138. The saintess of innocence buries her face in the death knight’s forearm
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There was not much difference between the Cradmesser Mountains and the Casselprime Mountains. The surroundings were still cliffs made of bedrock. There was one difference, however, that it was more rugged. The terrain was difficult to ride on horseback, so they had to get off and walk on their own two feet.
Currently, the saintess was diligently trying to keep her balance and crossing the part that looked like a stepping stone on the ground where many rocks had risen. Zerfied was carefully watching Ecilia’s back. The sight of her spreading her arms outstretched and trying hard to cross from side to side in order not to lose her balance looked very strange.
The reason why the saintess is making such efforts is entirely due to her short stature. On the other hand, Zerfied didn’t have to make efforts like a saint. It was enough to walk with long strides. Therefore, it was only natural that Esilia’s cautious behavior felt a bit frustrating for him, who was behind her to prevent anything from happening to her saintess.
In the end, the Death Knight let out a slight sigh and immediately hugged her saintess by her waist.
“After? Later?! Hueheh-?!”
The saintess of innocence, who had been concentrating hard, suddenly lifted her body and flapped her arms like wings. It was she who kept her attitude as she looked around her head, wondering if her call to lint had lifted her up.
Then, noticing that the Death Knight was lifting her up, she turned her head toward Zer Peed’s face. But no words came out of her gaping mouth.
It was just that those huge eyes grew bigger and blinked at an absurd speed. Because of this, it was after she had already crossed the rising rocky terrain that the words about her death knight’s actions came out of her saintly mouth.
“What, what what what are you doing -?!”
“Hmm? What to do It is not faster.”
At the death knight’s attitude of tilting her head as if there was something wrong, it was only natural that her saintess’ face would turn red.
“It’s faster – !! Oh no! Than that! Please drop me off! Hurry up!”
The Death Knight had a hard time hiding her embarrassment at her saintly attitude of suddenly swinging her arms up and down. No matter what she thought, it was more efficient for her to carry her across her crag herself.
Seeing her blush, she wondered if maybe she was suddenly upset about it. In any case, it was evident that Escelia didn’t think much of what was going on, so Zer Pied decided to follow her saintess’s advice.
It was when he tried to lower the arm that was holding her saintess under her. Suddenly, she felt the Death Knight stop her actions. She buried her face in the Death Knight’s forearm, bit her lips tightly, and blinked intently. The saintess suddenly couldn’t figure out why Zer Peed was doing this.
Cilia turned her head and looked at her death knight’s face. Zerfied’s bloody eyes were fixed in front of him. Ecilia, who followed Zerfied and looked ahead, realized why he was doing that.
The raised rocky terrain we had just passed was wider and longer in front. Some of them looked so rough that it was difficult for her saintess to keep her balance as before.
It didn’t take me long to realize what this meant.
Jer Pied glanced back at the saintess with her puzzled expression. The saintess’s face was so red that it was hard to find the usual white parts. The saintess, who had been looking forward with a blushing face, turned her attention to her again.
Of course, as long as he turned his gaze toward his original forearm, he couldn’t help but notice that the Death Knight was looking at him. When her eyes met Zer Pied’s, Escilia’s long eyelashes trembled.
In the end, she had to bury her face in Zer Pied’s forearm.
“Huh…… !” It was a bonus that it made the same unique sound.
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As they rode through the rocky terrain, Zerfied glanced at the silent saintess with a slightly puzzled look. However, she still did not show her face.
I thought I might have fallen asleep, but sometimes when the width of the road narrowed and I had to choose where to step carefully, I couldn’t help but strain my entire body. She did the same with her hands around her waist.
At such times, a unique sound flowed from her saintess’s mouth without fail.
“Huh-?!”
The trembling of her body was also clearly felt through Zer Peed’s arm. She was so close to her that she couldn’t be felt. After confirming that she was not sleeping, Zer Pied called her name to try to overcome this embarrassing situation that unfolded at some point, but each time her saintess bowed her head and she hugged his forearm even tighter. It was only
In the end, Zer Pied let out a sigh and decided to break through in a slightly different way.
“There have been many dragons in the central mountains of this western continent since ancient times. That’s why there are so many polyps.”
I could feel the saintess’s body moving slightly. Perceiving that she was listening, Zer Pied continued talking.
“Along with dragons, there are two races that inhabit the western continent a lot. Dwarves and gnomes. Both dragons and their races settled in the western continent for similar reasons. There are many mines with rare metals in these central mountains.
For dragons, the mountain has its own defensive characteristics, and there are many rare metals, so the central mountain range was perfect for a rarity. Dragons are obsessed with shining because of their unique high self-esteem.
Dwarves and gnomes are also relatively short compared to other races, suitable for digging in mines, and on the other hand, have strong muscles needed to lift heavy minerals, making them truly suitable for miners and artisans.”
Death Knight shut her mouth for a moment. It is because he has reached the main topic he wants to talk about. He needed time to gather his thoughts before coming up with the subject.
“My former contractor, Lyrpara, the ancient gold dragon, was the owner of this entire mountain range. From Eindelph Peak to the Casselprime Mountains we just passed through, it was her territory.
Since she alone controls all of this vast mountain range, the other dragons have had no choice but to escape to the outer mountains. Of course, dwarves and gnomes couldn’t approach the central mountain range, so they had to stay in the outer mountain range to get the minerals they wanted.
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But the important fact is that the distribution of the rarest metals is greatest in this central mountain range. Orichalcum and adamantium, whose strength is said to exceed at least ten times the strength of steel, are those.
What’s more, those metals are rarely found outside the central mountains of this western continent. It is rare for other continents to have veins like this formed.”
“…… But Orichalcum and adamantium are still quite expensive metals… ? No matter how rare it is, it must be less rare than when there were dragons… ? It’s not like in the past that you can’t enter the mountain range because there are dragons.”
“At first, I also thought that the rarity of Orichalcum and Adamantium hadn’t gone down that much since dragons had been preserved in the mountains of the Western Continent. One, look here.”
“…… ?”
Esilia, the virgin of innocence, looked around at the panoramic view of the Cradmesser Mountains, just as the Death Knight had said. However, there were still only high cliffs, plateaus, and rugged terrain made of rocks.
“Not just dragons, but this place is full of minerals that dragons themselves prefer, and even if minerals are excluded, there are many curves in the mountain range here, so there are many places for dragons to lodge. Wyrms such as drakes and worms, as well as nondragons such as lintwurms, are perfect for spending the night hanging their claws on cliffs. As the dragon disappeared, it seems that the dragon species that were pushed out of the outskirts came here and increased their power more than in the past. The frequency of our being attacked here was by no means small.”
An exclamation flowed from the lips of the saint of innocence.
“There must be a reason why dragons and dragons prefer places like old castles when they settle down!”
“Right. Their rare is a place that plays the same role as a fortress. It should be a good place to hide yourself and hide goods. An open place is convenient for movement, but the defense is greatly reduced. Than…….”
“……… ???”
Seeing the Death Knight suddenly blurring the end of her words, the saintess of innocence blinked her big eyes.
“Are you feeling better?”
Death Knight couldn’t figure out what her saintess was doing because she did what she did.
According to his common sense, the act of her saintess suddenly blushing and burying her face in her forearm while making a sound like ‘Ah ah ah ah !!!’ Is literally ‘she’. It was out of common sense of ‘.
So, all Zer Peed could do was let out a small sigh and diligently push his feet toward the last mountain range.