Episode 35.
As soon as I arrived at the free city I was struggling with, the first thing I did was to get ingredients for snake liquor.
A high-alcohol drink for oak casks and distilled spirits. Finally, it was the herb leaves.
“I heard that using herb leaves for dipping makes the wine taste much milder.”
On arrival at the front of the house, Har was released from his arms. Haru, who had been confined to his arms for a long time, was excited about the freedom that had come and ran all over the place.
I opened the oak barrel and poured all the liquor I bought.
Then he put the fangs in his pocket into the oak barrel.
“Now I have to close the lid on the oak keg and store it in a cool place…”
I remember the house had a basement.
Go inside the house and enter the basement.
“They didn’t clean this place.”
The cellar was full of dust, but it was cool.
“You can keep it here.”
And half a year later, if you put the tail in the subspace pouch into alcohol and wait another half year.
“Snake liquor made from ancient snakes is complete.”
It wouldn’t fit in an oak cask with its current tail.
“Chop it finely, boil it, and it’s done!”
The preparation of snake liquor is over. Now it’s time to plant wild grass.
To be honest, I didn’t need to prepare for the wild grass base.
“It’s a wild grass that grows if you just spray it roughly.”
I went to the back of the house and sowed wild grass seeds.
At least two days later, the sprouts are expected to grow.
“I have to do farming first.”
The thought of even farming was daunting.
“Ah, it would be better to suffer while young.”
When you get older, you don’t want to move your body.
“Even though I’ve looked all over this area…”
There was no space available for a field. After all, is it unreasonable to farm in the middle of a mountain?
“No, there is one.”
There were not many monsters, and the land was flat, where you could draw water from the valley and use it.
This is where the ogre family resides.
“Hmm, but I worked a lot today. Shall we deal with the ogre family tomorrow?”
I bought ingredients, made alcohol, and sowed seeds.
The poison was still unresolved.
“I’m tired, so I should go in and rest. Haruya, let’s go in!”
Haru, who was playing in the water by the valley, ran to me at my call. Holding Har in my arms, I entered the house.
It was a house that had been empty for a long time, but it was cleaner than expected.
After roughly cleaning the room, I entered the bedroom. I lay down on the bed as if collapsing.
“Ah… that’s good.”
Travel is good, but home is also good. The feel of the soft bed embraced me.
So I fell asleep.
***
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I was awakened by a monstrous scream.
The day was getting dark.
“No, what are you talking about?”
something familiar.
– Wow!
sound heard again.
I looked in the direction of the sound. That was where the ogre family was predicted to be.
“No, those guys!”
The shouts of the ogre family made me so angry that veins formed on my forehead.
“Aren’t those children sleeping?”
– Kiki.
The sound of Haru’s pain coming from under the bed.
It seemed that he was instinctively frightened by the ogre’s scream.
“No, you’ve been doing well until now, so why are you doing that?”
I’ve only lived in this house for a few days, but I’ve never heard an ogre scream like that at night.
I guess I’ll have to go find it right now and get rid of it.
“Harya, take good care of the house! I’ll scold them and come back.”
Har, still not coming out from under the bed. I left the house and ran in the direction of the ogre’s sound.
And when we arrived, an unexpected person was standing there holding a torch.
“Patrick?”
Patrick was confronting two ogres.
A muddy Patrick who seemed to have suffered many wounds.
To be precise, there were two ogres and a baby ogre who seemed to have been injured by Patrick.
– Wow!
When the ogre roared, he threw a fist at Patrick.
Patrick was dodging the ogre’s attack by rolling.
“Damn it… is it over now?”
Patrick laid down his arms in resignation.
Patrick’s eyes prepared for death.
And the ogre’s fist swinging at Patrick.
Without even thinking, I went between them.
“Hans…?”
Patrick saw me and was taken aback.
I hit the ogre’s fist with my sword.
He swung lightly, but perhaps because of the hard ogre skin, the ogre was pushed back without being cut.
“Patrick, are you okay?”
“Yeah… By the way, why is Hans here?”
I pointed in the direction I came from.
“I have my house over there, but the ogres have been making a lot of noise. But why is Patrick here?”
I thought about it. no way···.
Patrick’s village has been wiped out by ogres. Could it be because of that?
Patrick answered, as if he had guessed my thoughts.
“I didn’t come here alone because I have a grudge against the ogre.”
“Then what if…”
Without being able to finish the sentence, I hugged Patrick and fell back.
Because the ogre rushed.
“It wasn’t the time to have a leisurely conversation like this. I’ll take care of it right away.”
Patrick silently nodded. It’s clear that Patrick didn’t react like that because he probably noticed that the skills I showed were false.
“Hey, don’t you guys even sleep?”
I ran towards the ogre.
I got in between two ogres.
Then two ogres swung their fists at me.
I lightly twisted my body to avoid it, then jumped high.
“Gandea!”
I stabbed the exorcism sword through the ogre’s eye. Then, with the thread of the exorcism sword, I aimed at the eye of the ogre behind me.
As I pushed the ogre’s head through the snow, the ogre collapsed helplessly.
The ogre in the back did the same.
landed on the floor with ease. It wasn’t a very difficult opponent.
“…!”
Patrick was looking at me with a look of astonishment.
Scratching the back of my head in embarrassment, I approached Patrick.
“I knew that I was hiding my skills, but I didn’t expect it to be to this extent.”
“Could you keep this a secret?”
Patrick nodded.
I then asked
“Then why did you come here?”
“I wanted to catch an ogre.”
It was clearly different from what he had just said was not like a grudge.
Wanting to catch an ogre, isn’t it a grudge against the village?
“Didn’t you say it wasn’t because of a grudge?”
“It’s not a grudge. It’s not like those ogres destroyed our village.”
“then?”
“I wanted to be like Odd.”
Aud saved Patrick from an ogre.
“Even if you wanted to be like an ode, defeating an ogre doesn’t mean you become an ode!”
Patrick is a nice guy. I almost died because of that kind of person.
“I know. I know. Catching an ogre doesn’t mean you can become an aud. but···.”
Patrick told me he wanted to be strong.
For that reason, I tried to catch an ogre like an Od.
However, what Patrick was dealing with was an ogre that hadn’t yet matured.
After being pushed back by a young ogre, two adult ogres appeared.
“Hans, please! please make me strong If you…”
“Um… that’s embarrassing. There must be plenty of people better than me.”
“No, you are younger than me.”
Among the gold mercenaries now, there is no one younger than me.
“It would be embarrassing to be taught by someone younger than you.”
“It doesn’t matter. If only I could be taught by someone like you who quickly became stronger.”
drowned in trouble
In a word, Patrick was asking me to be his teacher.
I was the one who hadn’t really thought about bringing in disciples.
“please. Of course, I will pay you.”
Did you say you’re giving me money now?
“I have done many commissions.”
I know that.
“And I saved a lot of money from it.”
that it is
“It’s hard for me to say, but I’m pretty rich.”
“Hmm… I feel like teaching because of the money, so it’s a little bit like that.”
“How about this!”
Patrick spreads his finger at me.
Don’t you think I’m rejecting you because of money?
“Whoa, I see. Not just for the money, but for the look on Patrick’s face.”
It was too much money to refuse.
First of all, I had something to say to Patrick.
“I’ve never used a curved sword, so I can’t give you advice on swordsmanship.”
“It’s enough to do sparring that’s comparable to real combat.”
But I was taught by the Sword Saint. It was a teaching that could be used by anyone.
“No, it’s not enough because it’s paid teaching. Come see me on weekdays, after the sun goes down.”
Trying to put on a sinister smile. somehow endured
Teachings of the Sword Master. Now it’s my turn to play the role of the swordsman.
“I was able to grow a lot with the training method I am trying to do now.”
“What kind of training is it?”
“I cannot tell you. but!”
Swordsman and I are different and friendly. I intend to give you a warning.
“You’d better rely on your senses as much as possible.”
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Now, every weekday evening, I feel excited when I think about relieving stress.
Patrick, unaware of the upcoming training, was just happy to be able to train with me.
“By the way, wait a minute.”
I tried to let it go, but I felt it creeping away.
It was an ogre, not an adult that Patrick was dealing with.
In an instant, I decapitated the ogre.
“Maybe it’s because he’s not yet an adult, so his skin isn’t that hard.”
“You are amazing, Master!”
Patrick called me Master.
It was the first time I had heard the title Master, but it didn’t feel bad.
“Because it’s Master… that title is fine. Please call me like that from now on.”
“All right. Master Hans!”
First of all, Patrick was hurt and it was difficult to walk.
So, I put Patrick on my back and headed home.
“You are a nuisance to Master until the end.”
“no. First of all, treat at my house, and then visit the temple after the sun rises.”
Most wounds are healed in the temple.
But now it’s dark. It is clear that the door to the temple is closed.
That’s why I thought I’d just do first aid and rest at my house.
When I got home, I heard a scratch at the door.
“Is it Har?”
When I opened the door, Har rushed at my feet.
I guess I was very scared.
Once, I sat Patrick in the chair.
“please wait for a moment.”
I brought herbs and applied them to Patrick’s wounds.
However, it was only a stopgap because Patrick had a bigger wound inside his body.
“Here, high-alcohol alcohol. And it is paralytic.”
If you eat paralytic vinegar, you will be able to block the pain to some extent. The offer of alcohol was also for the same reason.
“thank you. You really do a lot for me.”
“Anyway, you’re not my disciple from now on.”
I smiled shyly. I was tempted with money, but since I was in charge, I intended to teach with the heart of treating a real student.
“Then please let me know from now on.”
“yes? But, Mr. Patrick is older.”
Patrick shook his head.
“Why should a master speak highly of a disciple? If you will regard me as your disciple, let go.”
To be honest, it’s rather comfortable for me. That’s because it’s pretty old.
“If you say so. Patrick, I’ll let you go from now on.”
“Yes, Master.”