How to live as a wanderer

But John's plan was wrong from the start.

Aklada came to John's tent.

“Have a good rest, Knight? ”

“You must be more tired than I am. ”

“Haha! I can run for three days and three nights. ”

“That's not all I heard about the fight... So, did you know about this hunt? ”

“I was guessing. The Duke gave the chief a nagging remark. ”

John nods. I had a hunch Aklada already knew. It was too meaningful.

“I'm sorry I couldn't tell you. ”

“No, I don't think so. You can't say things like that out loud. ”

“ ■ ■ ■ ■. ”

John realizes that Aklada didn't come alone in the Eastern language he hears from behind. Behind him, his cousin Euclia appears.

“Thank you so much for your help the other day. ”

“ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■. ”

“They say it looked like a tangerine fight. ”

“ ■ ■ ■ ■... ”

“Can't you just stop? I need to talk to you. I told you to learn the imperial language. ”

Aklada grumbles. She's frustrated by the way she's been translating. Euclia nods, puzzled.

“I'm supposed to be out tomorrow. Why don't you go in and rest?" ”

“Hehe. I have a proposition before we leave tomorrow. ”

“? ”

“Won't you come with us? ”

John was surprised by the unexpected offer. It was unthinkable.

“Isn't it the rule to go alone? ”

“Perhaps the knight was too honorable to think of it. ”

“No...”

When I heard that I was "too honorable" in my life, I was ridiculous. I tried to argue, but Aklada continued to speak first.

“Of course, the duc told me not to bring servants, slaves, or seeds. He said he had to leave on his own. But how do you stop people from meeting and moving in together? ”

“! ”

From what I heard, Aklada was right.

‘I overestimated the knights. ’

It was enough for the knights to stick together. I don't break the rules, but why should I buy it and lose money?

It felt even more plausible considering that we moved around in the tournament.

“Did you really try to move alone? You're amazing, too. There won't be many knights I've met who are as honorable as you. ”

Aklada was genuinely impressed. Among the Imperial knights I met in the east, there is no knight whose honor is not in his mouth. However, such articles were rarely seen as truly honorable.

It is to reverse the words that everyone has said in their own interest.

“I tried to move... by myself. ”

Actually, I was coming from a nearby town to relax, but...

Aklada didn't think John was planning on coming back when he finished hunting while resting nearby.

“If you don't hate us, despise us or be reluctant to join us, it would be an honor. You don't hate us, or despise us, or mind us, do you? ”

“That's a little presumptuous. ”

“Haha. Please understand that you want to be together that much. Besides, you won't lose anything. Nearby plains and mountains, rivers and valleys... all these places are on our palms. Imperial knights are quite familiar, but they always go where they want to go. ”

When the knights heard it, it sounded sticky, but John didn't care. And the offer from Aclada was also attractive.

One of the reasons John didn't want to step up was because it was dark in the geography.

The duc gives the duc plenty of time, but not enough time to chase after the monsters and rumors. I should have known better.

“Great. Thanks for the offer. I'll go with you. ”

“Are you sure?! Great, you won't regret it! ”

Aklada rejoices with a big smile. It didn't seem that big of a difference in age from John, so I fit in that lively attitude well.

“ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■. ”

“That's a little burdensome. I don't think we should tell her. ”

“ ■ ■ ■? ”

“You don't know that? No, don't ask me. Ask the other adults around. ”

“...... ”

John pledged to learn Eastern languages as soon as possible.

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As the day dawns, the knights begin to leave behind the trumpets and trumpets. However, John realized the truth differently.

I felt like I would meet again at some point and wave my hands after exchanging my gaze.

What was surprising was that the Imperial knights and the tribal knights outside the Empire were also exchanging their gazes.

‘I see. Well...’

John realizes the situation.

The Knights of the Empire did not support the Barbarians or nomadic tribes at all. Some were neutral, and others were willing to cooperate on occasion.

If I had connections, I could hold hands and do nothing bad. The frontier lands to the east were better known to these outsiders. Only the knights who have not held hands will be left behind.

Is this what the Duke was after? ’

When John tells his guess, Aklada nods in surprise. John's words were plausible.

It is even more surprising that a recent knight has noticed the duc's intentions.

“It could be. Duke Breduhe is the last man standing. ”

“Who do you think the Duke is? ”

“He's an articulate chief. He's the one who gives us that much if we give him anything. ”

Aklada's words demonstrated satisfaction and confidence in the duc. It was fair to say that he was setting an oil policy for the nomadic tribes.

“But you are also an Imperial. My tribe wouldn't have thought of it that way. ”

Make a good plate for the tribes outside, and if the Imperial Knights feel bad, let them hold hands to induce harmony. Knights who do not follow this suffer losses.

It was a sophisticated way for John to look at it, but what's the problem here?

“Why?”

“If it were up to me, I wouldn't help those arrogant knights." Other warriors would think the same thing. ”

“But it looks like some of them have already held hands. ”

At John's words, Aklada smiles in relief. John was creeped out by that smile.

“You can't really think it's holding hands. Knight. Empire people believe in each other if they swear to each other, but we don't. We first see if the opponent is a worthy warrior. ”

If a person is not worthy of respect, the promise made to that person is meaningless. I didn't care to name God or honor him.

I don't know how serious the warriors allied with the Imperial Knights are right now. It was not unusual for him to betray and disappear so quickly.

“Interesting habit, but now that you're moving in together and saying that, I get a little chilly...”

“Oh, don't worry. Knight, I asked you to find my tribe. That's what it sounds like. ”

I didn't even say that to anyone who didn't respect me.

In case John suspects anything, Aklada chats hard, and a few warriors gather around her. They were warriors faced with Aklada or associated with his tribe.

They were also the ones who participated east of the tournament and were very pleased to see John.

“I didn't know the Troll Slayer was coming! ”

“I feel like I've already won this. ”

I realized that John did not suddenly ask the most important questions in the crowd.

“So what are we here to catch? ”

“... No. Aklada. You haven't told her yet? ”

“Then what did the knight believe in? Did he just follow you? ”

“What if I hear you and I fall out? ”

“Nonsense. Would a warrior like that back off? ”

“I see. I've made a statement. ”

Aklada signals you to keep your mouth shut as the warriors speak loudly.

“Sir, I'm sorry. I forgot the most important thing.... Why didn't you ask the knight? ”

“It's because I trust you. ”

“Do you think it would impress me to hear you say that? ”

He said so, but she was very happy. He shouts as the crowds gather.

“Come, warriors gathered here, fierce and tenacious warriors, fierce warriors like untouchable lions, warriors with fire in their eyes and light in their faces! Let's hunt something so great that Breduhe can't breathe! Let's tell people who owns this meadow! To those arrogant empires...”

“Uh, Aklada. There's that knight...”

“... Let's tell the proud Imperium who owns this meadow, not that knight!" Let's go! To get the werewolf leader! ”

The warriors gathered in front of the forest raised their weapons and responded to Aklada's cry.

The werewolf king.

It was the goal of the warriors gathered here.

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The Centauri and the Humans ride through the forest on horseback. Everyone except John slept near here, so I could run with my eyes closed.

Warriors are placed in the center of the party to care for John, but John catches up, surprisingly.

“Sir Johann. Have you been running in the woods much? ”

Riding horses in the forest was not instinct or intuition. I needed experience and tricks.

Signals from the elements of the forest. Stretched shape and branched direction. Leaves and dirt piled up...

I needed experience to read these and figure out where to drive them.

And to John, the teacher of the forest was Joseph. Joseph, a hunter from the Eastern Patrol.

John recognized that Joseph was from the Eastern Patrol. What he said was also useful in the east.

Euclia, who wanted to help if John fell behind, said in amazement.

“Like a snail, so fast, so cool... there! ”

“... I think we should just say it in Eastern languages. ”

Euclia nods, blushing her face. I wanted to become more familiar with Eastern languages anyway, so it was better to talk in Eastern languages.

“Knight. There have been a lot of werewolves lately. ”

Aklada said, bouncing off the bow protest. The arrow in Aklada's hand was unique, unlike any other. It was much shorter and sharper.

“They're not naturally headless enough to invade the town... but they've grown in number. ”

The underfed monsters move much more aggressively and aggressively. The werewolves find it dangerous to mess with the town.

However, there was only one reason to come forward.

“There are many reasons why there are so many werewolves, but the shamans of my tribe and other shamans prophesied the same thing. that there must be a leader among the werewolves. ”

Werewolves weren't always that much of a team. They were also those who severely quarrelled with each other, so they did not stick together for long.

But sometimes, by being born strong and surviving for a long time, there was someone who defeated the other werewolves and made a team.

If you have a strong boss, you will have a long life thanks to the order of those werewolves.

If the ferocious monsters move in an orderly fashion...

“I was going to post a message to the duc and get some soldiers to hunt, but I decided it would be better for us to catch them ourselves in this situation. How glorious would that be?”

“So how do you plan on catching it? ”

“With this, of course. ”

Aklada speaks with a bow and arrow. I was quite confident when I saw him say that to monsters, even though his normal bow and arrow would be less effective.

“You know you've caught a Troll, too. What is the most important thing when catching monsters? ”

“Definitely a way to end his breath. ”

“You know what I mean. ”

Aklada grins. He thought John was telling the same story.

“The Werewolf's venom is deadly. I prepared that poison. You must have that poison, too, right? For hunting Trolls. ”

“Uh...”

“Huh? Did you catch it on fire? ”

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