The Killer’s Otherworld - Chapter 31



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031. Delphine’s Ten (2)

“Oh, yes. This sword is said to be enchanted with a permanent spell. I haven’t figured out what spell it is though.”

“Use?”

“There are three types of enchantment items. Starter magic weapons that activate when you recite the activation word, passive magic weapons that activate when you enchant mana, and automatic magic weapons that activate automatically as long as you have mana even if you can’t handle mana. Starter magic weapons can’t be used if all the mana in the mana stone is used up, but passive and automatic magic weapons draw on the user’s mana, so they are permanent. However, they have the huge disadvantage of being useless to those who can’t handle mana.”

“I see…….”

It was a disaster. There was no telling when he would feel mana, and he had to know how to handle mana to use it. Feeling regretful, Icarone gathered up his ears and stood up from his seat.

“then.”

“ah…….”

Icarone knew everything he wanted to know except the material of the coat, so he put down the 4 gold coins he expected to spend on the physical examination on the table and quickly left the examination room. Even he thought it was cool to see him leaving with his black coat fluttering behind him.

At that moment, the appraiser’s small monologue as he picked up the 4 gold coins was heard belatedly.

“If you pay the full price, it’s 10 gold…….”

There are downsides to having overly developed hearing. Icarone quickened his pace without realizing it.

“Nyahaam…….”

Gudongi is tired from running around all day, his shoulders slumped. His appearance is like a scarf.

The next day, eleven soldiers, Icarone, and Raven faced each other in the training grounds.

“Iza is the 10th lieutenant who will be in charge of you from today. Let’s finish the greetings briefly and carry out your duties as soon as possible.”

Raven said what he had to say and left immediately. As soon as his back was out of sight, the soldiers’ attitudes, which had been terrifyingly tense, changed 180 degrees.

“Ahh… What kind of 10th division chief is this?”

“Is this the fourth time? We’ve got one more poor sergeant left. Isn’t that right, Captain Delphine?”

Soldiers who were blatantly ignoring Icarone while making a fuss. Delphine, who looked to be in her early thirties, had a tall stature with short hair and a strong impression. She seemed more like a veteran mercenary from a mercenary corps than a soldier belonging to a state, and she had a rough and free spirit. Perhaps it was his influence that made the other soldiers look like soldiers, but their actions and atmosphere were nothing like mercenaries.

The woman named Delphine was staring at Icarone with her arms crossed, then suddenly snickered. Then she slowly raised one arm, and the soldiers’ mutterings disappeared as if it were a lie.

“Are you surprised? Your face is really stiff. But you’re a sergeant, so tell us about yourself. We’re not that scary, so don’t be afraid.”

The soldiers burst into laughter at Delphine’s words. Icarone remained silent for a while, and then slowly opened his mouth when their laughter died down.

“Icaroneda. We will depart for Gerdin Village at 3:00 PM today. Dismissed.”

“What, what?”

“No, you’re suddenly saying we’ll be leaving in two hours?”

“What’s that, Lieutenant?”

Complaints erupted here and there, but Icarone ignored them and disappeared. Delphine looked at Icarone’s back and curled up one corner of her mouth.

“You’re trying to take the initiative in this topic? Ha, you’re a funny guy.”

Icarone, not caring what they think, is hurriedly walking. He is going to see Gudongi, whom he won’t be able to see for over a week.

In the expanded 6-pyeong subspace, he packed much better quality food, drinking water, and a few sets of clothing. He packed enough food to survive for a year even if he was locked up somewhere. It was the memories of Harin’s cave that made Icarone so prepared.

I didn’t know this before, but even if you have money, you can’t expand subspace infinitely. It’s said that each person has a limit to how much they can expand. Judging from the fact that there are many people who only have 1 pyeong, Icarone was lucky.

Icarone, who had been holding Gudongi, who was struggling to escape, for a long time, finally left the mansion when it was almost time.

“Please take good care of the drive.”

“Don’t worry, master. I’ve raised cats for nearly 20 years.”

“Then let’s go.”

“Yes, have a nice day.”

Bern, holding Gudongi in his arms, saw him off with a warm smile. He seemed trustworthy somehow. Icarone bowed her head deeply and spurred Leon on.

It was almost 3 o’clock when they arrived, but there wasn’t a single person in sight at the training ground. Icarone waited for them quietly, looking at the empty training ground.

“Whew~ Isn’t this the 10th division chief?”

“Have you been waiting long? That’s right, we gave you too little time. We need time to prepare, too.”

Only when the sun was setting did the ten men appear, loitering about. Only after Delphine had arrived, Icarone, who had been frozen like a statue, turned her horse’s head.

“Let’s go to Gerdin Village.”

Delphine’s expression distorted ominously at that sight. It was not the reaction she wanted. She should have reacted in some way, either with fear or anger, but there was no reaction at all. Her expression did not change from the beginning, so it was impossible to know what she was thinking.

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He must be the son of a nobleman, judging from Raven’s introduction and the fact that he went out on a subjugation mission wearing only a piece of cloth and a coat, not to mention armor. His mental strength is stronger than expected. Of course, it could be an illusion. He might have acted with such a stiff expression because he was scared. Delphine walked forward, wondering how she could drive him away.

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It has been three days since we left Byren Castle.

Meanwhile, Delphine has learned that Icarone is a noble who only wants to complete this expedition safely. He has no interest in himself or the Ten. He doesn’t care whether he provokes or challenges the authority of the Ten Commander. He was simply dragged into a subjugation that he didn’t want to do because the lord ordered him to do so.

Now Delphine was acting as the sergeant major. Whether it was resting, camping, or even going on a journey… … . Sergeant Icarone followed along without saying a word, as if he had no complaints. Now Delphine, who had no intention of provoking anyone, approached Icarone and asked.

“Hey, Captain, why on earth did you come here? Did you want to earn some merit?”

Icarone answered him without even looking at him.

“Because I told you to.”

“What the heck…….”

Delphine frowned as her prediction turned out to be true. The 10th Lieutenant was simply ordered to come by the lord’s order. Hobgoblins were unstable, and since Delphine could command them, it was clear that he had chosen this 10th so that he could achieve great things without having to act as a leader. Delphine felt bad because she had been doing what he wanted up until now.

‘You’re an educated person, so you have a brain… … Do you think I’ll let you do whatever you want?’

That night, as Icarone went into the tent to sleep first, Delphine quietly called the rest of the crew together.

“You know we’re going into hobgoblin territory starting tomorrow, right? Don’t you think we’re the only ones having a hard time? So let’s leave alone the goblins who attack that dummy sergeant. Got it?”

“It seems like he grew up preciously without ever properly swinging a sword. What if he dies like that?”

These were the words of Dian, who was now an ordinary soldier but acted as an adjutant. Delphine answered with an evil smile.

“It’s common to lose your life during a punitive mission. A captain who doesn’t have the skills to back him up would go out to boost morale and meet a miserable end… Hehe.”

“Kekekeke, as expected from the captain.”

“I already hated the sight of you just eating and doing nothing, but now I want to go to the hobgoblin territory right away. Hahaha!”

“Shh, I can hear you.”

The evil laughter of the Delphine Ten, who had no idea that Icarone was listening, continued late into the night.

The next day, as planned, when they entered the Hobgoblin territory, all of the Ten drew their weapons with great tension. To Delphine, all of them, except for Icarone, are like her subordinates who follow her like limbs. Delphine is leading the way with Dian, setting an example. She seems like a pretty good commander, except for the fact that she is plotting useless things.

Not even half a day after entering the area, a hobgoblin with pink skin and a size 1.5 times larger than a goblin appeared. There were also many green-skinned goblins surrounding it.

“Kihyah…… How dare a human!”

“Die, human!”

The hobgoblins’ voices, pronounced straight like humans, were creepy enough. Delphine raised her sword and shouted.

“Hit!”

“Wow~!”

“Wow!”

-Chaeng! Chaengchaeng!

Hobgoblins are known to be difficult to deal with, with their brute strength rivaling that of orcs and their intelligence being quite high. However, the indiscriminate attacks of the ten-person group led by Delphine were not enough to last even five minutes, and the hobgoblins and goblins quickly fell. There were a whopping four hobgoblins and twenty goblins.

Icarone was also admiring the movements of the 10-man unit. It seemed that the Werewolf Lord subjugation force would have been much easier if they had been the only ones. Seeing them moving as if they were one body, led by Delphine, it was hard to imagine how long they had been working together.

Today was the third time that they had encountered hobgoblins and goblins. There was only one casualty. It had been a long time since they had been out on a mission, and hobgoblins were not something they had encountered often, so they were a little worried, but the result was more satisfactory than they had expected. However, Delphine’s face was gradually filled with a discontented expression.

‘Damn, I was trying to send him to that guy for no reason and ended up hurting Reacher. How far back was he that he didn’t even show any signs of life?’

In the end, there were eight hobgoblins, and it was quite a fight. Despite this, Icarone was not even slightly injured, and instead was upset that his subordinate was injured. Delphine tied up the wounds of Reacher, the youngest soldier at seventeen, and let her hair fall.

“Inma, if you get hurt, go back and tell your sister that I’m dead, you punk. From now on, stay back. Got it?”

“Ha, but…….”

“Oh my.”

“Understood, Captain…….”

When Delphine made a face of fear, Richer lowered his head in frustration and answered. His older sister was Lisa. She was the woman Delphine secretly loved, so he was much more concerned about her than the other soldiers.

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The next day, they discovered a cave that seemed to be the home of the hobgoblins and completely wiped them out. As a result, four people were injured, but they were not serious enough to threaten their lives. Rather, the soldiers and the injured had a faint sense of pride in their accomplishment of the mission. Judging from the hobgoblin warriors in the last cave, it was a difficult mission that required at least one platoon.

The ten men who had taken their loot naturally headed to the village of Gerdin, which Delphine had reported to them about. It was a custom to throw a grand banquet in the village when they returned after completing their mission.

On the way to Gerdin Village, Delphine heard something strange from Richer.

“Captain Delphine, I just left the goblins to attack that sergeant like you said, right? But…….”

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