◆ Shizufe
"Oh no, Shizufe. It's getting dark around here. Hurry up and grab the Alum Kingdom."
Kaina's sister, walking beside me, looks at me and says.
The time is at dusk and the area is already dark. If you lose sight of the sun, it will be difficult to walk.
"Sorry, Shizu-chan. Because I'm slow to walk."
"Nothing wrong with Maddie. I thought I could reach the Kingdom of Alm at sunset, I was sweet. I'm the one apologizing."
Maddie is not bad at all. The commander is me. I was the one who made the wrong decision.
It is up to me to apologize.
After four days of sailing, we arrived at the Kingdom of Wildonna, which has a large river port.
Originally, I planned to land to the Kingdom of Alum after staying here for one night.
Why we're going to the Alm Kingdom is because there's a place near that Alm Kingdom where Harpy thinks he's got Finaeus.
But without staying overnight, we are headed for the Kingdom of Alm.
Why? Because Rijena offered to lend me a boat with Lizardman.
There is no big riverboat, but a small river flows near the Kingdom of Alum. With the canoe pulled by the Lizard Man, you can surely get there faster than walking down the street.
Having heard the offer, I am lost.
Expand Rijena's map to locate the Kingdom of Alm.
Dwarf's surveying map is accurate and crazy.
If I had borrowed a canoe, I would have followed in the evening.
After I am lost, I consult with my colleagues and accept the offer.
Because it saves lives, so we need to go quickly.
Besides, I was worried.
The Green Warriors have disembarked in the Kingdom of Wildonna, just like us.
I don't know where they're going.
But maybe we're going to the same Alm kingdom.
Maybe you'll come with me on the way.
I don't have anything to argue with them about.
But for some reason I didn't want to go with you.
That's why I got Rijena's offer.
Thus we sailed to the Kingdom of Alum.
However, from where I got off by canoe to the Kingdom of Alm, I am naturally off the street. As a result, it was difficult to walk and took time.
"But it certainly doesn't work like this. I don't have any camping tools."
Leia looks anxious too.
"Shouldn't we hurry up, Shizufe? That's right, Maddie. Shall I piss you off?
Novis turned his back on Maddy.
"Oh, but I'm sorry, Novi."
"Never mind, Maddie wouldn't be the same as wearing a child."
Novis laughs.
When I turned around, I noticed that I saw Maddy's chest clearly.
I'm sure you're being kind, but don't you know Maddy cares about her childish body shape?
"Mm-hmm. Fine, Novi. You don't have to give it to me."
Maddy said in a grumpy voice. And then you start walking with your feet too fast.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
Novis chases Maddie in a hurry.
"Hah, what are you doing..."
I go after them when I exhale.
Without it, we go out to places like streets.
I said it was like a place because the road was so obscure that I didn't think it was a street.
But this is definitely the street.
I usually get used to the roads around the Republic of Ariadia, so I think so.
The Kingdom of Alum is a country on the outskirts of the Minon Plains.
I hear it's not a very rich country.
If only the citizens of the Kingdom of Alm pass by, the Kingdom of Alm must maintain the streets.
Because it is not a rich country, it is impossible to make a fine street.
We walk the street. It will be late by the time we get there, but there is nothing we can do.
"Wait, everybody!!
As she walked down the street, suddenly Nora shouted.
"What's wrong? Mr. Nora?"
Something's coming from behind.
That's how Nora puts her hand to her ear.
Elves are much better at hearing than humans. We can hear sounds that humans cannot hear.
Nora's words change the atmosphere for everyone.
"Is there a monster running here?
Nora shakes her head.
"You're a human being from the sound of footsteps. Something's chasing me. Maybe he's being attacked by a monster."
Listening to the words makes everyone's faces nervous.
"I'm going to help!! Everybody!!"
Everyone nods.
When we pull out the weapon, we run in the direction of the footsteps.
Keena's sister and Nora are ahead. And then me and Novis go on.
Maddy can't run fast, so I'm going to be late with Leelia.
Eventually, I see a man and a woman coming this way from the front.
Multiple goblins are chasing us from behind.
Goblins don't look much during the day because they hate the light of the day. However, at dusk, when the sun's light diminishes, he shows himself.
There will be twenty goblins with quite a lot of them.
Hurry up and get us to the men and women who are fleeing.
A man looks like a knight and runs while protecting a woman.
"I'm glad I'm okay!! I'm here to help!!
When I screamed, the knight looked at me in surprise.
"What about you?
"Explain later! Stand back."
I'm headed to Goblin with Kaina's sister in the lead.
"Shit! New Shii-Human Garetta, Gobb!!
A part of the goblin that we noticed holds a bow and arrow.
The Goblins use a small single bow that is short of flight distance, but it is a threat if it is within range.
Arrows are fired from the bow.
"Lady Lana! Protect us!!
I put out a shield of light with Reina's protection. The shield prevents the arrows from reaching us.
An avant-garde goblin stood by to defend a goblin with a stone axe and spear and a bow.
Goblins can't make iron because they can't use fire, but they can make sharp weapons by polishing stones.
Attacking places without armor can cause fatal injuries.
"Let's go! Novis!!"
"Whoa! Kaina sister!!
Keena's sister and Novis plunge into Goblin.
Keena's sister wears only light armor to avoid movement restrictions.
Novis is an unarmored Tolls mad warrior, so his upper body is bare.
Due to their high skin exposure, they could be fatally injured by a goblin attack.
Goblins raise stone axes and spears to intercept them.
"I wonder if such a sloppy attack will hit me!!
Keena's sister flew small and attacked with a spear when she attacked the Goblins.
Keena's legs are faster than normal. I have a taste for a one-shot exit strategy that uses that healthy leg.
Kaina's sister's attack broke Goblin's line.
"Ooooooooo!!
Novis bursts into a broken line of Goblins.
When Novis waves his great sword, several goblins blow up.
Looking at the battle, I think they don't need armor again.
One is responsible for all attacks, and the other is responsible for twisting everything with force.
Goblin's bowman is after them.
Of course, I won't let that happen.
Nora is targeting two Goblin bowmen with fast fire. Among the elves, the Oleiad clan is good at bows.
Nora, from her clan, is a master of bows. The bowman is disturbed by Nora and cannot target the two.
"Shizufe! I'll take care of the previous Goblin!!
Keena's sister glamorously avoids the Goblin and goes to the next Goblin.
The Goblins are not stupid either. Keena, I'm going after my sister.
"I won't let you!!
I confront the Goblin.
Four goblins approached me in fear of being attacked from behind.
I had a hard time dealing with a goblin before.
Goblins don't have as tough flesh as oaks, but they move quickly. My magic sword is meaningless unless it hits me. That's why I wasn't good at moving fast.
But now that I'm under Reina's protection, I can't beat this goblin.
"Gaaaaaaaaa!!
The first Goblin attacked me with a stone axe.
Parry that attack with your shield and quickly rotate and tear your body apart. Then, when he slashes the spear of the goblin that attacked with his spear without stopping, he pushes it with his shield and hits another goblin.
And when I felt the goblin coming from behind, I held the sword in my opposite hand and put it behind me.
You defeated the guy from behind, and you thought the two goblins that got up were invincible, or you're running away from me.
Looking around, the other Goblins are fleeing.
"What should we do, Shizufe? Shall we go after him?"
Shake his head at Novis' words.
"Don't go too far. We should go to the Alm Kingdom before nightfall."
Maddie and Railia catch up with us when we talk like that. There were two people running behind it.
"Wow. I got rid of all four goblins."
"Looks like we don't have a chance."
Maddie and Railia laugh.
Had it been before, this would not have happened. But this time there was Novis and I got stronger.
I was able to win against this goblin.
"Thank you very much. I am Knight Bormos of the Kingdom of Alum. And this is my sister Edora."
"My name is Edora, and I'm a warrior. If you hadn't come, the Goblins would have caught you."
The man and woman who were fleeing thanked us.
These two must have been safe because they didn't use a bow to catch this Edora alive.
Bormos is injured, but Edora has no scratches.
"I'd like to talk more about it, but let's move on. Please stay in our country tonight."
That's how Bormos lowered his head.
◆ Shizufe again
The Kingdom of Alum is a kingdom with a population of about 8,000.
Not benefiting from cultivated land, livestock is the main industry.
Among the many rich Ariad allies, they will be among the poorest.
Around the kingdom, built on a small hill, there are walls that are about three times my height.
Probably made by humans, not dwarfs. To be perfectly clear, it is a shame compared to the walls built by the Dwarves of the Republic of Ariadia.
But on the contrary, the walls of the Republic of Ariadia are too splendid.
The Goblins have appeared earlier, but there are more monsters around here than in the Republic of Ariadia.
That's why this country needs more splendid walls than the Republic of Ariadia.
On the contrary, the Republic of Ariadia will not need such a splendid wall.
It seems that it is a problem not to go where there is a need.
By the way, this is what Maddy told me.
It seems to be originally the story of the great wise man.
According to the wise man, the Ariad Alliance countries should be one country.
That way we can distribute wealth to poor countries.
To be honest, it was too big a story for me to understand.
"Dear Shizufe-sama War Maiden, Thank you for saving my nephew and niece."
The King of the Alum Kingdom thanked me.
Bormos was the nephew of the king of this kingdom.
I mean, royalty.
But the kings of this country are decided by the people's council.
Basically, it seems that the king's son is often chosen as king, but it is not always possible to be king.
For this reason, royalty is no different from the general public.
We were invited to dinner for helping the Bormos.
This dinner was made by the queen and her family's woman.
The meat dumplings are roasted with herbs mixed with ground lamb, and the fried beans are crushed and hardened.
The place is the royal castle. Permitted to dwell in the public and largest building in this country.
I was thanked at the dinner table.
Bormos is sitting in his seat with our companions, the king, the queen and her granddaughter, the princess.
The dining room is spacious and usually eats with the family.
"Oh, thank you so much... Ugh!!
Keeping Novis quiet with his elbow.
"No, that's not true. It's all thanks to Lana."
I prayed to Lady Lana.
"Oh, I see. Thank you, Lena. This will make Edora's marriage a success."
According to the king, Edora had been married to a prince from a neighboring country.
And this morning Edora went to see the prince in his neighborhood. Bormos, his brother, is his companion.
It was on the way home that I met us.
He was attacked by the Goblin in the evening as a result of his prolonged conversation with the royal family over there and his late return.
The horse they were riding was attacked first, and they had to run away.
Had it not been for us, she would have been captured by Goblin.
"It was a dangerous place, are there many goblins around here?
"Yes, War Maiden. This is the area of influence of the Garmoye tribe in Goblin. The base is far from here, but occasionally a Goblin warrior of the tribe brings his soldiers in and out."
The king says with a troubled face.
According to what I have heard, the Goblin tribes are divided into the priesthood and the warrior ranks and the general ranks below them, with the king (Lord) as their apex. In other words, they are smart people, powerful people, and especially incompetent people.
The priesthood presides over internal affairs under the King, and the warrior class carries out an ambulance with soldiers selected from the general class.
Expatriation is hunting in the woods, fighting other Goblin tribes, and plundering human lands.
The Alum Kingdom, which is in the power zone of the Goblin tribe, is invaded at any time. The king will also have a headache.
"Um... War maiden. Can I be a warrior, too?
The princess talks to me.
Princess Sanila, the king's granddaughter, is eight years old. The innocent smile is very cute.
"This is Sanila!!
The queen scolds the princess.
"That's good, Grandma. Girls can be warriors, right? I want to be a warrior too!!
Look at me with the eyes Princess Sanila expects.
"Already.... Sanila. If they follow you away...."
The queen looks sad.
I can tell from the words.
I wonder why the granddaughter's princess is in this seat, but there are no children who are her parents.
Probably died for some reason.
"I want to be a warrior!! If you become a warrior, you can go looking for your father and mother who are lost in the forest!!
But Princess Sanila doesn't listen.
"Princess Sanila. Everyone admits to taking a sword. But that's to protect the people you care about. Isn't the princess important to Grandpa and Grandma?
When I go to Princess Sanila, I take my hand and tell her to teach.
"Yes, grandpa and grandma are important."
"Then don't worry about someone you care about. Warriors are here to protect their loved ones."
I make a smile and say.
Princess Sanila sees the king and his wife. She looks worried.
Looking at that face, she nodded whether Princess Sanila had noticed anything.
"Yeah... I don't want Grandpa and Grandma to be sad."
Good. You got it.
"But can I be a warrior if I don't have to worry?
Look at me with anticipated eyes. I am weak when I see it with such eyes.
Well, if you don't have to worry about it.
"That's right. I think it's okay if you don't have to worry."
That makes Princess Sanila smile.
"I did it! I'll be a warrior! There were always only men in the warriors who came to this country, so I thought only men could be warriors!! But it's not. Gotcha!!
Apparently, no woman has ever been a freedom fighter in this country. Princess Sanila rejoices.
But I was worried about that word.
"Um, what kind of warrior comes to this country all the time?
I will probably ask.
"Yes, there aren't many warriors who usually visit this country, but these days there are people who call themselves the Green Warriors."
Bormos answered.
And the answer was as expected.
Apparently, the Green Warriors are coming to this country all the time.
According to Bormos, we regularly come to this country at the request of someone.
What kind of request is that?
People in this country were wondering what the Green Warriors were asking for, but they were silent about the foreign currency they dropped.
I have a very bad feeling about it.
But I'm not sure.
Well, there's nothing you can do about it.
Anyway, it's a full-scale outdoor activity from tomorrow. Let's go to bed early tonight.