Chapter 199

What followed after the future plan for the cult was a brief self-introduction that had not been made during the visit.

Of course, even so, I had no intention of devoting my brain capacity to a field where I had no interest in them right away. There was no need to give information about Asilie, so I was the only one who introduced myself.

“As you may already know, my name is Eldmia Ega. I am currently training to decapitate the village’s enemy, and as you have experienced, I have a seizure when trying to play a joke on me. It is important, so remember it well.”

Cals added a chu-im-sae while carefully noticing whether it was difficult to keep up with what they had done.

“...the village’s marshal?”

“The Demon King’s Army commander who ordered me to destroy our village and run away when I was young. I want to catch and kill him.”

The eight pupils move wildly and begin to think about how to react among themselves. At first glance, he seemed to be contemplating whether to consider him crazy or take it as a joke, but he didn’t bother to explain. There was also a faster response from Sen to add four feet.

“Uh, so you’re from the east? I thought you were from this side of town because you’re so friendly with the people in this city.”

“No. I’m from an unnamed village further west from here.”

“...Yes? But just now...”

“The demon king army’s first invasion was our village, not the east. It was seven years ago.”

I thought it was a fact that surprisingly many people knew, but are they vulnerable to such information? The moment I thought, Merdella threw a question with a strange reaction.

“I’ve heard it’s an initial invasion, but there are no survivors...”

“Ah, that’s what people generally think. I’m the only little-known survivor. Everyone who knows me in Ogwen knows that.”

“...Uh, I’m sorry. If so, how old are you...?”

“15 years old.”

“...to?”

“You’re 15. Why?

“It’s not a joke! Hahaha! It’s just that I couldn’t imagine it, so I hardened without realizing it. Ahahaha!”

“I don’t think so? I think I got angry at the moment?”

“Ah! A joke too!”

Unlike Sen, who somehow seemed to smile calmly, the other guys looked surprised enough to roll their eyes in various ways. It wasn’t hard to notice what the eyes moving back and forth between the sword and my size meant, so I decided to leave it alone.

It’s only natural that he did that because he survived what he almost died.

After that, the story ended roughly by giving the guys instructions in advance on the actions they should take the next day. Even if that was the case, it was only a matter of setting an appointment time to the extent of coming to the Holy Cross by what time.

After finishing the story, I heard Sen’s voice ordering beer in a terrifyingly loud voice as Asili and I left the inn door, making it a very difficult night, but I let it go.

“They’re very subtle kids.”

“Huh? What?”

“I think I can distinguish the relationship between Eun-Won and Eun-Won while not easily overcoming injustice... Why did they make that choice when they met us?”

“Isn’t it because you thought you were going to die so you couldn’t see anything?”

“Hmm, if life was worth it, wouldn’t you have even tried to save a child named Beleshka?”

I didn’t think much of it, but after hearing it, it seems like the right thing to say. There is nothing that can’t be concluded that he was an adventurer’s average personality in terms of just taking the means and methods, but if you think about whether there is a different reason, it feels like at least one reason will come out.

However, since it was an issue in an area I wasn’t particularly interested in, I just talked about it.

It was a cynical talk and at the same time an extremely cool reality and fact. And it was the most necessary thing for my colleagues who were about to fall into unreasonable self-loathing.

“Thank you for surviving. You’re just talking about our current situation, right?”

“Is that really so...? At least I didn’t hear it as a joke when he said he was killing the commander of the Demon King’s army.”

“Why is that?”

Carls raised his beer mug sparingly with a complicated look on his face. At the same time, Sen understood at once what he was trying to say.

“Are you afraid they’ll use us as arrows?”

“...yes.”

“I don’t think so.”

“You really don’t know. Why?”

It was a word filled with sincere questions rather than arguments. Sen, who wanted to put both legs on the table and lean the chair, but because the table was made for tall people, was satisfied with just shrugging his shoulders, he answered without hesitation.

“Think of the thieves yesterday. The first one, why did the person who told me to clean it all up at night?”

“...Because it bothers you?”

“It’s not wrong to say it in a big way, but I think it’s because it’s the personality that solves things in the end.”

Sen, who confirmed that the eyes of his colleagues who had been together for decades were converging, slowly put his hypothesis into his mouth.

“Some of the thieves scattered across this land just saw their faces and ran away. That’s what they shouted when they first met us, and Eldmia-sama has a reason for saying who she is. And I guess that reason is the thief who ran away field itself.”

“...What are you talking about?”

“The purpose is to spread rumors throughout the town not to touch him.”

The thieves’ reaction. An attitude of being polite to a person who is polite. A face that expressed subtle satisfaction at the sight of the thieves running away. And crucially, even the naked expression that if you want to play a prank on yourself, you will have a seizure.

“Kids who don’t have enough to eat because they have a lot of family members become greedy for food, and the youngest who always inherits tends to have a lot of possessive desires to have things of their own. 15 years old? You mean he was 8 years old when he was massacred. Do you have any idea?”

What did I do when I was 8 years old? I think I had a fight with my next door neighbor over the swing. It was a long time ago, so I don’t remember it well anymore.

“...Are you saying that the psychology of compensating for the loss created an excessive self-defense mechanism?”

“Looks like someone is not a wizard, so the expression is classy. That’s right. But they don’t just bite at random, they cleverly use their hair. If thieves encounter that skill, can they survive? It’s impossible unless they deliberately save it.”

Anyone can see that it was an extremely trained body. It’s never made overnight, and it can’t be a talent. Everyone here can agree that it is the result of thorough efforts.

“The reason for killing is clear, but the reason for saving is also clear. The reason we were able to live was because we pledged to be useful at the risk of our lives, and Eldmia-sama decided to accept that. He’s not the kind of person to just throw away a hand.”

Rather, in order to use it over and over again, you will only ask for it in line that fits your ability. I wouldn’t even expect more than that. So, after seeing the thieves who returned last night, I was going to step out myself.

“Maybe this is an opportunity. In the future, if we don’t do nonsense and consistently return the favor, building enough trust to make up for the behavior we showed on our first meeting.”

“...why would that be an opportunity?”

“Because the ‘self-defense mechanisms’ that Merdela talked about apply not only to one’s own body, but also to the people around them.”

Eldmia said that it was not the enemy of her parents, but the revenge of the village. He is moving to avenge the grudge of the entire village.

“I can bet my entire fortune on the fact that if someone stabs Assilie right now, her head will be cut off. If any of the villagers who had a close relationship with him were harmed by someone, they would die without ever having a chance to regret or regret it for the rest of their lives. trust me. We are in a very good situation right now. It’s just a bit... scary.”

Smile. Then most of us can be friends.

Recalling the old adage of Fuling, Sen smiled.