episode_0043

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“Swen. As you asked, I built a simple altar for you to step on… … .”

“Very good.”

After hearing Iren’s words, I checked the altar she had built on the side of the castle wall.

There were small stairs on both sides, and if you stepped on them and went up to the middle, it would be very visible even from outside the castle.

Still, I don’t know, so I’d like to ask.

“I, Irene.”

“What’s going on?”

She came closer to me.

The distance was so close that I felt her body lightly brush against mine.

Moreover, she was currently not wearing the heavy armor on her chest to easily carry the bricks.

Naturally, her ridiculously sized breasts pressed lightly against my arms.

For some reason, I feel like my sense of distance has strangely changed a bit compared to usual.

Well, there was no harm in trusting me.

“For example, isn’t there a hill over there? When you see the soldiers coming down from there… … Can I see myself clearly?”

“It’s a gentle hill… … I think you’ll probably see it.”

“Really? Then that’s fine.”

“… … But I wonder why you asked that.”

okay.

For Irene… … Wouldn’t it be better to talk about it?

Of course, you won’t be able to tell everything honestly.

But the important thing was that she ‘realized’ what I had done.

“Irene. Can you promise me that you won’t be embarrassed no matter what I say?”

Irene, who heard what I said, answered without a moment of hesitation.

“I promise. Swen, I won’t be surprised by anything you say.”

“… … .”

I slowly closed my eyes.

It starts from here.

From this point on we had to take action.

okay.

Before that, I needed to fool myself.

From now on, I will create a miracle that will bring about a ‘lightning strike’, one of the natural disasters.

However, it should not be implemented in the form of magic. If you say you used magic, they’ll ask for proof, saying you’re a wizard or something.

Of course, there is no such thing as the ability to cause a natural disaster, so proof is impossible.

Of course, magic exists in this world.

The wizard itself was something that only appeared very late in the game.

It would not be a good idea to hastily be labeled as the first wizard on the continent, as not a single wizard has yet distinguished himself.

My current lord, Lyn Brans, was the type of person who did not like talents that he could not contain in his capacity.

If I become a wizard, she might harm me.

Therefore, this had to be the result of my reading using a method other than magic.

So – I looked like I realized something.

He spoke, his voice shaking slightly, as if he had received a revelation from God.

“Last night, I looked at the sky. The seven stars were particularly twinkling.”

“Seven stars… … ?”

“That’s right. And among them are three stars… … It shined before my eyes and then suddenly disappeared.”

“… … ?”

Irene tilted her head after hearing what I said.

It has to be that way.

Because you probably don’t know what I’m talking about.

Of course, I have no idea what I’m talking about.

Because I was just listing plausible sentences as I could.

How can someone else understand something I don’t even know?

but.

That’s okay.

All this bullshit I said will be re-evaluated after the miracle happens.

“The energy in the sky is unusual. This flow… … If I can read it to my advantage, I think I could achieve a miracle.”

“It’s a miracle… … ? What kind of miracle specifically?”

“It means a miracle that can kill Serpina at once.”

“!!!”

Irene asked, surprised by my words.

“That… … Can you tell me in detail?”

In my heart, I wanted to make a big joke, saying, ‘It’ll cause lightning to strike.’

The weather was still clear.

I only vaguely guessed that a natural disaster was occurring, but it was difficult to reveal my hand in a situation where I didn’t know what kind of natural disaster it was.

“Just a few more days… … I think I can clearly read the flow of the sky. So, I had no choice but to ask you to make an altar. Because we have to communicate with the sky.”

“That… … Is that right?”

Irene tilted her head in the opposite direction again as if she didn’t understand at all.

It’s cute, like a small animal.

However, he soon closed his eyes and slowly nodded his head.

“… … Okay, Swen. I don’t know what you’re talking about… … I don’t think you’ll talk nonsense.”

Although I was grateful for Iren’s words, I felt sorry because I felt like I was deceiving her.

Still, it’s okay if you just show the results.

“Thank you for your trust. I plan to stay here for a few days starting today and communicate with heaven. If it’s okay, could you bring me some simple food to eat in the meantime?”

“It’s not a difficult request.”

good.

Now all I have to do is sit here for a few days and look like I’m doing something.

Well then, how about trying to communicate with the sky?

I looked at the sky.

And then, as if making a fuss, I looked blankly at the sky.

Funny enough, this time was very healing for me.

Suddenly, I thought about what I should do.

No matter how many times I checked my predictions and the rules of the game world that I knew, this was the correct answer.

‘are you okay. It will work out the way I think. Because that was the only number of cases.’

like that.

On the altar, sometimes I did something that seemed meaningful or quietly recited the lyrics of a pop song I heard while living in the old world.

And this scene, including Irene bringing me food.

It was clearly engraved in the eyes of the soldiers in the fortress.

*

A soldier came running towards Iren, who was taking care of things inside the fortress.

“Hey, Irene. I have something to ask you.”

“Tell me.”

“That… … Swen asked me to prepare two drums… … .”

“North?”

“A drum that can be struck to make sound.”

“I know that, but… … Did you ask me to bring it to you?”

“That’s right. They said that even if it’s not a finished product, it just has to be similar, but I don’t know where to get it from… … .”

Irene was lost in thought for a moment.

‘After carving wood, add cow skin, which is used as food… … I think I could make something similar.’

“I… … Irene.”

“Hmm? What is it?”

“Is this correct? therefore… … Well, oh my. What should I say… … .”

The soldier was speaking in a very cautious tone.

As if he was very sorry for daring to bring up such a story.

“Why is Swen ordering this… … I don’t understand it at all. Aren’t Serpina’s forces planning to invade this fortress soon? Even if you inspect the defense facilities and make additional arrows, there won’t be enough time, but… … On top of a strange altar, they are singing and dancing in a strange language… … As a lowly person, I don’t understand what Swen is trying to do.”

Although I was very, very careful when choosing words, in the end, there was only one conclusion.

He said he couldn’t understand Swen’s actions.

Since he is just a soldier and Swen is a general, he does as he is told – but he is appealing to Irene, who is in a higher position than Swen, to see if this is really okay.

And Irene was also able to quickly figure out what the soldier really wanted to say.

This is behavior that I don’t understand, so are you asking me for an explanation?

“I understand your concerns. Because I also couldn’t figure out exactly what he was trying to do.”

“Then-”

“Just.”

Irene slowly closed her eyes, then nodded, opened her eyes, looked directly into the soldier’s eyes, and said:

“I guarantee it. Swen is never a man who does unnecessary things. Would you please consider me following Irene Juliette’s orders here?”

“Iren’s order… … What do you mean?”

okay.

I honestly don’t know much about a man named Swen.

If the person responsible for all of this was General Irene, the soldier could follow.

Who is she?

Of all the commanders of the Brans army, wasn’t he the one who gave the most to those who were just soldiers?

“… … Okay.”

“Hmm. Meanwhile, I would like to ask you a favor.”

“Say anything, General Irene.”

“I would like you to prepare wood and cow hide.”

“Old!”

The soldiers clearly also had eyes.

That’s why I was noticing all of Swen’s strange behavior at the moment.

Not only the soldier who asked just now, but quite a few other soldiers approached Irene with similar questions, but she was somehow able to silence all of their complaints.

If Irene, who was trusted by the soldiers, had not stepped forward and intervened, Swen, a new general who was not trusted by the soldiers, would not have been able to do anything, let alone properly install the altar.

‘Swen. I trust you. now… … I won’t hesitate any longer.’

In this way, she was clearly protecting the man she was trying to protect.

* * *

indeed.

After a few days, the sky started to become cloudy, as if salty.

Fortunately, it didn’t affect my immediate vision.

‘Just as expected!’

As expected, lightning, the most likely natural disaster after landslides, seemed to hit Serpina County.

Since I had initially assumed it was a lightning strike and had talked to Iren about the sky, I felt relieved inside.

Like that, today too, they mumble meaninglessly, select two soldiers and let them beat the drum as much as they want, then take a piece of paper and place an appropriate pattern on the bottom of the altar, and then place a stone on it to prevent it from blowing around in the wind. It looks very attractive, but in reality, there is nothing. When you are repeating actions.

“Thank you for your hard work today, Swen.”

“Irene.”

She brought us daily bread today too.

It wasn’t that sumptuous food, but it was just the right amount to satisfy my hunger.

“Thank you so much every time.”

“No. You’re having a hard time. So, how is the communication with the sky going?”

“It’s smooth. Until Serpina-kun comes… … I’m thinking that there might be some way to twist the flow.”

“I see.”

and.

While I was doing all this, Irene didn’t say a word, just brought me food from behind and took care of various parts of the fort while I was away.

Things like gathering soldiers and training them, persuading soldiers who question my actions, or dealing with them according to discipline.

In the meantime, she was taking care of the wounded soldiers, so she must have been much busier than me, who was doing all this nonsense.

“I want to make tea, but… … Unfortunately, there are no tea leaves in this fortress.”

“Please boil it when you return home.”

After hearing what I said, Irene smiled faintly again.

Lately, she has been smiling a lot more.

“Of course. I’m sure we can go back together.”

Seeing her smile made me want to create a miracle again.

Of course, it’s really going to happen, but… … Still, there was something about having a place to return to that made people feel fulfilled.

‘It’ll turn out okay.’

So, as if brainwashing me again, I muttered a few times that everything would be fine.

*

The enemy appeared at the moment when the sky seemed to pour down rain at any moment.

“The enemies are coming!”

“I can see Serpina!”

Even without the soldiers shouting, it was easy to check.

“Swen! I heard the soldiers’ voices, but… … !”

Iren, who heard the news and ran this way, stood next to me and looked at where the enemy was coming.

“… … You’re here.”

Serpina’s army was approaching.

The number of soldiers seemed large at first glance, and there were a very large number of siege weapons.

It made me wonder if they would bring that much siege weaponry to deal with just one fortress.

Normally, the walls would have collapsed in less than a day. The walls of the fortress were so low in defense that they were on a different level from those of a castle.

The moment when the soldiers were close to the castle wall and the catapult was at the right distance for the rocks to fly would be the last moment of this fortress.

then.

If my prediction is correct. And if my guess is correct.

‘Now.’

It is now.

At this distance, lightning will strike Serpina.

From then on, it was more important than anything else.

I slowly got up from the altar.

“Swen… … ?”

I hinted to her.

“Irene. We will definitely bring you victory.”

Then, I looked towards where the enemies were coming from.

‘come.’

Thinking like that, I opened my hands wide.

The show of a lifetime, on which I had risked everything, was about to begin.