67 – Iscobal Manor – (1)

When I reported the situation to Harzfeld, his reaction was unexpected.

Contrary to expectations, he was unfazed by the news of the attack. No, rather, he laughed heartily as if he was having fun.

[ha ha ha. That’s fun! Of course, they’re aiming for a wagon with two guardian knights riding on them, so they’re out of luck!]

After that, I started to speculate on the background.

[Probably one of the sons. It’s embarrassing to say this, but I don’t get along very well with my children. I think it’s most likely Judas’ work. Unlike my older brothers, who are always full of ambition.]

It seemed that he thought it was his son’s work.

[But… … It’s amazing to think that Judas did that. It’s the desire to take his place even at the cost of killing his father, I rather like it. If you have that much passion, you will surely rule the principality well. I don’t think it would be bad to hand over the head of household to Judas.]

“her…….”

How should we evaluate his way of thinking, which rather highly values his son who was aiming for his own life?

Todd, who was worse off, delivered the fact that there was a high possibility that the attacker was Aranion, the Duke of Winter.

Then, the voice over the magic tool was more excited than before.

[Ahahahaha! That’s amazing too! King of Winter, Aranion, has the old man finally acted! It can’t be anything but auspicious. We should have a drink together at this work meeting.]

“No, isn’t that… you should take the situation a little more seriously?”

[Why should I? I’m alive, and I’m in the safe palace. Wouldn’t that be enough?]

“Let’s not talk.”

The mindset itself was different from ours.

Through the magic tool, Harzfeld’s smirking voice was heard.

[Hmm? Fried, would you join?]

“It’s done.”

He turned off the magic tool roughly.

Millia shook her head with a puzzled expression. She stuttered and opened her mouth.

“So, it’s true that we just reported that there is a group trying to assassinate Archduke Harzfeld, right?”

“That’s right.”

“……But why is the reaction like that?”

Todd answered, sweating profusely.

“I am that kind of person.”

At those words, Eina smiled and nodded.

Iron-Blooded Prince Mittern Harzfeld.

This man was also strange in many ways.

*

Less than a day after the commotion, we arrived at Eldua, the capital of Lumenel.

As soon as they arrived at the Grand Duke’s castle, the children of Harzfeld poured out and greeted them.

Of course, it was only welcomed on the outside, but the people of the duke’s family were firmly nervous about the uninvited guests scattered by the family head. Even just looking at this point, I felt that the atmosphere of the duke’s house was definitely different from that of a normal family, but to add to this, the retainers were glaring at us with their hands on the hilt.

“Welcome, as you are a guest of Obama, I promise you the best treatment.”

At the same time, they welcomed me and prepared a delicacy, but I didn’t know how sharp their eyes were, whether the rice went into my mouth or nose.

In particular, the expression of a guy named Juda staring at Milia as if he fell in love at first sight was truly spectacle.

Actually, an elegant and reticent blonde noblewoman. Aren’t men the best bridesmaids?

“Nice to meet you, Sir Millia Liantour. Many praises for you have spread far and wide here, at the westernmost point of the continent, Lumen-El. As expected, the lineage of the King of Darkness Golden Grand Duke and the great Liantur. chopping up…”

“…”

“Do you chop…?”

“I’m not interested. Sorry.”

“Uh…”

He lavished praise on the Liantur family as a work comment, but when Milia heard the words, she glared at him like he was going to kill him. How can you feel good when you talk about your family to a kid who ran away because he didn’t want to go to a family gathering?

In any case, the outwardly hospitable people of the ducal family suggested a royal guest room in the inner palace, but I stubbornly refused.

Instead, they decided to stay in the guest room of Eina’s mansion.

There were several reasons for making this decision.

He found out from Todd that the Duke of Harzfeld was like bean flour, but the bigger reason was that he didn’t want to give Aranion unnecessary misunderstandings.

In any case, Aranion will definitely appear at the work meeting in Act 3. And as much as my plan failed, I will be more blatant and meticulous.

In the process, I didn’t want to give the impression that the Empire’s Guardian Knight and Protector were closer than necessary to the Grand Duke of Harzfeld.

It was something that might spark a fire at Lincia for no reason.

“The Iscobal Manor is about two days away from Eldua by horseback. Considering the area of Lumen-El, it’s a very long distance.”

“Hmm.”

So right now, I was listening to Todd’s explanation at the table in Eina’s mansion.

In front of my eyes, there was food that looked like fermented sardines wrapped in strange leaves, perhaps the traditional food of the elves.

There was a smell so strong that it crooked my nose. It was a stench that could never come from normal food.

However, Eina, who was sitting across from her, took the food and chewed it casually.

I couldn’t believe my eyes because I ate it deliciously as if it wasn’t disgusting at all. Could it be that Kamp, even the sense of smell and taste is an idiot on the subject of being mute?

“Hey, are you listening?”

“yes?”

Todd was looking at me with a puzzled expression. Come to think of it, I was listening to the explanation about the Iscobal estate.

“Oh, sorry. Go on.”

I gestured and urged the next words.

“The road to the Iscobal estate is well paved, so there’s no big problem. But.”

Todd sighed and pointed to the red ink mark on the map.

“It’s a problem after entering the territory.”

“Why?”

“Since the church’s ritual, the terrain around here has completely changed. Literally, the earth and sky split and the earth’s crust was overturned. So the road is so rough that you can’t ride a horse anymore.”

“Are you saying I have to walk?”

“Crawling would be a better word.”

It’s embarrassing.

As he scratched the back of his head, Todd continued.

“We will have to camp out inevitably. The problem here is that sleeping places are not safe. Demonic beasts that have been mutated by extraterrestrial power must lurk everywhere.”

“A witch?”

“Yes. It’s twice as big as a normal wild beast, and much more ferocious. It’s blasphemous to even exist. It’s a demon’s pawn.”

Are those witches roaming everywhere?

Truly an outsider’s wonder.

The Iscobal estate has become uninhabitable after the events of that day.

What a big event it was at the time. I couldn’t even imagine

“Then, first of all, I’ll have to prepare everything here.”

“That’s right. Fortunately, Eldua’s market is one of the largest on the continent. You can buy all the necessary items. It would be better to prepare goods at the market tomorrow and leave two days later when the weather is clear. .”

He nodded his head to Todd who finished the explanation. Being shaped like a toad, he was a more capable friend than he looked.

“Good idea, Howard.”

“This is Schminer.”

I looked at Eina, ignoring Todd’s words behind him.

She also nodded in agreement. Then he raised the knife in his hand and pointed at the plate in front of me. It meant eating before it got cold.

What was placed there was something unknown, whether to call it food or sh*t.

It was the marinated sardines I mentioned earlier.

“Um. I’m not feeling well.”

I politely declined and looked at Millia, who was trembling while holding a fork.

Well, it must be difficult due to Milia’s personality to refuse the food she was offered.

“…”

She stared at the food, Eina, and me with a distorted face, then reluctantly took a bite.

“Ooh.”

I threw it away as is.

*

“It’s fine?”

“Yes, yes…”

The next morning, I took Milia, who was in a state of super-corpse, and walked through the streets of Eldua.

Unlike the ecliptic, Sigrun, Eldua gave off a disorganized feeling, but it was a lively and beautiful city nonetheless. Boys roamed with newspapers, and fresh fruits abounded in the stalls. In addition, as Todd said, there seemed to be breweries all over the place, and good quality alcohol was distributed.

How long has it been since you’ve been walking around the streets so leisurely? I felt a little better as I came to a fantasy travel package.

“Hey, wait a minute.”

“Why suddenly again?”

“Cow, stomach…”

Suddenly, Millia raised her hands and took a deep breath.

“Ooh.”

Then he stops, bangs his forehead against the wall, and vomits.

I think I’ve been going to the bathroom all night since I ate sardines yesterday.

“Then why are you eating garbage?”

“……But, how can you refuse the food recommended by the respected Lord Eina?”

“Sigh.”

It’s like an elven musical instrument. It is clear that the intention is to discipline.

In the end, I left Milia, who was in the worst condition, by my side and went back and forth to general stores by myself to buy things.

Roughly ranging from sleeping bags to ropes, lanterns, whale oil, dry weight including jerky. I bought it carefully by taking advantage of more than several years of Trpg experience.

Then I felt refreshed as if I was preparing for a trip. It was the first feeling I felt since coming to this world.

“Ooh.”

Of course, the person next to me didn’t seem to do that at all.

I almost dragged Millia, who grabbed my arm, to the last store. It was time for the leaves to grow thick, so I needed a tool to prune the branches. That’s why I was thinking of getting a good machete from the blacksmith.

Of course, if you wield the sword, you can cut it down in an instant, but using the royal treasured sword to cut down trees is just as annoying.

“Welcome to.”

That’s how the store came into being. Swords were lined up around the display stand. Even to me, who is unfamiliar with swords, all of them were solid and of good quality.

And the bald head, who seemed to be the owner, looked at me and his eyes lit up.

Of course, the hair shined as well.

“……You have a special guest. Are you from the capital?”

“How did know?”

“The sword. The best way to judge a person is to see the sword he carries.”

“Hmm. Are you recognizing?”

“I’ve been working on this floor for decades, and there’s no way I wouldn’t have known one of God’s masterpieces. He must have come from the capital.”

Before I knew it, the bald head was staring at Ernst, who was tied around my waist.

He was a fairly savvy craftsman.

I went over to the counter and put my arm on the counter, leaving Milia still groaning.

“So. I want to buy a simple jungle sword.”

When I told him about my business, he shrugged his bald head and started bringing out nice things.

And as he bent down to open the display case, the armor hanging behind him was revealed.

Each one was crafted by skilled artisans with great care.

And my eyes were fixed on a dagger caught between them.

“…”

The bald head took out an object and looked back, perhaps feeling that my gaze was unusual.

“Hey, bald.”

“It’s Gis.”

“Yes, Geese. What is that?”

Bald, Gis laughed lightly and opened the window of the display case, pulling out a dagger.

I ran my fingers along the blade of the dagger placed on the counter. A cool, sharp blade. I could see that it was a luxury among luxury goods.

But that’s not the only reason this dagger caught my attention.

“Where did you get this from?”

“It’s an item that came out of the commotion that shook the Lumenel area in the past. If it was originally, it should have been destroyed, but it was too wasteful, so I bought it with my own money.”

“Did the commotion happen in the Iscobal estate?”

“…You know.”

can you not know

I touched the pattern engraved on the hilt of the sword.

Its shape resembles a half moon.

And I had an object with the same pattern engraved on it.

He rummaged through his sleeve and took out the key.

The key, engraved with the Iscobal family crest on the blunt end, shone as it reflected the light. Geese saw this and opened his eyes wide.

“This is Iscobal’s treasured sword.”

“You are correct.”

Certainly, I realized that I was getting closer to Yeongji.