Episode 19 – The Strange Lord (1)
how much time has passed
Amelia and Lucas were soon able to come to their senses.
I was still in a daze,
Still, I was able to move and arrive at Ruben.
however.
“This, this, what the hell is this…”
Amelia was half-excited by the scene before her.
The scene in front of Amelia’s eyes right now.
“Hey, hurry up, hurry up. There is still a mountain of things to dismantle!”
“wait! What if I did it hastily and the value drops?”
“Yes, then the lord will make a fuss again.”
It was the sight of the locals dismantling hundreds of demon beast corpses.
The monsters piled up like a mountain.
The problem was that they sold hundreds of goblins just a short while ago.
But how long has it been since then…?
No matter how dark the forest is infested with monsters, how can this be…
Right then.
“Today’s hunting wasn’t very good.”
“ah···. If I caught just one more, I would be exempt from training!”
A rumbling noise came from behind.
the place you looked at.
There, a group of people were entering Leuven.
It seemed that Ruben’s soldiers were each armed.
But were there soldiers in Leuven?
The moment I thought of it.
“what? Aren’t you Amelia?”
The approaching soldiers spotted Amelia standing there blankly.
“You come here often these days. It won’t be easy to come to this dangerous place.”
“As expected, it must be because of these guys, right?”
The soldiers laughed and tapped something on their shoulders.
Something about 1m tall with green skin.
They were none other than goblins.
Each of the soldiers was carrying several goblin corpses.
Hundreds of people gathered like that again.
“This hunt didn’t produce a good harvest.”
“Did the goblins in the dark forest dry up because only the parrots were talking about it?”
“Ahh···! If I caught just one more, I would be exempt from training!”
They chatted and chatted.
“······ yes?”
And Amelia could not understand at all what the soldiers were saying.
What is a parrot?
What does training exemption mean?
And what, what?
Are the goblins dying in the dark forest?
Although goblins were regarded as the lowest of the lowest class, that was only a case of a ‘monster’.
The goblin they are talking about now was not that kind of goblin.
A demon who dwells in the dark forest.
As a monster with a record of hunting ogres, it was impossible to handle with a tolerable level of power.
But now what…
“Oh. He’s a busy person, but we caught him for nothing. Are you here to see the lord?”
Then one of the soldiers shouted loudly from behind.
“hey! Has anyone seen the lord?”
Then the soldiers started to spit out one sound at a time.
“Younglord? well? You were hanging out together before, but you went somewhere alone.”
“You said you would chase after the runaway goblins.”
“Ugh, to be honest, I’m still scared when you tell me to deal with goblins by myself. What happened to the lord…”
“I felt like I wasn’t normal when I was fighting the Hobgoblin, but… why, it seems like you’ve grown more lately.”
“I don’t know why there are rumors that I’m an idiot. If the lord goes crazy, is there anyone in the world who isn’t a fool?”
“As expected, people have to see and judge for themselves.”
Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
The laughter of the soldiers spread throughout.
Then the soldier who spoke to Amelia said with a sullen expression.
“Not very good. Because the lord wiped out all the goblins, I couldn’t get exemption.”
“Ha ha ha ha ha! Well, what can I do, Duras? I have to go and roll something!”
“Ahh···! I just had to catch one more!!
A soldier called Duras grabbed his head.
and for a while
Soon, Duras asked the soldiers again.
“Anyway, you haven’t seen the lord, right?”
“uh. We don’t know.”
Eventually, Duras shook his head.
Then he turned his head and spoke to Amelia.
“Then let’s go to the training camp. If you entered the manor first, you will probably be there.”
#
Amelia did not head straight to the training camp.
The first thing to do is to examine the goblin corpses.
And, again, the quality was top notch.
Amelia inspected the goblin corpses for a while.
In search of Xian, he moved to the inside of Ruben.
In front of the soldier’s training center that arrived like that.
“Is this…?”
It was cheaper than I thought.
No, it wasn’t cheap, but it was much better than the training center in a tolerable territory.
“When did you build this again…”
Amelia slowly entered the training center.
“Hey! Doubly depressed!”
“Hal Suu! I have it!”
As soon as I entered, I heard the strong shouts of the soldiers.
And there, as I looked, soldiers were being trained.
“Don’t break the ranks! Trust the comrade next to you!”
“hahahaha! Ha ha!”
Pretty systematic look.
Amelia didn’t know much about the military side, but it was enough to tell that it was a considerable level.
Amelia looked around and found Xian.
But for some reason, no matter how much I searched, I couldn’t find Xi’an.
‘I thought it would be here…’
Right then.
“Hans! Try a little harder! The buff doesn’t apply.”
In an instant, Xian’s voice was heard.
Amelia naturally looked at the source of the voice.
and.
“…?”
Amelia tilted her head involuntarily.
That would be the place where Xian is.
Because that was the place where the soldiers were rolling.
Xian was rolling around among the soldiers.
hanging out with the soldiers.
It was being hit here and there.
“Lord! What crazy talk is that! It’s still hard enough!”
“That’s right, lord! Do you have someone to kill!”
At Xian’s cry, the soldiers were frightened and shouted.
But Xian said it as if he hadn’t even thought about it.
“shut up. What do you think is the reason why not a single person died while working as a beekeeper? It’s all because of hard training. My sweat shed today is my blood shed tomorrow. I don’t know?”
“I know! I know! But right now my face is bleeding, not sweat!”
The soldier pointed his finger at his face.
And where there really should be sweat, there was real blood!
How hard do you think blood flows instead of sweat when you train hard?
but.
“don’t worry. We have Ellie, right? If you get hurt and sick, Ellie will treat you all. Maybe it’s because of you guys’ treatment, your skills are getting better and better lately?”
“Oh, no!!”
“Ahhh! I just wish I had caught one more! Only one!”
The soldiers screamed and began training.
Right then.
“short break!”
Hans, who was rolling the soldiers, shouted.
“huh? Hans, why all of a sudden?”
“Amelia has come to visit you.”
Following Hans’ words, the eyes of Xian and other soldiers turned to Amelia.
A sudden focused gaze.
“Ah… I…”
Are you confused and don’t know what to do?
“Ahh···! Thank you, Amelia!”
“We are the lifesavers!”
The soldiers burst into tears and began to rejoice.
The expressions on the soldiers’ faces were as if they were receiving divine grace.
“Oh right. You came earlier.”
Soon, Sian jumped up and approached Amelia.
Xian’s appearance was truly flawless.
Messy hair and dust everywhere.
Literally, it looked like it rolled from somewhere.
As expected, the dignity of a lord is a piece of sh*t.
He didn’t even show the least dignity as an aristocrat.
If a stranger saw it, it was enough to believe that it was a backstreet barbershop.
“hahahaha… I was training for a while.”
Xian smiled shyly and brushed the dust off his clothes.
Amelia looked at Xian and asked.
“Why… are you training with the soldiers?”
Sian didn’t even look at Amelia, brushing the dust off his clothes as he answered.
“Ah, if you do physical training alone, the additional effect doesn’t apply. I learned from Hans and applied it.”
“yes yes?”
“There is such a thing.”
It was only then that Sian looked at Amelia and waved his hand.
“anyway. What’s going on?… is it too obvious to ask?”
Xian shrugged once.
And soon, he brought up a story related to the demon corpse.
Amelia was able to talk about the disposal of the dead without much editorial comment.
And again.
“Then don’t forget to pay five times the labor cost this time!”
This time, it was robbed and robbed due to labor costs.
“Let’s see, building various facilities…”
Soon, Xian’s muttering was heard.
“Come to think of it, Grayson said that the movements of the Orcs were unusual. Then, it can’t be done with the defense of the wooden fence, so if you upgrade this… Damn it. No more money?”
Xian muttered, frowning and distorting.
And seeing Xian like that made Amelia dumbfounded.
That would also be the case, as Amelia had to pay almost 10,000 gold in the transaction.
But what do you say as soon as you receive the money?
no money?
“These days, the seeds of the goblins have dried up, so it’s hard to bee them. ha···.”
What the hell are you covering for that kind of money?
It wasn’t to that extent that it wasn’t crazy enough for money.
‘Although lords are greedy…’
Even if they have a lot in their hands, they are full of greed who want to have more.
At this time, Xian showed the aspect of a lord without any filtering.
“anyway. Then I will go back to training.”
Soon, Xian turned his back.
Seeing Xian like that, Amelia thought for a moment.
Amelia never knew who Cyan was.
Amelia, who has dealt with many people while working as a merchant.
Amelia could get a rough idea of a person’s disposition by exchanging a few words with her.
however.
‘I still don’t know what kind of person he is.’
Xian couldn’t figure out what had happened.
At first, Amelia thought of Xian as an incompetent bastard.
Rumor has it that the marquis family is an outcast.
It wasn’t just because of the title of Mannani.
The nobles Amelia met.
In particular, the lords had one of two attitudes toward Amelia.
neglect or lust.
So when he found out that Xian was the lord of Ruben.
And when he found out that his last name was none other than Elandur.
I thought Xian would be of the same type.
But it wasn’t.
Sian did not ignore that Amelia was a woman,
Nor did he have lust.
I only treat you as a merchant.
Xian was different from the aristocrats Amelia knew and experienced.
It was different from the lords.
So, is Xian a little different? I wanted to.
“It’s a big deal. Where do you get your money now…?”
But he’s crazy about money like that…
No, well… Seeing how he likes money, it didn’t seem like that at all.
People who really don’t even know.
“excuse me···.”
Amelia called Xian, who was leaving without her knowledge.
“hmm? What are you doing?”
Sian turned his head at Amelia’s sudden call.
“Oh that···.”
Amelia was taken aback for a moment.
what should i ask
No, why did you call me?
“That…why are you training with the soldiers?”
Amelia spat it out at will.
“I think I said it earlier. What are you curious about?”
For an instant, Xian’s eyes narrowed slightly.
His expression as if he kept asking me why.
Amelia opened her mouth slowly.
“So… that… Don’t you think it’s vulgar…?”
“Cheap? Who?”
“Soldiers…?”
Then Xian’s expression hardened.
Xian’s two pupils quietly turned to Amelia.
“Oh, no. I don’t mean that. that is···.”
Amelia looked very upset.
Of course, that’s what he said.
In fact, it certainly did not mean that Amelia thought so.
if you thought so
If you really thought Ruben’s people were superficial.
Amelia had no reason to come here to Leuven.
The vulgar Reuben’s territories, dead or not.
It’s okay if you don’t care.
However, Amelia risked her life for the sake of the people of Ruben and came all the way here.
Still, what Amelia asked was simple.
The many lords Amelia met.
It was because the lords of Ruben from the previous generation, who had been condescending, thought that way.
They considered themselves to be noble.
Those who are fundamentally different from nobles and commoners.
That’s why they only regarded their territories as tools.
If you say it’s shallow.
He ignored it, saying how a noble person like himself would be with the people of the territory.
Commoner Nabu Rang.
A tool that must serve and sacrifice its noble self.
To them, Young Ji-min was nothing more, nothing less.
But Xian didn’t seem like that at all.
see even now
Rolling on the ground like soldiers,
They were jokingly playing pranks on Xian.
The way he gets along with the locals without hesitation.
Those are the lords and nobles that Amelia thought of.
It was completely destroying that image.
That’s why I asked…
“Does Amelia think so?”
Somehow, Xian seemed to think in a different way.
“no! never! Absolutely not that way…!”
“Duras!”
Sian shouted, interrupting Amelia.
A cry filled with spirit.
The soldiers who were resting at Xian’s cry looked startled.
Before long, a soldier jumped out of the crowd and rose from his seat.
Then, he ran towards Xi’an.
“Did you call!”
A voice full of courage.
He was the soldier Amelia had encountered before in front of the estate.
Xian looked at Duras and opened his mouth.
“Who the hell are you.”
“…?”
What is Amelia at the moment? I wanted to
And it was the same with Durras.
Didn’t he call the name ‘Duras’ even just a moment ago?
But who are you?
Amelia looked at Durras.
Duras was also taken aback by Xian’s question.
“Du, this is Duras…”
Duras answered in a trembling voice.
Even though they had been on the ground together until recently, Xian and Duras were fundamentally different people.
A mere commoner soldier.
A noble of Ellandur and Lord of Ruben.
These two were fundamentally different.
The look on Xian’s face was filled with some unknown anger.
So, on Durras’ face, tension based on fear appeared.
And the name Duras.
It was a common name in the Empire.
A saint, meaningless, commoner’s name.
It was a name that could only sound vulgar to some.
Xian stared blankly at Durras.
Without any reaction, Xian looked at Durras.
“Who the hell are you.”
And Xian asked again.
Douras’s expression was stained with bewilderment.
But that’s for a while.
For an instant, Duras’ eyes became determined.
Like you know what to answer.
No, not knowingly, but instinctively, Duras opened his mouth.
“I am.”
and a voice heard.
“I am Ruben’s sword. Cut down the enemies who threaten Ruben, and protect Ruben’s home.”
gaze.
Duras spoke again.
“I am Ruben’s mightiest sword and shield.”
Xian calmly nodded.
Then, he lightly tapped Durras on the shoulder.
Then he looked at Amelia.
cyan says
“There are no vulgar people here.”
Xian finished with those words.
I slowly left the place with Duras.
Amelia froze in place.
no thoughts come to mind
My mind is dazed, as if I had been hit in the head by a huge stone.
Unspoken feelings that tickle your chest.
For some reason, my heart feels strange.
“Okay, break over! Wake up everyone!”
Soon, Xian’s voice is heard.
Amelia just stared blankly at Xian’s back.
Then all of a sudden
Suddenly without even knowing.
Amelia thought.
No matter how strong the enemy comes, Ruben will not collapse.
No, it could collapse.
Because the reality is cold enough to be cold.
However, if all the villagers felt the same way Amelia felt right now, this was certain.
Ruben no more.
It is not a place of death.
Only one person made it possible.
so indeed.
“person who is abnormal···.”
He was a strange lord.
#
Xian was left alone at the training center, wielding a sword.
Whoa!
An eerie sound rang through the air.
Such Xian’s sword did not contain the power of Aura.
However, the swinging sword contained momentum equal to the power of the aura.
“This is the last…!”
Wedge liquid!
“end! I can’t do it anymore!”
Iron pudduck.
After the last sword attack, Xian was scattered randomly.
His whole body was drenched in sweat, and there was no place that was not wet.
Paddle-paddle, trembling muscles.
I didn’t even have the strength to lift a hand.
Nevertheless, Xian forced his body to move and took out his smart phone from his arms.
《3,000 accurate cuts [3,000 / 3,000]》
《Precise Thrust 3,000 times [3,000 / 3,000]》
“… Achieved.”
At the same time as Xian’s words.
Tring!
[Mahon Sura Sword (魔魂修羅劍) introductory progress rate 1.7% (+0.2%)]
A notification window popped up on the screen saying that the progress had increased.
“Whew…”
Xian let out a deep breath and put the smartphone back into his arms.
body stretched out.
“The progress rate doesn’t go up so badly.”
It is also likely that the progress rate rose by ‘0.1% to 0.2%’ per day.
Then, the time required to achieve 100% with simple calculations is about 500 days.
“To think I had to do this for over a year…”
Even that was the progress of the ‘introduction’ process.
That means that there are courses other than initiation.
“·······”
The hardships were already evident.
But Xian wasn’t disappointed at all.
The progress rate that can be thought of as only 1.7%.
It was because I was directly experiencing the level that had risen with the progress.
“Hans was really surprised.”
A level slightly less than the current Hans.
Of course, Hans is very old,
It had been quite a while since I had stopped working as a mercenary.
Compared to the level of Hans when he was young, it was disastrous.
Even so, Hans was still quite talented,
That’s why it could be said that it was a tremendous growth for Xian.
“That’s only 1.7%.”
That was the progress in the ‘introduction’ process.
The history of the vast continent.
The legendary state that only 6 people reached, Exceed.
And the strongest Arnaise, Kyle, who is presumed to be beyond that.
What will happen if you build up progress in the future.
Xian couldn’t even imagine.
“Well, it’s still a long story.”
Xian let out a smile.
Ruben’s sky seen from a recumbent perspective.
“More than that…”
Sian got up and sat down for a while.
“You seldom see goblins anymore.”
Xian was able to earn a lot of gold through numerous beatings.
But, was the level of angularity excessive?
Goblins were no longer visible, as if the seeds of the goblins had dried up.
A few groups were occasionally seen, but even they ran away as soon as they saw Xian, so it was not easy to hunt them.
And again, is it because of that?
“The movements of the orcs in the forest are unusual.”
Inside the dark forest, the situation was taking an unusual turn.
Grayson says about it.
‘As the goblins disappear, they seem to think of Ruben as a territory without an owner.’
To be precise, a group of goblins and Ruben.
In the battle between the two, Ruben was victorious.
However, to the Orcs, it seemed like a land without an owner.
Because humans were just prey in the dark forest.
‘Somehow… it seems that the Orcs will soon flow into Ruben’s territory.’
Grayson’s face, as he spoke, was somewhat dark.
There was also a significant difference between goblins and orcs.
Orcs are the kind that are truly called ‘monsters’.
In a word, it was not at the level of angling like it is now.
“hmm···.”
Xian’s thoughts continued to deepen.
To be precise, I was going to deepen
It was then.
“Oh, you’re here too.”
A woman’s voice came from the other side.
the place you looked at.
There, a red-haired beauty with a slight wave.
‘Amelia?’
Standing there was none other than Amelia, the top leader of the Truth League.