Absolutely Do Not Touch Eldmia Egga - Chapter 34

After meeting with the person in charge and assigning the wagon, I was told that there was almost an hour left before departure.

“I guess it’s not a matter to settle today or tomorrow.”

Subjugation requests that occurred in the neighborhood usually start at dawn and arrive in the morning to start handling the work. This is because there are people who can’t stand the fact that security is not stable as it is near the capital of a country. It was a very rare form to start at almost 11:00.

“This comes on the nerves. When I arrive, I’ll rob you of your mouth, so you should go with me unconditionally.”

“Did you turn your mouth…?”

“I will lead the public conversation in a plausible way. The things written in the request form are a little vague, and the fact that there are people in the guild that I don’t normally see. I can’t shake the feeling that there is something I don’t understand.”

“Hmm. Did you think I was too complacent…?”

This smart girl doesn’t show any misjudgment in a fit of rage. Even though I haven’t even explained why I’m feeling suspicious in detail, I’ve already raised my question and, at the same time, put my usual way of thinking on hold and start to find something I might have missed by rolling a duckbill in various directions. Is this what happens when geniuses receive gifted education?

“Still, it’s better to make mistakes when moving as a group like this. You’ll only find out later, so just know that.”

Cheryl nodded in agreement without saying anything. Even though he’s been an adventurer longer than me, I don’t object.

Even so, she still did not fully understand the struggles and unfair negotiations of the people at the bottom. Of course, there is no need to understand again. Maybe there will be no problem even if I don’t understand it for the rest of my life? Anyway, when I have to solve most of the difficulties with words, I tend to step in.

After all, if you go down and go in, the things you want to use are at the bottom with more than 80%.

I went through the contract again to make sure there were no mistakes, but there was no mention of a specific chain of command in the quest to subdue the bandits. In this case, as long as I don’t run away, it’s normal for me to do it on my own, so even if Cheryl and I hang around, there won’t be anything special to say. In any case, the commission fee is in the form of additional money depending on the base pay, so even if you are a little passive to see the situation, the same adventurers don’t mind at all.

“There’s no need to be scared, but there’s nothing wrong with being careful.”

“I agree.”

Lastly, after checking each other’s equipment and purchasing simple emergency food, the wagon started moving after the personnel check.

The wind was chilly, but since it was a long distance trip, it was not boring just to watch the flowing scenery. hmm. While doing this, it reminds me of the nightmare of military service, where I was transported by two donbans. It’s a bad memory of suffering because of one torturer.

Anxiety swept over him for a moment, so he looked over at the adventurers riding in the same wagon, but didn’t see anyone whose presence seemed to be a hindrance. Of course, you can’t be vigilant because those guys always have a normal-looking appearance and they’re going to fuck people up belatedly.

“Brother. Did I tell you to go to Eldmia?”

“huh?”

Sheryl had also fallen into a nap and had nothing to do, so while she was dazed, the man sitting across from me looked at me with a grim face and started talking to me. I’m about to tilt my head because I want to quarrel, but I immediately give him a human-looking smile and a handshake.

“I saw you at the guild earlier. My name is Garun. Are you from the capital?”

“I’m from Ogwen, but I’ve been in the capital for a little over a year.”

He was a true civilized man who knew how to greet with a smile. I thought he was making a face, but it was just that kind of face.

“It’s nothing else, but I thought it would be good to let you know because of the Dangtel gang.”

“That sleazy sex offender?”

“Keuhehe. Yes. That bastard. He used to work in the same Mandeli Port as me, so I’ve seen him look a bit out of shape.”

“Looking at this boosting your luck, you’re a habitual offender, right?”

“He was a sharp older brother.”

It’s awkward to keep hearing hyung-ssi from a face that’s probably similar to my mental age, but it’s probably my fault because I’m tall enough to be considered a young man in my 20s. Considering that he was from a port, he could have matured a little early due to hard work.

Anyway, after listening to Mr. Garun’s explanation, he was a very poor quality baby. In the vicinity of Mandeli Port, he is famous for being attached to women, and in some cities, he was even blacklisted, so it is clear that he has no room for rehabilitation. However, listening to it, it was a nuance that there were more people coming to the capital from that side than I thought, so as soon as the gossip was over to some extent, I couldn’t help but ask Garoon.

“By the way, did something happen on that side? I’ve heard that it’s been uploaded quite a lot, isn’t it common?”

“Huh? Surprisingly, the information outside is dark, bro. It’s the Demon Lord’s Army. It’s the Demon Lord’s Army.

Unlike Garun, who responded so calmly, I froze with my eyes wide open.

“Well, since you’re an adventurer, you should have expected it, but… The wires that have been connected for the past 7 years have been twisted in the end. From what I’ve heard, things close to detached units have penetrated the wires… When I saw it, it was at a level that I couldn’t call it a port anymore.”

I thought I was holding on somehow, but it seems that the threat of the Demon King’s army was getting more and more serious.

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Because there was nothing to do while on the way, Garoon answered my question quite diligently. And most of the stories were composed of quite bitter and gory contents.

It is said that in cities near the frontlines, except for occasional victories, only stories of battles or defeats are heard. It’s close to being maintained by a narrow margin thanks to the fact that the occasional victory took a lot of money, Garoon continued.

“Maybe that’s why all the stars of the stars are showing up these days. It’s an unbelievable story like a swordsman who destroyed a company of the demon king’s army by himself, or a funny story about the demon king’s army who was hiding in the range magic used to kill the devil and was swept away together. It’s one of the few advantages that I’m not bored thanks to you.”

“Everything else sounds like a downside.”

“Isn’t it an advantage just to be alive? So from my point of view, as an ordinary person, I came to the capital because I wanted to live a little longer, but the atmosphere here is different.

Certainly, he must have felt that this request was a little different from the general form, as he also had adventurer jjambab. In addition to that, Garoon, who shared a lot of information while talking about this and that, got off the carriage as soon as he arrived at his destination and left coolly with a light greeting.

“I’ll kill them all later and see you again.”

It was really fucking cool, to the point where I felt that his face, which used to look tough, was that of a real man. In the yard where we talked, he would make a proposal to move together, but if you see him doing that, he might be quite confident in his skills.

“Unlike what he looked like, he was a pleasant person.”

“Wow, what a surprise!”

As soon as Garoon left, Cheryl, who thought she was still sleeping because she put her head on her shoulder and couldn’t move, stood up and stretched herself.

“Shouldn’t you have woken up a little bit? I couldn’t move, so my socks and shoes were all sore.”

“Thanks to you, I slept well.”

It wasn’t the answer I wanted at all, but it was almost useless to say more, so I just stretched myself, got up, and jumped off the carriage.

“Certainly, this request is a bit strange.”

“I see. I’m going to drop you off in the village.”

I thought they would get off and enter the surrounding forest, but the carriage stopped at a winery. If the ruins in the forest were not in the ground, we would know our arrival without any difficulty. As I turned my gaze to see if there was anything else, something really undesirable entered the edge of my field of vision.

“Fuck.”

“why?”

“Look at that. It’s a campsite?”

Cheryl’s expression hardened slightly as she turned her gaze in the direction I pointed.

“Is it a ulterior motive to use adventurers as a weapon?”

Cheryl asked, but it was hard for me to be sure.

“I don’t know right now.”

Since it was a wine farm located near the capital, of course I thought that the owner would be a nobleman. I also expected that it would be at a level that could not be dealt with as an individual soldier, more than a subjugation client that continued to the second round. However, I didn’t expect that they would be setting up camp and preparing for a war like that.

Was the opponent a real thief?

“Looking at the layout of the camp…it seems to have been built for the purpose of monitoring the forest.”

Cheryl’s eyes began to narrow with doubt as she presented an analysis worthy of the eldest daughter of a knight commander.