Dragon will die (1)
The damp air blew through the hall of the lord’s castle.
The building I use to receive official guests.
A stuffy silence lingers in the space with a sense of unnecessarily wide space.
The elves who had never visited in their father’s generation will come to visit the maidservant.
They seem to be in a hurry to others, but from my point of view, only snoring comes out.
In the first place, after kicking the handmaiden out of the forest, how did she come to see her?
But in this case, my mood is the second issue.
The thoughts of the maid, who is also the party, are the most important.
You’re not saying you’re going to go back to the forest now, are you?
The handmaiden waits for the delegation with a firm expression on her face, whether she knows my thoughts or not.
Rather, it was much more comfortable when he heard the plot of the rebellion of the Duke of Beltern.
At least it wasn’t very clear on your side and mine there.
I asked her, squeezing my voice out of my dry throat.
“That elf… who is it? Is that your brother?”
“He’s not a real brother, and we’ve grown up together since we were little. Like Sylvia in the forest, I was in charge of covert operations and escort missions.”
An old story of the maid of honor that I had never heard of.
First of all, I am glad that I am not related by blood to someone like the mayor.
But there was still a feeling of uneasiness.
In case the handmaiden wants to go back to the forest anyway.
What right do I have to stop her?
The maid’s work has always been the domain of service.
If she had made up her mind otherwise, Count Elcloud would have long since disappeared.
Medusha, who normally would have been talking about something earlier, is also keeping silence for some reason.
Persia, unable to hide her anxiety, constantly glances at the handmaiden.
Three elves entered in between the tight security postures.
The center of the procession was the female elf we talked about earlier.
Although she is a leader, she feels much younger than the maid.
The thrones on the left and right seem a little older.
Taking off their hoods, the party looked around the place fully revealing the characteristics of an elf.
The expression on his face as if he is trying not to be timid is impressive.
“Thank you for inviting me, Count Elcloud. Then I will introduce you formally. This is Laieril, the leader of the Black Forest…”
The elf, who seems to be bright with the manners of the human world, started a brief introduction.
The sister-in-law’s younger sister waited patiently, even with a dissatisfied expression on her face.
If he showed a disrespectful attitude, I tried to catch him and kick him out, but it’s a pity.
Since I am welcoming guests at my castle, I will of course omit the introduction here.
The black forest village chief, who was paying close attention to the maid’s outfit, said cautiously.
In fact, it seems that he had a more prosperous title than the village chief, but I don’t want to call him that.
“Then Lord, even if I talk with my sister for a while…”
“Move to a more comfortable seat.”
The lord’s audience is not a place for comfortable conversation.
It is designed to sound well, so the lord’s dignity is felt, but it takes time unnecessarily.
Moving to the nearest drawing room, we exchanged uncomfortable glances while sitting around a round table.
Sylvia, who brought tea instead of the maid, pours a cup of tea and recognizes it from the other side.
“Is this… did you raise your own?”
“Using elf skills outside the Black Forest…”
“Be quiet. You are not qualified to say that.”
When an aide who has never said a word expresses dissatisfaction, the village chief shoots sharply.
As I struggled to put up with it, the maid asks a question in a calm tone.
“How did you find me?”
“Yeah, I heard rumors that there was an elf maid in El Cloud… Almost all the other elves have returned to the forest. So I thought it was the older sister.”
It’s been a long time since the maidservant has been active in this area, but the rumors from El Cloud cannot have reached the Black Forest…
Could it be because of the last time we went to a shopping street near the academy?
At that time, there were definitely many eyes to see.
As I regretted it belatedly, I started persuasion from the other side.
“Sister, I know it’s rude to say things like this now, but…”
“I wouldn’t have come here if I had known I was really ignorant.”
“Persia.”
Persia’s sharp pin glass, which was growling like a dog all the time.
I put my thumb under the table, giving him attention.
I’ll give you a snack later.
The village chief and the elves had blushed thanks to this.
Still, I couldn’t be bothered.
The power of the elves is much weaker than that of our kingdom of Dracor.
It’s just that the maid is exceptionally strong.
Even during the Great Rebellion, they were used as slaves, but now the summoning technique is more advanced than it was back then.
These guys can’t handle a single Count of Elcloud, let alone the Kingdom of Dracor.
“Yeah, but my sister somehow settled here…”
“Your father, the former Earl of Elcloud, accepted me. My hometown drove me out.”
The maidservant responds with a thorny tone, as if remnants of that time remain.
That’s a good sign.
The mayor of the Black Forest immediately protested as if it was unfair.
“No, well, because the elders didn’t listen…”
“There was nothing we could do to protect the Black Forest.”
“Look at this.”
“But now I don’t have to choose between the two.”
Do you think it was a pity to see him kicked out?
but. She is a talented person who cannot be replaced by a handmaiden.
Otherwise, the Black Forest would have conquered the world earlier.
After a brief quarrel, the village chief turned his gaze back to the handmaiden.
“Unnie. We made a mistake. It seems that the benefactors are no longer there anyway, can we come back to the forest now?”
Dozens of swear words and pin glasses are on their tongues, screaming for them to spit out.
I barely put up with that desire and waited for the maid’s answer.
Maybe… really, maybe they want to go back to their people.
So that my worries like that go away.
The maid did not blink an eye and answered immediately.
It was a response without a single hesitation.
“If Essha burns the Black Forest to bring me back, what will you do then?”
“Huh? What is that…”
“It seems that you still don’t know much about the situation in the kingdom, but there is no big difference between 40 years ago and now.”
After listening to the maid’s words, I clicked my tongue inwardly.
I didn’t even think about it because of the anxiety that she might leave…
I don’t know, but Eshas can’t let her go.
The handmaiden is the kingdom’s highest level summoning swordsman.
Moreover, it is much easier to use, unlike White Gaju, a swordsman of a similar level.
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Just looking at her hunting for the Demon Eye Dragon just a few days ago, didn’t she do a good job?
Now that the three old dragons are looking over the realm, it is absurd to let a powerful person like her be docile.
“If it’s Eshas, it’s enough to burn the forest. I’ll at least threaten it.”
“then…”
The faces of the elves suddenly darkened as Medusha spoke a few words.
Are you just giving up like this?
Also, these guys don’t deserve to take the handmaiden.
As I was convinced of victory inside, the maid drinks another drink next to me.
“By the way, when do you think the Black Forest will send reinforcements?”
“… What?”
“The beasts of the old dragons have already reached a distance. Even the Black Forest cannot be considered safe.”
The location of the Black Forest is near the southeastern border of the kingdom.
It’s not too far from elcloud.
In the first place, the Countess of El Cloud was on the maid’s escape route, so her father was able to protect her.
If Drakor is defeated, the next is the Black Forest.
The handmaiden pointed out the obvious fact and asked for support.
“Dracor, our ally, is in crisis, and I believe you won’t just sit around and watch. Above all else, if you really care about me…”
“Suddenly, the reinforcements!”
“Yeah, I thought so. Then please leave. But I don’t know if it’s necessary to leave the Black Forest unattended when it’s dangerous. It might be better to just erase it from the map…”
An elder, who seemed particularly pessimistic, is afraid to speak.
Now that I can’t be considered savage… It’s all thanks to the maidservant that the Black Forest has been safe so far.
It’s back to normal, what can that person say?
The small, startled village chief hurriedly hangs.
“Bo, I’ll send it to you! Two Black Forest patrols?”
“That would be enough.”
Since there are two units, it doesn’t seem like a lot, but seeing the maid nodded her head, she seems to be an elite soldier in her own way.
but. There are enough heads here too, so it is convenient for only a few talented people to receive support.
The elders on either side naturally expressed their dissatisfaction, but… for the safety of the Black Forest they insisted on, there is nothing they can do.
The village chief, who sent the two elves back first, sighed and asked persistently.
“Sister, do you really want to come back to the forest?”
“To recommend more than that is an insult to the current owner, Count Elcloud.”
“What nonsense are you talking about? Then he dies… no, if he dies, can he come back?”
It’s exhilarating to hear it, but the elves are so long-lived that they put up with it.
The handmaiden who responded with a slightly apologetic expression to me.
The opponent doesn’t show any signs of backing down, so it seems like he’s trying to appease him.
“Well, if the master and his children leave, I might even think about it…”
“Really? Wait… What was the approximate lifespan of humans?”
“Usually, it’s 80 years at most. By the way, Lewis is about 20 years old now.”
Medusha gives advice in an annoying voice, as if to leave quickly.
I’m a summoner with my own skills, and I have a Demon Lord, so my life expectancy is much longer than that of a normal person…
First off, I didn’t lie.
The village chief, who counted with his fingers in his hand, quickly fluctuates.
“Then 60 years, if you count children, roughly 100 years… Well, that’s soon! It’s already been 40 years, so why not wait for that.”
“…”
Thanks to his unique sense of time, he is surprisingly easy to persuade.
At that moment, the village chief got up from his seat and hugged the mayor, and asked to shake hands with me.
“Sir Count. Please take good care of my sister for the next 100 years. Instead, do I have to die after 60 years? I want to have children quickly.”
“You’re really… ah, okay. I’ll try.”
I just wanted to break up quickly, so I decided not to bet any more.
Sylvia, who was sitting next to her, seemed to be holding back her temper, and the tendons on her wrist were exposed.
If it wasn’t for the handmaiden’s acquaintance, the dagger would have flown away earlier.
After shaking hands with an indescribably strange feeling, I was finally able to let the village chief go.
Still, I’m going to send reinforcements, so be patient.
The demon lord, who was full of energy with the mang hair over there, declared with a solemn voice.
“Louis. Starting today, I will stop your growth and aging.”
“No, aging is the same, but why growth…”
“noisy.”
The demon lord who dismisses my resistance and goes back to sleep.
I turned to the maid, who chose to stay by my side.
Rarely, with a smile that seems to make fun of me, she mutters joyfully.
“Where am I going to leave my master?”
“I never doubted.”
“I can clearly see the pitiful trembling, what?”
“I think you were more nervous than when you first met Esshas.”
Summoned beasts who make fun of me because they want it to be this time.
I brought a snack to Persia and stopped Sylvia from approaching her.
“Master, porridge…”
“no.”
“Yeah… get reinforcements and think again.”
Sylvia filled her teacup while lowering her shoulders with a sullen expression.
I sat face to face with the handmaiden for a while, enjoying the fact that she remained by my side.