95 – Desert People
There weren’t many cases where the wagon that was running hard suddenly stopped.
When we were still in the Church Office, the horse suddenly collapsed once.
And twice I found Oasis.
For the rest, it was time to camp in moderation, or to get a good night’s sleep and rest.
So, unless it’s important
There is no such thing as a carriage suddenly stopping.
But today Stella’s radio ring didn’t ring, and it wasn’t the evening when it was time to rest.
The wagons that had been running hard in front began to slowly walk in place.
Accordingly, the wagon we were riding in also slowly stopped, and the wagons following us also stopped in place.
“What’s going on?”
Stella spoke into the radio ring to find out what was going on.
On the other side of the ring, I didn’t hear anything other than to wait for a while, saying that I was assessing the situation for a long time.
And to what extent has it been organized?
Now I heard the voice of someone I could only call familiar.
– Yeha. A nearby desert tribe is blocking your path.
“What does that mean, brother?”
– Seeing that a terrible storm is coming, it seems to be referring to a desert sandstorm.
“I see. First, I’ll have to listen to the details.”
It’s a desert sandstorm…
Isn’t it a terrible disaster that suddenly appears from the desert and wipes everything away?
I heard that in the past, several expeditions disappeared in an instant.
By the way, is there any way to know when such a terrible disaster will happen?
“It’s usually difficult. However, the desert tribes that worship Zethos, the goddess of wind, are different.”
“The goddess of wind?”
Come to think of it, it’s a name I heard once during priestly training.
I can’t remember exactly what it was, but…
“He is one of the servants of the main god of Hellenes. He likes sweet black tea.”
“Are you close with him?”
“Except he’s too picky… Hmm… No.”
Looks like you just tried to sweat the goddess?
My wife doesn’t seem to be as afraid of the curse of the goddess as I thought.
“Then are the people of the goddess Hellenes also religious?”
I don’t know if I’ll be scolded for my lack of study, but I did it once and saw it.
A guy called priest…And the saintess’s husband didn’t even know the goddess’ family…
What the hell am I doing?
“Everyone belongs to the Hellenes except for the goddess of darkness.”
“Aha…But why is the Dark Goddess alone?”
“The demon king is the one that he chooses to be born with.”
“Hmm… After all, I don’t want to serve you.”
“Ahahahaha…”
Why does he make a demon king and turn the world into a mess?
I wonder if there is something that upsets the goddess.
Later, when I meet the goddess, she should put everything aside and ask me to talk to her.
I’ve only met her once.
***
“Is this the person?”
When I got out of the carriage on time, I saw a man wearing a neat suit and a silver crown on his head, kneeling down on his knees.
Anyway, it seems to be very different from the image of the desert tribe I had in mind.
“Holy Lady, I am Greenwald Astral, a legitimate direct descendant of the Astral warrior.”
“Nice to meet you, Your Highness Ashtal.”
Isn’t Ashtal definitely a swordsman from the legend of King Jin?
A direct descendant of such a person is still alive…
But why is Stella calling that person to be her Highness?
“The person next to you must be your wife, Mamai. Nice to meet you. My name is Greenwald Ashtal, the chief of the Ashtal tribe.”
“Nice to meet you. I’m Elvin von Hellenes.”
I don’t know what it is, but I said hello the way I learned before.
I did all the gymnastics with Stella in the moonlit night to learn this.
“Then shall we get to the point?”
After I finished the Ansa, Stella took my hand and led me to come this way.
She didn’t respond and was taken as she led.
“When will the desert sandstorm arrive?”
“In the next two days.”
Stella is immersed in her thoughts and thinks, ‘Two days later…’.
It seems that he is thinking about the time and schedule to return.
“Where is the detour?”
“I have to go around a little bit, but if you head east, you will find a desert city in the kingdom of Adala. Let’s rest there for the night and then depart.”
“Okay. Thanks for the advice.”
Then he greeted me and led me by the hand into the carriage.
I like the wagon because it’s cool, but Stelle’s appearance looks a bit strange.
Is it okay if I ask why?
I’m worried that I’m just sprinkling salt on the wounds caused by me.
“Sister…”
“Why is that?”
Stella still holding my hand tightly.
For some reason, that hand was shaking a little.
“Your expression is a bit scary…”
“Yes? Ah…Sorry.”
Stella stroked my hair slowly, then gently stroked my lower cheek and chin.
It seems to be getting better now.
“Looking at that person’s face, did you feel that you couldn’t forgive him for some reason?”
“Suddenly? No idea why?”
“Yes. All of a sudden since I heard that I am a direct descendant of the Ashtal family.”
“Hmm…”
The Saint and Ashtal…
If there’s a relationship, it’s only about Jinwang.
Stella seems to have seen him for the first time…
“First of all, how about leaving?”
“Yes… The detour is east.”
As soon as Stella spoke to the ring, several voices came out.
Various knights, coachmen, and even our maids.
It looks like we have to go back because of the sandstorm…But it’s still comfortable, so we’ll be able to do something, right?
I hope there will be no more strange accidents.
*
Why is there nothing wrong with my hunch?
Every time I wish that an accident or incident would not happen, something happens.
Even now, the wheels of the carriage in front of us fell into the sand.
So, several of the knights inside were injured, and it’s fortunate that Stella and Perry’s recovery magic healed them to some extent…
One of the most important wagons was broken, so we had to ride together in another wagon.
And I had to move my luggage to another place, and I had to tie my horse to another horse and go with it…
I had no choice but to arrive in the city and decided to buy a wagon with air conditioning.
“But it’s good that the security is being taken care of.”
“If it doesn’t work out, I feel so sorry for our knights.”
To think that the knights would suffer losses because no one did anything wrong.
It may seem absurd to us, but the Knights won’t have such a disaster.
But Stella seems satisfied that no one got hurt.
As expected, people are very kind.
“hehehe, it’s nice to not be hurt.”
“Come to think of it, that horse followed your sister?”
“Yes. Is there anything too cute?”
“Then why don’t you take the horse home? I guess we can ride it in the yard and raise it.”
“That… Is that okay?”
“What’s wrong? The front yard is so large that I wondered if I should play golf, but I’m glad I did.”
At the time, cars were still very expensive.
Horses are also the most convenient means of transportation.
Of course, Stella seems to want to be kept as a pet, so I wonder if she rides it…
I should also put something like a carrot in my mouth once in a while and stroke his hair.
“It must be a bit inconvenient for the broken carriage knights.”
“Other wagons must be pretty big, right? There’s even a bed for four people…”
“Then…That wouldn’t be too bad.”
It is difficult to think of a carriage that can barely fit two people.
The wagon that Stella and I were riding in was at least 13 pyeong in size, and the other wagons were easily 20 pyeong.
This is possible because the weight can be adjusted with gravity magic so that the horse is not burdened.
I heard that this world would be in serious trouble without magic.
***
“Seobang-nim, I’m going out for a while.”
“I’m coming too.”
“No, just buy a wagon and I’ll be right back, so please wait for me.”
I sat down again when Stella said it was okay not to follow me.
Actually, it was too hot to go outside, so I wanted to stay in the carriage, but I’m glad I did.
I turned down the air conditioner all the way and pulled the blanket over myself while feeling the cold wind.
Originally, it is common to adjust the temperature by covering the air conditioner after turning it on to the point where it is cold.
“Haa…Good good…”
It’s not as good as my house, but the wagon is really comfortable.
To the point where I can’t remember how many times I’ve said this.
“But this city is louder than I thought.”
The village is so lively that there are even children looking in from the outside.
This glass is said to be a magic mirror that makes it possible to see the outside from the inside, but not the inside from the outside.
As if they had noticed that they couldn’t see inside, the children went back with regret.
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