Chapter 549 – 549. New Race (2)
“What! You sexually harassing dwarf man!”
A thin but high-pitched roar that seemed deafening.
His clenched fists trembled, and he resisted the strong urge to pull out the rapier he had put in and swing it at the male dwarf who introduced himself as Gomon.
“Ji, calm down! Erin-sama!”
“Do I look real now!? I heard such an insult!”
“That, that… !”
Unable to stop Erin, who was exclaiming with excitement, Cha Han-seong had to flinch.
The sense of intimidation emanating from her eyes is no joke.
The only person who could scare him with her eyes was Rio de, but even less so, Erin is by no means formidable.
She opened her axe eye, her eyes glaring with rage, and she broke into a cold sweat, not knowing how to calm Erin.
“Really what!”
In fact, until recently, Erin was very confident, unlike her past, when she had a complex about her own appearance.
Breaking away from her skinny student days and continuing her training, her grown body and appearance, as well as the status and reputation of the youngest gold-tier adventurer.
Although unconscious, the pheromone flowing from her body as a nine-tailed fox is also a plus factor that instills good feelings in the opposite sex.
In addition, she had her husband who poured out her affection and love unenviously, and she couldn’t help but be full of confidence.
She didn’t have the great power or social status like Illyana or Eleanor, so she was below them, but Erin knew how attractive she was compared to women her age.
However, the harsh criticism she heard was enough to scratch Erin’s pride.
‘Oh, I’m going crazy…’
Cha Hanseong couldn’t come up with a way to calm Erin, who was angry with her.
“Erin.”
“What?”
Erin, who was indignant at Gomon’s words, stopped her spirits at once, and immediately turned her head in the direction from which she heard her familiar voice.
The woman’s voice coming from the side of her castle gate was that of Eleanor, who had listened to Erin’s advice and went straight through the gate with Gomon and Golem.
“It’s not Eleno!”
Upon spotting Eleanor, Erin immediately ran to her and threw her into her arms.
“I-that dwarf man… ! They say I’m not a beauty! She said it didn’t go well with Hyun!”
“… Eh?”
Cha Han-seong responded with absurdity.
Erin, who had been resentful and exuded a terrifying sense of intimidation, is now telling Eleanor, rubbing her face against Eleanor’s arms like a docile dog.
It was like a girl telling her older sister about the atrocities of an elementary school boy who played a prank on herself, and this situation, which was serious, turned funny.
Up until now, she had been like a ferocious she-cat with her claws raised like a scratch, but she was dumbfounded when she acted like an obedient puppy wagging her tail in front of her master.
‘I don’t think it was that drastic… No. In what sense is the quality worse than that… ?’
It was a problem that could sound like sexual harassment if I was wrong.
From Erin, it was said that she didn’t get along with Eunhyeon, so it seemed that she didn’t like it very much.
“Oops… I’m really heartbroken. Are you okay?”
“It’s not okay! Please scold me! Miss Eleanor!”
At the words of Erin, who was firmly demanding punishment, Eleanor gave a small bitter smile.
Eleanor did not hear in detail what happened between the Dwarf and Eun-hyeon, but she heard the general circumstances that Eun-hyeon was the best blacksmith in the Dwarf village and had won the title of Cheonilyajang.
She has only met them for a short time, less than a few hours, but her respect for the Thousand and One Nights that Gomon sees is genuine.
I didn’t think that he would have spoken harshly to the wife of Cheonil Night Market, whom he respected.
Eleanor looked at Gomon with a wry smile, she said.
“I don’t know what you said, but it seems that humans and dwarves have very different values. Our Erin seems to have been hurt quite a bit, can I ask for her apology?”
Gomon nodded obediently at Eleanor’s request, which was polite and cultured.
“This… I guess I said something rude. I’m so sorry about this. Haha!”
“Eww…”
She smiled broadly and apologized, but Erin immediately understood that it was Gomon’s sincere apology.
Erin groaned, for in his feelings there was really no malice towards her.
She is deeply offended, but she cannot help accepting his polite apology.
“Among us dwarves, a woman with a good appearance and a big butt is considered the most beautiful woman! It’s the first time I’ve ever had a conversation with a human, so I was so insensitive!”
For dwarves, the most beautiful woman means a woman with a body capable of giving birth to a strong and sturdy baby.
Reluctantly accepting Gomon’s apology, Erin nodded her head slightly.
“Yes… I will accept it.”
Eleanor soothed Erin, her lips pouting as if she didn’t like her.
“Great job.”
“Yes…”
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“Really… I think I brought something outrageous…”
Count Mograf muttered as he stared at the huge golem through the window.
Through the window of the manor house in the center of the manor.
The metal golem, which was clearly visible even on top of the solid fortress wall protecting this place, showed off its tremendous presence just by standing like that, drawing the attention of the villagers.
“Still, I think it’s fortunate that the damage ended with little damage.”
“I see… Hao man.”
Hearing Eleanor comforting her with a small smile, Count Mo Graf nodded with a heavy expression.
After the fight, the soldiers were busy doing post-processing.
Even after the fierce battle that risked their lives, such as identifying the wounded and dead, organizing the remaining supplies, and maintaining the damaged walls, it was not so easy to give them time to rest.
One thing that was miraculous was that Agies’ boastful promise, “I will not cause a single casualty,” Was kept intact.
Only that one miracle was the driving force that moved the bodies of the tired soldiers at the end of the battle, and made them move busily with the realization that they had survived.
Afterwards, Eleanor immediately visited Count Mograf’s mansion.
“Are you worried about something?”
“I was thinking in my mind what I had done in this situation.”
What could he have done, and what did he do about the appearance of the undead and monsters this time?
All I could do was ask for support.
It is not his himself and the people of his own manor who have made great contributions to the defense of this manor.
Everyone knows that Erin, Agnes, the priests and paladins of the Temple of Vesta, and the soldiers of Mograf did not play a big role.
The soldiers of Yeongji, who went directly to the fight, must also feel that fact.
“I am… You are incompetent.”
He couldn’t overcome this danger with his own strength and Young Ji-min’s strength.
I was able to overcome the danger only after continuing to receive help from others, how can I continue to carry out the important mission of defending the border in the future?
Count Mograf lost his confidence and was in a sense of self-doubt.
“Perhaps… I don’t know if it’s time to step down from this role.”
It is the same as giving up the protection of the borders of Mograf and furthermore, returning the honor and authority as a noble to the royal family.
Giving up an important role that has been handed down in his family for generations would be a disservice to his parents and ancestors.
However, Count Mograf was still determined to give up his title and role.
The weight of this position, which I managed to keep after the countless sacrifices of Youngmin, is so heavy that I am now even afraid.
“No. Not yet.”
“…”
But Eleanor firmly refused.
In her calm voice, there is a firm intention that she will never allow the retirement of Count Mograf.
“She informed me in advance that Her Majesty the Queen would not accept the Count’s retirement.”
“Her Majesty the Queen…”
The official coronation had not yet taken place, but Count Mograf recognized immediately who it meant.
Yuria, who will soon become the first king of this country, is the one who directly ordered the dispatch of the Artia Knights to this Mograf territory.
He also predicted that he might decide to retire after seeing Count Mograf, who was having the same troubles as this time while directly delivering support supplies during the previous demonic flood.
“Her Majesty the Queen… Do you think that I can still carry out the duty of protecting this territory and border?”
“It must be very difficult right now.”
If they had the confidence that they could solve it on their own in the first place, they wouldn’t have asked for help from the royal family and Armitas in advance.
His judgment that he wanted to minimize the damage to the common people was not arrogant at all and was a reasonable one, but his confidence could not be avoided due to repeated failures.
“But why on earth would someone like me… !”
“So I’m here to help.”
“… You said you came to help?”
“Yes.”
Eleanor turned her head to the other side of the window where Count Mograf had been staring at and looked through the window at the metal golem’s head visible on the outer wall.
“Do you know the reason why I brought the Golem and Dwarf of different races here?”
“That… Didn’t you send reinforcements to help defend the border?”
“That is true, but the real purpose is different.”
“… What is it?”
Turning her head back toward the window, staring at Count Mo Graf in front of her, Eleanor answered the Count’s question with her straight eyes.
“Cultivation of new weapons and troops.”
“… !”
Count Mo Graf opened his eyes wide and his body trembled.
“That golem is just a prototype that my husband made while passing on the crafting technique to a different race called the Dwarves. The ultimate goal is to mass-produce that golem on a large scale.”
“…”
“I would like to ask the Count how helpful it would be to the border guard mission if that golem were mass-produced.”
“Of course… It won’t be very helpful.”
Although I hadn’t personally experienced its fighting power, the sense of intimidation emanating from the golem’s exterior was far more overwhelming than any other weapon.
The golem, which was superior to humans in all aspects of physical defense as well as defense, possessed the majesty of being able to easily crush the undead and even higher-ranking beasts with force.
“What my husband and I would like to propose is the migration of the Dwarves, who are known as the tribe of iron and earth, who smelt excellent weapons as well as the technology to produce that golem.”
Originally, it was Eunhyeon’s plan to move to the Armitas Territory and create a territory where various heterogeneous races could harmonize with humans.
However, as the situation was, Eunhyeon, who had been informed of the current situation of the Mograf Territory by Erin and Eleanor, hastily changed her plan.
“If you don’t have the strength, if you don’t have enough time and resources, we can help. So…”
Eleanor smiled bitterly and persuaded Count Mograf, who had decided to retire.
Deciding to retire at this point is the same as running away from the people of the Mograf Territory, who are currently in a dark period.
He is weighed down by the lives and responsibilities of many people and is unable to withstand the pressure and tries to escape, but on the contrary, Count Mo Graf, who thinks of the people of the territory more than any other lord, is a talent not to be missed.
“Can you please try harder?”
