The Soldier Shouted Save - Chapter 33
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The soldier shouted save (33)
The Walker family, whose only ties to the Druids are their absolute tolerance for human intrusion.
However, contrary to the rumors spread across the Gerard Continent, the appearances of the Druid and the second daughter were contradictory.
“Friend of Walker, Druid, tell me… … .”
The second daughter who calls the Druid her friend.
“You are shameless to the end. You detestable enemies.”
A druid who calls Walker Gar his enemy.
“This is your final warning, get out.”
As the owl spreads its wings and calls out, the forest wolf kicks the ground with its forepaws.
-Bam!
A sharp stone heading towards the second daughter’s eyes.
He quickly reached out and knocked the stone away, but the second daughter seemed speechless, as if surprised by the unexpected appearance of the druid.
“You ignore my final mercy.”
There was no time to wait for Charye to come to her senses.
As if the warning was over, the animals surrounding them slowly began to close the distance.
‘I can’t seem to get through the conversation.’
… … How do we get the Druids to the negotiating table?
I raised my scabbard and shouted at the white owl.
“Druid, can you defend the forest against hundreds of humans?”
“How arrogant, human. Even if hundreds of you come… … .”
He holds the handle in the correct posture as the white owl says, draws the sword, and swings it.
-Whoosh!
A blue trail follows the sword, like a wave.
“That’s funny. We’re just… … .”
-Squeak.
As the thick tree that stretched all the way to the sky was easily cut down, the white owl opened its eyes wide, losing what it was trying to say.
“Oh, how… I cut that thick tree with one blow… … .”
“I ask you again. Can you protect the forest against hundreds of humans like me?”
The pretense that there are hundreds of people like me.
The druid, who was ignorant of human information, seemed unable to properly discern whether this nonsense was true or not.
“… … .”
The white owl looks nervous, unlike before.
At the sight of their changed appearance, the second daughter takes a deep breath and raises her voice.
“I am not like my older brother, Kyle Walker.”
The second daughter glances at me as I hold the sword, and taps my arm as if to calm me down.
-Cheeeeeeeeeee.
At the second daughter’s small gesture, I put the sword back in its sheath without hesitation.
“My name is Marie Walker. I am here to save you.”
At the sight of the second daughter perfectly controlling the powerful, the white owl spreads one wing as if pushing away animals.
“… … Let’s talk inside. Follow me.”
Riding on the back of a forest wolf, he searches the forest, following the white owl.
The eyes of a beast glowing throughout the dark forest.
“Krrrrrr!”
Whether or not I was threatened by them, I quickly counted their numbers and nodded my head after coming to a conclusion.
‘If we had fought normally, the punitive force would have won.’
Last life.
The reason the punitive force was pushed back was because they rushed the punitive expedition too much.
If we had operated the expedition force with the feeling of carefully taking over the forest step by step while burning incense that paralyzed the animals’ sense of smell, it would have been a battle we could not have lost.
‘Even if the previous life had continued, it would have ended with the eldest son’s victory.’
The difference between humans winning with little damage or winning with great damage.
While I was examining the Druid’s power and coming to that conclusion, the white owl that was ahead of me stopped in front of a dead end.
“Let the humans in.”
As the white owl spreads one wing and calls out, the sound of leaves rustling echoes throughout the area.
Vines that climb down the trees and disappear like living snakes.
All the vines that had formed the wall disappeared, and buildings made of trees, grass, and dirt appeared before my eyes.
“Wait here. I will speak directly with my body.”
With those words, the white owl tightly shuts its eyes and a blue light ascends into the sky.
“Crunch?”
The appearance of a wild owl, with no sign of intelligence.
“Krrrrr.”
“Keeeek! Keeek!”
When you’re surrounded by threatening animals and waiting for a moment.
Human-like footsteps were heard.
-Thump. Thump.
A man with copper skin and red tattoos covering his entire body.
“I am Laucoatl, chieftain of the Druids.”
Laucoatl introduced himself as the chieftain and gestured inside the wooden house.
“Marie Walker. Let me hear what you have to say.”
* * *
Mary Walker, the second daughter of the Walker family, explained the whole story to Laucoatl.
The story of how, upon hearing the news that Mentis was parasitizing the World Tree, a punitive force was formed to eradicate the great beast.
Laucoatl, who had been listening to those words quietly, frowned and said to Marie Walker.
“Do you know what wrong your Walker family has done?”
At the request of the Druids, who were averse to humans, contact with the Druids was limited to a select few for hundreds of years.
“No one knows what’s going on here except for the lord, Gale Walker, and his eldest son, Kyle Walker. What on earth did my brother do?”
Laucoatl, who closed his eyes tightly at Marie Walker’s words, suppressed his anger and spoke.
“You walkers, you tried to kill the World Tree.”
“… … Yes? Th, what is that… … .”
It was an incomprehensible statement.
Because the World Tree wasn’t only important to the Druids.
“We may not worship the World Tree as a god like you, but the leaves of the World Tree are very important to us. But… … how could this happen… … .”
The chief glares at the second daughter’s face as if trying to determine truth.
The chieftain, perhaps thinking that the second daughter really didn’t know anything, told her the truth with a small sigh.
“I told the lord and eldest son of your family that you would have one year left to pick the leaves of the World Tree.”
“… … Yes? But according to the oath… … .”
“We provide the leaves of the World Tree, and you defeat the demons. That has been a covenant and tradition since our ancestors.”
“Then why did you make that decision… … .”
At those words, the chieftain came out of the wooden house and pointed to a certain part.
“Do you know what that is?”
A huge wooden wall with bark chips falling from it.
“… … I don’t know.”
The chieftain said with a complicated expression at the second daughter’s words.
“The World Tree. It is a sick and dying World Tree.”
At those words, the second daughter looks up at the wooden wall with a surprised face.
A huge, diseased, dying tree with black spots here and there.
“For the health of the World Tree, we limited the harvest of World Tree leaves to one year. Last month was the last day of that year.”
The chief’s face gradually turns red.
“You were to provide the world tree leaves while we were to provide the world tree leaves, which was clearly the condition of the oath. However, what good would the oath be if the world tree were to die? We asked for understanding, and the eldest son and lord of the Walker family accepted this fact.”
-Sudden.
Laucoatl gritted his teeth as if suppressing his anger and pointed to a part of the World Tree.
“But a month before the last harvest, the humans brought by Kyle Walker killed all the druids who were watching and stole all the World Tree leaves, more than three times the promised number.”
Plunder, not an agreed harvest.
When I looked at the World Tree, I saw traces of the World Tree leaves being forcibly torn off with force or a sword.
“… … The words you asked us to stop the harvest for a moment actually made our god even sicker. Is this the oath you hold so important, and is this the kind of thing a close friend would do?”
The words of a chieftain full of resentment.
“Let’s make this clear. Your Walker family is not our friends, they are our enemies.”
A word that cuts off not only Walker but all ties with humans.
The second daughter, who had been listening to the whole story with a stern expression, opened her mouth with a calm expression.
“This is not the work of the Walker family, it is the work of Kyle Walker alone.”
“Ha, how shameless. So you guys are responsible… … .”
“How long will it take for the World Tree to recover?”
“… … Even if I can’t do it, I should serve you with sincerity for 70 years.”
It is said that harvesting of the leaves of the world tree is not permitted for 70 years.
The second daughter nodded on her own, then looked at the patriarch’s face as if she had reached a conclusion.
“If I become the lord of the Walker family, I will actively help in defeating demons even if I cannot harvest the World Tree leaves.”
“That’s funny. You want to help me defeat monsters without any compensation? Do you think I don’t know about human greed?”
At those words, the second daughter confidently speaks of humans.
“I will not give up greed.”
“……what?”
“It was a great mistake of our ancestors to think that only the leaves of the World Tree were valuable.”
The second daughter extends her right hand toward the chief and speaks.
“For the present, and for the future of Walker, I will find value beyond the World Tree leaves in the Forest of Druids and Spirits.”
“… … Do you think something like that could exist?”
“We have to find it now. So that our Walker family doesn’t suffer any losses in the obvious task of protecting our friend’s house.”
It is natural to guard one’s friend’s house.
Whether Walker Gaga will suffer or gain from this obvious matter depends on the lord’s ability.
“Don’t make fun of human greed. Somehow, I’ll find something more beneficial than the leaves of the World Tree.”
The chieftain laughs out loud at the second daughter’s bold words, “Hahahahaha!” and looks at the second daughter with a smile on his face.
“As expected of shameless humans.”
“Still, wouldn’t a person who spews shamelessness out of his mouth be trustworthy?”
The chieftain shook his head at the second daughter’s words and grabbed the human’s hand.
A deal concluded with a handshake.
“The new master of the Walker family, as recognized by our druids, is none other than Marie Walker… … .”
While trying to build trust with the Druid and declare a new friendship.
A rough sound of footsteps was heard.
“Joe, Chief, we’re in big trouble! Su, the forest!”
At the young druid’s words, the chieftain hurriedly jumped onto the wooden roof.
“… … How could this happen.”
As we follow the chief to the outskirts of the forest, we see a raging fire burning the trees.
The forest of spirits burning pitch black.
“Warriors, protect the Forest of Spirits with the magic of the Ice Spirits!”
At the chieftain’s words, the druids quickly assumed a meditative posture,
The blue light from the druid’s body touches the animal, connecting their souls.
“Keeeeeek!”
“Krrrrrr!”
Druids possessed by animals rush out to the outskirts of the forest.
At that sight, the second daughter speaks to me.
“… Your Majesty, may I ask you a difficult favor?”
“Go ahead.”
The second daughter speaks, raising her heavy body crushed by the armor.
“We will go out of the forest and stop the punitive force’s attack. Perhaps, this will be the first step in rebuilding the broken trust.”
Instead of answering the second daughter’s words, he draws his sword and steps forward.
“… … You are truly dependable.”
A girlish smile without the charisma of a nobleman.
“Let’s go right now!”
He runs ahead at the second daughter’s words.
A maze-like, complex forest where you lose your bearings the moment you let your guard down.
Then something flew past us.
“I will guide you through the forest. Follow me.”
The one who took on the role of guide was a white owl possessed by the chieftain.
“Gasp, gasp, gasp… … .”
Seeing my second daughter unable to keep up with her rapid wingbeats, I turned my back and put my hand under Marie Walker’s thigh.
“Whoa, whaaaa! Hey, hey, what are you doing?”
“Get up. This is what you need to do to make it on time.”
The second daughter, whose face completely erased the embarrassment she felt at my words, nodded and leaned forward completely.
“You must be heavy with all that armor on, but, wow, you’re fast. Your Highness, aren’t you tired?”
“Sure, it’s heavier than I thought, my legs… … .”
I was about to make a joke at the second daughter’s words, but I frowned and stopped running, twisting my body.
-Shoot!
A sharp arrow that sticks where I was.
“Lady Marie, behind my back… … .”
Before I could say anything, there was another swoosh, a cracking sound.
“Kku, kkuru… … .”
An arrow strikes the body of a white owl flying in the sky, and it falls to the ground.
“Hahaha, I really can’t let my guard down for even a moment. I thought you came here to meet the Druid instead of outside.”
The one who appeared, throwing down the bow he was holding, was the old inspector Walter.
I whispered to the second daughter behind me.
“If I rush in, I’ll get out of here.”
“But your highness, soon the fire will reach here… … .”
He says that with a smile.
“If you are a noble, do what nobles do. I will act like a fearless soldier.”
He taps the second daughter’s shoulder and kicks the floor.
Walter laughs heartily at my appearance and crosses swords with me.
“Gasp, gasp, gasp… … .”
Walter laughed in amusement as he watched his second daughter walk slowly through the forest.
“If I let it go like this, my employer will be very angry.”
“You don’t have to worry about that. You’ll die here.”
The heat is getting hotter and hotter.
In a battlefield where there is little by little no place to stand, you exchange swords with Walter.
-Ting!
The refreshing sound of swords clashing.
Scars are created on each other’s bodies,
Dozens of swords pass back and forth and you realize it.
Walter and I were on equal footing.
“Hahaha… You’re so full of energy.”
Assess the situation calmly.
I had the upper hand in terms of physical strength to suppress Walter with a sword.
“Ugh, ugh!”
Walter’s technical moves, such as drawing the dagger with his left hand while shedding the sword and aiming for the vital point, were far superior.
“What a pity, what a pity… … . If I were 10 years younger, I could have had a refreshing fight.”
Unlike Walter who is free-spirited.
My body is exhausted from the hot heat.
‘It’s difficult to cross swords.’
Feel Walter’s clever swordsmanship firsthand, and destroy his techniques one by one.
Walter stepped back and asked an unexpected question.
“So, what is your real name?”
“… … Real name?”
“You don’t have to pretend not to know. This old man has quite a keen eye for things.”
Real name.
I realized what Walter was trying to say and let out a hollow laugh.
“I’m hiding the fact that I’m a warrior, is that what you’re trying to say?”
“Hahaha, actually, I knew the answer even without you saying it. If you have the skills of an active palace knight at a young age like yours, you can only be a warrior.”
Walter raises the corners of his mouth and changes his stance while holding his sword.
A bouncy gait with unpredictable steps.
“What a pity! If you had held the eldest son’s hand like me, you could have reached the pinnacle of the sword and become a star. What a pity!”
He holds back with a pitch-black sword, then suddenly steps back and throws a dagger.
Unpredictable, anomalous attacks.
“… … gasp, gasp.”
I exhaled heavily and saw my skin melting in the hot heat.
I took a deep breath and regulated my breathing.
‘Once in a while.’
He grips the sword tightly and stomps the ground.
Close. Just focus on getting close to Walter.
-Boom!
I ignore the sword that pierces my side.
“Wh, what? Are you planning to die like this?”
I turn away from my skin that is melting in the heat and squeeze out the last of my strength.
-Whoosh!
A blue trail follows the white blade I swing.
The waves that rise up to the sky become the waves that rise up to the sky.
The subsequent downward slash represents the angry sea, creating a violent spray of water.
“Ugh, ugh!”
A sword swung with the intent to shatter Walter’s sword.
‘last!’
When performing the last movement of the swordsmanship of the Black Sword, aiming for the bastard’s neck.
Suddenly Walter dodged my sword and jumped into the flames.
“… … gasp, gasp.”
I look around, feeling the hot air burning my lungs.
Walter is nowhere to be seen.
A fierce flame burning the forest.
Did you choose self-destruction rather than die by my sword?
The moment you think that way.
-Boom!
A cold blade emerged from the hot flames.
“Hahaha… … My heart almost fell out. If I hadn’t seen the swordsmanship of the Black Sword Master, this old man’s life would have been over.”
The sword that pierced my body.
As Walter forcefully draws his sword, his vision tilts towards the floor.
“… … The Red Dragon’s Ring. Is it because of that?”
“Yes. A ring that doesn’t burn even when immersed in fire! Thanks to this precious magical tool, I was able to feel comfortable even in the midst of flames.”
Not only was my armor pitch black, but my flesh was burning with heat.
Walter’s clothes were free of soot.
“I received this precious gift from my employer, so shouldn’t I pay for the meal?”
The tip of the sword aimed at my head.
I made eye contact with Walter and smiled.
“Inspiration. Do you know why you lost?”
“I lost? Hahaha, have you gone crazy because you’re facing death?”
“Your tongue is so long that you couldn’t hold it in and just blurted it out. That’s why you lost.”
Walter chuckles at my words and moves his arms.
-Boom!
The world went dark with the sensation of metal digging into my body.
.
.
-Knock, knock, knock.
The body shakes up and down with rough footsteps.
… … What could it be?
This time, after death, where did he return to?
“… …Your Majesty! Please come to your senses!”
The second daughter’s voice can be heard from nearby.
I wanted to lift my eyelids to check, but for some reason I couldn’t see anything.
“Oh, it’s okay. It’ll be okay… … I, I… … If I go straight to the church and get treatment… … .”
I recognize the situation from those words.
A body that became a corpse just before death.
A state in which the body cannot function properly even though one is alive.
I forced my lips, which were melting and stuck together, apart and made a sound.
“… … Perks, what kind of perks are… … .”
I felt something rising inside my stomach where the wind could be felt, and I spat out what I thought was blood.
A body that no longer has the capacity to speak.
Just when you feel water droplets falling on your face.
The second daughter’s trembling voice was heard.
“… … The reward I offered was nothing special. … … It wasn’t something special enough to warrant your life being risked like this… … .”
A view like the night sky, with nothing visible.
A certain letter comes to mind there.
[‘Marie Walker’ requested a party invitation.]
A warrior’s privilege that is transferred to the person who contributes the most.
[‘Marie Walker’ changed ‘Party Leader’ to you.]
After confirming the true nature of the privilege, I smiled with my torn lips and said.
‘… … As expected, choosing you was the right choice.’
A voice that doesn’t come out of the mouth.
With a heavy sinking feeling, I lost consciousness.