“So-eek?”
“Queek!”
I was embarrassed by their faces. What they were looking at was the corpse of their king, Orc Road.
‘Please... run away. ’
I'm barely standing, but I'm about to collapse right now because of the terrible pain I feel on my back.
If the Orcs come screaming for revenge.
Gulp.
I defeated Orc Road, but this time I could die.
I swallowed my saliva, forcefully caught the two closed eyes, and stared at them. He's not down yet. If you come at me, you won't be safe.
“Queeeek!”
“Paneeek!”
Did my bluff work, or was the old knight really right?
The Orcs stand still for a moment, judging the situation, and they stagger and start to flee, pushing their people away in a grim state.
“... You're alive. I'm really alive.”
The king died at the hands of Humans, and the men who ordered him to flee.
Those Orcs are so ungrateful. So thank you.
“Khh……. Khh! I'll never do this again. ”
I sat on the floor relaxed.
I wanted to smile coolly at the feeling of accomplishment, but the pain from my back is not great. And there's really no more stamina left.
If only one of those Orcs had attacked us.
‘.... I can't even imagine. ’
I shake my head away from my terrible imagination.
“Hah... It really hurts. I think it's getting worse. ”
I feel more painful as I relax.
I was guessing a bit because of the big impact when I fell, but I think I broke a bone.
In a way, it fell at that speed, but it was only a broken bone, so you should be thankful. If I fell a little wrong, I'd have a broken head, not a bone.
“Ugh! Buy potions… wait. I don't think I'm going to die right now...”
As I was pulling the potion out of the locker, I realized what I had just lost in battle.
I spent G on toys, and I didn't lose my life, but instead I got the fear of flying. But you also use potions? If I kill Orc Road, nothing will come back to me.
“... Let's not use it. You don't have to use my potion. ”
Of course, I don't intend to leave the wound as it is.
I just don't want to literally use my potion. I intend to treat the wound with a different method.
‘If Tarien has a conscience, he'll give you a priest with potions. It'll be that easy for a nobleman. ’
That's how you rob Tarien.
No matter how stupid Tarien is, if he has any conscience, will you give me a potion that he sacrificed for himself?
He will take over all my specialties in Orc Road.
‘I wish I could give you something else. Like this sword....’
While watching the beautiful sword raised for a moment, you hear the voices of the people, not the noisy noise of the Orcs running away.
“Out of my way! Haaaaah! ”
“Nearby! Don't worry about the runners, they'll break through! ”
“Ah! There! It's over there!"
‘You're early. ’
As I cursed at the slow actions of the knights, a shadow appeared over my head and my vision darkened.
“Are you all right? ”
“Kaiyan! Are you okay? ”
At first glance, two people are filled with worries and ask me how I am.
I was quite impressed by his appearance.
‘Uncle Jeff... and the old knight. ’
When the other knights were examining Orc Lord's corpse, they rushed to me as if they didn't care.
Moreover, what Jeff said was understandable, but the behavior of the old knight was a bit surprising. I knew he had a bit of a crush on me, but I never thought of him as genuine in showing it to one soldier.
‘I thought it was just fun…’
And now I see this.
“Ha…”
I think I might have feelings for this old knight.
“Haha! I can't believe I defeated Orc Road! Isn't that great? I, Tarien, have defeated Orc Lord! ”
Seeing the old article with Jeff made me feel weird, so I heard the ringing in my ears when I closed my eyes.
The owner of the voice is Tarien, the ironclad commander.
Turning his head toward you, he glances at Orc Road's corpse with both eyes, which is a great treasure.
‘Those twinkling eyes are full of greed. ’
“Congratulations! What a major! ”
“Congratulations Tarien! This must be the first time a Special Forces commander has ever taken down an Orc Road alone! ”
Knights who are too busy flattering Tarien.
The Orc Road I worked so hard to catch turned into a Tarien one day.
I have no complaints about that. The specialty of catching Orc Roads in the first place was knowing that Tarien would take it.
“Kuhahaha! This is my specialty...! ”
Tarien picks up the head of the Orc Road and raises it high with a proud expression.
“This will take my place as successor! Report this to the Commander immediately! I, Tarien de Cheniavin, have captured the Orc Road! ”
“Yes, Tarien! ”
A knight, handed over Orc Lord's head to Tarien, rushes headlong into the camp.
When Tarien sees that, she smiles gladly and slowly approaches to see if I remember lying on the floor.
“Kaiyan, well done! I will reward you greatly! ”
“Ugh... Thank you."
“Khh, I can't believe I caught an Orc Lord! What a wonderful thing! Don't you think?”
“Yes...”
A Tarien who is majoring in front of me who was injured while risking his life to catch Orc Road.
If he wasn't a nobleman, he would have stood up and punched me in the face right now.
The old knight, who was silently watching him, opens his mouth.
“Tarien. ”
A heavy voice, lower than normal voice.
“Ugh, yeah? ”
“Why don't you give the potion to Kaiyan first. Injuries are worse than we thought. ”
“Oh, yes, you should! Deputy! Give Kaiyan the Potion now! ”
Tarien is embarrassed by the old knight's words and is in a hurry to give an order to his deputy.
‘… Tarien? ’
Slightly unexpected.
I roughly expected the old knight to outrank the deputy commissioner, but I didn't expect Tarien to be any trouble for him.
Tarien is a noble no matter what anyone says. Nobles have a hard time with knights.
‘What is the title of the old knight? ’
What rank does the old knight have, and what does Tarien do?
What is certain is that the rank of a nobleman cannot be seen as self-manufactured. Otherwise, Tarien's arrogance wouldn't have behaved like that.
‘I have to be more careful going forward. ’
“Here you go. ”
According to Tarien's instructions, the deputy took the potion out of the bag he was carrying and suddenly it was full of expensive potions.
You're a nobleman's acolyte.
“… Hmm? Same thing...?”
“Why is that? ”
“It's nothing. ”
How is it the same? ’
I noticed something rather curious, but the appearance of the potion the deputy gave me was the same as the one in the locker.
Potions sold in the player shop are the same as those distributed here. Isn't it strange to think of it as a simple coincidence?
Sweet.
When you open the lid of the glass bottle containing the potion, the expensive scent pierces your nose, take a deep breath, and pour the potion into your mouth.
“Phew, ugh... ”
I frowned unconsciously.
‘What's that taste? ’
The taste of bitterness is so horrible that it can't be exact.
In the future, you have to use a way to pour into the wound. I definitely want to avoid eating it.
Still, the taste was not dirty, but the pain began to subside when I waited for a moment.
“Ha. I'll live. ”
“Are you okay? Let me know if you need any more potions. ”
The old knight looked at my condition with a slightly overwhelming look.
“It's okay now. More likely... I think I broke a bone, but can it be healed with potions? ”
I know from experience that trauma has already been treated with potions, but I'm not sure if it will even heal broken bones.
If the potion doesn't heal the bone, you should find a priest before it's too late. A holy priest spell can heal a broken bone in seconds.
“Don't worry. If it's a Lesser Potion, it's a Medium Potion you've taken. If it's not shattered, it's a broken bone. ”
“Okay, thank you. ”
‘Intermediate potion... You got good information. ’
The color and shape of the potion you just ate are the same as the lowest potion you have in storage.
Does that mean that the two potions might have the same effect? It's a guess, of course.
But if that's true, then the lowest potion sold in the store will be treated as an intermediate potion here.
‘Whatever it is, the store is better off with the same grade. ’
I was already aware of the craftsmanship method, but the ratings of goods sold in the store were different from those in the continent.
“Kaiyan, you are the best subject in combat today. ”
The old knight gives you a compliment as you move around your recovered body, and then nods secretly.
I must be the best fighter in the battle to defeat the Orc Legion, as he said.
“… No. It would have been impossible without knights, so the best specialists are knights. ”
I stopped nodding in a hurry and spit out something I didn't even like. You don't have to be arrogant, and you don't have a reason to look bad to the knights.
“No. No one can deny that. So get back to your headquarters and rest. ”
“Yes… yes? I can fight more! Wounds were also healed thanks to potions! ”
I was about to start a hunt that I had already mirrored. What do you mean?
In order to recover the G's and time spent hunting Orc Roads today, I have to hunt monsters hard for the rest of my time, but I told you to go back to the base.
‘If we go back to where we came from... it's like we abandoned the hunt for a day. ’
Level up to a new battle, but you have now consumed all of your most important Gs.
Without G, you can't be stronger because you can't use the shop.
“No. You deserve it.... there's White Leader Jeff! ”
“Yes.”
Jeff quickly replies to the old knight's call.
The guy who kept looking at me worryingly, but couldn't stand the attention of the knights around him.
“You're in charge. Take him home. ”
“I understand! Let's go, Kaiyan. ”
‘Er... That's not it.’
Regardless of my opinion, I began to go back to the way I had been carried on Jeff's back, or the way I had flown.
Luckily, the Orc troops ran away and were blown away. However, seeing large monsters prowling around by the Orcs filling up the void quickly, the road again seems to be blocked after a while.
‘No… that's not the point. ’
“Sir, I'm really okay. He's fine?”
I felt resentful for some reason and said it out loud. After all the hard work, I still have to leave that wounded monster behind. My Level Up!
“Yes, you'll be fine once you've eaten the potion. But potions don't cure the mind, do they? ”
“That's ……. ”
I couldn't figure out what to say because it was too crucial. Jeff said he was fine, but he didn't recover.
I turned my head for a short time to figure out how to find Orc Road, and when I flew to him, I was very mentally exhausted by the horror.
“I don't know the details because you won't tell me... Kaiyan, you want to catch the monster, don't you? ”
“Yes... I mean...”
Before I could answer anything, Jeff continued to speak in a calm voice.
“Yes. Something must have happened. But the most important thing to do is to be healthy. You have to be healthy to keep hunting monsters. If you continue to work hard, one day it will collapse. I've seen a lot of them. ”
“..... ”
“So Kaiyan. Take a rest today. ”
‘.... Was I overreacting? ’
I felt a lot after hearing Jeff's words.
‘By the way… I haven't had a proper rest since I woke up as a player. ’
I think I was pressuring myself without knowing how to get the power I had dreamed of.
To get revenge on my family and to get stronger even sooner.
“... Yes. I think I'll take the rest of the day off. ”
“Yes, that's good thinking. ”
When I realized that I was pressuring myself, I felt lighter.
Taking a break today doesn't change my goal.
One day I will kill all the monsters and avenge my family.
‘Sorry. I'm going to take a little break...' ’
I closed my eyes, thinking of my family's face, and feeling heavy.