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Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 35

The soldiers in the camp did not approach us..

As we watched the adventurers getting off the carriage, we could only see them chatting with each other from a distance, and they did not move until we followed the leader and received simple instructions, then stood in a line and looked at the forest..

"Mr. Guide. What are those teeth??"

When I asked the man who was moving around while instructing me to stand in a neat line and checking the distance between me and the person next to me, I only got a blunt answer..

"Can't you see it? This is the farm owner's private army to guard against thieves.."

"I feel like there's going to be a war.?"

"To them, it would be no different from a war to protect their farm. So that I can concentrate."

Perhaps because he naturally followed the action of keeping the distance as if observing military protocol, he said only that and continued on, requesting the same distance from other adventurers. The movement didn't seem particularly rushed, but it wasn't a leisurely manner either..

However, the strangely pressurizing tone gave off the scent of a training assistant whose purpose was to deliberately prevent others from thinking about other things..

"60What does it mean to line up so many people like this??"

"Actually, it wasn't a quest to exterminate thieves, but a request to find a needle in the forest.."

"If you look at it, it's believable.."

Of course, neither of us considers that possibility in the slightest. Needless to say, we looked at the forest as nervously as we could, and before long, the leader who had lined up all the people gave a loud command..

"The request is not much different from what everyone knows! The only thing that was added was to run like this from here to the border of the forest! Rewards cannot be paid to those who disorganize the formation or run away.!"

But what actually came out of his mouth were not words but bullshit. Without me having to point it out, the adventurers immediately start complaining..

"Don't be damned! Let's only do what is specified in the contract.!"

"I was really sick and fell asleep. Are we assholes? Knowing that something would fly out of the forest, I cut down on it.?!"

"There was no clear command structure, so we should be grateful that we got in line, so it's a bit weird to find fault with even running, but the leader is a good guy.?"

"Unlike you, we mastered walking right away, so if you want to watch us mess around like idiots, pay more.!"

It was a completely natural reaction. Even if you act as an adventurer in relative safety in the capital, you are still an adventurer in the end. If you ask for more than a contract from people who risk their lives for a small amount of money, this is what will happen..

I looked at the leader, thinking that he would be embarrassed by the violent reaction that was obviously different from what I expected, but instead of being embarrassed, the leader was smiling meaningfully..

"good night! Those who advance confidently will be awarded 2 silver coins as an additional reward.!"

As if we had been waiting for a decision, Cheryl and I looked at each other without saying who would go first..

"That's it!"

"He was a man who knew how to deal with people.!"

Unlike the adventurers who were cheering and laughing wildly, what we felt was a very strong premonition of being fucked..

Ineffective demonstration of force? If you're in the military, you might be able to do that. Soldiers wearing armor and holding shields who can block the arrows fired by most people would be able to walk, let alone run. It is said that such people are common even among adventurers with higher level skills, so if they had spent more money, they would have definitely finished them off..

However, there are 60 adventurers who are only at the green level, and none of them attempt it by standing in a line on the plain in front of the enemies in the forest. Even keeping private soldiers on standby behind him and taking actions that are close to a war of attrition...at least, in my opinion, it was one of the three..

The bandits are so stupid that I'm sure they can't do anything, or the person in command on our side is an idiot, or in fact, it's not the thieves who are being eradicated, but the adventurers. It's a strange situation at the level of Go-Stop..

First of all, since this request is secondary, the first request is excluded. Secondary requests occur because small parties have failed several times. Even if I don't know to what extent, they definitely have some skills..

The second prediction is also ambiguous. 인솔자가 명령권을 가지고 있다면 이미 저 기묘한 태도에서부터 병신일 가능성보다 뱃속에 구렁이를 키우는 개새끼일 가능성이 높아지고, 저 귀족 사병들의 숙영지 안에 지휘관이 있다면 당당하게 병신 같은 전술을 내놓고 그 결과를 구경하고자 밖으로 튀어나왔을 will be.

The third is just intuitive. As I was looking at this bullshit that I couldn't understand or understand with common sense, I couldn't shake the feeling that I had become a moving target in a shooting range..

"Eldmia."

"uh. say."

"The number of people remaining is small compared to the size of the camp.."

Why are such premonitions so rare to be wrong? I frowned unconsciously and looked as hard as I could at the ground leading to the forest. And before long, so many people could find their footsteps at similar intervals..

The long footprints leading into the forest showed similar signs of returning to the campground. I wanted to believe that the traces were just traces of a search party, and that he had hired adventurers after failing to attempt subjugation with his own private army, but of course it was a delusion that made no sense. There's no way that a noble's private soldier being trained isn't as good as a green-level adventurer..

"Is there some idiot that leaves me speechless?."

"Only when I run into the forest can I be sure.."

My mind couldn't accept the situation easily, but it definitely wasn't my fault. Is this really the result I'm expecting? Does this make any sense??

In order to give his soldiers real-life combat experience in these times, he deceived adventurers and guilds and killed a party of adventurers who knew nothing? Even though I tried to separate myself from the adventurers around me who were shouting and recharging their motivation, I couldn't come up with an answer. Of course, if you don't get caught, it will be a disaster, but how can something so blatant not get caught??

Even Cheryl, who is ranked high among the kingdom's nobles, is gritting her teeth at the crazy actions we predict. She was no longer looking at the forest, but looking at her camp, she was in a state of deep distress. Perhaps they are weighing whether to keep an eye on her progress like this or leave her behind. She looks around her to see if anything, but the knight who would be escorting Cheryl is not there..

Did you say that a lion pushes its cub off a cliff? Of course, real lions never perform such eccentricities, but a lion named Ekaap may surprisingly not be averse to such eccentricities. He is a man who clearly distinguishes between caring for his children and simply caring for them and raising them like a golden jade leaf..

"Rather than hastily judging, it would be better to see it with your own eyes.."

As befits the daughter of such a man, Cheryl comes to truly bold conclusions. She was extremely upright, but was she making a decision worth risking her life for? There was some skepticism about what she did..

"It's true that your skills are good, but haven't you tried dodging or blocking a flying arrow??"

"Well, it could happen, but that doesn't mean it will actually happen. Even if that's the case, you'll probably be able to do some general shooting. I don't think there's anyone who can shoot a bow with mana.."

"That’s shameful confidence.."

"That's not what you want to say."

I moved my head to express my doubts at Cheryl's new reaction as she looked at me with a gaze full of dissatisfaction, but she did not give me a specific answer. what? I haven't even shown myself dodging or blocking an arrow, so why are you saying that? Well, I don't think there's anything I can't avoid, but I've never really said it.?

"Above all, the escort had not yet appeared. I don't know who it is, but I guess they think I can get through this situation.."

"Isn't that just believing that you will fall for it on your own??"

"If the situation is so sudden that he can't react, my personal butler will have to dedicate himself to it.."

In the end, I gave up on Cheryl for not revealing her identity and trying to get out of this situation, once for Sheryl's vicious attitude of trying to take my life and wield it as if it were her own, and finally, for constantly getting involved in these annoying and annoying situations. I couldn't help but applaud and admire my own misfortune..

"Why are you suddenly clapping??"

"That's because I can't help but admire your vicious personality...."

"charge!"

The leader shouted as if the applause was a signal, so we could no longer talk. The other adventurers began to run like crazy to get the two silver coins, even though they were in a bad situation, perhaps because they were stupid, easy-going, or bold and talented. Sheryl and I looked at each other and sighed..

"At least we weren't the first to face an unexpected situation.."

"That's right."

We fell far behind and decided to walk slowly while looking at the others who were running furiously..