episode_0072

The elves of this world looked very different from the existing images of elves.

Of course, there was almost no difference in appearance, and the derogatory term ‘ghost’ was also used here, but…

If the empire I belong to took its motif from ancient Rome, the elves of this world seem to have taken their motif from the Germanic tribes.

The land they lived in was called Ermania.

Of course, as it is only a motif, we do not know how accurate the aspect is historically.

To begin with, its history was not a field I was familiar with.

What was important from my point of view was that the position of the elves in this world was that they were ‘the main enemy of the empire, a barbarian force’.

They call themselves the Children of the Forest and have been engaged in many fierce battles with the legions of the Empire for a long time even before I was reborn in this world.

Among those fierce battles, there was a crushing defeat in which three of the empire’s legions were completely wiped out and even their discipline was taken away, and as a result, the empire gave up on conquering the Ermania area.

Should we at least consider ourselves fortunate that we were not a nomadic people like some people used to do before reincarnating like this?

Of course, we cannot hastily discuss good and evil with them and the empire.

In the first place, the current empire has degenerated into a state that is much closer to ‘evil’ than the reality of ancient Rome, where slave trading prospered as the country’s main business.

Depending on your perspective, it may actually be the elves who are closer to ‘good’.

While in the original world the Germanic tribes were gradually incorporated into Rome, here they are still fighting each other, which may have had an impact.

However, as a person who is likely to end up fighting with them anyway, and if things go wrong, I may end up being decapitated and turned into fertilizer for the trees in the forest or fruit hanging from their branches, so wouldn’t it be difficult to leisurely make such a value judgment?

Especially if it is an invasion so large that it could threaten the survival of the empire, and even be warned by foreign gods themselves.

They had come all the way to this far away place to hunt monsters in order to prevent a war from breaking out in Britannia, but the real war was about to break out somewhere else…

I felt a little dizzy from the feeling of dejection, but it wasn’t the time to be shaken.

‘We must report this to the Empress as soon as possible… and to the commanders of the Ermanian border forts.’

I bowed my head and expressed my gratitude to the goddesses for giving me this valuable warning.

“Thank you for the gift. Thanks to this, I was able to understand the great crisis that was coming to the empire.”

“I’m glad you know how to listen. But you must still be very anxious, right?

Even though the centaur’s legs are faster than any horse, he would have to return by boat to deliver this warning to the mainland of the empire.”

“…Unfortunately, that is the case.”

I could only nod my head as the two goddesses spoke while pointing at Emma.

Even if Emma could somehow give her a little more strength, she was exhausted from all the busy hunting so far, but the time it took to travel by boat from Britannia Port to the mainland was beyond her control.

‘Moreover, it will take quite a bit of time to get to the fortresses that monitor Ermania…

If you make a mistake, the warning may be worthless.’

Of course, if the goddesses brought up a story that I already knew, we could hope that there would be some solution.

And as expected, the gods did not turn away the look I gave them with anticipation.

“If we give a warning in lieu of a gift, but the warning turns out to be ineffective, what will our reputation be?”

“That will never happen, so don’t worry and just go the way you originally wanted to go. We will pave the way for you.”

I wanted to ask in more detail what that meant, but…

I had heard that if you dig into some powers, they disappear along with their secrets, so I suppressed that feeling.

If it was okay to say it, there was no way the goddesses wouldn’t tell it.

“Thank you again for your kindness.”

“Nothing like that. In any case, it is not only a repayment for what you have done on this earth…

If a foreigner who is not tainted by this world ascends to a higher place in the empire, it will also help you because it will reduce the suffering of our children.”

At those words, I looked at the goddesses in astonishment, perhaps even more than when I heard about the elf invasion.

What I just said… seemed like they were implying that they knew who I was, who I really was.

Can the gods recognize reincarnated souls?

So, do they know something more here?

How did I get here and how can I go back to where I came from?

But when my thoughts continued to that point, I stopped the flow for a moment and calmed down my excitement.

I don’t remember exactly when it started, but…probably after I met Rubia and Emma.

There was a fact that I remembered every time I thought of my original world, a world that stopped at the moment I was playing the game.

Now my life is connected to this world.

Even though it is a world full of evil deeds and dangers, I have met people who are just as precious as in the original world.

So, if I go back, I will definitely put an end to everything that happened here and go back with everyone.

The women who reminded me of that promise every moment were now sleeping around that bonfire, waiting to run with me tomorrow.

Therefore, I would no longer ask the goddesses anything, and there was no need to.

Aren’t there more urgent matters that need to be resolved right now?

As the confusion and surprise quickly subsided from my eyes and were replaced by determination, the goddesses smiled in satisfaction once again, and then their expressions darkened.

Half of it was because of regret, and half of it was because the actual image was blurred.

“…Is it almost time for us to stay?

Now, I will have to make room for you so that you can rest in your dreams for another forced march. Please remember what we said.

Blessings to you and those women on your journey ahead…”

Then they carefully took my hand and drew a blue pattern with their fingers on it.

As if it were a farewell, the intense blue light exploded once again and then subsided, and the goddesses left again as suddenly as when they had visited.

Before I knew it, I, who had been sleeping, opened my eyes and woke up next to the bonfire.

I looked around blankly for a moment.

Since when have I been asleep? A moment of confusion as to whether I even woke up last night in the first place.

At a time when I began to doubt whether the things I saw in my dreams were just illusions created by the emotions in my heart.

I could see that my hands glowed in the dawn’s twilight with patterns carved by the goddesses.

There was proof that encountering the gods was not a meaningless fantasy.

When I saw that token, I took a deep breath to make up my mind, planted the spear pole in the ground, and quickly got up from my lying position.

Was it the goddesses’ consideration that I did not feel the slightest fatigue even though I had heard many shocking stories and woke up early in the morning?

Anyway, thanks to that, I was able to move my body right away without any waste.

And it seemed like that consideration wasn’t just for me.

Except for the druid girl who was still sleeping, as if she was tired from performing the reception ritual.

Because the situation was urgent, the eyes of those who woke up despite feeling sorry were not stained with fatigue, but were clear as if they had woken up after a good night’s sleep.

Of course, because of that, they had to accept the shock of the news I delivered, but each person was coping in their own way.

“This sudden war… It’s a headache. First of all, you have to inform your home country of the news-”

“There is no time. Master, we must move as quickly as possible.”

Rubia and Emma understood the information I gave them relatively quickly and came up with a plan on what to do.

Aladikh seemed intrigued by the sudden change in the situation, and Ale seemed to only understand the word war, and his eyes were filled with anticipation with a thirst for blood.

The female warriors who were natives of Britannia and the guide mercenaries who made their living base in this land may have been very surprised to hear the news, but for them, the invasion of the elves was fundamentally a story from across the sea.

Naturally, it was Yong Ah-byeong who reacted most violently.

It was natural, as there was a possibility that the safety of her lord would be threatened by this war.

“… Solve this. Go back to him right now-”

“Even if we go back to the mainland anyway, isn’t it a situation where we have to accompany you? Let’s find some more reason.”

I decided to quickly organize my future plans in order to calm her down as she was overly excited by the news and was shaking her bound body.

I turned the window and pointed the end towards the far east and continued.

“Nothing fundamentally changes.

The hunt in Britannia is over, so we should all go back to where we came from.

As soon as we cross the barrier again, we will immediately launch the letter and start heading toward Ermania as quickly as possible.”

The hunt was over and the time for war was approaching.

From now on, you will see with your own eyes how it will change this world.