Episode 128. Mouth is straight
What Aaron drew was a map of the Great Forest.
Unlike the human cities, there was no road in the forest where the elves went, so it was not easy to inform them of the route or direction.
So Aaron marked the way in the elven way.
“Who drew this to find out?”
Looking at the first completed map, Gaos asked.
The map Aaron had drawn was inscribed with short elvish words and unfamiliar marks.
Looking at the format, it seems to have been made as a tactical map, but the problem was that humans could not read it.
“I didn’t make it for you to see, so dry the ink quickly. Now, Raast, you too.”
Aaron said it didn’t matter and held out the second map he had just completed.
“yes? Ah, yes.”
Rhaast was confused, but took the guidance and shook it gently.
Aaron looked at the group waving the map with satisfaction, then continued to move the quill.
“By the way, lord, isn’t this taking a long break for a short break?”
after a while Raast, who was shaking the map with his chin resting on his hand, suddenly asked.
Several hours had passed since the march had stopped, but Aaron was still busy drawing the map.
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The Divine Guard and Paladins were patrolling the unit and holding the military standard, but the soldiers gradually relaxed.
“Don’t be impatient. leaving soon… … .”
“Something is coming.”
Nesty, who was drying the map with a bored face, turned her head away.
Sreung! Sureureung!
At the same time, the sound of a sword being drawn came from behind.
A weak demonic spirit was felt in the direction the army was supposed to go.
“Prepare your bow!”
“Prepare your bow!”
Keter shouted, and the archers in the rear drew their bows and arrows in unison.
“stop! Lower your bow!”
Aaron jumped up and shouted at the momentum that the arrows would rain down at any second.
The sound of reciting for a while spread through the troops, and the archers lowered their bows.
“Savior. what’s the reason.”
At Aaron’s command, Kether hurriedly approached and asked.
When Keter, who had never been respectful to anyone, showed respect, the party made a surprised expression.
It seemed that he showed such a low attitude because he was a savior recognized by the goddess.
Either way, Keter spoke again.
“They have magic. We have to deal with it before it comes.”
“That’s an ally.”
“… … Did you say ally?”
Keter put on a confused expression.
To call those who radiate so much demonic energy as allies.
Words that should never come out of a savior’s mouth.
“Look closely. It will be a little different from Magi.”
Aaron pointed his chin at the rapidly approaching black cloud.
At first glance, it looked like Magi, but upon closer inspection, it was different from Magi.
A pure, refined purple airflow that does not feel evil.
As Aaron said, that wasn’t Magi.
shhh-
In an instant, the clouds that came right in front of us spread wide like a curtain, and gradually gathered together and changed into a human shape.
“It’s a little late.”
Aaron grinned and put down the last piece of parchment.
Then he pointed to Landis and Keter who were standing next to him.
“This is Lieutenant Commander Landis, Divine Guard Keter. And here… … .”
“nice to meet. I am Raven Shadow, the Overlord of the Shadow Forest.”
Before Aaron could even introduce himself, Raven abruptly held out his hand.
* * *
Before departing from Zeros. Aaron gave Raven a secret order.
They decided to lead the ghosts and meet them at a designated place.
Ghosts have spent more time in the shadow forest than they have spent their entire lives in the Black Citadel, so they excelled not only in direct combat but also in tracking and reconnaissance.
Of course, they didn’t know the landmarks well because they had never been to the Great Forest, but they had enough ability to read and apply Aaron’s markings.
The number of ghosts is 100, and the number of holy troops is about 20,000.
With simple calculations, if 200 people per person were assigned to lead the way, a stable march was possible even in the Great Forest.
“If you had a plan like this, you shouldn’t have told me sooner. Are you surprised?”
That night. Looking at the soldiers taking a night’s rest, Landis said.
“There is a saying that if you want to deceive your enemies, you must first deceive your allies. The larger the number of people, the more thorough the crackdown.”
It’s a world where you never know what’s going to happen.
It was a terrible chance, but if there was a high elf spy hiding among them, drawing a map and accompanying them with a guide was useless.
“But do they even know how to speak our language? When I saw it before, only the monarch and a few guys could do it.”
Gaos said while looking at the Dark Elves spread throughout the unit.
The newly joined Dark Elves were appropriately assigned to each unit, gathering the unit members and diligently explaining the map.
Seeing that the battle priests nodded from time to time, they seemed to understand something, but I was wondering if that would be properly communicated.
“After liberation, the first order I gave was learning the common language. Ghosts learn quickly, so they should be at the level of a three-year-old by now.”
Raven said.
She recognized the importance of the Continental Language even before the Shadow Forest was liberated, and made its education compulsory as soon as she became a monarch.
Since it has already been two months since liberation, it would not be too difficult to explain such a tactical map.
“Complete education. did.”
As we were chatting for a while, a ghost approached Aaron and said:
As Raven said, it was a three-year-old’s slurred speech, but there was no difficulty in understanding.
[-After completing the training, that’s right.]
Aaron grinned and corrected the order in elvish.
He nodded with a shy face, finished his report, and returned to his place.
Starting with him, other ghosts came one after another to inform them that the map was completed.
“Keter. tell everyone to get some sleep I will have to sleep while walking tomorrow.”
“I take orders. savior.”
“And since you’re a man, call me Aaron instead of savior. You can call me Commander if you don’t like that.”
“yes. Commander.”
Keter immediately corrected her title after Aaron’s reprimand and went back to give orders.
‘Tomorrow is the start.’
Aaron murmured to himself as he watched the people busily moving.
It seemed like it would be a long night.
* * *
“Welcome to my estate. Commander Aaron.”
“I heard you are going to fight a sacred battle.”
“How about tasting the specialties of our territory before you go?”
“All the holy troops will be able to eat their fill.”
As expected, the lords on the way to the holy army were all eager to welcome them and let them stay for one more day.
But Aaron turned down all their favors and focused on the march.
Already after a long forced march, the faces of the combat priests showed signs of wanting to rest, but Aaron led them mercilessly, showing the appearance of even walking from his horse.
If you receive a favor from the nobles, you must pay the price.
Now he greets you with a smile like this, but later it was obvious that he would try to inflate it by several times what he gave.
“Lord. We have arrived at our primary destination.”
A few days to continue the forced march while sleeping in the open field.
Raast, who was walking while looking at the map, came closer and said.
This is an uninhabited land between the Kingdom of Delor and the Great Forest.
It was a so-called no-man’s land.
Originally, this place was rich in resources, so the nearby territories and high elves occasionally encountered them while gathering, but in this area, even if they ran into each other, they would shy away from each other.
However, things changed after the high elves took over Navik.
The two sides started shooting arrows and throwing spears whenever they encountered each other, and eventually, as time passed, it became a place no one was looking for.
“good. Suspension of all forces.”
“All forces halt!”
When Aaron gave the order, the troops that followed stopped all at once.
“We will set up an outpost here tomorrow. Everyone must be tired, so just set up a sentry today and tell them to rest.”
If the day was bright, I would have thought to start work after a little break, but since everyone was tired from the forced march and the sun was setting, it was impossible to set up the base today.
Orders were issued immediately.
The combat priests collapsed on the ground, groaning in pain, and the plain priests, who had moved comfortably so far for rear support, radiated holy power and healed their tired legs.
“Eh, tsk tsk. I want young people to be this weak.”
Gaos clicked his tongue as he watched the moaning from all over and the bright light healing them.
“You came on horseback comfortably. The battle priests walked on two legs.”
Nesty looked at him with puzzled eyes.
Riding a horse was difficult, of course, but it was nothing compared to the hardships of ordinary soldiers marching.
“You don’t ride a horse from tomorrow, walk.”
Aaron, who had been watching him, spoke briefly.
Gaos opened his mouth wide and shook his head hastily.
“no. no. His legs were weak, so he meant that I would help him.”
“Ah, the commander will listen too?”
“… … .”
Gaos opened his mouth for a while, then drooped his shoulders with a gloomy face.
“Don’t act pitiful. not through.”
“… … sh*t.”
He was trying to get a sympathy vote, but he quickly frowned at Aaron’s knife-like words.
“Quickly do what you told me to do. If the results are good, I’ll let you ride again.”
“Ehh, this guy’s mouth is straight.”
Gaos slapped his mouth and left his seat.
Landis watched him walk away for a while before asking Aaron.
“What else did you do to that friend?”
* * *
Sasak- Sasak-
midnight. Near the campground where torches flicker.
Several elongated black figures moved like water through the nearby forest.
The movements of the shadows were so stealthy and fast that they were not easily noticed even when the sentries were alert and vigilant.
‘… … .’
Successfully approaching, they exchanged hand signals while hiding in bushes, trees, or in the shadows where the light of torches could not reach.
“Hold person.”
The moment he finished the hand signal and was about to move again, the intruder’s body stiffened with a childish voice.
[-Do not move.]
[-If you do anything stupid, I will kill you immediately.]
At the same time, something like a black cloud crept up from a distance, and I heard the crude fairy language in my ears.
“hey! Aaron man! Got them all!”
Gaos confirmed that the Dark Elf had moved and called Aaron excitedly.
Aaron was already coming this way before he called.
“How many?”
“I think it’s about five.”
“Who escaped?”
“does not exist. I caught the one that came into the detection magic range at once.”
Gaos straightened his shoulders and spoke confidently.
Not too long ago, he secretly set up detection magic around the camp, just as Aaron had instructed him to do.
It wasn’t usually difficult to install magic around an army of 20,000 alone, but I was able to finish it without realizing time passing as I was hanging out with a sentry in the middle and then getting scolded by a paladin.
Besides, when I actually did it, it worked pretty well.
After installing the magic, the guest came in just over three hours.
“good job.”
Aaron smiled and patted Gaos’ head.
Gaos looked up at him with expectant eyes.
“Can I ride a horse now?”
“okay.”
“hehehehe.”
As soon as permission was granted, Gaos left the place with a grotesque laugh.
[-Liberator. What will these guys do?]
[-There are five of them, don’t you need to keep them all alive?]
The spirited voices of the ghosts flowed from the bushes.
[-Take me out for interrogation.]
Aaron said in a low voice while holding the hilt of his sword.
[-But if you resist, I’ll kill them all.]
Only I am immune to magic
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