Chapter 206 – 9. Hormia’s Dictator, Countess’s Insidious Task

Coo-! I set up a rather heavy wooden box well on one side of the wall, mingling with the soldiers and chasing after the backs of the knights carrying the luggage.

It seemed that the proud knight who cared for the seed couldn’t stand it and left. Ppudeuk- I couldn’t straighten my back properly for several hours, and when I straightened my back, I heard a bone sound, and the soldiers and knights around me straightened their backs for a while and began to warm up.

“Supplies have been sorted out, and supply is tomorrow, so all you have to do is work a little harder!”

A knight with a bushy beard mingled among the soldiers, encouraging them with a loud voice. The soldiers, who were sweating profusely at the encouragement of the knight, took off their helmets and waved their hands as they wiped away the sweat.

“We know that the gentlemen suffer more than we do. Don’t talk like that.”

I just laughed at the sight of the soldiers and knights warmly expressing their gratitude. Haha- While the laughter of soldiers and knights filled the fort, Sonia was alone in the tent.

“You worked hard-“

“Oh, I’m just thirsty. Thank goodness.”

Tup- Tup- Tup-

Gulp-gulp- I silently accepted the water bottle the soldier handed me, emptied the bottle as it was, and burped inwardly. By the way, the soldier who hadn’t left yet rubbed a bucket of water on my arm and gestured.

“I should also give it to the driver who worked with me, huh? But you’re not there.”

The soldier who drew water from the stream outside the fort learned that I was not with a mate and backed away, saying he was puzzled, but the expressions of the knights who heard it all turned bad. It was because he thought of Sonia, who ran out while organizing supplies when a sick sound leaked from the place where the tents for the wounded were gathered.

“No matter how precious seeds are, we must distinguish between construction and construction… “

The knight standing next to the tsk-tongued knight shook his head and replied.

“If I die like this, I’ll lie down.”

Apparently, there had been complaints about Sonia before I came, but after today, the complaints of the knights seemed to be increasing. Kwok- I firmly grabbed the water bottle in my hand and ignored the knights as I headed towards the tent where Sonia was staying.

Fluttering – I pushed back the entrance of the tent like flipping a skirt and saw Sonia’s back as she took off the moaning servant’s clothes and worked hard to bandage. Turning around at the sound of flapping, Sonia spotted me and screamed in surprise.

“Why are you… !”

As the animal warned me with a low, growling voice, I raised both hands and approached with a water bottle in surrender.

“All the supplies have been sorted out, so I came to give it to Sir Sonia because he gave me a bottle for his hard work. Even though he was on the way, he still did his job.”

Angry at the bony words- Sonia, whose face was red, glared at me, then looked down at Zeke, who had dry lips.

Crunchy-

“Huh-“

“That’s right, drink everything.”

The seed, which had barely opened its mouth in the flowing water, drank little by little while dripping. After wiping the spilled water, Sonia licked her lips to see if she was thirsty herself and passed the remaining water. Bucket – Sonia set the empty water bottle down on the floor and spoke to me in a trembling voice.

“My, I will take care of my fault, so get out. Thank you for bringing me this far.”

Seeing Sonia spit out a congratulatory decree in her stiff tone, I said I understand and backed away. The knights and soldiers who watched me get out of the tent without a water bottle just shook their heads and didn’t say anything to me.

Ding ddaeng ddaeng-!

A small bell rang near the bell tower. At the sound, the soldiers and knights all turned their heads and walked towards it. Anger – Even in the far-out tent, Sonia made her way to the bell tower with her eyes shining, as did the caregivers of the other wounded.

Jureuk- Puck- Jureuk- Puck-

After belatedly following the procession, the bowls of the soldiers lined up with happy faces were filled with soup made from anything. There was no difference between the knights, but at least it was visible, so I worried and calmly stood in the soldier’s line, but Mild, who found me, called out loudly to me.

“Oh! Come here quickly, you worked hard!”

Phut-! Phut-! Mild approached and patted me on the back. After handing me the soup he had poured out, he took another bowl and walked with me. Seated at the creaky wooden chairs and table, we hung our heads and gulped down soup frantically.

“Keuu- If you hold on for today, you will be able to eat proper food. All of this is thanks to you, Cassano.”

“No, Sir Mild is bestowed by the countess who firmly guards the fortress without abandoning her master.”

Hahaat the words that came out of his mouth, Mild laughed heartily and spoke to me while serving the soup.

“Haha- I need to stay away from you. Listening to the compliments recited next to me, I want to be a king, not just a knight!”

The knights sitting at the table laughed loudly at the open joke, creating a friendly atmosphere. Soon after, the short meal time passed, and the knights’ bowls quickly became empty. Some of the knights got up from their seats, biting their lips as if they were still hungry, and went to get some soup from the soldiers, but Sonia was also in the procession.

Tuk-tuk-

The knights who had received the soup looked at someone as they put their bowls down with a confused expression. Following her gaze, Sonia, holding two bowls, lowered her head slightly and started walking toward the tent in the distance, and the knights’ table quickly fell silent.

“Whoa… “

Mild also sighed as he wrapped his head around Sonia’s open act. It’s a simple meal, but the soldiers who work in the fort all day ate only soup to get their meals, but Sonia didn’t seem to like it as she brought knight’s food for her servants.

If such actions were repeated, it was obvious that the resentment of the weary humans guarding the fortress would naturally turn to Sonia. Originally, human beings can endure that much if they make one enemy in a difficult moment. Are you going to do that for the rest of the week?

After finishing the meal at the table where the atmosphere of peace and silence subsided, I greeted Mild and said that I would go first, then quietly got up from my seat.

**

“It’s a supply!!!”

Early in the morning, waking up in the cool air, I got out of my sleeping bag and got out of the tent. The soldier standing on the wall woke up the whole army with a joyful face, shouting so that the fortress reverberated.

“Really! Great.”

Mild, who ran up to me before I knew it, admired next to me in a white cotton nightgown. I was also confused, so I nodded and praised the Countess.

“That’s right. They came in two days, so it seems they have been running day and night.”

“That must mean that the countess values ​​us so much. Haha!”

While they were talking excitedly, Mild seemed to have figured out his outfit only then, look at my mind-! He cried out in his agony and ran to his tent. I also went closer to the castle gate with the sword lying on one side of the tent at my waist, and a long supply line entered along with the gate that opened with a heavy sound.

“Waaaaa!!!”
“It’s meat! It’s meat!”
“Sure, there are drinks too! This is enough to drink for a month, not for a fortnight?”

“Gentlemen!!! Stop talking and start organizing! Put food and supplies under the bell tower, weapons and other items near the gate!”

“””Yes!!!”””

The soldiers who had their eyes turned to the wagons and supplies that filled the fort were appreciating the supplies while screaming loudly like children receiving a gift. Mild, who had just come out wearing his armor, greeted the supply officer and commanded his soldiers with a loud shout.

“You sir and Cassano, please come here.”

Mild, who stopped the knight who was about to jump between the soldiers by rolling his arm, grabbed me and brought me to the front of the carriage. Mild, who took off his hat and glanced at the waiting officer, began to speak in a subdued voice.

“The countess said she made a ‘personal’ request, is that true?”

“Yes, that… The Countess said she wanted the Lords to subjugate the Wyvern and take care of its corpse.”

“Hmm… “

Wyvern, it was a representative monster to the extent that words were said to be compatible with dragons. Having encountered them a few times during my life as a mercenary, I thought that the Wyvern was the worst creature I could encounter rather than the dragon I could only hear in my imagination.

It enjoys raiding a procession, killing horses and humans, and eating hot corpses. If it is a small object, it can catch a large mercenary group, but it is a wyvern that even the knights cannot catch a large object even if they are poorly prepared.

Claws that grab three human heads ridiculously, a head that swallows a human whole, and a flying tank that ejects its ribs at once when its chest is hit with these troops? It wasn’t a personal request, it was just to die.