Chapter 190

The horses the cultists rode were quite well trained.

At first, I didn’t expect that there wouldn’t even be one that ran away except for one dead, but thanks to that, it was easy to clean up.

Apart from the fact that they didn’t like the first meeting and it was very embarrassing, it might be true that it was a party that they had been working on for over ten years.

While I was calming my dissatisfaction by driving Asilie, who was displeased with uninvited guests who interfered in our journey, Sen, who was ready, approached me.

“Hey, sir? I wonder if smooth communication is important for future travels. It’s better to make a simple statement...” “That’s not

your concern, so just leave.”

“...I was worried about it for a while, but I thought it wouldn’t be necessary if it was a noble person. Hahaha! Let’s start right away!”

I was looking at the back of Sen, who was quickly moving away, in a daze, and Asilie leaned her head against her chest and said,

“It’s a formidable pooling.”

“That’s why people who make friends with demons must have appeared.”

But there was one thing, so I didn’t really have affection. Tong Seong-myeong is one of the things to be grateful for just living.

I don’t know if it’s because the threat of the pursuers has disappeared, but their movements were relaxed. The little boy rode the horse really well, even with his younger brother, and even if he occasionally speeds up, he never lags behind.

Behind us, horses without owners are eagerly running, starting with the horse Asilie rode. It was the result of Assilie trying to sympathize with him, saying that there must be such an extra income, and making them follow him.

The sun began to set in an instant, just by repeating the movement for several hours, nothing special except for the boy’s gaze looking back once in a while, as if it were amazing that the words followed him without any instructions.

“Ghost! How about staying overnight by the river near here?”

“Do it yourself.”

Sen’s presence, which reacts cheerfully even when he answered coldly, was certainly helpful. If it wasn’t for him, it’s clear that the rest of them would have been busy hesitating while noticing. Thinking that maybe he was doing that on purpose to break the awkward atmosphere, I talked to Ashley, and a negative reaction immediately flowed out.

“Umm, probably not. That pooling should be able to laugh all day just for the fact that he has already saved his comrades.”

“...They’re a race that I really don’t dare to understand.”

After hearing Asilier’s explanation, the smile never left Sen’s face. At first, even those who maintained a gloomy state were gradually influenced by her, and later an atmosphere of gratitude for surviving for now began to flow.

We settled down and prepared a meal by lighting a bonfire on our own.

“Hey, Eh, Ega-sama. The meal is getting ready, if you don’t mind, let’s go together...”

“Of course. I still can’t believe anything other than Pulling.”

Asilie tends to take a while to fall asleep, and these days, when I go to bed early, I always wake up between 1 and 2 in the morning. That’s at least enough to let them know if they’re messing around in the middle of the night.

It might be a bit tiring, but once you’ve decided to get involved, you should consider that much.

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“As expected, it will take some time to gain trust.”

The night air seemed to settle down heavily at Sen’s one word that came back with a lick of his lips as if regretful. It was a natural and fully expected reaction, but I still couldn’t stop regret from rolling in.

“Still, it will take four more days to reach Ogwen if we keep going like this, so there’s still time. In the meantime, let’s try our best!”

They were clearly aware of what they had done, so they wanted to apologize, but the man named Eldmia Ega kept a wall and watched them with distrustful eyes. That must have been the reason why he insisted on staying vigil.

Even though they didn’t expect that distrust would be easily improved, the reason they didn’t give up was because of Sen, who made a big decision for themselves.

Because they had been together for a long time, they knew enough about the races of Sen and Fulling. Needless to say how much she treasured the family dagger.

Sen smiled, telling him not to mind, but it was clear that if he could really not care, that was something seriously wrong with him.

Of course, the idea of trying to escape by baiting others was not a good idea.

“First of all, I decided to be an elf for the first time. They said it was Asilie. I think it would be better for me to be Malvern today. But since the honor of my family is at stake, I was a little trusting. I will sleep.”

“Then I’ll be the second one. Merdela and Baize had a hard time today.”

The heavily armored adventurer called Baise did not refuse Carl’s consideration, but Merdella slowly opened her mouth with a very intimidated look.

“Just today I...”

“No. You need to get some rest. When you wake up, your head will be refreshed. Above all, according to Sen, it’s better for me, who has no special skills, to stay awake than you, a wizard, It will help people sleep better.”

As I unfolded the thesis I had already thought of, Merdella remained silent for a moment, then nodded weakly. Even though they had been working together as adventurers for nearly ten years, it was the first time they had seen them so depressed, so the party’s worries piled up.

“Let’s think positively. We survived the risk of death twice, and in just a few days, we can sleep well without worrying about raids, right? Even if there is an attack, it won’t be as dangerous as the last time, as we have a very strong warrior with us. Enjoy the comfort. Let’s go to sleep and wake up.”

Sen’s words, smiling as he corrected the sinking atmosphere, were so accurate that the party couldn’t help but laugh slightly. After finishing personal maintenance in an atmosphere rejuvenated by Sen’s endless efforts, the party went to bed for the next day.

It was a very tiring day for them. A day that was so exhausting and eventful that I fell asleep as soon as I lay down without anyone saying anything first.

Sen, who had not been able to fall asleep until the latest in the group, fell asleep slowly, praying that things would go smoothly in the future.