Chapter 204

Episode 204 Finally (6)

The request I accepted this time was a designated request that came through the Adventurer’s Guild. The client is also a client whose military content involves reconnaissance cooperation.

Purr.

Separately, if I had known that I would be taking the horse with me, I would have brought Frederick with me from the beginning. I wasted my time for no reason.

“That sounds good.”

Still, I’m glad they gave me time to bring the horse.

When I brought up the story of Frederick, I saw the eyebrows of the captain, who had been feeling uncomfortable, raise.

Even to her, Frederick seemed unusual. As expected, it is the famous horse Frederick.

“depart.”

“yes!”

The soldiers each gave their own answers to the scout leader’s shout. The sight of dozens of scouts riding horses and behaving with moderation is quite a sight. Even I, who was able to participate for this limited time, had my heart pounding for no reason.

However, I don’t want to enlist.

Many, many, many!

I chased Frederick along with those who started moving at the same time.

The guy who expressed regret over not being able to run comfortably on his own still fit in well with the group.

The left-side trot with a bouncy rhythm was quite cheerful.

“Bite people!”

“Move to the sides!”

And when I crossed the street at that speed and reached the castle wall, I saw a castle gate with a clean front and back.

The road was cleared so that horses could pass.

“Speed up!”

Thanks to this, we were able to immediately increase our speed as soon as we left the gate. Doo doo doo doo. Horses ridden by thirty soldiers and one adventurer galloped across the polished dirt road.

“Uro!”

However, driving along the groomed road began to go to one side for the purpose of reconnaissance.

If you remember the explanation you heard first, the place you are going now is probably the beach.

slam!

I was amazed as I glanced at the coast made of pebbles and rocks.

Most of the coasts I saw in the west were sandy, but here around Bemurchen it was all gravel coasts. In the distance, it even looks like a mudflat.

“Close the distance! Entering the mud flat!”

Oh, it wasn’t just that I could see it, it was a real mudflat. But can horses go into mudflats? Are you losing your footing?

I followed the soldiers, swallowing puzzlement and surprise back in my throat. I guess I’ll go because it works. That was how I felt.

Sigh, wow.

As expected, the horses ran on the dog land, splashing the water without falling or anything. I think this is possible because the soil that forms the bottom is not the muddy mud of the mudflats I know, but closer to submerged sand.

Food deuk.

The birds that were on the wetland took off all at once to avoid the herd of horses.

“Don’t let your guard down! “If you spot Mermen or Sirens, send a signal immediately!”

Rather, if I just run like this and look around, isn’t that the end?

The unit commander explained that if you find something strange, you should give a signal, but you need to know what that ‘strange thing’ is.

The more I think about it, the more I wonder why they hired me. I adjusted the speed and looked at my son-in-law out of the corner of my eye.

Suddenly, I saw a weak movement on the horizon.

Is it a wave? For that matter, it’s a bit unnatural... The water is splashing as if something is splashing around...

“Splashing in the 3 o’clock direction on the right!”

The moment I was about to look at it more clearly, someone shouted. At 3 o’clock on the right, the location was almost identical to what I found.

“Everyone, wet blankets!”

Oh... you’re talking about just seeing a splash of water.

From the next discovery, I decided to just say it and turned my head.

“A legless Merman! Presumed to be a straggler!”

“Are you sure about one?!”

“I’m sure!”

Soon, something resembling a mermaid was seen through the shallow surface. It must have spotted us, too, as it just got out of the water valley and is moving towards the sea water.

I guess I missed the timing to get out during low tide... It seems that Merman was trapped in the hole without being able to get out because he was a footless type (I found out when I came here that Mermen are divided into those with legs and those without legs).

The term straggler is a perfect fit.

“I’ll see your skills as an adventurer! Kill! “Reduce the rest of your speed!”

But the merman is lying so flat that you can’t see what it looks like...?

“Help, commander!”

“An old book.”

Oh, I’m surprised. I didn’t even know I would be called.

“Don’t slow down and move forward to where Merman is! All you have to do is throw the harpoon provided from an appropriate distance and secure it!”

Unlike the strict captain, the unit commander, who was as gentle as Dev, shouted at me. From what I experienced earlier when I was listening to the explanation, he was a very kind person.

“As I said before, confirming and killing with a long spear is essential. “If you don’t want to see your horse’s ankle cut off, be careful when approaching!”

Just like the captain, he is not friendly to me, but he has a good nature and is kind to me. Thanks to you, it helps me in many ways.

“How confident are you? “Am I the one who confirms the kill?”

“Can I just kill him?”

“yes. “They are not people you can interrogate if you catch them.”

There’s no need to grab it separately and do anything with it. So is there any need to go there? Just kill me here.

Suddenly!

Instead of the harpoon I was given, I drew a long sword and fired sword energy.

I was wondering whether to kill him with a magic spear or a sword, but I chose it... There is one reason why I chose it.

The captain is not friendly towards me and the magic spear is hard to see, so I thought that if I kill him with the magic spear, he might not be able to see it and get suspicious.

“Oh...”

“...What?”

On the other hand, even if the color is black, it is large and therefore easily visible.

“Stop, stop.”

Heehee!

I guess my trick worked, at least for the unit commander. He quickly stopped talking with a surprised look on his face.

Splash splash. I also gave the same signal to Frederick.

“The sword and sword energy fly away...”

The unit commander blinked with a shocked expression on his face, scratched his head and turned his head. “Would you like to check?” His eyes are on the captain.

“Is there a reason why I should tell you?”

“It doesn’t matter if you don’t want to talk. “Because it was a personal curiosity.”

Fortunately, the captain did not insist on listening to the answer. My hard-nosed personality helped me at this time.

“If you have finished eating, come clean your dishes so that the group behind you can eat. However, make sure to move with at least two people.”

Dietrich, the leader of the scouting party, hinted after discovering the adventurer’s empty bowl.

Even though they explained how reconnaissance was carried out in the city, it is unlikely that even such trivial details were communicated to them.

“Come when you’ve finished eating.”

As expected, the adventurer began to move only after those words were said and even the soldiers who came forward appeared. Unlike the moment of joining, I quite liked the way he understood and moved in his own way.

I don’t think it was for nothing that the Lord of Seong recommended it himself.

“Leader.”

In fact, he may be better than the unit commander now. She glared at the unnecessarily talkative commander.

“Oh, don’t be stiff.”

However, the commander of the unit was someone who joined the scouting party before her and was a grateful person who helped her a lot even though she was quiet.

“Is it possible to record what the adventurer did earlier?”

“...no.”

Instead of paying any further attention, she gave an answer obediently.

“Then where is it? Even the people at the school where the leader came from can’t do it?”

“okay. At least not as far as I know.”

She didn’t care that the answer might diminish her status.

Just like the unit commander, the only soldiers present are those who have been with her for twenty years. Her authority is not broken by this answer.

“It won’t be much different just because it’s a different place.”

Additionally, it was not something that would hurt her pride just because she couldn’t do what the adventurer had done earlier.

The person who does that is the weird one.

“If it wasn’t enough to embody magical power, if I had enough magical power to blow it, I would have become a wizard, not a knight.”

“Is that so?”

“Hmm... Couldn’t he just be a weirdo who wants to write articles?”

“That is also difficult. “I heard that the more magical power you have, the less your body moves as it should.”

They say there’s no problem with normal activities, but that’s as far as it goes. Most magic users who can become wizards have physical proficiency – the standard of a current knight. By ordinary people’s standards, it was normal.

It is not a matter of reflexes or talent, but a body condition that means the body does not move as the owner wants.

“I heard that there were people who made a half-hearted effort to catch up... but it wasn’t to that extent. “Maybe that adventurer is a special case.”

As she said that, she remembered the teacher who passed away a few years ago.

He and his children were exactly the type of people who overcame magical obstacles through effort. The presence of those whom she could no longer hear from made her feel gloomy for a moment.

“...Then why are you an adventurer?”

But that was only for a moment. She came to her senses after hearing the unit commander’s words.

“It is a personal decision. “Respect it.”

“Yes, but... it’s a bit of a waste. “There are only ten knights in our city.”

Usually ten people are considered too many. Due to the nature of the battles taking place in our city—what was needed to kill the Merman was not sophisticated swordsmanship but more harpooning—the knights also invested heavily.

She suppressed the urge to reply. Even though she was the type to admit things, she didn’t want to diminish her own usefulness.

“that’s right. “I think it would be better to do something else than be an adventurer, ignoring the curse at the checkpoint and just stride forward.”

“...? “Ah, the one who saved Margarita...?”

“uh. It’s probably the same person. A few days ago, we also cooperated in catching a devil worshiper.”

“Then it’s really a waste. Adventurers aren’t good at hunting demons. “You’re wasting that talent like that.”

“That also varies from adventurer to adventurer. And when I looked into that person, I heard he was famous for hunting demons...?”

“Huh, is it true?”

“The commander is secretly weak when it comes to news like this... That adventurer’s nickname is a demon knight. “Devil and criminal killer.”

Instead, the unit commander left the soldiers, who had begun to make a fuss about opening fire, for a moment.

It wasn’t a job suited to my nature, but it was an act of learning that allowed me to move on from heavy topics naturally.

“But why a demon knight? By catching a lot of demons? “What if they misunderstand that I am a devil knight?”

“It doesn’t have that kind of meaning, right...? “I heard that he was named because he is ruthless and ruthless and his fighting appearance is very demon-like... I think there is also a meaning to him that he is so strong that he doesn’t look like a human.”

“Anyway, that’s true. Are you comparing a person to the devil? And you didn’t seem that merciless?”

“You don’t know, he’s a real devil...”

However, if it goes beyond light chit-chat and goes to the level of insulting a person, it can no longer be ignored.

“Avoid making rude assumptions. “You know how ugly and impure the devil is, but how dare you use it as a metaphor?”

“...sorry.”

“Don’t be swayed by rumors, but look at the essence. “Rumors are clues, not a puzzle with all the pieces.”

“yes.”

Living in complete ignorance of rumors and being in the dark about world affairs is not a good thing. However, it is not good to keep your ears open enough to be swayed by rumors.

“And he is a warrior’s companion.”

After telling the soldier, she gave him the final clue to end their suspicions.

That was also why she suppressed her opposition and agreed to let that adventurer join the scouting.

“yes?”

The Lord of Seong judged that the Mermen’s movements were unusual, and in fact, one soldier was killed and one leg was cut off in the preceding scouting party.

In this situation, it is not at all foolish to add better talent to the scout corps. It felt like she was saying that I wasn’t enough, so her pride was a little hurt, but it didn’t really feel that way now that she had witnessed the adventurer’s powerlessness.

“So, refrain from saying unnecessary things.”

“Wow...”

“A hero came to our city?”

“I told you to refrain.”

Did I say that for no reason? I told you in advance because the lord of the castle said that the hero’s visit would be revealed soon as there is a high probability that we will fight together.

“But if you were a hero, you killed Biryuho at the instigation of the devil...”

“....”

“Yeah, that can’t be possible.”

She suppressed a sigh as she tried to leave behind the noisy soldiers.

Piyuung tadak!

It was at that moment that the signal flares, which were issued to everyone in case of an unexpected situation, lit up the night.

“Leader!”

At the same time, people who had gone to wash dishes came rushing back.

“The Mermen are coming!”

Something happened.