Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 536
[536Tue] Berserker
Fortunately, there was no such thing as an accident where Count Raitor could not feel my magic and divine power..
However, he seemed quite embarrassed by Yong Ming's sudden outing. He showed the most dramatic change in facial expression he had ever shown, and only after gathering his thoughts for a while and choosing his words was he able to open his mouth with difficulty..
"Is the cult really coming here for us??"
Seeing that he naturally treated me with respect and had no hesitation, I responded by nodding my head rather than explaining in detail. Since the situation is bound to be confusing in many ways, it is not too late to explain in detail later..
"The church concluded that it could not forget or turn a blind eye to the Count's faith and devotion. According to our calculations, the troops will arrive within a week.."
"Where on earth did you come from? A week, how can we go that far without making a rumor?..."
Contrary to the impression of a simple barbarian warrior, Count Raitor seemed to be unaffected by prejudice and common sense, and his mind was very quick-thinking. His eyes widened a little as he quickly glanced at the map on the table with a wandering gaze..
"You passed through the territory of beastmen.."
"you're right. Thanks to my past connections, I was able to receive help from Eight Steps.."
It was visible that he was trying to control his expression as much as possible, but even so, Count Raitor could not keep his mouth shut..
how? I could tell that he was putting a lot of effort into not letting out the obvious question that was floating around in his mouth. It seemed like he was trying hard to suppress his curiosity, knowing full well that that wasn't what was important right now..
And he succeeded in suppressing his curiosity. What he said was very surprising..
"No, no, warrior. The cult must not come to Raitor.."
Count Laitor continued speaking with difficulty, with a complex expression and tone that seemed to be both thrilled and happy, but also saddened at the same time..
"The Special Operations Unit has already intervened here. Fortunately, not only are the morale and training of our troops high, but their plans seem to have suffered a setback, so we have been able to hold out so far, but we can feel their tricks everywhere.."
Count Raitor removed the map of the continent from his desk, unfolded a bird's eye view of the city, and quickly began to sketch out our location, the surrounding siege network, and the deployment of troops..
"At first, it was a rebellion that started with supporters of the Demon King's Army. However, at some point, mercenaries joined us, unidentified helpers joined us in the name of helping our comrades, and now even monsters of unknown origin are operating freely and putting pressure on us. The people receiving the help don't even seem to know who is helping them, but it's clear.."
"But you've been holding up well so far, right? It will be possible to survive the remaining time.."
"No, holding on is not the problem. What is important is that despite all these maneuvers, the Special Operations Department has not yet intervened ‘directly’.."
Count Raitor slowly raised his head and pointed to his severed horn..
"He was cut while chasing down traces of people believed to be part of the Special Operations Unit. It was a close fight and not only was the horn cut off, but even though he could have hit my head, he didn't hit me. For them, we are not a goal, but a bait to achieve their goal or to lure them in. what would that be?"
platform. Saint. traitors.
There was no need to say anything about a target that was so obvious. Count Laitor also knew this well, so he just made eye contact with me and continued explaining..
"You are not a warrior. The Special Operations Division certainly doesn't know that the hero is here. If they had known, they wouldn't be so lazy. The target tree is coming out of the forest on its own and walking through the flames, and there's no way it can tolerate that.."
"So, the Special Operations Unit is targeting the church, and that's why they are fully prepared and have laid a trap. This means that they are confident that they will take out the church and its followers once and for all.."
"That's correct."
It was definitely a possible guess, but personally, it didn't make much sense to me..
How do they know we'll be here?
I daresay, they never dreamed that we had crossed into beast-human territory..
This was even more so because, unlike Count Raitor, they were clearly aware that there was a dragon inside. Even if they truly cross the territory of the beastmen, it is assumed that they will suffer hopeless damage from Iranorev and that only a very small number of them will survive or be wiped out..
Even though it was clear that only such a hypothesis could be made, the Special Operations Unit did not enter the territory of the beastmen..
Isn't it strange? Although it was said that it was only possible if one was fully prepared, Emmet was also able to escape from Iranorev's clutches. If the super-elite Special Operations Unit is really made up of only strong people, there is no way that they could escape Iranorev's radar when they move in small numbers..
Nevertheless, they did not choose the option of entering the beastman's territory to confirm our existence..
why? Because this guy called the Demon King knows the outcome of events or has the ability to see the future? If that were the case, we would have attacked the moment we killed the dragon and left the beastmen's territory..
The reason is extremely simple. If you get caught by Iranorev, you'll lose everything..
And this was proof that the name of the Special Operations Department, which was synonymous with fear to the demons, was full of propaganda. Perhaps their true power lies in planning and operating based on the rumors they have built up, including the politics of terror that make people scared and unable to move..
Of course, it is certain that there are people skilled enough to just cut off Count Raitor's horn, but compared to what we have experienced so far, it is not even a problem..
"No, they're here just as a precaution.."
So I was able to answer with confidence..
Fortunately, Count Raitor only frowned in concern at my words, which were tantamount to dismissing his opinion, but did not show any displeasure..
"Is this a preparedness plan...??"
"yes. They can never predict the size of the cult. Not only the size, but we can't even be sure we'll come here.."
"...Why do you think so??"
That is to say, the hypothetical enemy of 'the power of the church that suddenly appears near Raitor' that the Special Operations Department assumes can only be a very small number of people who were beaten and brutally destroyed by the dragon..
There's no way those guys were planning to strike down the church's power and beat Raitor on the assumption that it would be the same or even greater than it was when they left Epagasierra in Rengi.?
As the Count said, the plan to use Raitor as a flytrap and gather nearby resistance fighters into one place to deal with them would be of greater importance..
"There was a dragon in the realm of the beastmen.."
"Ah... yes? Sleep, did you say you’re a dragon now??"
Once again, the earl and his lieutenant's pupil caused an earthquake, but this time we decided to leave out a detailed explanation..
"yes. It was a dragon named Iranolef, whom the beastmen called the Wind King. The Special Operations Division is probably aware of the existence of that dragon. The territorial agreement between the beastmen and the demons was a process of building a kind of breakwater to block the dragons that would light up and attack the demons whenever they saw them. It is impossible for the core operational unit to not know what the Demon King's Army knows.."
"...If there was a dragon that was so hostile to the demons, how on earth was the church able to pass by there??"
Instead of answering, I just stared at Count Raitor..
At first, the Count hesitated slightly, perhaps because he thought my gaze was scolding him for not being able to control his curiosity and asking unnecessary questions, but after a while, he realized that that was not the meaning of my gaze..
"Oh, no way...?"
"You're a warrior by name, but you can't leave those guys behind, right?."
There is a reason for expressing this in a different way when you can just say that you got the dragon. It was necessary to make Count Raitor and his lieutenants, who had only been politely polite a moment ago, exude endless respect and reverence as seen now..
Recognizing that he is a warrior and respecting him does not mean acknowledging his skills. As a demon, they have a strong tendency to worship strength, so they do not easily admit that. However, since I couldn't pull out my sword and fight right away, I had to try my best at image marketing to increase the credibility of my remarks..
Fortunately, this form has more impact than explaining it in a hundred words, and it remains the same even as the world changes. After that, when I explained my hypothesis about the reason why they could not enter the beast people's territory and the actual combat capabilities of the special operation unit based on this, the two people responded very positively..
"For that reason, the Special Operations Department is merely preparing a web to prepare for the possibility that a very small number of people who suffered devastating damage from the dragon will join Raitor. In a similar vein, they will be waiting impatiently for us to show up with special forces or troops positioned along the expected movement route.."
"There's a good chance that the Special Operations Unit here just happened to get caught and isn't planning an all-out war with the church.."
This time I said, 'That's correct.' It was my turn to say. Then Count Raitor's face widened..
"Under Epagar's protection, not only did we miraculously not suffer any damage, but we also rallied the people of Birair and became stronger than when we left Epagasierra in Rengi.."
I slowly stand up while reading the feeling that is commonly called ‘emotion’..
"There was a long and difficult march, but this too was overcome with the help of the prisoners and the efforts of the church. Now we are as good as the first day we left the Holy Land.."
Infinite trust was now flowing from the eyes of Count Raitor and his adjutant. The adjutant seems to be a bit sensitive and even looks like he's about to cry..
"Now we will win here, and then we will move on to punish the apostates and establish justice. This was possible because you stood firm in front of the gate you promised.."
Even after hearing that salvation had arrived, they told them to abandon themselves for the safety of the church and the saint, and were even prepared to commit suicide. As a warrior, wouldn't it be rewarding to give someone this much emotion?.
"It's time to fight back."
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