The Sub-Protagonist Is Retiring chapter 219

219 – 210.The subordinates are too competent-8

Before Bern leaves the port city.

He summoned Cestia and handed her a map with circles drawn on it.

And then Verne asked her for a favor.

“There are friends in the area drawn on the map who can help me. If a war breaks out between the Mage Tower and the Red Scale Tribe, bring them and wait at the corner of the road between the Mage Tower and the Royal Capital.”

“…… Are they reinforcements to bring down the magic tower? Weren’t there enough elves?”

“You and your friends are not against the Mage Tower. It is the power of Crown Prince Holden, who has formed an alliance with the Mage Tower.”

“Tsk! I heard information that they secretly signed an alliance, but it seems that it was true.”

Sestia clicked her tongue, saying things were getting more and more complicated.

Verne, on the other hand, nodded his head with a very calm expression.

“Yes, if a crisis strikes the Mage Tower, they will definitely go out to support.”

“So you’re telling me to stop the troops?”

“You don’t have to fight. There is no need to mobilize Yuran’s manpower.”

“Couldn’t it be that you’re just trying to waste your time against that crazy crown prince?”

“It can’t be.”

It was a well-known fact that Prince William’s temper was quick-tempered and his words and actions were reserved.

A tyrant who, if there is something he wants, tries to take it away by force and violence without negotiation.

Sech’s tongue was useless in front of William. If anyone wanted to stop him, he had no choice but to respond with similar force.

“If you take the friends I just told you about, you will be able to stop them.”

“What kind of great friends are they to be able to counter the kingdom’s forces?”

“You go and check that yourself. It’s no fun if I tell you now. By the way, if it’s not easy to ask for cooperation, you can say that he’s the next closest person after Favre.”

After those words, Vern left for the Magic Tower with a meaningful smile on his face.

As time passed, Cestia heard the news that a war had broken out between the Mage Tower and the Red Scale Tribe.

She roamed the mountains where Bern had left her mark, recalling her past.

“Wow, that’s damn hard to find!”

There are no artificial satellites in this world.

Of course, the maps were written by nomads traveling around, and terrain such as mountains and forests could not be considered the same as maps.

Even if it was a cestia flying in the sky, it was difficult to find it accurately.

‘See you later! I will definitely lay it on the bed and crush it!’

Sestia vowed to make her spend a disgraceful night in the future.

However, to Vern, it was no different from her reward, and she herself blushed as she imagined the scene.

Having self-destructed, Sestia folded her wings halfway, fanning her hands to cool the heat on her face.

It was because she arrived at the place Bern had designated while she was having a vulgar delusion.

“Hoo-wook… ! You must have friends under this worn-out stone statue, right?”

Sestia landed softly on top of fallen leaves and headed for an old stone statue.

She was sure there was something underground, as she noticed signs of a slight digging in the floor.

‘Are there any dwarf friends… ….’

However, dwarves were famous for not getting involved in the affairs of other races.

Furthermore, it was not considered that they were strong enough to fight against the kingdom’s forces.

Muscle strength is far superior to that of humans, but Dwarves’ skills are mostly in production, not combat.

Sometimes there are dwarves who like to fight, but they leave the village and wander the world or become mercenaries.

They never live in colonies.

‘I have no choice but to go in and check it myself.’

Sestia slammed down hard into the ground, powering her legs.

The ground where the hole had previously been dug simply collapsed, and her body was sucked into the ground.

It spread its wings on the way and was not seriously injured, but Sestia was quite surprised.

Once for the minerals she found on her way down, twice for the civilization she came into contact with upon landing, and finally, three times for the appearance of a powerful person who caught her back.

In the blink of an eye, she was surprised three times in a row, but she didn’t say anything.

Until the entity holding her by the nape spoke up.

“Intruder, reveal your identity.”

“Ugh! Su, breath… !”

“I will loosen up a bit. If you do nonsense, you’ll break your neck like this, so you’d better be careful with your words and actions.”

My breath, which had been so tight that it was difficult to speak, relaxed slightly.

To take advantage of that opportunity, Cestia mentioned her name that Bern had told her.

“Fa, Favre….!”

“Are you Fabre’s close friend?”

“Then I came at the request of a close friend… !”

“…… It seems to be true.”

The grip force exerted on Cestia’s nape disappeared.

After getting out of her grasp, she first took a deep breath.

She looked back at her presence, which at the same time she was putting pressure on herself.

With long, sharp jaws, side-curved antennae, and a body made of minerals that shocked Cestia to the point of appalling.

It was an Orichalcon Ant that had evolved to the highest point that a Mineral Ant could reach.

“Oh, an ant made of orichalcum?!”

“Hmm? Didn’t you hear about us?”

“I didn’t even get a hint, let alone listen!”

Shouting out loud, Sestia was shocked.

The mere fact that Orichalcum, a legendary mineral, was buried in this underground area was news that would make the world go wild.

However, mineral ant occupied and consumed Orichalcum, and achieved evolutions such as bipedal walking and overwhelming muscle strength.

It was such a frightening story that not only humans but also dragons had to tremble and pray that they wouldn’t come out to the ground.

Isn’t the soldier ant, who actually guarded the entrance to the anthill, strong enough to put pressure on him?

I couldn’t imagine what the queen ant would be like if it consumed a large amount of orichalcum.

“…… Is it true that you came here at the request of your benefactor?”

“Black hair, pitch-black sword, dark eyes, and quite a stocky physique.”

“It matches my memory, but there are humans everywhere who have a similar appearance.”

“I went with the white dragon.”

“…… Check, sure.”

The soldier ant, who was shaking his head, had never met Bern in person.

However, she knew all the information about him through the queen ant’s instructions and prior training.

The queen ant’s belief that she would never forget her kindness was ingrained in all her ants.

“I will guide you to the queen. Follow me.”

A soldier ant walks inside while beckoning to follow Sestia.

Then another soldier ant came and guarded the entrance of the anthill, just as it was set from the beginning.

It was a part where we could see that, like ants, even collective actions are being run thoroughly according to principles.

‘A corps where the order of the group is not disturbed when the individual strength is excellent…….’

Is that all?

Even the structures built in the ant nest and the weapons they made were comparable to humans and dwarves.

Especially in some parts, I felt like I wanted to learn a few things myself.

While growing more and more frightened, she wondered how Bern formed a bond with the Orichalcum ants.

She thought that she was unusual from the first time we met, but the more we got to know her, the more she kept secrets.

‘Haa… ! She has come to like a man like that, so he looks like he’s having a hard time.’

It’s better to have no secrets between lovers, but she often had secrets like this that she didn’t want to know.

She thought that if she continued to be with Berne, she would have to develop her unbreakable mental strength.

“This is the palace where the queen resides.”

“It’s grand.”

A palace entirely made of gold.

I thought the queen’s palace might be made of orichalcum, but she wasn’t.

The moment she steps into her palace, ironically considering that she is a somewhat humble queen.

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Cestia found out that all of her was her own illusion.

“Crazy!”

She is not surprised that the interior is also made entirely of gold.

It was because a woman who was so beautiful that she couldn’t see anything like gold was looking down at her from her throne.

At that sight, Sestia realized at once that she was her ant queen.

However, not only did she resemble a human enough to raise doubts about whether she was really an ant, but she also possessed a level of beauty that even the most beautiful women in the kingdom could take a picture of.

At least the thin wings on her back, four hands, and insect antennae could be said to be her characteristics as an ant.

“Nice to meet you, did you say that you came with a request from him?”

“Oh! Yes…….”

Marjan’s aura makes respectful words come out of Sestia’s mouth, who rarely uses honorific words.

She smiled and clapped lightly.

Then the ant, who seemed to be a servant, presented Marjan with a painting.

In the picture, there was a Marjan licking Bern’s feet with a marvelous expression.

“I don’t have any doubts, but I want to confirm one last time, so I ask. You are the one pictured here, right?”

“Ah… ….”

That’s right. That’s right, but I was afraid to say it.

There was an ant that could be said to be the strongest in the world, a queen ant that treated such ants like limbs, and above her was Bern.

Now that I know that the world can be turned upside down by a single human male.

From this point on, Sestia expressed her condolences to the Kingdom Army in her heart.