Episode. 10 To the Demon Realm (1)
The 1st Knights, led by Leo.
They, who can be called the swords of Battenberg, rode horses with a heavy mission.
“The last location was found in the Viscount of Hitel in the Kingdom of Baren. We head there as soon as possible.”
Leaving Battenga’s territory, he crossed towns and villages several times.
The places where the lich was found were all in a state of considerable damage, so it was clear how much harm they had done.
“I wonder why the filthy demons came over and became a rogue.”
The youngest of the knights, Adren, frowned.
The surrounding scenery passing by quickly was disastrous.
The land was dyed dingy as if darkness had descended on it.
The rotten corpse stung my nose, but the corpse was nowhere to be found.
“leader! It is clear that they are amassing an undead force.”
“Dude, the captain doesn’t know that!”
As if realizing something great, the senior knight gave a face to the youngest shouting.
Although traversing the deaths that landed in the ruins would be exhausting, their mood wasn’t too dark.
“Captain, did you spray some kind of pheromone perfume? My heart skips a beat when I see the leader for no reason!”
“That’s right! It seems like it smells sweet from a few weeks ago, but why do you keep looking at it!”
The members joked with Leo, who ran at the forefront of the group.
“Why do you think you have a crush on me?”
There was a lot of playfulness on Leo’s lips as he attacked him.
Even so, their eyes and attention were sharpened, so the attitude towards the mission was never relaxed.
“I think the captain really sprayed pheromone perfume.”
Adren muttered calmly and drew his sword.
So did the others.
The gaze of the 1st Knights was directed forward at 1 o’clock.
From there the dead appeared.
“Prepare for battle!”
The knights calmly raised their spirits.
I was attacked by them once a day, so there was nothing to panic about.
“Look at it, they’ll only be aiming for the leader again, giggling!”
It seems that the leader suits the taste of the undead? Adren joked.
An aura flowed from his sword.
Even though he was the youngest, he was a knight in charge of some of the best battenberg forces.
At the age of 26, he has risen to a higher rank, so he is a talented person with a promising future.
But soon, he couldn’t help but frown.
“Damn it, that must be exhausting.”
Dozens of undead hordes running madly.
Hundreds of undead came into sight again behind them.
On the pale skin of death, ominous glints shimmered in the rotten eyelids.
Dead but not dead monsters.
“Orcs, trolls, ogres… … Even when the damn people die, they still cause trouble.”
“Adron, if you’re scared, get out of the way!”
“Who said you were scared!”
The knights spurred on the galloping horses.
It’s been a month since I left Battenberg under orders.
The number of undead attacking on a daily basis was higher than expected, and the already ruined villages were more serious than reported.
‘It shouldn’t have been long since they started their activities.’
I never thought he would have gone this far with Battenberg’s eyes wide open.
Perhaps even the head of the household did not know.
That there are so many places that the rich touched.
It was never normal.
Leo let out a sigh.
I don’t know their purpose, but it was clear that the situation would get out of control if I didn’t hurry up and prepare.
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A month has passed since Leo, who taught him the second stage of training, left.
In other words, there was only one day left before Aaron and I decided to head to the Elven Forest.
“You’ve done it.”
A purple aura that disturbed my eyes stung my skin.
“… … yes!”
Beads of sweat trickled down Aaron’s cheeks as he answered honestly.
It’s still hard to maintain for a long time, but I finally managed to do it.
A purple aura formed on the tip of his spear.
As if I was practicing closed-doors alone, he chewed the preserved food carefully and repeated training after training.
I thought he might not be Gide’s grandson, so I thought he was also in the process of tempering.
“If it wasn’t for the change in the mana route and the training method of the First Knight Commander, I wouldn’t have even dreamed of it.”
“Even if I didn’t have anything like that, I would have reached it someday.”
He replied to Aaron, who trembled with humility.
In fact, the man I know has awakened his aura on a bloody battlefield.
However, since the start was much earlier, Aaron’s possibilities became truly limitless.
“going.”
He suddenly took a stand.
The aura on the tip of the spear directed at me swayed ominously.
When Leo saw Aaron’s aura, he said it was ferocious and ferocious mana.
It was a really fitting expression.
Aaron’s mana, which was created in the form of an aura, gave off a viper-like aura.
“Come and see.”
I also raised my sword.
While Aaron was training, I wasn’t just playing around.
gooh-
Dozens of light rode up the blade of the sword.
Soon, they were intertwined one by one, and the blade was sharpened.
It was the ‘Holy Aura’, the special skill that I got on the day I achieved A rank in mana control.
The feeling was new.
I never thought I would be able to handle Aurors.
It was said that he consumed a lot of faith in the process, but in any case, it was a clear aura.
I put my overwhelming emotions behind and glared at Aaron.
In an instant, a purple trail approached.
I swung my sword with all my might in line with his attack.
Quaang!
A roar reverberated in the private gymnasium in the basement of the Short Swordsman’s Palace, and dust rose.
He clenched his throbbing hand and opened his mouth.
“I won.”
“Didn’t I win? Wasn’t the training sword shattered?”
When the dust settled, I finally saw the training sword in my hand.
The fact that the blade of the sword disappeared without a trace seemed to have really shattered it.
Aaron’s ability to penetrate anything.
It was the result of encountering the piercing aura.
“How about your spear?”
More than half of Aaron’s spear was straightened.
I looked at my window and said to him, frowning.
“If I had been a little stronger, your hand would have split as well.”
“I don’t know what kind of horror would have happened if I hadn’t stopped the spear in the middle.”
Aaron is uncharacteristically proud.
okay. How happy it must be to finally be able to deal with the aura that rotted inside.
‘I’ll have to be broad and understanding.’
It was when I was nodding my head alone like that.
Aaron stiffened his expression and approached.
“young master.”
“huh?”
He slowly knelt down and lowered the spear to the floor.
“Aron Mayer, a mid-level knight belonging to the 3rd Knights of Battenberg. Although he has not become a high-ranking knight, he has the status. As promised, I want to become Richard Battenberg’s direct knight.”
It was the oath of knighthood that I had spoken in front of the campfire after leaving Snowfall.
In my heart, I wanted to hold a vow ceremony in a luxurious way, but time was running out.
I raised Aaron up.
“I’m counting on you.”
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“I will leave tomorrow.”
“Where are you talking?”
The family head, who had not taken his eyes off the report, asked back.
“I’m going to the forest where the ears cry.”
“… … Are you talking about the demonic world?”
He then turned his gaze to me.
Judging by the slightly furrowed brow, it seemed that he didn’t like my answer.
“No.”
“Why?”
“If you go with your skills, you will only waste your life.”
“Hello, do you think so?”
“Moreover, the liches brought darkness. In such a situation, it is unreasonable to say that it is a demonic world.”
“I have nothing to do with them.”
At this time, the liches would have coiled themselves in the southern kingdom of the northern continent.
The line of movement did not overlap with the Demonic View, which was north of Battenga.
“Are you saying you’re going to go to the Devil’s Land by yourself?”
“Aaron Meyer is with you.”
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At my words, he narrowed his eyes.
“I should have told you not to expect support from Battenberg.”
“He signed an oath as of today, and has become a knight under my direct command. Now, before being a knight of Battenberg, would you like to be my own?”
So I added that I’m just taking my article.
“… … .”
The housekeeper looked at me without saying a word.
It looked like he had a lot to say.
Seriously, why is this man acting like he is not like him?
“I, too, have achieved many achievements.”
I pulled out the ice crescendo that was wrapped around my waist and lifted it up.
A whiter beam of light began to emanate from the white blade of the sword.
“I am able to handle Auras, albeit immaturely.”
“… … Whoa.”
Seeing the family head admired even a little bit, the feeling was new.
Should I say that I feel that my hard work has been rewarded?
It was my foresight to bring an ice crescendo in case I ever had to show off my aura in front of him.
“You really are an immature Auror.”
When to admire
The head of the family soon gave permission.
Actually, the place I’m going to is the forest of the elves in the demonic realm.
If he had known this, he would have tried to keep me inside the house somehow.
“When I come back, Dragon Heart and Gide will be with me.”
At first, the spirit of the housekeeper, which had taken people’s breath away, seemed to have gotten used to it now. I unknowingly trembled.
“joy.”
He was arrogant and knew how to yell at me, but he snorted once and opened his mouth.
“Still, you came just in time.”
“What are you talking about?”
The householder took out two large wooden boxes from somewhere.
“It is an item sent by the Dwarves.”
“… … !”
Gulp, saliva swallowed.
It’s something I’ve been waiting for for the past two months.
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When I returned to my room after the private meeting, there was a note. It was from Mary, who had left it in Snowfall.
[Ho-le! Master Richard. How have you been? Snowfall is still snowing today… … .]
Roughly summed up, he said that he was doing well in Snowfall, and that he was praying every day with followers and believers.
“It’s a lot of trouble.”
I felt sorry for her who had to stay in that cold town because of me.
Still, it seemed like he was enjoying himself, so it was a relief.
At that time, a postscript that I had not found before caught my eye.
[PS – Manager Ben Hair is working hard on the development of the village, but he said that it will take a considerable amount of time to develop it as a tourist destination because the village is so old.]
Ben Heir.
He was a man sent by the family head in the name of helping manage Snowfall.
‘Was he originally the assistant treasurer of Battenga?’
Having been an assistant for half his life, I thought I should at least make him the manager and finance manager of Snowfall.
So, after giving him the 100,000 gold he received from Baron Hessen, he sent him to Snowfall.
It was a time when he was laughing at the thought of his embarrassment after accepting a large sum of money.
smart-
“young master. I heard you called.”
Aaron came to my room.
“Oh, sit down.”
He opened his mouth to him as he sat down in the chair across from him.
“Did you lose your favorite spear while saving me from the Death Knight the other day?”
“Ummm, did you care about that?”
“I didn’t really care.”
When Aaron becomes strong, I benefit too.
I put the two wooden boxes I had received from the governor on the table.
One was very long, and the other was a little short in comparison.
Among them, he pushed a long wooden box toward Aaron.
“This… … ?”
“While I was asking the householder for a new weapon, I also told you about it. It just came.”
“Do, young master… … !”
In an instant, water welled up in Aaron’s eyes.
Even if I pretended not to, it seemed that I was upset at the loss of my favorite song.
“It’s a dwarven weapon. Let’s say it’s a gift to commemorate becoming a knight under my direct command.”
In fact, I haven’t checked it out yet either. After being handed over to the head of household, I headed straight to my room.
The fact that a new weapon arrived the day before departure doubled my joy as much as I had given up halfway.
“Then shall we open it?”
I looked at the box in front of me, clutching my throbbing heart.
A wooden box that boasts a more refined appearance by painting oil on high-quality hardwood.
reached out to it