Chapter 362

For me, being an impersonator is one of the worst obstacles to fulfilling a long-cherished wish.

It’s like that since Tsadmia, who just died. I don’t know what purpose this bastard impersonated me for, but didn’t he scatter nuisance in all directions by ignoring the legitimate demands of the guards and attempting to force himself? Even the city guards were confused without making a proper judgment just by giving the name. It is said that this is a small city, so if it was a small city like this, it could have been scared and opened the door.

What if this spreads more and more and later there are bastards who sell my name to extort goods and prey on nobles? They say that there may be cases where you lose money and resent me for living like the stupid person I met at the Adventurer’s Guild, but can you put up with that?

“I really have to split the heads of the jokjok I meet.”

Even if there is no damage to me, it is a hindrance. They were as wicked as the devils, so there was no reason to spare even one of them.

“Uh, uh, is that really Eldmia Ega?”

A man suddenly died and left, and in the midst of the silence, one of the knights mustered up the courage to ask, so I took out the Margrave of Kelvast’s identity card and the dueling certificate from McKellen’s estate and held it out. Then, the knight’s buttonhole-sized eyes opened wide as he hesitantly approached and received and confirmed them.

“Sir, maybe our city too?!”

“Gaeso... After that, it’s a passing road.”

Yes, rumors couldn’t have spread, so such a reaction would be normal.

Still, it wasn’t all that bad. It was because the guards let us pass through the high pass while making various excuses when we were going to stand in line again after seeing it with our own eyes and knowing how to check it properly later.

“No matter what, it’s a little bit of a cut-in...”

“It’s a cut-in. It’s only natural that you took care of the swindlers who were trying to bring chaos and threats to the city and made it easier for you.”

The knight’s smiling face was very rigid as he immediately took all the money and valuables that came out of Szadmia’s pocket and put them in my hands, but I was able to rest quickly and had money, so it didn’t matter anyway. Even the others behind him shook their heads in sympathy with his opinion, so it seemed rude to refuse even more.

In the end, thanks to the noble sacrifice of Tsadmia, we entered the city quickly and were able to enter the city while receiving the eyes of the people around us. Celebian looked back at the gateway that was gradually moving away and muttered in wonder.

“No matter how fast rumors spread among humans... I think the stories related to you seem to go a little too fast.”

“I thought so too until just now, but it seems that Kelvast has put some effort into it.”

Even if it was informal, the inspection was a inspection, so I took the opportunity to ask the knight about various things, and he said that he did not know what the McKellen estate was like, but the knight half-galjuk incident that had already occurred in Kelvast would have spread in all directions. Even he, a knight, had heard the story in a considerably glorified form, so it was clear that the rumor work that Margrave Kelvast had said was being done very quickly.

“Come to think of it, since I fell in the steppe, I must have passed Kelvast... Could it be that you cut the Count there too?”

“No, because the count there is a very communicative intellectual.”

In fact, if Count McKellen had a chance to talk, it would have worked, but... I was too confident in my power. In that respect, the Marquess of Kelvast was a very gentleman despite his outstanding strength as a count. Maybe if I live until I grow old, wouldn’t I become a person like old man Lesrom?

Contrary to Celebian’s concerns, we did not get into any trouble while staying overnight in the city. The city tended to take a fairly decent effort to maintain peace, and it was a decent place with only fist fights common in bars.

Finding a good inn with the money extorted from criminals must have played a role, but we woke up refreshed from dawn anyway, paid an extra fee to the chef to get an early meal and lunch boxes, and left the city.

This time, it’s really a winter vacation... Let’s not talk about Mr. A.

I haven’t seen anything good so far.

Just as I was walking without thinking as much as I could, and watching the rising morning sun belatedly, pointing at the forest that I could see in the distance, Celebian spoke with a more lively voice than usual.

“Winter came later than expected. I thought I’d have to go a little deeper, but I’ll be able to move right away.”

“Are you all here?”

“If you’re asking if you’ve reached the entrance to the World Tree, yes.”

Looking at the other elves who feel relaxed as if they are finally going home, it must be true. As far as I can see right away, I couldn’t discern any difference, so I just walked along with them with moderate joy.

“I told you when we first met, not all elves will welcome you. But don’t worry, we’ll be by your side as much as we can.”

“Thank you for caring me.”

“It’s not free. A lot of people are curious about how Asillie is doing.”

Celebian didn’t hide his excitement and trembled, whether it was because he had a lot of trouble while traveling with me, or if he was really happy to go back home. Looking at their reactions, a belated change came to my mind, which I hadn’t really thought about on the way here.

If you think about it, isn’t it the World Tree, one of the classics of fantasy novels?

“Suddenly, I’m curious. Is it okay for humans to set foot in the place where the World Tree is?”

“Of course, you can’t do it recklessly. You’ve been guaranteed your identity through those earrings... as you say.”

“Did these earrings do that as well?”

Is that why the elf at Siegfried’s party was frightened when he saw it? Surprised again, as I stroked the now familiar earring, the expressions of Celebian and the other elves became more surprised and strange as if they had seen something grotesque.

“...Did you get those earrings without knowing what they meant?”

“Guardian? I thought it was the same thing.”

And that expression changed even more strangely in response to my answer.

does it have any other meaning?