Episode 112. Join(1)
“Tilfitz. I have something to tell you.”
“···········?”
Tilfitz had to put a lot of effort into managing his facial expressions.
How did you know my name?
No one knows the name of the Great Sage except the Pope, the Emperor, and a few cardinals.
okay. Come to think of it, there was a cardinal named Heinkel.
I thought that Schlus’ blood might have told me.
no it had to be
“Yes. What are you going to tell me?”
“············”.
At first, he pretended not to panic.
I guess I wanted to feel superior to something that didn’t even know the name…
It was no use.
I didn’t want to give you such a shallow satisfaction.
“I’ll tell you where Durandal is.”
“······································································!
However, Tilfitz felt goosebumps at the immediately following voice.
Durandal.
It was one of the weapons that the strongest demon sealed at the time when humans and demons were at war.
I can’t figure out if it’s true or not, but I heard it’s a sword that can split dimensions…
I just wondered why it came out of the mouth of this human boy, Butterfly.
“I know what Durandal is…”
“I’m running out of time, so I’ll talk quickly. Durandal is buried at the bottom of Lake Mysteel in the Trud Kingdom. I know it’s hard to believe now. Ruth Heinkel’s favor.”
“············”.
gibberish.
This man was talking nonsense with a proud face.
At that time, the cognitive impairment system was destroyed.
“Excuse me, sage. I’m really sorry for interrupting you while praying.”
“Oh, no…”
The man was about to return to being polite again.
crazy guy
I just didn’t think of it that way.
Is she doing that to hide her original personality from that saint?
Anyway, I didn’t know.
It was just a stupid sheep being rude to me.
It wasn’t just once or twice.
It was enough to pass it by with a smile.
“Then stop.”
“Yes. You can come again next time.”
Right after the door slammed shut.
The smile disappeared from Tilfitz’s face.
It’s crazy psychopathic bullsh*t.
No matter how much I tried to ignore it and pass it on, a feeling of uneasiness remained somewhere in my heart.
It was not difficult to guess the true nature of the awkwardness.
“Why is it Durandal…?”
If it was a bluff, it could be hit with anything else.
The Day of Judgment written by the heroic man, Gawain.
If that’s not the case, another one of the sealed weapons, the Barpe…
But, why is it that it was Durandal?
The sword that disappeared just before it came into my hands when the ancient war was in full swing.
The sword that he had never shown to anyone, but wanted to have it and traveled all over the continent.
How the hell do you know…
“What the hell is that man?!”
It didn’t make sense.
It’s a fact that even the same demons don’t know that I’ve been coveting Durandal.
Or was this all a coincidence?
Someone who knows my name ‘accidentally’ picked up Durandal’s name?
That made no sense any more.
I hate to believe it, but the conclusion I came up with as a result of rational reasoning was this.
“You know who I am…”
The man knew everything from the beginning.
Everything up to me
Crucially, he said:
Do not forget that you have received the favor of Schlus Heinkel.
“sh*t.”
How far do you know?
Tilfitz has long played the role of representing the Mines, reconciling the conflict between humans and Mines.
It means that she cannot but defend justice, even on the surface.
As long as I’ve received a favor, I have to repay it commensurately.
“Eh, ah. Maybe.”
I don’t think that’s really Durandal’s location.
What’s at the bottom of Lake Mysteel located in the Trud Kingdom?
nonsense.
Now I’d rather believe in coincidence.
“hahahaha…! Really!”
my head hurts.
I have to go find Durandal, but there is a contradiction between wanting Durandal to be there and saying that he shouldn’t be there.
There was no option not to go looking for it.
Durandal meant a lot to Tilfitz.
“Alexia….”
Now Alexia was to the point of resentment.
You said that Schlus Heinkel was an unusual human being, not that he was a madman who could see through the true nature of the demon.
should’ve given you a warning
So that I don’t look down on him like this.
to come up with something.
“iced coffee······.”
In the worst case, Schlus Heinkel could have demanded the provision of Tilfitz’s force.
Schlus Heinkel is the person the Emperor of the Empire is wary of.
It was the guy who was preparing for the emperor to oust him.
If it’s time to lend power to such a guy…
“I hate getting involved in war!”
It must be time for him to face the Empire.
Maybe it was a matter of wielding the power of the demon towards the hegemony of the continent.
Tilfitz already felt his head hurting as he thought of excuses on how to avoid being mobilized in war.
***
“I miss Emilia.”
“Huh? What?”
“······not.”
It may have been that he was too used to Emilia’s food.
As soon as I eat the soup the innkeeper provides, I see Emilia in my head.
Anyway, is Emilia okay?
I thought maybe I would leave the mansion and join the intelligence service and meet Hurt Locker after a long time.
Being alone in that big mansion all week would be so lonely.
“depart.”
“Already? How long have you not been able to rest?”
“I didn’t stop to rest. The replacement and supply of horses is over, so we must leave quickly.”
I ignored Einz’s immature voice at once.
I didn’t come here to see the Pope, I just came to see what I had to stop anyway.
The meeting with the pope did not happen, but…
In any case, the situation on the front line was not usually serious, so we had to run as fast as we could.
“Shulus.”
“···········?”
I packed my things and left the inn one by one, and I felt my sleeves being pulled behind me.
Looking back, it was no wonder Iris.
Apparently, he was aiming for a situation where there could be only the two of them.
On the way back, I was with Trie, who was waiting.
“What did you talk about with Dae Hyeon-ja earlier?”
“I don’t think I’m obligated to tell you.”
“No! You still don’t believe me?
“I trust you, Iris.”
It was sincere.
I never wanted to give the impression that I distrust Iris.
To convey that sincerity, I grabbed Iris’ both hands and made eye contact with her.
“In this, you are by far the person I trust the most. You have already saved my life twice, and I will live with endless gratitude to you. I will live to repay you. My one life, only when I will burn it for you I will live waiting.”
“I don’t have to…”
“No, I must.”
There were some lies, but mostly the truth.
The person I trust the most is Trie, but…
Already, Iris didn’t seem to have the time to even tell if I was lying.
It was the first time Iris had ever seen a person face to face, but couldn’t look into their eyes.
I guess that means you’re impressed.
I did just that.
I made a corpse that everyone was looking for, and I made it to the best university in the empire, and I’m playing chess, and I can’t help but feel proud and happy.
“I will live for you, Iris.”
“Shulus… you can’t do this.”
“What do you mean?”
“They say you shouldn’t do this just because the monk isn’t there…”
“Emilia? What does that child matter now?”
“············”.
I couldn’t understand why Emilia suddenly appeared.
“Oh, I see. I know that Schlust believes in me…”
Iris immediately shook off my hand and jumped out.
It seemed that he was moved by the slight trembling of his voice to the point of tears.
I thought maybe he was thinking something like ‘This taste is a saint’.
“So, plan well. In the future I see, we’re going to rush and lose the war.”
“Is that really true?”
“Okay. Don’t you believe me?”
“············”.
It was a long song.
Is this sincere or is it just a made-up statement to raise awareness?
Still, the purpose was achieved.
What he was talking about with the great wise man was a thing of the past.
“Let us go too.”
Before Iris noticed this and asked again, I quickly joined the party.
***
“It’s arrival.”
“Uh… eh?”
A meadow at sunset.
I woke up by patting Einz and Erica on the shoulder.
It seemed that Iris and Trie had not slept either because they had been watching their movements the whole time.
I almost passed out because of motion sickness…
“Can’t you see anything around here?”
“Shh.”
As I got off the carriage, I warned Erica to be quiet because she was making stupid noises.
Perhaps Einz was smart enough to follow me, keeping his mouth shut and bowing down.
There was no need to explain to Trier and Iris.
Trier would have understood the situation just by smelling the air on the battlefield, and Iris would have looked into the future.
“No, why are you stopping here? We have to go to the castle.”
“There are no castles left occupied by the suppression forces. In effect, the entire southern area is the enemy’s sphere of influence.”
“Ah·········································································································· huh?!”
Didn’t I say that all the castles were taken away yet?
Erika was startled and bewildered, so she could not continue to speak.
“Well, then what?!”
“There is a fortress where the remaining suppression forces are stationed. We have to go there… The problem is that the possibility of being surrounded by the enemy is infinitely high.”
It was for this reason that the carriage stopped in such a remote meadow.
If you get close to the fortress and run into an enemy, it’s a big deal.
Of course, there was also the possibility that he could use his magic trick to grind enemies and run to the fortress…
It wasn’t my favorite way.
It was better not to inform the enemy that a powerful wizard had joined the suppression force yet.
“You’re welcome to go back.”
Iman the carriage returned.
Now there was no way to go back.
They break through this meadow and somehow reach the fortress.
Otherwise, it was just death.
“No… are you going to kill us, Schlus?”
“Don’t worry.”
I also prepared myself.
So there was really nothing to worry about.
Leaving behind Erica, who still looked distrustful of me, I stood at the forefront and moved forward slowly.
Tree stood at the very back and gave a guard of the four weeks.
Slowly, the fortress began to appear.
I could see the enemy encamped a little far from the front of the fortress.
But the problem was that Jin was not one.
Enemy camps circled around the fortress at intervals of about 200 meters.
It seemed like I had to sneak through them.
“Are you really sure? Are you going to crawl through the enemies and go to the fortress like this?”
“Shut up, Erica, because if you keep quiet, you can succeed enough.”
“okay······.”
I wish I could omit that answer as well.
It was a moment when he shook his head and moved forward.
tuk…
“Well?”
There was something on my feet.
It wasn’t that hard to be a stone.
I gulped down my saliva and ran through the bushes.
“Huh?!”
“············”.
was a mercenary soldier.
A Beast soldier who lay down on the meadow and slept.
I quickly drew a sword with my left hand and aimed it at his neck.
“If you don’t be quiet…”
“Emergency! Bisaang! Here are five beasts!!!”
“damn······.”
A sound similar to a siren rang out.
It was the moment when I was perplexed.
“emergency······”
Scratch!
The flashing blades rushed in, and the man’s neck fell.
When I turned around, I saw Tree calmly wiping the blood from the blade with a towel.
“ah······.”
Erica and Einz looked very confused.
Is this the first time you’ve seen someone kill?
However, there was no time to take care of two people who were mentally weak.
Booa…
“It’s an intruder!”
“It’s over there! Surround!”
Beast soldiers from all directions were running and besieging us.