A Stuffed Cheonma in my Head - Chapter 238



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Episode 238. Wave 1

“……this.”

Duke Elsevier muttered softly as he watched the waves of demons rushing in from beyond.

He had just hurried up the wall after hearing urgent news during his meeting with Princess Lilia.

The doppelganger who came up together blew a whistle.

“It’s a monster wave. It seems to be coming earlier than usual.”

Linda, not being afraid of heights, leaned precariously against the railing and peered over the barrier.

“Wow… Are those all demons?”

Schmidt was holding onto Linda’s clothes from behind, worried about her.

Princess Lilia tried to follow, but under the Duke’s strict instructions, she remained in the mansion.

By now he must be taking out his anger on his guardian knight, Mond.

The Duke of Elsevier muttered quietly.

“It’s started.”

Even though we had prepared in advance just in case, it was sooner than expected.

It usually starts in the middle of winter when the temperature is at its lowest, but it’s coming in like this at the very beginning of winter.

Does this mean that the worst monster wave of all time even starts off different?

“Everyone to your seats!”

“Move quickly!”

“They’re coming!”

The area above the castle walls was chaotic due to the sudden onset of a wave of monsters.

Knock knock knock knock-

Under the loud sound of the alarm bell, the soldiers hurried to their positions and moved in unison.

Soldiers hastily loading crossbows, soldiers loading shells into cannons installed on the walls.

And soldiers who carefully carry arrows and magically engraved shells.

The castle walls, which usually seemed cold and dead, paradoxically became most lively at the moment of crisis.

The peacock, who had been watching the waves of demons approaching, opened his mouth.

“Fire as soon as preparations are complete.”

“yes!”

The adjutant shouted after hearing from the soldiers running along the wall that preparations were complete.

“firing!”

Pubberbubung!

The magically engraved shells flew in parabolic arcs toward the waves of oncoming demons.

At that moment, a dumbfounded voice came out of the mouth of the Dauphin, who was looking at the scene with one leg propped up on the railing of the wall as if he was not afraid.

“……uh?”

The duke next to him glanced at him.

“Why is that?”

Dauphin pointed to a place beyond the barrier and said.

“No, those two guys running ahead. They look like guys I know.”

The peacock followed his fingertips.

Beyond the wall, which was completely covered in white.

I could see two small dots running hard towards me.

It was like a grain of sand rolling along trying hard not to be swept away by the waves of demons.

Linda leaned over the railing and shouted.

“It’s the devil!”

Schmidt was horrified and pulled Linda into the road.

Soon, the magic shells that flew in parabolic arcs fell into the waves of demons, causing a huge explosion.

Kwakwakwakwang!

Leaving the noise behind, the Duke asked his adjutant.

“Has the magician not returned yet?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Sherwood’s new leader has gone beyond the barrier?”

“That’s not certain.”

The duke’s cold gaze fell on the adjutant.

“Not sure?”

How can you, as the person in charge of the barrier, not know the number of people entering and leaving?

The duke’s stern gaze seemed to be reprimanding the adjutant.

“that is…….”

The adjutant spoke in a slightly embarrassed tone.

“Strictly speaking, I have never allowed anyone other than the Sword Master to enter the barrier.”

“If so?”

“The soldiers never opened the passage for me. Nor did they provide me with an elevator to get me over the barrier.”

The duke looked at the adjutant as if telling him to speak.

“There was a report from a soldier. According to him, he suddenly appeared on the wall without any sound. When asked how he got up, he said he walked up.”

“… … What?”

The peacock’s eyebrows twitched.

At the adjutant’s words, Dauphin and Schmidt also looked at the adjutant.

“Do you think that makes sense now?”

The duke asked in a stern tone.

“I’m also embarrassed… but after investigating, his name wasn’t on the list of people who used the elevator.”

“… … !”

When using an elevator, record the names of all people who boarded the elevator.

It was no exception for the duke, and even if the king of Maia came, there would be no exception.

The barrier was such an important and dangerous place.

“Moreover, the elevator was not in operation during the time period reported by the soldier.”

“… … So, does that mean he really climbed over the barrier on his own two feet?”

“As of now, we can only assume so.”

“hmm.”

The peacock let out a sigh.

The adjutant continued speaking with a slight hesitation.

“and…….”

“Tell me.”

“According to the soldier, he threw himself over the barrier without any chance to stop him… … .”

“… … ?”

The Duke stared blankly at his adjutant for a moment because the words were so absurd.

“So what you’re saying is that the man jumped from here?”

“Oh, that’s not it. I also received a report from that soldier, so I don’t know what to say.”

“Tell me exactly what you heard.”

“Yes. He said he threw himself over the barrier, ran through the air, and disappeared into the snowstorm.”

“… … .”

The duke looked at his adjutant without saying anything.

It was such an absurd story that I didn’t know what to say.

Dauphin, who was listening from the side, smiled and shook his head slightly.

“You seem like a hot-tempered person.”

Schmidt also snickered and made some gestures to the Dauphin with the hand that wasn’t holding Linda.

Dauphin replied with a smile.

“That’s right.”

The duke looked at the Dauphin, who was smiling leisurely.

“Are you really saying that you can fly in the sky?”

Dauphin replied shamelessly.

“If I say so, will Your Majesty believe me?”

“… … .”

“I understand. In fact, I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it myself. You can check it out yourself later.”

The adjutant glanced at the two dots running hard to avoid the waves and said.

“Your Majesty, will you cease fire?”

The peacock shook his head.

“Keep shooting.”

“yes.”

“With their skills, they won’t pose much of a threat. They’ll just avoid it on their own. But keep the passage open.”

“All right.”

The adjutant immediately carried out the duke’s orders.

“firing!”

At his shout, another multicolored shell slashed through the sky and fell into the rushing white waves.

One of them fell directly into the lead of the two grains of sand, causing them to disappear from view for a moment.

“Eww! You devil!”

Only Linda is crying.

The rest were calm.

After a while, the acrid smoke of the artillery fire cleared.

The two grains of sand had become noticeably closer in that moment.

So I could see the two of them better… … .

“hmm?”

The duke doubted his eyes.

They were running and attacking each other.

Suddenly, it seemed as if it was trying to slash at me with a sword, but then it counterattacked with glowing blue ice magic, and in response, it poured out blue flames.

The two were running towards the wall, bickering loudly.

“… … .”

The duke was speechless for a moment.

In a tense situation where a wave of monsters is coming from behind, it’s not enough to protect each other’s backs.

Attacking each other?

It was truly a sight that could not have been more friendly.

“I’ll see all kinds of crazy people.”

The duke looked at the adjutant’s words.

The surprised adjutant immediately lowered his head.

“Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t know.”

Dauphin chuckled as he watched the two guys running towards him amicably.

“I guess we’ve greeted each other enough.”

Schmidt also smiled and nodded.

“Hehe, it’s the devil.”

Linda just laughed when the devil showed up again, whether the two exchanged blows or not.

They say that the side dish goes well with the rice.

Duke Elsevier looked at Ashvan and his colleagues as if he was in awe, and then gave orders to his adjutant.

“And fire the crossbow too.”

“I think they are right.”

“That’s right.”

“……yes.”

The adjutant gave the order.

“firing!”

Large, sharp crossbows rained down on the waves of demons.

* * *

The first wave of monsters was stopped.

The soldiers of the wall responded calmly and skillfully under the command of the duke.

It was something that had been passed down through generations for decades, and they had practiced for this moment many times before winter came. It was only natural.

The Duke poured out his crossbows and magic bullets at the numerous demons that were rushing in, and when they were roughly cleared out, he led the knights who had been waiting below and went beyond the barrier to clear out the remaining forces.

The Sherwood mercenaries, including the Dauphin, did not stay still either.

They mainly eliminated large-scale monsters of Class C or higher that would be difficult for knights to deal with.

The demons that would normally take several knights to defeat were easily defeated with just one attack from them.

“and…….”

“Are they really people like us?”

“As expected of the Sherwood Mercenaries… … !”

The soldiers could not help but admire the Sherwood Mercenaries’ great performance.

The knights of the Elsevier family, as well as those dispatched from other houses, were speechless at their inaction.

“They are truly monsters… … !”

“I feel so secure because I think we’re on the same side.”

“Are you saying that there is a poison that can poison the devil?”

Whatever.

The objects of praise were not particularly interested in it.

Dauphin looked around to see if there were any surviving demons, and waved the butterfly knife in his hand out of habit.

Then, the thread hanging at the end came to life and wrapped itself around the handle.

It was a very thin thread that was almost invisible if you weren’t paying attention, but it was sharp and strong enough to cut through the thick bones of a demon.

Dauphin’s main weapon was a dagger, but it was quite inconvenient to use a short dagger to cut down the huge demons.

Therefore, when hunting demons, thread was often used.

It was a silver thread blessed by the Hope Order and was a weapon favored by the Dauphin when hunting his demons.

As I gathered the thread and looked around, I saw the corpses of demons, big and small, strewn around the barrier.

Before I knew it, the fighting was over and the soldiers were out cleaning up.

But the fight didn’t end there.

This was just the beginning. If we were to consider it a meal, it would be more like an appetizer.

Because it was just the first wave, marking the beginning.

Still, it’s of this scale.

‘Wasn’t it an exaggeration to say that this was the worst monster wave ever?’

As of now, the absolute majority are demons of Class D or lower.

As we move into the 2nd and 3rd waves, not only the quantity but also the quality of these guys will increase.

Perhaps, there was a possibility that several Class A demons would appear at once.

Of course, the worst case scenario would be the appearance of a S-class demon.

Dauphin sighed.

“Oh my… How did I get involved in something like this?”

But Dauphin wanted to drink a drink and play cards in front of a warm fireplace.

His new boss wouldn’t let him do that.

“I killed more.”

“You idiot. You should be looking at quality, not quantity. I caught two B-class fish.”

“I have three.”

“This is crazy.”

The Dauphin looked at our proud Sherwood captain.

He was bickering with his two-faced swordsman, Hearts, a member of the group.

Sorrow seemed to stay inside quietly, not wanting to get involved in their childish squabbles.

Schmidt watched the two from a distance with a bitter smile on his face, and Linda was already clinging to Ashvan’s back like a turtle’s shell.

“lol.”

Dauphin approached them to calm down the stern leader and his men.

“Seeing my two younger siblings being so harmonious warms my heart. Hahaha.”

Ashvan and Hatz stopped bickering and looked at Dauphin.

“It seems like we’ve already exchanged greetings. It must have been a touching reunion that you couldn’t help but cry. How do you feel about meeting everyone again after so long? How about we go have a drink and reminisce? Call?”

Then, Hats exchanged glances with Ashvan and then glared at Dauphin with eyes that seemed to be burning with fire.

His yellow eyes, resembling those of a wild beast, shone brightly.

“Dobin, I met well.”

“huh?”

“You’ve been secretly receiving 30-year-old Gillentine from the captain and drinking it?”

As Dauphin looked at Ashvan hurriedly, he spoke up angrily from the side.

“It’s Hudmilla’s report. It means the source is clear. If it’s wrong, you can hit Hudmilla hard.”

“That’s what I think.”

Harts strode towards Dauphin.

The embarrassed Dauphin took a step back.

“Uh, uh, uh. Wait a minute.”

At that moment, Harts’ left eye glowed blue and a cold voice flowed out.

“Dauphin. I am so disappointed.”

“Sorrow?”

“Were our resolutions all an illusion? Were the lofty aims of the Gillentine Squadron nothing more than your plaything?”

Even Sorrow is angry.

Cold sweat poured down my face.

Dauphin took a step back and laughed awkwardly.

“Ha, haha… I think there’s some misunderstanding.”

Ashvan raised one corner of his mouth as he looked at Dauphin.

“Truth prevails.”

Harts approached with brisk strides, his hands clacking.

“Petty thief. Have you been having fun fooling your colleagues?”

Sorou concluded his speech in a cold voice.

“You have to pay the price.”

Dauphin, who had been hesitating, quickly turned around and ran away.

“Catch him!”

After that, Haats chased after him.

Wedge!

A sharp ice spear formed in the blink of an eye and passed by Dauphin’s shoulder.

“Little brother! Our little swordsman brother! Listen to me!”

“I’ll blow off one arm first, then I’ll listen.”

Ice magic flew towards Dauphin without stopping.

“Eww!”

The phantom thief and the magic swordsman ran through the battlefield littered with the corpses of demon beasts.

The soldiers who were cleaning up looked at the scene blankly.

From a distance, the Duke of Elsevier was watching the scene.

The adjutant standing next to the duke tried hard to defend them.

“Well… I guess you have a lot to talk about since it’s been so long since we last met.”

“Shut up. I want to beat you all to death.”

“yes.”

A deep sigh escaped the Duke of Elsevier.

It seemed that I could finally understand Guston’s feelings as he grumbled about wanting to beat up the members to death.