Retired Hero Wants To Sleep

Mission No.1 Return of the Magic Swordsman (09)

“Now, wait a minute, Master! I’m the owner!”

Quaang!

Dust rose in all directions. Ewald, who was in a hurry to land easily, slammed the ground down, and put the distraught Usbel to the ground.

“Ah, aww! I’m going to break my neck.”

“… Is it past noon already?”

Ewald, observing the position of the sun, found a way down the hill. He had no time for further delay.

“Master, Master, come with me!”

“Can you feel the monster?”

“Down there?”

At the bottom of the hill stands a majestic monastery building gloomily. Usbel, who had been watching the building, which was full of dark colors even in broad daylight, walked quickly beside Ewald.

“About a thousand or so. Most of them are undead, and there are no particularly powerful ones, but I can’t see the bottom.”

“Bottom?”

“Is that enough for 10 floors? I can’t see anything under it because of something strange. It feels like a dark cloud.”

It is similar to the information Marcus gave us. However, Marcus had no reason to go below the 10th floor, so there was no information, and Usbel said that he could not see the 10th floor or lower.

“Well, you’ll know when you go down. You mean up to the 10th floor is okay?”

“Yes yes. I think we can just break through.”

“Ah, that is boring. If there is a demon king, it’s just a matter of pushing the priesthood, why are you dragging hundreds of people and making a mess?”

“That’s it, I don’t know.”

“b*tch, what do you know?”

“You keep asking me things I don’t know, so I don’t know. Please ask me some real questions.”

“This is missing.”

“The star is coming down!”

“X. Where is this place, what kind of behemoth is this?”

“Really.”

“I can’t come to my senses…”

The soldier, who longed for a successor, turned his gaze towards the hill where his successor was looking at in a strange mood.

“What? Who? What?”

“One man, one child. The man looks armed.”

“… It’s real.”

The senior soldier tightened his grip on his spear and turned. No matter how broad daylight and obvious personnel came down, he shouted loudly, thinking that he had to follow the procedure because he was on an operation.

“Stop! This is the operating area!”

I can’t hear you. The two of them were not ready to stop at all. No, rather, it seemed to speed up. The senior soldier kept an eye on the two as they walked with their backs to the sun.

“It doesn’t seem like a monster. They are both people.”

“Is one of them a kid again?”

“… It wouldn’t be an attack.”

“With that number? Are you crazy?”

“Is there one or two crazy people in the world?”

Including you Of course, he didn’t say the words out of his mouth, but the junior soldier tilted his spear at the two in a standard alert posture.

“Stop! Stop! Don’t come close! Devil!”

“… Looking at the tail, I don’t think you know the password.”

“Isn’t that a rule? Devil!”

Silent answer.

Finally, the junior soldier shouted the octopus in a loud voice.

“Devil!”

“Usbel!”

When the girl shouted so loudly, the two soldiers looked crazy, but the girl shouted even louder.

“These guys! I’m sorry to the Demon King Usbel and the Continental Speer’s lieutenant, Master Ewald Kitsuka! Aww!”

I guess I’m crazy The junior soldier grabbed his spear and looked at his senior soldier.

“… Can I stab you?”

“Sleep… Kahn.”

The senior soldier’s hand gently blocked the body of the junior soldier. Then, he lifted his well-worn helmet and gripped the spear.

“It’s X, SiX. It’s Usbel!”

“… Did you not hear me?”

“It’s Demon King Usbel! Emergency! Emergency!”

“Emergency! Emergency!”

“Ohohohoho, it looks like you’ve been terrified of the reputation of my master and me.”

“Usbel.”

“Yes, yes, master!”

“Shut up and stay still.”

“… Yes.”

Even so, just as he was about to shout to Ebalt to bow his head, Usbel, who was hit on the top of his head by a fist wrapped in mana, bowed his head in dismay at Ebalt’s growl.

The phrase on the back page of the emperor’s order came to Ewald’s head.

When the preemptive troops occupy the target, retrieve and dispose of the Demon King Usbel.

You may find clues to her aging inhibition from her Usbel, but you can’t lose her because of her stupidity. There is no way to know what the emperor was thinking when he issued such an order, but he had no intention of being stunned. Ewald hastened his steps.

The preemptive troops are on guard duty at the monastery, so time is running out. Ewald took a deep breath and let out a roar.

“Lömun!”

A thrilling flow of mana shot out in front of Ebalt and hit the bodies of the two soldiers directly. Of course, they couldn’t be seen, but the two soldiers who were struck by the mana froze on the spot.

“What? Is it paralysis magic? If you just push it away with attack magic.”

“… Why would you use attack magic on your allies?”

Resolving to teach the basics anew, Ewald approached the two frozen soldiers.

“Are they friends from the 7th Knights, 62,000, and 300?”

“Ugh, ugh! Who are you? Are you a demon lord?”

“Cheeky guys! Who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one! This person is the true master of Demon King Usbel-sama.”

Baek!

“aaa!”

“Be still.”

Ewald took out from his bosom the badge that the emperor threw away when he appointed him. Ewald, who showed the badge with the splendid imperial family pattern right in front of the two soldiers’ eyes, broke the mana binding them with his other hand.

Thanks to this, the two who were freed from bondage became staggered and knelt at Ewald’s feet.

For some reason, Usu Bell, who crossed his arms with a bright smile, opened her mouth.

“Yes, now I know your subjects well… Crush!”

Thinking that he should hang a dog collar around his neck, Balt put aside Usbel, who was crouching with his head wrapped around his head.

“You ask if you belong to the 300 people.”

The two dumbfounded soldiers looked at each other. I passed by for a moment, but the senior soldier opened his mouth without saying the words to the man who showed me the imperial army officer badge to take it out one more time to check the badge.

“Yes, yes, but who are you?”

“Ewald Kitska. I’m Continentaler Speer’s vice-captain, aren’t you guys sent to subdue the demon lord?”

“That’s right.”

They looked at each other wondering how they knew everything, but Ewald got to the point.

“Did the kids go inside?”

“Yes?”

“Did the troops go in?”

“It has not been committed yet. We have been ordered to remain on guard until the reconnaissance force returns.”

“Reconnaissance? You mean you went in.”

“First of all, reconnaissance…”

Ewald nodded and stepped into the monastery entrance. In a sudden action, a senior soldier blocked Ewald’s path.

“No, you can’t go in. You need to get permission from the centurion.”

“Later.”

Ewald lightly grabbed the waist of the senior soldier blocking his way, then lifted it up and set it aside.

The soldier, who had been raised upright, was moved to the side of the road, and Ewald quickly walked out toward the open space. Following him, Usbel also disappeared in quick steps.

“Uh, what should I do?”

“What the heck! Hurry up and report to the centurion!”

* * *

“Go in.”

“Sah, save me!”

“… Yo. This?”

“No, please save me.”

About twenty-five years old. Combing her perfect blonde hair to the left and right of her, the woman was trembling. With her hands clasped neatly together and begging for help, she was ready to burst into tears at any moment. The young lady with her delicate features and very elegant feeling eventually made her big tears come to her eyes.

“Who will kill you? Just go scouting Are you protesting?”

“Don’t.”

The soldier, who was slowly becoming annoyed, began to growl.

“Hey, Elif!”

“Hee!”

“Isn’t it a statement of official rank?”

“f*ck, Corporal Karossa!”

She was about 170 cm tall and had a very fine face. She looked at the senior soldier with a frightened face. The senior soldier, snarling with her ferocious face, spat out a raspy voice, word by word.

“Go down, Elif Karossa. It is a command. Go scout and come back.”

“Wow, that’s scary.”

It’s an act that makes you think it’s a bit harsh.

“Who told you to die? You can sneak up and do some reconnaissance, you stupid b*tch.”

“Ha, don’t do that.”

“Ah, shut up! Aren’t you a soldier? If you get an order, shut up and go do it. Is it difficult?”

“Why, why am I going alone? Everyone in the other group listens by two…”

“There is no staff. Go. If you talk back one more time, I will kill you.”

“Sa-save me, Sergeant Farhat!”

Chew!

The knife was drawn. There was not much light, so a bloody sword light shone in the dim monastery.

“Get out before I kill you for disobeying orders.”

That was the end. The senior soldier smiled mockingly at the trembling Elef with a pale face.

“I don’t care if useless things die or not.”

After speaking, the soldier roughly returned his sword and turned around. Elif looked at the back of the soldier who was getting farther and farther away with tears in his eyes, then collapsed into his seat.

She was afraid But he’s more afraid to say he’s afraid of being afraid.

“Why me…”

Tears eventually burst from Elif’s eyes.

They are tears mixed with fear, sadness, and all sorts of emotions. She was full of desire to cry out loud, but fearing that her monsters would swarm, she held her breath and let her cry out.

Two people came to her mind. Her father, who is just breathing in her sick bed, unable to move, and her mother, who is unable to do anything to take care of such a father.

A girl who was watching her parents, holding a cloth to sew instead of a doll, and a smaller boy’s hand holding such a girl’s hand.

I got goosebumps.

Poverty was more feared than monsters.

She wiped away tears.

‘I’ll have to cheer up.’

I need money. He has to earn money even for his family, where no one but himself has economic power. Because of that one thing, he remained in the knights who didn’t know when he would die and was treated like this.

‘I have to cheer up.’

But scary is scary.

‘Let’s wake up in a little while.’

After some time passed, Elif, who managed to calm her down, stood up from her seat.

‘I’ll only get cursed at if I stay like this.’

Elif took hold of his heart.

‘Let’s just scout, scout and go back. Hide and move and you’ll be fine. If you move according to what you have learned…’

Elif, who began to descend the stairs cautiously, stepped forward while keeping his prayer secret as much as possible.

Torches burning here and there, and permanent luminous organs that seem to have been installed when the monastery prospered in the past, were placed on the walls, providing some visibility. But that doesn’t mean that the fear will go away, so Elif went down the monastery carefully one step at a time, sniffling.

‘I hate being timid too.’

Elif pursed his lips poutingly and showed a very dissatisfied face. Of course, she was so innocent that she didn’t seem very dissatisfied, but she was quite dissatisfied anyway.

‘How do you do scary things when it’s dark? It’s scary. Scared, scared.’

The more she thought about it, the more scared she was of an elf. The shadows swaying around her seemed like they were about to attack her at any moment, so she rubbed the goosebumps that sprang up from time to time as Elif carried out her reconnaissance mission.

‘But what if a monster appears? Should I run away? But if I run away, everyone will get angry and scold me.’

Elif’s face suddenly turned sullen.

Elif shuddered at her, as if living in her usual great thirst. I hate a dark place like this, but I hate being chastised even more.

No matter how you look at it, she’s an Elif who doesn’t seem to have the military constitution.

But she, Elif, put on a resolute expression for an instant and clenched her fists.

‘I have to do well. I have to do well for my family to survive.’

And a problem arose.

“To?”

Elif, who was preoccupied with other thoughts, noticed herself standing in the middle of the floor before she knew it. She recognized that she was standing in a completely open space, fearless, and the color disappeared from her face.

“Hey!”

Elif, who couldn’t even hear her scream and swallowed her breath, she ran just three steps, then trembled with her superhuman mental power and pushed her step forward.

It is a gag show that is worth watching alone.

She moved as fast as she could to the edge of the floor, and Elif leaned against her wall, scanning her surroundings. As soon as the cool energy passed through her back, she got goosebumps again, but this time she was able to come to her senses easily.

“Whoa, whoa, whoa.”

Exhaling her classic sigh of relief, she turned around her pole to go downstairs again. If she could, she wanted to finish reconnaissance quickly and return to the main unit.

She, of course, didn’t have any corps members that welcomed her back, but she’d rather be cursed at than rummage through the monastery.

‘Let’s go. You can do it, Elif. Ah, ah…’

“Krurruk.”

Elif’s heart sank.

A huge shadow fell in front of her nose. Her wide shoulders, one or two tusk fangs rising from under her, and hunched over, passing through the pillar, was an ogre taller than two meters.

“Kuu…”

The ogre’s bright red eyes met the elf’s blue ones.

Then a tremendous roar filled the monastery.

“Quaaa!”

“Kyaaa!”