Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 18
My brain stopped working for the first time in a while since I heard Asili swear and my back hurt..
Ragnis, who I thought was just a country noble from the frontier, was actually a great noble.?
"I thought you were a country noble."
"...I thought you knew."
Rather, Ragnis is quite embarrassed by my answer and speaks. Seeing things like that, it must have been a famous nobleman and a famous incident that made it strange to not know about it..
"I'm so shocked right now my heart is racing."
"Phew. What is that."
"No, it's nothing to laugh about, right? I want to touch it?"
"That's not what I'm saying!"
No, my delicate heart is beating slowly, but why does he look so straight? Anyway, it feels like the difficulty level has suddenly increased significantly. After reviewing each and every element that I had thought was not worth worrying about until now, I carefully looked at the most serious issue..
"Is there a dragon knight in the noble faction??"
"...Mmm."
Ragnis immediately understood what I was worried about and his face hardened and he began to worry..
There are only two people at a time when riding a flying dragon. Aside from everything else, there is no room for more. In that case, wouldn't there be no choice but to hire someone who can fight and control a flying dragon in case of emergency??
In the world, such a person is called a dragon knight. Of course, they are knights who ride dragons instead of horses, and they are no different from war weapons, specializing in magic and auras to take advantage of the air rather than lances. As Asilier said in the past, it is difficult to achieve both perfectly, so I can't say that his skills are truly outstanding, but that is just a story between knights..
If I fight them now, I will definitely lose..
"...no. no. There is a story I heard from my father a long time ago. Most of the dragon knights are under the direct control of the royal family. Because of its symbolism, it is clear that, except for one or two people who are forcibly selected from the noble faction and used for external activities, they are all king factions. I don't think anyone would be light enough to move on something like this.."
"Couldn’t it be raised secretly internally??"
"A person who has learned drake control skills cannot learn any combat skills unless he or she receives permission from the king. If you break it, three generations will be murdered for treason.."
"uh? really?"
"huh. really."
It was a pretty brutal law, but I sighed with great relief at Ragnis' assurance. In any case, it will be of great help to us right now..
"If the dragon knight was my opponent, I wouldn't have any idea what to do. It's a blessing in misfortune."
"...There is no answer other than running away.?"
"Unless they're stronger than the Demon Lord's army commander, they can't do that.."
In the first place, if I run away alone, it would be a violation of my beliefs, and even if we run away together, we will get caught. I patted Ragnis on the shoulder and said,.
"If you run away with a flying dragon in tow, is there any other way to end up getting caught? It's better to stab him while hoping he lets his guard down. Anyway, the worst situation has been avoided.."
"...lol."
"What are you wandering about? Don't let down your guard because you've just avoided the worst.."
Even if you really brought a drake, the risk was greatly reduced simply by the fact that unless it was a large drake, the only person who could control it was a non-combatant. We decided to take comfort in that fact for now and continued walking..
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It was exactly two days later that we encountered the replenishment combat power meters..
"Hey, I heard that our friends are indebted to us.."
All these tough-looking guys appeared in the area near the adventurer's guild. It was an area not far from where I beat those two guys last time..
At first, I thought it was surprising, but when I thought about it, I realized that it felt like they were waiting for us with their eyes turned on for revenge, so I came to understand it. There are eight people who are expected to be adventurers. There are more than you think, and it feels different from the first two..
But I still don't feel strong. If you take on this job in the first place, you probably don't have the right skills. Ultimately, the hiring criteria would have been to be stronger than a local gangster..
"Oh right. Take good care of your friends from now on. Well then, that's it!"
"Ugh?!"
Holding Ragnis in his arms, he ran into the next alley..
"Me, me! Fuck me! Catch that bastard!"
Can you catch it? Still, there is Jjambap who lives by going back and forth between home and Ogwen. Even if you only follow the route drawn in your head, you won't even need to run with Ragnis in your arms from the middle. While running like that, Ragnis, who just needed to be held, came to his senses belatedly..
"Wow, you were surprised.!"
"Are you barely this surprised, Margrave? Right now, I have to hold him and run, so he's holding on tight. I'll explain later.."
Compared to how surprised I was, I wouldn't even be surprised. Well, it's because I didn't ask for details and guessed, so I'm not going to say anything to Ragnis..
The chase was more persistent than I expected, but after running all over the twisty roads and climbing a little on the roofs of several houses, I finally felt like I had given up. Ragnis finally found some time to catch his breath and asked a question..
"Those people were strong?"
"very?"
"But why did you run away??"
"I was wondering how many times I would have to repeat this before I would come directly to the inn.."
He looked like he didn't understand at all, so I decided to sit down for a moment and give him some additional explanation. It's getting dark, so if we kill time, they'll decide their course for the day and take different actions..
I just hope it isn't the disappointing result of waiting in front of the inn today..
"I'm saying this with confidence because they're still moving within the range I assumed, but I think those guys just ended up being close to lab rats thrown in to see what I'm doing and what their skills are. If you lure them into an alley and fight them, they'll all be beaten... but if you do that, their alert level will go up significantly.."
"That's why I didn't use the auror.?"
"uh. Right...huh? how do you know that?"
"You used it to kill a captain a long time ago.."
He's the leader. I understand that you are talking about the guy who suddenly kicked Asilier to death three years ago because he showed his ambition to mess with her....
How did he figure out that Asili didn't feel like an Auror, but felt like a buff, and that he was an Auror? I can't control my facial expression and I'm so dumbfounded that I open my mouth with a puzzled expression..
"I know this because I saw territory knights sparring with Aurors. I have seen many movements that cannot be imitated without an Auror. At that time, it wasn't the speed possible without an auror.."
no? Judging by the way he tilts his head, it seems as if he is not aware of something by feeling it, but rather is making a guess based on what is possible and impossible based purely on the movement of memory. I felt like a thief was paralyzed for no reason, but since I had already reacted without realizing it, I couldn't say no, so I nodded roughly..
"uh. that's right. I thought you felt auras again."
"Well...you can't just enlighten anyone like that. You won't understand."
Actually, I didn't realize it either, but I pretended to be a genius and thought it was just that. Anyway, we have to get back to the main topic..
"After all, time is on our side. Even though two days have passed since then, the fact that they sent such guys is proof that the other party is extremely cautious. Unless they are the ones who have exhausted all their caution, it is clear that they will be frantically trying to find out information. It's already been 6 days, so are there still 9 days left? Even if you just run away without fighting openly, you'll be very nervous, right? I feel like I want to eat like this for three days, but I don't know how it will turn out.."
The best thing to do is not to fight and end it. Because the moment you fight, variables that are difficult to predict occur. Of course, that's impossible since the incident is just an incident, but you can at least wish for it.?
"...I thought he was just doing things as they should, but he thinks and moves a lot.?"
The sincere look in his eyes was so disgusting that I just fed him honey chestnuts..
As evening approached and I returned to the inn through the darkened streets, a very disappointing result awaited me..
"Now try running away again?"
I guess they were the ones who exhausted all of the pursuer's caution and patience..
Somehow I felt like giving up a little too quickly, but every single one of them was in front of Alicia's inn. It's not just there, it's clearly blocking the entrance..
"It's nice because I definitely feel like I'm pressed for time... but did you touch our lady Alicia or the other kids inside??"
"flaw. If you run away again, I'll touch you."
"Eldmiaaa!! These fuck cubs are removed from the store!!"
Did you lock the door? It looks like there is no problem, so I feel relieved. Even though the guy leaning against the door tried to pound the wall and threaten him, Mrs. Alicia only responded with constant swearing..
"Can you really handle it? If it gets noisy, security will come in an instant.?"
In fact, I was noticing it even as I said it. Sure enough, they answer my question with a laugh..
There's no way they were waiting for us to arrive. From the moment he missed us, he went to his employer, explained the situation, and then came to the inn to wait. I know that the night patrol team starts patrolling after 6 o'clock, but there is no real sign of popularity in the area..
It is frustrating to realize that the city patrol was bought off without any thought. Now that I think about it, it's also the idea of rich guys..
"It's none of your business. Actually, we have some business to attend to your girlfriend.."
"I know, you idiot."
"So...what?"
"I know. It's obvious like that, don't you know??"
It's not all that bad.
Now I can see that not only do they have no time, a lot of money, and collusion with the city, but they are also letting their guard down to the point where they believe they can take Ragnis away after defeating me or making me run away. Is he watching from somewhere nearby? Is it inside the building? If the hypothesis of escaping on a flying dragon is correct, he might have already left the city and been waiting outside, just giving instructions..
That's a problem that I just need to figure out from now on, so I decided not to worry too much about it..
"My name is Eldmia Egar.."
He drew his sword and gave a greeting to instill faith. Perhaps he expected me to pull out my sword, but his sneer remained the same. The guys confidently began taking out their weapons one by one..
very desirable.
"First of all, since you offended Ms. Alicia, let's all get along and get stabbed in the thigh and start training.."
Full-fledged belief instillation is the next step..
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