Regression Life Starting With Two Traits

Chapter 097 The Beginning of the Crack

The subdued man was stunned and dragged to the cabin.

As we made our way to the cabin, the rain stopped and the day cleared.

When I arrived, the women had left, and they were nowhere to be seen.

“Puha!”

He woke up by pouring water on a man tied to a chair.

“Eh, do you think you guys will be safe even after doing this!”

“Your uncle will die before then.”

I ignited a small spark in front of his eyes and patted my thighs.

“Quaaagh!”

“So, if your life is at stake, tell me the truth.”

“What, what do you want to know?”

“The purpose and background of buying women.”

When I mentioned my purpose, the man closed his eyes and swallowed.

I felt like I was rolling my head needlessly, so I rubbed the other thigh as well.

“Keep! sh*t! I’m just an errand boy!”

“Are you saying we can’t talk about people carelessly? I’m curious. Who the hell are you? Can I be a noble?”

“I can’t speak.”

“Even like this?”

I used the element of wind this time.

“Kick, no, wait! Poop, this is against the rules, giggle giggle.”

I heard that tickling is also a method of torture, so I tried it, and it worked great.

“Puhahahahaha. please save me Ha ha ha!”

The man who even let out a grotesque laugh sighed heavily as I reaped the element of wind.

“Cruel people. If I survive, I will not leave you guys alone.”

“So, please answer me. That’s how you get revenge on us, right?”

At my question, he glared at me and then opened his mouth.

“This is Count Gordon Trigger. I’m just one of the carriers. I don’t know what they do with their slaves.”

As I looked at Ilya, she let out a long sigh.

“Ha, I’ll turn.”

“why?”

When I asked, Ilya pulled out a dagger and said,

“The Trigger family is the royal family of one of many countries before unification. Instead of surrendering and handing over the country, I was allowed to remain a noble.”

“The girl has great intelligence.”

“This is a fact that even a kid who plays air in the market knows, you idiot.”

“Cuck!”

Ilya cut off the head of the man who provided the information.

I fell back in surprise.

“Ilya!”

“It’s okay, it’s as if you got everything you want from this guy.”

Then, Ilya searched the boy’s arms.

What came out of the bosom was parchment with a seal on it.

“This must be the contract.”

Ilya read the contract aloud.

“Carlson of Beriaton pays Count Gordon Trigger the female slaves obtained from slave traders. Count Gordon Trigger gives the full amount and takes the slaves, excluding female slaves, as fees.”

“Then, is the count directly dealing with it?”

Ilya shook his head at my question.

“Even if the contract was signed by the count himself, the count’s subordinates would supervise the transaction. So, it is very elusive to find out who is behind these transactions.”

“That contract is probably the biggest proof.”

“Yes, as long as they don’t burn it.”

Ilya gave me the contract.

“You have it. You will need it later.”

“So, are you going to hit the count now?”

Ariel, who had been listening to our conversation, asked excitedly.

Her eyes burned with a desire for revenge at any moment.

“I know Ariel’s heart, but it doesn’t end with the count. We are looking for a bigger behind the scenes.”

Hearing my words, Ariel tilted her head.

“That word has a nuance as if a war would break out.”

“War is war. I’ll do it with the Demon World.”

“I beg your pardon?”

When Ariel heard the story about the demon realm, she jumped up.

“It can be. After all, mother was right.”

Ariel, who was talking to herself, grabbed my shoulder and said.

“Let me join you too. The reason I left the winter forest is to look for cracks.”

“A crack?”

In response to my question, Ariel told us her story.

“At some point, cracks began to appear in the forest. At first it was just a small crack, but soon it created a big crack.”

Ariel, who swallowed once, continued.

“A small crack was a disease of the forest. The trees started to rot. I put a lot of effort into preventing it. However, once the forest was destroyed, it was difficult to revive it. So we looked for the cause. As a result, I was able to find a black portal in the middle of the forest.”

“A portal?”

“Yes, so elite elven warriors entered the portal to investigate. But only one returned.”

“I bet he figured out why.”

“Then it would be nice, but the warrior who came back from dying died with only one word left: ‘We must prepare for war.’ And I could feel the thick demonic energy in his body.”

“Magiyo? Then, wouldn’t that portal lead to the Pandemonium?”

“We thought so too, but after the survivor returned, the portal disappeared and we couldn’t recognize it anymore.”

“When was that?”

“Well, that was six years ago.”

Considering the time difference from Earth, it was similar to the time the gate opened.

If so, did the demons conduct experiments before opening the gate in earnest?

Why was that place a forest inhabited by elves?

“Then, it seems that the disease in the forest was also affected.”

“Yes, the forest was getting sick because of Magi’s influence.”

“Ariel came out into the world to investigate it further?”

“Yes. For the past five years, I have been traveling around the continent to gather information. And I found out that a similar portal opened in the monster’s habitat. I didn’t go in because I thought it would be dangerous alone.”

If Ariel had been in there, there would have been an uproar on our part.

An elf appeared.

“So you want to join us?”

“Yes, we have to bring proof that the demons did it. Elves are careful when dealing with problems. Sometimes it takes 100 years.”

“I beg you, I hope this issue doesn’t drag on so much.”

“Do not worry. A problem this big will move as soon as the evidence is clear.”

“great. Let’s go together. Ilya, where can I meet Count Gordon?”

“He is in the capital. The current emperor is not a fool who grants soldiers and land to former royal families.”

“I have to go to the capital after all. What would have happened to the other side?”

Ilia’s men were also chasing the slave traders.

“You will be doing well. As soon as the data is collected, we will be in touch.”

“Then, let’s rest here for today and find a horse tomorrow morning so we can leave right away.”

“I will.”

The dead man was also buried in the backyard and we spent the night in a cabin.

*

“oh my! oh my!”

Returning to the village, she told the mother and daughter of her husband’s death.

The wife mourned the death of such an ugly husband.

Is it still a family?

Instead of such a mother, the daughter greeted us with an expressionless face.

“Mother, don’t worry too much. Rather, thank you for setting us mother and daughter free.”

The name of the girl who revealed that she was 15 years old was ‘Annie’.

“Take care of your mother.”

I gave the girl a leaf of gold coin.

“thank you.”

The girl didn’t really refuse.

We left the village on that road and started running.

“You have a lot of affection.”

Ariel, who bought proper clothes in the village, was showing off her beauty unique to elves.

“The difference between evil and good is a piece of paper. Hypocrisy is good, and sometimes evil becomes good.”

As I went through this incident, my thoughts that had been opaque as if fogged were clear.

The world can never be divided into black and white.

It is intricately mixed with various colors, and good and evil are mixed with each other and shine in gray.

There is no absolute good, no absolute evil.

“That is the world. There is no set answer. Each one has their own answer. Your answer is your belief, and we just follow it.”

“Ilya also tells difficult stories.”

“Do you know what the world is all about?”

“It’s a joke, a joke.”

[Activate antivirus program]

This ignorant system started interfering as soon as we left town.

“Everyone is nervous. I won’t be able to afford it from now on.”

The party who received the same message as me prepared to fight, and Ilia and Killian also noticed and prepared to fight.

“What are you all doing?”

Only Ariel, who was walking with us for the first time, had a puzzled look on her face.

“You will find out soon. Ariel is also ready to fight. Do you know how to fight?”

“Are you ignoring elves because they can’t do magic? Did I just buy this bow?”

Ariel said as she raised the bow she bought in the village.

In addition to her bow and arrows, she bought two more daggers.

With my own money, of course.

“You know you owe me that, right?”

“Don’t worry, I’ll definitely pay you back when I go back to the Elf Village. Elves don’t lie.”

Kiaag!

As expected, the monsters soon began to catch up.

This time it was a group of mantises the size of the horses we were riding.

“Giant Mentis? Isn’t this their habitat?”

Seeing the monster, Ariel shouted.

As I told her, I built a barrier of fire between them and us.

“Now get used to it. Monsters will haunt us day and night.”

“Did you keep traveling like this?”

“Yes, is there a problem?”

“One D Joe! (ὀνειδίζω!)”

Ariel frowned and muttered in the ancient elven language.

It was a nuance that anyone can see.

“Did you just curse?”

“I don’t know, I won’t tell you.”

Kiaag!

“Roydo Leo! (λοιδορέω!)”

Ariel shouted an ancient language while shooting her bow.

The Giant Mentis, who rushed through the fire curtain, collapsed with his head pierced.

“bad words.”

“Even elves know how to say bad things.”

Even after that, whenever Ariel dealt with monsters, she recited ancient words with an angry nuance.

*

Autumn was also in the middle, but the sun that rose at noon was still stinging.

The soldiers at the south gate of the capital looked ahead, wiping the sweat from their armor.

Then I noticed that there was dust in the distance.

“What is that?”

The soldier, who frowned, immediately recognized the identity of the dust and started shouting.

“Hee! It’s an attack! Monsters are coming!”

Hearing the soldier’s cry, one of the soldiers started running to call the commander of the guard.

Other soldiers began to raise the drawbridge, and the waiting archers aimed their bows at the front.

“What happened… … Ready for battle! You, hurry up and tell the captain of the guard!”

Soon after being dragged away by the soldiers, the commander of the guard gave an order.

“yes!”

The messenger started running toward the center of the capital.

The captain of the guard raised his hand, and the archers nervously drew their bowstrings.

At that time, the guard captain saw people rushing forward through the dust.

“Everyone wait! A person!”

And they saw the monsters chasing them behind them.

“sh*t! Aim at the monsters behind the people!”

“What about the drawbridge?”

At the question of his subordinate, the captain shook his head.

“The drawbridge can never be opened!”

There were too many monsters.

If even one of them entered the castle, there would be an uproar.

I’m sorry for the travelers, but all they could do now was use the archers to help them.

“Shoot!”

At the cry of the guard captain, the archers fired their bows in unison.

The rain of arrows passed the running people and started hitting the monsters behind them.

*

I ran non-stop for a week.

In the middle of the road or in the woods, I would keep a watch and take a nap.

And finally, the southern gate of the capital began to be seen.

By the way, the soldiers at the south gate saw us and moved quickly, raised the drawbridge and aimed their bows.

Hooded!

My heart trembled when I saw the rain of arrows that I only saw in movies.

Fortunately, the target of the rain of arrows was the monsters, not us.

“I don’t think they will open the door because of the monsters!”

“What do you do, Seojun?”

I shouted to the party as I saw Minyoung asking the question.

“I can’t help it! We have no choice but to fight here!”

I turned the horse’s head and changed direction.

My companions followed me and turned their heads.

With our backs to the wall, we watched the monsters running.

In the meantime, the group of monsters that had swelled seemed to be about a hundred.

“Cover, please!”

I said, stretching my arms forward.

He was about to plow the ground using the elements of the earth.

It took time to create a big rift.

“Don’t worry, focus!”

While the party settled down around Ilia, I began to focus on the earth element.

After reaching the 7th circle, the amount of mana increased and he was able to use greater magic.

Koo Goo Goo.

Soon after, the ground began to shake violently.

Ariel muttered in Elvish as the horses started to run amok.

Then the horses became as quiet as lies.

Ready, I pulled my arm with the thought of tearing the ground apart.

Kwakwawang!

An earthquake occurred with a roar, and all the ground in front of it was lifted.

Faults are revealed with my magic and the topography is changed.

Even I, who cast magic, was overwhelmed by the sight and looked at it in awe.