Absolutely Do Not Touch Eldmia Egga - Chapter 354

Earl McKellen tapped the table with his index finger, revealing his discomfort.

It was just an act that came out of the unconscious, but the subordinates remembered with their bodies that the end of the habit ended in a bad way, and whenever their fingers hit the table, the complexion of those except for the closest ones quickly turned pale.

Normally, seeing such a reaction made me even more uncomfortable with a man named Count McKellen.

He wants his subordinates to act in accordance with dignity and authority as well as his authority. It was because it was a person who thought that not only himself, but also the dignity of the superiors were lowered. That’s why he tried his hand to reprove his subordinates who had lost face by acting useless. With the intention that if you don’t do it right, you’ll get rid of it like this.

However, it was the mercenary he sent that was actually removed, and he considered that his face was crumpled as a result.

Until he received the arena in front of him and grasped the situation.

“There will be a corner to believe in.”

At first, I thought I had read it wrong, so I read it again. It took a while to understand that there was no problem with the eyes or the arena. Just in case, I showed it to my aides, and they also showed a similar reaction, and only then did Earl McKellen become convinced.

The problem was the head of Eldmia Ega, who had sent the duel. And these people were born with the qualities of a hero or were irreplaceable idiots.

“It’s unexpected that he survived after defeating the Ear Hunters… isn’t it? Rather, that’s why it’s more like going on a rampage without knowing how scary the world is.”

Earl McKellen did not like to make the mistake of making fun of his enemies. Rather, it was considered incompetence rather than a mistake. That’s why, as soon as he received the duel, his inner evaluation of Eldmia began to change rapidly.

He knew the skills of the ear hunters because he had seen them first hand. If I had sent them to a nearby territory immediately and asked them to plunder, they would have completed it very well and returned after killing the knight. He may not be good at war and duel, but he is a very good hunting dog who is good at fighting and hunting.

No matter how much Eldmia had outstanding skills, she was only 15 years old and lacked experience, so she thought that she could overcome it with the viciousness of an ear hunter. I still think there is no problem with that judgment.

It just didn’t fit the standards of common sense. Circumstances, it would be correct to say that all of Ear Hunter’s subordinates were dead.

“If you have that level of skill, you deserve arrogance.”

Ear hunters were definitely one of the nuisances of a race, so even if the elves helped them, it would be great, and if they did it alone, it would be a great achievement. As a result, even if he inflicted a painful blow on himself, if he was an opponent with the skills and determination to move up to this point, he could be respected. Because it saved much more face than having a talented person as an enemy than an adventurer who doesn’t know how to fear the world.

“From the documents, it’s clear that Oswal was taken hostage, so I think it’s fair to assume that he has some knowledge of our forces and the condition of the territory.”

“Nevertheless, they sent this message. I don’t understand what they’re aiming for…”

“I’ll think about that later.”

Count McKellen, who had no intention of wasting time with pointless table discussions, had his aides, who had been trying to stop talking little by little, shut their mouths again.

“Think of the army as the enemy and prepare. Since you directly mentioned that you were dealing with the family, he wouldn’t know that you were fighting against the estate. He must have committed such a reckless act because he believes in something.”

Above all, there was no way that he sent a document in this format only to this side. He must have sent it to the royal family to secure legitimacy, and they will try to intervene to some extent by using the membership as an excuse.

Count McKellen also had many questions about his opponent’s intentions, but he calmly suppressed them and ordered his men.

“It’s nominally a duel to hold me accountable for my sins, but as long as I’ve done something against the estate and the family, the royal family will send an attendant for this, and a guy who’s meticulous enough to build a justification like this will move on his own before that attendant arrives and create useless sores. It won’t be. So, it is after the witnesses come from the capital that something located on the border of this territory battle and duel begins. If you rush on a flying dragon, it will only take two days, so get ready as soon as possible.”

Now, it is important to calmly deal with a change that you have never experienced in your life. That’s how he survived in the kingdom and kept his family.

It is possible to laugh at the opponent even after all the incidents have been sorted out, so he decided to focus on preparation.

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If you try it on a living creature, it will not end with the limbs being torn to death, so you can only ship items through the magic library’s express service, sending documents to the Caldra royal family and Count McKellen, and hurriedly heading to Count McKellen’s estate for five days. Nothing happened.

Of course, there was a small incident where the delivery service did not reach Etis L, and they longed for Oswal, feeling great regret, but it means that there was no raid. Even though we didn’t move fast on horseback, we moved on foot in line with the elves.

Originally, apart from the Celebian party, they first wanted to head to the city near the forest, which was their destination, but they stubbornly refused and eventually had to move together.

I didn’t bother to hear the reason for the refusal. For whatever reason, in the end they were the ones who traveled from the northern fringe to the west to find me alone. Whatever the reason, it was hard to reject their decision, so I decided not to listen.

Count McKellen’s estate, which took a longer time than expected, was more normal than expected.

I was ready for battle.

“Huh… I thought it was a common helmet rack, but what is it? Was it a narcissist whose head worked fine?”

On the way here, Oswal, who had realized with his body that he would not hear a good sound if he tackled my self-talk, tried to say something, but then shut his mouth again. Feeling sorry for that wise choice, I asked Celebian and the others to wait for a while, and I mounted my horse and headed for the barrier surrounding the territory.

Still, is a count a count? As I approached the gateway to the manor, the gatekeepers greeted me behind a tightly closed iron gate. From afar, I thought they were simple gatekeepers, but judging from their movements and rituals, they were definitely not the ones who were originally supposed to be guarding the gate here.

“Eldmia Ega. You cannot enter the territory.”

The more you speak, the more certain it becomes. I was very curious how he noticed it right away, but since he was reacting like a war to this extent, it was highly likely that he had sent a scout.

Although he is a friend who is likely to live with my curse sooner or later, as he showed a polite attitude, I also politely nodded and asked back.

“Is it your purpose to block entry, or did you decide to accept the duel?”

“…the Count said that when an observer from the royal household comes to you, you will get the results you want.”

I mean it was accepted.

I didn’t expect to prepare in earnest like this, but it was just my assumption, so I turned around, satisfied with the gatekeeper’s answer. In preparation for an emergency, I raised my mana and set my nerves as much as possible, but there were no arrows flying behind my back.

Thanks to that, I could be sure that Earl McKellen was smart. If they were arrogant, they would have sent one or two people to try to solve the problem, saying that they couldn’t use a knife to kill chickens, but they were doing their best as if they were facing an equal army.

“It’s like going to war. Are you really going to run over there?”

“Of course. It’s just a little annoying.”

Celebian, who had been looking at Yeongji with a tired expression, started looking at me with that expression, but I had nothing to do but shrug my shoulders.

I don’t think I’ll be convinced if I say that it’s just a careless opponent or an unguarded opponent, and the rest is useless anyway.

“Do you sincerely believe that you can defeat them all and defeat the Count?”

“How do I defeat all of them? I’m learning magic, but I can’t use such great magic yet.”

“…then what the hell are you going to do?”

The tired expression changed to that of looking at a madman, but that was also a normal reaction, so I smiled slightly. Then he raised his finger and answered, pointing from the gate of the territory to the castle of the lord.

“We have to break through. As quickly as possible, cutting only the cuts, to the lord’s castle.”

It is not that the castle can be destroyed with just one fist stretch, and the situation is not over simply by cutting down 10 or 20 people. However, if he assassinated him, not only would it be obvious that he would scold him for all sorts of problems, but it also did not serve the purpose of not touching me.

Therefore, after matching the assortment in the form of a duel, it is only a forced breakthrough.

“There’s no way you’d think of wiping out the entire territory alone unless you’re a madman.”

Even after saying it myself, I laughed and shook my head and looked at Celebian to ask for consent…

“Why do you look at me like that? Like a crazy person.”

…For some reason, not only him, but the other elves and Oswal were still looking at me like a madman.