Never touch Eldmia Egar - Episode 199
What followed after the future plans for the cult was a brief self-introduction that had not been made during the visit..
Of course, even if I did, I had no intention of devoting my brain power to them since I wasn't particularly interested in them right now. There was no need to give information about Asilier, so I ended up just introducing myself..
"As you may already know, my name is Eldmia Egar. I'm currently training to slit the head of the village's enemy, and as you've experienced, I'm having fits of people trying to play tricks on me. It's important, so remember it well.."
Carls looked at them carefully, probably having a hard time saying what they had done, and added a hint..
"...The village's enemies?"
"When I was young, he was the leader of the devil's army who destroyed our entire village and ordered us to escape. I'm going to catch him and kill him.."
The eight pupils move violently and begin to think among themselves how to react. Just looking at him, he looked like he was wondering whether to think of him as a crazy person or a joke, but he didn't bother to add an explanation. In some cases, the subsequent Sen's reaction was faster than adding insults..
"Uh, so you’re from the East? Since you are so close to the people in this city, I thought you were from here.."
"no. I'm from an unnamed village further west from here.."
"...yes? But just now..."
"The first invasion of the Demon King's army was not in the east, but in our village. It was 7 years ago."
I thought it was a fact that surprisingly many people knew, but are they vulnerable to such information? Just as I was thinking this, Merdella asked a question with a strange reaction..
"I heard it was the first invasion, but there were no survivors...."
"Ah, I guess that's generally what I understand. I am the only survivor who is not well known. Everyone who knows me in Ogwen knows this.."
".....Uh, sorry. If so, how old are you now?...?"
"15fat."
"...to?"
"15It's years old. why? Do you think that the young guy has been giving you rude remarks and speaking informally to you??"
"It's not like that! ha ha ha! It was just an age I couldn't even imagine, so for a moment I froze without even realizing it. Ahahaha!"
"I don’t think so? I think I got angry for a moment?"
"no way! It's a joke too!"
Unlike Sen, who somehow seemed to smile calmly, the other guys looked so shocked that their eyes rolled in various ways. It wasn't hard to tell what her gaze meant as she looked back and forth between the sword and my size, so she decided to just leave it alone..
I almost died, but I survived, so it's natural to do that..
After that, the story ended with roughly giving instructions in advance on the actions the guys should take the next day. Well, it was just a matter of setting an appointment time by telling you to come to the Holy Light Cross Church by a certain time..
After finishing the story, Asilier and I had barely left the door of the inn when we heard Sen's voice loudly ordering beer, which made me really want to have a good night's sleep, but I let it go..
"They are such subtle kids.."
"huh? what?"
"Although he can't easily overcome injustice, he seems to know how to clearly differentiate between benefactors... Why did he make that choice when we met??"
"It's not like I just felt like I was going to die so I couldn't see anything.?"
"Hmm, if life was a waste, wouldn't you have even tried to save the child named Velesica??"
It's something I didn't think much about, but after listening to it, it seems like it's true. It's not impossible to conclude that the adventurer had an average personality in terms of just using means and methods, but if you think about whether there might be another reason, it feels like at least one reason will pop out..
But since it was a problem in an area I wasn't particularly interested in, I just talked about it..
"Rather, his personality was below average, but the saint may have unconsciously influenced him and forced him to save the day.."
"That is a very blasphemous statement.."
"Since I saved a saint once, I firmly believe that he will appreciate it. Ljubiska of Fair Balance."
Asilier burst into laughter as he muttered half-heartedly while assuming the prayer posture of the Holy Light Cross with a restrained movement..
"If you think about it, L.D. has been strangely faithful since ancient times. I don't particularly want or depend on God, but in some strange ways, I pray regularly.."
"There may seem to be many problems with not visiting a temple properly and praying to an unspecified number of gods to be considered faithful, but there is a deep story that has been passed down from a past life.."
"yes yes. I guess so. That's Eldmia chance too.?"
"Uh huh. I still remember when that was."
If I had known that my relationship with Asilier would continue like this, I wouldn't have done it. In order to smooth out her relationship, she endures the coming of wise man time, and the childish imitations she used to do from time to time begin to pass by like a flash..
Ha...fuck. I'm sure the day will come when I have to tell them I've been reincarnated, but what kind of face should I face?.
"The time I spent with L.D. is all memories, but I can’t help but remember them.."
"...teacher? Even though I remember the time when I was the size of half a person, if you shower me with affection, the world will call you a child...."
"I'm angry?"
It was said with a smile, but it contained very firm intentions, so I decided to keep my mouth shut. Phew, you almost left a big scratch on her life with that bad joke..
You could say it was a minister, but when we quickly crossed our arms and held hands, Asili seemed to have made a bad decision, and quickly relaxed her expression and smiled satisfied..
Having barely escaped the crisis of ruining the mood with a bad joke, I headed to Mrs. Alicia's daycare in a cold sweat..
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After Eldmia left with Asilier.
Unlike Sen, who cheerfully ordered a beer, the others could not easily move their hands from the beer in front of them..
"...15fat? With that skill?"
They had one thing in common:.
"Maybe I lived my life in vain...?"
"no way. What kind of ridiculous thoughts are you thinking? Have a beer. I'm losing steam!"
Sen, who smiled brightly and raised his beer glass alone to celebrate his safe return, was also embarrassed..
However, I was able to keep smiling because it was not because I felt ashamed of my skills like others, but because my age completely exceeded expectations. Eldmia wouldn't have lied about her age just to make them look embarrassed. There are many other ways to embarrass yourself..
After listening to the story and looking at his face, it wasn't that I couldn't understand it. Although he was overshadowed by his large size and muscles and the outspoken behavior of a 30-year-old mercenary, his face, apart from its sharpness, still had a quite youthful feel to it. At first, I thought it was just a younger look... but it was actually presbyopia..
In fact, it is embarrassing to even call it presbyopia. It's because the atmosphere is so overwhelming. There is a high possibility that that face will still be there 5 years from now..
'Still, I thought he was at least 18 years old..'
Words and actions. skill. Judgment. Bold. A determination that does not hesitate to kill. They say there are degrees of genius, but it seemed like a maxim that didn't really fit with the saying that there are always exceptions..
I didn't feel a sense of emptiness like others. This may be because Pooling itself is a race that specializes in celebrating rather than envying and envying others, but it was also because there was a word in the world to refer to people who showed such a large gap..
"Are there only one or two geniuses in the world? They say it would be better to be grateful and congratulate someone for surviving an encounter with someone like that.?"
"...That's also true, but."
"It's not just true. Think about it right now. What if what we encountered were really just ordinary adventurers and elves? Even if you were lucky enough to kill 10 people, injuries would have been inevitable, right? In that state, I met the 20 people who followed me again? Instead of drinking beer, it would have been like the urine of thieves or the beaten corpses.."
It was a cynical joke, but at the same time it was an extremely cold reality and fact. And it was also what was most needed by my colleagues who were currently falling into unreasonable self-loathing..
"Be thankful you survived. I'm just talking about our situation right now.?"
"Is that really true...? At least I didn't think it was a joke when he said he was going to kill the commander of the Demon Lord's army.."
"why is that?"
Carls spoke with a confused expression and raised his beer glass. At the same time, Sen could understand at once what words he was trying to put into his mouth..
"I'm afraid they'll use us as arrows?"
"...yes."
"Probably not."
"You really don't even know. why?"
It was a word filled with sincere curiosity rather than argument. Sen wanted to put his legs on the table and tilt his chair, but since the table was made mainly for tall people, Sen was content to just shrug his shoulders and answered without hesitation..
"Think back to the thieves yesterday. First, why did the person who told me to clean up everything wake up himself at night??"
"...Because it's annoying?"
"It's not wrong in the grand scheme of things, but in the end, I think it was because of one's personality that the problem was resolved.."
Sen, who saw that the eyes of his colleagues who had been together for a dozen years were gathering together, slowly expressed his hypothesis..
"It is said that some of the thieves scattered throughout this area ran away just by looking at their faces. In addition to what she shouted when she first met us, there is a reason why Eldmia says who she is. And I guess the reason is the escaped bandits themselves.."
"...What are you talking about??"
"The goal is to spread the word throughout the neighborhood not to touch him.."
The thieves' reaction. The attitude of treating someone politely with courtesy. A face that showed subtle satisfaction upon seeing the fleeing thieves. And, crucially, he even explicitly expressed that he would have a seizure if he were to play a prank on himself..
"Children who don't have enough to eat because they have a large family tend to be greedy, and the youngest child, who always gets things handed down to them, may become possessive and want to have things of their own. 15 years old? If there is no lie in what I said earlier, that person was 8 years old when the village was massacred. I can feel it?"
What did I do when I was 8 years old? I think I had a fight with my friend next door over the swing. It was a time so long ago that I don’t even remember it anymore..
"...The idea is that excessive self-defense mechanisms have developed due to compensation for loss.?"
"Look at the classy expression, in case someone is not a wizard. that's right. But instead of just biting at random things, they use their brains in a clever way. Would he be able to survive if he encountered thieves with that skill? Unless you intentionally save me, it won't be possible.."
Anyone could see that it was an extremely trained body. It is not something that can be created overnight, nor can it be a talent. Everyone here can agree that this is the result of thorough effort..
"The reason for killing is clear, but the reason for saving is also clear. The reason we were able to survive was because we pledged to prove useful by risking our lives, and Eldmia decided to accept that. It may be up to us in the future, but he is not a person worth throwing away the hand that was saved like that.."
Rather, in order to use it for a long time, you will only ask for it in a way that suits your abilities. I wouldn't even expect anything more than that. So, after seeing the thieves come back last night, he tried to go out himself..
"This might be an opportunity. In the future, if we don't resort to foolish tricks and consistently repay only favors, we can build enough trust to make up for the behavior we showed when we first met.."
"...Why is that an opportunity??"
"The ‘self-defense mechanism’ mentioned by Merdella will not only apply to one’s own body, but also to the people around it.."
Eldmia said that she was not her parents' enemy, but the village's revenge. He is moving to avenge the grudge of the entire village..
"I can bet all my money that if anyone touches Asilier right now, he'll be cut off. If a person in the village who is deeply acquainted with him is harmed by someone, they will regret it for the rest of their life or die without any time to regret it. trust me. We're in a really good situation right now. It's just a little... scary.."
Smile. Then most people can become friends..
Sen smiled, recalling Pulling's old adage..
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