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Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 380

The last noisy dinner ended with Catherine and Lellie, who had been forced to come to her aid due to Seneran's strong insistence..

Later, there was a small incident where Catherine and Asilier got drunk while working on their masterpiece, but even that was part of a fun meal, so everyone was able to laugh. Although Asilier won't be able to smile the next day..

Fortunately, we were able to ask for the understanding of the others and reach an agreement that we would rest well for this week and then talk slowly. The Master even said he would personally deliver the message to the royal family, so there was no need to make an effort..

In the end, even though I was laughing at the ironic situation of resting at home after going through so much trouble looking for a winter vacation, I decided to be thankful for the rest I was given..

Of course, that didn't mean I could just stay at home and do nothing. I had to properly dispose of the currency exchange jewelry I had earned in the West, and I felt at ease only after replenishing necessary items and completing inspections in case of an emergency, so as soon as the next morning dawned, even while suffering from sleep and hangover, I was filled with disbelief. While receiving Rie's glare, he swore that he would definitely return before evening and went out into the street..

[walk! excited!]

With Laika, who had been sleeping at home for nearly a month without me. Seeing this guy shaking his butt so hard made me laugh again..

Despite all that had happened, the capital city didn't seem to have changed much. Well, it was fine even after several years of war, but it would have been strange if there had been a change due to the appearance of more orcs..

Still, if I were to look for things that have changed, it would be that the weather has become colder and the number of people who flinch violently when they see me has increased. People reacted as if they had seen someone they thought was dead alive and walking again, and they often hurriedly avoided their steps or hid in an alley..

Maybe there's a damn imposter somewhere selling my name to gain notoriety. If I hadn't known at all, I wouldn't have thought that worry was excessive self-consciousness, but after experiencing it twice, it felt like a very reasonable suspicion..

Other than that, it was an extremely ordinary day in the capital. From the morning to the crowded streets and people moving around busily,...

"Is it real?...?"

"It must be fake. Are there just one or two people like that these days? Let’s not run into each other for no reason and pass by quickly.."

...Boo, it's normal. I was trying to say...

I heard a short conversation between people who had unusual reactions when they saw Leica and me. When I turned my head, the two young friends made eye contact with me and hurriedly lowered their gaze and quickly disappeared somewhere in the alley..

I didn't bother to chase them down, catch them, ask for details, or wonder what they were talking about..

Because it was so obvious what the situation was without having to do something like that..

"Those damn impersonators are real.."

Thanks to you, I decided on the place I should visit first..

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The adventurer's guild, which was experiencing the sudden peak winter season due to orcs, was crowded with people from the morning..

At other times, it was a time when only adventurers who had been drinking until dawn and then belatedly crawling back to their lodgings, or newcomers browsing the request bulletin board in search of additional income to survive the winter, would have been seen occasionally, but the good profits from emergency quests and the orc's Unions had the power to force people to be sincere..

But that didn't make their hearts good or altruistic..

"Oh, get out of the way! It takes a year to get one request.!"

"If you don't have skills, get lost!"

"You bastard, that was the request I got first.!"

"The problem is that you opened it late, what kind of bullshit is this??"

In front of the bulletin board, there was an unusual amount of physical fighting and swearing. The heat was so intense that new and weak adventurers had to sit down and wait for the harsh atmosphere to subside..

It's already been 3 weeks since this atmosphere has been prevalent in the guild. Most of those fighting fiercely were new faces that had never been seen in the capital, but that did not mean they were new. Rather, most of them are mid-level adventurers who have stumbled and fallen elsewhere..

"This bastard with no morals, me and this bastard!"

"Wow, I was thinking there were too many bugs. Come on!"

As soon as they heard the rumor about the large orc army, they were the ones who, based on their long experience as adventurers, smelled the money and flew out of the city they were in and flew to the capital, even paying expensive gate fees..

Even if the guild mediates the request, the amount is bound to vary from city to city. Money did not come out of the ground, so it was only natural. Normally, we try to keep the balance as much as possible to prevent adventurers from focusing on a specific area in pursuit of money, but when it comes to emergency requests, the tendency to solve the problem by solving the problem as much as possible is very strong, so it was bound to be different from usual..

In other words, it means throwing out as much money as possible without worrying about balance..

As a result, it was natural that urgent requests from large cities were more important than from ordinary cities, and seasoned adventurers who knew this fact carefully weighed their skills and gate costs and headed to the capital as soon as they were confident that they could make a big splash. It came flying. It was the result of rationally choosing the city closest to the incident and the city with the most money..

In fact, their expectations were right on target, and requests for subjugating orcs were posted on the bulletin board at twice to 2.5 times the usual price, so there was no such thing as good news for those with skills..

But the problem was that it was not a trade secret that only a few people knew..

Normally, rumors would have spread late and few people would have taken action, but since this incident was an unprecedented emergency that occurred near the capital, it was already known to everyone that the royal family mobilized dragon knights to spread information to surrounding cities..

As soon as they heard the news, some people joined the orc subjugation team, while others moved with the intention of making money in an easier and safer way. Just like those who are arguing in front of the bulletin board right now..

The only thought in the minds of those who came to the capital, spending their own money to make a profit, was to raise and protect food. They mobilized all their experience and fought fiercely at a level where no guild sanctions were imposed. Swearing and fistfights were common, and in severe cases, going behind and hitting competitors in the back was not uncommon. Then, there were cases where they were robbed, but most of them took advantage of those who were weaker than themselves..

Because of this, Engrim, the leader of the capital's adventurer guild, whose worries had increased over the past month and whose hair had clearly thinned out, had to sigh deeply again today and watch the dog fight in front of the bulletin board from his office..

"There are no real bastards.."

The fact that there were more people holding or dragging dogs played a role, but more than anything, the problem was that the number of people who were called 'uneducated bastards' suddenly and significantly increased..

The blockade banning the movement of adventurers was useless at the gate..

Since the goal was to prevent people from ignorantly walking forward on their own two feet and then dying, it was natural that they could not prevent movement through the safe gate. Normally, more skilled people should have come forward and warned the main culprits of this mess or acted territorially to make them notice, but this time they couldn't do that..

The reasons were truly diverse. No matter how reasonable the amount was offered, most of the adventurers who participated in the orc punitive force, who were forcibly sucked out to their marrow, went on a break. Another reason was that, due to the nature of the capital city, there was a shortage of adventurers with much superior skills compared to other dangerous areas, and the Orc Gate incident was also a reason. This was also the reason why some of the adventurers who could be considered mid-level died en masse at the hands of Eldmia just before the explosion..

Engrim wanted to ask someone how things could get so complicated, but he couldn't because he was the guild leader. In the end, he spoke to the visitor with a gloomy face..

"Garun. How could it not work?."

"Hey, you're asking the obvious. That's beyond my abilities."

Garun shrugged his shoulders as he calmly picked up and ate the chocolate from Engrim's treasured possession. He was famous for being a scout, and he knew that he could not be intimidating at all because he was a powerful man known only to those who knew him..

In fact, if he went down there right now, he would be able to count on one hand the people who would recognize his face. I guess I'll be lucky if I don't get laughed at..

"I'd rather kick down the guild door now and hope Eldmia comes in. Right now, I can see things that don't look like stars imitating my brother, so I guess they'll start kicking me in half as soon as I come in. Do those friends know that this is costing me my life??"

I was giggling and laughing, but Garoon's speed wasn't as easy as it was..

They're just doing this because they took a shortcut, but most of them weren't supposed to be here in the first place. It couldn't have been nice to see them being so blinded by the desire to make more money that they had abandoned the city they were in and even harassed new recruits here..

Scammers imitating Eldmia even dragged around disobedient mutts and created all kinds of chaos. Right now, there were more than one scammer in front of the bulletin board looking at each other..

"Oh my, that guy seems really angry today too.."

A young man caught the eyes of Garun and Engrim. Among those who were originally active in the capital, there was no one who did not know who the person who had just joined the guild was..

"You bastards! Grab that damn bastard and get the hell away! How dare you imitate someone??!"

Balus, the most ardent follower of Eldmia..

One of the new adventurers who was recognized for his sincerity by the guild, who worked really hard and diligently in the short period of a month by taking requests, saving money, and adjusting his equipment frugally, showed up at the guild in a cheerful mood..