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The twins, who had been clumsy, responded immediately.
They rolled their eyes and placed their hands on their chests.
“Absolutely! Of all the people here, we must have talked with Priest Ethan the most.”
“Right!”
ok?
Fenrir tilted his head at those words.
Unfortunately, Robert was not interested in Shinsu.
So Robert had no way of knowing that the twins had twisted the truth.
Robert firmly believed the twins’ words.
“I am glad that you are. Did Ethan ever tell you about the monastery in his hometown?”
“Ahh. Hometown?”
“We questioned that too.”
Chloe and Charlotte, each uttering a word, opened their mouths at the same time.
“Priest Ethan. I never talk about my hometown.”
Chloe shrugged.
“When I went from Velium to Central, I was accompanied by Priest Ethan. Then, somehow, the story of my hometown came out. But Priest Ethan avoided that story.”
“right. It felt like something was bothering me.”
Charlotte grunted.
‘… After all, Stella must have called for a new priesthood.’
Robert nodded and made a gloomy voice.
“Thank you for answering my question. Then come on.”
Then, Robert turned back.
That was then.
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At one point, Chloe and Charlotte were standing in front of Robert.
It was really surprising that he moved faster than Robert, one of the five swords of the continent.
“Why are you blocking my way?”
Then the twins folded their arms and rolled their feet like a disgruntled rabbit.
“You’re a mercenary, but you’re shameless. If something goes, something must come.”
“Why don’t we only answer, and the manager doesn’t?”
Robert was amazing.
‘Are all the kids like this these days?’
They were really shy kids.
“It was because it was someone else’s situation, so I couldn’t talk freely.”
“Couldn’t you be arrogant?”
“It’s kind of strange. So, do you know that we like to talk about Priest Ethan so rudely?”
If Ethan had been here, he would have answered like this.
‘Didn’t you like to gossip?’ do.
But Robert didn’t know that much about the twins.
He was speechless.
At first, outside of work, Robert’s verbal skills were of little value.
So he couldn’t beat the sophistry twins.
“No, I didn’t mean that. Actually, this is about Ethan’s teacher, so I don’t think it’s right to talk casually… … . I’m sorry if I offended you.”
Ethan’s teacher.
The twins, who sharply snatched the word, were as excited as when they were angry.
“Oh my gosh! So, why hasn’t Priest Ethan talked about his hometown until now?”
“It’s because I had a deep story with Master!”
“Then everything makes sense.”
“Because it was painful to tell the Master’s story because it hurts my heart!”
Robert nodded at the twins’ guess.
‘It wasn’t my mistake either. Hearing other people’s stories, I don’t think my guess is wrong.’
The twins’ chatter could not stop.
“Can’t you tell me who Ethan’s master is?”
“Yes.”
“Hmm, I’m sorry. If it were Priest Ethan’s teacher, he would be a wonderful person.”
“Right. People usually want to brag when they do something big. But Priest Ethan doesn’t do that. I wondered who the master of such a person was.”
Robert was already caught up in the twins’ chatter.
“okay. That person has always been the type to do good deeds quietly. You really taught me well. That’s the reason he was the judge of brilliance and didn’t show it even after he used the difficult magic of divine protection.”
However, the twins objected to that statement.
“Um, boss? I don’t think that’s it.”
“What?”
Chloe and Charlotte shrugged.
“Actually, we had a long way to go, but now I think we know for sure.”
“At that time, Priest Ethan wasn’t overreacting.”
“Why do you think so?”
Robert was furious without realizing it.
But it was the same with the twins.
“Priest Ethan’s skills are very good. If you were really overdoing it, you would have suffered an internal injury.”
“But after observing it, there was no sign of that at all.”
“Anyway, Priest Ethan’s power is more than the leader thinks.”
“Then don’t do anything baby boy!”
The twins said proudly.
Driven by the momentum, Robert nodded his head frozen.
“Oh, I see.”
he muttered to himself.
‘Anyway, kids these days.’
* * *
Meanwhile, Ethan, who was far away, scratched his ear.
‘Why are your ears so itchy? I wonder if they can talk to me?’
It was very uncomfortable for Robert and twins to be together.
‘Since the twins are using tracking magic, it’s only natural that the leader of the expedition is by their side.’
Strangely, all three of them were staring at Ethan.
No, it was precisely those three and one.
Including Fenrir, who is next to the twins.
‘It’s not worth worrying about, but it’s just annoying.’
Didn’t you check it yourself a while ago?
Even the white wolf, Robert, is a strange guy with a cork in his ear.
Since the three of them didn’t even listen to people, it wouldn’t be unusual for them to come up with strange words.
It was then that Ethan’s expression began to rot.
Suddenly, Robert raised his hand.
“… … !”
When he sent a hand signal, the members of the expedition stopped all at once.
And he watched Robert’s actions.
Robert turned back.
“I found a swamp of despair.”
At those words, the tension was revived.
Ethan’s eyes also lit up.
‘finally!’
This was the information I was waiting for.
In the southern swamps, the Swamp of Despair was very notorious.
The reason that the mercenaries paid attention over and over on the way to this place was all because of the Swamp of Despair.
swamp of despair.
As the name suggests, no one knew the end of this swamp.
It was because the speed of eating creatures that fell into the swamp was beyond imagination, and the power was so strong that once they fell into it, they couldn’t come out alive.
And recently, the academic circles of the Aurum Kingdom were speculating like this.
‘The swamp of despair was born of dark magic!’
Although there was no sign of magical power, it was very different from other naturally occurring swamps, even if they were different from one to ten.
It was an unreal swamp.
Ethan muttered involuntarily.
“Are you going to search for the way out from now on?”
“Oh, do you know about the escape route? That’s great.”
Robert, who had bright ears, understood the words.
The mercenary corps warned the children of the noble family about the swamp of despair.
But that knowledge alone was not enough to know about the way out.
“right. As you said, we will find a way out here. Then you will be able to head into the depths of the Swamp of Despair.”
At the praise of the white wolf, people’s eyes focused on Ethan.
Robert muttered a little.
“Did you learn from her?”
It must have been said unconsciously, but everyone kept their mouths shut as the situation was the situation.
Because of this, everyone in the room heard Robert talking to himself.
Ethan opened his eyes.
‘If only your ears are unnecessarily bright.’
It would have been better if his eyes were only half that of his hearing.
Robert said he wouldn’t say anything to Stella in front of people, but he couldn’t stand it and had another accident.
Robert’s eyes met Ethan and he was startled.
“I’m sorry. Stop without knowing.”
It wasn’t the only thing that was annoying.
Chloe and Charlotte, who had been with Robert before, were looking at Ethan with pitiful eyes.
As if ‘I know everything without telling you’.
Ethan’s mood worsened by the unfamiliar support.
Robert coughed heavily and spoke out loud.
“Anyway, in the future, you just have to remember the information I give you, be careful, and search for a way out. Do you understand?”
Yes, the situation was not rectified.
Ethan thought to himself.
‘Should I kill you?’
* * *
“What do you think? Do you see a way out in your eyes?”
Robert, who was standing behind Ethan, asked.
Ethan opened his mouth with the eyes of a dead fish.
“It’s the first time you’ve been to the southern swamp, so how can you find a way out at once?”
“but. Just because you know the concept of an escape route doesn’t mean you know how to find it.”
Robert patted Ethan on the shoulder as if he were a sympathetic person.
“If you don’t know anything, ask me anytime.”
Then, Robert set out through the bushes to find a way out of the swamp of despair.
Ethan followed him, thinking to himself.
‘It must have been tied to a search group.’
Ethan clicked his tongue low.
To find a way out in the swamp of despair, the expedition was again divided into several groups.
And Ethan was in the same group with Robert, whom he wanted to avoid the most.
It was the worst.
But Ethan had no choice.
The white wolf, the leader of the expedition, was a decision made by Robert, because his argument was reasonable.
Whoops.
Ethan looked down at his hand.
Auspicious energy and divine power were flowing smoothly.
‘A priest finds the best way out in the swamp of despair?’
Ethan smirked.
It was superstition.
The Swamp of Despair existed even during the Anti-Magic War.
And, strangely enough, it was always the priest who best found a way out of the swamp of despair.
It was unusual, but I couldn’t figure out why.
Even the priests who found the way out did not know the reason.
However, Ethan, the demon king’s henchman, knew the reason.
‘But there’s no need to reveal it.’
First of all, Ethan was now in the same expedition as Easton, who was most likely a dark follower.
Therefore, I did not intend to hand over the information that it was easy to find a way out of the swamp of despair.
‘Even if it takes some time, it’s neat to leave it to the mercenaries.’
That’s why Ethan is silently watching the mercenaries search.
“… Time is on my side, so there is no need to fret.”
Anyway, the appearance of the Swamp of Despair was good news for Ethan.
The Swamp of Despair was a terrain the Dark Followers often used as traps in swampy environments.
It had the advantage of being able to prevent intrusion from the outside.
Above all, the method of forming the swamp of despair itself was very unique.
Therefore, no traces related to magic were left behind.
It was the perfect trap for the Dark Followers, who had various hiding places.
Then Jackson, who was leading the way, suddenly spoke.
“I heard that you often look for records from the Anti-Ma War. So I am well aware that you can think of it as a superstition of the mercenary mercenaries that a priest can find a way out of the swamp of despair.”
When Ethan looked up, Jackson continued.
“I still have vivid memories of that time. Stella-sama found a way out of the swamp of despair in a strange way.”
Even Ethan, who knew everything about the Swamp of Despair, had never heard of it.
“In a strange way?”