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Preparations for the expedition ended quickly.
Because there was not much left until the round table meeting.
The evening after Ethan announced his intention to participate in the expedition.
The expedition departed immediately.
Even though it was late at night, we had no choice but to meet the schedule.
“ha.”
Ethan was mortal.
It seemed as if his strength was released from the hand holding the reins.
‘Why are these guys messing around?’
Ethan turned and looked at the twins.
Chloe and Charlotte were riding on Fenrir’s back.
Because it was an expedition, convenient means of transportation such as carriages could not be used.
‘Why is that bastard acting on a whim?’
On a normally tricky subject, Fenrir strangely gave the twins a special ride.
“I didn’t know that I would be riding on the back of the gods. Isn’t this a dream? Aww! Why are you pinching?”
“Check to see if it’s a dream or not.”
“I’m going to die when I go back to Central later.”
Besides, Easton and Matilda were following Ethan’s footsteps.
‘Annoying guys.’
Fortunately, there was
It was just that the Knicks didn’t exist.
Ethan shuddered at the thought that even the Knicks had followed him here.
Then Fenrir joined Ethan’s side.
“What is it, asshole?”
Normally, he would have growled, but Fenrir was only proud.
He seemed to be conscious of the twins on his back.
“Sir, thank you very much. Riding on the back of a Shinsu is a valuable experience that can’t even be paid for.”
“I’ll brag about it to my grandchildren later.”
Chloe and Charlotte expressed their gratitude for the wonderful experience.
“By the way, did Priest Ethan have the same thoughts as us?”
“What?”
“You thought the southern swamps were suspicious! So did we.”
“Considering the different elements of dark magic and analyzing its possibilities based on the types of events that took place in the vicinity, the southern swamps were dubious. How did Priest Ethan know? I wonder!”
fine fine. fine fine.
My ears were sore.
Ethan muttered to himself with dead eyes.
‘Because I did it before!’
Just as Ethan was tormented by the twins, someone approached him again.
This time it was Eastern.
“It’s a pity that Nyx Priest is not part of the same expedition. But I’m glad I got the chance to get to know Priest Ethan.”
It was very unlucky to have greased the tongue.
Unsurprisingly, Easton immediately worked on the twins.
“It is an honor to meet two new members of the Romon family. I am Eastern of the Crawford family. Have you seen me before?”
“What is your business?”
“Isn’t the divine nature suitable for dawn? I hope that the two of you will join our group and light up the dawn sky of Graben.”
“I would like to politely decline.”
“Ugh. May I ask why?”
“That meeting doesn’t suit me.”
“I am not interested in the meeting.”
Chloe and Charlotte’s answers were firm.
Unlike his dealings with Ethan, he had a cold attitude.
And Ethan was ignoring the skit that was going on right next to him.
‘You just have to be patient. It’s hard when you get to the swamp, so everyone will know and keep their mouths shut.’
That was then.
A middle-aged man in the lead said looking back.
“Even if there is no tension, there is not too much.”
The voice was cold and heavy.
The members of the expedition, who were making a lot of noise, all shut their mouths at once.
The middle-aged man was the leader of the expedition, Robert.
‘It’s fun.’
Unlike the rest of the group, who were nervous, Ethan looked at Turner with interest.
‘Is the author one of the five swords that fights the best sword on the continent?’
In the Graven Continent, there was a title referring to the most talented people in each field.
‘Five Swords’ refers to the five most outstanding swordsmen on the continent.
The ‘Sage of Symmetry’ refers to the two most outstanding sages on the continent.
There were several other titles, but at this moment, the strongest person in front of Ethan’s eyes was one of those five swords.
White Wolf Robert.
He was a strong man from mercenaries, and was the leader of the ‘Red Fangs’ mercenary corps.
‘After all, my choice was right.’
The reason Ethan chose the Southern Swamp was because of the white wolf.
Because the strong always summoned a blood-stained fate.
* * *
The expedition was close to the southern swamps.
It would be possible to enter the southern swamps in a few days.
However, most of the members of the expedition were greatly exhausted.
“shit! This guy’s weather has never been good.”
“If I had known this would happen, I would have volunteered for the other side.”
They were mainly nobles from the dawn of Graben.
He knew that the southern swamps would be the most difficult.
However, the children of the noble family did not hesitate to use their resources as they saw it as an opportunity to raise their honor.
Most of all, it was caused by Easton’s heading towards the swamps of the South.
Easton was the most talented person in the dawn of Graben.
Therefore, there were many sons of noble families who believed in the East and headed for the Southern Expedition.
But it was a huge mistake.
The conditions of the southern swamps were too miserable for the nobles to be patient.
The mercenaries looked at the nobles and shook their heads.
“It’s like the youngsters.”
“Who forced you? Why are you squeezing like that when you came on my own feet?”
“Shh! Quiet. When they hear these kinds of noises, the road runs wild again.”
It was absurd for the mercenaries who had been performing their missions in harsh environments so far.
That was then.
One of the Red Fang mercenaries in the lead shouted loudly.
“All stop!”
The front row was cluttered.
Anyone who saw it felt an unusual energy.
All the nobles who had been grumbling non-stop kept their mouths shut.
“It looks like we will be entering the southern swamps from now on.”
The mercenaries scouted the front and exchanged words with allies.
And passed the information to other members of the expedition.
“Prepare to enter the swamp!”
“Don’t procrastinate, hurry up!”
The mercenaries shouted in all directions and urged their comrades.
“It’s a necessary piece of equipment to get into the swamp. I will explain, so please wear it well.”
The mercenaries distributed the equipment they brought to the sons of noble families.
Ethan also accepted the equipment.
“What the hell is this?”
“Why do you have to wear something like this into the swamp?”
Most of the nobles had bewildered faces.
Seeing the impatient murmuring, the mercenary calmed them down.
“We’ll put on the gear first, then explain how we wear it. Please wait a moment.”
Obviously, the mercenaries were wearing their equipment skillfully.
The nobles frowned at the unfamiliar equipment.
What they received was a barrel, long boots, and a fur coat thick enough to cover their entire body.
“When I asked if there was water, what kind of thick liquid did you hear?”
“Just looking at it makes my stomach churn.”
“What about these leather boots and fur coats? It’s still this hot right now, so why don’t you wear this?”
“What happened to your hair?”
There was no end to the complaints of the nobles.
The mercenaries who were wearing the equipment looked at them with pitiful eyes.
“Well then.”
The sons of noble families were brought in to supplement high-quality manpower, but there was nothing they could do properly.
It was natural.
From an early age, children of noble families receive education in various specialized fields, such as swordsmanship, magic, and alchemy, depending on the family.
When he became an adult, his skills reached a level that ordinary people could not dare to approach.
Among the mercenaries, even if there was a swordsman, it was proof that he could not defeat the children of the noble family, who had learned the mana training method by laying the groundwork for a knight from a young age.
Robert, who belongs to the Five Swords, was a very rare exception.
However, the limits of the nobility were clear.
“Anyway, nobles are useless when there is no battle.”
“We are not raising children. Do I have to feed them all?”
As the mercenaries said, it was difficult for nobles to expect a proper role outside of their specialized fields.
“Kids with only skills are more real.”
“right. Aristocrats who have gone through everything before and after childbirth are still keen.”
“They think that all blue-eyed things are just a matter of high status.”
The mercenaries ridiculed the children of noble families who were stupidly holding their equipment.
Then, the eyes of the mercenaries widened.
“uh?”
This is because Chloe and Charlotte, who must have grown up in a family that is considered the best as a wizard, surprisingly knew the equipment.
“Charlotte, isn’t this the equipment from Barton’s adventures?”
“right. I don’t think the equipment is that different from then and now.”
It wasn’t just that.
The twins knew exactly how to wear the gear.
“You put it on first. I will help you.”
“okay.”
“He told me to put on the leather boots first.”
As Chloe helped Charlotte put on the gear, Fenrir also helped them.
Fenrir was also well aware of the equipment worn in the swamp.
It was thanks to her traveling around the continent with Saint Eileen.
The mercenaries as well as the nobles looked at the sight with wonder.
“I thought it would be annoying because they were girls from a magician family, but surprisingly, they are better.”
“Huh, is that so?”
The mercenaries laughed in disappointment as if they had no idea.
The nobility who grumbled coughed with embarrassment.
“Hmmm. The twins of the Romon family read all kinds of books, and they know things like this.”
“What do we do when we know this?”
“Doesn’t even the Saint Candidates know about that?”
The whispering nobles looked at Ethan.
But something unexpected happened.
Ethan, a saint candidate, who he thought would be the most clumsy to use his body like this, was skillfully wearing the equipment.
* * *
Ethan accepted the equipment the mercenaries had given him.
‘The equipment used to enter the swamp has not changed.’
Ethan first tucked his feet into his oversized, long leather boots.
And the boot laces were familiarly passed through the hole and knotted.
‘Are you using the Cliff Goat’s skin as it is?’
Ethan touched the leather surface of his boots.
Cliff goats mainly live on steep cliffs, and their hides are very tough to avoid serious injuries if they fall.
Therefore, a great deal of effort had to be put into the processing.
Still, once in the hands of a skilled craftsman, it was very useful in the southern swamps.
In swamps, terrible insects and reptiles often pop out from under your feet, and boots served to keep them out.
Ethan wore the rest of his gear.
He put on a fur coat and opened the wooden barrel.
The liquid in the barrel had a foul odor.
“Uh… … .”
Even though I expected it, it was painful to actually smell it.
However, this viscous liquid had an important function of hiding the unique human body odor and repelling insects.
So, in order not to entangle the strange bugs in the swamp, I had to apply this to my coat and leather boots.
“uh?”
Then the twins came into Ethan’s eyes.
It was precisely the equipment Chloe was holding.
Ethan’s eyes lit up.
“That… … .”