◈Episode 71 From the beginning (6)
In the end, one ship was not captured, but the Kraken was killed and the port was safe.
In addition, I also succeeded in returning to land thanks to Baramson coming to me on a boat.
I think this was enough. Even if we weren’t able to reap all the benefits, it was okay for now as we overcame the crisis without suffering any damage.
“Can you go up?”
“I know you won’t be able to climb up.”
“…I went to rescue you, so can I look after you?”
When I applied strength to the hand that was handed the rope, the wind hand slowly retreated. Very similar to Dev. To keep going until it gets to the point where it gets bloody.
However, if it feels bad, it is not necessarily so from the main body’s perspective. I left behind the frightened wind hand and climbed onto the boat blocking the bay.
Unless the three boats could be removed immediately, they would have to move up and down with ropes for a while. We had to raise the mobile boat and lower it on the other side.
“I was impressed.”
But as I climbed up, someone approached me with a relaxed gesture. He was an outlaw or something.
“Not only did you single-handedly bury ships, but you even silenced a sea monster… Are you not interested in pirates?”
“With a skirt.”
“Has your brother already predicted this? “It’s too bad.”
“That’s right. “Give up because I predicted it.”
“Umm. But brother. Pirates never give up! “More than anything, isn’t your opinion the most important thing in these matters?”
The outlaw who was talking about Tiki Taka with Wind Hand winked in my direction.
Suddenly, my face started shaking as I was hit directly by it.
That’s only cute if a lover or a fluffy kid under the age of 25 does it, but no matter how pretty they are, a dark-hearted pirate should do it….
“If you change your mind at any time, please let me know. “Because we welcome strong people like you.”
“Okay, what about the boat? “There will be a boat to return to, right?”
“Haha, this is it.”
“Get ready, you bastard.”
Fortunately, the wind hand pushed the outlaw’s head away. The outlaw chuckled and motioned for me to come this way.
“How does it feel to conquer sea dragons and sea monsters?”
At that time, the wind hand asked me in a whisper. I don’t know why I’m asking this… but I had no answer.
Saying that you don’t want to do it again or that it’s too difficult is a caebung, so get out. The sea dragon got at least half of its head, but the octopus didn’t pick up anything, so even though it’s sad, it’s a kabung so I’ll pass. It’s natural to level up, and even if you postpone the stat increase, it’s ambiguous because there’s nothing more to skill up, so it’s okay.
In the end, there is no answer left. I looked away from him and put my feet up on the boat the outlaw had prepared.
“…Demon Knight?”
I wondered where he had gone and saw that the red-haired passenger was here.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t even know you were coming….”
Rather than that, he doesn’t seem to be in any good condition. Where do I put the dumpling’s fatness? I have the tired look of a 20-year member of society.
Well, I fainted for a few days during the dragon slaying due to excessive use of sacred power, so I can understand if this time is the same.
“Then let’s leave now.”
Before the Inquisitor could apologize to me—it wasn’t his job to apologize in the first place—the Outlaw and the Windhand each grabbed an oar and started rowing.
The main reason may be that the number of people on board is limited because it is a small boat, but it still requires two captains to row. It felt a little luxurious.
Of course, when considering the trade-off between gains and losses, the advantage is overwhelmingly that one!
“Wow, my brother and I are rowing. Even the lord of the castle can’t enjoy this luxury!”
“It’s not that he can’t enjoy it, it’s that he doesn’t enjoy it.”
“That’s right!”
I raised the topic lightly, as if they were also aware of the part I was conscious of. The Inquisitor, who was rolling his eyes, quietly asked if he should row too.
“…Do you know how to row? Arthur. “Don’t leave your oar to the landowner.”
While I was looking at the world’s idiots, Baramson also spoke in a ridiculous tone. It was so funny that the outlaw burst out laughing.
“But you still treat me like a human being? Hahaha. “Actually, if it wasn’t for that, I wouldn’t have brought you here.”
“Are you going to puncture my lungs?”
“It’s already happened, so don’t worry.”
That person lives a really enjoyable life. I wish I could do that too.
I reached the dock with useless envy. Is it because my fatigue level rose to nearly 20 from the battle just now? For a moment, my legs lost strength as I stepped on the dock. It wasn’t to the point where he lost his balance and stumbled, but everyone should have seen him hesitate for a moment. The area around my eyes felt a little sore.
“Wow, devil knight. “Are you okay? Ugh.”
However, the Inquisitor who came down after me was even worse.
Did this person lose his balance, or did he fail to calculate the height while climbing the dock and tripped? I almost fell.
“Wow, what are you doing!”
Dev nice catch. Still, as a colleague, you catch me when something like this happens.
“Do you want to change? “Don’t let that one come up!”
“Poetry is noisy.”
Oh my, what a cute way to play.
I tried to walk inside the dock, barely suppressing the urge to laugh lukewarmly. That would have been the case if it weren’t for the crowds that had gathered beyond the dock to block it.
“You guys…”
“I thought you were strong, but…”
“Huh, I can’t say anything.”
What is it? Aren’t the people in the front row all high-ranking people? The clothes are the same, and some of them even have medals on their chests.
“…From the left, Redbeard Ames, Lame Waylan, Westwind Kato. All three are pirates. The bald one is the city Ayu Hin’s guard captain, the mustache in the back is the guard captain’s lieutenant, and the one in front is Ayu Hin’s treasurer. Next to them are pirates again, and the old woman is their leader Rahong…”
Luckily, Dev, who came from a member of So, passed along the information in my ear.
I spoke quickly and didn’t have the brains to memorize everything at once, so I thought, ‘Oh, that’s right’… but it was still better than not hearing it at all. At least I think I know who has what job and where they belong.
“First of all, thank you.”
In particular, it is a little helpful to know that the man who has just stepped forward is not a pirate but a person related to the city. Just because I don’t know doesn’t mean I’ll react differently, but anyway.
“Thanks to you….”
“Let’s put aside the useless pretense. “The reason I came here is to find out the current situation on the island and the location of Vipurit, information about the enemy forces.”
I was focused on the concept, but at the same time I was lost in other thoughts. Is the sea here warmer than up there? It’s not that cold, but I’m craving warm soup for no reason.
“I see. But I owe you…”
“If you want to pay me back, bring me the information.”
For example, something like sundae soup? You know, there’s soup with thinly sliced head meat in it.
The more I think about this, the more regrettable it becomes. Why are there only stews and soups here?
“Second, get out of my way.”
Ah, I want to eat soup.
* * *
The Deathbringer was so consistent that he grabbed both temples of the man with the headache.
If that person goes to some city, there will be a bounty on him for some troubling crime or something. I’m sure it will hang.
“Wahahahah!!”
Meanwhile, the outlaw who was laughing as if he was so excited was even more disgusting. After researching, it was even more so because he was the type of person I didn’t like very much.
He also flouted some of the laws and committed many crimes, but he was not a vicious person who harmed civilians like an outlaw.
“What are you doing? Quickly follow me.”
But right now, we are allies. There is also an absent-minded priest, Nari, who needs to be taken care of.
“uh? Is that okay?”
“The way for you to be fine is to be by Nari’s side, right? “Don’t leave until I get there.”
Deathbringer took advantage of everyone being overwhelmed by the dance and quickly sent Byeok Changho. As time passes and people come to their senses, the first thing they will focus on is their affiliation.
After helping him to this extent, I wonder if he would even try to kill him after seeing the Demon Knight’s overwhelming power.
And that cow-haired brat is too good to start a fight. It was perfect to put it next to Nari, a knight who is difficult to find.
“Hey, me!”
“Hahahaha, it’s a girl, girl, girl!”
“He’s an exciting guy. Yes, every hero should have that kind of pride.”
“This young guy is so mean.”
“Ugh, I couldn’t even talk to you. Hey, tell me the story of Baramson!”
At the same time, he focused on people’s facial expressions.
Who is dissatisfied with the devil knight’s rudeness (which cannot be expressed to his face), who prioritizes gratitude, etc.
The information obtained while those two were active played on his tongue step by step.
“Don’t feel too bad. It’s true that Demon Knight Nari is strong, but it takes a bit of effort to catch a monster of that size. The environment is also very bad. “So I just got on my nerves.”
How did I end up running after those guys? Of course, we didn’t join together because I appreciated the military power I had.
Still, isn’t this much different from information research? He waved his hands with a little sense of dejection in his heart. The eyes of the people following the demon knight focused on him.
From high-ranking officials he dislikes to criminals who plunder the civilians for their own gratification without any purpose.
“You’re going to be like that for a while, so you’ll talk to me during that time, right?”
When will Master Nari come? He really missed the Archmage who always took care of these things.
“Well, first of all, let’s start with who you are…”
“No, there must be something more important than that.”
I hadn’t done anything yet, but seeing the pirates staring at me as if they were going to kill me made me feel even worse.
“Why are people from the church here?”
Oh, I’ll just move on. How many times am I going to explain this?
Deathbringer’s blood boiled in a secret place.
* * *
I was a little late in checking the kimchi dumplings that were following me. Dev seems to have stayed behind and shows no signs of following. Like Wind Hand and others.
“Where are you going?”
well. I’m not sure because I didn’t want to be there so I just left. Where should I go?
While answering the inquisitor’s question in my mind, I took a quick look around the port. The entire appearance of the port, which I had not been able to see properly earlier because I was in a hurry, came into view.
It reminded me of Sorrento, a port city on a cliff. However, it is now Sorento that is once again surrounded by cliffs.
Where did the sound I hear now come from
?
“I’m sorry.”
I didn’t even look away, but the culprit reported it.
It wasn’t something to be sorry about. How much time has passed since I ate?
My sense of fullness was also at an all-time low. In other words, it was time to eat.
The question is, is there a place to eat in this hidden place?
I dragged the stunned Inquisitor and looked around the place where a reasonable amount of people had gathered. Although it’s a secret port, I thought there might be at least one large pot restaurant on this scale.
“What a devil knight. “There’s a tavern over there.”
And that is not a very wrong decision. I was able to find a building labeled as a bar.
From the looks of it, it looks like it’s being used as a cafeteria now… but as outsiders, we don’t know that, right? So wouldn’t it be okay?
“Now is not meal time. get out.”
It doesn’t seem okay…
“Are you saying it’s not open for business?”
“What are you talking about? “It’s not time for distribution yet.”
The Inquisitor immediately became sullen. I felt sorry for him because he was already as stiff as a dehydrated dumpling.
“I want to buy food.”
“Oh my. I think I’m new to the team this time, but food is a non-tradable item. “We ration it in a set amount per person, so even if you’re hungry, you can eat it until dinner—.”
“Aaaah!!”
I tried buying it just in case, but I thought that wouldn’t work either. Even if someone hadn’t rushed out of the kitchen and silenced the person who was serving us, we would have known that until the end.
“It can be done, it can be done!”
“This is crazy!”
“Is there anything you want to eat?! “I will prepare anything!”
Hey, the person you’re holding right now has a face.
“Isn’t that impossible?”
“Oh, you two are okay! Whatever you want to order!”
“…Anything you want is fine.”
The Inquisitor ordered with a serious expression on his face. Then the person who was still covering the cook’s mouth looked at me this time.
“Something that doesn’t contain meat.”
No, it’s not the food that’s important, but the person’s face became Mr. Hong. Shouldn’t I let that go?
“Puhak! “You crazy guy!”
Fortunately, the person who was caught freed his hands himself. A red-faced and thick hand slapped the back of the person who took our order.
“What if I get an order!”
“iced coffee! I’ll explain it to you! “Stop hitting me!”
“The guy who almost suffocated someone right now!?”
“Mistake, mistake. Oh, please sit down at the table and wait a moment. Food, I tell you to stop hitting me!”
Still, how was it possible to get a meal without anyone dying… so it worked, right?
“…Are you okay?”
…The clueless Inquisitor asks, is this really okay?
thud.
I don’t know. I put the table I had moved back to its original position with my feet and then set the chair up properly. dump. A body covered in salt was placed on a chair.
The Inquisitor, who had been rolling his eyes, also took a seat right next to me. Compared to the bustle outside, the inside of the store was quiet and quiet.
“It’s them…”
“Wait a minute, isn’t that the church’s emblem?”
“I killed a monster…”
Let me correct you. The inside of the store was quiet, but the outside of the store immediately became noisy.
How did they know that it was us who were active? I wonder if they really gathered to see us. Anyway, it’s because it’s crowded with people.
“…!”
And the Inquisitor stood up and looked in one direction. My heart is pounding. The tingling sensation in my arm and the sound of my heartbeat overlapped.
“The devil…”
Now I ordered food. Another job.
A sigh arose that I couldn’t tell anyone else.
“The devil knight…”
“Where is it?”
I stood up holding my weapon, feeling like crying. The sound of breathing outside seemed to have stopped.
“I feel like he’s not a complete devil.”
The devil is the devil, but what is it that is not perfect?
“I remember… this is what a zombie in the process of infestation had to feel like. “To make an accurate judgment, I need to observe more closely from a close distance.”
…Isn’t it a good thing that the infection is ongoing? is not it?
“Is this a problem I can step into?”
I quickly shook my head. There are those who vividly remember the massacre committed by the temple 40 years ago. In the process, they burned all of them without distinguishing between humans and zombies.
There is such a past, so what would happen if I, as a priest, said, ‘Oh, a human is turning into a zombie, can I check?’
They say they have done something before, but from their perspective, I think it will only sound like they are saying they want to fight.
“location.”
“You mean location? “First of all, you can feel it among the people gathered outside.”
But do you know what’s more problematic? The moment he told me the location, my concept was that I would go to Nopaku!
“The food is here… where are you guys going?”
Can’t I just quit the concept? But if I really quit, are you going to hit me on the head with a mace? I know…
“Get out of the way.”
I burst open the store door, held the hilt of my sword tightly, and scolded the people. People got scared and rushed out of the way.
“location.”
“You must not cause harm carelessly.”
“I don’t care about the devil.”
“I agree with that.”
The Inquisitor groaned as he went back and forth between ‘Is this okay?’ and ‘No, but he’s a devil.’ If there was flexibility, there would have been some compromise, but that didn’t work, so it seemed like that.
“Promise me you won’t use force right now.”
In the end, Mandu made a decision. Green eyes twinkled and looked at me.
“I came to this country prepared to do it, and I was given the opportunity because I pledged to do it.”
You may not like the concept, but the words themselves aren’t that bad.
“Even a demon knight cannot give this up.”
Until before the dragon slayer, I was a child who had been told to think about what to do. Now, they not only follow what I say, but they are also stubborn.
I grew up well.
“Promise me.”
“…you guy.”
I grew up really well, but when did my concept grow? I can’t do anything about changes due to growth for fear of breaking the pot. Can I cry?
Is the concept of holding the hilt of a sword and distorting your face at a moment like this correct?
“Why are you two in the mood to fight again?!”
Fortunately, Dev appeared to mediate between us. For a moment, I felt like I could see a halo.