Chapter 312

It may be because it was a business that was carried out on the verge of being blown away due to treason, but Raviel’s reaction was so immediate that one could tell even if there were only guards standing in the village.

How do you know? In just one night, in the clear sky like a lie, the movement of flying dragons flying in all directions could be seen even from the village watchtower. I heard that they fly at a normal altitude when they need to send an emergency report, but they fly at a higher altitude than usual to eliminate the possibility of conflict with other flying dragons, but it was the first time I’ve actually seen it even after living in the capital for about two years.

“Hmm, isn’t it? Was it simply that I was looking at the sky a little less?”

In retrospect, that might seem right. Even in my previous life, when I had no time to spare, I lived for months without ever raising my head above a two-story building. It’s such an open world that I’m not particularly aware of it, but it’s also true that being attacked from the air can’t be completely ruled out, so I’ll have to consciously look at the sky.

Indulging in such feelings, I was sitting leisurely on the watchtower, when I heard Abnam calling me from below.

“Eldmia-sama! The mercenary who went to Raviel is back!”

When I called him the one with the amputated arm, he carefully gave me his name. It was hard to call him, but he definitely evolved into a quick-witted person.

“alone?”

“No! I came with the knight! Manager Ciel told me to come for a while because the representatives will gather at the Temple of the Gods!”

It was a very positive story that someone came together, but the target was unexpected. There must be only three knights who can reside in the gateway city, but you picked and sent one from there? Does it come out loud?

“Apart from the meeting, knight? How old are you?”

“Uh... did you look younger?”

What is it, why is the back questionable?

After an unexpected visitor, I looked at Abnam suspiciously because it was an unexpected reaction, but he just hesitated and came down from the surveillance with the conviction that it was wrong to get a proper answer.

“Stand on duty for me for a while. I’ll be back.”

“Yes! Take it easy!”

I don’t feel comfortable because I feel like I’m hitting something while I’m working, but I couldn’t help but go because I took the representative position of the adventurers by force, so when I came back later, I made a promise to buy a bottle of alcohol from the kitchen and give it to you. .

It was natural that the orcs hadn’t arrived during the night, but it was very fresh that the knight visited on behalf of Raviel so early in the morning despite the belated report. As much as I thought it could be the story of the lack of adventurers in Raviel right now, I wondered what the hell was causing the shortage of workers.

Did the guild leader eat a lot more than I thought? If that’s the case, Englem and the gateway city adventurer’s guild all say that the screws are missing. It seems that I need to take time later to catch Badna and ask what kind of atmosphere it is.

“Ah, welcome! Everyone is waiting inside!”

Did the lord of Raviel hit the lottery when it came to farming his children, even though his subordinates had a bad luck? Even Visquente stood up and shook my hand, not paying attention to the gazes of Ciel and Carl Goulds. It’s not polite to not accept it again, so I awkwardly held out my hand, and a polite handshake followed without any power struggle.

“Thanks to you, I was able to recognize the seeds of treachery that had been hiding in the city and pull them out, albeit belatedly. I would be grateful for that alone, but since you helped Raviel again like this, I will make sure to live up to it.”

I forced myself to smile, barely suppressing the feeling that my face would go into convulsions because of that sympathetic reaction, and Carl Goose and Ciel, who began to look at us with very strange eyes, decided to adjust the atmosphere and maintain silence. I reacted as if I had decided.

Visquente, who still politely offered me a seat, continued the conversation in a very dignified manner.

“Unfortunately, however, Raviel currently has no troops available to send outside. In order not to mislead the royal family, we hastily reduced the number of private soldiers except for the city guards. Instead, we decided to open the family safe, but this urgent Under the circumstances, there is a time that cannot be bought with money, so it is unlikely that satisfactory reinforcements will come right away.”

That was enough to understand and expected, so there was no inspiration. Rather, it is more surprising that an aristocrat whom he has never seen before reacts so well and favorably.

I didn’t cut the troops under my command, and it’s not like I’m dating you, so you’re really being this kind? Isn’t it actually a high level psychological warfare?

After a while, while the thousand and one Eldmia began to have a heated discussion over Visquente’s intentions, Carl Guls naturally accepted the story.

“He expressed his intention to hire additional troops for our mercenary corps before you arrived, but there are no guys who can be called up right away. I wondered if there was a limit to what I could receive.”

Adventurers would surely come running excitedly if they sprinkled money, but the enlisted soldiers of nobles are ambiguous. This is because, in fact, those in the capital must obtain permission from the royal family when moving enlisted soldiers outside.

The problem is that even if it is true that this situation is an anomaly, it is not such a rare anomaly. I don’t know if there was a report that the gate was suspicious, or if the royal family had that possibility in mind from the beginning.

There are obviously no nobles ready to go out at any time for an agenda that is uncertain whether or not to approve it, so it will take a day for them to arrive here even after permission is given.

The minimum schedule was two days, but the attack of the orcs was two days later at the earliest.

“The key is how comfortable the royal family is, but the orcs can attack tomorrow at the earliest. From my point of view, I think it’s worth doing.”

There was no need to explain every detail of the situation in front of civilians and mercenaries.

“But... isn’t it dangerous if even the adventurers don’t arrive on time?”

“That’s true, but don’t worry about that.”

In response to Ciel’s question, Visquente answered with a polite yet confident smile. When we expressed our curiosity with only our eyes at the very confident reaction, which made us wonder if it was renting a carriage or moving, Visquente shrugged his shoulders and replied.

“Didn’t I tell you that we decided to open the safe? Adventurers will come by flying dragons. We have already received royal permission to mobilize Raviel and all the flying dragon pilots in the capital.”

And within me, the evaluation of Raviel’s lord and Visquente began to rise vertically.

I don’t know anything else, but I’m going to do a very good joke in front of the royal family.