Absolutely Do Not Touch Eldmia Egga - Chapter 56

And after a bit of a tedious wait, we hit the jackpot.

“Wow, was that today?”

“Hahaha. Good job at work!”

Around 11:00, those who had joined hands with the demons were walking out of the dungeon laughing in droves after having just sat in a bar. Anyone who sees you will know that you are an adventurer who lives diligently in the world. Very.

Well, in a way, it might have been intentional. To plant the illusion that their actions are just and noble.

“Today’s night shift must be filthy.”

“When wasn’t that?”

“Fuck. Don’t be late. Do you remember the last time I sent someone an hour late?”

“I’m not in a good mood, but I’m aware of that. I’ll come at 6 o’clock like a knife, so don’t worry.”

“I’ll do it anyway.”

7 people on the move. After lightly greeting the guards, they united as naturally as possible and began to advance into the forest. I was sure to come back the same way, so I immediately corrected my posture and notified Gaendal.

“I’ll follow you and check the road.”

Leaving behind Gaendal, who nodded lightly in reply, he leaned and moved. It wasn’t difficult to keep a distance from them, and it wasn’t difficult to hide their presence from them.

I could see how long this routine had been repeated and maintained from the defenseless yet familiar faces. Come to think of it, I only heard the explanation that they were demon worshipers, but I never heard what they did after settling in the abandoned dungeon and how they got caught. Since you said it was a request from the royal family, maybe you’re monitoring people who could be the seeds of rebellion in their own way? If they weren’t connected to the demons, would they have been purged in other forms as well?

“I didn’t expect being able to go out once every three weeks would make me so happy, really.”

“Even though I’m doing this because I’m not worried about the money problem, I do have a heart that I want the gate to be completed quickly and get out of there.”

I don’t know anything else, but in some form, it seems that the muzzle is light, so it seems to have met death.

gate? Are these bastards really helping to build a gate for demons to use near the capital? I have almost no knowledge on that side, so I don’t know if it took a long time to build it or if it took a long time because it was so large.

I hoped that Lellier knew something, and continued the chase, but in the meantime, they chatted happily, but they didn’t say any more useful information. The only additional thing I learned was that their long confinement had only deepened their friendship.

They tended to hurriedly, hoping to rest as quickly as possible, and it took about an hour to get out of the forest completely. It will take more than twice as long to come back drunk. It was a distance where I could understand why I hadn’t even heard him say that he would come like a knife.

But even so, it also means that you are never more than an hour late.

I used magic to hurry back a bit.

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About 30 minutes before returning to Gaendal, another 10 minutes passed until we went back to the camp with him.

As soon as I returned, I tasted the warm stew that greeted us and reminded me of the importance of my colleagues. Gaendal relayed the information we had learned overnight. In addition to that, after I finished the story of the gate I heard while tracking them down, Rellie explained it with a serious expression.

“I don’t know the specifics because I’m not an expert, but I know that making a gate itself doesn’t take that long. Perhaps the goal of these guys is to expand it to an appropriate size.”

“expansion?”

“First of all, we make a gate, fix the spatial coordinates, and from there gradually widen and fix the passage to secure safety. So… it feels like we’re going through a mountain the size of a needle hole and then digging a crypt based on that hole?”

“It really touches me. It must be a huge project.”

As Gin said, it was an easy-to-understand metaphor, so non-magicians were able to understand the situation while nodding their heads.

“That doesn’t mean you can’t use that gate right now. It’s a crypt, you have to dig it from the front, but the gate is just widening the needle hole little by little. I don’t know what size they want, but given the amount of time that has elapsed, I think you can say that it will be pierced to the level where there is no problem for a person to move while standing.”

“If it’s open like that, can’t we just stand in a line and come over?”

Ekaterina’s question was laughable in my imagination, but it was valid. Wouldn’t an army be formed even if only the items that individuals could take care of were brought over?

But in the end, it was clear that there was a reason why they cared about the size of the gate, even though there was a limit on the size of the entrance to the dungeon.

“It’s quite possible, but the fact that the demons don’t do that means they have other goals. It’s just that we can’t find out that far.”

“I don’t know anything else, but it’s certain that the target will never be beneficial to us. At least, as Eldmia heard, it’s still a long way from completion… Could that be a variable?”

“Well? First of all, I can confirm that there is a wizard who can build a gate on this side. I don’t know if it’s a demon or a human, but it’s ambiguous because both have possibilities.”

A request from the royal family. Maybe its real purpose is to punish traitors who can create a gate.

There is a good chance that a person like that would want to die as a mere worshiper of the demons without having time to find out why he rebelled against the kingdom. It was a situation where there was only one wizard, so there was no choice but to doubt it.

“Other than that, it’s just that you can’t use the gate during the extension work. In fact, it’s not nonexistent, but it’s very dangerous. If you don’t do it wrong, you can disappear in this space, or you can pop out and appear in a completely unexpected place.”

“Like in the middle of the sky?”

“All variables apply. It could be deep in the sea, or it could be half-embedded in a rock and die instantly.”

hmm. that’s kinda awful Seeing examples like that popping up right now, it might be a real case. Lellrie finished while the others shared a similar horror.

“What is certain is that the person who can create the gate is now inside the dungeon. And during the expansion, no matter how much variables happen, even if you want to close it, you can’t close it right away? If you cut it off like that, the gate will be destroyed. It’s a different story, but that’s not a bad condition for us.”

Even if the gate is intact anyway, it is a situation where you have to find a way to destroy it, rather than going over. It would have been something to be thankful for if they had rushed to the other side.

Once things about the gate were sorted out, what we had to do became extremely simple.

“Will Eldmia, Ekatrina, and Gin handle the seven returning people?”

Killing 4 guards, including shift personnel, and 7 people who were about to return drunk and unguarded. I have to find the way back, so of course I’m included, but I wonder if I need two more.

“Actually, if you’re drunk, you’re good enough alone. If you want to be more comfortable… Ekaterina’s War Hammer might be able to confuse you.”

“Huh? Mine?”

“Yes. It’s so big that you can’t help but be scared by looking at it.”

I’m returning home drunk right away, but if a person in front of me gets crushed by that, it’s clear that I won’t be able to come to my senses. If you don’t know if you have the title of drunken sword, there’s nothing ordinary people can do except get confused.

“I see. Then, just in case, I want Ekatrina to accompany me. It’s not a situation where I can’t prepare for it, and there’s nothing to lose by doing so.”

“You are right.”

As long as we move as a team, no matter how much we can do it alone, if a team member wants to get rid of the anxiety factor, I think it is human nature to follow along, so I agreed without hesitation.

“Let’s see. Even if they really move to come in time for 6 o’clock, with the steps taken… Do you still have about 4 hours to spare? Eldmia? Where are you planning to start the raid?”

“I’m just thinking of hitting it near the entrance of the forest. There’s nothing wrong with hitting it in advance.”

“Then, even if I can’t do it, I’ll have to move around 3 o’clock. I don’t need to lose my strength while I’m on the way. Come to think of it, I was able to come back fairly quickly when I came back. Will there be any problems with Yekatrina following me?”

“It’s kind of… it’s a bit rushed when you think about the battle that will follow. It’s better to hurry just enough to not interfere with the battle.”

It is an Eldmia raid whose motto is speed and accuracy. With Catherine’s help, it would take less than 5 minutes to kill all 7 drunken people. The rest was just pure travel time.

Normally, I would interrogate them, but considering the bond between the guys I’ve been seeing for a while, there was a high possibility that it would be a waste of time, so I decided to give it up.

“If they’re very conscientious, think of their slow pace, so around 4 o’clock. Even if they don’t, they’ll start leaving the village at 5 o’clock as usual. It’s not the military, and there’s no way they’ll come right on time or hurry up just because it’s by 6 o’clock. We will only calculate and move as much as the time it took. You can think of it as being able to join in about an hour.”

In the end, it was a story of either rejoining at 5 o’clock or joining around 6 o’clock. Gaendal nodded as if he understood and replied.

“Um. Even if you’re late, I’ll take care of security as soon as your shift starts at 6 o’clock.”

“Yes. If there is a problem with the plan, I will come running and tell you in advance, so you can boldly implement it.”

Anyway, if you sprint with magic power, you can break through in 10 minutes, but what?

In my previous life, I wouldn’t have been able to do crazy things like sprinting in the forest, but it’s not impossible anymore.