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Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 314

I was surprised because I didn't expect Yekatrina, whom I thought to be a perfect warrior, to have a weakness, but I didn't really intend to play around with it, so I just tried to ignore it..

"I'm high, but I can climb up easily. In Loveville..."

However, Catherine began to hurriedly come up with cute excuses, as if she were someone who had been exposed to the worst history of her past. Well, I climbed the tallest tree in the Lovell Keangol Mountains. Anyway, these stories certainly seemed like they were out of the ordinary, but... since they were stories I was telling in my own way to make excuses that I wasn't already afraid of heights, I was somehow accumulating them from small adventures in my childhood. I felt less inspired because it felt like an achievement..

After asking for Bisquente's understanding and refusing to give up until she moved to her seat, and after appropriately accommodating Catherine, who denied her fear of heights, she stopped talking with satisfaction..

No, wait. Are you that confident, believing that your excuse worked? Was the image of a civilized warrior that was often shown as an illusion? Looking at that, she wanted to show off her spicy taste by joining Eldmia's drake diving someday when Ye Katrina becomes an auror..

"So the other people decided to come on a flying dragon??"

"no. This time I was the only one who came."

"Eh? Weren't you going to a party??"

When I questioned the very surprising answer, Catherine licked her lips and explained..

"It is said that Lely usually stays in his room during the winter and does research, while Mr. Gin, for some reason, helps an acquaintance with his workshop. And Mr. Endal decided to visit his hometown during this winter. He said that because it is a mountainous village that is rarely visited, he often goes down in the winter to clean up the area around the village.."

Just as cities like to have adventurers in the winter, even small towns want adventurers to kill monsters that attack them during the winter, if possible. Of course, it costs a lot of money, so it's usually difficult to hire a government employee, but I never thought I would take care of my hometown so much..

"Wow, this is a village that uses proper level adventurers as winter adventurers. Where can I go and brag?."

"ha ha ha! Who said not? Anyway, that's why I came alone."

It was an unfortunate story, but I was really glad that Catherine didn't go anywhere. To be honest, he was a more reliable colleague than anyone else in the current situation..

"I'm so glad that nothing bad happened to Catherine. It didn't seem easy to protect the village and deal with the orcs. Thanks to her, she had a good night's rest."

In the first place, when dealing with guys like orcs, Catherine and Mr. Gin are the best talent. You can't miss Leli, who is a wizard, but it is not easy to protect a wizard because they are people who push with their bodies. Even if you roast a dozen of them at the same time, there are a dozen of them running behind you, stepping on the roasted corpses..

Since he was working with Bisquente, he decided to discuss the details later during a meal, then returned to his seat after informing him of the location of the hall. Then Visquente, who was looking at Ye Katrina with great interest, asked a vague question..

"Is this the famous Catherine of Battering Ram??"

"Uh... I think there was a nickname like that. how did you know?"

It was clear from our short conversation that Catherine was very interested in various rumors and stories, but did Catherine know that too? I wondered if adventurers were also very interested, but the answer I got back was unexpected..

"About three years ago, he was famous for displaying his bravery briefly on the battlefield in the West, where territory wars were frequent. In one estate, it is said that her war hammer caused the iron gates to dent so much that a person could enter without even bowing his head.."

Crazy, what on earth were you doing? It was a ridiculous story, but it seemed so possible that I couldn't react properly, but Bisquente burst out laughing and continued..

"Wow, I guess you didn't know. I know that the nickname “battering ram” also came about at that time.."

"Until now, I thought the war hammer was called that because it was huge, like a battering ram.."

"That wouldn't be wrong either. Anyway, it was very famous at the time that a dragon came down from Loveville.."

"Dragon... are you referring to the dragon blood clan of Loveville??"

"you're right. They are a clan that believes that their ancestors had dragon blood. It's a story that surrounding countries are making a fuss about, but in reality, among the heroes of Loveville, there are often people with skin like steel and people who can walk through fire, so there's a very high possibility that it's true.."

And it was possible that Catherine received superpowers due to that trait. This is truly a series of surprises. Come to think of it, she said when we first met that she also had some ability to sense spirits. Maybe that's part of her bloodline's abilities....

...huh? Something's strange?

"By any chance, was Catherine the only one spreading rumors at that time? There are no rumors related to the wizard I go with.?"

"Oh, I guess you're talking about Lellie, the star-bearing wizard. Is she going with you too??"

"Yes... well, they say they didn't accept this request due to personal reasons...."

"ah! It's such a shame. It's not often that you get the chance to see people who are worthy of being called heroes...."

Bisquente was very disappointed, but I couldn't even properly respond because I was ruminating on past memories..

Apparently, on the day I met Lellie in the market after being released from prison after robbing Envelde's mansion, she said that she had acquired knowledge related to reagent manufacturing from Lovell and had come to accompany Catherine. And when she asked Gish the braggart about the Dragonblood clan she had first heard of... she had clearly answered that it was something she had only heard about through hearsay..

As if it had nothing to do with Catherine..

"Still, since at least one person has come, there are no more than a thousand soldiers and ten thousand demons. I think I'll have a lot to tell my father when I get back.."

The polite Bisquente once again aroused my admiration by acting as if he had never seen anything like that, even though he saw Catherine right in front of him struggling to refute my statement that she was afraid of heights. However, the sudden information made my head spin. My reaction didn't last long..

I don't know the details, but Lely clearly has a special relationship with Catherine. When she was drunk, she would call me by her nickname, Kasha. There is no way she doesn't know the story about her battlefield that she just heard from Visquente..

Did you hide it? why? Because we don’t have any friends yet? Or is there a good reason? If it's the latter, then why do you have to hide the fact that you're from the Dragon Blood Clan??

"Wow...are they really royals?...?"

I was a little nervous about something, but I decided to put it somewhere in my head with a shake of my head. It's not like he did any harm to me, there must be something going on. However, it doesn't seem like you're being chased by anything, so you won't get into any bad relationships..

Even if something goes wrong, there is no need to turn your back on a competent colleague who has no clue..

After organizing my thoughts, time passed without much happening. The sun began to set just as we greeted the steady stream of adventurers and exchanged opinions about the current situation with Visquente..

"So, the story is that this time, the gate may have been neglected or arbitrarily installed by demons.."

"It may sound like a far-fetched story, but I personally think it is. From what I experienced in the Empire, they even had the manpower to build their own gates.."

The story of discovering the demon gate for the first time in the abandoned dungeon was strictly a secret, so I couldn't tell it here, so when I gave the example of the empire, Visquete nodded with a serious face and took my opinion seriously..

"In that case, I'd rather hope that that gate was installed by demons. If the gate was used in ancient times, it would be more of a headache.."

"Can you tell me why??"

"As you know, the gate distance is limited now due to the limitations of backward magic arts, but this was not the case in ancient times when it shined brilliantly. Imagine that gate leading from the steppes of the orcs. It may vary depending on the location, but what if those orcs are the most powerful orcs in the steppe? The orcs that Lord Egar discovered will be nothing more than a vanguard.."

Visquente's words sharply delved into points I had never thought of, and without realizing it, I became more serious. To be honest, I have no idea how many of those green monsters live in the prairies beyond the Western Kingdom, but Visquente didn't seem like the type to worry about trivial things..

Sure enough, he quickly changed his serious expression and spoke cheerfully, as if trying to lighten the mood..

"I learned that although it may be right to be cautious about things that are still unknown, worrying is a problem. For now, the right choice would be to wait for Asilier to return from scouting.."

He is truly a wise guy. After thinking for a short time, we left the seat and headed to the hall after the pilot got off the last flying dragon, leaving behind the sky where the sunset was starting to set, and informed us that there would be no more adventurers today..

There are about fifty adventurers who arrived today. Since he was only in his 30th grade and his rank was 20, it can be said that his strength was replenished in an instant..

"The number of adventurers increases, and the orcs have a quiet day...."

It was a day that could be called the calm before the storm, but the good news was that.

Thinking positively and at the same time thinking that it was time for Asilier to return, I started walking. Not long after, Asilier appeared like a ghost from a distance..

To be exact, I discovered it a little too late, and it seemed like she had already spotted me from afar and was running towards me, waving her hand. At first, the sight made her smile, but as she got closer, she realized that her face was quite serious, and she knew something was up..

"Eld! Orcs have increased!"

It seems like wherever you go in the world, shitty clichés are bound to come true..