episode_0091

Nioh’s explicit question made the atmosphere as cold as midwinter. Everyone is doubting their ears.

It’s an obvious mistake. I should have expected Nioh to ask something like that.

Over the past hundred years, I have been exterminating as many monsters as possible in the Demon Forest in order to make history flow as closely as possible to past history. Of course, Nioh was in the middle of the battlefield.

In other words, to Nioh, I am someone who wants to destroy everything in the Demon Forest. Even if the target was a human being, it would have seemed like no exception. When the tragic warrior party came to the Demon Forest, we killed them.

So, from Nioh’s point of view, it may be a thoughtless question, like asking ‘Can I catch these trolls?’ while facing a group of trolls.

“… Su, su, Suoka? Well, my friend just said something… ?”

“Obviously, I said ‘just like last time’! Does this mean that they hunted humans other than us?”

“In the Demon Forest, you can’t be at ease just because you look human! They could be demons!”

“Oh, no! I checked it earlier! Mr. Suoka was fine even while holding a cross in his hand!”

The timing was bad, but it was really bad. You clueless human being.

It’s a difficult situation and I’m embarrassed, but I don’t show my embarrassment. My ability to respond is not so pathetic that it can easily be disturbed by something like this.

“What? Well, then it couldn’t be… A murderer? Or is it a man-eater?”

“Hieeek… ! Poetry, cannibalism… ! Is this really true, Mr. Suoka? Could it be that they really do something like cannibalism… !”

The gaze of the hero party falls on me and Nioh. There are half eyes demanding an explanation and half eyes that are hostile and wary.

I need to explain before it’s too late. But there is no need to rush. I burst out laughing heartily.

“Hahahaha!”

A question mark appears in the gaze that is so intense that it stings. Are you curious? Why am I smiling? Now I’ll tell you, listen carefully.

He placed his hand on Nioh’s shoulder. He then pressed his thumb against Nioh’s neck. It is a location that cannot be seen by the warrior party. It will just look like close friends arm-in-arm.

“John, you are talking about getting into big trouble! What if they hear it and misunderstand it?”

“Hmm? Suoka? Was I wrong?”

“Come to your senses! They are human! That means they are not demons! If you don’t believe me, I’ll give them this cross!”

I threw the rosary to Merlin. Merlin caught it with his bare hands. I pointed at that figure and shouted.

“Look! These are people! Not demons! So there is no reason for us to ‘hunt’! Isn’t it?”

The rosary is an important symbol that distinguishes between humans and demons. Previously, it was used as a tool to disguise that I was human, but now it is used to remind Nioh that the hero party is human.

Of course, Nioh would not know that they were humans. He is the ‘King of Humans’, so it would be impossible to ignore humans. The important thing is to inform the hero party.

Kuuk-.

“Ah, these are people? Aren’t they demons?”

As if my constant warning had worked, Nioh finally gave me the right answer. That’s a good thing.

“Yes! Have you hunted so many demons that you can’t tell the difference between humans and demons? Of course we have no reason to kill!”

“Hmm, I understand. I understand.”

“I’m sorry, Mr. Merlin. Since our John used to hunt demons all day long and has never seen humans in the demon forest, he must have believed that you were demons. I didn’t explain it well.”

In short, the reason Nioh saw the hero party and asked, ‘Can I kill them?’ was because he mistook them for demons. Anyway, you Nioh guy, you’re annoying me. I have to pay a lot of attention.

“Ah… ? So, you’re not a man-eater… ?”

“Of course! Why would my friend eat you! Right, Johan?”

He hit Nioh’s neck with his finger. Nioh seemed to have gotten quite used to matching my rhythm, and nodded his head sharply.

“Of course!”

“Everyone heard it, right? We are not cannibals or murderers. They are just hunters who make a living by hunting in the forest.”

“Whew… Well, it was something like that… My heart was pounding… .”

Merlin takes a deep breath and sweeps his chest. The tattered robe covering his entire body was shaken once.

“… Saddam is long. We don’t have much time. I fully understand that you don’t have a dangerous plot, so let’s get to the point.”

The man who had been quiet behind the warrior group all along came forward. He was a man with sharp eyes whose dazzling golden bob was especially eye-catching.

“Is it true that you will take us to the Dragon King?”

It’s my first time seeing this man, but I think I know who he is. The color of a man’s hair reveals his identity.

“Of course.”

“Okay, that’s it. Since I have been entrusted with guiding you from now on, let me introduce ourselves.”

Brilliantly bright blonde hair. There are countless humans with blonde or yellow hair, but only two of them have that level of ‘brilliance’.

“I am the warrior Serjel de Siegfried. Under the government’s order, he was ordered to annihilate all the demon beasts in the demon forest. Hunter Suoka, please take good care of me in the future.”

A warrior, and the royal family.

Serjel de Siegfried is from the same family as Fray de Siegfried, the warrior from a hundred years later. Although not a direct ancestor.

“Oh, I never thought I would meet a warrior in my life as a hunter! We’ll ask you to take good care of us!”

The warrior, Serjel, held his hand and shook it up and down. Serjel’s expression was as blunt as an iron wall. It’s not fun, please accept it.

“I am Katarina, the thief of this party.”

“nyang! My name is Igor! I’m in charge of scouting at the party!”

“My name is Victor. He’s a spearman. It’s an embarrassing boast, but I have a record of winning the Empire’s Martial Arts Tournament for 5 years.”

The warrior party members introduce themselves. Merlin smiled with pride, as if he was proud of his party members.

“Victor, didn’t you win that martial arts competition with a bribe? Is it okay to brag about something like that?”

“What nonsense! Mr. Igor, are you insulting our family’s spear skills?”

“Stop both of you, how can you fight every time you open your mouth? And Igor, don’t cross the line when you make fun of Viktor. He won the martial arts competition solely with his own skills.”

A warrior’s weighty assertion. I glanced at the tall man named Victor. He had long blue hair down to his waist, and had a long spear hanging from his back.

A thief named Katarina was a rare beauty with red hair. Several daggers and daggers were tied to his waist. How many lives have been lost to those memorizers so far? There is quite a bit of morale felt.

Igor, who introduced himself as a scout, had cat ears on top of his head. It’s a beast like Aru, but the species seems to be different. There is an animal trainer, Jjambap. I waved my hand affectionately at Igor.

“Kyaarung!”

But Igor only treated me harshly. After all, cats are creatures that should not be understood. I clicked my tongue.

“Good. Serjel, Katarina, Igor, Viktor and Merlin. As you might have guessed, we are Suoka and Yohan. I plan to guide the dignitaries from the empire to the Dragon King Endros. And if you want, you can participate in the war.”

“Participation in the war? Why would you take that risk?”

“You may not know this, but this friend also has a grudge against the Dragon King. I lost a colleague. Is there any need for rhetoric other than this?”

While asking that question, I looked back at Nioh. It is said that it takes three years for a Seodang to recite Pungwol, and King Ino, who had now learned quite a bit about how to notice, immediately agreed.

“That’s right! My precious person died because of the Dragon King! I hate revenge! I want to hunt!”

“Did you hear? We too have wanted to kill the Dragon King for a long time. But the Dragon King’s power was so strong that I had to keep my head down. Then, I met your warrior party! It is true that the Dragon King is strong, but it would be a different story if he could be with a party of heroes!”

Things are running smoothly. I smiled behind my mask.

I don’t know exactly what process they went through, but the hero party in their previous life captured the Dragon King Endros together with Nioh. It’s not like he awakened in the demon forest separately like he did at the warrior party a hundred years ago.

After facing this, I understand the reason. These are strong. Even more than the warrior party from my previous life. Merlin is at the level of an ordinary archmage, but all the other warrior party members are several numbers higher than the last warrior party.

I, the Irregular, intervened, but I am merely a connector. If you bring Nioh and the hero party to the Dragon King, they will hunt the Dragon King on their own.

However, what I was a little worried about was how to bring Nio, who was disgusted and traumatized by revenge, to the Dragon King.

“Dragon King! Hunting! I’m looking forward to it!”

Nioh sees the Dragon King as ‘prey’ rather than ‘object of revenge’. I guess I’m lucky. Why is it that the sky, which hates me so much, is holding up my hand?

“That’s why… ! Sorry! We have painful memories for no reason… .”

“Hmm? It’s okay because it’s been a while. You don’t have to take it to heart.”

“Still… Umm… .”

It’s been almost 200 years. These people know us as ordinary people, so I won’t say it out loud.

“Enough, the meaningless chatter ends there. We are not free. If you are going to guide the Dragon King, leave now.”

The hero who has been acting harsh since a while ago, Serjel. Are you suspicious of us suddenly appearing and behaving favorably?

If you act like that, I can’t help but feel sorry for you. If you want to get to the Dragon King quickly, I will take you through the shortest shortcut. You don’t know that that place will be your graveyard.

“The warrior is a cold person. Follow me! I’ll take you to the dragon king Endros’ lair!”

It’s been a while since I’ve had to stage a fraud.

*****

“Keng.”

“Why are you doing this, King Lang.”

“You better get ready, they are coming.”

A wide plain where the cold wind blows. A wolf beast and an angel were standing in silence.

“Coming… After all, there must be two dragons.”

“KungKong.”

“Do you feel any more signs? Did it go as planned?”

“Keng, it’s just the two of us. Monsters are to the west, Nidhogg is to the south.”

“I’m relieved that a ragtag group of a million people won’t be able to defeat the goblin shaman, Metanom… I’m worried about Beatrice. To fight Nidhogg alone… .”

“You can’t be distracted. Two dragons, strong. Little angel needs to help me.”

Aru and Uriel stood side by side looking at the eastern plain. After a while, a couple of huge shadows appeared in the sky along with an earthquake-like tremor. The two women stared at it with cold eyes and swallowed dry saliva.

Thump, thump, thump, thump-.

“… You’re right. Are those two guys the only ones coming from the east direction?”

“Those two are stronger than all the monsters combined. You can tell by the smell.”

Before coming to block the road ahead, ‘Oscar’s group’, including Oscar and Yohan, had figured out the Seven Dragons’ attack strategy in advance through Aru’s search ability and Meta’s information sources. Nidhogg, two dragons, and a group of monsters are attacking from three directions: east, west, and south.

Monster hordes were naturally the meta’s responsibility. It was originally said that Aru would take charge of Nidhogg, who was said to be the strongest, but Beatrice declared that she would be dishonored if she did not step forward and declared herself as Nidhogg’s opponent. Naturally, Uriel and Aru took charge of the two dragons advancing from the east.

“Oscar Is that guy heading north?”

“Keng. Angel younger than that, please give me a ride now.”

Aru placed his foot on Uriel’s shoulder and whispered.

“Tsk, the arrogant wolf riding on the back of an angel will only be four years old.”

Uriel grunted but obediently lifted Aru onto his shoulder.

“Keng, A.”

“Don’t make a mistake, King Lang.”

The next moment, Uriel flew like the wind towards the two shadows at the speed of sound. He carried a wolf girl with her teeth bared on his narrow shoulders. White wings spread out and filled the sky.