Episode 304 Village Request (2)
After the battle, they came to their senses and approached Ray.
Ted looks bewildered as he can’t believe the results even after he’s done it.
“Great leadership. Have you ever worked in the military?”
“What is the military doing as a tactic to avoid this situation? I’ve only seen it over my shoulder a few times.”
They said it was a tactic to avoid the situation, but it was huge enough in their eyes.
I don’t know when the wooden out-of-print, which showed the best effect in an urgent situation, was made again.
Could it be that you foresaw all of this?
Ted lowered his head and said.
“Maybe we were too complacent. If it wasn’t for Ray this time, everyone would have been annihilated. Let’s all be vigilant in the future.”
“Yes…”
“Yes…”
Kate and Sonya still couldn’t believe the current situation.
A troop of over forty Orcs ran away.
With only four humans ahead.
To overcome a ten-fold difference in numbers with mere spirit and achieve victory?
Until now, I hadn’t even heard of it while living an adventurer’s life.
Ray looked around at the three of them and said, as if he had sensed their presence.
“I think I was lucky this time. never twice Ted can’t give orders when the situation comes. As a leader, you must always be alert. Sonya, I understand that you’re scared, but you can’t stand firm forever. If you don’t move, who will watch over Kate who casts from behind?”
“…sorry.”
“sorry. Stop panicking…”
“Lastly, Kate Wizard must end the chanting under any circumstances. Every time your chant is delayed, the risk of a comrade dying increases by one.”
To his words, Kate replied with a nod of her head, as if she had realized something.
“…sorry. It won’t happen from now on.”
As if to prove his resolve, his eyes grew stronger.
Maybe we can look forward to Kate’s performance from the next operation.
Ray took a look at the crowd and nodded.
“Then, since everyone must be tired from the battle, it would be best to rest for today. Let’s go back.”
No one objected to that.
The battle didn’t last long, but the mental fatigue was more than that.
All I wanted to do was wash up and go to sleep.
They headed for the village chief’s house with weak steps.
Although he won the battle, his appearance was that of a defeated soldier.
* * *
The next day, fortunately, everyone recovered.
As expected, he is an adventurer, so he adapts quickly.
The gloomy mood did not last long.
We discussed the strategy at the table.
Many stories were exchanged, but the strategy was decided in the direction of setting fire to the orc village as previously said.
Ted and Kate donned their armor and robes and headed straight for the mountain.
This is to investigate before executing the operation.
In my backpack, I packed a potion and two perches to prepare for the unexpected.
Ted walked at his pace, considering Kate’s strength.
“Always keep your stamina empty. Mountain roads will be more difficult.”
“Yes….”
The wizard’s robes were considerably heavier than expected.
It’s less durable than the knight’s armor, but it’s durable and made with several layers of tough leather, so the sword doesn’t fit properly.
That’s why it was so heavy that it hurt my shoulders when I wore it for a long time.
Since I have to climb a mountain wearing it, I get exhausted before I even start fighting.
“Heo-eok… heo-eok…”
As he gasped for breath as he entered the mountain’s entrance, Kate’s hair beneath her ears became wet.
“Shall we go after a little rest?”
“Oh no… I can go.”
“…don’t push yourself too hard.”
“Yes… Huh Eok…”
As I moved forward supporting my body with my staff, I could already smell the monster’s scent.
Seeing the light scent of blood mixed in, I wondered if a fight had taken place.
I waited for a while for Kate to recover, and then closed the distance a little more.
I deliberately chose the hilly road so that the smell would not be caught in the wind.
After climbing the hill for over thirty minutes, we finally arrive at the top.
Looking down the hill with the wind blowing, I can see the villages that could easily exceed fifty at a glance.
Even if you hit four in each colony, there are more than two hundred.
At that level, the number was enough for the lord to be alert and order a subjugation.
Ted swallowed.
“Kate, can you cast magic over there?”
Kate answered his question as if it were difficult.
“…the distance is too far. It will only reach the village in front of you, but after that the power will decrease significantly.”
“I’m in trouble. It seems reckless to start a fire with a torch…”
If you run with a perch, you will be caught by the orcs in an instant and turned into barbecue meat.
Ted, who had been organizing his thoughts for a moment, turned his back without hesitation.
“Let’s go back. You may need to change your plans. There are too many orcs than we expected.”
Kate had no objection.
Fighting now would only lead to suicide.
In that case, it is better to reorganize and come back.
they went down the hill
Then, this time, several caves are visible.
It wouldn’t matter as long as that was the case, but there were quite a few goblins standing guard inside.
Ted frowned.
“It’s gone. If we get into a fight with the orcs, the goblins will also get involved.”
“…It will be difficult this time. Going back is also a good way.”
Kate was talking back to giving up the request.
I don’t want to become an adventurer and give up the request, but in this case it seems I can’t help it.
Ted, who couldn’t make up his mind, looked resignedly at the goblins.
“…let’s go back to the guild.”
* * *
Ray looked around the village and checked the sanitation of the village and the health of the residents.
Despite being plundered by orcs, the health of the residents was quite good.
There is no sign of plague and no signs of malnutrition.
It was fortunate in misfortune.
Sonya said curiously.
“Can you tell something just by skimming like that?”
“A reputable therapist can do anything.”
There is no way you can do it.
It is impossible unless you scan your whole body with mana.
However, she has no way of knowing that fact.
At the words of Ray, who was quite famous in Billo Village, he just stuck out his tongue and burst into exclamation.
Did he walk around like that for three hours and look at the residents?
Ray wiped away the sweat that didn’t flow.
“Phew. No one gets sick. It’s a village where hygiene isn’t bad from the beginning, so it’s generally good.”
“As expected, having a therapist is reassuring.”
“I would have done this much if another therapist had come instead of me.”
It would have taken a little longer, though.
Sonya looked at her with coy eyes.
“As well as his commanding ability and his ability as a therapist. It suits our party very well… How is it? Do you have any plans to fully join like this?”
I shook my head coldly when asked if I had any intention of driving a stake.
“I will decline. I still have a lot of work to do.”
“Take it easy. It’s always valid.”
As they were chatting leisurely, Ted and Kate walked by from afar.
The complexion is not good.
Sonya spoke.
“You came pretty soon? How did it go?”
After exchanging glances at each other, they open their mouths.
“…It doesn’t seem like it’s a request we can solve. There are over 50 orc colonies, and goblins live nearby. If you touch it the wrong way, the goblins might get involved.”
Sonya opened her mouth when she heard that there were only fifty orc villages.
“Is that for real? I know the fertility of orcs is good, but what kind of colony has half a hundred?”
This time Kate answered.
Her expression was no different from Ted’s.
“It seems that this quest should be entrusted to high-ranking parties. It’s not a quest that at least one party can take on.”
“I’m sorry, but I’d rather give up.”
When the two of them said that in unison, the conversation eventually flowed toward giving up the request.
Sonya seemed a little dissatisfied, but that was it.
Ray, who had been silently listening to the conversation, objected.
“There is no time until we find another party. If we retreat from here, the village will be in ruins.”
He felt sorry for the residents who would have lived in fear of the orc raids until now.
If the subjugation time was delayed even a little, the Orcs would launch an attack again.
Due to frequent looting, it is a village where not only a place to live, but even food is scarce.
If I was beaten two or three more times here, it would surely take four months.
“But there is no way. It is suicidal to push forward like this.”
Forty orcs were tough, but turning fifty villages into enemies was crazy.
Ray’s eyes lit up.
“I have a good idea.”
“…go back and listen.”
* * *
The Holy Kingdom entered a golden age like never before.
I don’t know why, but there was a way out from the upper part where the money distribution was not active.
The trade route with the lords was also running smoothly, so it seemed like it had sprouted wings.
“It’s thanks to Goddess Gaia’s grace.”
“Thanks to that, lately, a lot of money has come in from the temple.”
A smile never left the faces of the priests.
Iriel was deep in thought in the office.
“To think that things at the top end went well so suddenly…”
Nothing ever happens without a reason.
The upstarts, who had been on the rise so far, stopped trading and suddenly disappeared, wondering where the heck they had disappeared to.
That’s why the Seongguk’s Chamber of Commerce took its place as if to vacate an empty house.
She was puzzled by the anomaly.
No matter how much you think about it, there is absolutely no reason to step out of the current situation where you are benefiting.
Even so, they left the transaction in progress as if they had promised and disappeared.
And this situation was not confined to the Holy Land.
As a result of asking the family to find out, similar things are happening in the neighboring kingdom, Baybon Kingdom.
I wondered how Baybone Kingdom would respond, but they seemed to be enjoying the current box office success.
“Whew… is it okay to leave it as it is…”
Seongguk was definitely growing more, but she was just uneasy for some reason.
