Episode 4 This kind of neglect is somehow familiar. (4)
My whole body couldn’t help but creak because I suddenly had to use muscles and tendons that weren’t used to moving before.
Jiselle counted the number of remaining orcs without a trace.
‘Wow, there are still five left?’
If my initial calculations were correct, I should have taken care of them all by now. However, their bodies were more degraded than I thought, and it was difficult to even stand, let alone kill all the orcs.
“Cruck, cruck.”
Fortunately, however, Giselle’s bluff worked and the orcs began to slowly retreat.
Although orcs are known as a warrior race, wandering orcs value their own lives more than combat.
As soon as the orcs realized that they could not deal with the humans before them, they completely lost their will to fight.
‘Eek, you can’t run away.’
Jiselle, who was becoming anxious, tried to attack the orc right away.
But then my legs gave out for a moment and I stumbled and fell to the ground.
“… … ?”
The orcs’ eyes lit up as they saw Giselle’s bewildered expression.
“Kwaaah!”
One of the quick-witted orcs immediately rushed towards Giselle with an axe in hand. Skoban, who saw this, was startled and ran away.
“Your Highness!”
With a startled cry from Skoban, the orc’s axe fell towards Giselle.
Kwaaang!
As Giselle rolled on the ground to dodge, the orc’s axe struck the ground just in time.
Giselle didn’t miss the moment and jumped up, swinging her sword at the orc’s neck.
Paaak!
The orc fell, blood splattering. Skoban, who had been running towards him, stopped walking.
Jiselle smiled leisurely and shook her head.
“Huh, operation successful.”
“Krrrrr!”
The orcs began to back away again, probably thinking that Giselle had deliberately lured them away by presenting them with an opening.
But Skoban looked at Giselle with confused eyes.
‘Really? Are you sure you lied? But why are your legs shaking like that?’
It wasn’t just his legs. His hand holding the sword was also shaking slightly.
That was a sign that my muscles weren’t listening properly.
But Jiselle’s expression was extremely relaxed, as if she had gone out for a walk.
If that was really acting, it was a talent that would have made him a great actor in extreme theater.
While the orcs and Skoban were watching in hesitation, Giselle made a decision.
‘It won’t work. It looks ugly, but there’s nothing I can do.’
Earlier I had told them to just sit back and watch, but now it was time to move the soldiers.
To be honest, it was really hard to move my body. But I couldn’t show weakness here.
The moment you show that kind of attitude, the enemies’ morale will rise even higher.
Jiselle looked back at the soldiers with a solemn expression.
“I think you guys can handle this. Now attack the remaining orcs!”
“… … .”
But the soldiers just blinked and didn’t even think about moving.
It’s true that Jiselle showed amazing skills, but it was so unexpected that I had a hard time adjusting to it.
Jiselle just blinked and looked at the soldiers.
‘Not a single person… is moving?’
I realized anew how poorly I was treated during this time.
No matter how much of a loser he was, he never thought the soldiers would ignore him like this.
There’s no way around it. In times like this, you have to give precise, specific orders.
“Ricardo! Come out! Block the way!”
I called a guy I knew, but the handsome Ricardo was terrified and shouted.
“No, no, don’t do that! Why are you doing that to me!”
“Wow, this is driving me crazy. How is it that no one listens to me?”
Since the soldiers wouldn’t listen, he had no choice but to pester the ‘real’ commander.
“Skoban! What are you doing! The orcs are running away! Aren’t you moving quickly? Do you all want to die, you little punks!”
Skoban, who had been standing there blankly, came to his senses only after hearing Giselle’s angry roar.
“Yes? Yes! Yes! Everyone, attack!”
Indeed, a ‘real’ commander is different. As soon as the order is given, the soldiers move like swords.
“Wow!”
Skoban instantly blocked the orcs’ path.
The orcs had already turned and fled, but he was a knight who could use mana.
The speed at which he moved was faster than anyone else here.
As Skoban moved around to slow the orcs’ escape, soldiers began to surround him.
Jiselle also tried to move to deal with the remaining orcs, but her body wouldn’t listen to her.
‘Ugh, it feels like my bones are twisted.’
Eventually, Giselle gave up on moving and sat down nicely on the floor.
Fighting is all about momentum and confidence. You should never show weakness.
This was the basic quality of mercenaries: ‘bluff’ and ‘showiness.’
Fortunately, Skoban was a fairly skilled knight, so dealing with the remaining orcs was not difficult.
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“Kuaaaah!”
Boom, boom!
Soon after, all the remaining orcs fell.
Jiselle, who had been sitting leisurely and watching, smiled.
“We caught them all. No one died or got hurt? How is it? Didn’t everyone do a good job?”
To Giselle’s question, the soldiers all nodded silently.
Honestly, I felt like I had something to say, but the words wouldn’t come out.
The Giselle they knew was a pathetic piece of trash.
He was full of arrogance despite being weak and not even exercising properly, let alone training.
But then that piece of trash suddenly showed incredible swordsmanship and killed nearly twenty orcs all by himself.
If it had been known that he was this capable, he wouldn’t have been ignored for so long.
“Your Highness, are you okay?”
Skoban looked back at Giselle with trembling eyes.
His feelings were no different from those of the soldiers.
This doesn’t make sense.
Even the commander of the knights of Ferdium would not have been able to show such swordsmanship.
I wanted to grab Giselle and ask her what on earth was going on, but Giselle got in my way.
“Oh, it’s okay. By the way, are you going back to the castle now?”
“Yes. Now that we’ve killed all the orcs, we should return to the castle.”
“Good. Then go back to the castle right now.”
“yes?”
Although he felt puzzled by the urgent tone, Skoban could not ask Giselle why.
“Move this body to the castle as quickly and safely as possible. I can’t die again.”
thud.
Because as soon as I finished speaking, Jiselle lost consciousness and collapsed.
The mercenary’s bluff and showiness had their limits.
* * *
As soon as she opened her eyes, Giselle let out a sigh of relief at the sight of a clean ceiling.
“You’re alive.”
I lost consciousness because I used up my physical strength to the limit without even having any mana.
The aftereffects still left me sore all over. It was clear evidence that this wasn’t a dream.
“Oh, this place is… … .”
It was not a very large room, but it was neat and elegantly decorated, as if it were a room where only nobles would stay.
Jiselle tilted her head at the strangely familiar surroundings. She felt as if memories were coming back to her.
“I see you’re back at the castle. Was this my room?”
It seemed like quite some time had passed since he lost consciousness.
Suddenly.
The person who suddenly opened the door and came in shouted in surprise when he saw Jiselle looking around the room.
“Your Majesty! You’re awake!”
“huh?”
A woman dressed neatly and with her black hair tied up clapped her hands happily.
That face seemed somehow familiar.
Jiselle was startled and called out the other person’s name.
“Belinda?”
The woman standing before his eyes was clearly Belinda, his personal maid and governess.
He is the one who always took Giselle’s side even when everyone in Ferdium cursed him.
It’s so nice to meet you again like this.
“Belinda!”
Jiselle jumped out of bed and hugged her tightly.
“Why are you suddenly like this? Did you do something wrong again?”
Belinda spoke softly to him. Giselle pulled away and smiled brightly in response.
“No, I’m just happy to see you.”
“I see you every day, so why are you suddenly so happy?”
“Gisselle said seriously, locking eyes with Belinda, who had a suspicious look on her face.
“Actually, I died and came back to life… … .”
“Yes, yes. You died to an orc and now you’re back in bed. Wow, that’s amazing.”
When it appeared that Giselle was about to talk nonsense again, Belinda immediately cut her off.
“… … No, that’s not it.”
She approached Giselle stealthily and whispered in her ear.
“Your Majesty, you know that you are in a dangerous situation right now. If the maids hear about it and the rumor spreads, you will really be locked up.”
“… … .”
At those words, Jiselle nodded with a resigned expression. As expected, it is really hard for someone with bad credit to convey their true feelings.
“By the way, where is this place?”
“Where is it? It’s your room, Master. Anyway, I’m glad you woke up.”
He looked around again. It was definitely a sight he remembered.
A familiar space that was noticeable but brought back memories. It was definitely the room he had used in his youth.
As I was looking around the room with renewed eyes, Belinda continued speaking.
“I think you’re feeling okay now… … You sweated a lot, so you should take a bath first.”
She turned and shook the golden bell on the table a few times.
Tinkle, tinkle.
Soon the door opened and several maids rushed in.
“I will wash you, my lord.”
“Yes, maid.”
The maids rushed towards Giselle and pulled her towards them as if they were going to carry her away.
“Huh? Huh?”
Jiselle was taken aback and dragged away.
* * *
After finishing her routine, Giselle stood in front of the mirror again.
The image reflected in the mirror was clearer and more realistic than the image reflected in water.
‘… … I really can’t believe it.’
The man reflected in the mirror looked like a true nobleman.
The scars that filled his face, the cruel gaze, and the frightening expression were no longer there. All that was visible was the handsome and bright Giselle of the past.
Belinda chuckled as he stared blankly at the mirror.
“I guess you really like your own face?”
“Yeah, I like it very much.”
Belinda looked momentarily taken aback by his confident answer, which showed no sign of shame.
Let’s just sit still and watch. Jiselle is just looking at the mirror.
It wouldn’t be easy to suddenly fall for someone like that.
‘Wow, I guess I really like it. Well, I guess it’s better to just look in the mirror than to have an accident.’
The atmosphere was a little strange today, but if you think about it, it wasn’t just for one or two days that the master was strange.
“You should rest a little more.”
With that, Belinda shook her head and left the room.
Even after she left, Giselle just stared at the mirror for a long time.
Squeak.
After a while of looking into the mirror, the door opened slightly and a girl peeked her face out.
“Brother?”
“Elena?”
Jiselle cried out in surprise at the sight of that face.
A blonde girl who looks to be about sixteen or seventeen years old.
It was his younger sister, Elena.
Looking at her, Giselle felt her heart drop.
I was suddenly transported back to the past and was fighting a battle, so I didn’t have time to gather my thoughts.
But when I saw my sister’s face, one incident came back clearly from among the tangled memories in my head.
‘Wait a minute, so how many days are left?’
In the previous life, after the punitive force was annihilated, Jiselle was met with a great deal of criticism.
There have been many accidents, but this is the first time so many people have died because of one.
‘If only I hadn’t conducted so poorly back then.’
The vassals denounced the prince and demanded that he be imprisoned, and Giselle, unable to bear it, decided to leave the family.
‘Yes, the battle with the orcs was the beginning.’
My heart started beating faster and faster.
While he was deciding to leave and feeling complicated, something happened.
Elena’s accident was the turning point for Giselle to leave the family.
“Elena!”
When Giselle called out with a scary expression, Elena answered in surprise.
“Huh? Why?”
“How much time is left until the festival?”
“Uh, a week?”
Giselle covered Elena’s face with her hand so that she couldn’t see it and laughed silently. She couldn’t hold back her laughter.
If you decide to leave the territory after being criticized on the day you fail to subdue the orcs.
There was a separate day that changed his life.
Even though decades have passed, how could I forget?
His eyes, covered with his hands, were filled with a murderous intent.
‘The day I most wished I could turn back. A memory that tormented me my whole life.’
A week later, Elena dies.
