Chapter 184 – Ep.12 – Enter Mudriel
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… Time passed.
We are now walking through the desert at dusk.
All you can see around you is a vast expanse of sand. A dry desert with only seven of us living and moving.
We walk, stepping on the raw sand with no footprints left.
The night draws closer with each step you take.
The scorching sun is finally giving up, and the cold moon is rising to cool the world.
Heated grains of sand lose their heat little by little, like the rays of the sun.
The seven shadows stretch, and stars begin to fall in the sky.
Desert nights are beautiful. The only light was the torch held by Kaede, so the starlight from the sky poured freely into the desert.
And, the moonlight encompassing all the starlight surrounds us. Desert nights seem to be quite cold.
Walking in this cold, I engrave Helen’s back in my eyes. Everything she said and did to me inevitably comes to her head.
Why did you want to kill me No, did you really mean to kill me in the first place? But why did Helen look so sad?
Recalling her bizarre threats makes her head hurt. I don’t know if it’s real or not, but I instinctively cringe, perhaps because of the eccentric atmosphere Helen exudes.
She didn’t want to kill me. The deep sorrowful eyes and pitiful face said it all. But ironically, she fears me even more because she proudly declared that she would kill me even in that state.
… Even so, she couldn’t face the queen like this. If you get caught, do you know what will happen to you and calmly get caught?
‘What is Ji-ji killing me? It’s ridiculous… !’
So, while working hard to get hold of her heart, I try to erase her anxiety and sense of incongruity toward Helen.
To me, who has already overcome dozens of hardships and adversity, even ‘killing threats’ are laughable. Besides, I’ve already died about a hundred times.
There are even a lot of terrifying older sisters who can be called monsters by my side, but how can they kill me?
‘It’s really disappointing. I thought you were on my side, but you just kept saying things that didn’t even make sense… !’
Anyway, Helen, I need to think again about that woman. I don’t know what she’s aiming for, but she doesn’t have a crazy bitch anyway.
Even more terrifying.
“Delrin, are you feeling better? I was very worried because I didn’t look well even before we left.”
“… It’s okay, it’s okay! Never mind.”
That she gives me a very sweet smile, knowing that she’s fidgeting because of her.
As if nothing had happened between us. Really dumbfounded I’m dumbfounded, so my legs are shaking a little, and I have a slight need to urinate.
“You can tell me anytime. I will help with sincere prayers.”
While spitting out the most kind words, Helen looks at me deeply. Her pupils are so deep that if you keep looking at them you will be sucked into them.
“Yes, yes… Is it so… “
Don’t be scared no need to be scared
How strong the noonas became because of the bond of soul.
Now she’s a queen and I don’t care what. If you stay close to your sisters, there will be no kidnapping and no danger.
“Looks like Mudriel over there. You are almost there.”
… While I was anxiously biting my nails for a while, Neva pointed in front of her, saying that she would soon arrive at Mudriel.
Just as she said, a long and majestic gorge was standing in front of us, and the road through the gorge stretched forward to the point of not knowing the end.
A bright light emanated from the barely visible end of the road. We could instinctively sense that it was Mudriel’s light.
“Why did you build a city in a place like this?”
“Uh huh, everyone has a different opinion. Who knows if the Dark Elves will think it’s good here?”
“It looks like shit to anyone.”
A road where accessibility does not exist at all. However, there are many traces of life on the road.
The footprints of the Dark Elves and camels, an abandoned campsite showing traces of a brief rest, a bonfire, and strange paintings carved on the canyon walls.
Passing by all of that, we enter Mudriel.
Walk through the canyon, see Mudriel’s wall gradually approaching,
After that, you see the cold sea, endless beaches, unique islands towering over the seashore, dry cliffs, and everything built of white sandstone.
It is a city built on the coast of Egypt. Looking at the strange but familiar scenery, I arrive at the end of the continent. Of course, while holding Neva’s hand tightly…
“Delrin, stay by my side in case something happens.”
“Okay. I don’t think these bastard elves are crazy bitches who kidnap and eat other people’s men, but anyway, what other fucking mishaps might happen? Don’t go around fooling around, stick by my side. Neva, take care of your baby that smells like milk.”
“It’s okay, just stay by my side. Everyone is ugly hold my hand.”
… It is also quite difficult to hold hands. I secretly let go of Neva’s hand, and suggested the best compromise, saying that I would just go between my sisters.
Everyone felt sorry for their empty hands, but there was nothing they could do about it. I can’t just cut his arm in pieces and hand it out one by one.
“Hmm, hmm.”
Ah.
But oddly enough, Kaede, who always pushed me, was quiet this time. All she could do was make a grimace as she sniffed her nose.
“It smells strange. Is it just me?”
“Wash up! Even real dogs wash more than you do, right?”
“I-I wash every nook and cranny! How could you say such a thing to a small person! Besides, the small person is clean even without washing, so it doesn’t smell like anything!”
Let’s ignore the nonsense. Right now, just thinking about the queen is daunting.
How the hell are you going to get caught? Sneak up on us while we sleep? Or do they come in when I’m left alone to go to the bathroom or something?
No. No way. There is no way that Riko’s sensitive sixth sense would not notice such latent things.
There’s no way Chi-Chi’s innate magic can’t stop them.
There’s no way Neva won’t protect me, and there’s no way Kaede will leave me.
But why did Helen show me such a terrible future? No, why did she tell me not to tell her after showing it in the first place? Is this just for her to know?
If it’s not for such a bad taste, there must be something. I have something nice to hide…
Does talking about the future change the future or something like that? Like movie?
No, but isn’t that a good thing? If that disgusting future changes, I’m good and Helen is good, isn’t everything good?
‘No way.’
Helen,
Do you want me to be captured by the queen?
“Welcome. Humans. You must have walked a lot.”
Welcomed by the Dark Elves, we set foot in Mudriel. Of course, like the Dark Elves he had seen before, the welcome was insipid. To the point where I don’t know if this is welcomed or ignored.
“This is Mudriel, the end of the continent.”
“They look odd. Come in You have to go be polite.
They walk ahead of us. I don’t know what it means to be polite, but we are slowly drawn inside Mudriel.
“Even if you are a traveler riding on the wind, be polite. If he is not polite to him, he cannot stay in Mudriel. He is the same even if he doesn’t like you.”
Who is he?
It’s absurd to say to be polite out of nowhere, but in fact, in this world where class society is prevalent, it seems to be a matter of course.
Let’s keep quiet and listen because there could be another troublesome incident after being wrongly filmed.
Anyway, as I walked along the Dark Elf guards, I saw a different scene than I expected.
The city, which seemed to be full of only Dark Elves, was noisy as if it was another world, and not only Dark Elves, but also strange races from which they did not know where they came from were mixed.
Unusually, the clothes are very familiar. For some reason, it’s very modern…
“It is a very prosperous city. I knew that the Dark Elves did not interact.”
“Originally, it is quieter than this. But now it’s special. Those who came from the Demon Continent stay here. Do you know the Demon Continent?”
Magic continent.
The words that came out of the Dark Elf’s mouth took all my nerves in a matter of seconds.
It’s the magic continent.
“In Mudriel, there are whales that come and go between the demon continent and our continent. Once in 10 years. Stay only 3 days and then leave again. For these three days, Mudriel holds a festival, and the great leader Nitocrio oversees all travelers and manages the festival.”
Great leader?
What? What is Nito?
I nodded roughly as I pondered over the name, which had a rather poor naming sense. Anyway, this is a place we only go through briefly, and since we have to ride on the whale’s back, there’s no need to remember the name.
More than that, people from the Demon Continent are coming over here?
“Strictly speaking, they are not the people of the Demon Continent. They are the Atlanteans living behind Job’s back. If you look closely, there are gills on the back of the cheeks. But be careful, staring at the gills is tantamount to arguing.”
As the Dark Elf guards said, looking closely at the merchants sitting on the street and spreading their seats, all of them had gills. Their gills are so elaborate that you wouldn’t even notice unless you looked closely.
“Oh my God.”
I thought there was nothing more surprising when I came to this world. It’s a real fantasy world.
“We, the Dark Elves, communicate with them and bring items from the Demon Continent. And we take them all over the place and sell them.”
“I-you’re selling them? Haven’t you seen any?”
Chichi is startled and points at objects, which are full of obscure and bizarre things of unknown purpose.
“It is not sold to humans. The dwarves bought them all, so there was no need to go to the humans.”
… Maybe the cloak you gave me is one of those things. Suddenly, I have that certainty.
“Anyway, be polite to Nitocrio. After he has prepared a tribute to him, let him not be frivolous and keep his mouth shut.”
What?
Gift?
What is this again Be polite from a while ago. What were you saying about going to meet the real Dark Elves queen?
“Well, we don’t have any presents. Oh, do you like to drink? I drink a lot… “
“… I’m sorry, but I drank it all before I came.”
Rico cautiously reveals the truth. Yes, it’s okay Because there are many other things.
“Then the cookies the forest elves gave you… Obago, how about the leaves the World Tree took off? It’s of no use to us… “
“What are you talking about?”
… While I was reciting the gift list, the Dark Elf tilted her head and said. As if I really couldn’t understand it.
“Once the man is brought, no other tribute is needed. Prepare for an audience right away.”
Ah.
I can feel the power entering my noonas’ bodies.
Fuck.
It’s not the time to mess around here.
