122. Escape [2]
122.
“…… So, block the departing ships, you mean?”
“I’m not asking you to stop it. Marquis Levi. All we have to do is postpone the departure.”
Thinking there was little difference between the two, the marquis ran his hand through his beard. As his thoughts deepened, the man sitting in front of the Marquis opened his mouth again.
“I know that Marquis has a lot of worries about acting. Isn’t that what you’re saying? If you just postpone it, we will waive all payments to the cathedral for the next three years.”
The Marquis of Levyd twitched his eyebrows at the unconventional conditions. He turned his head and looked out of his window at the scenery. Waves lapping through the tall office windows caught his eye. Huge ships that are quietly entrusting themselves to the waves. People climbing over the bodies of the ships caught my eye.
All of them were the appearances of Primus, the port city he ruled over.
Located in the west of the southern continent, Primus served as a bridgehead connecting the southern and western continents. Correspondingly, the main source of income was rare ore, which was itself a source of funds brought in from the western continent, or money generated by buying and selling items needed by other cities in the southern continent.
For that reason, he had no choice but to worry. What the man in front of him said was to block his source of income. Simply put, he had reasons to worry besides that. His trade work was the main source of income not only for himself, but also for his citizens.
Due to the nature of the southern continent, the main export items were delicious or rare fruits and spices. Of course, time is of the essence. If the deadline is exceeded, there is a high risk of spoilage.
But delaying the departure in this situation was no different from cutting off part of the citizens’ income stream. Naturally, the citizens who suddenly cut off part of their source of income would not have a crush on him.
“Um… ….”
As the Marquis Levide’s silence grew longer, the man sitting in front of him put what he had prepared on the table without hesitation. Since it was something he had never seen before, the Marquis naturally tilted his head. As if expecting such a reaction, the man in front of him immediately brought up his words.
“It is holy water.”
Hearing that, the hand that was stroking the Marquis’s beard stopped.
“Seo, holy water?! Ah, the leader of the I-Event. You mean this is really holy water?”
“I guarantee this in the name of Goddess Rener. It is definitely holy water.”
Seeing that Marquis Levyde’s hands were shaking, Aevent raised his mouth slightly. However, the Marquis was only focused on the holy water and did not even see the action of A Event. He thought the event was natural.
Because holy water is an item that has the same level of healing power as Saint Esilia or Lepina the Patriarch. Actually, it was worth the price. And I thought that a dwarf of a fairly old age like the Marquis Levide would never pass by this offer.
-Bulkkeok – !
At the door of the office that suddenly opened, Aevent had to get out of that positive thought. The same was true of Marquis Levyde, who was staring blankly at the holy water. The person who opened the door was a familiar face to Aevent.
‘Shadow?’
When a tall elf woman wrapped around her body in a robe crossed her legs toward him, the ah event was immediately stopped.
“Wait, I think I told you not to come in until the conversation with the Marquis is over. Didn’t you hear from the knight outside?”
However, despite his restraint, her elf pace did not stop. In the end, he was just about to shout with anger on his face.
“I heard you, Captain. But…… !”
Suddenly, the elf bent down and started whispering in his ear. It was a slightly embarrassingly urgent voice, so Aevent had to stop what he was trying to say.
“I think you need to leave now…… !”
Even in the midst of embarrassment, the whispering voice remained the same, so Aevent had to lower his voice as well.
“…… What do you mean?”
” They say they found ‘that person’…… ! “
After hearing the elf’s words, Aevent jumped up from his seat. It was an act full of rudeness, but the Marquis of Levide had to stare blankly at the indescribable vicious aura emanating from Aevent. Aevent looked at the sitting Marquis with bloodshot eyes, almost staring at him. And he said it loudly. Severed words crashed from his mouth.
“The Marquis… ! Right Now… ! Please postpone the departure…… !”
The Marquis of Levyde had to accept the offer. Of course, it wasn’t just because A-Event’s momentum was so brutal.
“Then… ! A bottle of holy water… ! I’ll give you more…… !”
The Marquis wanted to believe that.
– Tak Tak Tak!
The sound of heavy footsteps echoed at the end of the street, approaching the alley. Citizens who turned their eyes at the sudden sound had to hold their heads as they were.
A man of great build was running almost to the brim. That element was enough to catch and draw attention, but it was also an element that kept the gaze from directing it elsewhere. Citizens did not know that his arms were sticking out.
Zer Pied lowered his head. Through the cracks in the hem of his cloak, I could see the blue eyes of the saintess filled with uneasiness. Even her crimson lips trembled. The Death Knight read a meaning from the babbling of her lips.
‘Sir, we won’t get caught, we won’t… ?’
Death Knight looked at her pupils quietly. Before long, Zerfied’s lips began to move. The saintess who saw the moonsssssakim had to bury her face in his arms.
‘I won’t do that.’
Her firm Death Knight’s hand embraced her even more. The saintess, who had closed her eyes and entrusted her body to that hardness, had to open her eyes abruptly at the sound she heard.
“There it is!!”
-Chuck! Chunk!
The sound of footsteps as heavy as the Death Knight echoed through the main street. The saintess could not make out the sound. Because it was a sound she heard every day.
“It is exactly as Mr. Benjago said! Big man! You have to catch it!!”
It was the sound of the Sabbathon of the Holy Knights of Purity.
The Death Knight immediately hugged her into her arms. The Death Knight hugged the saintess hidden under her cloak again. She could feel her trembling, perhaps because her body was fully embraced. She turned her gaze to Zer Pied. However, her hand holding her became even harder.
“Esilia. Never, never come out.”
It was a low voice. It was crude, close to purring. However, the saintess felt reassured by that voice.
It was a rustle. It was almost like a dream. But the Death Knight knew from that little movement that she nodded her head.
Death Knight focused more on her gaze. At the end of her avenue, she saw the entrance to the port of her alley. Zer Pied quickly surveyed her surroundings.
Sack of spices. Wooden box with fish. Kegs.
‘I found it.’
Throwing himself with his mouth, he kicked a wooden box with his long legs. Fresh fish that had just been caught fluttered and bounced toward the knights.
“Keugh…… !”
The fish was a tough opponent for the Holy Knights. The seasoned adversary knew how to channel the attack with agile movement. The Paladins had to be cautious for their size, avoiding the slippery fish and the ice that was stored to prevent decay.
The fishy smell of water permeated as we went deeper into the alleyway. Just like the ones seen in the Dales before, the old, sleeping ships caught the eye of the Death Knight. While holding the saintess with one hand, he pulled out a map with the other and confirmed the location of his destination.
It was at the end of the alley port.
-Tadadak – !
Death Knight slightly turned his head at the familiar Sabaton sound. A few paladins were following. The brightly shining swords were covered with fish scales and sparkled, but that did not wipe out the sharpness of their swords. It was then.
-Tadadak!
It wasn’t just the rear. The sound of sabaton was also heard from the side. The Death Knight stunned his body.
‘Already?’
Death Knight slightly ground his teeth.
‘Should I start a battle?’
He immediately shook his head. The opponents are the Holy Knights. Even though I didn’t feel the holy power right now, I didn’t know when to use the holy spell. Not only that, but he couldn’t even assert that he didn’t have any undersized castle relics. He spurred on to run more and more. Avoidance comes first.
First of all, the Death Knight, who kicked the sacks and blew them away with the sacks, thought so.
The more I went to the end of the port alley, the more the watery smell got thicker. As they got older, the number of boats leaning against the sea to sleep decreased.
But the moment he reached the end, he could see. A ship tied to the pier. It was a ship as old and worn as the one sleeping at the end. In the boat, which was smaller than Mr. Freight’s, was sleeping an old elf who seemed to be about the same age as the boat. He had no time to think. Death Knight threw himself into the boat.
-Kooung – !
“Wow?!”
The little old ship let out a squealing scream that seemed uncontrollable. The old elf was the same. He woke up from his slumber and looked around him, brushing his long white hair.
“What, what… ?!”
“Old man!”
Only then did the old elf turn his head towards it as if he had found the Death Knight.
“Huh?!”
“Didn’t two bronze-skinned elves come and go here a while ago?!”
The old elf, who had a dazed expression for a moment, suddenly smiled brightly.
“Ah! Looks like you’re the guest the people of your country were talking about! But I heard there’s one more, so where…… ?”
“Stay with me! What is more worth than that! There is no time! I need to leave soon…… !”
“What? I don’t think… Ah, what is that? I already got it.”
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After saying that, the old elf untied the tied rope at the opposite speed of his dazed expression. The speed was enough to make me wonder if it was the same person as before. The stomach stretched slowly. The boat with its sails stretched forward vigorously, as if proving that it was a companion of the old man. It was the moment when the old, seasoned ship was freed from the pier to which it was bound.
“I have already paid half of the price for the children of my own country to go to the West Continent. I was supposed to get the other half when it arrived, but I guess you didn’t hear it? I guess I’m lucky anyway If the kids who came to propose weren’t of the same race, I wouldn’t have accepted them! I received it because those kids were the same age as my grandson and granddaughter…… ”
-Kooung – !
The sound of impact along the pier was so loud that it cut off the old man’s words.
“The elderly.”
The old man turned his head towards the pier and squinted his eyes at the sound calling him. It was because a strong light was emanating from that side.
That’s why I could see the Death Knight clearly. A human man who was covered in full plate armor and holding a huge ClaymoreClaymore, A human man with 4 cubits that was sure to surpass him.
Ievent glared at the large-built man wearing a hat on his belly.
“It is you, the helper Lampaid spoke of.”
The Aevent muttered in silence and immediately shouted out like a roar.
“Old man! Come back this way right now!! The departure of all ships has just been postponed!!”
A loud movement took place in the arms of the Death Knight who heard that. Seeing that, Aevent’s eyes flashed.
‘It’s inside.’
“What? What?”
“This means that the departure of all ships has been postponed!! I heard it directly from the Marquis Levide!”
I-event shouted with a congratulatory tone. Contrary to what the commander of the Holy Knights thought, the old elf did not anchor the ship again. Rather, he just picked his ears and moved further forward.
“Old man! What are you doing?! Come back right away! Are you going to disobey the Marquis’s order now?!”
A little by little I started to panic at I-event’s confident voice. The old elf shrugged his shoulders and said.
“You must obey the orders of the lord. But that’s it! I’ve already sailed?! Isn’t ‘acting’ applied when you haven’t done it yet?!”
Hearing that, Aevent’s mouth slowly opened. It was difficult for the Death Knight to stop the slightly rising corners of his mouth. An old elf muttered next to him.
“Ttsuttsu… I don’t know who it is, but my grandson and granddaughter came, and I couldn’t even do that request… By the way, who the heck are those guys who are wearing flashy clothes like that? Shit… I can’t see because I’m old….”
I Event almost ordered an arrow to fly. He couldn’t. If it became known that the cult attempted an attack on civilians, their reputation would plummet to the point where they couldn’t see the bottom, and above all, if the saintess was hit, it would be a big deal.
All he could do was pound the floor with his claymore.
“Damn it!! Let the ship sail immediately!!”
At his harsh command, the paladin next to him spoke in a panicked voice.
“Ha, but Captain… ! The place where our ship is anchored is completely opposite from here…….”
“I know!! That means move quickly!”
At his angry cry, the paladin’s sabaton sound rang through the alley ports. However, despite this, the old and small boat was only able to cut through the current. As if returning home.