Chapter 203 (1/2)
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Guards had a tough job, especially the fresh recruits Kest thought that the hardest thing about it was having to watch the city's gate during winter Patrolling the city,up drunkards who had fallen asleep on the streets at night were all easy tasks when co the prison and doing paperwork - those jobs were heaven
The reason atching the gate was so tough was because guards could not afford to lose focus That didn'tother jobs, but… watching the gate forced a particularly large auards
They had to check every single one of thethe city, and they had to do so in a timely uards worked too slowly, people would give them unpleasant looks, and there were even soues in frustration
But the hardest thing about it was the cold It was still relatively warm as it was still January, but Kest, who had been on duty fro, was chilled to the bone
I want to go and eat lunch already, he thought to hiht watch had been delayed because of a strange commotion that had occurred inside the city, but he knew that they should be co forward to that, he continued his duties It was just after noon, a time of day where few adventurers and merchants left the city, so he wasn't particularly busy
But it really is cold if you don't staysmall steps on the spot to try and stay warar soon repriet around in front of the gate! You're a guard, so when nothing's happening, just stay still like a statue and pay attention to your surroundings!” Aggar growled
He was standing up straight, spear in hand, his gaze hway He was a senior guard who had extracted soe as a bribe from a boy who had barely survived a bandit attack and chuckled, ”This can pay for ht” But he was serious at times like this
… With that said, it was only because it was difficult to cover up blunders on this job, so he could get fired if he didn't do it properly
”You're a Beast-person, aren't you? Use your own fur to keep war a racial insult and thinking nothing of it
But Kest, knowing that this was his fate as a fresh recruit, simply endured the insult with a stiff smile ”Senpai, I'm a wolf-type Beast-person And other than my ears and tail, there isn't htly
”Don't talk back! If you're a dog then behave like one and stay quiet!”
… This is part of the job, just part of the job It won't go on forever, Kest told hier
Finally calhway to see a wo a hoodedtowards the city with her head down She was carrying too little to be a freshly-starting traveling merchant who couldn't hire escorts, but also too poorly-equipped to be an adventurer
On top of that, this was a strange ti at the city She was certainly suspicious
But if Kest deemed her to not be suspicious, then that would be the end of it It was possible that she was just a rookie adventurer who couldn't afford proper equipment and had overslept today
”Your identification papers,” said Kest, just as he always did
”I'm sorry, I don't have any,” said the woman
Her voice was kinder and prettier than Kest had expected, but that didn't uard down
”What do you mean by that?” he asked in a business-like tone
”Well, you see -” the wo her face
Kest's eyes took in a chocolate-colored skin that didn't look like it belonged in this cold winter air and long, pointed ears The woman was a Dark Elf, and a very beautiful one at that
”You see, I've only just leftto any Guild,” she continued
A gentle voice and calrance that tickled the nose…
”U Kest back to reality
”Ah, I-I see,” Kest said hastily ”That can't be helped”
His senpai Aggar was still nearby It was only through the efforts of Alda's peaceful faction and Vida's Church that a Beast-person like hiuard; he didn't want to have his reputation da captivated by a beautiful woar's direction to see that Aggar was closer than he had thought, and wearing a difficult expression
crap, he's going to get angry at ht, but -
”I see Then could I please have your naar asked the Dark Elf wo to worry about He realized that Aggar's expression was not one of anger towards hiood impression on the woman
”Yes My name is Darcia,” the Dark Elf said
”I see, so you're Darcisan,” Aggar repeated ”I believe you should have passed through nues on your way here; why have you not attempted to acquire soar continued conversing with Darcia, ignoring Kest entirely Perhaps he wanted to stop her for as long as possible; he was even asking questions that he did not normally ask
If you want her to like you, I think it'll have the opposite effect, though And your eyes are too obvious, Kest thought, watching Aggar's gaze move between Darcia's beautiful face to her plentiful chest so conspicuously that even he could see it from the side
”So, what business do you have in our city?” Aggar asked
”To see ar's mood dropped visibly the moment he heard this answer ”I-I see You have a son…”
”More i happen in the city?” Darcia asked, perhapsa strict security protocol, or perhaps having sensed that soar, now in a foul mood, seemed to have no intention to answer
”It isn't that there was an incident, but… the tome held by the statue of Aldsama in the city's Collective Church suddenly crumbled to pieces, and Alda's Priest has lost consciousness and collapsed,” said Kest
”Oha hand to her mouth in surprise
For a moment, her voice sounded excited to hear this news, but Kest decided that he was just i it
”Yes Fortunately, it seeained consciousness, but he is currently resting Our senpais are going around and cal the public down so that everyone doesn't panic,” Kest explained
But in reality, the Priest was still unconscious On top of that, he had screas before collapsing
That had caused a panic ay hard to cal across the city
”I-I see That really is very troublesome, isn't it?” said Darcia
”Yes There was an incident several years ago where tears of blood came out of the eyes of the statue of Yupeon, the God of ice… I heard that was very troublesome as well,” said Kest
”Is that so~?” Darcia
”Ah, I',” said Kest as he stopped the conversation, thinking that she must be worried about her son as in the city ”The toll fee for an adult with no identification will be ten Bau out a ten-Bauar - having recovered fro out of his way to hold Darcia's hand in both of his in doing so
”We have received your payar said
”Y-yes, thank you,” said Darcia, a little bewildered as she left to enter the city
”Senpai, don't you think you overdid it? It won't beofficer yells at you,” said Kest
”Shut the hell up,” Aggar growled at Kest ”Co lives Her son probably becao And the fact that she didn'tabout a husbandto hihed But with that said, Aggar hadn't directly asked Darcia for a way to contact her or made any threats, so he couldn't really be criticized for searching for Darcia and atte to court her outside of work hours
I'h he's like this, he's still a guard, after all, Kest thought, returning his gaze to the highway
And then he suddenly realized so
Are there even any other Dark Elves in this city?
In the Alcrem Duchy, which lay in the north, many of the humans and Dwarves had pale skin Dark Elves would stand out a around here
Ah, but it's not for certain that her son is a Dark Elf The father ht be of another race, or the son could be adopted… Coht Kest, suddenly re the one-eyed boy with a purple eye who had passed through the gate just a few hours ago
But he decided that the boy couldn't be of any relation to Darcia and returned to work
Alda, the God of law and fate, did not possess a physical body It was not a simple matter for him to lose consciousness Even a terrible pain that felt like a spear piercing his body froroaned in pain now, having suffered significant dah his oer having been destroyed This dae he had sustained when his divine authority was broken
But he had ed to limit the effects that this had on Lambda's surface more than when the spirit clone of Yupeon, the God of ice, was destroyed
The dae he had sustained would likely recover in several years' tiin with, and he had far more worshi+pers than Yupeon
”… Report,” Alda ordered
”My lord Alda, I think you should rest for now…” said one of the other Gods
”We are Gods Nothing abouta few days,” said Alda, brushi+ng the God away, knowing that noas not the time to rest ”Report What happened to the Five-colored Blades?”
”Two of the Five-colored Blades, Jennifer and Diana, are on standby in the 'town' There is no dae to their bodies, minds or souls It will be possible for them to return to the battlefield very soon,” the God reported ”However…”
Vandalieu hadn't used Soul Devour on the inside the 'town'
”It sees of the foul Ghouls and Majin They are wondering whether they can continue fighting as they have been up until now,” said the God, continuing his report
Jennifer and Diana were in the 'tohere the people had disappeared due to Curatos's destruction Having found out from Vandalieu that Ghouls were a race that had been created by Vida, it see what they would do next
With that being the case, perhaps it would be best for Mill, the Goddess of slumber, to speak directly to Diana, as her priestess The Five-colored Blades were not merely worshi+pers of the Gods, but heroes who had been chosen by them
However, Mill was currently occupied, as she was busy looking after Heinz and Delizah
”I a the souls of Heinz and Delizah to rest in my Divine Realm,” Mill said
Heinz and Delizah had received attacks with the effects of Vandalieu's Soul Devour Skill e to their souls as a result
It wasn't enough to cause lasting dae on their memories, personalities or their Statuses, but it was likely that they would suffer sy clouded or their li unable to move They were in a state where, under ordinary circumstances, it would be best to rest fortreated inside the Divine Reale to their souls was recovering several dozen times more quickly
”Delizah will have no problems if she rests for a few more days,” said Mill ”However, Heinz's recovery will take several h Joshua protected him, Vida's incarnation attacked him afterwards when he was in a soul-only state And it see the process”
Heinz was not in a good state It seee from Darcia's attack
But even then, he was in a far better state than Edgar
”Edgar… is currently being treated by Rodcorte He is attements of Luke, as destroyed,” reported Niltark, the God of judgar was the member of the Five-colored Blades who had sustained the heaviest da to his original body, he had been unable to move On top of that, his mind was in a state of complete disarray; he had barely been able to remember his own name
Niltark's heroic spirit Luke, who had been descended upon Edgar during the battle, had expired not long afterwards
Luke's final words had been instructions to use the fragar if possible
Those final words had been respected, and Edgar's treatment had been left to Rodcorte, as an expert on souls… Rodcorte had been quite hesitant to accept, but had finally agreed after Alda reminded him that he had promised to cooperate with Alda's faction
But even Rodcorte hiar could be restored to a nor the process would take without actually atte it
Thus, it was unclear as to when the Five-colored Blades could all resuar would be able to begin working again in several eon had been destroyed - the 66th floor and the ones beyond it, which they had not yet faced
And even if the Dungeon floors had been intact, Curatos, the God of records, had been destroyed Without him, the copies that would becoeon currently had no traps or treasure chests; it was now nothingcourse