Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 220
Seneran lay down in his sleeping bag and fell into his own thoughts, paying no heed to the noise around him. I wanted to talk to the heresy judges of the Demon Church right away, but right now there were issues that needed to take priority..
It was because a strange question arose due to the conversation I just had with Eldmia..
'Excessive hostility towards the devil... what is the cause??'
While coming here, she chatted quite actively with her companions. Not simply for the sake of smooth interpersonal relationships in the party, but to understand Eldmia with whom a smooth relationship must be maintained in the long term. Asillie did not have much interest in her companions, and Eldmia, her companion, did not hang out often because she was concentrating on her training, but she thought that she had gathered enough useful information just by interacting with others..
But there was no mention of the devil anywhere..
'He said this was definitely the first time he met the devil..'
Demons are targets of subjugation like demonic beasts. Since it is a being that has no benefit to humans, it is naturally perceived more unfavorably than favorably by the vast majority of species..
However, it is generally impossible to harbor such one-sided hatred towards a being with whom you have no contact. It is not easy for heresy judges who are taught hostility towards cultists and devils through indoctrination, so how can it be common?.
Even if you receive such education, not only hatred but also fear and rejection of the unknown are bound to be present. Blind hostility like Eldmia... is not something that is easily created..
In her mind, the information she had collected so far began to take shape and fit together. Levien's guillotine, the adventurer's guild's mad dog, and the massacre at Envelde Mansion. Rudra's duel with the young lion. The reason I became involved with a pool called Sen.
'It's something evil that shouldn't exist in this world....'
The rumors about Eldmia that are rampant in the capital are very two-faced..
In some circles, he is evaluated as a gentleman and intelligent person. Right now, even the famously picky Valkun is being treated favorably, so there is absolutely no room for doubt about that. However, on the other side, he is treated as a crazy killer. Although he has had many incidents to support such rumors, he has never been legally punished for them..
Most of the drastic incidents he committed are true. Even if the royal family came, he would not be able to avoid being condemned if he did something so reckless, but the reason why he stayed fine was extremely simple..
'Calculate and move.'
Eldmia moves when justification is given to her. Even if it means turning the military into an enemy, if there is justification, we will move. And the targets who move and swing the sword like that are people who have harmed him or were trying to harm him..
In terms of behavior alone, it is no different from a wild animal with human intelligence. Whatever the reason, it is perhaps more dangerous than a wild animal in that it does not ignore attacks and hostility towards itself..
'Assuming that you are trying to exclude people who are trying to harm you, or people who you are absolutely certain will harm you... it makes sense..'
Because the devil is useless. He is a being who has the potential to be of beneficial use only when he dies. Although he may be able to make a temporary profit through a deal or contract, in the end, the devil demands and collects a price so large that the profit feels trivial. It is not even something that can be easily seen unless you are a person of considerable skill..
It is unknown what the relationship between him and Margrave Levien is, but considering that Envelde touched Margrave Levien and passed away, it is correct to say that Eldmia also reacts to threats directed at certain people around him. will be.
To expand it a little further, it is almost an established fact that the devil will cause harm in some form to humans, that is, to the people around him..
If, as in the case of Envelde, it is considered a real threat and action is taken to exclude it,.
'I can understand Eldmia's hostility and anger towards the devil..'
A creature whose very existence is meant to torment the people around it and itself that it wants to protect. A twisted being that does not just harass, but uses all of its passion and sincerity to exploit even the bones and cause naked pain..
From Eldmia's perspective, it's enough to make her shudder and want to tear her to death just by seeing her..
Just by being alive and breathing, he would be a being that clashes with his behavioral principles in every way..
'...I have to be very careful..'
Although he was lying down pretending to be calm, Seneran breathed a sigh of relief as he felt goosebumps rising all over his body..
Seneran was a wizard and merchant..
What the two professions have in common is that they use any means to achieve their goals. And Seneran was an outstanding wizard and a great merchant in that he cleverly manipulated the other party and took advantage for himself..
Because it was. She had every intention of carrying out threatening actions against Eld Mia and its surroundings for the sake of her own research. She thought that even if she found out later anyway, it wouldn't matter if she created a situation where she had no choice but to cooperate..
'I almost died.'
It was a miscalculation. I was thinking too much common sense. The moment she was discovered to have attempted such a thing, her head would have been cut off without a chance to say goodbye to her torso..
Shackles to prevent that situation? Well, is there such a thing?.
If he just fires a weapon called a needle with all his might, I would start dying..
Seneran, who had finished thinking up to that point, began to think again with a much more relaxed mindset. Now that the questions were resolved, it was time to plan a concrete future again..
Now, how can I become the ‘peripheral person’ that Eldmia wants to protect??
The worry was a much more pleasant one than she expected..
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"Would you mind for a second?."
The person who approached me while I was preparing a meal to greet the morning that came after a watchful night consisting of only warriors was a saint..
"yes. What's going on, Judge Bire Heresy??"
"...It just meant that bire was enough. I would like to finish talking about Epaga.."
Anyway, the tent that Asilier and I were using was a bit far away from the others, but the saintess's voice was very quiet, perhaps to prepare for an unexpected situation..
"Well, of course. Sister, let me talk to you for a moment.."
"That's it."
Asilier, who was skillfully adding oil to a frying pan, grilling meat, and taking out vegetables stored in jars, walked away a little and the saintess, who was looking at her with a strange gaze, asked a question..
"Are you a high elf??"
"...well? I'm not sure because I never asked.."
Was Asilier a high elf? To be honest, I've only heard that there is a type of elf called high elves, but I don't know what the difference is between them and regular elves, so all I can give is a vague answer..
"...no. It's not that important. I thought it was necessary to return to the church first in order to settle the situation for a moment and cooperate properly with you.."
That's right. The reality is that in this neighborhood, it is difficult to even see demons wearing slave necklaces around their necks. Unless she saws off those big horns, she can't stay here and help me... Huh? Was one end of the saint's horn originally cut off??
"I will send you the contact information first in the future. Then show this to your contact.."
As soon as I could shake my head in confusion, the saint held out a piece of cut horn and handed it to me..
Wow, I really can't get used to it..
"Don't beastmen pull out their teeth and give them to others? Don't demons cut off their horns and give them to others? Can’t you also think about how the recipient feels??"
"This is something you can just give to anyone...."
"No, that's not it. They are saying that if you give away a part of your body like that, it will be a huge burden on the recipient.."
The same goes for Krul, whom I saved from a slave merchant in the past, and those horns will eventually grow back properly, so I'll cut them off and give them to them, but it's a huge burden from my perspective. How can there be more body parts than signs of sanity?.
"...Hmm. You failed to take cultural differences into account. Excuse me."
"Well, I know that Bire did that to be considerate and concerned about me, but... hehe, I guess it's right for me to be considerate of cultural differences too.."
Since it was cut anyway, I couldn't not receive it, so I decided to receive it and carefully put it in the pouch containing Krul's fang..
"hmm? Is that a sign of the beast people??"
"yes. This is the tooth extracted by the prisoner I just mentioned.."
The saintess took advantage of that brief opportunity to examine the contents of the pouch, and a strange sight appeared in her eyes. I wondered if my curiosity had relapsed, but fortunately it didn't seem to be the case..
"Do you by any chance remember the name of the person who gave you that token? I think it might be easier to find contacts.."
"Uh... Krul... Was it Pitali Bazaar? Was it Vitali Bijaso? It was a beast with that name.."
"Just knowing the first name is enough. Thank goodness. I think I can help you more easily.."
The saintess nodded with satisfaction and then informed us of the estimated date of the meeting. After a simple meal, she said a brief goodbye and set off on her way back to her hometown. I thought they were in too much of a hurry, but it felt like they were considerate because we could suffer damage if a third party caught us together..
"OMG?! Demon! why isn't there?!"
Perhaps because he was very tired, Seneran, who had overslept, woke up late and started whining like a petulant child, but other than that, nothing happened until the meal was finished and the luggage was put away..
It's time to go to the city and make some money.
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