Chapter 174: Arrival
-Decent soil...-
We finally land in the land of Geldaria as we had anticipated.
It's a wild wilderness.
No lakes or rivers.
It was a sparsely populated land of dead-looking vegetation.
"Wince, is this kind of wilderness normal in the south?"
"It seems so, according to the documents I found at Berdreich. I've never actually seen it though."
Geldaria is a country located south of Berdreich. Was it now?
I thought we might pass through it on our way to the center, but it was located slightly off to the west, so we never came here before.
"Do you see that smoke over there?"
"Is it a settlement?"
"It's black smoke. Is something bad burning?"
"Let's head there."
-Father, do you want to ride?-
"No, let’s keep Sedona a secret. We'll walk."
-Understood- "...Phew, I was able to return to being a human after a long time."
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The three of us walk toward the black smoke
"Sedona, isn't it hot? Are you okay?"
Wince worries about Sedona
"It's hot, but I can endure it. It's okay."
Maybe she's not okay.
She has a habit of pushing herself pretty hard in front of us.
So I whisper
"Ginkei..."
"I know, I'll report it as soon as I feel it's dangerous."
If Sedona gets involved, you're really good
We're getting pretty close to the smoke.
"It's not a settlement, is it? A tent?"
"It's pretty battered."
It's a tent so ripped up everywhere we could see it from away.
"This smell, Father."
"Yeah, it smells like burning meat."
It doesn't smell like meat
It smells like burnt meat that hasn't even been drained of blood
Well, if it burns until it smells like this, it should turn into black smoke.
"That's a fair amount."
"Who!!"
A group of men with spears leaps out of the tent.
The spears are nothing more than a simple piece of wood.
Bamboo spears are straighter.
Their clothes are disarrayed and tattered.
Some of them are wearing leather armor, but it's covered in mold.
"We are not suspicious people!"
"Shiro-san, no matter how you look at it, we are suspicious."
Right.
"Ah… we have no intention to become hostile. If you want us to leave immediately, we will disappear immediately."
"Do you think we can trust those words!?"
Right.
"They must be Queen Geldaria's soldiers!"
"Let's kill them here!"
Please don't do that.
Also, I accidentally found out that we are in Geldaria.
"Drop your weapons, take off your armor, and surrender quietly."
I'm troubled
"I refuse. I will not lay down my weapon, I will not take off my armor, and I will not surrender. But we will not harm you. Unless you come to us."
"Nonsense!"
What is the right thing to do in such a situation?
"Die! Spies!"
"I told you, we're not spies."
The thrust is so sharp that it is hard to believe it is a crude wooden spear.
I understand that he's actually a very good fighter, but...
"Your movements are too straightforward."
"Wha!"
A thrust without a feint is like asking me to grab it.
"!"
I snapped the spear I'm holding.
"Damn it!"
The guy pulls a dagger from his pocket.
"Die... gefu!"
A dagger is too short to face me
I hit his head with the hilt of the greatsword.
"Are you satisfied? Also, that dagger has too many decorations. It will only get in the way in a real fight."
"You! You dare to mock the weapon my father left me!"
I failed.
I made him even angrier.
It can't be helped
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"Are you done?"
"Not yet... not yet..."
For the time being, I beat him up to the extent that no aftereffects remain
"Um, it's not safe to go any further, is it?"
There's swelling in quite a few places.
"Julius! Stop it!"
A woman came running up from the tent.
She's about 40 years old.
I see deep wrinkles on her face
"Mother…"
"Traveler, please forgive my son."
Finally, someone who seemed to understand what I was saying came out.
"Please step back, Mother… I’m still…"
"Shut up, understand that you are being kept alive!"
"That's what I'm saying."
I snapped my fingers at the man.
"W-what did you do!"
"Healing magic. See, the swelling and pain are gone, right?"
"What nonsense! No, it's healed, but... that's ridiculous! You just snapped your fingers without chanting!"
I won't explain it because it's troublesome.
"Now do you understand that we have no intention of attacking you?"
"...You're saying that after you beat him to a pulp, Father?"
"…I don't think it's very impressive to use violence to make people understand."
I can hear you whispering, you two.
"Can we say that we are foreigners? Anyway, we don't know what's going on in Geldaria."
"Stranger! Did you come from outside the sea!"
"That's right, so it would be helpful if someone could explain it."
It's going to cause a bit of a stir.
Suspicion, astonishment, fear.
All kinds of stares.
"All right, I'll explain."
The woman with deep-wrinkles on her face guides us into the tent
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