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Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 398

Although he never expected to return safely, Marsh was able to escape surprisingly well..

However, the joy of returning alive did not overflow. Rather, every time I see my perfectly fine right arm while my clothes and equipment are torn and shattered, I just keep thinking that it would have been better for me to die..

At first I thought he survived on a simple whim..

Even within the Demon King's army, there were often such crazy people. From the guy who was forced to live on the front line because he wants to kill everything around him if he fights to his satisfaction, and who wants to kill everything around him if he ends up in incomplete combustion, he treats the world according to his own, unknown standards, and passes those standards on to others. Even trying to coerce people using physical violence..

If the standard of strength deviates from a certain standard, does the mental state also deviate from the standard of a criminal? There were especially many such people in the Demon King's army. So, it could be said that the whims of such a psychopath were rather familiar..

But he demanded a deal.

In response, not only did he throw away the corpses of his colleagues, which could be considered evidence, but at the end, he returned home after receiving a potion and having to convey his words, and began to question whether he was really alive..

I can assure you that he could have stabbed his own neck instead of stabbing the flying dragon in the back. He had more reasons to kill than to save..

Is that it? Marsh did not miss the fact that it was only at the moment when the potion was thrown, telling him to spread the word, that he found its use..

But that was it..

Even after seeing it in person, I couldn't understand why it reacted and behaved that way. If I tried to argue, I would only die, so I took the potion with the intention of returning quickly with a completely cured body..

In return, it became Jeon Seo-gu..

I felt like I was being tricked until the end, so I wanted to ignore the promise and everything... but my pride wouldn't allow such behavior, no matter how much it was a promise to the enemy..

That's why Marsh chose to worry about whether he had missed something rather than venting about his useless anger..

I spent the three days it took to reach the hideout and thought about it, but I had no idea why the guy who had planned to kill them all had a change of heart and reversed his decision. sympathy? Eldmia saw herself as her tool until the last moment..

I feel like I was tricked. I couldn't figure out why I felt that way..

After walking with worries that could not be answered no matter how many times he repeated them, Marsh reached his destination and let out a long sigh..

"...They told me to run away."

The contact area of ​​the special forces that infiltrated Ethisel was a sea cave located on a cliff far away from the human city..

On the outside, it looks like you can't enter the inside because of the reefs, but in fact, they are just obstacles created arbitrarily through magic by removing all the original reefs. It was a place that could not be said to be possible for long-term residence, but since it was only a temporary residence for this mission, it was the result of prioritizing concealment..

"It was actually successful...."

As the troops withdrew, the reefs also had to disappear to free the ships. But what caught her eye as she looked down at the cliff was still a dense reef..

I sighed again at the situation where I could not just happily accept the loyalty of my subordinates, but I had to move for now. It took three days just to escape the eyes of the humans and return. Her body was limited in many ways as she couldn't even sleep properly in a situation where she couldn't even start a fire..

Maybe that's why my head doesn't work anymore..

With that in mind, Marsh climbed down the cliff, hoping that his men would have reorganized the reef for concealment and then escaped..

"Leader...?"

And as he looked at his subordinates looking at him with eyes full of hope, he eventually let out a deep sigh. These guys are cruel.

"sorry. came back alive."

"Damn it, I said it! I'll be back!"

"Okay, so shut up. It makes a sound."

From the looks of it, it was clear that even after loading all the luggage, they didn't move, saying they would wait a few more days..

The cave, which was full of traces of life, was neatly emptied, and two of the three dragon cages on the ship disappeared, as if they had been thrown into the sea. The drake sleeping in the only remaining cage raised its head briefly in surprise at the commotion, but only growled nervously, wagging its tail..

However, regardless of whether he did it or not, not only the two demon subordinates who returned alive, but also the five human subordinates who were with her as rearguard agents turned bright red and approached her who had just boarded the ship..

"What happened, boss? Did you get rid of him??"

"It's a little... complicated. Let’s first report and then talk. I'll be returning right after that, so get ready to set sail first.."

The atmosphere and the faces of his subordinates became brighter at the word of return, but Marsh was not relaxed enough to laugh at that. So she hurried into her captain's cabin and took out her communication crystal ball so that her subordinates would not notice her seriousness..

In fact, the captain's cabin was only a small space that could barely fit a hammock for his body to lie on and a table for writing reports, but as soon as he entered the room, Marsh felt relaxed, as if he was home..

Feeling bitter at the change in emotions that would have been unimaginable a few days ago, she soon composed her expression and injected magic power into the crystal ball..

The connection didn't happen right away, but it didn't take long either. A man with a familiar face appeared, neatly combing her hair..

The shape of the horn was a bit unusual, so he wore glasses on the horn instead of the ear. He glanced at Marsh's face and somewhere beyond the crystal ball, then nodded slightly and opened his mouth..

-Marsh, platoon leader of the 23rd Special Platoon. Your identity has been verified. Is this a regular report??

Intonation without emotional change. What I've always heard.

"This is an urgent report.."

And a different answer than usual. After that, a surprised reaction and confirmation process that was a little different from usual followed..

-...Your emergency report is to be routed immediately to command without going through the captain level. are you sure?

It was a decision I had been thinking about the entire time, but when the situation actually came up, I almost thought about it again. It might have been because it was my first time seeing the face behind the crystal ball change from calm to serious..

"...I'm sure. Operation name: Little Eldmia. urgently."

However, the answer came a little late due to nervousness, and nothing changed. The communication wizard who connected the crystal ball did not ask again. When he gestured, the screen flickered and disappeared..

And after some time, Marsh came face to face with a familiar yet unfamiliar face..

There was no one in the Demon King's army who did not know who the person with various medals embroidered on his neat uniform was, as if to prove that desk work was his main job. He was someone you would definitely see at least once after the induction ceremony..

"Yes, Commander.!"

Marsh, who had not expected to see the commander of the Demon Lord's Special Operations Command in person even though it was the command post, unconsciously adjusted his posture and tried to salute. However, the man reflected in her crystal ball stopped her actions by lightly raising his hand and spoke briefly..

-Skip the greetings and report right away..

With his head spinning, Marsh calmly began his progress report..

In the end, I felt like I was going on a long story about the mission failure, but the system was so bad that I couldn't help it. Marsh's only consolation was that the commander's expression did not change when he was informed of his miserable failure..

"...Therefore, capturing and killing Eldmia Egar was not possible with our unit's capabilities. In direct combat with the target, two drakes and two combatants were lost, but even minor damage was not inflicted. Afterwards, he attempted to stop Eldmia himself to ensure the survival of his subordinates, but failed, but was able to return after receiving some kind of offer.."

However, no matter how calmly I tried to say the last part, I broke into a cold sweat. In this situation, returning after receiving an offer from the enemy was a strange situation in itself..

However, contrary to what she expected, the commander maintained a much calmer attitude and simply asked back..

-some kind of suggestion?

"...In exchange for saving my life, I was treated like a former soldier.."

To be exact, saving his life and receiving the Jeon Seo-gu offer were two different things, but since the opponent was the opponent, Marsh gave in to his fear and told a lie..

-Hmm... the contents are?

"...that is..."

Marsh hesitated, and for the first time a change occurred in the commander's face. Rather than an emotional change, it was more like she slightly opened her eyes to check on Marsh, but from her perspective, it was a change that made her blood dry..

Fortunately, what followed was not a criticism..

-Receiving a sudden letter from the enemy is more common than you might think. And the content it contains is usually undignified. The reason you hesitate is probably due to a similar reason. Don’t worry about it, just pass it on as is..

At one word that seemed to penetrate his heart, Marsh closed his eyes tightly and followed the command. In her mind, she was cursing Eld Mia for telling her to tell her something she couldn't understand..

"I don't know if he's a fucking guy or a bitch, but don't waste your time waiting. Anyway, I will soon come to pay for the atrocities committed in the west. Don't be upset. If you did something like that and stayed safe for 8 years, wouldn't you have lived a long time?... That's it.."

And in order to prove that it was absolutely not selfish, I took a closer look than before..

-......

In the strange silence, Marsh, who had raised his gaze slightly to check the commander's reaction, lowered his gaze and saw the commander with a serious expression on his face and his mouth covered in thought. She didn't see her commander often, but she was quite embarrassed because she was famous for hiding her emotions so thoroughly that she was nicknamed the Iron Mask..

But what puzzled her more than anything was the commander's gaze. She was still looking at herself, but somehow the atmosphere was different from just before..

It was like Eldmia's gaze as she fell from the sky and was wondering whether to kill herself or save her life..

-Other than that?

"Well, that was the last time!"

-I get it. to return as scheduled.

Pick. With the screen of the crystal ball turned off, Marsh let go of all his tension and fell to the floor without realizing it..

"Even though I personally saw the mission failure... there was no warning of punishment.?"

She is special forces. And in the Demon King's Special Forces, the person in charge of the mission immediately notifies the rewards and punishments according to the progress. Just because you are notified that you are on a mission does not mean you will do it right away, but it means that you must clearly understand what situation you are in and make active efforts..

The lack of it was usually one of two things..

The commander is very generous and allows this mission to fail regardless..

As soon as I get back, I either die to silence him..

Because forgetting a procedure was rare, Marsh had to sit on the floor and rack his brains..