The Mad Dog of the Dukes House - Chapter 103



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Episode 103 Part 31. Are you crazy? (3)

5.

The zealots of the Holy Kingdom left Charon and his party without saying a word.

They all had angry expressions on their faces, but they began to take out their anger on others, not on Caron and his group.

Kwajijijik-!

The remaining monsters were left to bear the brunt of the fanatics’ wrath.

Only after the standoff was over could Caron and his party begin to properly reorganize.

Chorrrrrr!

The water created by Orion through his spirit washes away the blood on the bodies of Charon and his party.

It was a spirit magic that even had a gentle healing effect.

Phew.

“Ugh.”

The earth spirits pulled out the Spear of Slaughter that had been embedded in Charon’s shoulder and immediately covered the wound with earth.

Thanks to this, there was no significant bleeding compared to the size of the wound.

The only problem was that it hurt so bad.

“Drink.”

Orion took a small bottle of water from his bosom and handed it to Charon.

“This is water diluted with Mother’s dew. It’s much better than human potions. There’s enough, so each of you can drink one bottle.”

“Elfs have a sense of duty. I’ll drink well.”

Caron immediately uncorked the bottle and drank the diluted liquid.

Water that gives a refreshing feeling.

When I drank that water, the pain seemed to subside a little.

Orion distributed a bottle to each of his companions, then came and sat down next to Charon.

“You don’t have to drink it?”

Charon asked, looking into Orion’s pale face.

I don’t know much about spirit magic, but I do know how deadly a reverse summoning can be to a spirit master.

Judging by the cold sweat he was shedding, it seemed certain that he had suffered internal injuries due to the reverse summoning.

“If you go back to the forest, you’ll be okay.”

“As expected, the forest tribe.”

“Then, rest. The battlefield is not cleared yet.”

Elf corpses were still scattered throughout the battlefield.

Orion seemed intent on taking care of them.

Charon nodded slightly, and Orion moved quickly with the spirits.

There has already been a tacit agreement with the fanatics, so there will be no more conflicts.

So Orion left, and Charon sat down next to his companions.

“Everyone worked hard.”

“Caron Reston! It has been a truly tremendous struggle! I have one more story to tell the warriors of my tribe. It was definitely the best decision I made to follow you… … . Ugh.”

Utula spoke, pounding his chest, then groaned.

Because I touched the chest that was bitten by the monsters.

“……sick.”

When Utula muttered with a slightly sullen expression.

“Phew.”

“Kick.”

Leo and Leon burst out in laughter.

“Is this giant-style humor?”

As Leon spoke with a smile, Urtula scratched his head.

“Thank you for the compliment, Leon Reston. You too are a fine warrior.”

Who knew that a mission to investigate the monsters appearing in the Southern Kingdom would lead to a mission to confront a glimpse of the Demon King?

There were a lot of variables involved, but in the end, the mission was successful.

“Ha… … When I go back, I have to rest for a month.”

“Me too, Sister. Should we stop by Thebes on the way back and have some fun?”

“That doesn’t sound like a bad idea. As for the money… …Caron. Can you lend me some money?”

Leo and Leon began to talk about what happened after the mission.

It was a conversation that gave a glimpse into the desire to rest.

Caron nodded with an awkward smile at Leeun’s request.

“I can lend you as much money as you want.”

“If my brother had a lot of money, that would be great. Then he would go to Thebes and borrow some… … .”

The two were looking forward to a sweet break, but unfortunately, their mission was not over yet.

A mission specifically assigned by Halo.

Because the mission to track down Kerua Act still remained.

“But we can’t go back right away.”

“……why?”

“There’s still one more mission left. I have to complete that mission before I can go back.”

Leon’s eyes widened at the mention of additional missions.

“This is the first time I’ve heard of this… … .”

“Because it’s a secret mission.”

Then Leo looked at Charon with a suspicious look.

“You’re not making that up, are you?”

“Oh, what do you see in people?”

“No, I just feel like you’d be running around here and there using a secret mission as an excuse.”

It was a Caron expert’s Leo-like inference.

Caron glared at Leo, smiling brightly.

“Don’t lie when you have a mission.”

Anyway, I have a lot of suspicions because I take after my mother.

As Caron sighed deeply toward Leo, this time Leon asked Caron.

“Could you tell me what the mission is, Charon?”

Although she was usually the type to not show that she was having a hard time, she seemed quite exhausted from this mission.

I felt sorry, but there was nothing I could do.

This mission was also important to Charon.

“The secret mission is simple. Search for Kerua Act.”

At those words, Leon frowned slightly. Then he asked back in a low voice.

“… … If it’s Kerua Act, then it’s the Imperial Guard from 50 years ago. Are you talking about that person?”

“yes.”

“He clearly died in the final battle… … Ah.”

Leon is bright.

That’s why she quickly figured out the situation.

“So it’s a secret mission.”

“My grandfather limited the number of practitioners to only direct blood relatives.”

“Yeah, I understand.”

Leon understood this so quickly.

“Kerua Act? Who is that?”

Leo rolled his eyes and asked Charon.

At that sight, Caron sighed deeply and shook his head.

“I told you to study hard, didn’t I? How can someone with the last name Reston not know about his family’s achievements?”

“… … I feel like I’ve heard it before?”

At that moment, even Utula spoke in a small voice.

“Kerua Act. I know that. The warrior of the evil emperor. He is still alive! Has he crossed the line?”

“Wow, bro. Dumber than a giant… … . Wait a minute. If you think about it, isn’t this a classified mission?”

Charon glanced at Utula and smacked his lips.

“I wish I didn’t know. I’m sorry, Utula… … .”

Then Utula shuddered and shook his head desperately.

“I didn’t hear anything. I won’t go anywhere and say anything carelessly. I swear to Toho-an!”

“… … I was just joking. Why are you so scared?”

“If it were you… … I thought I would kill you.”

“Don’t kill me.”

“Giant people don’t open their mouths carelessly. You can trust them.”

I was planning on taking Utula with me anyway.

He had proven himself worthy of being my comrade in this battle, so there was no reason not to take him along.

“Anyway, the next mission is to search for Kerua Act, so everyone should be aware of that.”

The mission to subdue the monsters was a mission that had conclusive evidence that it was a monster, but the mission to search for Kerua might have been like looking for a needle in a haystack.

That’s the only thing we can look forward to.

‘Information from Caligo’s side.’

This is just the information Poina can give you.

“right.”

He lay on the floor and searched his pockets.

It was to check the status of the communication device.

“Hmm.”

Phew.

The upper part of the crystal ball turned to dust and scattered as soon as it was taken out of the pocket, and even the lower part was covered in cracks.

“It’s good.”

Still, considering how fierce the battle had been, it was fortunate that at least some semblance of form remained.

‘Of course, it’s not like it’ll work properly.’

Caron breathed magic into the crystal ball with the hope that something would work out.

Passs …

But as he had expected, the crystal ball turned to dust and flowed away as soon as it touched the magic.

“Ah, then that’s true.”

Now that it’s come to this, finding a way to contact Poina is the top priority.

Because the area was too large to search indiscriminately.

“Sister Leon. Is there a communication port… … .”

“It broke two weeks ago.”

“Ugh.”

I had hoped for a moment, but the situation was the same on the other side.

If you can’t get information through the communication channel, it seems like a wise decision to go to a nearby large city.

But then, Charon’s gaze caught sight of Orion busily wandering around the battlefield.

‘……wait for a sec.’

He thought long and hard about why he had asked Poina for information.

Since Kerua Act was living in seclusion in the Southern Great Forest, he was trying to get information about the elves through Poina.

Although all means of contacting her have disappeared.

‘They’re here?’

The elves of the Southern Forest were right before our eyes.

This means that there is an opportunity to obtain information directly without having to go through Poina.

“good.”

Charon looked at Orion and smiled with satisfaction.

As expected, even if the sky falls, there is a hole to emerge from.

6.

“For the past year, the humans who have invaded the Great Forest have been either refugees or slave hunters. Knights above 8 stars… … I don’t remember.”

Orion gave the information obediently.

In response, Charon could only nod and click his tongue.

“it’s a shame.”

“I’m sorry I couldn’t be of help.”

“You don’t have to be sorry. There’s nothing you can do about it, you know.”

Given that Kerua had escaped the surveillance of the Knights of Haerang, it was likely that she had gone into hiding in the Great Forest.

But the Great Forest is the forest of elves.

If Kerua had really hidden in the Great Forest, there was no way the elves wouldn’t have known.

‘It’s a bit confusing.’

If this happens, we have to go back to the beginning.

As Charon made a blank expression, Orion spoke in a low voice.

“There are very rare instances where we fail to detect an intruder, Charon. It is only when Mother herself gives permission.”

For elves, ‘mother’ naturally means the World Tree.

“That may not be a common case.”

“If Mother gave permission… … . The Regent might know.”

Orion continued to speak softly to Charon.

“If you wish, I will take you to the Regent.”

“… … Are you saying you’ll take me to the Great Forest?”

“Yes. From the moment you shed blood with us, you were already our friends. You are more than qualified to visit Galad.”

Galad is the city of the elves. I remember Poina telling me that once.

Charon thought for a moment at Orion’s suggestion.

The probability of finding Kerua outside the forest, and the probability of finding Kerua inside the forest.

Which of the two is higher?

‘There’s no need to think about it for long.’

Of course it’s the latter.

If we add the help of the elves to that, we might at least be able to find some traces.

“Come to think of it, it’s been 30 years.”

“Huh? What?”

“It’s about accepting humans as guests.”

“I guess someone came here 30 years ago.”

“It did.”

Orion glanced at Charon and smiled softly.

“Your grandfather, Halo Reston. He was a guest 30 years ago. Come to think of it, this was fate.”

“Why did Grandpa… … .”

“We don’t know that either. Only the Regent knows.”

It seems that this forest has a connection to the Duke of Reston in one way or another.

Caron shrugged, then glanced back at his colleagues.

“I think the next destination has been roughly decided… … Does anyone have any opposing opinions?”

“Of course I agree.”

“I have to go. I have to go no matter what.”

“This time I will follow you, Charon!”

Galadriel was an unknown realm that Charon had never visited, not even in his previous life.

How many people can actually enter there while living?

So, naturally, no one raised objections.

“I have a favor to ask.”

Orion nodded slowly at those words.

“The body recovery is almost finished, so let’s leave in 30 minutes. Oh, and you’d better be prepared.”

“……suddenly?”

“The Great Forest isn’t as beautiful as you think.”

They didn’t know until then.

What they will encounter in that forest.

In this way, the next destination for Caron’s group was decided.

There’s a mad dog living in the duke’s house