Egret

Chapter 17. Witch Hunting

The Crown Prince Crisis Corps, led by Edan R. Hayga, has priority over orders to the owners they serve.

Usually under the command of the commander, the main role of escort was to guard Judas like an iron cylinder, but when a separate order fell, he immediately followed him.

Judas and Edan did not return until the knights who had been ordered returned after investigating the raid on Verdi.

In addition to the main army, if the commander is absent, the Knights' right to consolidate goes to Vice Commander Baikal.

Baikal did not wait any longer for the two men to return after a certain amount of time.

I got location information from Cole, who handled the Great Wind Spirit, and ran into an army that turned its horses in the same direction as they were about to depart. The destinations were:

I heard that prisoners from soldiers, such as Marvin, who Judas encountered at the Ho tribe garrison, were the ones who deliberately infiltrated the camp to find out the location of the enemy.

After centuries of conflict, the Empire army was not alone.

Occasionally, spies were planted and prisoners were disguised as such to identify enemy movements and make every effort to minimize civilian casualties.

Baikal's tactics are intricately compatible with Verdi's military operations.

Meanwhile, they went to the enemy camp together and raided the northeast and southwest sieges, then stormed into the city.

Then I found the captain on his knees among the defenceless soldiers.

“I was really surprised then. This time, I wanted to see what else was a new trap. ”

Baikal grumbled as he drove a multifaceted horse.

At the end of the normal negotiations, there was no reason to fight.

It wasn't just the Empire army that was surprised to face a battle that had already ended before it even started.

Those who were taken captive also looked around at the flying spirits and recalled the rumors about Prince Lubarzan, who handled the four-attribute spirits of the natural world.

Especially for Marvin, who acted like a neighbor's brother to Judas, he doubted his identity to the end with shock and terror eyes.

‘You, you, no. Hey! What is the real identity...? ’

Looking down at the less trembling fingertips, Judas merely smiles and pays tribute.

‘Welcome, it was a pleasure. ’

I turned around without hesitation, leaving behind a dumb Marvin.

When Baikal recalled the time, Edan, who was a little ahead of him, did not turn his head.

“I'll dig a trap in front of you if I can learn anything. ”

“Ah, Mr...... ”

“Mister?”

I didn't know that Baikal would feel a scary moment in a single letter.

The commander who considers the courtesy section of life important was looking at him.

Baikal, who desperately rolled his eyes away from the black-eyed man who was about to cross the line, fixed the horse.

“Mr...... I'm not a rookie like you, but can you be a leader? ”

“It's not a sprout, it's a seed. ”

Seriously speaking, Edan answered, Baikal frowned.

“You should have stopped the commander. Are you being held captive there with Hole? ”

“He was His Majesty's commander. That's why I left the job to you. ”

“What? If that's the case, go ahead and say something back in the first place! ”

After all, frustration exploded.

In a grumpy little cry, Edan again said to himself, 'Do as you can with a stealing attitude,' and scratched his insides.

From behind, I heard Khol chirping as if he was a do-gooder. Khol handed over his nonsense to Judas on his way to Tae-yeon.

“You think you're sorry for us? ”

“Haha. Yes, Master. ”

“...... You're smiling, Judas. ”

“Oh, my God. Did you hear that? ”

He smiled and looked at the young teacher and looked at Cole's mouth in distress.

“I'm very sorry that I moved without a top. ”

“But you don't look back. ”

“Because it's not irreversible. ”

The Ho 'ites did not receive their territory back.

Educated to become familiar with new territories and institutions with Griffons in parts of the border lands.

Education provided by the Empire was a priority right now. The price of recognition as an autonomous order under the empire is loyalty to the imperial court.

For the time being, those dispatched from the Central Administration will manage José and his tribe.

Judas left the border a little quieter than keeping things tidy.

And now the group is standing in a huge mountain range that runs across the border and leads to the thawing of the eastern country.

“Isn't that amazing? ”

“Yes?”

Thawing was a country with many mountains. As it proved, the mountain appeared as soon as it crossed the border.

Just passing through these mountains is finally the beginning of thawing.

Judas admires him as a child, pointing at the trees and grasses that grew lush around him.

“I just crossed the border, but it's different from what a tree looks like. ”

The trees found in the warm climate of the Empire are mainly large and leafy.

The branches were also tall and straight and generally tall.

However, the trees in the east clearly differed from this.

Once the trees were tall as a whole, it felt awkward. But he also had a sturdiness that didn't break or tear. There were many long, pointy flies, and the colours were not very spectacular.

"Whether it's an original plant or an animal, things look a little different depending on the environment you live in. The nature is not different.

Uni caused the wind to shake the Leaf of Excellence.

Like a purple flower dancing with a new fly that had just blossomed in a playful breeze, it flew up into the skies of the mountains.

After moving along the mountain road, they arrived at a hunter's village on the mountainside around the evening.

One village was small.

There were no buildings, and at least there were taverns and restaurants. It was in fact a kind of retreat where travellers and hunters who moved to the thaw settled for a simple break and exchanged information.

Few brought their families to live in this village. Rather than a village, it was more accurate to say that hunters are the centre of livelihood by associating with each other.

However, for now, it says‘ Hunter Village ’in Patmal.

Judas set up outside the village and headed to a tavern where he would rest his horses.

“Welcome ~ Sherhu! Only 6 or fewer guests can enter the room. The interns are outside. De-show! ”

The tavern had both indoor and outdoor seating.

In good spring weather, people sat down, mainly outdoors, with fire, even if it was not an intern.

The outdoor space was like sitting at a long table like a bar.

The long, rugged wooden table was messy with food stains, but the hunters who used freshly caught meat as a tranquilizer to tilt their glasses didn't care at all.

“Khh, cool! One more round! ”

“Sister! The firewood fell here. ”

Only the shop owner was busy.

It was like a magic touch to carry a liquor bowl while wiping out the outgoing fire again and cleaning the empty bowl.

Judas sits at a long table that stretches outdoors naturally.

I wanted to hear the stories of the people who would fix the meal for a while.

Sitting in a mixed-up tavern with travelers and hunters, I was able to pick up the rumors from around me.

“Fortunately, there are a lot of people who have learned the Empire language. I don't think there are any major communication difficulties. ”

“I may have mastered all the languages of the surrounding country. ”

“…… No, did you have time to learn all that? ”

Edan and Cristina replied at the same time to Baikal's embarrassing question.

“I was self-sufficient in advance. ”

“It's not hard for me to learn a few foreign languages. ”

Baikal, who had not learned any foreign language, looked at the two geniuses with a chewing face.

“It's hard to learn a language other than your native language. You don't have to die because you don't know the language of another country. ”

Judas, who was watching, shook Baikal's shoulders.

“But there are those kids, and they probably won't be able to talk. Right?"

“Yes, well……. ”

The genius that could not be dealt with was rather this way.

Perhaps there is no country that will make their main population feel barriers to language.

If it was Judas, he would know the foreign language as well as the alien language in the exotic species.

‘Perhaps you will find and memorize the language rules immediately, even if you don't know them. ’

It was a sufficiently likely conjecture.

Baikal exclaimed at Juice with a complex face.

Though I wanted to get drunk, I needed some moderation during the escort mission.

Moreover, drinking is difficult because you have to ride again soon.

Fluvi, who was sitting still on his knees, broke his long neck and looked up at him.

“Beep?”

“Why, are you hungry? Do you want to join us?”

Baikal handed Fluby his share of chicken soup.

Seeing Fluvi licking the soup with a happy face to his tail, he smiles.

“Shit, yeah. Eat a lot. It's more like you to me. ”

Between Baikal handing the soup over to Wyvern and appetizing it with juice and chewy cheese, Judas was at some point in the conversation with four other people.

“Going to defrost? Kid, I'll give you one piece of advice. Do not ride the mountain on a dark night. ”

“Do you have any particular problems with the hike when you're out of sight? ”

At the words of a massive hunter whose arm muscles protrude from the bump, another man sitting nearby said he was going to kill.

“Have you really not heard of it?" The Night Witch "is famous here in the Pyrenees. ”

“What else can I do without paying for it? The outsiders may not know. ”

“Oh, Holy Father. When did I smile without paying for it? ”

Edan sneaks up at the man who protests unfairly and asks.

“…… What is the story of the Night Witch? ”

“Witches, witches. If innocent travelers like you wander around in the middle of the night, you'll be caught by a scary witch. ”

It was supposed to be in a fairytale book.

The group searched the atmosphere to find out if the story was true or if people were deliberately making fun of outsiders.

“It's not that witches appear unconditionally. It's dark in the middle of the night, so you can walk around. If you wander lost, there will be a flash of light from afar. ”

“That's the light that flows from the Witch's Castle. ”

“Oh, about the witch of the night? I heard you're a great beauty!”

“I can't deny that beauty is fascinating. From what I hear, it's probably not human. It is a hobby to devour a man blindly and decorate his skull in the castle. ”

When the common theme came out, people got involved in conversations with you and me.

In addition, rumors of witchcraft were gaining weight and going to a very specific level.

“Didn't Mr. Garrick get hit recently, too? ”

“Don't say anything! Just think about it and I'll pray for my breath. ”

“Huh? Are you saying that you've actually been captured and come back alive? ”

Sage, who was about to be weak in this story, asked with anxious eyes.

The hunters who saw the naive look began to laugh and frighten.

“I don't know how miserable the witch of that night is. He's got a dazzling look like an angel. But the fact is that the look was..... turned over the Angel's shell. ”

“Huh? Peel... Deggy? ”

“It's usually a big girl. I'm disguising myself as someone trying to distract me. Something. After grabbing people at night and feeding them, they boiled them in a pearl boiling cauldron when it was sunny. They suck the flesh and leave the bones to wear as an accessory. If you know what you've eaten at night, you'll find earthworms and other insects in spiders! ”

Sage swallowed up her empty breath because the man who was telling the story stretched out his hand like a bug leg.

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There was a mistake with your teacher in the middle and the upload was delayed by one day. Sorry!

'Chapter 17. Witch hunting' means resting before arriving at the thaw (?) It's an episode. After that, the story is going to be a little serious... Hot.

Anyway, the money came back again. Khh, I'm already excited. Do you like chicken or meat this evening...! cephalopods

So I'll see you on the next side. Thank you!