Chapter 63 (2/2)

He seemed to be feeling guilty. However, it couldn’t be helped. It didn’t change the fact that he had destroyed this place, even if he had lost his sense of reason. Perhaps Gorba would suffer from the guilt until he died. I couldn’t give him any comfort.

“Let’s go.”

Gorba moved without speaking and it was the same for the other orcs. We were slowly approaching the devastated east gate when my super sensitivity was triggered.

“This...?”

There were people and they were also users. Why were so many of them gathered? I scanned them with my enhanced vision. Based on the situation, they were likely the ones who rushed over to save Windia. I was wondering why they were still them when I remembered something.

‘Grandfather, one day in Arcstar is six hours in real life.’

This was what Jeongdo had told me. Come to think of it, only 12 hours had passed since I came here. Perhaps this might be a bit troublesome. The users were watching me and the orcs approaching. I could hear the users yelling. “Orcs! The orcs really came!”

“What is the camera team doing? Go and shoot it!”

“Who is that person?’

“A person is riding on the orcs!

“Really? Where?”

...Damn. I thought it would be like this. I quickly wore a mask because people were running to film me. Something like a crystal ball was hovering in the air and anyone could tell based on the context that it was a camera.

“If I knew this, I would’ve met the lord first using the return stone.”

However, the water had already been spilled. All the users were looking at me and some were taking photos. I sighed and noticed the knights running in the distance. I could see a familiar face in the lead.

“Don’t let people come near!”

“Yes, Captain!”

Fortunately, Kerenos’ quick response prevented people from coming closer. Before I knew it, we reached the east gate and I came down from Gorba’s shoulder. Kerenos approached. “You have worked hard.”

“What hard work? Didn’t I tell you not to leak my story?”

“Of course.”

“My name and identity shouldn’t be known. Once again, it is a nuisance. Do I have to say it twice?”

Kerenos smiled. “I will instruct the guards to set up a boundary that is as hard as iron.”

“Yes. By the way... why are you speaking in honorifics?”

“It is the order of the lord.”

“This useless thing... tsk tsk.”

I shook my head as I clicked my tongue.

Then Gorba opened his mouth, “What should we do, Brother?”

All the users around me were stunned.

“What? Brother?”

“An orc is calling him brother now?”

“How did he get an orc chieftain to call him brother?”

“Hey! Is the camera shooting this?”

“Yes! I know! It is broadcasting live!”

...Damn. It was a live broadcast. Many questions echoed around me. Their expressions were filled with surprise but I didn’t look at them. “All of you should wait here.”

”I understand. Chwiiik.”

I opened a portal using the return stone. The surroundings erupted once again.

“Return stone?”

“How expensive is it?”

“Who the hell is this person?”

Tsk tsk. Pathetic. I shook my head as I entered the portal and a familiar landscape emerged. I arrived at the entrance of the lord’s castle.

“Have you been well, Ralph?”

“Hah! Did you come to see the lord?”

He suddenly raised his hand to salute me. I habitually returned the greeting but I felt awkward from his attitude.

“It is an honor to see the hero who saved Windia!”

...Ralph knew. However, it would be strange if he didn’t know when he was a soldier. Maybe the rumor had already spread among the soldiers. I showed him my access card.

“You are the hero of Windia and don’t need the pass to enter and exit. The lord is inside so please enter.”

This meant there was no meaning in getting the access card...

“Kuek. Thank you.”

After a while, I could meet the lord.

“Once again, thank you so much, Jackson.”

“No need. I just did what I had to.”

“You really don’t want to be my knight?”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

Edward looked slightly upset at my resolute words. I returned the pendant as he was looking sulky. Edward looked at the pendant for a moment before returning it to me. “Jackson, I want you to take this.”

“Huh? This is your father’s keepsake...”

“That’s why you should have it even more. It is for Windia. My father would’ve done this if he was still alive.”

Had I been thinking of him as too young? I watched Edward, who had a deeper mind than expected, and was immersed in many thoughts. Perhaps he had grown up too early.

“...I understand.”

I talked to him for five more minutes. I asked him to send an architect who could help reconstruct the buildings at the east gate and Edward readily agreed. I was also asked to repair the east gate, which was a fairly difficult quest. After that, I headed back to the east gate. Then...

“It’s that person!”

“...They’re really tenacious,” I muttered.

The players who seemed to be from broadcast stations came running with the camera-like crystal balls in the air. They turned on the camera flash and stuck out items that were like microphones.

“You are a user, right? What’s your class?”

“What is your relationship with the orc chieftain?”

“What is your name? Please take off your mask!”

The quick knights rushed to stop them but the flashes continued to burst out. I was a bit annoyed by the endless barrage of questions.

...It was blinding. These damn bastards. Thus, my first broadcast debut started with a hot topic.