Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 21
To have a headache.
I don't know why, but the only thing I felt was confusion amid the strong wind that was blowing in and out..
Apparently...after Eldmia left, saying she was finishing up. I remember waiting for Jin to call her guards and wondering what to do with her aunt and the blood stains in front of her inn..
Later, when Eldmia returned, she briefly turned her head towards her aunt who was entering, saying that she should at least offer her some warm tea..
And the memory was cut off.
"You must have come to your senses. Miss Lien."
The body is tied up like a piece of luggage. I realized later that I was wearing a hood. This measure was probably taken because it could be cold while flying. Thanks to this, it was definitely very windy, but it wasn't cold..
I gathered my thoughts while looking at the dizzying view unfolding below while being held in the arms of a person whose identity I couldn't tell based on his voice alone..
"It was a dragon after all.."
"Did the young lady and the unknown friend guess together? I think it was a smart decision.."
The owner of the voice was a young man, but I couldn't remember it. Maybe it was so long ago that I forgot, but it was none of my business as nothing came to mind right away..
The calm voice felt like proof that he had anticipated every action he and Eldmia took, so I chewed my lip without realizing it..
"Was it a bucket??"
"you're right. In fact, rather than thinking about that friend, I was thinking about interference from the King faction. It was a painful expense to save two drakes and have to use the drake pilot that was in hand... but I think it was worth it since I succeeded like this.."
"The honor of the noble faction was rolling in the gutter for the Drake Knight to feel rewarded for participating in such a low-level kidnapping. Isn't it time to dig up the sewers of the whole city, not the time to fly like this? One or two years won't be enough to get my little remaining honor back from the pile of shit.."
"Hmm. That's a novel and poignant expression. It must have been difficult just to survive in a harsh environment for three years, but you didn't neglect learning and studying? I'm sure the Margrave would have been proud to see it. That person was also very caustic in his speech.."
For a moment, he thought it was an insult to his parents, but Ragnis could tell that the man's attitude was sincere. In fact, the three-inch tongue of Father Engrin Lien da Levien was like a spear knife when directed at his political opponents..
I guess I must have seen it at least once since I know it well... but I couldn't figure it out..
"And I'm not a dragon knight. I feel relieved that you don't remember me well, but it's also true that I feel disappointed.."
"It's treason! Even though he wasn't a dragon knight, he drove a dragon and learned swordsmanship.!"
"Well, as long as you don't get caught, that's it.."
Ragnis felt goosebumps at the reaction that seemed so natural. How dare you do something that amounts to treason so casually??
"It may be because you don't yet know the dark side of the nobles, but surprisingly, there are quite a few people who secretly practice the Dragon Dragon Art if you go outside the capital. Rather than having impure intentions, most of them study in advance to dream of becoming a dragon knight one day, but there are bound to be some who are not included in that majority.."
"...What happened to Eldmia??"
When we suddenly stopped talking and changed the subject, the man fell silent for a moment..
"okay. I couldn't hear you clearly because I was watching from afar, Eldmia. You said it was Eldmia Ega. she would be dead."
I felt like my heart was sinking, but the man paid no attention to his feelings and continued speaking calmly, naturally, and calmly..
"Even if I put out bait, I have to put in the perfect bait for my instinct to go away. On the side of the drake pilot, I placed four friends whose only task was to pass the knight exam. No matter how much the friend fought, in the end it was just a pointless fight. He wouldn't have been able to stand a few points against them and he would have died.."
The sobs that had filled my throat all the way down. At the same time, my heart started pounding in a different way..
'A rootless fight?'
Eldmia has been using Aurors since she was at least 11 years old, and is learning the skills from an elf who has lived for 120 years.?
This was a man who thought he was reading all of their moves, but he completely misjudged Eldmia's skills..
'If so, the alert level would have risen sharply..'
On the roof of an unknown building, the words Eldmia said passed through my mind with goosebumps..
"hmm? Are you crying??"
The man recognized Ragnis, who was trembling, and raised his voice low as if he was troubled..
"Young ladies often said that they liked men with a wild charm, but that friend was not wild, but closer to a gangster. Even aside from being a commoner. Don't mind it too much.."
I couldn't answer. Because she realized that the man's illusion was the final reversal that would turn this whole situation around, she chose to remain silent..
Ragnis was laughing.
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"So the human named Delt decided to drive the drake himself.?"
It was a few dozen minutes ago that I was surprised by the flying dragon, which was much more comfortable to ride than expected..
I was sitting on a fiercely flying drake, holding the drake pilot's waist..
"Yes, that's right. If the adventurers are successful and defeat Lady Eldmia, I can take the lady with them, and even if they fail, Lady Eldmia will come to us with incorrect information, no. Because it will take time..."
"I guess you thought you were going to die? To those four people earlier?"
"......."
"You didn't do it, so why be scared? If you don't answer, they'll cut off your finger? When I return home, I want to see the traces of your fingers so that I can find you.?"
"Sorry! What you said is correct! Delt was convinced that Lady Eldmia would be killed by them.!"
"they are that strong?"
They were people who couldn't even use Aurors. As I had such a question, the flying dragon pilot who introduced himself as Gies opened his mouth, remembering..
"Well...I don't know the specifics, but I remember Delt telling them that once this was over, they could take it easy until the driver's exam.."
"What I'm saying is that you would have had the skills to pass the general engineer exam with ease.?"
"You are correct."
It is also an unreasonable world. The difference between the presence of an aura and its absence is so great..
The kingdom's general knight exam is not something that is done by playing marbles or pounding away, but if there is such a difference, I have no idea how the power balance in this world is so distorted..
Still, I was certain that the guy who might have been a drake knight named Delt had completely misjudged my skills. That alone seems like a possibility.
"But why on earth were you brought here? Aren’t drake pilots highly skilled? Isn’t it the end if you get caught up in this conspiracy??"
"Wealth, because of my parents' debt..."
No fuck it! The drake pilot Gies, who I thought was an unpleasant bastard, turns out to be a rare filial son in this dog-eat-dog world.!
From what I've heard, it was good that he became a flying dragon pilot after working hard to become a self-made man, but it is said that because of that, his parents, who were blinded by the sudden increase in their child's salary, became overspendrs and ended up in debt without even realizing it. It was a heartbreaking story that the private loan business that provided the money in the process was owned by a noble belonging to the aristocratic faction, so he helped in this work in exchange for forgiveness of the debt..
"No matter how much I think about it, I think you've been worked on.?"
"yes? It's work?"
Geese asked back in a tone that said he had no idea what that meant, so I kindly explained. I decided to take advantage of one of the drake pilots' weaknesses. Geese was astonished after hearing all the hypotheses that he had approached her over a long period of time and owed her a debt..
"Oh my god, is that even possible?! How can someone come up with such evil ideas??!"
"Fraudsters abound everywhere. If he was a guy who fucking knew your parents, wouldn't he be very effective?."
At first, everything was so annoying that I really wanted to cut off a single finger whenever I got the chance, but when I realized that he might also be a victim, that feeling disappeared..
"I really...really don't know. Even though I think that may not be true... looking back, I think there are more than one or two things that make me suspicious.."
"...hey! Don't fucking care! Who am I going to save now? Ragnis Lienne is the Margrave of Levien. He is said to be the heir who will fully inherit all property and rights as long as he meets the royal faction. If you didn't cooperate, bit your tongue, and died, the chase would have been over, so I'll tell Ragnis that you actively helped him.."
"Is it really true??"
"I lost my parents when I was young, so I am merciless towards unfilial children, but I am a bit weak towards dutiful children. I'm going to use my brain to get rid of the sins I had, so just speak carefully later. If you're swayed by those damn nobles, at least something good should happen.."
"...Ugh. Go, thank you."
They are truly aristocratic bastards that I don't like from start to finish. They continue to rip off commoners through private loan business. Thanks to you, an unexpected relationship arose, but being embarrassed is a shame..
Still, Ragnis was the priority right now..
"By the way, we can really catch up, right? In the end, if I miss it, I'll be screwed, and although your immediate debt will disappear, a future will unfold where you can be swayed again in the same way.."
"Well, you don't have to worry about that. Eldmia moved much faster than Delt expected, so if things continue like this, it's literally only a matter of time before she catches up. Although it is not possible right now and will take a few hours to be visible,."
"I just need to be able to catch up.."
"But...even if we catch up, there's not much we can do, right??"
"I'm going to risk my life and do something stupid."
"Dog, that's bullshit.?"
He is a human who can already be a dragon knight. The reason I feel fortunate that I misjudged my skills is because it saved me a lot of time, not because I believed I could beat him with that. No matter how hard I tried, there was only one way to beat him in the air..
"uh. I'll jump from a higher place than him and chop off the drake's head.."
It's crazy to even think about it, but there's no real answer other than this..
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