510 Deepening Confusion

Should we chase the escaped ear elders, or what should we do? After a brief tour, I ask Lily. And have him come down to the fort.

In response to this move, Revaria has also descended.

When the dragon technique of the junction that covered the fort is lifted, we land safely in the square of the fort.

"Mr. Elnea!

"Hello, Philelle"

"Still, that's a noisy appearance"

"No, no, like you don't want the Graves who were fighting with the Ear Elders to tell you?

"That was confusing to us, too. You got rid of me a lot."

"But were you just glad to get rid of it?

The first person to rush to us who landed was Philelle. Then it was Master Grave and the Dragon Knights. As we exchanged greetings for the rendezvous, Mistral, coming down from Revaria, pointed that out.

"It was a lot different than what I was hearing?

"Not young and old, but all grown up."

"Not young and old, they were all warriors."

"Hawa. What does that mean?

Not only are we the ones who heard about the situation in the kingdom of Arms, but even Lila, who should have met the Ear Elder clan directly at the beginning of this disturbance, is puzzled. And as Ufiria and Nina put it, the ear elders who were attacking the fort were not young and old who had heard they had fled the Great Forest to the east, all of them exuded a warrior-inspired hegemony.

I just wanted to ask you what that means, but apparently the Graves haven't grasped the situation either.

Everyone had gathered in the square in the fort with a bewildered look.

"In the meantime, move. Let's talk about it until you guys get here."

"Brother, I will remain vigilant."

"All right, I'll leave the vigilance to you. Fly to the nearby fort for the Knights of the Flying Dragon. They could hit any other base than this one. Stay alert and prepare for emergencies."

"Ha!"

I have heard before that there are several fortifications that guard the east of the kingdom of Jortenitos, each with around ten Dragon Knights stationed there. The fort also housed five horsemen of the Flying Dragon Knight and seven horsemen of the Land Dragon Knight, as well as Master Grave's Dragon Knight and Master Yugra. The knights of the Five Horsemen of the Flying Dragon in it are commanded by Master Grave and will soon fly off.

"Hey, Lily. Can't we chase the people who ran from the shadows?

I'll take care of it.

I'll do Lily a favor and ask her to follow in the footsteps of the Ear Elders who were raiding the fort.

The reason I didn't chase the escaped Ear Elders was because it was difficult to capture the Ear Elders warriors without grasping the situation. If you're resisted, you can't even measure the degree of counterattack without knowing if you're an enemy or an ally. And this is how I thought Lily might be able to track me down.

Lily let my shadow sink the giant and erased the signs from the fort. The people who have gathered give a surprise to Lily's dragon art.

When I made sure Lily disappeared into the shadows, I went to Yugra-sama.

I'd love to travel with Master Grave's guidance, but I have to say hello to Master Yugra before I do.

With me, the Mistrals moved towards Master Yugra.

The Graves are waiting for us at the entrance that leads us to the back of the fort so that we can wait for this movement.

"Master Yugra, it's been a long time"

"Congratulations, Uncle"

"Well done. I'm sorry to get you into trouble, but thank you very much. So, what happened to Fio and the others?

"Fio and Reem were over the years in Yugra-sama's nest. It was a sudden request, so I couldn't afford to bring him here."

'No, I don't need to bring him in. It has to do its job at Dragon Peak. "

"Right."

"It will be fun to spend time with you, but just spoiling it won't make a fine Chengryu. You're tough, too."

"Yes, I'll keep it in mind"

Exchange greetings with Master Yugra. When I finally greeted the three of you for the New Year, I finally returned to Revaria.

"Revaria's on break."

'Even if you don't tell me, I'll give you a break. All you have to do is move on your own. "

"Dear Revaria, I will fulfill my promise later."

"Lila, what kind of promise did you make with Levaria?

"Master Ernea, please help me."

I don't know, but I got Levaria to do her best. Let me stroke your head for you later.

When we were done, Mr. Carly and the others were waiting in one corner to join the Ear Elders and be guided into the fort by the Graves. But for some reason, the one I was led to was in the basement. It's like keeping a prisoner locked up.

Are you going to capture us?

We have friends with the Ear Clan. He also has an ear clan named Mr. Carly, Mr. Kate and Mr. Ellion.

Could it be that they recognize you as an enemy?

"... that? The Ear Elders."

Apparently, my worries were just delusional.

But the situation is worse than I thought.

Underground of the fort. Behind the robust cage were the ear elders imprisoned. That is what it is, young and old.

"Dear Grave, please explain"

Mr. Carly and his family are nervous about the treatment of the Ear Elders. We also perceived the atmosphere and saw the Ear Elders and Master Grave with a serious look.

"It was this morning, the Ear Elders raided earlier."

Master Grave was looking at the ear elders with a sharp gaze. But I don't feel hostile or murderous.

The ear elders seem to be pressured by the atmosphere unleashed by Master Grave and the soldiers, but this one also doesn't see any hostility or willingness to resist.

I don't know what that means.

I had no choice but to shut up and listen to Master Grave's explanation.

"Those captured here are evacuees in the matter. I originally allowed him to stay in front of the fort. Lila would look familiar to these people, too, wouldn't she?

"Yes, indeed, these are the ear elders I spoke to."

"Hi, it seems the ear elders who have attacked have come to capture these people. I haven't been able to find out what's going on."

"So why is that ear clan imprisoned here?

Mr. Carley stuffs up to Master Grave.

Seems angry at the inclusion of children, elderly people and women among the fellow ear elders, and those in captivity.

"The question is, on the contrary, this is the one you want to talk about. These men appeared after the giants, saying that they had lost their place of residence. But if you open the lid, isn't it the same long-eared clan that followed you? Seeking an explanation, these people just cloud their mouths and do not attempt to give a proper explanation. On the contrary, it's the end of telling us to hide ourselves. I put it in the fort because Philelle insists on keeping it hidden, but I don't know what's going on. Actually, it is also possible that these people are bad people. Thus, we have no choice but to accommodate them in this way. The ear elders who have attacked me are also unwilling to engage in dialogue, and I only tell them to give these people to me. As much as I'd like them to work their way through the defense without fighting back."

Not only were there dragon knights in the fort, but there were also three accompanying Yugra-sama and Dragon tribes who acted together with Filel, right? If you wanted to go on offense, you could have attacked as many as you wanted. Still, you didn't get your hands on them, and Master Grave was acting to figure out what was going on.

But the Ear Elders didn't cooperate with it. Those who are imprisoned here, and those who have raided.

We knew what was going on and we looked at each other. [M]

Mr. Carly and his men look at Master Grave's explanation and look at the ear elders in captivity.

The ear elders in captivity were pale at first. Perhaps he mistakenly thought that the ear elders and the Graves who had raided had been guided to reconcile and turn themselves in. But from the way we talked about it, I thought I realized that I was one of the ear elders of another tribe, and I looked back to guess who it was.

"Hmm. You're Gorigal's grandfather."

"Mm-hmm. That's what I'm talking about. You're Grandpa Ellion."

Then Mr. Ellion, who was looking at each of the long-eared clans in captivity, notices a person and speaks up. My grandfather, who was called out, also noticed and reacted to Mr. Ellion.

"Do you know Mr. Ellion?

"Know it. When I visited the East Forest thirty years ago, I had a crush on my grandfather."

That means I wonder if Grandpa Gorigal is also a sucker, let's put the question aside.

"Yeah, well, tell me what you know."

Mr. Ellion answered my question.

"Was Grandpa Gorgal only from the village of the Dawn Tree Sea, guarded by the Spirit of Light? The village they visited was in a wind chime tree guarded by the Spirit of the Wind, but they came all the way there."

"When we visited about thirty years ago, ear elders were gathered from other villages, right?

"That's right. That was a young man's pageant. Young men also participated from the village of Non La. I'm afraid the results were unfortunate. The young man at that time had the care of the Spirit this time, and only the old Noun could come..."

"I didn't expect Grandpa Ellion to come. Daughter of the people... I told you that your daughter would call for backup, but Grandpa would be comfortable."

"Uh-huh, so much praise makes me embarrassed and my ass itch. But Non and the others asked me to come, and this boy asked me."

Tell me, Mr. Ellion points to me.

"It's not this man who's going to talk to me about his grandfathers. Elnea, you."

"Hi, I don't know how we can work together, thank you"

Mr. Ellion introduced me to him and I greeted him, but Mr. Gorigal and the others clouded their faces.

"Who was everyone talking about, is no way a man's boy..."

I don't know what you were hearing from the soldiers and philleles in this fort, but Mr. Gorigal and the others were obviously dismayed when they looked at me.

Well, that's no choice, is it? Anyway, he still looks like a boy to me. I think it's normal to think about what a child can do. Even I would be confused if someone who showed up saying he was a collaborator seemed unreliable.

Nevertheless, the conversation will not proceed without gaining trust.

How can I build trust with the Ear Elders?

Tell us about our previous activities?

Want to make a move?

You want me to explain to Mr. Carly and the others about us?

Hmm, what do I do?

I think the philleles are talking about us by the time we get there. When it comes to matchmaking, I don't see any warriors with arms among those in captivity. Is it best for you to talk to me from Mr. Carly and the others?

It's about the ear elders who have the ability to spot the species. You must be aware of the Mistral race standing beside me. Well, would it increase my trust to say that she is my wife?

Priscia, who is holding hands with Louiseine, is the next chief of the Ear Chiefs living in the Dragon Forest, and I wonder if you can trust her by saying that we keep it.

Speaking of which, Ares has disappeared since we got to this fort. If I introduce you to Ares, the Spirit of the Spirit Tree, you might understand this one.

Lyla opened her mouth when she wondered how the hell it could lead to trust.

"Speaking of which, I don't see any of you. What happened to the woman?

"Is that it? Don't you have a representative of the Ear Elders?

Speaking of which, it's Mr. Gorigal who's been having a conversation with this one since earlier. I had heard beforehand from Lyla, I don't see that woman saying she's been leading the Ear Elder clan.

"If she was, she would have left after Lila left."

"What!?

"Ask the rest of them, and they won't try to crack their mouths. Now, how am I supposed to trust you?

As always, Master Grave had his sharp gaze pointed at the ear elders.

That should be it, too. Delegates make people disappear, and we don't explain ourselves. And yet I can't believe we only demand what's convenient for us to give up the new forest or hide it from the raiders.

"Grandpa Gorigal, it seems a little silly and selfish. Non and the others don't know what's going on, so we can work together?

"Nong et al... I don't care about that forest anymore. I just want to live in peace in New Heaven and Earth..."

"That being said..."

The ear elders in captivity had a uniformly dark look. The cause was expected. Sometimes I was an unreliable child, but other than that, I felt exhausted. You seem desperate and losing your temper about all sorts of things.

We'll see what's going on, too.

This looks like a more troublesome case than I thought. Ear elders who don't try to have a dialogue. Ear elders who have raided. Delegates who made him disappear. When I was bad, I felt like I was going to get into problems with the Giants.

"Hmm, weird spirits?

Then, Priscia reacted somewhat.

"Is this... the Spirit of Fire!?

"No, signs of wind too......!?

Then Mr. Carly and Mr. Kate react.

What do you mean? And when I explored the signs, I sensed a powerful presence outside the fort.

"We would like to report to you. Flaming giants have raided the fort!

We had a feeling of further chaos at the report of the soldier who rushed.