Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 310
The day passed just by returning to the village, delivering additional news, and helping to quickly reinforce the wooden fence with the remaining wood, but there was no time to rest..
While Ciel, all the villagers, mercenaries, and adventurers gathered in the hall and raised their voices to decide on a policy, I and Asilier headed to the Orc village once more. In the meantime, even the starlight was obscured by clouds, making it difficult to distinguish even an inch in front of me due to the darkness, so I had to leave my Leica at home for fear of getting hit by my foot..
The darkness in the forest was so deep that it was difficult to even see one's own feet, so I used my magic power as much as possible to strengthen my eyesight and followed Asilier..
While living in a cabin, I received a lot of training to move at night, but I had never moved in this dark of a night before, so it was not an easy move..
Still, I was able to reach my intended location in time by following Asilier, who guided me. Fortunately, the orcs made a fire as if it were a campfire, so it was much easier once the distance got closer..
After that, all you had to do was choose a tree that looked sturdy and climb on it. In the morning we couldn't see people hanging on bare tree branches because we could see them in all directions, but now they couldn't see us anymore because they couldn't see us..
Asilier was the first to break our short silence after climbing a reasonably thick tree and taking a good look beyond their fence..
"It's an unbelievable scale.."
"I know."
It's abnormal. From what I could see, there were about 200 orcs outside, which was impossible unless someone was intentionally helping them or they really had sprung up from the ground..
"It is a large orc colony located completely outside the scouting range of cities. It's blatantly artificial.."
"Hmm, I never thought I would see so many orcs gathered in Itisel and not in the Western Kingdom...."
Could it be that the real demons used the gate to spread confusion in Ethisel? Since there is a history of being harpooned after attempting something like a magic bomb, it didn't seem strange to try to use monsters as a fisherman's strategy..
"L.D., do you see something like a cave back there? Opposite the bonfire."
"Oh, I found it.."
"A group of orcs dressed like shamans just came in there. If you see that they are carrying a lot of things, they must be performing some kind of ritual... Isn't there a reason why so many orcs are here??"
"Hmm... That sounds plausible.."
I didn't like the fact that there were at least three shamans, but I decided that it was meaningful that at least I got a chance to guess where something was in advance. If they don't attack us, we will attack that place..
The more time I spent looking into it, the more I became convinced that someone had clearly done it..
They also didn't fully accept this situation. Unlike the bonfire that was burning brightly like a festival, there were quite a few orcs fighting with each other over food around it, and those fights also looked very familiar. But other than that, there was no other information worth finding out. This was especially true because the monster called Orc was a simple being far from secret and systematic in the first place..
While we watched thirty more to see just in case, we watched as we watched the barbarian monsters fend off, so we carefully climbed down the tree and returned in a bit of a hurry. I don't know about anything else, but they didn't move their scouts into the dark forest, so the return trip was smooth..
After returning to the village after such a short reconnaissance, I stood in front of the people who had gathered in the hall and discussed with slightly raised voices, just as I had when I first left, and told them what I had seen..
Reactions varied. The residents of the future were talking among themselves with extremely serious expressions while drooling, the mercenaries were drinking with a sour look on their faces, and the adventurers were making earthquakes in their pupils and they gathered together and started talking about something. Hmm, when I stand in front of it like this, it looks really colorful..
After a brief uproar, the residents' murmuring died down and Ciel made a statement on their behalf..
"We can't give up on this place."
It was a reaction I had expected to some extent, but the adventurers suddenly looked like they had chewed shit and raised their voices. There were negative opinions such as it was a dog's death, it was dangerous, it was crazy, etc..
It was not an easily understandable reaction. They were, after all, hired adventurers, and a unit of about 200 orcs was sufficiently applied as an unexpected variable in the contract to be a reason for request adjustment without penalty. If Raviel did not take any special action, even if he gave up on the request and went back, he would not suffer any disadvantages due to breaking the contract. There is absolutely no reason to deny the opinions of residents who want to remain by expressing negative opinions as they are now..
I don't know if they're trying to prevent people from doing stupid things out of overflowing love for humanity, but the reaction is negative if that's the case..
"Hey boss. I'm not taking it too lightly that you guys are the ones fighting now.?"
"I don't take this lightly at all. We will fight too."
"Ha... you guys fight, but how much do you fight??"
There is no reason to try to change your opinion by showing off like that when you can just leave if you don't feel like it..
No, when I thought about it, it didn’t exist at all. If things continue like this, they're going to make less money than they expected..
I became offended by that thought that suddenly occurred to me, so I threw the heated wine I was drinking to warm myself up on the floor and threw the wooden glass at the adventurer who had just made a fuss..
Sigh! The adventurer, who was hit on the head with a glass, swore harshly, and a short silence fell in the hall. The adventurer who was rolling his eyes to see who had thrown the drink at him flinched and stopped moving as soon as he made eye contact with me..
I was glaring at him in the same position I threw the glass, so there was no way he knew I had thrown it. Just like a guy who knows how to show strong and weak stance, he can't swear or make an expression full of displeasure. They looked as bad as bad-headed orcs..
"If you get upset, pack your bags and go to Raviel. Do you think you have the skills to say something like that here? Everyone at the enemy level is keeping their mouths shut, so what the hell are you talking about??"
I wonder if it was someone from the lower ranks, and I was dumbfounded as I watched the guy, who I don't know if he was a blue or yellow rank, take out his anger on someone he loved. Even on a subject that is no different from the opportunity that came with it.?
If that's the case, the tiger bastard is a very special tiger bastard. I decided to make my position clear by going through all the people who seemed to agree with him to some extent when he was talking..
"I don't want to say anything about shaking and fluttering because of my lack of skills, but it would be better to look carefully and decide where to lie down. Although those orcs are a threat equivalent to contract adjustment, it hasn't been confirmed yet. Since we came back quickly after completing the reconnaissance, they must be thinking that if we fall, they are just a stone's throw away. If they were at your level, it would take half a day without stopping to reach them even if you run like hell.?"
Why would the orcs run from there to here? Instead of running, you will feel like you are taking a leisurely walk. Even if a new raiding party is dispatched tomorrow, considering the lifestyle patterns of those lazy pigs, it will move so slowly that the sun will be high in the sky, and in that case, it will arrive here the next day at the earliest..
What if they all move? As these people have clear limits to their intelligence, they are sincere when it comes to superstitions and magic. I don't know if there are no shamans, but there are three of them, so it's safe to say that the possibility of the chief making a sudden move and leaving right away has disappeared..
No matter how fast it is, the shamans will forget one day to confirm the will of their great god, and another day to hold a sacrifice for victory and then they will leave. It may be shit in combat, but it's great in that regard..
There was no need to mention the speculations based on such facts and information. For those who know, it's normal to guess everything, and for those who don't know, it's just that, so there's no reason to explain..
"Some may have already noticed, but the Orcs are still only a 'potential threat'. The reason I hurriedly sent someone to Raviel was because I had no intention of watching that potential threat turn into a real threat like an asshole, and the reason I called a meeting like this was not to provide a space for bastards like you to talk as much as they want, but because it was a request. The purpose was to present evidence and data for the target residents to use when making decisions that will determine their future.."
Because they know that, the mercenaries are always indifferent. That's a normal reaction.
If you are confident, you can stay and fight. If you are not, the reason for canceling the request becomes clear, and you can receive money for the amount of work you have done so far and leave..
There is no room for emotions to intervene. It would be a different story if the residents accused them of being cowards, but that didn't seem likely..
"Even if you can tolerate anxiety, acting as if the world has already ended and acting like you have no problem breaking the contract at any time is a clear violation of the contract. If you understand, don't embarrass fellow adventurers and get crushed.."
Even conversation has levels. Even if you talk to ten-year-olds like you would with someone you have a business relationship with, they won't be able to understand what you're saying. If you want to have a proper conversation with the other person, you must continue the conversation at the other person's level..
Likewise, it is right to treat those who only realize reality and feel intimidated through violence and double insults. Even if you say it politely, not only will they not understand it, but it will only drain my emotions and energy in the vain belief that I am in that position because I am right..
Look, that wretched bastard, who just a moment ago was acting like he had all the strength in the world in front of Ciel, then got crushed in the face. She was so pathetic that she clicked her tongue when Asilier quietly pinched her arm and whispered next to her..
"Eld! It's happening again! What are you talking about so undignifiedly?!"
"My dignity won't disappear just because I swear at that guy.."
However, it was a place where there was no need to imitate a knight and pretend to be noble to boost morale. Because the residents with decision-making power were more determined than those adventurers who were not good enough..
While Epa prayed to God that her will would be rewarded, the midnight meeting ended with the final decision and division of tasks that needed to be quickly handled tomorrow..
It's a night when I intensely miss the Gaendal party..
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