251 – Waterway War (6)
‘Tiara. It’s a tiara.’
It’s been a long time since I’ve heard the name T-ara from someone else’s mouth.
Well, since I named the horses Jordi and Tiara, I did hear other people saying their names when calling them.
However, it was definitely strange to say the name T-ara out of the blue.
‘Are they the same person?’
The first thing that came to Chester’s mind was the possibility of someone with the same name. Rather, it can be said that the probability that the tiara mentioned by the dead mercenary is a simple person with the same name is higher than the probability that it is the tiara.
But, for some reason, it bothered me. I don’t know why, but it bothered me.
“Chester, are you okay?”
At that time, the rescued water person cautiously approached Chester, who was standing there doing nothing.
Chester’s body was a mess.
Blind mercenaries were wounded and bleeding everywhere from weapons thrown at them, and while running through the jungle in that state, they fell several times and got cut, broken, and bruised all over the place.
“I’m fine.”
“I will go back for now. Are you okay? Are you really okay?”
“It’s okay.”
“You don’t look all right.”
The water man supported Chester while letting out a sigh over his scarred body, not knowing where to support him.
When the two returned, the situation had already been sorted out.
All the mercenaries either died or ran away, and in the process, about three water people were captured by the escaping mercenaries.
“Yes, three.”
“Chester! It’s fine?!”
Monia was frightened and approached Chester. She didn’t know because it was dark, but when she saw that Chester had more scars than she thought, tears came out without realizing it.
“It’s okay.”
After calming her monia by telling her it was okay, Chester spoke quietly to her.
“If you see the grace of the top, the water people will really turn their eyes away. So I’m sorry, but I have to treat it without the grace of the top.”
“That… ! Still! Blood flows like this!”
“It’s okay. Really.”
As Monia continues to examine Chester’s body, one of the rescued water men approaches.
“My, I learned a simple medical technique from a shaman. We all know the simple cure. Will you please heal him?”
The water people who interacted with many people knew that the Tongdan Continent maintained a fairly primitive technology compared to other places.
That’s why I couldn’t proudly say that I would treat you, and I asked for it carefully.
“… ….”
Monia just looked at the water people. Without them, I could use something more effective than anything else to treat it quickly, but I couldn’t do that because of them.
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‘I should have split up then and gone separately.’
As she regrets her past choices, Chester opens her mouth.
“Then do me a favor.”
“Chester!”
“It’s okay.”
After hearing the answer, the water people nodded and said.
“There is one of our hideouts around here. Let’s go there.”
* * *
Surprisingly, the hiding place of the water people was not on the ground, but underground, to be precise, the method of moving into a cave without a separate entrance through the stream of a river extending underground.
“Actually, there is no entrance. How can we survive here if there are no holes for the wind to pass through? There would be no air.”
After sorting out things that cannot be brought in, such as boats and horses, the water people and the Chester family, who entered the cave through the river, listened to the water people while drying themselves over a bonfire.
“There is no entrance for people to enter. Even if there is a hole, it is covered with trees or rocks, so only air passes through, but living things cannot move around.”
Thanks to this, the water people were able to stay safe in this shelter even when everyone else on the continent was hunting them.
If you feel that the distance has widened while running away, quickly organize the boat and run to the hiding place through the bottom of the river.
“Crocodiles can eat well and live well without cages, and if you use the overflowing trees near Baedo, you can make it right away.”
“More than that, how about Chester?”
When Monia cut her off and asked, the water man tore off the wet clothes that were clinging to his body and saw Chester being treated for his wounds.
Water The people worked quickly, sprinkling Chester’s wounds with a powder made from dried and ground plants to stop bleeding, compressing small wounds, and stitching up the skin with sharp plant thorns for larger wounds.
“I lived because I had leather armor. Fortunately, there were no fatal wounds.”
“Ha, I’m glad.”
It wasn’t without deep scars. In particular, the thigh wound was serious, and the wound was wide open due to excessive running while injured.
After a long time passed, the water people who were looking at Chester said that the urgent treatment was over, and they brought water from the river that came into contact with the cave and wiped Chester’s bloody body.
“Okay, let’s take them to the shaman.”
When the water people took Chester away, the Chester family followed suit.
Then, Senna, who had been silent for a while, opened her mouth hesitantly.
“Monia.”
“Huh?”
“I’m sorry.”
Senna apologized with a grim expression on his face and saw Chester barely moving, supported by the water people.
“I didn’t think of the change of the continent. I thought it would be okay, but the situation was worse than I thought. If I hadn’t told you to come home…….”
“Senna, I chose you. If so, I must bear all the responsibility that arises from that choice.”
Monia saw Chester.
I thought of Chester, who had fought Urgo a long time ago and was bleeding to death, and even earlier, he had fought a bear and had severely swollen thighs.
‘I was trying to make sure this never happened again.’
So she tried hard, but Chester was badly hurt again.
Her feelings of remorse and regret were swallowing Monia.
‘Am I an ugly person?’
Maybe he doesn’t get along with Chester?
Wouldn’t Chester have been happier without him?
Those thoughts kept running through Monia’s head.
* * *
“Today was great. Can you see Everyone likes your fights.”
The nobleman said while showing the gifts of the other nobles sent to his mercenary escort who showed great fighting.
The mercenary who saw that also smiled in satisfaction and bowed his head deeply.
“Thank you for the compliment.”
“Come to think of it, I haven’t heard your name. What is your name?”
“Rorwan. My name is Rowan.”
After entrusting the management of the bloody and flesh-stained spear and club to the servants assigned by the nobles, Rorowan enjoyed the refreshments provided by the nobles.
At first, Lorwan responded only in a straight line, but as the noble’s escort time got longer, he started to get along a little more comfortably.
The aristocrat also accepted Rowan’s attitude without paying much attention, perhaps because he liked his skills.
Normally, he would be angry like a fire, but since Rowan attracted the attention of the nobles around him by showing off his unparalleled skills, and thanks to him, he was able to solidify his personal connections, so he could tolerate the lowly people’s slightly cocky attitude. Could give
I will treat you a little differently from other people of the lower class. In that sense, the noble was especially merciful and asked the name of this mercenary.
“Anyway, I’m curious. How can I move like you? I’ve used many mercenaries as escorts, but I’ve never seen anyone move like you.”
“… ….”
“Aren’t you probably the strongest man in the world?”
Rorwan paused for a moment at the nobleman’s question, then cleared his throat and opened his mouth.
“My movements are innate. I am more flexible than others.”
Rowan shows how his arm bends at a bizarre angle as he speaks.
“My strength is that my body is flexible and my muscles are soft. What I do is not like a special martial art, but to move as much as my body can, according to the characteristics of my body.”
“Oh. That’s amazing.”
The aristocrat who likes strange people glared at Rowan’s body, which moved flexibly beyond common sense.
“Do you have any intention of becoming my slave? I want to treat you well.”
“I like the life of a mercenary.”
“The life of a mercenary must be a messy and vulgar wandering life stained with blood and violence.”
“Doesn’t such a life have its own taste?”
“Hmm. Do you have any goals as a mercenary?”
“You mean the purpose?”
“Yes. That is what I want to achieve.”
“The purpose.”
Rowan remembered a man.
He was a sailor on a certain ship. He seemed to have great confidence in the captain of the ship.
When the ship’s crew got into a fight over a trivial matter, and Rowan, as usual, beat the people in the fight with his overwhelming skills, he appeared.
He swung a grotesque sword with two forked ends at terrifying speed and overpowered Rorowan in an instant.
A gap created by overwhelming skills that I have never experienced in my life.
If there is anyone who can truly be called a hero, it must be a man like that sailor.
“Yes. I do have a desire to become a little great.”
“Oh. You want to be great?”
“Yes. Do you want to become a hero?”
When Rowan suddenly said something like a child, the noble laughed and said it was fun.
“Then I will help you.”
“Yes?”
“Where, let’s become a hero from this continent.”
Create a hero. He said that it would be fun too, and the noble laughed without listening to Rorowan’s answer.
Rowan also had no intention of refusing such aid.
“Then, this auction is the start.”
“You mean the auction house?”
“From rumors, it is said that the water person will be sold as a prize at an auction. Take it for now.”
“… ….”
“First, use them to hold the waterways of this continent in your hands.”