Episode. 42 To the Southern Continent (2)
『… … hehehe.”
Calgoss twisted his lips up.
It was very funny how this brave guy didn’t even know the god I served.
Albert didn’t even know that the father of the demons was Hor.
The tribes always pretended to be chosen by the gods, claiming to have received Hor’s orders only in words.
Those were the warriors of Hor, and Calgos hated them very much.
That’s why I didn’t answer Albert’s question properly.
“There is no reason for me to answer.”
He hoped that Albert would continue to treat Richard as his junior.
I was very curious about what kind of expression this poor warrior would make when he learned the whole truth later.
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The Southern Continent is a very dangerous land for knights.
If he made a mistake, he might be surrounded by wizards and bombarded.
The most important thing is stealth.
Because of this, I had to organize a small elite.
“Aaron, Gide, Moritz, Adele, you go with me.”
I called my people together and explained the destination.
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Then, the faces of Aaron and Moritz were especially spectacle.
“Why am I suddenly going to the Southern Continent?”
“it’s crazy! What if there is a war!”
The two men, who had been standing there looking dazed, started talking noisily.
I looked at them for a moment, then shifted my gaze to Gide.
He fiddled with the tip of his handsome mustache, but unexpectedly didn’t say anything.
sh*t.
Instead, he gave me a reassuring smile.
Kiya, you have changed a lot.
He nodded in satisfaction and opened his mouth.
“We are going to stop the war.”
“yes?”
“It looks like Marx’s family tree is stained with darkness. The Southern Saint alone won’t be able to solve this situation. We have to go and stop him somehow.”
Bapel Marx, who has been betrayed.
I wasn’t sure if I could ever get him back.
Sorry Alan, but we had to conceive of killing Bapel.
If you don’t kill that one, there will be a war.
The air froze hard.
Aaron and Moritz were in the middle of spewing out a soundless clamor.
“Eh, if it’s Marx’s family head… … .”
“Thunder Emperor, do you mean that he became a demon?”
“It’s not Mine. It would be more accurate to say that he became a heretic.”
Demons and heretics are distinctly different.
In the case of the former, his body and mind were consumed by demonic energy, and he became nothing more than a demonic beast.
In comparison, the latter was human, but more like a devotee serving the darkness.
It is obvious that the viciousness would not allow comparison with something like a demon.
“If you don’t want to be with me, tell me now.”
At this time, there was silence in the room.
Moritz, who had only opened his mouth as if his jaw was missing, was also making a firm expression before he knew it.
next day.
I found the king
His face, which he hadn’t seen in a long time since his speech, was in full bloom.
“Heh heh, Lord Richard. What did you come for?”
“I think we need to leave for a while.”
“… … Where are you talking to?”
“Clouds of war have begun to rise from the southern continent. Our Horgyo must stop it.”
Huh, the king let out a deep sigh.
Where did the good-looking face go? Concerned eyes turned to me.
“It’s funny to say this to you, but… … It would be dangerous indeed. The southern continent is not a very kind land to you.”
“There was no place on the road I had walked that was not without danger.”
“… … i will help you What do you need?”
He talked like he would give me anything I said.
The sight of him taking off from the back of the throne seemed like he would quickly pack his things if asked to go to the Southern Continent together.
Of course, that didn’t happen.
“As His Majesty knows, the dwarves’ forge has settled in the north of the capital.”
“exactly. With this, Baren is like having wings.”
Now that I see it, the reason why the king’s expression was good was because of the dwarves.
Hey, the Dwarves, who couldn’t take him, were glad that they had nailed it near Baren’s capital.
“Please preach well so that they can become followers of Hor.”
The king patted his chest.
“Leave it to me.”
It was a short answer, but it couldn’t be more reassuring.
Before I finished my private meeting with the king, I gave you one good news.
“In the Prot Kingdom, some nobles are being selected and promoted to be evangelized by the Marquis of Trantis.”
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My party to the southern continent and I rode horses.
The first destination was the smithy of the White Anvil tribe.
Kaang, Kaaang-!
A gigantic building resounding with the hammering of master craftsmen.
When I opened the door that was less than half the size of my waist, Hurkeum turned around.
“human! Are the materials ready already?”
“No, I stopped by because there was a place I needed to go to.”
“what!”
A short, rough hand grabbed my collar.
I wondered what this was, I looked at Hureukeum.
For some reason he was standing with a desperate expression on his face.
“When are you coming back?”
“It will take quite a while.”
“Then no! Can’t you get the light when you need it!”
I squinted my eyes and looked down at the dwarf running around.
“When did I say I would supply it? It looks like this side has already fulfilled the deal.”
“Large, so… … We just want to keep the deal going a little longer. Don’t you know everything too?”
Food, laughter came out.
Whenever they try to raise their ransom.
As I was still looking down at him, Hureukeum exclaimed.
“If our work is great, wouldn’t you benefit too? Let’s help each other!”
“Hmm.”
“Nice building! how do you plan to do that? It would be much better to build it with light.”
Dwarves are basically blacksmiths.
However, he also had a good understanding of architecture, and his pride in it was also exceptional.
To them, it was said that the value of light that could be used anywhere was infinite.
“Then pray.”
“what?”
“If you pray, Hor will give you light.”
“What kind of nonsense are you talking about all of a sudden, human?”
I shook my hand at him who tilted his head.
Baren decided to take charge of evangelism anyway, so we thought about leaving after finishing our business.
Hurkeum, who had been struggling for a while, went into the blacksmith shop with a sigh.
When he reappeared, two spears and a dagger were also present.
“Oh, oh!”
“You look beautiful… … .”
“Is this my new weapon!”
The three boys who had been far away came running in one month.
The three pairs of gazes, full of encouragement, were busy scanning their arms.
“joy. Among the ‘good weapons’ made this time, they are carefully selected.”
Hurkeum’s words were not an exaggeration.
A ‘good weapon’ refined with light was enough to steal the knight’s heart.
“Thank you for your concern. Then see you next time.”
We left the smithy behind and mounted the horses.
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“Saint!”
“Without a message… … ! By any chance, are you coming to see us?”
After riding a horse for several days, they arrived at Rio Castle before they knew it.
The knights who opened the castle gate and greeted us were in tears.
“No, I didn’t come to see you.”
“Don’t pretend it wasn’t!”
“I missed you, saint!”
Is it because the deeper your faith grows, the more you like me?
The men of Rio Castle I hadn’t seen in a long time couldn’t communicate.
I found elves among the men.
I was thinking of adding Tassar and two elves to the Southern Continent this time.
“All right. I will prepare right away.”
Tassar, as expected, showed a plain attitude.
This was Adele rubbing her cheeks in my arms.
“Rio Castle is still there.”
While the elves were getting ready to leave, we looked around Rio Castle.
Reinforcements remained intact under the pretext of preparing for an attack by wizards, so the castle did not seem to have changed much.
“Holy Son, so where are you planning to go?”
The lord of the castle and the leadership approached and asked.
“It’s the southern continent.”
Unsurprisingly, my answer caused a lot of waves.
I rallied them, calmed them down, and issued a warning.
“Do not loosen your guard. Wizards may attack sooner or later.”
If things go wrong and war breaks out, the first place to be attacked is Rio Castle.
The background of Mary’s precognitive dream was also here.
“… … All right. Don’t worry about the castle, please be careful.”
Seongju patted his chest and said.
The knights and soldiers who were listening to the conversation also made a firm expression.
Soon, with Tassar and the two elves fully equipped, we exited the south gate of the castle.
As we went south, Magi, who had not disappeared, grabbed our ankles.
I ran through those filthy things with faith.
That’s how we arrived at the ruins of Pauline Castle again.
“That giant has really disappeared without a trace… … .”
Moritz muttered in a trembling voice.
The place he quietly pointed out was the spot where Calgoss had laid down.
‘under… … My weapons.’
There was nothing in the hollow ground where the giant lay.
No Dragon Tooth, no Ice Crown and Frostcloak.
It made me sick to my stomach.
It was time to grind my teeth thinking that there was Calgos in my mouth.
『Tu-billion.』
A heavy burp hit the goal.
“You son of a b*tch!”
I tried to throw away the ‘bad luck’ right away, but I endured it with superhuman patience.
How is this sword made?
“after… … depart.”
Gulp, Moritz, who was wearing a cloak, swallowed heavily.
If you go down south from Paulin Castle, it is the land of wizards.
For him, who was born and raised in Battenberg, it would have been no different from heading to enemy lines.
However, he was not a coward to back down in front of enemy lines.
“Yes, brother. Let’s go now… … !”
“Don’t call me younger brother pretending to be close. Ugh.”
“That’s too much, really!”
Moritz jumped around and shouted in anger.
There was no more tension in his appearance, so it seemed like a pointless joke had worked.
‘ruler… … I’m finally stepping on the Southern Continent.’
I looked at the stretch of land below Pauline Castle.
The Land of Wizards, the Southern Continent.
A little sense of danger and a little excitement pounded in my chest.
Of course, that artifact exists in the Southern Continent.
Until now, the ancient ‘artificial heart’ had to be watched while sucking a finger.
‘Ludwig… … If he found out, he would make a fuss, but it’s not my part-time job anymore, is it?’
There is nothing to shy away from in the yard dug in the family register.
I was thinking of using the artificial heart to cast magic.
‘Who should be my magic teacher?’
Many candidates passed through my mind.
Tassar and the elves.
Or the saint of the south, Alan Marx.
However, there are still other best options out there.