Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 17
"Go, Ganilson.!!"
The taste was authentic. The nose is definitely broken and I don't know how many front teeth may have been knocked out..
The adventurers who immediately understood the situation and went into spectator mode burst out laughing as if they were truly happy when they saw what was going on. Some even laughed, pointing at them in a foreign language they had never heard of. Even though I directed it, it gives me goosebumps..
Other people's fights are the most fun, and the method they tried was aimed at ending up with idiots getting hurt, but smiling brightly like that seems a bit... out of touch with their sensibilities.?
Putting aside his thoughts on the twisted sensibilities of this world for a moment, he ignored the guy called Ganilson rolling around in tears and nosebleeds, and gritted his teeth as he approached his faltering colleague..
"hey. hey! You fucking come here. That bastard cut off my shoulder. Where are you looking, you bastard?! That's the attitude a guy who has as a friend a bastard who harpooned people's shoulders would take?! uh?!"
When you point out a person on the street and ask them to start a fight, how high are the mercenaries and adventurers who do it for money??
Even if they did tell those guys who did it, how much did they tell me? And how much do they know about me, who is not even active in the village??
It was just about that level. An adventurer or mercenary of such low level that it's surprising where he got it. A discard card that is really meant to be used as a combat power meter and then discarded..
"uh?"
"어는 씨발 반말이고 이 양아치 새끼야!!"
When I put my magic power into my foot and kick the shin with moderate force, the guy falls down from the unexpected shock and starts crying..
"Ughhh!"
"It's just so raw. Does that hurt? it hurts?"
Of course it will hurt terribly. But it's scary to see from those around you. Because the kick itself doesn't seem that hard..
He already made an impact with a manly punch that he threw using only his muscles, so you wouldn't think he would have used physical enhancement to barely crack a joint. In fact, the adventurers around me were showing off their laughter, and I turned around and hugged Ragnis, who was embarrassed, by his shoulders again. If it was an alley, I would have emptied his pockets, but that wasn't something I would do on the main street..
"I'm just in a bad mood because of all these idiots."
"Eh, Eldmia.?"
As I scratched my head, I lowered my hand and pretended to cover my mouth with my fingers. Ragnis, noticing the situation, followed me without saying anything. It was only after moving around for a while, leaving behind the numerous ridicules directed at the two fallen and struggling guys, that Ragnis opened his mouth again..
"Those people earlier then...?"
"I'm not sure, but I think it's almost right. I think they just paid a small amount of money and hired him for a short period of time. I think the intention was to check what I was doing...I acted like a bad-tempered thug as much as possible, so I hope they think of it that way.."
"Why did you do that??"
"You have to look down on me to make things easier."
He only had a sword on his waist and made non-basic movements. And the two guys who got hit fell down and couldn't get up. Even if one person is like that, the other person might be misunderstood as a murder. that was important.
This is what I found out after many experiments with Asilier, and the strengthening of the body through my magical power is not noticeable even to those who can sense auras unless the strengthening is significant..
Even the ability of an auror user to detect auras is due to the auror operation method, but I felt like I couldn't be detected because I was using a very ignorant method of just covering up magical power like armor without any other operation method. Even if you strengthen it hard, it only looks similar to receiving a magic buff. It was good to learn how to operate it as it was inefficient in many ways, but unfortunately it was something that was neglected as it was not easy to learn..
But it helps now. It is possible to unintentionally cosplay as an underdog..
As Asilier said, this was a measure taken because the possibility of a knight being deployed was not ignored. No matter how confident I am now, I don't think I'll beat those so-called knights by blowing their noses. Even if a knight of a level equal to or slightly below what my body could endure came, there was a high possibility that I would die due to the difference in swordsmanship..
In that case, the risk will be reduced if you let down your guard by making them think that they have nothing..
"Still, thanks to those guys, I think I can be confident in a few things.."
"Like what?"
"The fact that the aristocratic guys realized your location sooner than expected, and they didn't even assume that there would be someone protecting you.."
Therefore, those people were used as laboratory rats. Because the variable that suddenly appeared stayed for four days..
"I'm sure he was watching it somewhere. By now, wouldn't you be thinking that you're hanging out with some local gangster to survive? I don't know how they will interpret my appearance now, but I don't think they will interpret it negatively for us.."
"...I'll use some other tactic?"
"of course. But I think there's still a possibility of using them. Since you crushed one guy's face and roughly kicked the other guy, you think you've created a good cause for revenge? It's so obvious, but if you keep trying to find out what's going on with them, they'll quickly find the inn or us and come rushing in with the rest of their gang. Of course, we hire people with better skills.."
Either look at my skills, or check to see if there is some unknown ally behind me. In general, you will want to consider putting yourself in a situation where you cannot easily win..
But they said they were keeping watch for at least four days... What are they waiting for? There is no security at the inn, so if they sneak in at night and kidnap them, it would be difficult to chase them down..
I couldn't think of anything worth mentioning, so I talked to Ragnis, thought about it together, and started buying various things. Because I had to create a natural look that didn't seem like a big deal. As we were getting along and buying ice cream that was sold as a result of alchemy, the principles of which were unknown, Ragnis spoke..
"Even if you kidnap me here, you have to go to Laheira to ride the drake.?"
"yes."
No matter where you put it, you can only find it in big cities where it is proud. There is no other way around here other than Laheira, which is the closest..
"Could it be that they are planning to ride a dragon from here instead of riding a horse to get there??"
"uh?"
"They secretly brought a drake and kidnapped me as a drake... I think there's also a way to use the carriage used for transportation as camouflage. Just now, we thought, ‘Of course we will ride horses to Laheira.’ Using that as a loophole."
Is this the difference between commoners and nobles? I definitely hadn't thought of that..
The reason why flying dragons are only found in big cities is because they require high-quality manpower to manage them and they are an expensive means of transportation. In this era, it has the same status as a 1-2 seater airplane. You transport it, hide it, and then fly away? It is definitely the idea of those with money. If that's true, you'll miss out on the city and become untraceable, so it's worth a try in that situation..
"If you're really rich, it seems worth doing, so it's full of potential, right? Assuming what you said is true, is the reason they're so sluggish is because the flying dragon hasn't arrived yet? Because it's easier to kidnap her at the right time than to have her taken with her and then be suspected.?"
"I don't know exactly how long it takes from Laheira to Ogwen, but I think that would be the most likely estimate. Or maybe something went wrong over there and the dragon transport is being delayed.."
Well, there is no law in the world that says I am the only one who has to be bothered, confused, and inconvenienced. They are people too. From now on, I'll have to work harder to think about the crazy things people with too much money will do..
But then... wouldn't it be a huge loss of money??
Is Ragnis so valuable that he really needs to do something like that? What am I missing? It's not easy for me to figure it out with my mind, which is just an addition to the years of my past life..
Since the territory has already been devastated, reconstruction will be impossible for a while. It's a busy time to reinforce what's already there rather than building something new in the once destroyed territory. Unless we have enormous resources or something like that, I think there is a strong possibility that our village will disappear just like it disappeared from the map..
However, when Ragnis first explained his situation, he spoke as if he still had property left. It is said that in order to absorb her property and rights and even maintain her name, the noble faction took her death for granted..
When it comes to property, I thought there would be money left over in a bank or something, and I thought rights were about the territory to be rebuilt after the war. I thought it was just a part of the faction fight... but I can't shake the feeling that I made a complacent judgment..
"Ragnis."
"huh?"
"When you first spoke to me... you said the nobles were after your family's property, rights, and reputation.?"
"huh. that's right."
"From my perspective as a commoner, I don't really understand why the two factions are fighting over you so much. I guess they'd go so far as to just hire someone to take them away... but I wonder if it's such a big issue that they even try to transport a flying dragon.."
Because I am confident that her life or death will greatly change the balance of the two factions that have been maintained so far. Because I have no idea how many gold coins it will cost, it is worth the disadvantage of transporting the dragon. So it must be this division.
"Do you have a specific feeling??"
"Hmm. Even if you're smart, you can't do anything about that because of your perspective.."
Ragnis looked at me as if I was curious about something, then suddenly smiled as if he had won and explained..
"Because the territory is not the only property of the family. From money in the bank to shares in various businesses. There are still many things in my father’s name. That's property. Honestly, that alone is enough to make me look down on a flying dragon.."
The fortune is as expected..
"Rights will mean all the rights of a margrave. In the case of an aristocratic faction, they would inevitably be greedy for the military discretion as well as the private troops that the margrave could have. I think this is enough to attract attention from the capital's nobility, who are only allowed to have 10 or 20 private soldiers.."
...for a moment. margrave?
"The title is no different from what Eldmia initially expected. It could be 'The daughter of the Lien family, who succeeded the Margrave who sacrificed his life to protect the country and the people, returns after several years, succeeds him, and pledges loyalty to the king once again.' Or 'He fought for the people and the king.' Due to the king's incompetence, they were annihilated, and the last survivor of the Rien family, who barely survived, was found through the care and hard work of the noble faction. The king did not even try to find the last blood relatives of his loyal subjects.' It must be that kind of feeling.."
No different? It's very different from what I expected.?
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