90. In the wind (3)

“They look really good, don’t they?”

The one who was most taken aback by Siabelle’s sudden voice was Shione, who was being held in my arms.

She trembled at her sister’s relaxed and clear words, and she quickly pushed my arm around her waist gently.

Then she stood up on her own two legs and stood up in an overly stiff posture to look at Sia Belle.

It took less than 5 seconds.

… How nice it is to move a little like this normally.

I checked the complexion of Sione, who stood next to me at attention.

Her cheeks were burning red.

Is it because of the cold wind, or is it because you are embarrassed?

You’re clearly checking her expression.

“Ugh… ….”

As expected, seeing the restless pupils shaking… Just as expected.

My master seemed very embarrassed by this situation.

“I knew the two of them were close, but… I never imagined that they would hug each other so naturally in front of the carriage.”

Sia Belle’s gaze shifted from her brother to me.

She pursed her red lips and at the same time narrowed her eyes horizontally.

A finger placed over the lips. The corners of Sia Belle’s mouth, visible between her fingers, lifted slightly.

But maybe it was because of the cold weather, her smile seemed to contain a strangely subtle coldness.

“To be so friendly without me. I am a little jealous.”

“… I just supported Sione-nim’s body when she almost tripped and fell.”

“Hmm. For something like that, honey was dripping from our Sione’s eyes.”

“… Sister!”

When Shione called out to herself with her loud voice in embarrassment, Sia Belle’s eyes immediately widened.

Well, Shione must have yelled at her once.

Sia Bell looked a little surprised at her reaction, which was more violent than she thought.

But that’s only for a while.

It wasn’t until her eyes caught her brother’s bashful face on her wall that Sia Belle returned to her typical laid-back look.

“Hmm. What’s wrong, Sione?”

Siabelle cleverly asks.

Shione asked her cautiously, but with a tone that seemed to have some awkward and stiff corners in her.

“I heard that you are going to subdue the orcs in the west together with Lord Dioria…. Why are you here… ?”

“Um—.”

Sia Bell looked at Sione blankly at her question, then continued her words.

“Well, there was a big battle the other day. At that time, the orcs came up quite north.”

Siabelle briefly explained the situation.

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Recently, there was a big fight with a lot of orcs in the west of the territory.

Unable to win against the combined efforts of the knights, some of the defeated orcs led the group to the north.

Accordingly, Dioria remained in the west, commanding the knights, and resumed subjugating her.

It seemed that Siabelle was chasing down the orcs who had fled with some knights and helping to settle the northern part of the territory.

“And… A distinguished guest from the Marquis of Allenard will arrive soon. You can’t show Yeongji full of monsters.”

Moreover, my best friend Aria Allenar will arrive at the estate.

An honored guest from Allenar, who will come to the manor via the road leading to the north, asked if there should be no trouble with orcs and kobolds.

After a brief discussion, Siabelle spoke to Sione and me.

“I think you two would do well to come with me.”

I barely managed to resist being crumpled at Siabelle’s absurd words.

‘No way… I don’t think you mean it seriously.’

Shione and I came here to experience what Shione lacked, catching kobolds and wolves at most.

I didn’t come here to enjoy extreme hunting by catching that giant green mass.

Sione also pointed out this point.

“Didn’t my sister say that she was subduing the orcs with the knights? If I get involved, it will only become a stumbling block.”

“Because the Orc Subjugation is just around the corner. I will leave the remaining objects to the other knights, and I will defend the passage leading to the north with the soldiers.”

“You mean the passage?”

“Yes, this morning. I heard that quite a few kobolds have been identified along the passage. For the sake of the peddlers and Arya, you’d better get it sorted out quickly.”

Shione listened carefully to what her sister had to say and nodded her head.

“How about it, I don’t think it’s a bad suggestion.”

When Sione couldn’t give a definite answer to Siabelle’s words, Siabelle then asked me for my opinion.

I gently nodded her head at her question.

“I think so too.”

Certainly her proposal wasn’t bad.

They will hunt at most kobolds, not orcs.

Since you said that you intend to secure the passage without going through the forest where the ground is uneven and continuing the arduous hunt.

You will be going up the road, which is smooth enough to accommodate two wagons, and mainly hunt enemies nearby.

Rather than rolling around in a rough forest for nothing, it would be much better to follow Siabelle comfortably.

As soon as I agreed to Sia Belle’s question, Sione also joined her flow.

“Ummm… Then I will join her sister.”

At the moment we agreed, there was not an inch of hesitation left in our movements.

Siabelle led me and Sione and introduced me to the people I would be acting with for a while.

Four swordsmen who can feel the skill in each and every action.

And an archer who is holding his position a little awkwardly somewhere.

And then to a priest who will be in charge of our treatment in case of an emergency.

After a brief staffing, we moved right away.

One goal for today.

Simply going around the peddler’s path and trying to match each other’s sum.

There must be an article by a reliable expert.

Since the goal was set, the only thing left for us, who had nothing to fear, was action.

* *

Some time has passed since I started going up the peddlers.

Maybe it’s because it’s not too far from the guard post, so far I haven’t been able to find a single kobold.

From time to time, we can only confirm that they exist around here with their footprints stamped on a corner of the road.

Huuung─

A cold, strong wind blew through the tall trees.

“Write… ….”

My nose tingles from the strong cold.

If Shione hadn’t given her fur hat, she would have been feeling the cold not only on her nose, but also on her ears.

I don’t like the cold very much, so I was very grateful for Sione’s little consideration.

The outermost armor has long since cooled down to match the surrounding temperature.

The atmosphere heats up from the fierce battle, and the armor won’t warm up without being covered with the enemy’s blood.

I just believe in the warmth of the layers of clothing that I wear inside.

Whoa!!

This time a stronger wind blew.

Hey, sir…….

Clothes betrayed me.

Chills run down the spine from the chill that penetrates deep into the bones.

My master also shuddered, as if he was no different from me.

“Ooh… Just last year, the weather was cool enough…….”

“Yes? What is this weather like?”

“Yeah, wasn’t my size the size of a house back then? Maybe it’s because the slightest movement causes a fever. I lived without knowing how cold it was even in winter…….”

“Ah… ….”

“I don’t know about anything else, but this is a pity.”

What kind of useless part are you regretting?

I chuckled and threw out a word.

“Still, I like the way I look much better now.”

Because a year ago, when he was fat, he looked more like an animal than a human.

I much preferred Shione’s, the winning lottery ticket.

At my words, Shione’s eyes widened at the same time.

Whoa!!

A stronger wind blew.

However, I am the only one who has a deep dissatisfaction with my face wrinkled by this wind.

Shione just quietly walked forward.

After that, it was time to startle her feet nonstop along the peddler’s path for a while.

Brisket. Rustle.

Through the sound of the wind brushing my ears, I heard the rustling of the bushes.

If the wind blows, it would be natural for the bushes to shake as well.

My intuition told me. There is something unnatural about this sound.

He took off his fur hat.

As the obstruction covering my ears disappears, more lively sounds begin to flow into my ears.

Focused on hearing. It is a bonus to use a little mana to increase your hearing a little.

The information of the world that I receive with my ears has become clearer.

Brisket. Rustle.

‘As expected.’

It wasn’t for nothing that I felt strange.

What I heard was not the music of the blades of grass played by the accent of the wind.

Sharpened my nerves and looked around.

My senses, which had become infinitely sharper, picked up a sign from the bush on the right.

How could such a coincidence exist?

It was a place that matched where I heard it was unnatural.

With such a small presence, it should be said that it is something that can be hidden in the bush, a mountain beast.

And since there are only monsters like kobolds….

There are no particularly threatening things.

‘It would be okay to stab it without hesitation.’

I took an arrow from the quiver on my back and lifted it.

The judicial system is a Mediterranean type of judicial system.

In an instant, an arrow was attached to the protest.

Whoa!!

After a strong wind has passed me by, this moment of calm stillness.

For me, this bow still has unbearable tension without mana, so take a close stance.

Pull the string without hesitation and aim at the bush.

Right before releasing his fingers to unleash a sharp attack. Shione’s eyes crossed.

To my surprise, she was chasing the bush where the tip of the arrow was pointing, calmly holding my posture in her eyes.

Pang!

At the same time as the bowstring, which had been bent with excellent elasticity, returned to its original position.

My strong will shot through the unknown in the bush.