Chapter 20: Dungeon (2)

In front of a person who is best at using a sword in the world, the name Sword King is attached.

Of course, many swordsmen struggle to obtain the title of Sword King.

In the original work, Knight Aris was one of the many candidates for the Sword King. And in the end, she beats many candidates and sits on the throne of the Sword King.

In the original work, she appears as Emily’s helper.

She learned swordsmanship under Delkarmen, who is an aura master, and later falls in love with the hero, but gives up when she finds out that Emily likes him.

She becomes a loyal knight who stays by her side and protects only her.

Even when the Muelia Duchy collapsed.

Emily did not forget Aris’s sacrifice, and when she rebuilt the imperial family, she appointed her as the commander of the imperial knights.

The only friend who stood in front of her and blocked the waves when everyone in the world turned their backs on her was Aris.

She is a character with considerable weight in the original work. Because of her personality, she had many fans.

To think that I would see her in person here.

“Ah, my name is Rachel. Nice to meet you.”

“I am alchemist Liela.”

They greeted each other. I shook hands for a handshake. I could feel the rough calluses.

‘I wonder if she hasn’t been selected as a candidate for the Sword King yet?’

I don’t know when she was selected as a candidate for the Sword King because it was not specified in detail in the original work. But her skills are certain.

It’s not for nothing that she later sits on the throne of the sword.

‘Come to think of it, Aris had her own way of speaking, right? Then rather…’

When I saw Aris, the contents of the original work came to mind.

“Why don’t you speak informally?”

“Ahem. Shall we?”

When I tapped Liela’s elbow, she nodded.

“Then let’s do that.”

She learned swordsmanship under Delkarmen since she was young, so she was heavily influenced by him.

Of course, the awkward way of speaking for a 20-year-old is also imitating Delkarmen’s.

Anyway, even if she says that, I know her true nature, so it didn’t bother me.

“As I said before, I was ordered by Miss to escort you.”

“I will thank Miss Emily later. But how will you escort me?”

“I don’t care, but it depends on your preference. If you do close guard, it will be safe, but it can be uncomfortable.”

I nodded.

We are not close yet.

Moreover, the other person is a woman who will one day reach the pinnacle of all swordsmen, so honestly, it was a bit uncomfortable and burdensome.

The reason why I asked her to speak informally was all because of that.

“Then stay behind and keep a distance.”

“Yes. Please do so.”

“Are you going to use the teleport station to move?”

“Yes. I have to use the teleport station.”

The destination is a bit far.

If you go by carriage, it will take about a week, so it’s expensive, but I’m going to use the teleport station.

“Let’s go.”

I headed to the teleport station with Liela. Aris followed us at a certain distance.

She wasn’t wearing full plate armor, but casual clothes, so no one could tell she was a knight.

I can see that she is also using aura because her presence is faint.

So we arrived at the teleport station.

A wide space came out when I entered the white building. On the floor, blue lines formed a magic circle.

It’s a teleport magic circle.

“What are your names?”

“Rachel, Liela. And Aris.”

The employee who checked the list nodded.

“Ah, here it is. Miss Emily paid the fee.”

“Miss Emily?”

Honestly, I thought it was too much to lend Aris as an escort.

Because I’m just a commoner and a librarian. No matter how much I’m looking for a cure for Yona, the fundamentals don’t change.

Nevertheless, the reason why she does this much is.

“Miss cares a lot. To think that she would care about such trivial things.”

“I guess so. Get on.”

“Yes.”

The three of us stood on the magic circle.

“It may be a little nauseous, and you may feel sick. It’s a natural phenomenon, so don’t be too embarrassed. You paid for a round trip, so come back with your name when you come.”

“Yes. I understand.”

The wizard who conveyed the precautions touched the crystal ball. White sparks flew and the magic circle below activated.

Whoosh.

With a small trembling sound, the field of vision was instantly reversed.

“Welcome to Steel City, Efergran.”

A short time after Rachel and her party left.

“Hey. Is that true? That b*tch left for Efergran?”

“Yes. I just checked it myself. There are two people in the party, and the other one is just an ordinary alchemist.”

“Really?”

“What are you going to do?”

The kneeling man said. Meren Beron, who was standing in front of him, crossed his legs leisurely.

“What do you mean what should I do? The nanny died because of that b*tch, right?”

“Th, that’s right.”

“Your reaction is lukewarm?”

“No! That can’t be. The nanny died because of that b*tch, isn’t it? Everyone knows that.”

In fact, if it weren’t for her, the Meren Barony would have been erased from the world that day.

A mere nanny of a viscount family could have been a reason to apply for a territorial war just because she hit the daughter of a noble duke’s family.

Moreover, judging from the testimonies around, the nanny’s fault is certain.

But the man had no choice but to answer that way.

To survive.

If the viscount family is insignificant from the perspective of the duke family, he is less than a dog from the perspective of the viscount family.

Beron’s degree was also inherited from his parents and was trash itself.

“Then shall we move the mercenaries?”

“No. Let’s send the hounds. Mercenaries can’t be trusted, can they?”

The man was startled.

Here, hounds mean assassins professionally raised by the viscount family.

The previous head of the family put a lot of resources into raising them, so their skills are also excellent.

They are all from heinous criminals, so their hands are also quite cruel.

“Hounds? Isn’t that a bit excessive?”

“Excessive. The nanny died because of that b*tch, so shouldn’t we do that much? Otherwise, the nanny who went first will be sad.”

Beron smiled fishily.

He tapped around the desk with his fist and added.

“Since it’s like this, tell them not to just kill her. I see that her face is pretty and her body is good. Let her roll as a prostitute in a brothel.”

“…”

“Tell the hounds. Give them a little fun, but don’t get too loose. And that alchemist…just kill her.”

It’s too barbaric. The man felt disgusted that Beron, who does this kind of thing, is a noble, a model of nobility.

But he slowly nodded.

“Okay. I will obey your orders.”

The man hoped that Rachel would be lucky and prayed for her soul.

“It’s the young master’s order. The time for hunting has come.”

“Hunting? That’s good. Very good.”

“Haha. Look at this piece of meat! I’ll eat it all this time too, so look forward to it.”

The steel city of Efergran was just as I imagined it in medieval fantasy.

Muelia was hard to see as a medieval fantasy because of facilities such as architectural styles, gardens, and lakes.

It just looked like a rich man’s mansion.

But this place was different.

“Buy apples! Selling fresh apples!”

“I’ll sharpen your blades for free. Come this way!”

“We’ve opened a new store. It’s a restaurant specializing in egg dishes, so please come and visit us!”

It was quite crowded due to the solicitation of merchants and the people in the market.

“Are you following me well?”

I glanced back and saw that she was following me well from afar. Seeing her twisting her movements here and there in the middle, she is definitely a knight.

“Well, Miss Rachel? Is the destination here?”

“No. I have to go a little further. Do you have a map?”

“Here.”

I looked at the map Liela handed me. In the middle of the mountain range, about an hour away from here.

“Our destination is here.”

“Mt. Alkaon? What’s there? Is there really a way to cure Miss Yona’s disease here?”

“Yes. There is a way, so don’t worry. But I didn’t know you gave me the potions.”

“Of course, I made them all.”

Liela opened her bag and showed the red potion. It’s a top-grade recovery potion made in case it might be needed for this adventure.

I checked the quality of the potion and put it back in the bag.

After that, we headed to the carriage rental office.

Rather than walking for an hour, I’m just going to move by carriage.

“But what about Miss Aris?”

“She’ll come on her own.”

Aura users of this era have physical abilities that are incomparable to ordinary people.

It’s not just about running a distance of about an hour on foot in 10 minutes, breaking a huge rebar, etc.

In that sense, I don’t think she needs to ride a carriage.

When we arrived at the carriage rental office, we got on the carriage.

“Then I’ll start.”

“Huh?”

I heard a familiar voice from the front. I stuck my head out the window and saw Aris sitting in the driver’s seat.

“Miss Aris?”

“You don’t have to worry. It’s not like a knight can’t handle a horse. Anyway, where is the destination?”

“Uh, you can go to this mountain range first.”

“Mt. Alkaon? I see. Giddyup!”

Aris hit the horse’s butt and the carriage slowly moved.

So after running for about 20 minutes, we were able to arrive at Mt. Alkaon.