Chapter 18

Episode 18

I took a deep breath, raised my head, and looked around.

A place full of orc corpses.

Kaham was nowhere to be seen.

I looked among the corpses to see if he was dead.

There wasn’t.

If it wasn’t eaten by another monster in that short period of time, it would have escaped.

He ran away without helping...

It was strange from the beginning.

Starting with the gloves, what was trying to lead me in, and that brown bin.

Everything tells us that the culprit is Kaham.

‘The orcs were excited. why?’

Something suddenly occurred to me.

Oak stimulant.

A medicine that paralyzes the orcs’ reason and makes them attack them without any hesitation.

But it wasn’t just the user who could avoid the orcs.

Something else was needed to avoid the orcs’ attention.

It’s like a hiding item. A top predator or something...

And maybe there was something in that brown container he opened.

But should I just hand it over?

More solid evidence is needed.

Yes, a definite item like an orc stimulant.

“Ugh.”

A faint moan was heard.

Hearing the sound, he looked down and saw Beatrice holding her ankles and lowering her head.

“Does your ankle hurt?”

I looked at her body.

Perhaps because he fell because of the orcs, the clothes he was wearing were stained with dust.

She didn’t even look up and said nothing.

I could sense that he didn’t want to talk to me yet.

“You have to tell me so I can help.”

“I do not need.”

I scratched my cheek as she spoke coldly, still not raising her head.

Oh my gosh.

I had forgotten that there was blood on my hands.

I wiped the blood from my cheek with my sleeve and looked down at her.

Still, I thought that if we fought together, our relationship would have become a little better.

It seems that her trauma from 4 years ago has not been forgotten to that extent.

“Can you go back alone? “There might be more orcs.”

Her body trembled at the word ok.

You don’t want to talk to me, but orcs seem scary.

“If that’s the case, there’s nothing we can do.”

As I was about to walk, she hurriedly reached out and grabbed my pants.

“Help me.”

Only then do you open your mouth. You must have been afraid to be alone in this forest.

That’s why you grabbed my clothes.

“Then let’s look at the injured area first.”

I leaned down and grabbed her ankles. She trembles.

Without hesitation, I rolled up her pants.

It was swollen.

It felt even more amazing that I had endured until now that one more lump had formed.

There is nothing to worry about. I can never move alone.

“Pick me up.”

I turned around and showed my back to her.

“what?”

“Get on your back.” “If you move your injured foot, it will swell even more.”

“....”

I felt her hesitate for a moment.

For a moment, I felt a heavy, warm sensation behind my back.

‘More than I thought...’

A contradictory feeling of being both light and heavy.

Still, I wonder if the exercise was worth it or if the effects of the mana frost were still there, but surprisingly, it wasn’t heavy.

“I will move slowly, so let me know if you feel uncomfortable.”

“...huh.”

As he nodded, his shaking hair brushed his cheek.

It smelled good.

When trying to take a step.

This is because individuals with warriors ignore the presence of predators.

You have to run away.

If you stay here, you may also be harmed.

Beatrice got caught, but there was nothing she could do.

Because her presence here was the problem.

When the orcs’ gaze turned towards this direction, Kaham opened the lid of the barrel he was carrying in his arms.

Then a foul smell began to come out of it.

I tried it a few times, but it was an unpleasant smell that I couldn’t get used to.

The orcs’ eyes flinched for a moment and then focused from Kaham to Raymond.

Raymond, who was dealing with an orc, glances back.

Kaham, who made eye contact with Raymond, flinched and stared at him for a moment.

‘What can I do now that I’ve noticed? ‘I’m going to die anyway.’

He is an Orc Warrior. Even knights are picky.

There is no way that incompetent bastard could survive against an Orc Warrior like that.

Kaham ran away without looking back.

Suddenly, yesterday’s events came to mind, but I shook my head.

Raymond can never defeat the Orc Warrior.

‘It worked out better. ‘If it’s that guy, I’ll kill you for sure.’

Although it’s a little different, the result is still the same.

Even though Beatrice was there, it couldn’t be helped.

He didn’t drag her in, she got caught, and it’s not his fault.

Kaham, who was running to the meeting place, suddenly stopped and looked at his body.

His body was in too clean a state to be said to have run away alone.

Kaham returned to the entrance with his clothes torn and bruised.

“hmm? Why did you come alone? “Where are your companions?”

“Oh, the Orc Warrior has appeared!”

At the knight’s words, Kaham’s face contorted and he shouted.

“An Orc Warrior. “It wasn’t there when we looked.”

“So you’re saying I lied? It really appeared! “I barely escaped alone!”

Kaham’s angry voice spread everywhere, and all eyes focused on the sound of Orc Warrior.

Only then did the knights realize the seriousness and urgently asked.

“Who were you with?”

“Raymond Youngsik... and Lady Beatrice were also there.”

Kaham spoke with as much anger and sadness in his voice as possible.

“Where are you.”

“Over there.”

In response to the knight’s question, Kaham raised his hand and pointed in one direction.

The knights with stiff faces headed in the direction he pointed.

“Are you okay? “Your face is very pale.”

People around him gathered around him and offered words of comfort.

Kaham bowed his head.

To not show a smile that cannot be hidden.

He thought that now that the obstacle was gone, the attention of Count Warrug and Selina would turn to him.

Although there were unplanned sacrifices.

What can I do? That’s my fault too.

“Uh uhh. excuse me...!”

“Raymond, it’s Raymond!”

what?

At that time, the voices of the people were heard.

Kaham’s body, surrounded by people, stiffened at their words.

Kaham slowly raised his head and saw something he shouldn’t have seen.

Kaham’s face turned pale when he saw that.

Raymond, carrying Beatrice on his back, was approaching with a fierce look on his face.

He approached, escorted by knights, and shouted at them.

“Therapist! “Get a therapist!”

He set Beatrice aside.

Those who returned alive from the Orc Warriors.

All the people gathered around Kaham ran towards them.

What happened?

Is it true that you met an Orc Warrior?

How were you able to come back alive?

People wanted to hear their stories.

But Beatrice remained silent with her mouth tightly shut.

Raymond relaxed his shoulders, slipped through the crowd, and approached Kaham.

“You did well to run away by yourself.”

Raymond glared at Kaham with a deep murderous look in his eyes.

Kaham hesitated and took a step back from that force.