When we arrived in front of Cebu Village, a neck was sticking out from the top of the wooden fence. He was an old man with gray hair that had faded over time.
“omg! “Are you from Sieghardt?”
His triangular eyes, which were full of vigilance, became round when he saw the flaming sword symbol embedded in the trainees’ chests.
“That’s right.”
Burren, who was standing in the lead, nodded.
“You’re finally here! Please wait a moment!”
After a crunching sound was heard, a door opened on the left side of the wooden fence.
“This is Igaham, the chief of Cebu Village! “Welcome Prosecutor Sieghart!”
An old man with gray hair, probably the village chief, came out first and bowed his head. After that, I saw villagers holding spears and swords.
“We are not yet prosecutors, but trainees.”
“But even so, aren’t they people from Sieghardt? Thank you for coming!”
Lee Ga-ham and the village people bowed their heads closely even to the trainees who seemed young. It meant that the value of Sieghardt’s name extended to this place as well.
“Hum.”
“note… .”
The trainees could not hide their joy at the welcome they received for the first time. It was a typical first-time appearance that revealed immaturity.
Raon stood in the middle of the trainees and killed them. He observed his surroundings closely. He searched for the gaze he felt in the forest, but it didn’t feel like he was out of this place.
-I already ran away.
‘I guess so.’
Lars couldn’t bear the frustration, so he gave the answer once in a while. Other than the fact that he suddenly rushes in, he is a very useful guy.
“You must have had a hard time coming, so take a rest first.”
Chief Lee Ga-ham raised his hand and offered to guide the trainees.
“no.”
Burren entered the village and stopped.
“I will first listen to the situation. “Please tell me the monster’s movements.”
“Even if he is a trainee, Sieghardt is Sieghardt.”
The village chief bowed his head with an moved face.
“Hmm!”
Burren straightened his shoulders after hearing that he was like Sieghart. After taking her weight, she quickly returned to her childlike appearance.
“Please look over there.”
The village chief pointed to the mountain on the right.
“That mountain is Mount Cebu, which has the same name as our village. Monsters appear every year, but the numbers are small and we can deal with them on our own. But this year, the number of monsters has more than tripled and we cannot handle it.”
“What if it’s three times more?”
“More than 100 have been observed. “If you think about the invisible ones, it would be 200.”
“200, I understand.”
Buren nodded, looking at Mount Cebu.
“Don’t worry, just relax. “I will dry up the seeds of the monsters on that mountain.”
“Oh oh!”
“Go, thank you!”
“Thank you so much!”
The villagers bowed their heads towards Buren and the trainees as if all the monsters had already been eliminated.
“Get up. Cebu is a village in Sieghart’s sphere of influence. “Of course it is something that should be done.”
Buren’s face turned red with excitement, but he turned around without showing it.
“It’s late today, early morning tomorrow. “Let’s head to the mountain before the monsters wake up.”
“Then you can rest… .”
“Previously.”
The village chief’s voice was once again blocked by Buren.
“Please prepare a quick-moving person to guide us up the mountain tomorrow.”
“of course. “Please come this way.”
The village chief was overwhelmed by the atmosphere of Buren, so he immediately nodded and guided the trainees to the village hall.
‘It’s pretty good.’
Raon nodded as he watched the conversation between Buren and the village chief.
-That’s right. I thought that little boy with that big eye would tell me to kneel as soon as he arrived.
Lars muttered that he was disappointed.
‘I don’t think everyone is like you.’
To be honest, I had similar thoughts as Lars. I thought he would be abusive to the village chief, but he only thought about his mission and treated him in his own way.
‘But that’s not the important thing.’
Orcs, goblins, and kobolds can be dealt with with only Burren and trainees, even if you are not confident.
What was important was the restraining gaze I felt as soon as I entered the vicinity of Cebu Village. It’s not exact, but the gaze disappeared towards that mountain.
‘You’ll find out tomorrow.’
Is it a family test, or is another force preparing something?
After looking around the entire Mount Cebu, Raon was the last to enter the village hall.
* * *
The summit of Mt. Cebu. The footprints of monsters big and small were left scattered across the snow that was spread like a blanket.
However, there was not a single monster in sight, and a young man was sitting on a rock.
Sigh.
As the man was twirling his orc-head-shaped helmet with his fingers, a green-masked monster rose from the floor.
“Who came?”
“This is Sieghardt.”
The green masked man bowed his head and answered.
“Sieghart? “I didn’t feel that much energy?”
“It wasn’t an official prosecutor, it was like they were trainees.”
“What about the instructor?”
“I couldn’t see it.”
“Aha, the second mission.”
The young man tapped his helmet and laughed.
“Weren’t you caught?”
“of course. “They probably didn’t even know I was nearby.”
“but. There is no way a trainee would notice your hiding.”
He nodded and savored his appetite.
“We have clearly controlled the monster, but why did they come?”
“Because the village people are sensitive to change. As the number of monsters increased, they probably asked Sieghart for support. “I guess I let my guard down because I thought I would find the item quickly.”
The young man tilted his head back and clicked his tongue.
“I searched the entire mountain and couldn’t find it, so it looks like the ‘magic stone’ is in that village after all.”
“I guess so.”
“Do you want to attack right away?”
The man held the spinning helmet with his fingers and shook his head.
“no.”
“yes? It’s a good opportunity to kill Sieghart in the bud… .”
“Killing them is simple, but if you touch it for no reason, Sieghart may learn about the existence of the magic stone. “If you miss out on something big while trying to get something small, you will actually lose.”
“then… .”
“Give me enough monsters. So that Sieghardt’s young ones can successfully complete their mission and return home.”
The man held a green helmet in his hand and put it on his head. The helmet was carved with buck teeth and bloody eyes like an orc’s head, and a vicious murderous spirit flowed from those eyes.
“After they return, they attack Cebu Village. “Put it all down.”
* * *
Early morning the next day.
Raon waited near the entrance to Mt. Cebu with his trainees.
‘You showed up.’
As soon as I approached the mountain, the gaze I felt yesterday came again.
‘Is it the west?’
Thanks to what I felt yesterday, I was able to get a glimpse of its location. He seemed to be in the west.
‘It looks like he has no intention of coming now.’
Raon closed his eyes and expressed his energy. He glanced around the mountain. Signs big and small. Just as the village chief said, I could feel the movement of orcs, goblins, and kobolds.
Seeing that my senses from living as an assassin were not there, I didn’t think there was much danger, but I kept my senses open just in case.
“Observation results. Orcs, goblins, and kobolds have all been confirmed.”
Buren turned around and made eye contact with all the practitioners.
“Orcs are superior in combat, but as we learned, goblins and kobolds use dirty techniques such as poisonous needles and poisonous smoke. “Never let down your guard.”
“yes.”
Because monsters might pop out, the trainees responded softly.
“It is best to move in groups, but we have little practical experience. “We move together to support each other.”
With those words, Burren looked at Raon. His eyes seemed to be asking for permission.
“… … .”
Raon nodded slightly without saying a word. Burren greeted her with his eyes and then turned to her again.
“Show Sieghart’s power to the monsters threatening our land!”
Buren drew his sword and ran up the mountain.
“let’s go!”
“Aaaah!”
The trainees followed Burren, letting out loud shouts.
After checking his gaze, Runan and Marta went into the mountains with them.
-Stupid things.
Lars looked behind the trainees and snorted.
-You’ve been preparing for a surprise attack all this time, and then you’re yelling like that, it’s just pathetic.
‘I’m trying to shake off the nervousness of my first real fight with a shout. ‘Because not being nervous is more important than being surprised.’
For trainees, this is like their first real experience. That level of mistake is understandable.
-This is your first time defeating a monster. What is that heartbeat?
Lars’ voice was irritated.
-It sounds like the heart of a veteran. I’m seeing a lot of things, not just here. It’s such a heavy sound that it’s annoying.
‘Because I’m unique.’
Raon laughed and pulled out his sword.
“Then let’s go.”
“Oh, yes!”
The brown-haired young man next to him nodded his trembling chin. It was a village person who was in charge of providing directions. His own role was not combat, but protection of the guide.
“Keuuuung!”
“Kaaaak!”
When I walked in the direction where I heard the screams, the battle was already in full swing.
“Stop the orcs and deal with the goblins and kobolds first!”
Under Burren’s instructions, the trainees in the vanguard exchanged swords with the orcs, while the trainees in the back jumped forward and cut down the goblins and koblts.
The green wall made of monsters collapsed in an instant.
Among the trainees who slaughtered monsters like a storm, three people in particular stood out.
Burren, whose sword was wrapped in the energy of wind, cut down the orc’s axe, and Runaan surrounded the area with cold air to control the approaching monsters and then cut off his head.
Lastly, Martha.
Quaaaang!
He imbued his sword with a terrifying aura and destroyed everything in front of him.
At this rate, you will be able to easily deal with the monsters all over the mountain without having to step in.
“Guuuuuu!”
As Raon was spreading his energy, two orcs who had escaped the trainees’ siege attacked with axes.
“Hey!”
The pathfinder collapsed, unable to control his trembling legs due to the bloody smell coming from the orc.
Sigh!
Raon stood in front of him, drew his sword, and slashed.
“Kruk…” .”
As the sword filled with red energy raced through the air, the orc’s head fell off like a tree fruit.
“Hmm.”
“… … .”
Buren swallowed dryly at the sight, and Marta’s black eyes lit up.
“Do not worry.”
Raon grabbed the hand of the guide, whose mouth was wide open, and helped him up.
“I’ll let you go back without a single hair being hurt.”
* * *
Kanvar, who turned 25 this year, had the worst morning. This is because at the village meeting yesterday, it was decided that he would be the leader of the punitive force.
‘Will it be okay?’
I was worried.
I was grateful that Sieghardt’s punitive force came to save the village, but he seemed much younger than I expected.
Moreover, the prosecutor who was assigned to protect him this morning was the youngest-looking child among them all.
He was embarrassingly handsome, but he was so small that I couldn’t trust him.
But is there anything else?
The decision had already been made and I had no choice but to follow it.
Kanvar climbed the mountain with the embarrassment of having a child smaller than him stand in front of him.
As soon as I entered the mountain, what I saw was the children’s blades sweeping away the monsters.
Contrary to expectations that it would be a tough fight, the orcs, goblins, and kobolds were unable to do anything and were quickly wiped out.
‘crazy!’
A gasp came out.
The neck of the orc that only 5 men could handle was broken like a twig. Each trainee was a monster himself.
‘It was like this.’
I could understand why the village chief was so polite to these young children. These were people who were different from ordinary people.
While I was relaxing and putting my mind at ease, two orcs came running in from the left. My legs didn’t move due to the stink emanating from their breath.
“Uuuuuuuck!”
When I sat down with my hair turning gray, the quiet child came forward.
Pull out your sword and slash.
The heads of two approaching orcs were ripped off in a simple flow that felt like cutting up already dead meat.
“her… .”
Kanvar’s eyes widened and his teeth chattered.
‘what?’
The simple and light swordsmanship made me forget all about the children’s mighty strength that I had seen just a moment ago. I felt like I was seeing an old man who had experienced hundreds of battles, not a child.
Although I was ignorant of swordsmanship, I clearly realized that this child was special among all of them.
After that, as he climbed the mountain, he stood and observed his surroundings as if the blond-haired, red-eyed child next to him was not there.
Although he did not show great performance, he monitored all situations and prevented dangerous situations in advance.
‘This kid is real…’ .’
This can only be seen when you look close. Out of over 40 children, the best was this one who looked the youngest.
“Did you say Kanbar?”
While I was observing with a gasp, a blonde child spoke up.
“Oh, yes! That’s right! “Prosecutor!”
Without even realizing it, I responded with an extreme honorific.
“Are there any legends that come down from this mountain?”
“Um, a legend?”
“yes. “There was a great treasure or a special monster.”
“Oh, yes, there is. It was a few hundred years ago, but the king of goblins and knights from the west fought a battle on this mountain… .”
“Well, is there any treasure or something?”
“There was a story that the Goblin King’s ring was never found… .”
“okay.”
The child’s eyes glowed red for a brief moment.
That was it.
The moment I heard the low-pitched self-talk, a chill ran down my spine.
