Chapter 610 – 610. Monsters of Reason (1)
“Hey! One more beer here!”
“Yeah! Go!”
Siete entered the tavern full of noise and was immediately seated at a table.
“Hey dude! Drink in moderation!”
“Hey boy, who cares? Drink a binge today and tomorrow. If I can’t come to work, I really break my leg.”
“Oh, well it was once! Never again!”
“That friend came again today! Haha!”
A guest who likes to drink.
The guest and other guests who appear to be his co-workers.
He scolds his colleague, evades it in embarrassment, and the patrons at another table burst out laughing at it.
The atmosphere inside the tavern full of noise was very chaotic, but it is natural here as if it were the same as everyday life.
“Welcome. Customer!”
The clerk immediately came over to Siete’s table and poured water into a cup he had brought.
Siete accepted the wooden board the clerk held out.
The wooden board on which something is written with an engraving carved with a thin knife is the menu board used in this pub.
However, Siete, who was resurrected in the underworld after about 400 years, has not yet learned the language of the Arcena continent.
“The most expensive one.”
It was a difficult situation as the name of the menu could not be read even after handing over the menu, but Siete ordered the menu while looking around as he had done in the Mograf Territory.
“Yes! Thank you!”
Fortunately, the money itself was not so small, so there was nothing to worry about.
It was because not only the money that Eleanor supported, but also the amount of compensation he received in exchange for regularly dealing with witch beasts in the Mo Graf Territory was no small amount.
The clerk who took the order greeted me with a smile and bowed his head and headed straight to the kitchen to deliver the order.
Siete took a sip of the water the clerk had brought and looked around the noisy surroundings.
“… It’s a nice place.”
The streets and commercial districts of the Duchy of Armitas, which I had never seen before, were full of laughter and energy.
It was crowded with many people and their faces were all bright.
After being resurrected, the atmosphere was different from the Mograf region, where he stayed for a while to adapt.
The territories of Mograf, who suffered a lot of damage from the undead and beasts, were filled with a gloomy atmosphere as they lost their families, colleagues, lovers, and friends.
It was the atmosphere of the Mograf region that Siete felt most recently that he gradually recovered as he overcame it and looked toward tomorrow.
But Armitas is different.
The people of Yeongji were constantly laughing while spending hope and bright days.
In order for the people of the territory to have a stable and prosperous day, Siete could feel how much effort the Duke Armitas family, the owners of this territory, were making.
Siete doesn’t know much about politics, but he doesn’t know how much money, time, and effort went into creating this environment.
“Turn it off! The beer of the humans is cool as expected!”
Siete’s ears heard a gurgling burp and voice from drinking beer from a large glass at once.
Now that the existence of the dwarves, a different race that has appeared in front of humans, has been naturally accepted.
It was also a routine for them to drink at a bar in the evening after a day’s work.
In particular, in the fields of blacksmithing, architecture, and civil engineering, the skills and talents of Dwarves were exceptional, so they got along quite well with humans in these fields and even melted well.
“Did you hear that rumor this time?”
“What rumors?”
“That rumor that ‘Yajang’ made an amazing sword!”
“What do you mean by that?”
“…”
Siete put down the cup she drank from and hesitated.
It was because he knew who the Dwarves referred to as the ‘field manager’.
While holding the title of ‘Chief of the Thousand and One Nights,’ he knew that the person all the dwarves looked up to was his disciple, Eun-hyeon.
Siete listened to the conversation of the dwarves while displaying an indifferent attitude.
It was because the story about the ‘sword’ that Eunhyeon made made me very nervous.
“A friend of mine went to his hometown to participate in the project this time. I was able to hear the story in detail at that time.”
“Hurry! Tell me quickly!”
The impatient Dwarves urged the Dwarves to unpack the bundle of stories with excited expressions.
“They say it was a really great sword.”
From the color of Orichalcon brought by Eunhyun to the energy it contains.
Each of the materials are expensive enough to make your eyes widen when you hear the name.
“Above all, what’s really great is the skill the field manager showed!”
The Dwarves who saw the tenacity and persistence of hammering continuously for over thirty hours, and the brilliant light emitted by Orichalcum, which became harder and harder as they were beaten, still recalled that time and boasted that they would regard it as something they would be proud of for a lifetime. .
“That, was that enough!? Just how good is the sword that the field chief made!?”
The dwarves, who had never seen the sword Eunhyeon had made, only stamped their feet with curious expressions on their faces.
The short legs of the dwarfs pounded on the wooden chairs, intensifying their curiosity.
“Nandle Anna! I’ve only heard of it, but I’ve never seen it!”
The Dwarf, who was resolving the story, also had a frustrated expression on his face.
For a blacksmith, watching the work of the thousand and one night mill itself was an honor for a dwarf, so he regretted not being able to watch it.
While listening to the conversation of the dwarves who showed a lot of regret, Siete thought.
‘… What the hell did he make?’
What was it made of that caused rumors like this to circulate among the dwarves?
Originally, Eun-hyeon, who left herself alone and went on a trip, as if she had eaten the nunchi in rice, had no intention of accepting whatever sword she made.
No matter how much Eunhyeon was better at metallurgy than the dwarves, Siete, who had a record of breaking all the dwarves’ swords, was confident that she would break any sword that Eunhyeon brought.
However, if the dwarves were making a fuss like this, all sorts of thoughts started popping into my head.
“… Hmm.”
“The menu you ordered is here!”
Before long, the clerk brought the ordered food and set it on Siete’s table.
Ugh
“Hmm?”
As she dipped her fork into her mouth and chewed her food, Siete felt an artifact in her arms activating and sending her a weak vibration.
A crystal ball for communication that allows you to communicate with Eleanor.
Siete paused as he pulled out the vibrating crystal ball from her bosom.
This crystal ball is an artifact developed by Eunhyeon and Eleanor.
Because the technology and concept of communicating by communication at a distance did not yet exist on this continent, he belatedly remembered Eleanor’s request not to show the crystal ball for communication to others.
According to the explanation I heard from Eleanor beforehand, I poured magic into the crystal ball and forcibly disconnected it.
If it’s urgent, he’ll call again, but if it’s not, you can call Eleanor later.
When the crystal ball stopped vibrating and there was no response, Siete started eating again.
As soon as I finished the meal at her noisy tavern and paid the bill, I headed to an alley where her people were rare.
After heading to the depths where there is no human presence, she activates the crystal ball and communicates with Eleanor.
[Sorry for the sudden communication. Mr. Siete.]
“No. She didn’t get it because she was eating dinner. What happened?”
[The person has returned.]
“… Right.”
Upon hearing of Eunhyeon’s return, Xiete calmly nodded her head.
Perhaps it was because she had already heard the news of Eun-hyeon that the dwarves were talking about while drinking her liquor at the tavern.
Rather, she was curious about the identity of the sword that made the dwarves so noisy, so she was slightly curious.
“Where can I go?”
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“And… A lot has been restored.”
Erin, who had been visiting the Mo Graf Land for the first time in a long time, looked surprised at the current restoration status of her border land.
The castle wall, which was damaged by the attacks of demons and the undead, has been restored and rather looks more solid and majestic than before.
The dedication of the Dwarves who started the restoration work was clearly evident.
“Really… That’s great.”
Cha Han-seong, who accompanied her, also couldn’t keep her mouth shut and admired her.
Cha Han-seong, who had been dispatched to Mograf with the advent of the undead, was surprised by the drastically changed border order.
In a short period of about two months, the fortress walls became stronger and the environment inside the manor significantly improved.
The most impressive thing is the expression of the young people living here.
A sense of loss from losing loved ones such as family, friends, and lovers and the anxiety of not knowing when they might be in danger again dispelled the gloomy atmosphere that had spread over the entire territory, and the people regained their energy and began to look forward.
“Captain!”
Cain, the vice-captain of the Artia Knights, who is still carrying out a dispatch support mission in the Mograf Territory, came out to meet Riod, Hanseong Cha, Eunhyeon and Erin as reported in advance.
“Yeongji’s condition has improved a lot.”
“Yes.”
Cain nodded his head as if agreeing with Riod’s words as he looked around the interior of the frontier.
“Those dwarves’ technical skills are truly amazing. These days, humans who want to learn skills from them dare to come here to ask for lessons. Would you like to see this?”
Cain took out one of the two swords he was wearing around his waist and showed it to Riod.
Aside from the sword engraved with the seal of the Artia Knights, it was a sword made by the Dwarves in this frontier.
The material and hardness, and the perfection of the sword, boasting a sharp edge that would make you cut yourself just by touching it, were outstanding.
It looks much better than the general supply sword supplied to the Artia Knights.
“Currently, there are many swords of this size in Mograf. Even this sword was forged by young blacksmiths who learned metallurgy from the dwarves.”
Now, the young people of the Mograf region have inherited some of this metallurgy and are in the process of making it, and they are making money by selling the weapons made to merchants from outside.
“… Right.”
Riod nodded slightly and agreed that it was a good phenomenon.
It’s good that the entire dark estate is starting to come alive.
Even if this is not a territory that he governs, the border of Mograf is like a front line protecting the borders of the kingdom of Pernias.
The fact that this place recovers and grows is deeply related to the country’s national defense, so it can’t be a bad thing for people and officials of this country.
“Let’s go to the knights quarters later. I will listen to the detailed report then.”
“Uh? Didn’t you come for the report?”
“Now there are more important things than that.”
The official reason for visiting Mograf in Riod was to check the situation of the knights who are currently dispatched here.
However, for Riod, who had already heard that there was nothing wrong with the report, this schedule was just an excuse.
“Ah.”
Cain discovered Eun-hyeon and Erin, who had been accompanying Riod and Cha Han-seong, and figured out the reason.
He smiled bitterly when he realized his true intention of following Eun-hyeon to meet a female swordsman named Siete, who was probably staying in the Mograf region.
“All right. Then, let’s prepare a detailed report at the dorm.”
“Hmm.”
When Cain stepped back, Riod immediately glanced at Eun-hyeon.
A sword he wrapped in cloth and carefully sealed.
The identity of the sword named ‘Mistletoe’ or ‘Misteltain’ was also interesting to Riod.
“Come on, let’s go.”
Eun-hyeon moved her steps towards the inn where Siete was staying.
She had already heard from Eleanor that she was waiting for her at Mo Graf’s inn.
“Hyunah. Are you nervous?”
“… Maybe a little bit.”
“Omg.”
Erin made a surprised expression.
“… You mean?”
In response to Eunhyun’s honest honesty, Riod, who has been working as a team for a long time, also made a surprised expression.
“The master who taught you the sword… Are you that strict?”
“Severity… Ira… It’s not like that…”
Eunhyeon hesitated for a moment as to what to answer to Riod’s question.
How would she describe, in a few words, the thoughts she received while living with her as a priestess?
Soon, Eunhyun gave an answer to Riod’s question.
“Just… The tail is a bit harsh. Especially if you drink alcohol.”
