I’m a NEET but When I Went to Hello Work I Got Taken to Another World (LN)
Story 197: The Orange Squad of Elves
It was a while ago. Lilia took me inside the elf that I would need matching troop clothes for the elf's troops. So it is the bright orange robe that was brought. Pretty flashy color.
You're wearing that? And I thought to myself that people's preferences were different, and if that color was good, I stopped, and that's what I thought, but there's our share.
"Though Massal would be the Force Leader. And..."
I said put my sleeves through my robe and cover my head softly with a hood.
"If you wear it like this, you don't know who it is, do you?
There's nothing you can do about the difference in stature, but if you hide it to your mouth, you can barely identify yourself for a distance on the battlefield.
"If you're avant-garde, your sword and your shield are in the way."
"I have something like this for you, too"
Cloak type? It also has a hood, and if you close the front, it looks almost like a robe. I put on my gear and tried it on but it doesn't feel so bad to wear. Well, I've used a cape before.
I also had Sati, who came with me, try on the robe and move, but if she gets used to it, she says she's fine and flies around a bit and waves her sword.
But it's more suspicious to be doing skilled swordsman moves in a wizard-style robe. Should the avant-garde be in full helm and geared up? The robe cannot be removed from the top of the full gear even if the lower back sword is removed.
But the idea that we can fight under cover of who we are is good, but there are problems.
"But this is just going to strain the elves, right?
When I mess with something, it means the elves did it, not the unknown.
"Aren't you gonna tell me what's wrong with that? I've been dealing with demons all year. Not now."
But I'm sure it will be more than ever. If you are targeted intensively, you cannot escape or hide inside the elves.
"We have enough profit too, don't we? All superficial effects will be Elf's. I can't imagine how much sacrifice and time it would take to name as many fighters as we do. The fame of the elves will echo the world."
"Fame."
I know you want to be chewed up, but I don't know what people want until they're ready for sacrifice.
"You can call it the prestige of the country. We've lived secluded on the border so far. Not quite treated in the kingdom, but how about in the empire?
I'm listening to Ellie at home. He got a pretty frigid welcome from his brother-in-law. Well, they invited him to Elf Castle at a later date and gave him plenty of hospitality.
"Besides, which way the party has concubines and Luciana. There are many elves around. There's no way you're gonna miss it if it's irrelevant over this period? We already have our destiny together."
It's good to give credit, and I can only imagine about the demonic reactions. The elves are taking care of me even more here, and if the elves are good, it's a boat offer.
"Okay. Let me use it if I get the chance."
"Mm-hmm. Well, if Massal cares about our burden, right? Four or five more Elves will be enough. Yeah, it doesn't have to be right now. 'Cause I'm busy training now."
We live long, yes, Lilia goes on to say. Now it's just the two of us, but what if there's even more of us with protection? If the four guardians guard, the guard inside the elf will be an iron wall. That's all that goes on for the life of an elf. The profit is immeasurable.
"But let's change the color. These flashy colors don't suit my taste a bit."
"Hmm. Orange would have been nice, but there's something like that."
Thin blue on green for new serving. Green is the forest, and thin blue seems reasonable to be camouflaged in the sky, but either way, it doesn't change it's flashy.
"Look, Lilia. It's natural to dress flashy and do flashy things."
"Well isn't it?
"If you dress there plain and do something flashy...? It's more flashy!
"Oh!"
Today is the unveiling of troop clothes that have thus become more plain scorched tea. Of course, the avant-garde has also changed to matching protective equipment.
As for the beast man, his ears really make him a neck, but the beast man is not particularly rare, and what he's saying is avant-garde. Helm is a cat ear type if he isn't targeted using such fancy magic as to dictate the battlefield.
"What does the demon look like?
Ellie asked. I'm just moving yesterday's town - apparently named Lakna - into the desired position in the dark to ask how it's going.
"That's a lot. They're all over the place. It looks like it's twice or triple what it was yesterday."
"There's nothing wrong with that, is there?
Ellie says before. If you do just knock it down, you may not have a problem.
"If we start too early, we may gather too many demons."
"That's not all we have to talk about to take it all down."
I agree with you, but no matter how much firepower you have, this one's a handful. You may have an unexpectedly strong enemy, or you may make some mistake. I don't confront demons for very long, ideal to hit firepower and move instantly.
"You won't be able to sneak into town like you did yesterday, and if you're going to do it, it's going to be a forcible breakthrough... but it's going to be spicy to stick it in there and let the army hold it for half a day until it gets here, okay?
I'm a little afraid I can't see the bottom in the number of demons.
"I saw an army advance. It's coming this way."
Tirica has finally sent Hoku out for reconnaissance to report. This one's on schedule.
"Keep watching, please. Let me know if you have a master."
I dispatched Miriam to Fort Bloomdar before he came over, but after the Master and the Swordsmen of Biels had already moved to the front line.
"There he is. I saw blue blue. And there's Hornet."
I think I discovered it instantly. Is Blue Blue quite noticeable from the sky, leading that Blue Blue, Tirica reported to me that the Swordsmen of Biels are in a second group of troops mid-way through the advance party. I can't seem to find my master, but I think he's hiding again.
"Tell him something?
If I want to do it, I can't even summon or communicate with you. All you have to do is write letters on the ground.
"It's not necessary. Keep fighting with the army."
It just takes time to brush up. Demons are massive and a waste of time, and we don't know who will see them in the midst of the army.
The master knows more or less about this one. Of course I know about Elf's unit as a fellow distributor, so I'm sure he'll guess our move even if we don't hear from him.
"How long do you think the army will be able to come this way?
"Given yesterday's pace, could it be about lunch ago?
Tirica nods at Ellie's predictions, too.
"Let's put it behind us here"
I want to control you once and for all if you're enough to attack halfway, and if you do, whether or not you have enough fighting power even if you call an elf? I tried and it wasn't enough. Then I can't even hit my eyes. Safety comes first here.
"First we move south to vandalize a nearby village, see how it fits around and get back here again. And take control of the town at the right time as the army moves. So what do you say?
The demons on the streets were generally hunted yesterday, and the military would be fine if they had their masters.
"Doesn't sound bad."
"Then let's start hunting today."
Once you have made some progress south along the street, take the path east. As soon as I crossed the mountain I saw one village. It's eroded by weeds, and the walls are blurry and quite desolate. Take a little altitude and check the surrounding terrain. Several villages were able to confirm that it was from high altitude.
Once down, secure the transfer point and confirm the attack plan.
The map says there's five villages and one town.
"Attack the village in order, and if you have time, do the town"
When I approached him, the demons in and around the first village were numbered enough. Probably over fifty. I can afford just the avant-garde, but it's still magically safe to destroy.
I'm concerned about all the magic and little avant-garde earning, but I don't know if it's like Oak King if it's only detection, and even if only the miscellaneous fish is the opponent, there's a risk of melee itself.
Besides, I don't even have to force myself to make money. Disparities arise between the rear guard and the level, but some trained under Kensei, and even Miriam, if only the sword, has reached a good level by saying that if the orc or so is the opponent, it is unmatched.
Miriam is currently at level 21.
Concealment Level 4 Sneak Feet Level 4 Signal Detection Level 1 Hearing Detection Level 1
Flesh Enhancement Level 5 Agility Increase Level 3 Dexterity Increase Level 3
Shield Level 2 Evasion Level 1 Martial Arts Level 1 Bow Level 4 Sword Level 5
There's still room to raise it, but demon opponents like this one have too much power.
Luciana, a rookie as well, has level 28.
Magic Sense Level 1 Magic Boost Level 5 MP Resilience Up Level 5
MP Consumption Reduction Level 5 Common Magic Life Magic
Spirit Magic Level 4 Water Magic Level 5
I still have extra skill points, but not enough to take Spirit Magic to level 5, and if you think about taking another system, Spatial Magic level 5, for example, you need to go up to level 50.
The avant-garde is going to be stronger in the end to learn about Deep Righteousness or something in training than just hunting demons, but wizards are terribly versatile depending on the point.
We also talked last night about not making more money without avant-garde rear relations, while we talked about including future development, but eventually we came to the conclusion that priority should be given to this main purpose, the recapture of Hiragis, and that there is no way to make a difference in levels. Then magical annihilation will dominate, but the avant-garde earned place will also be as much in the future.
So as yesterday, I let go of the range sander to the village, but there were a few burning houses. Collect prey while extinguishing fire. Survival was there, but the location can be detected. I approached him from the sky and ended him with a bow.
"That's a lot more trouble than I thought."
"Right. Wouldn't it be okay to leave the prey or something?
I don't know where the prey is falling in the village, so I have to go around the whole village to see it. Some position can be grasped by the detection before you defeat it, but it's summer now if you don't retrieve it well. Whatever happens in the open, what happens if you leave a ton of bodies all over town? I don't want to imagine it, and it means food procurement. Collect as much as you can.
"If you want manpower, you can call the Orange Squad again."
Think a little about Lilia's prophecy. The official name is Dark Orange Demonic SS, but I usually call it the Orange Squad. It consists of two hundred and six units in total, and yesterday we have a request for the rest to be called because we called one hundred of the three units. Incidentally, one unit is just 200 men with a total captain and deputy captain who take overall command with three or three.
It's a little distracting to use selected elite groups for chores to collect prey because of their ability priorities, but if you don't call them, don't call them. They'll just wait in the elves for a while. Usually it's the flow of dispatch since the convocation, but now it's an immediate dispatch attitude. It's also a waste not to call.
"Then please"
It was a terribly different group that showed up at Ellie's gate. Wearing dark colored robes, he hides his face with a hood, and no one utters a word. Those on the outer edge stand guard against each weapon so as to protect the dense 100. This is not dangerous right now, but just in case.
I didn't even have time to make sure yesterday in the middle of a fight...... that's crazy. I assumed it felt plain, but not at all. The shades are definitely plain, but is it just too many people?
"Team four, five, six, one hundred men, we're over it."
One elf came and bowed his head as he drew the waves and said in a quiet voice.
"Thank you, you've come a lot. We're the only ones here, so you can take it easy."
"Yes. So what kind of assignment is it this time!
I raised my hood and asked in a cheerful voice up there if I was feeling a little excited. It's my first job. Besides, there are times when there are shrines out there regarding the Hilagis recapture, and they seem a lot tense.
"We're going to attack the surrounding villages and go around. The villages and towns will be wiped out by our magic, so we need you to help us recover the demons we defeated."
I just want you to help me recover my defeated prey, but it's going to lower my morale to blah blah blah.
"You liberate the towns and villages of Hilagis!
The elves gave me a yellow cheer. Even if there is something creepy about it as a group, the contents are pretty elves. Moreover, these daughters say they also have an additional candidate for protection. Young and unmarried. This is why it would be easier for a familiar face who fought together to come with protection.
"Temporarily."
It looks like our operational policy hasn't been communicated yet, and I've decided to tell you briefly.
"- So this becomes the first positive move to the South"
"You just have to do it flashy. Leave it to me!
"No, now you still have to turn around."
"Why? We can fight without a problem!
"This is an outpost. The real deal's after this, but if the magic's out, I'm gonna have you take turns, okay?
Magic refills are possible, but there are physical problems. If you fought enough to run out of magic, you should take turns. Then the second and third squadrons, which were also active yesterday, will come out again.
"Okay. Backward support."
That's how he took 100 elves around and wiped out the remaining four parts of the nearby village. Is it about 30 minutes in one place? Exactly. With this many people, it's quick to collect.
After the third village, they gathered their prey under me as we all competed. I hear the reward is my compliment.
There are 200 of them all. I went face-to-face only once, but naturally I don't remember each person's name or anything, and it seems like my hobby is to have them remember their names on this occasion.
I have to say I have fun. Working so hard is a smiling sight if things aren't oak or harpy corpses, but Nori is lighter and less likely to expect protection.
It's a blessing, an apostle. Even a shrine has too much clutter from the beginning. The next time you look for a candidate for protection, you may want not to give him any information.
"Tirica, what about the military?
Make sure you have time before the last town.
"It's going well, but it's still going to take quite a while."
The town's tactics have been consulted, but the field is not yet, and we decided to make it a preliminary exercise here.
First, eliminate the frontal enemy and approach. Create an attack base with dirt magic. Sweep the enemies around you if you need them. And into town. Range. Magic attack.
sweep the outside of town before entering the town. I don't care if they come from the outside while I'm under control. The inside has already been exterminated and there should be few survivors. No problem later.
Once the external safety has been secured, have the walls protected by the elves to exercise internal control.
"Survival is eight. The Orange Squad will alert the enemy outside."
Even when it comes to the town, it seems rural and the size is to the extent that hairs have grown in the village. Speaking of differences, is the walls well built enough? There is an obvious difference in defense in towns and villages.
As I broke into town and approached a nearby target, the oak I noticed here roared. Now they'll come towards us, realizing the other survivors. Wait in a promising interceptible location, and then only defeat Sakuri.
When we're done knocking them all down, we'll call in an elf from the walls, do the retrieval, and we're done.
"Good day. The winner is your team? Let's just move to a safe place and have a rest while we eat."
Even if Nori is slight, the elves are serious and life-threatening. I'd like to operate safely if I could and fight without sacrificing anyone, but I've been told by Lilia before that it's more of an insult. The military has already made considerable sacrifices and will continue to do so. I can't escape the possibility of dying any more than I can get out on the battlefield.
These elves will be prepared to do more than they have volunteered, and I have a duty to see it through properly. That's why I didn't want to get along very well. If one of these people dies, I'll be absolutely shocked. Definitely.
I don't even serve it every time in front of the elf, but it's been a long time since my stomach ached...
After the break, he came again into the woods where he peered into the town of Lakna. The number of demons is even higher than when I saw them in the early morning. It's so ridiculous to count them. The elves are scheduled to be called back once they have returned and before entering the town.
The army has begun fighting demons in the middle of nowhere and will soon pass through.
First, destroy the army's advance route, the enemies on the route from where they left off to the town.
"You can do it flashy, right?
Ellie checked again.
"Don't hesitate."
I can't afford to shy away from countless demonic opponents.
"Overwhelming demons with maximum firepower. I'm out of control. Here we go."
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"Run! Run!
The captain of the unit, who had just been assigned yesterday, runs desperately without understanding the translation.
There is no way that the soldiers of Ping will be informed of the details of the operation. I had no idea what the current situation was, but it seems that the battle has already begun. There was also a sporadic battle with the demons, but I guess the town is finally getting closer and more authentic. I hear explosions from afar.
I was in the lead unit yesterday, so today I was turned pretty much backwards. Today's front line is about Kensei and his men serving. I didn't have to join this battle-like battle because of it, but it looks like the time has finally come to fight. But I didn't have time to be shook up by the curse of my superior officer.
Running for a while, I saw a slice of the forest. He was allowed to pass through while the advance troops were in formation and finally stop as he went further.
"Allow me to drink water. Here's a break from time to time…"
The troop leader, who cut the words as if he suddenly realized something, looked back behind him. At the end of the line of sight the town was in sight, and over that town a black and disastrous cloud broke out, about to spread rapidly. It's an obviously unusual, unprecedented cloud movement.
Eventually, the black clouds will grow to cover all the sky in town.
Countless thunderstorms poured all the way down to town. A thunderbolt clattering my ears late. Everyone has no voice in the sight and the roar of draining their liver.
"It's God's wrath..."
Someone told me to gasp. Yeah, that's exactly the old story I heard when I was a kid. The sight of the town itself that it touched God's wrath and vanished.
From somewhere, the march jubilee rang.
"Ya, line up! Weapons up!
The captain of the unit who returned to me will issue an order as soon as he succeeds. Looks like we're headed slowly to town this time.
"It's an elf! The elves are here again! Now move on! Take back the town of Lakna with the elves!
That's what knights on horses said around soldiers marching around, inspiring them to go around.
Looking up again, that eagle was dancing gracefully in the sky, as if he didn't care about the battle under his eyes. The eagle only looked small, but I could be sure that was the same eagle as yesterday.
The advance party is the basis for Hilagis' recapture. Running away is unacceptable no matter what. I've come this far so they can say that and kick me out. How lucky a handful would be to survive, being assigned to a unit like this is the end of luck. Yes, someone said so.
But not until the eagle shows up. An elf appeared and Kensei joined the troops. I can't think of anything in common sense to do with it.
As long as it still comes with that eagle, I'm sure we haven't run out of luck yet. This is how I stepped on my hometown soil. Maybe we can make it back to our hometown village alive. I couldn't help but think so.