Chapter 223 – Train to Yongsan
After Glinda’s long story ended, I closed my eyes for a moment to organize my thoughts.
Goddess of wisdom, Mimir, Gaut, wise man.
Various key keywords linger in my head and then disappear.
Should I say it feels like I’ve glimpsed a secret of a world I didn’t know about?
The Bible, which was written from a human perspective, did not contain stories from 3,000 years ago, so the story Glinda told me was literally the first time I had heard it in my life.
“Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”
Then Glinda shrugged her shoulders and answered.
“Because I didn’t ask.”
When you said that, I also had nothing to say.
At that time, Master, who was listening to Dorothea and I, raised his hand and asked.
“I have one question.”
“What is it?”
“Glinda, how on earth do you distinguish between ordinary people and Gaut?”
Ah, I was curious about that too.
According to Glinda’s explanation, Gaut seems to refer to a person whose talent is far superior to that of other humans, but I am not the only genius in the world.
And Glinda’s answer to this question was simple.
“Gaut, who has been blessed by the Goddess of Wisdom, has as good an affinity for spirits as an elf. Esmeralda and Kaldrashu seem to be especially loved by the wind spirits.”
“That’s right… The magic that our school mainly uses is all wind-attributed.”
Even spirits known to be picky about people are usually attracted to familiar energy.
Anyway, I heard good information.
In other words, the high spirit affinity means that you may be able to use spirit magic, which was considered the exclusive property of elves.
“Oh, there’s one more thing I’d like to ask. Do you mind if I ask?”
“What are you curious about this time?”
“Nothing different, I realized this while fixing the virtual magic furnace while treating you…”
The teacher, who was a wizard by nature and was very curious, had a good time asking Glinda many questions after that.
***
That night.
“Ah~ I was satisfied~”
I muttered that as I threw myself on the bed.
Once the water was opened, our priest naturally asked Glinda many questions about magic, and although Glinda was embarrassed by these questions, she answered faithfully within the scope of her knowledge.
If other people hadn’t stopped us from asking questions, we would still be debating on the first floor.
‘I still have a lot of time, so I should ask slowly.’
With that in mind, it was time to take off the clothes I was wearing.
Camilla, who had gone down to the first floor at my request, returned to her room carrying a tray filled with warm water and towels.
“Mr. Kaldrashu, I brought you the wet towel you mentioned.”
“Ah, thank you, Camilla.”
I said that and picked up the wet towel that was on the tray.
Maybe it’s because I just warmed it up, but it feels hot.
I asked Sophia, rubbing my body with a wet towel, as I hadn’t washed properly due to hiking in the mountains for the past few days.
“Sophia, don’t you have to wash yourself?”
Then Sophia, who was standing on one side of the room, shook her head and said, “I’ll do it later, so you don’t have to worry about it.”
Well, there’s no need to force it if you don’t like it.
I nodded and calmly wiped my body with a towel.
I think I’ll be able to get a good night’s sleep tonight.
***
The next day.
I woke up early in the morning, saw Sofia and Camilla sleeping soundly next to me, and slowly got down from the bed.
“Queunnng!”
Perhaps because I just woke up, I feel very dizzy.
After stretching out and drying my face, I checked the sun visible outside the window and carefully opened the door and came out.
Perhaps because we are the only guests at the inn, the hallway on the second floor is deathly quiet.
As I walked down the creaky stairs to the first floor, I smelled something delicious coming from the kitchen.
They’re probably cooking a stew or something.
I grabbed a towel that was lying next to the stairs and went out into the yard outside the inn.
Then, I felt the demons passing by nearby casting their gazes at me.
‘I am human.’
‘I’m human.’
‘It looks strange.’
‘There is no hair.’
Maybe it’s because it’s a frontier village, and they don’t see humans, but people, both adults and children, look at me as if they were some strange creature.
I ignored those looks, drew water from the well, and lightly washed my face.
Perhaps because it is groundwater drawn from the nearby Vulcan Mountains, it is as cold as ice.
Still, there was nothing like this to bring me back to my dazed mind, so I gave up and washed my hair and then dried my wet hair with magic.
‘After all, people have to wash before living.’
How could it be that my body started itching so much even though I only washed for a few days?
After washing up, I went back into the inn and found Dorothea, who seemed to have just woken up, sitting at the table and picking at her hair.
“Yo.”
I lightly shook her hand and said hello, then sat down at the table across from her.
“What were you doing?”
“As you can see, I’m taking care of my hair.”
Saying that, Dorothea gently shook her newly tied up hair and began plucking the other side in the same way.
As I was looking at her with my chin resting, I extended my hand to Dorothea.
“Why?”
“You’re going to tie the back of your hair anyway. I’ll do it for you.”
Then Dorothea obediently handed over her hair tie to me.
As she had done it many times at home, she was quite skillful in tying the back of her hair into twin tails, and Dorothea, having finished braiding her side hair, shook her head with satisfaction.
“Oh, come to think of it.”
“So what?”
“You haven’t forgotten that you decided to have a child with me, right?”
“Ah.”
I belatedly remembered a promise I made a long time ago.
“What, am I the only one who was sincere?”
“No, no, no way. It was just a promise I made a long time ago, so I just forgot about it for a moment.”
I promised to have a child once everything was over, and I was settled in.
For now, I remember it clearly.
“Hmph, this is the only time I’m watching.”
While saying that, Dorothea turned her head and leaned back against me, as if she wanted to be cute for the first time in a long time.
‘As expected, this guy looks like a cat.’
It seemed like there was still some time left before the others came down to the first floor, so I quietly hugged Dorothea’s small body.
***
After filling our bellies with the owner’s special lamb stew for breakfast, we left the inn early in the morning to go to our destination, Dragon Mountain.
“Did you say you could get there on foot in a day?”
As I muttered that while looking at the active volcano in the distance, Dorothea, who was standing next to me, made a sound of pain.
“Are you going to walk all day today? I don’t want to~”
“It’s no use fussing.”
It’s not possible to suddenly prepare things like horses or carriages in a rural village like this.
When I said that and pushed her back, Dorothea grunted but started walking on her own feet.
“Over there…”
It was right then.
“Yes?”
When everyone in the group looked at Glinda in confusion for suddenly speaking, Glinda smiled slightly and said.
“If you don’t want to walk, there are other ways.”
After saying this, Glinda struck the ground with the wooden staff she called Mistel Thane.
Clumping!
Then a large pile of dirt rises from the ground.
The pile of dirt changed shape as if it were slime, and ultimately took the shape of a giant horse.
“As long as you have enough magical power, you can ride the golem I made.”
I saw that and asked.
“There was a crack in the magic furnace. Is it okay to use magic like that already?”
“Yes. Golem transformation is not a difficult magic.”
Typically, an object called a mana core is inserted into a golem.
Without it, the caster who created the golem must continuously pour in magic power on behalf of the mana core, so the fuel efficiency among magic is quite poor.
“Still, I’m glad that half of the group are wizards. If I were alone, I wouldn’t have been able to handle the mana consumption.”
Saying that, Glinda created three more golems of the same shape as the one she had just made and lightly climbed onto the saddle.
“I’ll hand over control. If we put one person in the back who can’t use magic, the numbers will be just right.”
Hee!
As she tugged at the reins, her horse-like golem struck her toregil and lifted her feet.
Should I say that he is an 8th rank mage?
To imitate the form of life to this degree perfectly, it is an incredible level of perfection for something made on the spot.
“Okay, then Hilde, you get in my back.”
“Then I will pick up the head maid.”
“I’m going to pick up Camilla.”
We paired up, got on the horse-shaped golem, one for each person, and started running like a race towards the Dragon Mountain visible in the distance.
***
Knock!
“Demon King, this is Selka.”
“Come in.”
“An urgent message has arrived from the Great Forest.”
“An urgent message?”
“Yes. Please check the contents yourself.”
Nero tilted his head at the unusually impatient attitude of the chief butler and unfolded the parchment he handed him.
Then, after reading the contents written on the parchment, my expression hardened without me knowing.
That’s right-
“You vicious demonic tribes that have gathered outside the great forest, listen! We, the descendants of Mimir living in Alfheim, will declare war on you demons as of this moment! If there is anyone who stands in our way, he or she will be punished by the God of Wisdom, regardless of their status!”
This is because it was truly a blatant provocation.
“Right now, summon the Four Heavenly Kings.”
“Yes!”
It was the prelude to a great war in which demons, humans, elves, and dwarves would fight together.
