163 159 I am nervous to meet a great man no matter what he is with. (1/2)

I parted from the testers and Muir led me deeper into the village.

Dark elves are strolling through the streets like a liaison between the trees, taking advantage of the difference in elevation to look at me, a human, from various angles.

Although our testers are known in advance that we are coming, so there is no commotion, the emotions on their faces are still not good.

The only positive feelings are those of the dark elves who are curious to see us, and most of the dark elves are not welcoming our visit.

You will find that most dark elves are not welcoming of our visit.

Here's my groom.

”Here it is?

There is a purpose for walking through the village, if you are willing to strain yourself.

A greeting to the ruler of this village.

But this time, for some reason, I will take over for him.

The place that Muille led me to is not such an ostentatious building, but it's still quite a large mansion compared to the surrounding houses.

But this does not mean that this mansion is owned by anyone, it is managed by the village as a gathering place for the elderly members of the dark elves called the Elderly Association.

I've heard it's a building like a community center, so to speak.

However, unlike peaceful Japan, there are armed soldiers at the gate, and you can sense some other people lurking among the trees, spying on you.

Give me your weapons.

Such a welcome is a familiar one, as Muille silently walks forward, says a couple of words and the soldier directs you to us.

You will be body checked at the gate, and since you are not allowed to bring weapons, you can hand the mineral tree on your back to the dark elf's gatekeeper, but

”Ugh.

Maybe it was heavier than he expected, or maybe he staggered a little.

But the elite soldier that he was must have been able to hold on to it without falling.

As you're inwardly admiring the movement, the other dark elf gently opens the gate and lets you in.

There's another soldier inside, and he's supposed to be your guide.

The solemn atmosphere, unlike in the company, naturally makes me keep my mouth shut and won't let the conversation happen along the way.

If Mr. Muille is silent, I can't open my mouth either.

I don't like meeting with the bosses, even though I know it's necessary, because there is a different kind of tension than in a battle.

The tension in battle is more like a tightening of the body or a tensing of the body.

On the other hand, the tension of these conversations is more like a feeling of heaviness in the stomach.

I'm sure that for people who use these places as their main battlefield, this would be an enjoyable feeling, but I have yet to reach this level of tension.

While I wondered if I should get a little more nerve-wracking, I had to walk a considerable distance for a building, left and right, and down the stairs to finally arrive at my destination.

I've heard that TV stations are deliberately complicated structures to avoid being taken over by terrorists, but is it the same?

The Handelbergs came with their clan, and Muille with his guest. He was allowed to enter the hall!

A different stance for the door, Muir proudly announces himself to the guard standing in front of it, and the door is slowly opened.

Muille passes through the door without hesitation, and I follow him.

”Welcome, human from another world.

”Huh.

When I walked through the door, I was greeted by a voice filled with magic.

The amount of magic is the weight of old age, and the body reacts with a strong sense of surprise.

I gently tucked away the caution that had appeared and looked in the direction of the voice and saw five old dark elves standing there.

Beside them, Keely, who should have followed the testers, was waving cheerfully.

''Good work~I'm relieved you're safe, sister.

”......

”Oh, my God, the reaction is harder than usual.

You will be able to see that the usual attitude of Keely, in spite of the solemnity of the atmosphere, almost makes you relax your shoulders, but you can't pull out of it now, and you have to brace yourself for the fact that you can only bail.

It's more surprising to me that she can use such a tone of voice in this situation: ......

”Relax, guest, you're a messenger from the Demon King. I don't want you to be like your fellow countrymen, but you don't have to be overly formal.

”Thank you for your concern.

I'm not sure if he understood my attitude, but the old dark elf, who is probably the top of the five, relaxed his expression and smiled, and I was able to relax my tension a bit.

Let's just be happy that we didn't attack on our way. And first of all, I want to apologize to you, a human from another world, for putting you in the dangerous role of bait and switch.

I slowly shake my head at the old dark elf, who bows his head to me.

This job was certainly a mandate, but in the end, I volunteered because I needed it myself.

”Through his work, we have heard the smallest details of the word from the Demon King from this man.

The purpose of this training program in the dark elf village, Kaylee has successfully conveyed it.

It's a great honor to be chosen as the place to fish for those who would interfere with the Demon King's plans, we dark elves will help you.

This training was supposed to improve the testers' abilities on the surface.

However, there is no way that supervisor could have kept it to that level, no matter how profitable it was, or rather because it was profitable, at such an extremely dangerous time.

Ostensibly, Kaylee, Nostalfel and I are supposed to be the leaders, but behind the scenes, there are many of the supervisor's handiwork lurking in the area that would make a certain spy pale in comparison.

I think it's enough that you've given me the land. All that was left was for us to use as bait, and if we hooked it, good. If you have any of your people.

”You couldn't pass up this opportunity, could you?

”Yes.

The siege is already complete.

Keep your testers under tight control, create a situation where they can't be touched internally, and then you will have a clear window of opportunity.

To your opponent, this will seem like a perfect opportunity.

But

But this plan, perhaps they are aware of it?

Yes, that's what the supervisor said.

The other side knows what the plan is.

The best marbled meat in the cage is placed in front of the predator.

The cage is surrounded by invisible hunters who are ready to shoot the animal before it takes a bite out of the meat.

An arrangement that would not go unnoticed unless you are very calm or very well-trained.

And he knows it and knows he's provoking you. He's...