fear, as if I was giving the stupid guy too much attention, thinking he might be suspicious.

Let’s look straight ahead.

“Hey, element?!”

“It appeared just as the Brigade Commander said!”

“What should we do now, Brigadier General?”

As expected, the elements appeared in a lined up manner.

“If you call me a brigade commander, I’ll kill you.”

“What?”

“Ugh, ugh!”

Ignoring the foolish answer, I ran in a way that made me look dangerous.

“Hey, Brigade Commander?!”

‘Bam-!’

“Ouch!”

Fortunately for Kuhora, the arrow hit a guy with a sharp mouth.

“Compatriots! Come here!”

Hot! Do you really think I’m an element?

When the plan that he had been half-confident about worked, he hid the corners of his mouth that were almost raised as if he was jubilant that he had finally been saved.

“Keewight!”

“Yes!”

“Everyone, move forward while covering for Keywight!”

‘Phu-‘

“Kkw-!”

“The element that the Brigade Commander spoke of has appeared!”

“Catch him!”

“I, I don’t like it! The bow element is scary, no, annoying!”

Anyway, since they were all just a bunch of people who had rebelled against him, he brought them here as a group of outcasts, but since there was no commander to lead them, they quickly became a rabble.

“Ugh, ugh… !”

“Come here!”

As soon as you successfully make contact with the element and face it, it immediately supports you.

“But where are you from?”

“Aww-.”

“Oh no. You can’t speak. Follow me!”

Because of the different skin color, the situation was avoided before any further suspicion could be raised. In this case, there is no choice but to prioritize rescue.

“Rescued my people.”

“Well done, Cherpin! What about the other tribesmen?”

“I keep checking but there is no response at all!”

As expected, you were doing reconnaissance with the spirits. I hope you didn’t overhear my conversation with those guys.

Since the elemental magic was not omnipotent, Kuhora also guessed its limitations. However, having personally experienced the shaman’s terrifying power, he was slightly traumatized and worried that there might be something else he did not know about.

Brrrr

“Oh, first, Kiwight and Kaole, take your kind to the shelter!”

When Kuhora thought of the priestess and lifted his body, it seemed like there had been a misunderstanding.

“We’ll go back and check if any of our fellow countrymen have been taken hostage!”

This guy is the queen’s second thorn? His judgment is not as bad as I thought. How could someone like him make such a stupid mistake?

Of course, it was Kuhora who induced it, but it didn’t seem like he was as crazy about his major as Kuhora had imagined.

“You come here.”

“Ugh-?”

I wanted to see the commanding ability of the Queen’s second thorn, but I was afraid that I would arouse suspicion if I stayed here for no reason, so I quietly went along.

“Hmm.”

“Huh?”

Then, she made eye contact with a human male who was more curious than Aor, and unlike the elements that were worried about their own kind, he observed her with calm, composed eyes, making it impossible for her to lose her tension.

**

“Is this person one of your own people who was taken hostage?”

“That, skin color. Are you really of the same race as me?”

One element supporting me and three elements protecting supplies. As expected, the number of personnel is the same as when I last checked.

As soon as you arrive at the element’s location, take care of yourself and check its power. The element next to you is the strongest, and the number of people defending it is also not insignificant.

If you kill them by surprise, you don’t necessarily have to transform.

In the meantime, if Aor comes, there is a high possibility that he will die as well, so Kuhora felt that it would be difficult to guarantee a victory against him even if he transformed into Behemoth.

“Maybe the demons have changed… .”

“Stop! You’ll find out when you get to the city. If you can’t get through the barrier, it’ll be revealed.”

Kuhorara, who had already wandered inside the barrier, had no worries at all about the barrier.

However, the problem is that they have infiltrated enemy territory rather than just wasting time.

Honestly, I expected to be caught and prepared to jump out or run away at any time, but the elements were really worried as if they were protecting me.

I believe that the three spirits are holding the shaman back. I must do what I have to do.

“Ah, ah-.”

Brrr

He trembles as if he had just come out of water on a midwinter day, and on the outside he acts like a miserable victim, eliciting sympathy.

“Oh, you must have had a rough time. Poor thing.”

It was a good method because it was easier to get away with it by pretending to have aphasia rather than giving grounds for unnecessary questioning.

***

“It goes back like this?”

Aor muttered as he watched the enemies retreat awkwardly.

Since you bowed down to me and expressed your determination earlier, I can’t help but feel disappointed.

“Don’t push!”

“Oh no! What the hell stepped on my foot?”

“Oh, you idiot! The base isn’t over there!”

That’s not even the Tang Dynasty army. If I do that, I’ll become weak-hearted again.

It’s not like I didn’t have any aversion to killing demons from the beginning.

Although they were cooperative people from another world when they were summoned here, they held off on joining the party until they saw the Demons’ behavior and judged it for themselves.

Moreover, I often came across novels with such content.

In fact, the king was the mastermind, and because he helped her like a fool, the goddess hit him in the back of the head.

Ironically, it was thanks to the wise man that I was able to stop considering the demons as evil.

After encountering the demons, experiencing their culture, and living in the territory invited by the wise man, I concluded that it wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.

It’s just that they can’t suppress their instincts well, so they just show off their fighting spirit towards other races, but if they can control it well, it doesn’t seem like it would be that difficult to get along with other races.

In fact, it is not so unconvincing since the wise man himself is a demon of the Four Heavenly Kings level, but he sided with the humans.

I often thought that the fighting instinct of the Demon Race could be resolved in a relatively healthy way, like through sports or the Roman Colosseum.

If it were Earth, I thought I could just climb the tower or enter the dungeon, but I don’t know if I would end up being mistaken for a monster and get punished.

In fact, if intelligent creatures similar to humans but resembling monsters become active, another social problem may arise.

No, there must be. The issue of half-bloods, the children of humans and demons, has not been resolved yet.

In addition, humans have a history of discriminating against those who are slightly different from them in terms of gender, skin color, region, race, occupation, and age.

Because it is difficult to achieve harmony without discrimination.

Honestly, I expect it would be difficult even if God directly intervened.

Especially if it involves humans.

“I’m hungry.”

“Me too.”

“You sent me away in a hurry without even giving me food, what is this?”

“Ah, when I get back, I want to eat first.”

From the moment he first saw the enemies with his naked eye, the guy who was trying to escape became the leader of the returning group.

They backed down easily, even though they were waiting for us, but seeing them acting strangely gave me a strange sense of familiarity.

It was as if he was going into hiding and then returning.

Oh, it smells like jam.

A frown formed for a moment at the bad memory. If you think about it, the Demon King’s army was also an army.

“If you’re hungry, eat something over there.”

“Even if you want to, you can’t catch it.”

Tch.

I had come too far to feel any sympathy, so I just shook my head in a dazed manner.

Let’s not let our guard down and analyze the situation.

Without thinking too deeply, the lineup was a mess because the blue skin element was missing.

It’s as if the commander is gone.

Hmm, maybe?

A glance at the direction in which the escort leading the hostage had left, then back to Aor.

I thought that maybe it wasn’t us but the people in the temporary base that were in danger right now, but the elements would be suspicious of this situation too, so they wouldn’t let their guard down that much.