Chapter 1139 – Ep.1137 Smith, a Black Company in Another World
“You.”
As I was walking down the hallway to the center, Ardel approached me from the far end, walking with a slight sense of impatience.
“Ardel.”
“I heard the story roughly from Giena.”
“Nothing happened, so there’s no need to worry.”
“It looks like that.”
Ardel put his nose around the nape of my neck and sniffed me like a guinea, and only after scanning my body once did he come back forward.
“What about Ardella?”
“Like you said, I put it in that bag first.”
“Does Giena have the bag?”
“Yes.”
“Let’s go.”
Rather than walking ahead, Ardel quietly stepped to the side and walked with me in step.
“Are you finished?”
“Roughly.”
When I came out to the center, Giena, who had been standing there the first time, approached me.
“They’re still doing that.”
“Shall we handle it?”
“”Hi?!””
She muttered while glancing at the guards kneeling in her corner, and when I picked it up, a huge number of words came out of my mouth.
“Just leave it for now. It doesn’t seem like there’s anything to save, but it’s just one thing. Rather, what about Lihina?”
Since Ardel had come, she thought that Lihina would also be there, but she could not find Lihina.
“That…”
“Still not on her mouth?”
“… “My mother controls the entire city to prevent information from leaking out.”
“It’s hard work.”
Of course, I didn’t think of this very positively. That’s because there are dozens of large and small merchants in the royal capital, and one of them must have reported this chaos to the outside world.
‘Well, it’s something that the World Tree tolerates, so it won’t be a big problem if it gets caught…’
The only thing that bothered me was that I was a little reluctant to have this news reach the ears of the coalition.
“You don’t have to answer, just listen.”
I lowered my head and spoke to the trembling guards.
“Anything, even the smallest thing, is okay. If you know anything related to Nuit or the Union, think about it carefully and organize it so that you can tell me later when I ask.”
Since I had no expectations at all, I turned around without checking for a reaction.
“Ardel? “Pick up your bag and follow me.”
“I understand.”
“I’m sorry, but please make it a little harder for her.”
“Don’t worry.”
I walked back inside with Ardel, who handed over my bag. Then, I skipped the bedroom I was originally using, where Larossi and Nuit were having a hot time, and opened the door of a random bedroom and entered.
“Bag.”
“Here…”
“Nothing will happen, so don’t worry.”
After briefly holding Ardel’s hand, which looked even whiter today, I took her Mimic from her and gently placed it on her bed. Then, I gently caressed the leather cover and pressed the button on the handle.
… Toe.
Did stroke really work?
Although it is not a Mimic with an ego, this guy spit out the Ardella he had swallowed with much less force than when he originally spit it out.
Ardella’s complexion, to give her a little exaggeration, was so pale that it was almost the color of her own hair. I immediately reduced the Mimic to ingredients, then climbed onto the bed and laid Ardella upright.
“Smith.”
“Wait a minute.”
Since I had already confirmed that Ardella’s body temperature was dangerously cold, I did not panic and carefully placed my hand on Ardella’s sign that was wrapped around her neck.
‘Nuit, I’m glad that damn bastard is ignorant of sacred objects.’
In the case of tokens, since they are custom-made, they are useless if held by anyone other than the person involved, so they do not pose a major threat. However, in situations where materials are scarce, like today, the story is different.
If Nuit had taken Ardella’s sign and stuck it somewhere on her, Nuit’s treatment would have been a little harsher.
“You… ?”
As I reduced the token to materials, I heard Ardel’s panicked voice from behind.
‘I didn’t know that making Mark 2 in advance would be so helpful.’
After quietly putting a strand of Ardella’s hair into the material storage, I made a new token with additional functions than the existing token and put it on Ardella’s neck.
Although there is no heart mark decoration to prove that she is my wife, unlike the existing token, the new token works not only with the help of the person concerned but also with my power.
“It’s done.”
When I recited the starter word that regulates her body temperature instead of hiding, I was able to see that Ardella’s body started to heat up at a rapid rate.
“From what Nuit said, I think she will recover even if no action is taken.”
“Can you trust it?”
“I don’t think it would be a lie since it is a matter of my own deity.”
“… I understand.”
Contrary to what she said, Ardel’s eyes seemed very suspicious.
“Don’t stand there, come this way.”
“…”
When I gestured, Ardel carefully walked over and placed her butt on the edge of her bed.
“… “The body temperature also had this ability.”
“Didn’t I explain it to Ardel?”
“I only remember hearing about erasing existence.”
“Aha.”
It is not anyone else, but Ardel, who has joined the ranks of transcendence.
I guess I didn’t tell you about it because I thought I probably wouldn’t use this feature. In fact, it was a very useful feature for those of Ardel’s level.
“First, let’s die… No, soup. It would be a good idea to prepare something to eat. Please stay in your seat.”
“I understand.”
I left the bedroom. If I had known this would happen, I would have asked Giena to bring some elves outside before coming here.
**
“Is this enough?”
I scooped up a ladleful of the boiling stew and put it on a plate, just to taste it.
Since the cooking time was short and no special seasoning was done considering Ardella’s situation, the taste itself was very mild.
‘I think it’ll be okay since the ingredients mainly consist of vegetables instead of meat.’
Of course, it’s not that there wasn’t any meat, but all the fat was removed to remove as much grease as possible.
‘Still, I’m glad the location isn’t that bad.’
Because of the location, it wasn’t that difficult to get food ingredients. The fact that there were elves waiting around at the time also played a big part.
And I don’t know the purpose, but everything went smoothly because the kitchen was equipped with cooking facilities.
“I’m here.”
“Although it is slow, the condition seems to be definitely improving.”
“Really?”
I roughly closed the door with my butt and headed to bed. Then she placed her hips next to her in her ardel and handed her the plate in her hand.
“… You do it. Ardella would also like that.”
“If not now, when will you do it?”
“I don’t really have any desire to try it…”
Ardel said she wasn’t just saying empty words, she had an uncomfortable look on her face as if she really didn’t want to do it. Honestly, this was a reaction I didn’t expect.
Still, because I truly care about Ardella, I tried to make the relationship between her mother and daughter a little closer this time, but it seems like this is another matter.
“No, no, wait!”
“… ?”
No matter how asleep you are, you need to keep your head at a minimum angle, but Ardel didn’t take that into consideration at all and just tried to shove a spoon into the gap between your lips.
So, when I urgently tried to stop her, Ardel tilted her head and looked at me with an expression that seemed like she didn’t know why I stopped her.
“You can’t do that right away.”
“It’s not even a solid… ?”
“That’s true, but no, just like this.”
As carefully as I could, I supported the back of Ardella’s head with my hand and then lifted her waist slightly, raising her body slightly.
“Please feed me now.”
“… Hmm.”
With her face still showing that she didn’t know what was different, Ardelle put the spoon in her hand between Ardella’s lips again.
… Honey rice cake.
“Fortunately, it looks like you still have the strength to swallow.”
“If I can’t swallow even a single thing after starving for just a few days, then my education was not good.”
“… “Isn’t it the opposite?”
“Are you against it?”
“No…”
Like Siron, I gradually got used to the cuteness of my wives and my thoughts became more aligned with mine, so Ardel thought the same, but when I thought about it carefully, I realized that Ardel had been away from me for much longer than the time I had been with him.
“Now, wait a minute!!”
“… ?”
I adjusted the angle of my head and put the spoon in her lips, but this time, Ardel looked at me as if what was the problem.
“… At least wait until you swallow it before adding it next time. Don’t keep pushing it.”
“Hmm.”
“Are you the person who was so angry and worried just a few hours ago?”
“Now that we have confirmed that there is no major problem, there is no reason to worry.”
“Oh…”
I decided not to interfere anymore.
If you listen to Siron’s story, Siran’s education was even worse than this.
“Ardel.”
“Yes.”
The woman who was feeding Ardella her stew in a very mechanical way paused for a moment and looked at me.
I spoke carefully, staring seriously into the pure white eyes looking at me.
“I don’t know about my son, but if it were my daughter, I would educate her.”
“… “Isn’t it the opposite?”
“Hmm… ?”
Ardel’s question made me feel confused for a moment.
If she were a daughter who inherited Ardel’s blood, she would have the strength to clean up a decent adult man with one hand.
“… Then. By getting involved with each other?”
“If that’s what you like.”
Thanks to Ardella’s non-sacrifice, I was fortunate enough to be able to save her youngest child.
