Carb Sears (R) 123

Chapter 123 – Reverberations of Autumn.

Those who held their breath hiding behind shields moved quickly and prepared to shoot arrows or slings to deal with those who still survived after crashing into the walls. While everyone was busy moving, Usher and the other guys who had come along as apprentices were hard to come to their senses. The first real battle with the monster was done more quickly and urgently than expected, so it was difficult to find something to try. There was no room to intervene in the first place.

What they learned was mainly sword fighting, not archery or sling bullets. Even if he knew how to do it, he didn’t have the confidence to fly arrows or bullets as far as the adults did. All they could do was watch the grown-ups shoot down and block other silk moss flying in the white mist that rose from the dust of the silk moss.

“Whoa, these bastards only have a lot of supplies.”

As Donnar slayed the last remaining silk moss, which persisted and crawled after hitting the ground, Usher approached him, examining the atmosphere around him.

“Mister.”
“Oh, did you dodge well?”
“I heard it’s a real game.”

He couldn’t help but ask in dissatisfaction. They said it was a real battle, but they couldn’t do anything until the monsters came in and all of them were knocked down. Then Donnar smiled.

“How about just looking at it? It’s best to be safe.”

He said that, but the helplessness of not being able to do anything was not a very good feeling. He came with his own determination, but what does it mean that there is nothing he can do properly? He doesn’t say if it’s the same for the guys who went to battle with him, but he seems to agree with Usher’s words and Donnar scratches his helmet.

“Actually, if it wasn’t for Silk Moss, it would have been a real battle from here, but this is because these guys’ attacking method is unique.”

Monsters are originally hostile to humans and show extreme aggression, but Silk Moss is an unusual type among them, so it seems that there is no choice but to end it quickly. In particular, it is because of the silk moss that the castle wall was designed low at the front and high at the back. This was to prevent human dust from being blown away by the wind and entering the territory.

“Haha! Thanks to you, I was able to take on less apprenticeships, so it was good.”

The man called Centurion, who was originally supposed to take care of them, spoke as if he lived.

“You ask Aeolus to cut your bonus?”
“Oops! Why are you trying to cut my little money line?!”

When Donar said that, he was ready to fall to his knees at once.

“Anyway, don’t be too disappointed. Originally, these guys don’t need males after breeding, so they throw them away like this.”
“Are you throwing it away?”
“Yes, so there must be a breeding ground for them not far away. We have to go deal with it from now on.”

So they were now preparing to leave the territory. Maybe that’s why they pull three extra large wagons, which was familiar to Usher.

“But isn’t this the carriage we rode in?”
“Yes.”
“I heard they sold it as scrap metal?”

It wasn’t much of a problem even if it was used, but after coming here, I had heard that the wagon was dismantled and sold because there was nothing to use.

“Most of them were dismantled and sold. But since these were originally tanks, I thought they were useful, so I decided to use a few of them here as they are.”

They sold it cheaply because they wanted to use it in other knights, and now they are using it to accommodate refugees or to load luggage when going out of the territory like this.

“By the way, today’s lunch will be dried Tresca whether you like it or not. That one is full.”
“You mean you eat it raw?”

Dried tresca was obviously soaked in water and boiled into soup when relieving a hangover. But to eat it raw, dry and hard.

“It’s a taste that a knight should get used to.”

So, Usher came out of the manor with them after a long time. Living inside, I never thought it was particularly small, but when I came out, the estate looked really small.

“But here, inside a huge wall, how are the monsters attacking?”

Then, what came to my mind was the huge barrier surrounding this place. I can’t really feel it, but this place is inside two walls that are so big that they can’t even compare to that wall and the wall of the territory. They must have built such huge walls to block monsters. Hearing that monsters were attacking the territory inside the two walls and destroying other villages, it was doubtful whether those barriers were really effective.

“It’s no stretch to think so. It’s really peaceful here.”

It wasn’t that Donard hadn’t thought about it either. I wondered if it was meaningful to see the monsters attacking all the way to the inside even after putting up two such huge barriers.

“I’ve never seen them come in, except for the flying types and the little ones with wings.”

It was a problem that monsters like dragons invaded at any time, but considering that in some places, monsters of all kinds crowded from the ground and sky, it was easy to distinguish the attacking monsters, so this place was a really good place to live. If it was a place like that, I wouldn’t have thought of having a real fight. You must have already had a real fight before that. Donard swallowed it without bothering to say it. It wasn’t something I could tell an immature guy. If there is a story that might be more interesting than that.

“And those barriers weren’t made in Lantua.”
“What do you mean?”
“That’s why it’s a wall that already existed before the Lantua League was formed.”

At first, Donard had asked Gerardus why he had built such a huge and long wall for no reason. Looking at the few monsters attacking like this, I couldn’t see that it was ineffective, but no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t help but think that the labor and time to build such a long wall was a waste of time. Especially considering how many people lost their lives in the process. So he once asked why he bothered to build that barrier.

“You mean it wasn’t built in Lantua?”
“Yes. I’ve heard about it from my parents, but those walls have existed since before the Federation was created.”

It is a story that he has heard, but it is said that his parents were also a story that had been passed down for a long time in the same way from his parents and from his parents. No one knows how old the story is. A story that can only be said to be old.

“It is said that in the distant past no one could enter this barrier.”

There was no such thing as a hole or door that people could enter in this barrier from the beginning. People often called it the wall of the gods and lived near it. Even at that time, this was a fertile land for people to live in, so many people made their home near the wall. But one day, a country appeared that was getting bigger and bigger. They found that they subjugated every town or country around them, but still didn’t know what was inside the walls.

Because this barrier was sacred to them, no one thought to cross it. However, those who conquered all the countries that existed near the wall had nothing to shy away from. There was a monster that bothered them every time, but apart from that, it was enough to take the time to break through the wall. Of course, there were still many who objected to breaking through the wall, but their views were ignored. And when the wall finally breaks through.

There was paradise there. Of course, those who penetrated the wall first wanted to monopolize the place, but how much could they stop the leaking water with their hands? No matter how much they tried to manage it, there were overflowing people who went inside, and in the end, doors were made in other places, and their management had no meaning. Because the space inside the wall was so vast and fertile. In the end, those who first saw the inside of the wall perished, and many villages and countries reappeared inside the wall.

However, monsters also chased humans and attacked beyond the barrier, so they went further inside and found another wall, and those with power crossed it and occupied it. And even though the war did not end for a long time, they formed an alliance to defend against the monsters that continued to invade and survive. That is the current Lantua Federation. No one knows now if this story is true.

However, looking at the outside of the wall, it seems that there are many pictures and various records depicting the gods they worshiped, so it cannot be said to be false. Even now, the two walls that surround the inside and outside of Lantua are called Ekaterina’s Wall, after the god they served. When I entered the wall, it seemed strange to me because of its overwhelming size, but I had no idea it contained such a story.

“You’d better stop talking about the old days and relax.”

He tried to ask why, but he soon shut his mouth at the sight of the village. Even though it wasn’t winter there, the white village was waiting for them.

“It’s their breeding ground.”

Usher felt bad for Rogi and Pavel, who were soon back together. Logi avoided his gaze and Pavel kept her mouth shut.

“This is true. Even if it’s true that there are only these three apprentices this time…”
“I’m really sorry, but please. Shalby, Odur.”
“Haha, I can’t help it. Have a drink later?”
“I’ll shoot any number of times.”

What is this situation? But now, since they had joined as apprentices, they had to take care of a group, but Donar was in a commanding position, so he couldn’t take care of them. Shalby, who eventually took charge of them with Odur, said.

“So, if you can, I’d like to say, get along with your colleagues… But I wouldn’t want that, so don’t stick knives into each other’s backs.”

It looked like they had given up cleanly about collaborating. It seemed that he was even more anxious now that he was holding a real sword.

“I’ll be watching. Don’t even think about it.”

Odur spoke as anxiously as Shalby. Even so, I’m not that ignorant. Their first real fight started with anxiety from the beginning.

“What do you think is the most important thing for a knight?”

Shalby asked as they walked through the village covered in white thread. He was ahead of them, severing the threads blocking his way with an arming sword in one hand. Even so, every time he stepped on the floor, he couldn’t help but feel as if he was stepping on cloth with his shoes on. It’s hard to believe that this is where people used to live.

“Aren’t you fighting monsters?”
“It’s to do a feat.”
“To protect people.”

In turn, it was Rogi, Pavel, and Usher. Their gazes briefly collided with each other and then fell.

“Wow, I didn’t know it would come out this different.”

Odur’s startled voice followed from behind. Shalby also stopped for a moment and looked back at them.

“You guys didn’t make it? No, that’s okay. You don’t have to say it. I can tell just by looking at your expression.”

He shook his head for a moment and continued.

“All conclusions must be drawn. You cannot omit any of them. There is no compromise in that respect.”
“But something more important…!”
“It’s different for each person. I can’t help it. What’s more important is up to you to think about, and I don’t intend to interfere with that.”

Pavel said, but Shalby was adamant.

“Even if I put all these thoughts aside, I want to become a knight, but the most important thing is skill.”

A knight is an elite soldier. It is established only when they are conscripted at the right time, undergo training or combat for a certain period of time, and are able to play an active role in areas where they are unable to do so with exceptional skills and strength, which is different from soldiers who return to civilian life.

“And you guys are newbies worse than slightly trained soldiers.”
“””Ugh”””