Chapter 41 – No Eating Raw
A plain where large and small wars between the Harun Empire and the Bolasen Federation continued.
It is inevitable that the undead will be born in a place where countless corpses have not been recovered and have rotted away.
In the past, I searched diligently, just in case.
Among these countless skeletons, where could there be a Death Knight with a heavy charm flowing through it?
I was diligently looking for it, but the feeling of desolation when skeletons with swords greeted me.
It was terrible.
A death knight wearing black armor and spraying red eyes appeared among the bare bones, taking off the pitiful past.
“As expected, the owner of the armor was different.”
Couldn’t it be that the ordinary skeleton was equipped with the hidden piece that appeared before the entrance ceremony?
If so, it’s a new fact that I didn’t know about in the game.
Right. Right. Right.
“Get out of the way, kids.”
Pasasac! Quick!
Skeletons shaking their chins and making noise whenever they swung their hands collapsed.
When she smashed the rough bones with her fist and reached her eyes, the Death Knight screamed and pulled out her sword.
-Kaaaaa!!!
“Even if the Death Knight comes, you can’t use it… And achieve Buddhahood.”
It was the Death Knight at the bottom of the bottom.
[ First Form – Rakshasa (羅刹) ]
Before the mask was properly formed, he swung a sword that could be grasped in his hand.
Chow-!
Rakshasa’s sword rips the Death Knight’s armor like paper and ignites white flames.
-That… Ah!! Ahhh-!!
The undead, apparently incapable of pain, clutched at her skull and howled in pain.
The Death Knight, who struggled as if trying to extinguish the pure white flames spreading through her body, collapsed like a doll whose thread was cut after a while.
“Okay. It’s definitely more comfortable.”
Saaa
Rakshasa’s sword sucks the Death Knight’s wicked energy and stops after half-filling red letters on one of the bright yellow amulets on her handle.
The condition for opening the second form is to purify or regenerate the unclean being.
Usually the undead don’t even get a message, and the counting only applies to named or higher.
‘Could it be… That it won’t work?’
A method that is absolutely impossible in a game that passes through the head for a moment.
I picked up the black brooch that Death Knight had left behind.
A rose is embossed on the brooch, which is smaller than the palm of your hand.
[ Hagen’s Armor Collection No.03 ]
▷ Wear the built-in armor.
▷Can be repaired using mana.
– My sore finger…! I love it more because it is a work that has an unfortunate ending.
Keying-
The brooch reacts when you shed mana.
Clap-! Clap!
Black armor that wraps the body in an instant.
It’s definitely cool, but it was too cramped for me, who had never worn a full plate.
In the first place, the body strengthened with mana is much harder, so there is no point in wearing it.
“It’s inconvenient… How do knights wear clothes?”
I immediately removed the armor.
Just hard armor with no special abilities other than eating mana and being repaired.
Even in the game, it is a costume that is used only for concept quality.
“Well··.”
Chloe’s skill came to mind for a moment, but she put that thought aside.
‘…It’s none of my business.’
If you give it to Rike, he’ll use it for fun.
I picked up the brooch and started searching for the remaining skeletons.
…
…
Just, just, just.
“Hey! Stop doing that and try on some clothes.”
I avoided the swords of the remaining skeletons, attached the brooch to the skeletons, and placed them on top of their heads.
Many attempts were made, but there was no skeleton that could transform into a Death Knight.
‘This can’t feed me…’
I guess I’ll have to struggle with the second form.
–
When I returned from the plains to Dobat, it was morning after dawn.
Shopkeepers and employees who are in a hurry to prepare to welcome travelers, not tourists, are responsible for the vibrancy of Dovat.
With the money supported by Eclair, I got a place to stay, had a light breakfast, and slept for about two hours.
This luxury of staying overnight and only sleeping for two hours.
“Haaam—”
Spreading yawns on the streetsheheaded to the adventurer’s guild in Dobat.
‘Let’s finish quickly and go back…’
It’s my role to solve it before it goes to the Federation.
There was no reason to wait for the swamp whale to reach Dobat’s closest range.
There was nothing written in the request in the first place, so I won’t say anything else from now on.
“I do!”
As I approached the Adventurer’s Guild, a man with a familiar face grabbed me.
“Nice to meet you.”
Haha! I’m Gruber. Let’s move on.”
Is the name you use this time Gruber?
This lively middle-aged man appears every time I make a request from the imperial family and helps with additional explanations or chores.
If he was directly related to the imperial family, he would be a real elite, but he always seems to be doing outside work.
The placeheheaded forward was an inn overlooking the adventurer’s guild, not the adventurer’s guild.
I don’t know if the room was reserved in advance or if it was owned by the empire from the beginning, but I just followed it.
Kiik-
Upon opening the door and entering, the inn room felt like an office rather than an inn.
There is no bed, paper and ink cans are placed on the desk, and a sense of life can be felt from the removed glasses and half-eaten bread.
“Would you like some black tea?”
“Of course.”
Contrary to his shabby clothes, a man with a charm that cannot be hidden from the hand brewing and pouring black tea.
I don’t know the man’s real name, but I can guess that there are circumstances in the appearance that he couldn’t manage.
“Thank you.”
Gruber placed the tea in front of me and held out a small box as well.
“When you’re done with the swamp whale, you can use the signal artifact in the box.”
“All right.”
“And… The flies seem to be a bit twisted.”
Why is a swamp whale, which is said to be a spiritual creature but actually just a huge monster, really worth it?
What are you going to do with the catch?
If you are involved with a great status, you shouldn’t ask such questions and you don’t need to ask them.
If you receive a request, just do it.
Whether the swamp whale heart is used as an aphrodisiac for an old emperor or as a rejuvenating drug, I prefer not to know.
“Since the swamp whale leaves such a unique track, I expected someone to follow me… First of all, I want to solve it as quietly as possible. It would be nice if there were no eyes to see.”
“Are the flies also mercenaries?”
“That’s right. As a result of the investigation, Ganja did not come over from the Federation. However, we found circumstances in which the empire’s farmers were captured and sold to the Federation.”
It means that you can kill it with peace of mind since you found the dust by shaking it off in advance in the empire.
“I’ve heard that only swamp whales need to be dealt with, but…”
He laughed heartily at my words.
Haha! That’s right. You have to calculate these things thoroughly so that it’s clean and tidy. Do you have anything you want, adventurer?”
“Umm… That’s troubling me.”
It’s a problem when it’s really cool.
If I knew this would happen, I would have thought about it in advance.
“Actually, the imperial family doesn’t intervene in the guild as much as possible… But if you want, you can put your breath into the bard’s guild that you’ve fallen out with. If the adventurer’s achievements are opened, the empire people will praise you like Urus’ party Everyone will look up to you.”
The Empire is saying that it will directly step in and cut off bards who are doing trivial things and make them into stars worthy of platinum, but I liked the current time when my face was not so well known.
I think that destroying the bard guild once was rather a good thing, so I will do the same even if I go back to the past.
“No. That’s fine. All I want is…”
“Please speak comfortably.”
As he begins to think, his fingers naturally go to his chin.
Money? Of course, the more the better, but this was a special opportunity.
‘Artifacts…Elixirs…If the imperial family saves them, they must be of high quality.’
I finished my thoughts and lowered my gaze towards the ceiling.
“Have you decided?”
“…Rather than materials, I’ll just receive the trust of the imperial family.”
In the end, what came to my mind was a complicatedly tied liqueur.
“Heh heh heh… That’s an excellent choice. I’ll be sure to tell you.”
Gruber grinned and picked up his quill and began writing on a piece of paper.
Even while looking at me, not on paper, he filled the space with beautiful handwriting as if he had been stamped with a magic tool.
“Adventurer-nim is busy too, so I’ll get right to the point.”
“…Once the size of the mercenary corps and the specifics are there, we can handle it more reliably.”
Picking out the necessary papers from among the stacks of papers, he began reading the information.
“Hmm- The mercenary corps that is following the swamp whale now consists of 17 people, and the leader is a person named Liljo. He has no left ear and has undergone surgery to replace all of them with plated steel.”
The paper turned to the next page.
“Where… I once had a history of working up to gold rank as an adventurer belonging to Dobat, and I have at least 3 wizards in my mercenary corps. Even if my skills aren’t comparable to platinum, I’m good at trapping and setting traps, so I’d better be careful. “
“Lil Joe… Lil Joe… I remembered.”
It is a unique taste to change normal teeth to gold.
It has a unique appearance that is visible to the eye, so you can recognize it the moment you meet it.
“In the end, their purpose is to shake off the debris when someone handles the swamp whale, or to intercept it if a quote comes in. They may be doing this because they don’t know that the imperial family is behind them, but… Even the flesh of a swamp whale is traded at a high price in the back alleys. That’s the case, I understand.”
“…Is that delicious?”
As I don’t like whale meat, I couldn’t imagine it.
It’s not the sea, but it lives in a damp swamp, so isn’t it uncomfortable to eat?
“It’s called a spiritual creature, so you want to get a positive effect by taking its flesh. It’s a superstition, but there is a rumor that incurable diseases can be cured by eating a spiritual creature.”
“…That’s a story that people who are cornered will want to believe.”
You will want to believe even though you say that death is right in front of your nose or those who are standing on a precipice are not.
It was definitely a rumor that could make money.
“This is an anatomical diagram of a swamp whale and a record of its current movement route. The mercenary information is also… I apologize for repeating this, but please preserve the heart.”
“Let’s take a look at the anatomy and pay attention.”
“And this incident will not be known to the outside world like the last time. If only the mercenaries are cleaned up… We will send personnel to finish the cleanup.”
“Understand.”
He leaned back and leaned back in his chair as if the story had now ended.
Outside, he was full of energy, but now he looks quite tired.
“Whoa—do you need more or have any questions?”
I got up and took the documents with the information written on them.
“This is enough, so let’s start right away.”