Hee-young!
[Kaiyan! It must be tough being a nigger!]
“Yes, I ran a lot. Now I have to walk.”
It has already been 10 days since we set off from Havinel for Antigas. The problem is that the distance traveled during that time is less than expected.
Antigua is farther away than I thought. Besides, it's the start of winter when it gets colder. Due to the cold weather, the black man's health ran out quickly, and the distance he could travel in a single day was reduced.
“Hah... This will take a few more months. ”
To enter Antigas, you must reach the Kingdom of Shaniel just below, which is located at the eastern end, just across from the Four Kingdoms.
At this rate, it's going to get colder, so it should take at least two or three months.
“Is there no way... Riekah, any good ideas? ”
Rica, who ignored the word "enter the subspace" and melted herself into my arms, flashed her head and listened.
[But not right now.]
“Why?”
[I don't have any G points. Shops make it easy to find a quick way to get around, but you can also buy teleport scrolls right away and move around at once.]
“Ha… G Points. Should we stop by Panybelloon in a hurry or something? ”
After leaving your residence, you collected some G points by catching the Rich, Snacks and Marshall Knights, but now you're mostly out of emergency scrolls and potions.
I miss living in a place that I used to feel bored with because of G points.
[If only there were a quest at a time like this. High Grade!]
“I see... I never thought I'd see that Twin-Headed Ogre again. ”
When you complete a quest, you will receive a certain amount of extra G-Points, though not a lot.
There's nothing better than a quest in a situation where 100G is a waste. Plus, when you complete quests, you'll get even reward boxes where you don't know what rewards will be available.
“Huh? A monster? ”
When I talk useless talk with Rieka, I feel an energy that makes my senses sensitive not far away. I can't feel the energy of one of the smallest monsters.
“There can't be any big monsters here... Are you here to get food? ”
[Kaiyan! We don't have enough G-Points. Let's go get 'em!]
“Yes, I won't give you much. ”
I got up from my seat and went through the forest in a direction where I could feel the energy. The closer I get to the distance, the clearer I feel.
A little strange is that I thought it was a monster because I felt a little cloudy, but the closer I got, the more human energy I felt.
‘You'll see. ’
* * *
Monsters and dozens of human blood spatter in the border forest at the eastern edge of the Kingdom of Manislan.
“Kuaaaak!”
“Damn it! Get back! ”
“Why are there so many monsters here? ”
One of the top predators, Ogres, drives dozens of people away.
Every time the Ogre swings his fist, the humans who couldn't stand the strength of it collapsed, bleeding by blood.
“Even with a knight, those monsters...! Grrrgh! Commander! Where the hell are the knights? ”
“... I think we've been beaten. Balon, you take five soldiers and take Linda! ”
A soldier with a light brown head called Balon frowns in anger at a man named the commander.
“Then the rest of us will be slaughtered by him! You, too!”
The situation is dominated by a single Ogre with dozens of soldiers.
When six soldiers, including Balon, fell, their progress collapsed and they were almost overwhelmed at once.
A man called the commander looks straight at Balon and opens his mouth.
“Is that why you want to give up Linda? ”
“Well, that's not it... ”
“Hurry up, we don't have much time! Don't forget, that's the only way to save the rest of the soldiers! ”
“... Ugh! I'm sorry! Please stay alive! ”
As the commander said, Balon realized that he needed to move quickly so other soldiers could run away, so he moved his footsteps and approached the half-broken wagon.
“Linda! Come out quickly!”
“Uncle Balon! ”
A little boy who looked less than ten years old who was hiding in a wagon broken by the noise of Balon reached out his head, and when he looked at Balon bleeding all over his body, his eyes shook with anxiety.
“Uh, what happened? ”
“Ugh... Linda, you have to stay away! Get on your back! ”
“What the…. ”
“Come on!"
Balon, who always greeted him with a gentle smile, called out in a loud voice, surprised Linda and hurriedly ran to him with tears.
“Heave-ho! Three cohorts, follow me! It is our duty to get Linda to safety! ”
Balon, who was carrying Linda, shouts, and the three trillion soldiers who were struggling with the ogre fall back with a look of apology to the surrounding soldiers.
“... I'm so sorry. Let's meet alive. ”
“Don't worry about us. Take care of Linda! I'll come back alive! ”
“Haha! Klein! If... If I don't make it back, please tell my mother I'm sorry! ”
The remaining soldiers encouraged them, rather than blaming the five soldiers who were falling behind, but rather, the ogre swung his weapon more eagerly to distract him.
Balon stared at them with a sad look as if he would never forget what they looked like, but he turned and ran as if he was shaking his hand as if the commander had asked him to go.
“Mr. Balon... why aren't the other guys going with you? ”
“Linda... I'll tell you later. ”
He can't say anything to Linda, who keeps staring back, anxious.
When the soldiers, including Balon, were wandering through the forest and away from the ogre, someone stood in front of them.
“Oh my... Running away from my colleagues. ”
“Ki, the knight? ”
Three knights armed with spectacular plate armor.
With surprised eyes, Balon's face turns red and frowns with an impression.
“Where the hell were you! Dozens of soldiers are dead because of you! ”
“Haha! Don't say too much, we've been busy with work." ”
“Hurry up and help the commander... ”
Phew!
Before Balon's words were finished, the three knights fell to the ground with their chests wrapped around their swords.
“What the...! ”
“Hey, try to understand. Because you're all going to die here. Including Linda, of course. ”
As the knight stared ferociously at Linda and Balon, Linda was terrified of him and hid her face on his back.
Gulp.
Balon and the two surviving soldiers gently step back, releasing their swords forward.
“… Why? Why would the Knights of the Markains want to kill Linda? If Linda dies... If she disappears, isn't it the Markains who do the damage? ”
“Hehehe! You know your way around a noble family with one soldier. Yeah, well, if that kid dies, the Markains are gonna be in trouble. That's what we want. ”
“What, what? ”
“So die! ”
The knights swung their swords at Balon. At such a fast rate that Balon can neither counter nor evade.
Puhuack!
“Khhh... D-run away... ”
“Cough! Complete Balon's mission..." ”
Two of the soldiers on either side threw themselves at him and greeted him with their swinging swords, and they motioned to run to Balon, spitting blood like they were going to die right away.
“Tsk! Those scum are bothering me. ”
Phew!
The knight kicks the fallen soldier with his foot and approaches Balon.
Balon bites his lips tightly, alternating with those knights and his fallen comrades, and lays Linda on her back to the ground.
“Linda... I'm so sorry. Keep running this way. I'll try to stop you. ”
“Uncle Balon! No! I can't go alone... ”
“Please, come on! ”
Ballon stood in front of the knights, pushing Linda like she was about to burst into tears.
“You filthy knights. I haven't liked your eyes since you guys came to get Linda. ”
“Khh! Yes, I'll kill you as brutally as I can. Kill a boy named Linda. ”
“Yes!”
“Halt! I am your opponent!" ”
Balon tries to block it with his sword, but the knights close their eyes as if to flee at a rapid pace to Linda.
“Is it over.... ”
Balon wants to see the knight with a mean smile in his way and the two knights who chased Linda and think it's over.
“Rrrrgh!”
The screams of the knights who were chasing Linda echo through the forest. As Balon hurriedly turned his gaze toward you, there were Linda and two lyrics lying in blood. And there is a man standing on his shoulder holding a white cat with a bloody sword.
* * *
[You bastards! You tried to kill a child!]
Rieka was angry, stretching her short forelegs to see if she was upset with the behavior of the knights who fell to the ground.
“First of all... I killed him. Given the circumstances, these are the bad guys, right? ”
[Of course! Look at this kid's face! You're terrified!]
As I was rapidly approaching the sensed energy, I heard the presumed delicate voice of a child in my ears. I turned right at you, and the knight-looking creatures were swinging their swords to kill the child. That's why he killed the knights before he even knew what was going on.
In any situation, it would be wrong for a strong knight to swing his sword at a vulnerable child.
“Who are you?! ”
Turning toward the sound, one of the knights and one of the presumed soldiers was staring at me in surprise.
“Me? Don't worry about it. ”
“Ugh! How dare you kill a knight! This is a felony! Drop your weapons and kneel! ”
“I don't think the four of you who tried to kill the child are going to do it. Was the knight supposed to kill a powerless child? ”
“Well, that's ……. ”
Watching a knight who's embarrassed and talking makes me remember something I don't want to think about.
I once asked him when hunting old knights and monsters on the battlefield. What are knights?
Then he said with a proud look on his face. He protects his nobles and powerless people from threats.
The child is a top priority among the powerless he spoke of. So, if you're a knight, you shouldn't kill a child.
“Go, thank you, sir. ”
As I lowered my head at the sound coming from below, the little boy thanked me with a trembling hand. Then, he looked at me once to see if he had anything to say, and he hesitated.
“Do you have something to say? ”
“Well... if you can... can you save Mr. Balon...?" ”
“Balon?”
A little boy pointed his hand at the soldier who was confronting the knight. The angry knight, who thought he pointed at him, stepped back and opened his mouth.
“... If you step back now, I won't ask you anything. So when you let me go, leave. I am a knight of the Marcaine family of the Mareon Empire! ”
“The Mareon Empire? Why is the Knight of the Mareon Empire here? ”
Even if this is the eastern border of Manislan, it's not a place for Herbalists to find foreign knights. There aren't any tourist attractions nearby.
The Mareon Imperial knight bites my lip, whether it is difficult to answer my question.
“You don't need to know that! If you don't back off now, the Markains will kill not only you, but your entire family! ”
“… even family? ”
“Heheheh! I see! You do realize you can't fight a commoner against a noble family, right? ”
He shouted loudly if he thought he was afraid of my smaller voice. You didn't even know you were taunting me.
I looked straight at him, suppressing the writhing anger inside.
“Just out of curiosity, how much is the Marcaine family in the Mareon Empire? Another ten fingers in the family? ”
“… ten fingers? Son of a bitch! The House of Marcaine has a long tradition of being a baron! ”
The knight looked at it strangely, saying, "What the hell is that?"
“Phew... Baron? ”
[Pow!]
A smile came out of the baron's mouth.
Think of all the nobles I've met before.
Baran of the Karsia family, who sent out the master of the order; Tarien of the Cheniavin family, the lord of the east; and Adolf of the Lamferrion family, who provoked me to victory.
The people I've met so far were members of a great family. But only the baroness.
“You're trying to be funny, right? ”
Hee-young!
[Kaiyan! It must be tough being a nigger!]
“Yes, I ran a lot. Now I have to walk.”
It has already been 10 days since we set off from Havinel for Antigas. The problem is that the distance traveled during that time is less than expected.
Antigua is farther away than I thought. Besides, it's the start of winter when it gets colder. Due to the cold weather, the black man's health ran out quickly, and the distance he could travel in a single day was reduced.
“Hah... This will take a few more months. ”
To enter Antigas, you must reach the Kingdom of Shaniel just below, which is located at the eastern end, just across from the Four Kingdoms.
At this rate, it's going to get colder, so it should take at least two or three months.
“Is there no way... Riekah, any good ideas? ”
Rica, who ignored the word "enter the subspace" and melted herself into my arms, flashed her head and listened.
[But not right now.]
“Why?”
[I don't have any G points. Shops make it easy to find a quick way to get around, but you can also buy teleport scrolls right away and move around at once.]
“Ha… G Points. Should we stop by Panybelloon in a hurry or something? ”
After leaving your residence, you collected some G points by catching the Rich, Snacks and Marshall Knights, but now you're mostly out of emergency scrolls and potions.
I miss living in a place that I used to feel bored with because of G points.
[If only there were a quest at a time like this. High Grade!]
“I see... I never thought I'd see that Twin-Headed Ogre again. ”
When you complete a quest, you will receive a certain amount of extra G-Points, though not a lot.
There's nothing better than a quest in a situation where 100G is a waste. Plus, when you complete quests, you'll get even reward boxes where you don't know what rewards will be available.
“Huh? A monster? ”
When I talk useless talk with Rieka, I feel an energy that makes my senses sensitive not far away. I can't feel the energy of one of the smallest monsters.
“There can't be any big monsters here... Are you here to get food? ”
[Kaiyan! We don't have enough G-Points. Let's go get 'em!]
“Yes, I won't give you much. ”
I got up from my seat and went through the forest in a direction where I could feel the energy. The closer I get to the distance, the clearer I feel.
A little strange is that I thought it was a monster because I felt a little cloudy, but the closer I got, the more human energy I felt.
‘You'll see. ’
* * *
Monsters and dozens of human blood spatter in the border forest at the eastern edge of the Kingdom of Manislan.
“Kuaaaak!”
“Damn it! Get back! ”
“Why are there so many monsters here? ”
One of the top predators, Ogres, drives dozens of people away.
Every time the Ogre swings his fist, the humans who couldn't stand the strength of it collapsed, bleeding by blood.
“Even with a knight, those monsters...! Grrrgh! Commander! Where the hell are the knights? ”
“... I think we've been beaten. Balon, you take five soldiers and take Linda! ”
A soldier with a light brown head called Balon frowns in anger at a man named the commander.
“Then the rest of us will be slaughtered by him! You, too!”
The situation is dominated by a single Ogre with dozens of soldiers.
When six soldiers, including Balon, fell, their progress collapsed and they were almost overwhelmed at once.
A man called the commander looks straight at Balon and opens his mouth.
“Is that why you want to give up Linda? ”
“Well, that's not it... ”
“Hurry up, we don't have much time! Don't forget, that's the only way to save the rest of the soldiers! ”
“... Ugh! I'm sorry! Please stay alive! ”
As the commander said, Balon realized that he needed to move quickly so other soldiers could run away, so he moved his footsteps and approached the half-broken wagon.
“Linda! Come out quickly!”
“Uncle Balon! ”
A little boy who looked less than ten years old who was hiding in a wagon broken by the noise of Balon reached out his head, and when he looked at Balon bleeding all over his body, his eyes shook with anxiety.
“Uh, what happened? ”
“Ugh... Linda, you have to stay away! Get on your back! ”
“What the…. ”
“Come on!"
Balon, who always greeted him with a gentle smile, called out in a loud voice, surprised Linda and hurriedly ran to him with tears.
“Heave-ho! Three cohorts, follow me! It is our duty to get Linda to safety! ”
Balon, who was carrying Linda, shouts, and the three trillion soldiers who were struggling with the ogre fall back with a look of apology to the surrounding soldiers.
“... I'm so sorry. Let's meet alive. ”
“Don't worry about us. Take care of Linda! I'll come back alive! ”
“Haha! Klein! If... If I don't make it back, please tell my mother I'm sorry! ”
The remaining soldiers encouraged them, rather than blaming the five soldiers who were falling behind, but rather, the ogre swung his weapon more eagerly to distract him.
Balon stared at them with a sad look as if he would never forget what they looked like, but he turned and ran as if he was shaking his hand as if the commander had asked him to go.
“Mr. Balon... why aren't the other guys going with you? ”
“Linda... I'll tell you later. ”
He can't say anything to Linda, who keeps staring back, anxious.
When the soldiers, including Balon, were wandering through the forest and away from the ogre, someone stood in front of them.
“Oh my... Running away from my colleagues. ”
“Ki, the knight? ”
Three knights armed with spectacular plate armor.
With surprised eyes, Balon's face turns red and frowns with an impression.
“Where the hell were you! Dozens of soldiers are dead because of you! ”
“Haha! Don't say too much, we've been busy with work." ”
“Hurry up and help the commander... ”
Phew!
Before Balon's words were finished, the three knights fell to the ground with their chests wrapped around their swords.
“What the...! ”
“Hey, try to understand. Because you're all going to die here. Including Linda, of course. ”
As the knight stared ferociously at Linda and Balon, Linda was terrified of him and hid her face on his back.
Gulp.
Balon and the two surviving soldiers gently step back, releasing their swords forward.
“… Why? Why would the Knights of the Markains want to kill Linda? If Linda dies... If she disappears, isn't it the Markains who do the damage? ”
“Hehehe! You know your way around a noble family with one soldier. Yeah, well, if that kid dies, the Markains are gonna be in trouble. That's what we want. ”
“What, what? ”
“So die! ”
The knights swung their swords at Balon. At such a fast rate that Balon can neither counter nor evade.
Puhuack!
“Khhh... D-run away... ”
“Cough! Complete Balon's mission..." ”
Two of the soldiers on either side threw themselves at him and greeted him with their swinging swords, and they motioned to run to Balon, spitting blood like they were going to die right away.
“Tsk! Those scum are bothering me. ”
Phew!
The knight kicks the fallen soldier with his foot and approaches Balon.
Balon bites his lips tightly, alternating with those knights and his fallen comrades, and lays Linda on her back to the ground.
“Linda... I'm so sorry. Keep running this way. I'll try to stop you. ”
“Uncle Balon! No! I can't go alone... ”
“Please, come on! ”
Ballon stood in front of the knights, pushing Linda like she was about to burst into tears.
“You filthy knights. I haven't liked your eyes since you guys came to get Linda. ”
“Khh! Yes, I'll kill you as brutally as I can. Kill a boy named Linda. ”
“Yes!”
“Halt! I am your opponent!" ”
Balon tries to block it with his sword, but the knights close their eyes as if to flee at a rapid pace to Linda.
“Is it over.... ”
Balon wants to see the knight with a mean smile in his way and the two knights who chased Linda and think it's over.
“Rrrrgh!”
The screams of the knights who were chasing Linda echo through the forest. As Balon hurriedly turned his gaze toward you, there were Linda and two lyrics lying in blood. And there is a man standing on his shoulder holding a white cat with a bloody sword.
* * *
[You bastards! You tried to kill a child!]
Rieka was angry, stretching her short forelegs to see if she was upset with the behavior of the knights who fell to the ground.
“First of all... I killed him. Given the circumstances, these are the bad guys, right? ”
[Of course! Look at this kid's face! You're terrified!]
As I was rapidly approaching the sensed energy, I heard the presumed delicate voice of a child in my ears. I turned right at you, and the knight-looking creatures were swinging their swords to kill the child. That's why he killed the knights before he even knew what was going on.
In any situation, it would be wrong for a strong knight to swing his sword at a vulnerable child.
“Who are you?! ”
Turning toward the sound, one of the knights and one of the presumed soldiers was staring at me in surprise.
“Me? Don't worry about it. ”
“Ugh! How dare you kill a knight! This is a felony! Drop your weapons and kneel! ”
“I don't think the four of you who tried to kill the child are going to do it. Was the knight supposed to kill a powerless child? ”
“Well, that's ……. ”
Watching a knight who's embarrassed and talking makes me remember something I don't want to think about.
I once asked him when hunting old knights and monsters on the battlefield. What are knights?
Then he said with a proud look on his face. He protects his nobles and powerless people from threats.
The child is a top priority among the powerless he spoke of. So, if you're a knight, you shouldn't kill a child.
“Go, thank you, sir. ”
As I lowered my head at the sound coming from below, the little boy thanked me with a trembling hand. Then, he looked at me once to see if he had anything to say, and he hesitated.
“Do you have something to say? ”
“Well... if you can... can you save Mr. Balon...?" ”
“Balon?”
A little boy pointed his hand at the soldier who was confronting the knight. The angry knight, who thought he pointed at him, stepped back and opened his mouth.
“... If you step back now, I won't ask you anything. So when you let me go, leave. I am a knight of the Marcaine family of the Mareon Empire! ”
“The Mareon Empire? Why is the Knight of the Mareon Empire here? ”
Even if this is the eastern border of Manislan, it's not a place for Herbalists to find foreign knights. There aren't any tourist attractions nearby.
The Mareon Imperial knight bites my lip, whether it is difficult to answer my question.
“You don't need to know that! If you don't back off now, the Markains will kill not only you, but your entire family! ”
“… even family? ”
“Heheheh! I see! You do realize you can't fight a commoner against a noble family, right? ”
He shouted loudly if he thought he was afraid of my smaller voice. You didn't even know you were taunting me.
I looked straight at him, suppressing the writhing anger inside.
“Just out of curiosity, how much is the Marcaine family in the Mareon Empire? Another ten fingers in the family? ”
“… ten fingers? Son of a bitch! The House of Marcaine has a long tradition of being a baron! ”
The knight looked at it strangely, saying, "What the hell is that?"
“Phew... Baron? ”
[Pow!]
A smile came out of the baron's mouth.
Think of all the nobles I've met before.
Baran of the Karsia family, who sent out the master of the order; Tarien of the Cheniavin family, the lord of the east; and Adolf of the Lamferrion family, who provoked me to victory.
The people I've met so far were members of a great family. But only the baroness.
“You're trying to be funny, right? ”
