Episode 69
When we arrived in front of Cebu Village, one of the necks was sticking out of the fence. He was an old man with gray hair.
“Ugh! Are you Sieghard people?”
His triangular eyes, full of vigilance, saw the sword pattern burning in the flames embedded in the trainees’ chests, and they curled up into a circle.
“That’s right.”
Burren, who was at the forefront, nodded.
“You are finally here! Please wait a moment!”
After hearing a rattling sound, the door opened on the left side of the fence.
“This is Cebu Village Chief Lee Gaham! Welcome to the Sieghard prosecutors!”
Perhaps the gray haired old man was the village chief, and he came out first and bowed his head. After that, I saw villagers with spears and swords.
“We are not yet swordsmen, we are trainees.”
“Even so, the people from Sieghard are right, aren’t they? Thank you for coming!”
Igaham and the villagers bowed their heads closely even to the younger trainees. It meant that the value of Sieghart’s name extended to this place as well.
“Humm.”
“note… .”
The trainees could not hide their joy at the hospitality they received for the first time. It was a typical appearance that showed the immaturity.
Raon stood in the middle of the trainees and killed him. He observed the surroundings closely. I looked for the gaze I felt in the forest, but I didn’t feel like I was out of this place.
– Already ran away.
‘I think so.’
Lars couldn’t stand the frustration, so he gave me the answer once in a while. He’s a really useful guy, except for the sudden rush.
“You must have had a hard time coming here, but let’s take a break.”
Village chief Igaham raised his hand and claimed to be the guide of the trainees.
“no.”
Burren entered the village and stopped.
“I will listen to the situation first. Please tell me the movement of the monster.”
“Even if you are a trainee, Sieghard is still a Sieghard.”
The mayor shook his head with a shocked face.
“Hmm!”
When Burren heard that it was Sieghard-like, he straightened his shoulders. He picked up the weight and quickly returned to his childish form.
“Look over there.”
The village chief pointed to the mountain on the right.
“That mountain is Cebu Mountain, which has the same name as our village. Monsters appear every year, but the numbers are so small that we were able to deal with them on our own. But this year, the number of monsters has more than tripled and we can’t afford it.”
“What if more than three times?”
“More than 100 have been observed. If you consider the invisible ones, it will be 200.”
“It’s 200, I understand.”
Burren nodded while looking at Mt. Cebu.
“Don’t worry, just relax. I will dry out the seeds of the monsters in that mountain.”
“Oh oh!”
“Go, thank you!”
“Thank you so much!”
The villagers bowed their heads towards Beren and the trainees as if all the monsters had already been sorted out.
“Get up. Cebu is a town in Sieghard’s sphere of influence. Of course it should be done.”
Burren’s face turned red with excitement, but he turned around without showing a sign.
“It’s late today, so tomorrow morning. Head to the mountain before the monsters wake up.”
“Then you can rest… .”
“Previously.”
The village chief’s voice was interrupted by Burren once again.
“Please prepare a fast-moving man to guide us through the mountains tomorrow.”
“of course. Come this way.”
Overwhelmed by Beren’s atmosphere, the village chief immediately nodded and guided the trainees to the town hall.
‘It’s pretty good.’
Raon nodded as he watched the conversation between Burren and the village chief.
– That’s it. I knew that little boy with that eyebrow would tell him to get down on his knees as soon as he came.
Lars muttered that he was sorry.
‘I don’t think everyone is like you.’
To be honest, I had similar thoughts to Lars. I thought I was going to be abusive to the village chief, but he only thought about his duties, and he treated me accordingly.
‘But that’s not what’s important.’
Orcs, goblins, and kobolds can be dealt with only with Burren and trainees without confidence.
What was important was the look of restraint that I felt as soon as I entered the town of Cebu. It’s not exact, but his gaze had vanished towards that mountain.
‘I’ll find out tomorrow.’
Is it a family test, or is it that another faction is preparing something?
After scanning the whole of Cebu Mountain, Raon entered the village hall last.
* * *
Cebu mountain peak. The footprints of large and small monsters were scattered on the snow covered with blankets.
However, not a single monster could be seen, and a young man was perched on a rock.
whoops.
As the man was turning his orc head helmet with his fingers, a monster clad in a green mask rose from the floor.
“Who is it?”
“This is Sieghard.”
The green masked man shook his head and answered.
“Sighardt? Didn’t you feel that kind of energy?”
“It wasn’t an official swordsman, but it was like trainees.”
“Instructor?”
“I didn’t see it.”
“Aha, second mission.”
The young man patted his helmet and chuckled.
“Didn’t you notice?”
“of course. They wouldn’t even know I was nearby.”
“but. There is no way a trainee will notice your secret.”
He nodded and licked his lips.
“The monsters were definitely under control, so why did they come?”
“Because the villagers are sensitive to change. As the number of monsters increased, they must have asked Sieghart for support. He seems to be very careless, knowing how to find things quickly.”
The young man tilted his head and clicked his tongue.
“I searched the whole mountain and couldn’t find it, so the ‘Magical Stone’ seems to be in that village after all.”
“I will.”
“Do you want to attack right away?”
The man shook his head, holding the helmet he was spinning with his fingers.
“no.”
“Yes? This is a good chance to kill Sieghard’s Sprout… .”
“Killing them is simple, but if you touch them for nothing, Sieghart might find out about the existence of the Manastone. If you miss the big things while trying to get the little things, you have to lose.”
“then… .”
“Give me the monsters in moderation. So that Sieghart’s little ones can successfully complete their mission and return home.”
The man wore a green helmet in his hand on his head. The helmet was engraved with stinging teeth and bloody eyes, like an orc’s head, and ferocious flesh flowed out of those eyes.
“After they return, we hit Cebu Village. Throw it all over.”
* * *
the next morning.
Raon and the trainees waited near the entrance to Cebu Mountain.
‘You showed up.’
As soon as I approached the mountain, the gaze I felt yesterday returned to me.
‘Is it the West?’
Thanks to a feeling I had once yesterday, I got a little bit of his position. It seemed to be in the west.
‘It looks like he doesn’t want to come now.’
Raon closed his eyes and opened his eyes. I looked around the mountain. big and small creatures. As the village chief said, the movements of the orcs, goblins, and kobolds were felt.
Seeing that the sense of living as an assassin did not come up, it seemed that there would be no great danger, but just in case, I kept my senses open.
“Observation results. Orcs, goblins, and kobolds have all been identified.”
Burren turned around and made eye contact with all the trainees.
“The orcs are great at fighting, but as we have learned, goblins and kobolds use dirty tricks like stingers and poison smoke. Never be distracted.”
“Yes.”
Because monsters can pop out, the trainees answered small.
“It’s best to move in groups, but we have little practical experience. We work together to support each other.”
After those words, Burren looked at Raon. It looked like he was asking for permission.
“… … .”
Raon nodded his head without saying a word. Burren greeted him with his eyes, then turned around again.
“Show the power of Sieghart to the monsters that threaten our land!”
Burren drew his sword and ran up the mountain.
“let’s go!”
“Aww!”
The trainees let out a loud shout and followed Beren.
Runan and Marta checked their gaze and went into the mountains with them.
– Stupid things.
Lars looked back at the trainees and snorted.
– It’s pathetic that you’ve been preparing for a surprise attack and yelling like that.
‘I’m trying to shake off the tension of the first battle with shouts. Because not being nervous is more important than surprise.’
For the trainees, this is nothing like the first real battle. Mistakes like that are understandable.
-It’s your first time subjugating a monster, what’s that heartbeat?
Lars’ voice was irritating.
– It sounds like the heartbeat of a veteran old man. I’m seeing a lot of things, not just here right now. It’s loud enough to be annoying.
‘Because I’m special.’
Raon smiled and drew his sword.
“Then let’s go.”
“Oh, yes!”
The brown-haired young man next to him nodded his trembling chin. It was the villager who guided the way. His role was not to fight, but to protect the guide.
“Great!”
“Kaak!”
As we walked in the direction the scream was heard, the battle was already in full swing.
“Stop the orcs, and get rid of goblins and kobolds first!”
At Burren’s instructions, the trainees standing in the vanguard faced the orcs with their swords, and the trainees behind them jumped forward and slashed the goblins and cobbles.
The green wall made of monsters collapsed in an instant.
Among the trainees who slaughtered monsters like a storm, three especially stood out.
Burren, who wore the energy of the wind on his sword, slashed the orc’s ax as it was, and Runan surrounded the cold air around him to control the approaching monsters and then cut his throat.
Finally, Martha.
Aww!
He put a terrifying auror on his sword and shattered everything in front of him.
At this rate, you will be able to deal with the monsters all over the mountain without difficulty.
“Cheer up!”
While Raon was spreading a sense of humor, two orcs who escaped the siege of the trainees rushed at them with axes.
“Hey profit!”
The guide couldn’t control his trembling legs and sat down in the blood that flowed from the orc.
🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Raon stood in front of him, drew his sword and drew it.
“Knock… .”
As the sword filled with red energy sprinted through the air, the orc’s neck fell like a tree fruit.
“Ugh.”
“… … .”
Burren swallowed dry saliva when she saw it, and Marta’s black eyes lit up.
“Do not worry.”
Raon grabbed the guide’s hand with his mouth wide open and lifted him up.
“I’ll make sure you go back without hurting even a single hair.”
* * *
The 25-year-old Kanbar has had his worst morning. This is because at the village meeting yesterday, it was decided that he was the guide for the subjugation squad.
‘Are you okay?’
Worry prevailed.
I’m grateful that Sieghart’s subjugation squad came to save the village, but he looked too young than I thought.
In addition, the prosecutor who was assigned to protect him this morning was the youngest-looking child among them.
He was embarrassingly handsome, but he was too small to be trusted.
but is there any
The decision had already been made, and it had to be followed.
Kanbar climbed the mountain with the embarrassment of having a child smaller than him stand in front of him.
As soon as we entered the mountain, the first thing we saw was the blades of children sweeping away monsters.
Contrary to the expectation that it would be a difficult fight, the orcs, goblins, and kobolds were swept away in an instant without doing anything.
‘crazy!’
A hum came out of nowhere.
The head of the orc, who had to deal with only 5 strong men, broke like a branch. Each trainee was a monster itself.
‘That’s what it was.’
I could see why the village chief was polite to these little children. These people were different from ordinary people.
As I was resting and relaxing, two orcs rushed in from the left. My legs didn’t move at the sight of their breath.
“Uh-huh!”
The boy, who had been quiet when he sat down with his hair turned white, came out.
Draw your sword and draw
The necks of the two orcs that were approaching in a simple flow like cutting dead meat fell off.
“her… .”
Kanvar’s eyes widened and he clasped his teeth.
‘what?’
The powerful force of the children I had seen a while ago was forgotten by the simple and light swordsmanship. It felt like seeing an old man who had gone through hundreds of battles, not a child.
He was ignorant of swordsmanship, but he clearly realized that he was unique among them.
After that, while climbing the mountain, the blonde-red eyed child next to him stood and looked around as if there was none.
Although he did not show great performance, he looked at all situations and blocked dangerous situations in advance.
‘This kid is real… .’
You can only see this up close. Of the over 40 children, the best was this youngest-looking child.
“Did you say Kanbar?”
While observing with a gasp, a blonde child spoke to me.
“Oh, yes! That’s right! Inspector!”
Unknowingly, he responded with a supreme name.
“Isn’t there any legend that comes down to this mountain?”
“Are you a legend?”
“yes. There were great treasures, or there were special monsters.”
“Ah, yes, there is. It was several hundred years ago, but it is said that the king and knights of the goblins who came down from the west fought a battle on this mountain… .”
“Well, is there no such thing as a treasure?”
“There was talk that the ring of the goblin king was never found… .”
“okay.”
The child’s eyes brightened red for a brief moment.
That was it.
As soon as he heard the soft talk to himself, a chill went down his spine.