episode_0060

Because there was a light following her, I was able to follow her in blind spots. How long did you walk after her? Laughter and tired groaning sounds were heard from the downhill side of the hill.

“Why isn’t that bitch so tired?! Captain. It’s not going to be okay… W-what is it──?!”

I lowered my posture and lied down in a prone position.

Because I was assimilating with nature, I was self-suggesting and just looking at the tree in front of me without moving my head. I listened intently, didn’t even move my head, and just looked straight ahead with my eyes open.

The smell of resin emanating from the tree attracted attention.

···The tree is badly injured and sap is flowing. It was a sign of the bear’s territory. Are there bears around here? Bears are dangerous because they roam at night.

Just as it is natural to be hungry at dawn, bears are also hungry at dawn. It’s fortunate that there are others.

I walked while keeping my distance from the dragonia, but it was dark at night and the dragonia had gone down the hill, so it was easy to hide.

That person is perfect for attracting attention, from the way he carries light to the unusual outfit. Additionally, once you see the light, the dark adaptation is released. All I have to do is keep my gaze down so my iris reflection doesn’t show up.

I couldn’t crawl because the sound would echo, so I couldn’t see their faces.

I put up on tiptoes and began to quietly crawl on all fours with all my might. If I repeat the same accident as before, I might really die this time.

In order not to follow suit, I gently scraped the ground with my hands and removed fallen leaves and branches. Thanks to this, a distance covered in 10 seconds takes more than 1 minute. It’s dark and most of the place is covered by bushes, so you can’t tell who is there or how many people are there.

“Excuse me for being late at night.”

“No, who are you───.”

“It must be Horus’ Dragonia.”

“Yes. We came to you after receiving a report that you were using magic tools for conflict purposes.”

“I’ve never done that before.”

A low, heavy voice was heard.

“We have confirmed the magic tool actually used, and based on the circumstances, you are the most likely suspect. To check this, we would like to look into your memories. Your memories will not be used for any purpose other than solving the case.”

······Check your memories?

How do you check your memory?

“There’s nothing we can do if Dragonia wants it. I will cooperate.”

“Thank you for your cooperation. Do you also agree?”

“Yay~” “Yes.” “Sure.”

······The voices echoed at the same time, so I couldn’t tell how many people there were, but there were at least five.

“Me! I want to try it first!”

What kind of crazy person is this?

He is laughing heartily as if he finds this situation amusing. Isn’t it fun?

I’ll make it not fun…! There are twelve arrows. There is no poison to hit, so unless you hit a vital spot, there is virtually no hope. A bright light began to spread.

[index]

“Hmm~♥?!”

“That crazy bastard. It’s damn bad again.”

Some people chuckle.

The predators’ attention was taken away by Dragonia, and the surrounding area suddenly became brighter, so I was able to roughly see how many people there were.

There are about ten people, one goblin, eight humans, and one deverg. They all have mud smeared all over their bodies, and there is no flash of daggers visible here and there.

If iron is not polished, it will rust like crazy, so all workshops basically polish iron weapons and armor.

I don’t think there would be a separate matting spray or coating for a place like this, so that’s also custom-made. ······How does a thief have a custom-made weapon? There may be someone around you who is on the lookout for fortune telling.

As soon as the light burst from the white wings, I could clearly see where Elysia was. Elysia— What the fuck—?!

They put harpoons on his legs and shoulders, and tied him up with rope! The harpoon was fixed to a bow and tied to a tree, and Elysia’s bound face was extremely blue.

I lost a lot of blood.

If you don’t cut off the harpoon, you can’t fly.

Even if I cut it off, will it be able to fly? Next to him was a dead human. For some reason, the head was dented—it looked like it had been hit by a wing!

“Isn’t it time to start getting poisonous?”

“It will turn around soon. After the examination, the wings are cut and the child is taken back to the colon wall.”

poison?

If poison is the problem, there is an antidote given by Amor. The effect is immediate and I personally felt the drug being neutralized.

In addition to healing wounds, it is also effective against exhaustion. All I need is for Elysia to fly right now. It’s the only thing I can do now that I’m distracted by Dragonia.

“It’s over. Would you like the next person to come?”

“Brain, is your brain massaged──?!”

Why does that insincere voice irritate my personality so much?

“Damn.”

I slowly crawled forward with my hand and gently removed the tree branch. I approached it as if I was crawling with all my heart, but it was too slow. If you run, it’s only a distance of less than 10 seconds!

When I crawled that distance, even after 20 seconds, I couldn’t even get to half of it.

[index]

“What are you going to do about that bitch? You smashed Goose’s head, but you’re not just going to sell it, are you?”

“I will cut off that bitch’s two wings myself. I should leave those wings as a gift. I’m going to sell that bitch to the choir.”

“Well, then can I do that with that?”

“Hmph! If the previous captain had been around, people with no sense like you would have been beaten to death for spreading sexually transmitted diseases! Because of people like you, everyone in the company got syphilis!”

Company member?

······They are soldiers! Right now, nothing can be seen, and even if the light bursts in due to Dragonia’s magic, the appearance is only blurred.

“That’s right! If the captain had shot her, she would have been hit in the head instead of in the leg!”

It’s a goblin’s unique, thin voice.

“Then we must have done it with a corpse, right?”

“Don’t get involved with your hobby. Do it in moderation.”

“The inspection is complete. Would you like the next person to come?”

“Hey you crazy guy. Massage your brain?! I don’t feel anything.”

“Khaha! Do you believe that guy?”

[index]

Now half way.

Just go a little further, just a little further.

Since the wings are not tied, all you have to do is cut off the harpoon rope.

“Shut up. If this continues, a white bitch might come.”

White bitch?

Jules suddenly came to mind. The only white one is Juul, right?

“Captain. Even if she’s that white bitch, if she gets stabbed, she dies, right?”

“No. Don’t die. That’s a monster. Even if it were a wolf, it would have collapsed if twenty poisonous arrows were hurled at its body, but that bitch didn’t collapse. Five people died at that time.”

There is only Juul.

That guy has experience fighting Jules! ···You fought Juul and survived? With that monster?

“He rushed over and pulled out the head of a living person with his hands. I swung the pulled out head all the way up the spine and blew off the person’s head. At that time, the spine that was swung exploded, and one of Captain Cliff’s eyes was blown out by the fragments.”

“A. That doesn’t make sense, does it?”

no. With Juul, it is possible.

“That’s true. From what I heard, he even defeated an ogre by himself. It’s a famous story among southern sub-humans.”

“···Are you coming? Auger by yourself?”

“As long as the white bitch is here, you better keep your mouth shut. It’s hard for me to handle it too.”

“Would the next person please come?”

“Let’s finish this quickly~ I want to go wash and sleep.”

[index]

We’re almost there.

Groping forward…

Jing!

“──────?!!!”

ah?

A high, loud sound of bells rang out from the trees.

These guys aren’t even soldiers. What kind of tree branch did they hang bells on…?!

“···Didn’t you hear the bell just now?”

“Hop. Go and check it out.”

“Yes.”

What should I do?

What should I do? I have no choice but to fight! If you shoot an arrow and hit the head of the guy coming—the sound of the bowstring bouncing is so loud! The moment you shoot, you will be chased!

It’s almost impossible to hold a knife to the neck like in the movies, and what if the other person screams even if I get closer?

Still, in the end, it’s as good as dead.

There’s no way I’m faster than them, and even if I try to hide right away and move hard, it’s obvious that if I hear a sound, their consciousness will be drawn to me. The small goblin’s footsteps, which I couldn’t hear, only started to be heard when I got close by.

I made up my mind.

Convenience disease…?

Should we go with the convenience bottle concept…?

okay. That’s all! I put the slave bracelet in my pocket. I was glad I had left the lock unlocked because of what happened yesterday. Let’s stay still for now. Even if I understand rationally, I don’t know if I understand emotionally, but my heart continues to pound. Soon a goblin appeared in front.

The mud applied is the same as the others, but a small sheath can be seen on the goblin’s thigh. It’s a small dagger. Like Jool’s dagger, it is not something that can be used by simply ignorant people, but a weapon that requires a certain level of skill to use.

As our eyes met, a chill ran down my spine and goosebumps began to appear. The goblin walked up the slope on short legs, tilted its head towards me, and soon began to approach without hesitation.

“What is it? Aren’t you human?”

In contrast to my nervous appearance, the goblin started looking around me without any signs of surprise.

“Why is there a human boy?”

“Human boy? What kind of human boy?”

“I don’t know.”

[index]

The goblin grabbed my arm and started pulling me out.

Everyone’s eyes except Dragonia are on me. Elysia’s puzzled eyes were ignored.

Coming out of the bushes, I can finally see people clearly.

There are nine men to one woman, one goblin to one Dverg. I think I couldn’t see one of them clearly because he was covered in bushes.

The mud on my face may have dried and was being repaired, so my face is still wet. It seemed like white powder was mixed into the mud to make it odorless.

All had bows and daggers, and only Dverg had a crossbow. As expected, it is a pulley crossbow.

However, unlike a typical crossbow, it had a lot of complicated features attached to it. Like modern crossbows, there were various arrow holders under the crossbow, and the arrows in them had a different shape from regular arrows.

At his waist are very thin knives, cutters, hatchets, machetes, etc. There are also crossbows. A string crossbow is a weapon that fires when a string is pulled or a tripwire is pulled. The string crossbow itself can be used as a string to set traps or from a distance, so it is a suitable weapon for Southerners who are sensitive to smell.

At the same time, it was a weapon I hated.

What other weapons are in that man’s stubby backpack?

The other people were simply armed compared to Deverg. They were all equipped with bows and daggers with black bowstrings, and they seemed to have plenty of arrows to spare.

The person called the captain did not carry a weapon. He looks at Dragonia.

“Do you know that child?”

“We don’t even know each other’s names.”

People’s eyes became even more confused at Dragonia’s response. Deverg tilted his head, opened his eyes wide, and pointed at me.

“Uh! That bow! It’s a pulley bow! Is that expensive?!”

“What? Why is such a small bow so expensive?”

“You can get 30 silver coins for just one of those! Although it is small, it is a traditional weapon of Doomheim that is as strong as this crossbow!”

“Thirty?”

At the mention of thirty silver coins, people’s eyes began to change from wary to searching. There is no way for a convenience soldier to carry expensive and proper weapons!

[index.]

“Isn’t it too expensive for a bow that a child will use?”

“I think that crossbow was made in Dunheim, too?”

The person touching my stomach glances in my direction.

“Hey, you ate well and your skin is beautiful! These gaiters are being distributed to natives of the South. They seem to be the children of hunter-gatherers. Honey, where are you from?”

I don’t know who asked the question.

Create a repertoire using the materials they spit out at will!

“Well, I was out hunting with my father… and a wild boar suddenly ran towards us after being hit by an arrow. While running to avoid wild boars… I got lost. He… ran away and got separated from his father… But… he heard voices around him and saw a light…”

“Ah~!”

Deberg groans and acts knowingly.

“Sometimes there are people like that. If you get hit, you’ll just run away, but they’ll chase you as if you’re going to kill them. People like that need to stick an arrow between their eyes.”

I can only thank you for sympathizing with the lies I made up.

Thanks to Deverg, the other watchmen seem to have put aside half of their suspicions.

“It’s okay. I don’t know where home is, but if I go with the guys, I can go home.”

A man covered in mud all over his body, looking like a beggar, is grinning and showing his yellow teeth. It’s burdensome because it feels like I’m seeing a mud monster.

The mud on the beard paradoxically looks like mud instead of a beard. It keeps dripping from there.

“Who are you guys?”

“Haha! That’s why it’s like this, we’re the barrier guards they fear the most!”

“······!”

Wall Keeper!

I heard it from my father!

It is said that in order to protect the long border called the Great Wall from the Southern Ain, over hundreds of thousands of Drekkar people were brought in as conscripts and made their living guarding the Great Wall.

Speaking of the Wall Keeper there, he is an expert among the southern demi-human experts. In Korea, this is a special forces unit. …There’s no way such people are here?

“······Really?”

“Okay then! If you follow the men, you will be able to meet your father, who came to report you missing at the Great Wall. then? All I have to do is go back with my father.”

He said something plausible and held out a strange-looking iron badge──

Is it true?! When I looked closely, I noticed that everyone had the matted barrier guard’s skirmisher badge on their chest, either on their clothes or on their necklaces.

Skirmishers are one of Drekkar’s special scout units.

Why the Drekkar army? For what reason did they kill children under the age of ten by skinning them alive?!

“Mr. Do you even think about the children you left behind in your hometown? That’s completely trash.”

The man who treated me kindly turned around and responded to the young voice.

“The child I left behind in my hometown is as big as you. Unlike you, I got married. And because it was a nuisance, I came out myself.”

“No, what on earth is such a nuisance? Is that your land or your child’s land?”

“You have to have children to know.”

The person I was talking to shakes his head.

“Stop talking. Didn’t you hear what the captain said earlier?”

“I want to go back and wash up quickly…and sleep!”

Military discipline is a mess.

It may be that Korea’s military discipline has become too rigid, but in my opinion, it is a mess.

[index]

The man who came out for the first time getting tested glances at me, scratches his chin and looks me around.

You are doubting it.

Where, where did I go wrong?

“But… was there a human village around here?”

Oh, there is no village?!

The eastern river is too far from here, and the area around here is where the Southern Ajin live, so there are no people! I need to plan my repertoire properly!

“That’s why I’m here.”

“···But something is strange. The accent is the same as that of an imperial person.”

You’re from the Romania Empire…!

“What are you talking about? Dberg… Wait, can you speak Dberg?”

“What dverg? They speak a common language. His pronunciation is so good, it’s clear that he’s a native of Habstenburg.”

“Crazy bastards. They’re saying shit again.”

The woman laughed as if she was disgusted and sat down on a suitable rock.

[index]

“Mr. Dragonia. What does it sound like to you?”

A woman asks Dragonia, who is using magic.

Although I thought it was half a joke, all eyes were focused on it, wondering if it was long or not. ···That person is someone who doesn’t get jokes.

I slowly pulled out and unwrapped the gourd.

“To me, those words don’t sound like human language.”

“Phew!”

Even though he says meaningful things, Dragonia just does his job indifferently. The watchmen chuckled as they saw Dragonia participating in the joke, and only looked at Dragonia to hear the next words.

I’m really grateful that you caught people’s attention with your vague words.

“Don’t joke. What do you hear?”

To put an end to the joke, the watchmen’s attention began to focus on Dragonia. Thanks to this, I was able to easily approach Elysia. I opened the lid of the vial and poured the medicine into Elysia’s mouth.

Even if you look at the rope that bound the arms and legs, it is not thick enough to be cut with such a blunt knife. Even if you push the knife in, it takes too much time to cut it.

You have to take a picture and cut it out.

If you cut it to pieces, the joke will end in the middle!

I felt resentful of Jules for no reason. Sharpen your knives in advance! We won’t be able to run away together because of our harpooned arms and legs. I can’t help it.

You have to cut it off so that you can run away, even if only by yourself.

“Those are not Ain’s words.”

A faint sparkle appears in Elysia’s eyes and she comes to her senses.

There was fear in his eyes as he looked down at me with his tightly closed mouth. There is no time to pull out the harpoon. He struck hard with the dagger given to him by Jool, cutting off the harpoon cord.

Pak—!

“What…”

He struck down the remaining harpoon line and cut it off.

“Hey! What are you doing?!”

“Run away!!!”

“Catch me! Let’s go together!”

Damn! Let’s die together by getting hit by an arrow?!

“Do you want to be hit with an arrow?!”

“Hurry and catch it!”

” Let’s go! I’ll take care of it!”

Elysia looked at me, and then flew high into the sky, blowing winds like a typhoon.