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Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 374

It was only after meeting the lord face to face that I learned that the name of this port city was Irmiz, and that it was a strategic point for maritime trade where ships from the desert kingdom of Ladan across the sea, where slaves were the main trade commodity, docked..

Of course, I didn't find out because I wanted to know. The lord of Irmiz, who had been on guard for over a month under the instructions of Duke Lesrom on the king's behalf, considered me a very precious guest, and during the 'briefly' tea time, he took care of his family, his city, and his three daughters. I started bragging. If I hadn't escaped properly, I would have immediately invited my daughters to join me and even imagined an engagement..

Still, it wasn't a very uncomfortable situation, except that it felt like my father's name was being called every time he emphasized the kingdom. However, there was no reason to stay for a long time, so after a roughly formal conversation, I quickly left the place..

"But His Excellency Duke Zwinera..."

"Your Excellency, you already know how I will move. Don't mind it.."

The lord made many excuses to make me stay for a long time and then tried to stick with me until the end because he wanted to try at least a little bit of bean paste. I wanted to point out that it was nothing to gain and that it was just an illusion, but there was no way I would believe it, so I cut it off as sharply as possible and left the castle..

After turning down the money he tried to give me to use for travel expenses, I came out onto the street, and I felt like I was back in my hometown. The use of the common continental language was no different in the Western Kingdom, but the unique accent was clearly different..

That alone made me feel better, so I lightly ignored the stares that were pouring at me as I suddenly walked out of the castle, quickly found a place to stay, and went out to see the sea..

I did not want to suffer from the sea breeze in the middle of the night, so I stayed at an inn far from the sea, so I had to do some work, but in the process, I bought various foods from street vendors and was able to relax for the first time in a long time, so the experience was not as bad as I thought..

But it wasn't so pleasant after that..

Even though it is the same city of Itisel, the atmosphere of Irmiz is very different from other cities I have seen. Perhaps because many slaves came and went through trade with Ladan, the people here were very accustomed to using slaves, and if they could afford it, they would do so..

The problem was that, unlike Radan, where slaves could become free if they met certain conditions, Irmiz did not even have such a system, and had a very strong tendency to regard slaves as livestock..

Right now, as I sit in a suitable place and watch the port, I can see countless slaves moving cargo, making the sound of their shackles clanking, and whips are flying at their heads almost once every two minutes..

Well, that doesn’t mean, like the main characters in the novel, ‘Slavery is bad! 'I love freedom!' I still didn't feel like shouting things like that and losing my sense of justice. I just feel like the sound of the whip is really noisy. It may be that the moral values ​​of my past life have become very diluted..

Still, it wasn't a particularly nice sight, so I moved around and looked around for a while, but no matter where I went, I couldn't find a place where I could sit leisurely and just look at the sea..

In the end, my port city tour came to a slightly bitter end with the setting sun, with the feeling that I would go see other port cities later when I had more time..

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Strangely enough, I received a lot of attention, but after a good night's sleep without any disturbance from people recognizing me, I rode out of the city early in the morning to head to the nearest gated city..

When I first came out of the forest, it felt much warmer than in the north, but the early morning air seemed quite chilly, perhaps because I had adapted to the local environment after only waking up one night. I thought it was right to feel warm for at least three days even if I couldn't do it, so I laughed to myself and went on for a while, and a flickering torch began to approach from the other side of the dark plain, which was still filled with the bluish energy of winter dawn..

It didn't really look like an attacker. It was too early for those guys to move in search of prey, and their movements were quite ordinary. Sure enough, as the distance got closer, a group of people who appeared to be adventurers spotted me and started talking to me..

"excuse me! Are you coming from the city??"

The four adventurers who walked relying on a single torch were all young. And it had a very typical party composition. A party of warriors, wizards, priests, and archers..

Even except for one warrior, they are all girls..

"yes. you're right. If the city you are talking about is Irmiz.."

I couldn't make out clearly, but it seemed like he was probably a novice adventurer due to his equipment. A very tired new adventurer.

Maybe he's an adventurer who went out to capture the remnants of the Orcs that Fimmel was talking about and is on his way back. After making that judgment and looking at the reactions, the world is filled with emotion and they start talking excitedly among themselves..

"oh my god! at las!"

"If I had read the map wrong this time, I was going to kill him.!"

"So I told you to learn straight.!"

"Am I the only one learning? It's like this because you didn't learn well either.!"

...It looks like they didn't come out to catch the orcs. I don't think four kids who can't even read a map can catch an orc..

I thought it could be possible since they were still young, but on the other hand, just because they were young didn't mean they wouldn't lose their lives, so I thought they were in a really bad state of mind, so I looked at them with a slightly pathetic look..

"Ah, ah. Excuse me. We were a bit lost.."

The warrior who noticed that said something stuttering and I could barely resist the urge to close my eyes..

"Is it dark at night??"

"uh, yeah?"

"Unless it's dark at night, it would be better to turn off the torch first. Once you get used to this level of darkness, it is bright enough to see most things. Rather, they rely only vaguely on light, so they don't even know where they are.."

If you listen a little, you can hear the gentle sound of waves on the left, and if you concentrate a little, it was a time when there was enough light that you could clearly see the surroundings without a torch. Looking at their appearance, they seemed anxious that they had lost their way and were so nervous due to their forced march in the middle of the night that they could not even see their surroundings properly..

The warrior guy reacted to my criticisms because he was so frustrated, and the other three girls reacted with neutral expressions..

"And if you get lost, don't move at night and wait until morning. Would you be able to find a path that you couldn't find in the morning by walking recklessly at night? Even so, the remnants of the orcs have spread nearby and even the mercenaries are moving. If you took the wrong path and ran into the orcs even a little sooner, you would all be dead.."

"Well, it's not something you need to worry about.!"

"Blood, blood?!"

It was more fun than funny to see a kid who was clearly a wizard shouting boldly and the people around him were shocked and tried to dissuade him..

Oh my goodness, there really are kids like this. It's the perfect combination of a torturer who goes into a dungeon without knowing anything and gets kicked out by goblins..

"The idea is that people on the street want to hear the answer to the immediate crisis they face, but they kick away stories that could become life or death out of pride out of pride. Well, you didn't notice anything strange about what I just said, so even if you remember it, I don't know how long you will live.."

"...what...?"

"If you had met the orcs even a little sooner, you would all have died.."

When I gestured to the warrior who was looking at me with a lot of confusion, he opened his eyes blankly and innocently approached me. When he further gestures for a torch, he only makes a puzzled expression and obediently hands it over..

Am I naive or stupid?.

"Haha... you guys were really lucky."

I shook my head but had nothing more to say, so I threw the torch towards the forest on the far right..

"Well, what are you doing?!"

He wasn't a warrior. It was, without fail, the cry made by a little torturer named Piña. This little boy didn't stop there and ran straight to give me the torch I threw..

"I carried a torch because of him. I'm timid and short-thinking. Do you use magic properly??"

"Wow!!!"

Of course, that action didn't last long. Because the reasons why I threw the torch there began to reveal themselves in the light of the torch..

"Kku, kkuik! Squeak! Squeak!!"

"Oh, it's an orc.!!"

Even though he turned around in a hurry and looked like he was about to fall off, I saw that he took care of his hat and cane properly, so I guess he wasn't the type of person who completely lost his mind...?

Since he's still screaming all the time, is he the worst torturer??

Whatever it was, the despair that fell on the faces of the warrior group was the same. About ten orcs appeared at the same time, so it was worth it for them..

"Squeak! Hey, Ingan! Drop your weapons! Then I'll give you everything!"

"fool! save only one!"

"Squeak? That's right! save one!"

The orcs were also having a hard time. One guy grabs the torch I threw, and five or six people come around and start basking in the warmth. Looking closely, I noticed that he was wearing a lot of animal skin. It's colder here than on the prairie, so it seems like he's having a hard time in many ways..

Will they really be the end? It can't be that way because they hire mercenaries on a large scale. Maybe there's another group not too far away..

And that means that even if I kill them all right now, there's a good chance that these pathetic little kids will die on their way to the city along the road I rode for dozens of minutes..

Although I am a complete stranger, I did not like the way the orc bastards benefited from these people..

After making a judgment, I took out the ax that I had hung on the saddle so that it might be effective, but for now the approaching guys could see it..

"Kakula, follow the pups who want to go to the sky prairie first.."

The orcs tilted their heads, and the group of warriors who were shaking in fear just now also tilted their heads..

But the reason was completely different. 'Cause the orcs were looking at the axe, the kids were looking at me.

'Why on earth is that ax here?' and 'What kind of nonsense is this person talking about?' Standing there for tens of seconds.

The orcs' buttonhole-like eyes grew as big as fists in the light of the torch..

"Kwii, kwiiik! Go to Eldumia! Eldumia Egar killed Warchief Kakula and raised an axe.!"

"Ma, ma, don't say anything! I disappeared beyond the Warchief and Gachi Gate.!!"

"Lightning! I came here riding the lightning that struck yesterday.!"

You idiots. Aren't we still at the level of giving meaning to natural phenomena? There might be real potential here?

"Kwiiiiiik!! Ingandria, protected by the God of War! run away!"

Still, the effect was certain, perhaps because they were the worst dogs in the world. The children, who had thrown down the torches they were holding and were looking at the orcs disappearing into the forest with bewildered expressions, turned their gazes to me..

"Remember it well. You got hurt today because of your wrong judgment.."

I don't know if those Orc bastards will spread rumors among themselves... but it's up to their luck..

I headed to the next city, leaving behind the kids who were still dazed..