episode_0086

There were fewer people at Ymir’s tomb than when I visited it before.

“···It looks like it rained down like thunder here too.”

“Is this all submerged in water?”

“I think so.”

The water in the moat overflowed and the sidewalk was submerged.

Even though three days have passed since the rainy season! Thanks to this, the colorful flowers are submerged in water and sway like seaweed. Meanwhile, minnows and other fish were swimming in groups.

It was a rare, beautiful sight.

Jules’ face was rotten because his feet were wet.

“I don’t know why it rained so much this rainy season.”

“···Sure.”

The outskirts of the village were where ramrats, centaurs, and rarely terubs sat around and set up stalls. Some sold their goods on wooden carts, but basically they sold their goods sitting on mats.

As the water rose, the mats could not spread out, and there was no movement of people, making it that much more desolate. That means that all the guards on the tree are looking this way. And that too, very clearly.

They even hung arrows on the bowstring.

…Isn’t that harsh?

“Why is it so cruel?”

“Well? Is it because I kicked out the guys who were deployed?”

“······Still, it’s serious?”

Setting the bowstring means that you are in a position where you can actually shoot within 1 second without just aiming. If you think of it as a soldier, it means that the chamber is loaded with live ammunition.

“What I did was a crime. Since they specifically stated how long they would be visiting, there must have been instructions from higher-ups. That’s probably why we’re on guard.”

“It was a crime?!”

Does it make sense for Gongjiga to break the law?!

This crazy person splits the thread!

“So, did you think it was legal?”

of course! What kind of person are you!

Why, even as an outsider, I thought it was a severe overreaction!

Rather than a demonstration of force, I find it more surprising that there is someone who has the guts to do something like this.

Juul also kept his mouth shut, as if he didn’t want to attract the elf’s attention. After that, I just walked quietly. The unexpectedly grand welcome continued even at the inn where we were staying.

“The village is like this, so there are no empty rooms.”

“There are no empty rooms.”

“Unfortunately, there are no vacant rooms today.”

Everywhere he went, he was rejected and kicked out.

······How many times have you been rejected like that?

Eventually, even the red glow of the sunset disappeared behind the trees.

“I guess I should sleep homeless.”

“······Let’s stop by one last place.”

“Yes.”

In the end, the last place Juul headed to was Felix’s workshop, which made my bracelet.

“Felic, are you there?”

“Today is business… Juyul?”

At the sound of Juul’s voice, Ramrat, who was cleaning his armor, widened his eyes and looked at Juul through the glass window of the door.

“I’m sorry. They say it’s because they don’t have a place to stay.”

Tadadat! Sigh───

Felik opened the door, took out his head, looked around like a thief, and then quietly opened the workshop door.

“Welcome in!”

“Sorry for being late at night.”

“No. What brings you to Ymir’s grave at this late hour?”

“I came here because I had no place to stay. I also want to take care of repairing armor as well.”

“Ah, could you please give me the armor again this time?”

It’s a quiet voice.

Jool took off his scarred armor and handed it to Felic.

Picking up the armor, Felic ran his hand over the torn or pierced area, then sighed.

“···In the end, it broke through again.”

It’s a timid voice.

“It was a needle arrowhead for armor. If it weren’t for that armor, an ax arrowhead or a hunting arrowhead would have come flying.”

Felic shakes his head.

“If it hadn’t been pierced in the first place, you wouldn’t have been hurt. I’m really sorry.”

“Where in reality is there armor that blocks needle arrowheads? And, I have a question.”

Felic’s head, which had been examining the armor, suddenly turned towards Jool.

“······Why is the village so quiet?”

Felik’s face suddenly hardened.

Now that I think about it, even though it is night, it is very quiet.

“···There was a murder case.”

“What incident?”

“A famous pigment craftsman melted about 15 days ago.”

It was a sound of growing cognitive dissonance.

This seemed to be the same for Jules.

“What?”

“People literally melted! It melted and turned into a thick liquid, leaving no bones behind!”

Felic opens his eyes wide and looks at Jules as if he is complaining through body language.

“What are you talking about? How does a person melt if he or she is not ice?”

“It’s true! The whole family melted like soup, starting from fingertips to toes! Thanks to this, the inside of the village is extremely chaotic. There’s even a rumor that Lindt’s name has set up shop nearby!”

It’s Julias. It’s definitely Julias!

In that case, the dead elf must be the one who killed Sorshay and stole the purple pigment. It’s melting the whole family. …It’s not for nothing that she got the nickname Grand Witch.

“It’s just a rumor… but after that, when the sun goes down, the city becomes quiet like this. It is said that at night, you encounter Lindt!”

Jules smiled and shook his head.

“There was no sign or smell of a dragon. It’s a rumor.”

I thought they kicked us out of the inn on purpose, but that wasn’t the case. They said they were afraid of dragons and stopped us from returning home.

Thanks to this, the inn was fully booked.

Jules sat down at the low table.

Felic began tearing out the holey parts of the leather armor using a tool made by processing Terub’s fingernails that Juul had brought him.

“And, there are many stories about Juyul’s slaves. I heard you were a child chosen by a servant and possessed the qualities of a priest?”

Felic’s eyes, as he glanced at me, were filled with all sorts of complex emotions. ······Because just a month ago, I was an idiot who didn’t even know how to change underwear.

Now, that guy has had an accident and has become paralyzed and has come to stand trial. As an acquaintance of Jules, this must be something I can’t ignore.

“Now I can wear it.”

As a joke, let’s point to the underwear. Felik’s expression frowns strangely.

“Is being able to wear underwear something to brag about?”

“No.”

“Stupid.”

It’s a joke I made as a joke, but why are you so serious?

Juul is the only one who laughs at my joke.

“It’s shabby, but if you don’t have a place to stay, you can sleep here. The smell is really bad though.”

“Thank you for your help.”

Felic flinches.

“You don’t have to take this to heart.”

Jules is a person who remembers what he receives.

Someday, I will repay you somehow.

“And I want you to process this.”

When Juul held out Nightcrawler’s translucent fishing line, Felik’s eyes caught something special.

“Isn’t this… Nightcrawler’s bait line?”

“That’s right.”

“How can I process it?”

“Use half as a bowstring, and take the rest.”

Felic chuckles.

“When processed, this fiber becomes transparent enough to be difficult to distinguish with the naked eye. If you use it as a tripwire, it could be of great help to Juyul’s work.”

I’m not the type to write things like that.”

“···Okay.”

Jules held out the money pouch on his waist.

“This is the request fee.”

“It’s okay───.”

“Take it. I also included the amount of the armor I gave you before.”

Felic looked up at Jules with an aggrieved expression.

“If you give me that, don’t you think I’ve been hard selling you!”

The voice is full of resentment.

But Jules shook his head as if it was nothing.

“I am a public official. You know you have to be honest, right?”

When Felix was also mentioned as a public official, he had no choice but to accept the money bag and continue repairing his armor.

“···I understand. The repairs and processing will be done by tomorrow, so please go inside and sleep.”

“I have someone I need to meet. I’ll ask for Sihyeon.”

“Yes. Please come back.”

Jules started taking me to the lodgings inside the workshop.

“Seollang. I want to sleep there, not in the master bedroom.”

When I point to the guest sofa, Jules tilts her head.

“Why suddenly?”

“I want to see the workshop.”

“Really? Like that.”

Because it seemed like Felix had something to say to me.

Jules put me down as if it was no big deal and left the workshop. Felik took a look at the front door of the workshop where Juul left, then looked at me with a curious look.

Then, the work began.

I lay down on the sofa and watched it for a while. How much time has passed?

“You. What did you do?”

“······!”

I thought you weren’t going to ask, so I almost fell asleep.

“······I carried out Seolrang’s orders. Yusria interfered with the operation.”

“···Executor Yusria is one of the strongest rangers in Ymir’s Tomb. Because of that, I also tend to have a lot of self-control───.”

He says something that cannot be ignored.

“What do you do if you have strong self-control? I don’t have the basics as a human being.”

Felic chuckles.

“Do you… think of yourself as the same person as other people?”

I knew you could say something like that.

“You are a slave. It is morally possible to protect human rights, but there is no problem at all if you do not protect them. This would be especially true if it was a bright red person. What I am saying is that you have no right to demand a certain attitude. I should have gone back and reported to Seolrang.”

It’s not that I have nothing to say.

” That bitch interfered with what Seolrang was trying to do, and not only did she get hurt, but she also incited the murder of a friendly witness who helped solve the case. Thanks to you, I missed the two wild guys.”

“······What?”

“She’s such a bitch. I lost two of the monsters that skinned people alive because of that woman!”

Felik was speechless. Just for a moment.

“Well done.”

In the end, I agreed.

I don’t understand how on earth she had the confidence to spread my story around the neighborhood. In the end, your shallowness will end up strangling you.

“······Executor Yusria is a direct descendant of the Moon Priest who worships Ymir’s tomb. It is one of the clans with the highest status among elves.”

so? If you wear an inappropriate coat, you should take it off.

“I guess he was a good person.”

“Okay. Since the other party also serves thirteen servants, he will punish you leniently because you were chosen by God. However, if Seolrang goes too far and defends you, I hope you don’t drag Seollang into it and just admit to your crime.”

That was my intention from the beginning.

Because this person and I have received so much from a person named Jules.

“Yes.”

“Good.”

Felic moved his stopped hand and resumed repairing the armor, and I closed my eyes, using the sound as a lullaby, like someone addicted to sound.