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Never touch Eldmia Egar - Episode 88

It was my fifth day at the Academy, but Esmuët and Ragnis clearly distinguished between public and private life..

While I, who couldn't even figure out their location properly, was almost dragged by Esmuet until I got to my destination, as I watched them smoothly communicate with the nobles and envoys from other countries they met on the way, I realized once again that they were members of the royal family and nobles. I felt that.

Even though they had to talk to each other during the process, I saw them chatting with smiles without any nerves, and I couldn't help but think that it would be nice if they could just stay like that for the rest of the period..

Of course, that can't happen. Even if I, the cause provider, had such a wish, it would mean nothing..

"The only plan for today is to visit the dungeon. Even though it is a dungeon operated under strict management for the education of students, it is easy for ordinary level adventurers to form a party.."

Esmuer noticed that I wasn't fully aware of the day's schedule and was explaining things to me as I greeted the people coming and going. If you hadn't seen the sparring scene on the first day, you would have been quite surprised by the level of the dungeon, but after experiencing it firsthand, it was quite understandable..

Rather, they have developed a certain degree of unity within the framework of the academy and are better than a half-decent adventurer party. This class will also focus more on elements such as understanding the situation, responding quickly, and dividing roles rather than checking the ability to respond to risk..

"So how do I and the Margrave participate??"

"We are already prepared for that. As the representative of Margrave Levien, Eldmia, you will participate in the field trip together with the warrior Siegfried. And the attendants brought by the envoys of each country or the envoys themselves were not made up of the remaining personnel.."

"I know of more than ten kingdoms on the continent, but not all of them participated.?"

There are as many as ten countries in the empire that are large enough or renowned enough to send out invitations. If you include other small countries, there must be at least ten more countries that I don't know about.?

But it actually happened.

"Why not? It is a matter of interest to the continent. However, it was divided into those who wanted to form a party with the warrior directly and watch from the side, and those who wanted to compete with the warrior to explore the dungeon. A total of four parties, including the party led by academy cadets, will be exploring the dungeon at the same time.."

For reference, there are five party members. Esmuët's last words at the end made me feel a strong sense of anxiety..

"They say that when five people gather, one of them is bound to have trash.."

Zeke, also an intellectual in modern society, muttered with a sullen expression as soon as he heard her words next to him..

"That's a very unique, yet strangely trustworthy statement. Who said that??"

"there is. My name is Sage Jirobo. Even he judged humans too rationally.."

"Wow...this is my first time hearing this name. Are there any other teachings??"

"Probably not."

I'm not used to seeing people casually wondering how long they've been making such remarks. As I was clenching my teeth and barely holding back the laughter that came from Esmu, who was reacting to his story with a hint of regret, Ragnis asked a question from next to me..

"Isn't four parties a pretty big number? I can understand the size of the dungeon since it is an empire, but is there some other reason for having that many people explore it at the same time??"

"No matter how much it is meant to show the hero's achievements, in the end, the academy does not raise only one hero, so by adding one party made up of envoys to two parties made up of cadets, the number of players was inevitably four.."

It was already a hypothesis and question from day one that the Empire had no intention of risking everything on the hero..

Under normal circumstances, I might have thought that forming the hero's party with external members and having them compete with the rest of the party would provide quite a lot of disadvantages, but since I was in the same party as the hero, my thoughts were bound to be complicated in many ways..

If it were a low-level dungeon, it would be possible to break through just me and the hero. It would be okay if our relationship was bad because we had completely lost our temper, but now there is no reason why we can't accept each other's opinions..

"Esmueh. Putting me and Zeke in the same party was planned.?"

Even if I thought about it right away, I couldn't come up with an answer in my head, so I just asked out loud and quietly. Esmuet, who naturally waved hello to a passing nobleman, answered quietly as well..

"There was talk that there was an impure intention, so it was made hastily.."

That was the end of the explanation, but it was enough. In this situation, the meaning of impure intentions being caught and a safe bread party member given to the hero is clear..

The question is whether it was an assassination or whether the purpose was to tarnish the honor of the warrior somewhere outside the empire... If you are wary of demons, there is no need to reorganize the party, so the conclusion is that it is most likely a conflict between nations..

And that leads to the conclusion that there are people who regard the warriors who were designated by God as the devil's opponents as simply military weapons of the empire..

The annoyance and discomfort that rose up in an instant were worse than what I had felt before coming to the empire..

It was Esmuët's hand with her arms crossed that straightened my face, which was about to become unsightly and distorted..

"Are you nervous because there are a lot of people watching? With your and the hero's skills, there wouldn't be any problem, but you're surprisingly timid.."

Esmuët's lowered gaze carries a different meaning from what she said..

Even my irritation was swallowed up by pure admiration at the fact that he was able to accurately detect the change in my emotions and tell me in advance with just a short moment of tension..

"...okay. I guess it's because I'm not used to external activities.."

"No matter how nervous you are, you have to do your best. The dungeon tour is not over.."

Even if an attempt is made to target the hero, he must not be killed. Understanding what Esmuët was trying to say, I smiled and nodded.

I'm not sure if it looked like a real smile, but Esmué smiled back..

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The entrance to the dungeon, located in the forest near the academy and leading underground, boasted a fairly neat and modern style, perhaps because it had been newly built and maintained. Maybe the dungeon itself is an artificial dungeon..

There are professors to lead, wooden bleachers that look like they were constructed in a simple manner, several crystal balls, and people filling the bleachers, making a lot of noise as if it were some kind of festival..

I wondered if there would be someone who would stab the hero in the back in a place like this, but I sighed once again when I thought that they had prepared for that possibility in advance..

"Well, it's a common thing. Don't worry too much, brother.."

It was once again absurd that Zeke was talking to me as if it was no big deal while I was looking like I was chewing something while leaving the group behind in the stands..

"Aren't you being too calm in the face of an incident that may have been an assassination attempt against you??"

It’s not that I didn’t hear Esmueh’s story earlier. Because Zeke can control the wind spirit. As long as you're nearby, you can hear every conversation..

Therefore, I was able to ask without any doubt, and Zeke just shrugged his shoulders and answered as if he had no intention of hiding anything..

"That's because I don't know much about my younger brother because he is from a country that directly encounters demons. There are some kingdoms in the inland regions that consider the heroism itself to be a huge fraud perpetrated by the empire.."

"It's fraud.?"

"In fact, demons are not a thing, but it is a ploy to exalt them by mentioning the name of God and suck up all the benefits.."

To be honest, I even doubted that they were planning to use the hero to gain advantage. However...I can only say that the idea of ​​ignoring the threat of demons and forging divine names is crossing a line..

It's not me or Zeke who are from another world, it's people who normally live in this world who come up with such ideas.?

"There is no religion in the inland kingdom.?"

"There is a saying that if you look close it is a tragedy, if you look from a distance it is a comedy.."

Zeke seemed intelligent and warrior-like in many ways today. okay. That's absolutely correct..

"That's why I think these fucked cubs are all like a sin. They have no sense of reality, and if they feel like they are losing money without putting in any effort, they try to pretend it is the truth and try to bite them, and in reality, they think more about relying on others than about becoming stronger or increasing their abilities.."

I didn't think he would have seen only good things after being reincarnated as a hero, but maybe Zeke has seen more bad things than he thought..

When I was lost in such sentiments and tried to feel sorry for the guy again, Zeke tapped my shoulder and smiled with his teeth exposed..

"But you have a younger sibling this time, right? My younger brother doesn't like those guys either.?"

"I really don't like it."

"okay. That's enough. Anyway, if they were going crazy, what would they do to defeat the hero and the guy who beat the hero? It feels good to think that I can seize this opportunity and beat it up like a dog.?"

young. I don't know anything else, but I was a warrior when it came to my mentality..