Chapter 354

Earl McKellen tapped the table with his index finger, revealing his discomfort.

It was just an act that came out of the unconscious, but the subordinates remembered with their bodies that the end of the habit ended in a bad way, and whenever their fingers hit the table, the complexion of those except for the closest ones quickly turned pale.

Normally, seeing such a reaction made me even more uncomfortable with a man named Count McKellen.

He wants his subordinates to act in accordance with dignity and authority as well as his authority. It was because it was a person who thought that not only himself, but also the dignity of the superiors were lowered. That’s why he tried his hand to reprove his subordinates who had lost face by acting useless. With the intention that if you don’t do it right, you’ll get rid of it like this.

However, it was the mercenary he sent that was actually removed, and he considered that his face was crumpled as a result.

Until he received the arena in front of him and grasped the situation.

“There will be a corner to believe in.”

At first, I thought I had read it wrong, so I read it again. It took a while to understand that there was no problem with the eyes or the arena. Just in case, I showed it to my aides, and they also showed a similar reaction, and only then did Earl McKellen become convinced.

The problem was the head of Eldmia Ega, who had sent the duel. And these people were born with the qualities of a hero or were irreplaceable idiots.

“It’s unexpected that he survived after defeating the Ear Hunters... isn’t it? Rather, that’s why it’s more like going on a rampage without knowing how scary the world is.”

Earl McKellen did not like to make the mistake of making fun of his enemies. Rather, it was considered incompetence rather than a mistake. That’s why, as soon as he received the duel, his inner evaluation of Eldmia began to change rapidly.

He knew the skills of the ear hunters because he had seen them first hand. If I had sent them to a nearby territory immediately and asked them to plunder, they would have completed it very well and returned after killing the knight. He may not be good at war and duel, but he is a very good hunting dog who is good at fighting and hunting.

No matter how much Eldmia had outstanding skills, she was only 15 years old and lacked experience, so she thought that she could overcome it with the viciousness of an ear hunter. I still think there is no problem with that judgment.

It just didn’t fit the standards of common sense. Circumstances, it would be correct to say that all of Ear Hunter’s subordinates were dead.

“If you have that level of skill, you deserve arrogance.”

Ear hunters were definitely one of the nuisances of a race, so even if the elves helped them, it would be great, and if they did it alone, it would be a great achievement. As a result, even if he inflicted a painful blow on himself, if he was an opponent with the skills and determination to move up to this point, he could be respected. Because it saved much more face than having a talented person as an enemy than an adventurer who doesn’t know how to fear the world.

“From the documents, it’s clear that Oswal was taken hostage, so I think it’s fair to assume that he has some knowledge of our forces and the condition of the territory.”

“Nevertheless, they sent this message. I don’t understand what they’re aiming for...”

“I’ll think about that later.”

“Is it your purpose to block entry, or did you decide to accept the duel?”

“...the Count said that when an observer from the royal household comes to you, you will get the results you want.”

I mean it was accepted.

I didn’t expect to prepare in earnest like this, but it was just my assumption, so I turned around, satisfied with the gatekeeper’s answer. In preparation for an emergency, I raised my mana and set my nerves as much as possible, but there were no arrows flying behind my back.

Thanks to that, I could be sure that Earl McKellen was smart. If they were arrogant, they would have sent one or two people to try to solve the problem, saying that they couldn’t use a knife to kill chickens, but they were doing their best as if they were facing an equal army.

“It’s like going to war. Are you really going to run over there?”

“Of course. It’s just a little annoying.”

Celebian, who had been looking at Yeongji with a tired expression, started looking at me with that expression, but I had nothing to do but shrug my shoulders.

I don’t think I’ll be convinced if I say that it’s just a careless opponent or an unguarded opponent, and the rest is useless anyway.

“Do you sincerely believe that you can defeat them all and defeat the Count?”

“How do I defeat all of them? I’m learning magic, but I can’t use such great magic yet.”

“...then what the hell are you going to do?”

The tired expression changed to that of looking at a madman, but that was also a normal reaction, so I smiled slightly. Then he raised his finger and answered, pointing from the gate of the territory to the castle of the lord.

“We have to break through. As quickly as possible, cutting only the cuts, to the lord’s castle.”

It is not that the castle can be destroyed with just one fist stretch, and the situation is not over simply by cutting down 10 or 20 people. However, if he assassinated him, not only would it be obvious that he would scold him for all sorts of problems, but it also did not serve the purpose of not touching me.

Therefore, after matching the assortment in the form of a duel, it is only a forced breakthrough.

“There’s no way you’d think of wiping out the entire territory alone unless you’re a madman.”

Even after saying it myself, I laughed and shook my head and looked at Celebian to ask for consent...

“Why do you look at me like that? Like a crazy person.”

...For some reason, not only him, but the other elves and Oswal were still looking at me like a madman.