Little Old Secret – 3
next day.
We moved to the lord’s house.
I met Kyle in front of my house.
“Good morning.”
“I know. Shake hands?”
“You did a great job yesterday.”
“thank god. I was really afraid I was going to do it.”
We smiled at each other with bright smiles.
Behind me, my companions are whispering.
“I feel like it would be better to just fight openly.”
“I’ve never seen Maid scratch people like that.”
“Fufu. The lives of the two of us resonate in my bones. It’s been 2,000 years since I’ve had such a serious life.”
“Little boy. You were inspired to hear about 1,500 years yesterday.”
Anyway, I fixed my expression and said.
“Shall I go in?”
Then Neryl tilted her head and asked.
“But what about the other party?”
“Well?”
“You came alone. Where are the other three?”
“Why are you curious about that? A wretched witch.”
“I didn’t see it, so I was just asking.”
“Whew. What’s the problem if they aren’t here?”
Come to think of it, before the return, I remember Caled being respectful to Neryl.
I’m not on the other side right now, so I don’t need to be polite.
Then, instead of Neryl, Xenia answered.
“Mr Maid never separated us. When meeting the lord or with whomever.”
“Aha.”
Kyle flicked his fingers lightly.
“It’s difficult to solve on your own, so it seems like I wanted to borrow your hands from one to ten.”
“you. Take care of your mouth.”
“yes. Are you doing that?”
“·················ogue.”
“As I said yesterday, we came together to defeat the Demon King. And there is no one more specialized in killing the Demon King than the Hero.”
Kayle yawned once, as if bored, as if he had to explain this.
“So it is up to the hero to decide what to do and how to handle it. This has been agreed upon by my party members as well.”
“·················ogue.”
“Don’t get me wrong. Not because we ignore them, but because it makes them more efficient.”
“huh.”
“Maid, if you, too, are aiming for a hero, you better do it like me. Of course, I am not trying to discipline you.”
I replied with a grin.
“If you’re aiming for a hero, I think you should do just the opposite.”
The lord of the Tetra estate was Count Graham de Flynn, a young man in his thirties who assumed the title fairly quickly.
He greeted us with a very humble attitude.
“Maid. And Kayle. I’m glad to see you like this.”
“Do you know us?”
“Yes. The hero of the north, Maid, and the hero of the south, Kayle. If you don’t know their names, you shouldn’t be here.”
I opened my mouth lightly.
Obviously, since the location of the estate was located in the center of the continent, it seems that both of them had their ears wide open.
Cald glanced at me and opened his mouth.
“It is an honour. I just did what I had to do.”
“haha. You are humble.”
“·················ogue.”
“Anyway, it is a joy for the Empire to have two warriors appearing at the same time. of course······.”
His complexion darkens slightly.
“It also means that the coming of the Demon King is imminent.”
“·················ogue.”
“Anyway, it’s embarrassing. Never in history have there been two warriors. The oracle has not yet been issued, though.”
He was only asking with his eyes.
Who among you is the real hero?
I shrugged and changed the subject.
“More than that, I came to see you today because I have something to tell you.”
“I listen.”
“Soon something big will happen to this estate.”
The Count’s face hardened.
“What specifically?”
“Natural Disasters. It is an earthquake.”
“Our estate had frequent earthquakes in the past, probably because of my lack of it.”
“It won’t be that much. It’s a great earthquake, in which castles and houses collapse and mountains turn over.”
“·································································································· What should I do?”
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Me and Kyle answered at the same time.“Please evacuate everyone.”
“You can stay.”
“···········?”
“·················ogue.”
I asked.
“If an earthquake happens, can you stay still? What do you mean?”
“I really want to ask.”
He came to me and whispered in a small voice.
“If we evacuate Youngji, who will watch our performance?”
“·················ogue.”
“The miracle that I witnessed with my own eyes is more touching than the words I heard from ear to ear. All I hear is that you’re ruining your chances of increasing your reputation.”
“·················ogue.”
“That’s how I can become a warrior. Maid Mohan.”
I sighed.
“Then what if something goes wrong? Youngji people are powerless in front of the great earthquake. It’s not like you’re going around and saving one by one.”
“Nothing can go wrong, but if it goes wrong, that would be their fate.”
“ha.”
I let out a deep sigh.
I don’t want to haggle with this guy.
So I said to the lord.
“Evacuate the people of the territory, but there is no need to leave the tetra estate. If the territory is divided into five equal parts, the easternmost section will have less impact from the earthquake.”
“yes?”
“At best, furniture toppling over and shaking. There is probably an old training ground for the troops here, right? You just need to avoid yourself for a day or two.”
old training ground.
This is where I had a fight with Kayle yesterday.
As it looks like a place where horse training was also held, you can’t live there for the rest of your life, but if you put a lot of stuff in it, it will be an acceptable area for now.
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Then Kayle grabbed my shoulder.
“Who told you to let the story proceed like that?”
“Let go of this when you say something nice.”
“What did you hear about what I said earlier?”
“Well. I can’t remember, can you say it out loud again?”
Kyle’s expression hardened.
Well, in front of the lord, you can’t say, ‘You have to be the witnesses to watch my deeds, so you can risk your death and stay still.’
So he said something else.
“How can you be sure that the east side will have less impact from the earthquake? How do you know where an earthquake is going to happen?”
I know because I have memories before returning.
The epicenter of the earthquake was in the western part of the territory.
The reason why the Tetra estate was damaged was that the castle, the residence of the lord, and the residences of the residents were all concentrated to the west.
Of course, I can’t explain it this way, so I gave a convenient answer.
“Doesn’t the hero know that?”
“That’s a harsh answer.”
“I know what you’re worried about, but don’t worry. I have an idea.”
I put my face close to him and whispered.
“It means you don’t want to lose your reputation. I will take good care of your reputation.”
“·················ogue.”
“Even if you can’t believe everything else about me, can’t you believe in this one thing? Will anyone who seeks a hero give up his reputation?”
Kayle stared at me for a moment and then nodded.
“great. Let’s watch it somewhere.”
“Thank you.”
“Anyway, it happened. Count.”
Youngjoo looked at us blankly and asked, startled.
“yes?”
“As Lee said, evacuate everyone to the old training ground. Let’s see the deadline, six days left.”
“Well, what should I do next?”
Kayle answered in a soft voice.
“You just have to watch.”
The great movement to the Tetra estate has begun.
It is necessary to avoid the body for a day or two, but since there is a risk of losing additional property in the earthquake, the procession of the local residents with their luggage was reminiscent of an evacuation route.
[It’s actually an evacuation route.]
‘That’s right.’
Anyway, we melted among the hard-working Youngji-min.
And he helped those who were exhausted in body and mind, and he refined his strategy little by little.
And six days passed.
on the day of the earthquake.
It’s the showdown day between me and Kyle.
Kayle was in the middle of a scene where heaven and earth were turned upside down.
He is physically located at the top of the castle.
It is a place where you will want to enjoy the amazing scenery at a leisurely pace.
– It’s sticky. Kwagwang!
Trees that have stood for more than a hundred years fall and roads and bridges collapse.
The house collapsed and the floor collapsed.
But the castle they were standing in was holding up firmly.
“Heavenly God…”
The divine power created by Serrain’s prayer surrounded the entire castle.
Then Lissel asked.
“Mr Kayle. Shouldn’t we start?”
Although Lissel did not enjoy conversations with anyone in the world, including party members, he was rather comfortable talking to Caled.
Serene chirps from behind.
“Right. I’m also slowly getting heavier. I don’t have a holy sword like anyone else.”
“·················ogue.”
“I thought the one the paladin was carrying was the holy sword Caesar. Ah, I wish our leader would get me one of those things.”
Caled slowly turned his head to look at Serene.
She flinched at the indifferent eyes and waved her hand quickly.
“It’s a joke, a joke.”
“Jokes make people laugh.”
“Uh, sorry. I just want to lighten the mood.”
“Nope. I was so careless. I didn’t mean to hurt you on purpose.”
He raised his hand and pointed to the estate.
“I just decided it would be better to do a little more damage.”
“yes?”
“That side….”
Kyle stopped talking.
That side will be able to convey the destructive power of this earthquake more vividly.
That way, his reputation for preventing the great earthquake will increase even more.
However, Cale did not expect the party members to understand this ‘brave’ idea.
‘Only me and Maid can understand this.’
The only thing that understands your thoughts is silence.
I laughed at the irony.
“Anyway, let’s start. Lissel, I beg you.”
“Can I stay behind?”
“yes. As always.”
“Yes, got it.”
Positioning as always.
Kayle flashed his arms from the edge of the castle ruins.
Anyone without the knowledge would wonder if Kayle was doing something to stop the earthquake.
Serene watched the scene slowly and whispered to Offense.
“It’s not something we’ve already talked about once or twice, but isn’t that a bit too much?”
“why? Wouldn’t it be a good idea to treat what Rissel does as Kayld does?”
“More than that, you don’t have to do it this time. It’s not like Youngji people are watching.”
“You said Maid to Kayle. Don’t worry, I’ll give you a reputation no matter what you do. If it was Kayle, it would be natural to do everything possible, even if you don’t have an eye to see, so that you don’t fall into ‘something’.”
“·················ogue.”
“Hey. If you don’t like it, talk to Kyle, not me.”
Instead of answering, Serena just licked her lips.
But how?
This is something that Kayld forces in the name of a hero.
In addition, Ressel, the party, is accepting it casually.
There will be no place for you to meddle.
Lissel closed her eyes behind Caled and muttered a little.
“Akhdar. baan. Oh Phil. Cerium.”
Serene whispers to Offense again.
“Every time I see it, I wonder, what spell is that?”
“It’s not an order.”
“yes?”
“If you think about the precedents of Magna Neros, it doesn’t make sense. He didn’t cast spirits through spells either. It was just talking.”
“·················ogue.”
“In other words, those bizarre pronunciations are the language of giving orders to spirits. To put it bluntly, I want to become a spirit word.”
“Mr. Offense is unsatisfied.”
“You really have one more word just like you.”
when they flirt lightly.
“Dark. Malphire. Itum!”
Taang.
Lissel’s voice grew louder.
And after a while, the shaking of the ground began to subside little by little.
Her ‘command’ is being eaten by the spirits of the earth.
Serene almost whistled involuntarily, but decided to refrain from it because she thought it was a little unsuitable for a ‘slender priest’.
after a while.
“Whew. It’s done.”
Lissel smiled brightly.
Caled lowered the arm he was holding to direct and looked down.
A large part of the estate was messed up due to his intentionally late intervention, but overall, it’s not a big loss.
‘It’s just right.’
Obviously, this must have been a way to maximize fame.
Offense said.
“You suffered. Mr. Richel.”
“Oh, no…”
“Mr Kayle. What can I do now? Maidra did not interfere in any way.”
Originally, Caled asked Offenses to stop Maid, who might be sabotaging any kind of sabotage.
However, he did not appear until the earthquake had completely stopped.
Cald turned and answered.
“I don’t know what he’s up to, but we can do our thing.”
“What if it’s something to do?”
“Needless to say, you are visiting an evacuation site. There, to announce that the earthquake was safely prevented and to receive praise. That is what we do.”
Everyone nods.
Then there was a voice that cut through them.
“Do you have time?”
whistle.
Everyone turns around hastily.
“Whew.”
Serene made a bizarre sound.
“It’s a monster!”
“It’s God’s chariot.”
“uh? That paladin voice?”
What appeared on the top floor of the castle was a beast resembling a dragon.
And it was Maid’s party riding on their backs.
6 days ago.
Hearing the old secret from Grade, I immediately thought of a good strategy.
I slowly explained to everyone.
Neryl, who listened attentively, tilted her head.
“Are you going to ask Lissel to stop the earthquake?”
Ardwin takes her word.
“Ricell noona….”
“What else are you doing? He is 1,500 years old.”
“I’m calling Neril noona noona too, right?”
“yes. By the way?”
“······no. Anyway, Mr. Rissel seems to follow Kayle more particularly than the rest of Kayle’s. I can’t listen to your request. There’s only been one earthquake, so I can’t pass that chance on to Maid.”
I laughed bitterly.
“Who says it’s only once?”
Everyone’s mouths were wide open.
Yes, before the return, there were two earthquakes in the Tetra estate.
8 hours apart.
But more important than the two occurrences was the difference in the magnitude of the earthquake.
“The first earthquake was the so-called Soji earthquake. An earthquake that happens once in ten years.”
“·················ogue.”
“But the second one is a major earthquake. He’s a guy that only happens once in 100 years.”
“ah.”
“As I said, Tetra’s territory is prone to earthquakes, so the locals are used to it. The first earthquake will be terrifying and startling, but it’s not something you’ve never heard of in your lifetime.”
And that difference is the key I aim for.
If Lissel stops the first So Ji-jin, Cald will think he has won and be vigilant.
However······.
“If I do a good job here, and then stop the second great earthquake, I can turn it around.”
“but. If they both stopped the same earthquake, the one who stopped the bigger one would have a higher reputation.”
“no. you’re welcome.”
“yes?”
“I’m going to plant a bomb in the first Sojijin. Well, we’ll find out more about it later. One thing I can say for sure is…”
I smiled and continued.
“I’m not going to let him take even a sliver of fame from this estate.”