Episode 253: What a crazy and wonderful place. (3)
Kaoru asked again, wondering if she had misheard the number.
“10,000?”
Jiselle shook her head slowly. Kaor asked back in a tone of distrust.
“… … Really 100,000?”
Nod nod.
Kaor was furious.
“No, does that make sense? 100,000! How can you catch that many monsters? Is there a place where you can catch them like that? Oh, come on! Stop kidding and be honest!”
“Why isn’t it there? There is. A place where monsters constantly appear.”
“Where is that… … . Huh? By any chance?”
“Yeah, that’s exactly what you think. It’s famous.”
Kaor looked dazed for a moment, then asked again.
“It’s been rumored that there are a lot of monsters there… … Are there really 100,000 of them?”
“That’s why it’s been so chaotic for so long. Even if it doesn’t come out all at once, it keeps coming out consistently, so there’s enough to fill the number.”
“You want me to live there until I die?”
“If you catch 100 a day, it won’t take many years.”
“… … .”
“If you want to do it faster, catch a thousand at a time.”
“… … .”
Kaor had nothing to say.
Although he himself was not normal enough to be called a mad dog, the lord in front of him seemed to be of a different species from himself.
Giselle continued speaking, looking at the silent Kaor.
“Well, if you don’t have the confidence to risk your life like that, then just go quietly and practice.”
It would be embarrassing to say you can’t do it. The manly Kaor immediately raised his head arrogantly.
“You can do it?”
“No, I don’t think that’ll work. It’s a bit dangerous. You can’t fight.”
It was the word Kaor hated the most. He immediately got angry.
“I’m good at fighting!”
“Gillian wins?”
“… … Maybe? I’ll win?”
“Well, in that case… … . Then come with me. And bring me some leather while you’re at it.”
“Why are you going, my lord?”
Jiselle chuckled at Kaor’s odd answer.
“I think you’ll die quickly if I send you alone. It’s a very dangerous place. You can’t fight.”
“… … I told you you’re good at it.”
“Okay, let’s go right away and help them adjust a bit and then I’ll be back.”
When they went together, they would go together, but when they came back, Youngju would come back alone, so Kaor felt a little uneasy. In fact, he did not want to be alone in an unfamiliar place.
“Are we just going?”
“No, we should take all the weak and lazy ones with us.”
Jiselle smiled meaningfully again.
* * *
Among the knights who had been training in the territory, spitting out blood, 50 were suddenly drafted.
Jiselle and Gillian selected those who would go to the Shadow Mountains based on their past achievements and training status.
Among the knights, there were those who were the least skilled, or those who were becoming increasingly cunning and lazy.
Because the criteria varied, the reporters had no idea exactly why they were selected.
“Where are you going that you only picked us?”
“Did you just pick them in order of good looks?”
“Looking at your face, I don’t think that’s it.”
Jiselle came and spoke among the murmuring knights.
“From now on, we will go hunt monsters.”
The knights looked at each other. They hadn’t heard anything properly yet. They had been suddenly dragged in while they were training.
“Are you going to the Demon Forest?”
The mercenary who went with me when I got the old runestone asked. He looked a little nervous.
It was a difficult journey in which more than half of the mercenaries who went together died. Although I returned alive and much stronger than before, the disgusting and horrible memories still lingered in my mind.
Jiselle shook her head and spoke leisurely.
“No, that’s not it.”
“Then where are you going?”
“Since the territory is short on leather, we’re going to a place with a lot of monsters. The Shadow Mountains of the Turian Kingdom. It’s a really easy trip, so don’t worry.”
By Jiselle’s standards, it was a really easy job. In her previous life, she had often gone there to earn some pocket money and relax whenever she was bored.
“oh…….”
The knights nodded at Giselle’s words as if it was no big deal.
They had also heard of the Shadow Mountains. It was a dangerous place where monsters appeared in a suspiciously constant manner.
But I wasn’t that scared. I only heard rumors, I hadn’t actually experienced it. And I had improved my skills quite a bit through the war, and my confidence in victory had also grown.
I heard there are a lot of hunters and fortresses there. Monsters? If you go with the lord, you can easily catch a few hundred of them.
“But isn’t that too much? At this rate, we could probably catch thousands of them.”
“I guess we need quite a bit of leather?”
“Oh my, I should go and stretch a bit.”
The knights laughed heartily as the tension eased.
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That monstrous lord alone is a formidable force, and 50 knights are going to join him? The monsters are just going to dry up.
Jiselle also smiled as she watched the laughing and chatting knights.
“That kind of confidence is really good. It’s right to just go and catch a lot quickly. It’s like going on a picnic.”
The atmosphere among the knights became more and more friendly.
I’ve been training like crazy lately, so it’s been tough. Plus, I’m just repeating the same training over and over again, so I’m getting bored and thinking I’m going crazy.
But I thought that if I went outside and caught some monsters and went on a trip, my stress would definitely go away.
‘I never thought such a sweet opportunity would come. As they say, people need to go out and play often.’
‘Hahaha, I guess they picked me because I’m good. Well, I wouldn’t be able to catch it that quickly if it weren’t for this body.’
‘Am I working too hard so you’re giving me a break?’
The other knights were very jealous of the knights who were chosen.
‘I’m stronger than that guy!’
‘I tried harder!’
‘That would be great! Let’s go out and play, catch some monsters, and go on a trip! And eat some delicious food, right?’
They wanted to make a fuss and throw a tantrum, asking to be taken with them, but they held back because they didn’t want to receive special education for no reason.
Of course, not everyone was jealous. Some knights who had some idea of Jiselle’s personality looked suspicious.
‘The lord is going in person? Then it would be better not to go together.’
‘Even if it’s hard, it’s better to just train here.’
‘If we go out together, we could die.’
As the knights prepared their weapons and gear, Claude came and said:
“As you said, I’ve packed only simple dry rations so you can move quickly. I’ll have the supplies sent to you in time for your arrival.”
“Okay, let’s proceed without a hitch. And keep an eye on Desmond and Amelia.”
“All right.”
“Oh, and bring some beans with you. I’ll be riding it from now on.”
“… …What is Kongi?”
“It’s the black bean. It’s my new horse.”
Claude said with a pleading expression.
“Can you please change your name?”
“Why? Isn’t it pretty? Isn’t it cute?”
At that, all the vassals around him looked dumbfounded. Such a cute name did not suit his bully-like words at all.
“You really need to change your name. Everyone around you will laugh at you.”
“What is the name of the horse that the Lord rides on the battlefield? ‘He appeared riding Kongi!’ That can’t be right, right?”
“Your Majesty, do whatever you want. But please don’t name me.”
The deceased had sad faces. It would be nice to just leave, but this didn’t seem real.
“Umm… … .”
Even Jiselle took a step back at the force of the gods.
I pushed forward because I was confident about the future. The same goes for areas I was confident in, such as fighting.
But since everyone was so unanimous in their opposition, I seriously began to worry whether I really couldn’t come up with a name.
In my previous life, there were times when mercenaries would hold my stomach and laugh at me if I gave them a name. They were ignorant and didn’t know anything, so I beat them up a few times and they all said it was okay.
It’s a bit odd to beat up the vassals like that. Unlike the mercenaries, I wasn’t laughing at them, I was begging them not to do it.
And most of them are weak, so a few hits would kill them. So this time I decided to give them some leeway.
Jiselle thought for a moment as she watched Kongi being dragged in. She had to give him a cool name.
What was his title in his previous life? He was the 7th power of the continent and the king of mercenaries. So it seemed like it would be better to have the word king in his name as well.
‘The King of Words?’
It’s strange. Even though I’m the type of person who finds names annoying and just makes them up carelessly, the name Malwang doesn’t seem right to me.
“This guy is really fast. How about the speed king?”
Everyone shook their heads at the same time. Giselle looked over the words again.
The black, sculpted muscles and mane are really cool.
As if he knew that I was cool, he covered one side of his face with his chin and shook his head every now and then.
“Okay, since it’s black, you are now the Black King.”
Claude watched quietly and then asked.
“Do you really call a horse a king?”
“Yeah. I’m going to ride it, so I have to give it that much. Anyway, I’m tired now, so I’ll stop arguing. This is enough. And my nickname is still Kong. Got it?”
The guests nodded with a trembling expression. It was a great thing that they had compromised to this extent.
Still, the name Black King seemed somewhat dignified. It would be nice if it was called that in public and recorded.
‘Please only call me by my nickname when you’re alone.’
The Black King also showed his teeth and gritted his teeth, seeming to like his new name.
After the tussle over the horse’s name was over, Gillian came and asked.
“Are you sure I don’t have to go?”
“Yeah, I have to keep training the knights and soldiers. I’ll be back soon, so don’t worry.”
“Okay, then. Take care.”
As Gillian greeted her, Giselle spoke to Arel next to her.
“Don’t neglect your basic training until I return. I will teach you the Mana training method when you have enough stamina. Until then, listen to Gillian.”
“All right!”
Arel bowed his head deeply. He was currently eating well in the estate and concentrating solely on physical training.
Because my body was so weak, I had to first build up my basic physical strength and get used to training.
Although he was a country boy who was suddenly picked up during a barbarian expedition, the people of the territory could not treat Arel rudely because they judged him to be Giselle’s disciple.
Moreover, Belinda took such terrible care of Arel as if she were Giselle’s younger sister, so everyone had no choice but to treat her with caution.
“My lord, have a safe trip. Oh my, I’ve been so busy with work lately that I can’t keep up with you, so I’m really worried. Don’t skip your meals.”
“Okay, don’t worry. I’ll be back soon.”
Belinda, who had learned of Giselle’s abilities, was no longer as excited as before. Of course, regardless of her abilities, she was still worried about her personality.
After the brief greetings, Giselle and the knights set off. Kaor whispered to Gillian as he passed by.
“Remember what I say. When I come back, I will destroy your inspiration.”
“… … .”
Gillian ignored him this time as well. If it were before, he would have just punched him and killed him, but since he was in front of Giselle, he just ignored him.
Kaoru also instinctively knew that, and he only picked fights when they were together. He never once picked fights when they were alone together.
Still, being ignored is always a frustrating reaction.
‘Ugh, let’s just wait and see! I’ll quickly fill up 100,000 and definitely break them.’
With Kaor’s fever rising, Giselle and the knights headed to the Turian Kingdom.
Thanks to their tireless movement in the name of horsemanship training, they were able to arrive near the Shadow Mountains of the Turian Kingdom faster than expected.
“wow…….”
“This is the Shadow Mountain Range that I’ve only heard of… … .”
“It’s really amazing.”
The towering mountain range, true to its name, cast deep, dark shadows over its surroundings.
The knights felt a mixture of awe and fear. The endless mountain range covered with trees seemed to have its outlines distorted in the thick darkness.
The dark and heavy atmosphere seemed to emphasize how dangerous this mountain range was.
Only after seeing the mountain range with their own eyes did the knights have to adjust their thinking a bit.
‘This… … doesn’t seem like something I came here to play with.’
‘I don’t think I came here because I’m handsome… … .’
‘I have a bad feeling about this.’
The Turian Kingdom has several fortresses built along the Shadow Mountains. These fortresses are built in places where monsters flock the most.
For this reason, walls were built behind the fortress to protect the city in case the fortress was breached.
Since it was impossible to surround the entire mountain range with a barrier, it was only designed to block the routes to some cities.
Even in the fortress, when monsters entered an area without barriers, hunters or royal troops went out to deal with them.
There haven’t been any major problems yet, as the number of monsters coming down through the gap is less than that of those coming down to the main strongholds with fortresses or walls.
The place that Jiselle and the knights headed to was ‘Ironcliff’, one of the largest fortresses among the fortresses.
Since many hunters gather in a fortress, all fortresses also serve as cities.
The knights gaped in amazement as they looked at the fortress surrounded by massive walls.
As expected, it was a magnificent fortress that had fought countless monsters.
As soon as they arrived in front of the fortress, Kaor spoke in a voice full of enthusiasm.
“Can I unpack my bags as soon as I get in and go hunt monsters first?”
Jiselle shook her head and said.
“There are things you have to do first when you come to a new town. Especially in a lawless town like this.”
“What is that?”
Jiselle raised her fist and smirked.
“It’s beating people up.”
