Cardboard Houses Do Not Tear

67 – Establishing a Breakthrough Plan

The clear sky has turned gloomy in the aftermath of dark magic.

To be able to do bright work on a day when it was good to do dirty work was hard work.

So, I first greeted today’s employer.

“We would like to thank you for visiting our mercenary group today, and we will serve you kindly and safely. Employer.”

Aisatsu to the enemy, kind words to the owner.

This was the basic attitude of a mercenary from another world living in this world.

But today’s employer, Priest Rien, just stared at me without saying anything.

Are you taken aback by the sudden change in attitude?

But the moment you sign the contract, you are the boss. Money didn’t come from digging, so I was just doing my job.

“Why is that, employer?”

“Uh, the word “Employer” Is a bit much, so call me normally!”

When she said that, her face turned red in embarrassment.

Coming to think of it, my employer also gives it to me, so from a priest’s point of view, being called Lord is a bit like that.

“I will. Priest Rien.”

Only then did I see Priest Rien’s face loosen up a bit.

“So what are we supposed to do?”

Priest Rien said very succinctly.

“That totem is probably maintained as a warlock’s human sacrifice. We need to purify him or exclude him.”

Seeing that he uses the expression purification or exclusion, it seems that he is still alive.

“So we just have to kill that crazy warlock?”

“I’m excluded, G-house mercenary!”

“Shall I say that normal warlocks with mental disorders are excluded from the ceremony?”

“Excellent!”

After receiving the final confirmation on the expression of the goal of this quest, I tried to climb the trees around me.

The battlefield was an ordinary mess like before, but now it has become a mess that needs to be overcome,

All I had to do was to find the shortest route to get him out of my life before the war magic struck me and wiped everyone out.

Because the best way to do that was to climb a tree and see it.

…That’s how it should be.

“But why doesn’t this go up like this?”

Is there a level limit for trees these days?

After I couldn’t climb up for a while, Priest Rien came next to me and asked.

“G-house mercenary, can I go up?”

I shook my head. It would be difficult if she got hurt trying to go up.

But she didn’t trust me, she stood aside and prepared to step up.

“Now, look. Suck!”

“Priest Rien, wait a minute-“

The leader of the Priianian squad stopped her, but Priest Rien took off.

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Sway.

Trying as little as possible to see her something swaying up and down her, I tried to stop her with as much of her voice as possible.

No matter how you look at it, it was clear that climbing her tree would be a huge problem with physical issues.

‘It can’t be that way. Too much!’

I went behind her. Because I had to get it if it bounced out.

Priest Rien, who didn’t know what I was thinking, jumped up and clung to the tree.

I don’t know if this metaphor is right, but it’s like a monkey.

Seeing the miracle of the sun god being pressed down softly, I opened my mouth.

“…Wasn’t it too much?”

Immanuel.

“Look, mercenary! Can you go up?”

Just as Priest Rien was about to go up with such a smile, the leader of the Prianian squad opened his mouth.

“Priest Rien, stop going up. Because I will go up.”

“Yes?”

When Priest Rien asked back, the squad leader sighed.

And it reminded us of something we all forgot.

“You are wearing a skirt right now-“

As soon as I heard that, I immediately turned my head and muttered.

“I didn’t see anything. I didn’t see it. No, I couldn’t see it, so I’ll say I didn’t see it.”

To be precise, it was a height where nothing could be seen. So I didn’t see it, but that’s right.

And Priest Rien immediately came down from the tree.

As far as I remember her, her priestly dress was a one-piece dress that reached below her knees.

“Please tell me!”

“Did you really not hear me seriously?”

“Yes?”

At Priest Lien’s natural question, the leader of the Priianian squad muttered, “I didn’t hear it.”

“No, I will go up.”

After she said that, she climbed the tree.

Next to her, Priest Rien was brushing the front of her clothes, so I just looked up.

Unlike Priest Rien, who had a messy side, the squad leader rode up quickly without any problems.

Probably because of those tight, leather pants.

There will be no other reason.

Perhaps.

While I was doing an in-depth study on the movement speed nerfs for skirts and pants, I heard a voice from above.

“G-House, what are you looking at?”

Before I knew it, the squad leader Priianian had climbed to the top of the tree and was looking down at me with his red hair wagging.

“Your eyes were quite like that. Hmm.”

Before I was accused of being a weirdo, I opened my arms.

“I was watching to see if the squad leader would fall.”

Then he came up with an excuse in 0.7 Seconds.

“I don’t think the squad leader would make such a mistake, but it would be a big deal if he did get hurt.”

“……”

After hearing what I said, she didn’t say anything.

“How are you?”

“Not too bad.”

“Yes?”

You mean things aren’t bad?

“I mean the situation is not bad.”

Priyanian Squad leader said that and tossed her hair.

“I don’t know what Mr. G-House was thinking. It wasn’t bad.”

After adding a word like that, she recited to us what she had observed above.

-We are in the center of the battlefield.

-That’s why the moment you step out of the bush, the mercenaries will immediately attack you, and you have to keep breaking through.

-So far, there are more survivors than undead, but there are places where undead are gathered, so you have to avoid it.

“Squad leader.”

At that point, I told her where I was thinking.

“Isn’t it a place where one or two long spears are upright?”

If what she said was different from what I said, there was nothing embarrassing about it. That means we have more places to pay attention to.

Priyanian Squad Leader nodded, and Priest Lien asked.

“How did you know you didn’t even climb a tree?”

The reason was simple.

“Because it’s strange that he’s still holding a pike. Even alone.”

Pikes and long spears are weapons over 6m long.

And now, a melee has broken out, and it is a time when allies from a moment ago become enemies.

This is an environment where dust proofing can never occur.

In a situation like that, even if there is a kid who can use it freely, even if it’s second, at least if it’s not an empty-headed kid, he won’t keep holding it.

Even if I was holding a pike on the battlefield right now, I would throw it right away and pull out the secondary armament from my waist.

Continuing to hold it in such a situation means that he is not a normal person, and that he cannot be in an environment where he can wield a pike.

“That’s why, I thought the undead were concentrated around the guy holding the long spear.”

In a nutshell, that is a beacon that indicates a dangerous area.

“G-house mercenary, you are smart.”

“I’m going to go back this way.”

Seeing Priest Rien’s head nodded, the prianian squad leader continued his explanation.

“The shortest course is for us to run in a straight line, but we may encounter a wizard along the way.”

“Mr. Priyanian, is it possible to subdue?”

The prianian squad leader shook his head. Is it lack of range?

Priest Rien opened her mouth.

“Then what about detours?”

“I don’t recommend it, Priest Rien.”

Prianian Squad Leader explained the reason.

“We don’t know how much time is left to cast the war magic, and since the archers used to be on the outskirts, you can be bombarded with arrows.”

And the biggest problem is that we don’t know if they will not be hostile to us even though they are possessed by dark magic.

A wizard and an arrow, one of the two.

When Priest Rien showed a worried look, the leader of the Prianian squad added a word.

“Either way you go, you have to meet the undead in the middle. All I can say is, there are few mercenaries in the middle.”

“I see.”

“The decision is up to you, but I’d recommend going to the center. Although there are plenty of undead, at least they’ll be easier to deal with than the living.”

Hearing that, our employer, Priest Rien, made a decision.

“I need to go to the center.”

The reason she added was simple. He wanted to harm as few people as possible.

Hearing that, the prianian squad leader came down from the tree, and I asked one more question.

“Squad leader, if we go to the center, is there a place to hide in the middle?”

Fortunately, she seems to have caught even that.

“I saw a supply wagon. It doesn’t seem fixed.”

It was obvious without seeing what happened to the horse there.

But if you go that far, the squad leader will be able to supply the bolts.

While he was packing, Priianian’s squad leader put his hand to his mouth and let out a salivating voice.

“By the way, breaking through will be the biggest problem.”

All we have to do is cross the middle of the battlefield.

I wanted to go with a way to reduce my physical strength as much as possible, but right now I couldn’t do much.

“For now, I will take the lead.”

“Please.”

As I was digging through the bush and about to head for the battlefield, I saw something in one corner of my field of vision.

“What is that?”

To my question, the squad leader answered.

“It’s a carriage.”

“Purruleung!”

“Purreuk!!”

It was a carriage drawn by two horses, but the driver could not see where it had gone.

Those with their eyes turned upside down were scratching the ground and screaming as if they wanted to run somewhere.

Behind him was a stationary supply wagon, which was firmly anchored to the ground with stakes and did not intend to move.

Unfortunately, it looked very unsuitable for us to ride because it was so full of luggage.

“Horses are also affected by dark magic, so they must have built up stress… Poor things.”

Amid Priest Rien’s muttering, I got a small hint.

“Priest Rien.”

“Yes?”

“Do you like animals?”

At my bizarre question, Priest Rien blinked his golden eyes as if he didn’t know why.