## Chapter 906 – Otherworld Dungeon

These bastards, they must want to talk about me beating up those three stooges. There’s absolutely no other reason for them to call me here.

Of course.

I fear nothing.

“Do I just need to go?”

Would I, Kim Katter, be afraid of forest elf bastards in this prairie land?!

Alright!

Since they want to voice their complaints directly, I’ll listen to them right in front of their faces!!!

“I’ll guide you.”
“No, I’m not ready to go right now. Where do I need to go? I’ll find my way there myself.”
“Ah… um… I understand. It’s an unavoidable situation since it’s such a sudden request. Then, please come to our Knights’ barracks. From there, we’ll guide you to the commander’s tent.”
“Thank you.”

The knight who conveyed the message left.

“Katter. The elf commander requested a meeting?”
“So it seems.”
“It must be because of that, right?”
“There’s no other reason. I’m sure of it. There’s no reason to ask to see me otherwise.”
“Hmm… what should we do?”
“I’ll have to go. If they talk nonsense, I’ll beat them up again.”
“Hahaha, really. Are you sure that’s okay?”

Cloudy laughed at my response.

“I’m fine.”

The Heavenly Demon Kim Katter never tolerates insults.

I might have tolerated it in the past, but now I’m evolving into a being who can’t stand insults. This absolute power is the source of my pride!!! There’s no reason for me to bow down when I have such power!!!

People always grow!!!

“But Katter… should I go with you?”

Cloudy looked slightly worried.

“Hehe, it’s okay. I’m an adult, so I don’t need a guardian. Surely they wouldn’t ambush me after inviting me to their barracks? That kind of thing can’t happen.”

What’s there to worry about?

It’s the Royal Knights’ barracks.

“Blackie, you still need to be careful.”
“I’m always careful.”
“No. I need to correct that. They need to be careful.”
“That’s right!!”

I’m not the one who needs to be careful.

“An elf commander… well, it should be fine. Go and come back. If they act up, just beat them up again. It’s not like we’re going to the elf lands anyway.”

Karin nodded in agreement.

“That’s true.”

I have no intention of going into that damn forest.

“This humble one knows something.”
“Yeah, Risha.”

Then, Risha grabbed my arm and said.

“Elves have a worldview centered around the World Tree.”

Is it like Juche ideology?

“Somewhere in the Elven Forest, there is a sacred tree called the World Tree. Of course, only the elves know its location, so it’s impossible to verify its authenticity, but they believe that the World Tree is a tree that rises from the center of the world, and therefore they are a race chosen as the center of everything.”
“Crazy bastards…!”

There’s no center in this world!!!

If you want to shout out love, you don’t need to find a place like that, just shout it out!!!!!

LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

“But isn’t the witch an elf too?”

Karin suddenly said.

“…There are many kinds of elves.”
“I guess. Well, that’s true.”
“In any case, they are very proud beings, so be careful of conflicts.”

Risha said while holding my hand, so I stroked her ear once.

“Okay, I’ll be careful.”

But the elves are the ones who need to think about that.

Anyway, I straightened my clothes and headed to the Royal Knights’ barracks alone. When I arrived, the knight from before waved at me, and I followed his guidance to the commander’s tent.

“Please wait here for a moment.”

I waited in front of a large tent, and the knight who had gone inside came out again and said.

“You may enter now. Thank you for answering the call.”
“It’s nothing.”

—Swish.

I immediately lifted the entrance of the tent and went inside.

—Tsupat!

I scanned the interior as soon as I entered.

There were a total of five people inside. One was the Knight General, and two were his attendants.

The other two were.

“…”
“…”

Elves wearing camouflage-painted armor.

Both of them had taken off their helmets, and their long golden hair was flowing down. They consisted of a man and a woman, and they were sitting down, staring at me intently.

Their appearances were just ordinary Elves A and B.

Even if they were blonde elves, they weren’t prettier than my wives. Anyway, these bastards are the commanders.

“Thank you for answering the call, Paladin.”

The Knight General, who was sitting at the head of the table, spoke first.

“It’s nothing.”

I bowed my head slightly, and he raised his hand. One of the attendants standing behind him came over to me and pulled out a chair.

I immediately sat down.

“The reason we called the Paladin here is because these two expressed their desire to speak with you.”
“I know.”

I looked straight ahead.

“…”
“…”

The female elf looked calm, but the male elf had a face as if he was looking at something unpleasant. He had a grumpy expression.

That’s not the face to make when you’ve called someone over.
It seems he’s dissatisfied.

But the two of them look very similar.

“…Nice to meet you. You can introduce me as Shamhain. I’m here as the commander of the support troops.”

The female elf spoke first.

“…”

But the male elf just stared at me without saying a word. Does he want me to go first? Okay. Since she went first, he wants me to go too.

“Nice to meet you. I’m Kim Katter, a Paladin directly under the Saintess of the Bronze Celestial Society.”
“…”

I said that, but the male elf just crossed his arms and remained still.

Is this guy mute?

Or is he a shy subordinate who needs his commander to introduce him?

Anyway, I nodded.

“First, I would like to express my gratitude for answering our sudden call.”
“It’s not a difficult task, and I came because you wanted to meet me.”
“Even so, it must have been difficult to make time. Thank you very much for taking your precious time.”

—Swish.

The female elf bowed her head, so I bowed my head slightly as well.
From the looks of it… it seems like they came to apologize.

She was being polite without showing the typical arrogant attitude of elves. But I’m concerned about the attitude of the male elf adjutant next to her, even if the woman isn’t.

“First of all, I would like to express my deepest regret for the violence that occurred last time.”

As I was thinking that, she brought up those words.

“Hmm.”

It seems like they really did call me to apologize.
If that’s the case, there’s no reason not to listen.

“From what I heard… a very regrettable act of violence occurred. The elf warrior Glünaff insulted the Paladin first. I have nothing else to say about this matter.”
“So you called me here to apologize for that?”
“That’s right.”

As she answered, the adjutant cleared his throat.

“Ahem!”

This guy seems to have a lot of complaints.

“So, I would like to formally create a place for reconciliation.”
“A place for reconciliation?”
“A place where we can formally apologize to each other and promote positive things in the future.”

Apologize to each other?

“I will apologize for the insults, and the Paladin should apologize for the very serious situation of using violence to render three precious elf warriors unable to fight.”

This bastard… he dares to emphasize in front of me that the three precious elf warriors were rendered unable to fight, calling it a very serious situation.

So, is he saying that I caused a huge accident?

“Only by apologizing to each other and resolving the resentment can we quickly resolve this situation.”
“Huh.”

This woman, I thought she was speaking so softly, but she’s telling me to apologize while saying such nonsense.

I can’t do that.
It was that bastard’s fault.

This isn’t an elementary school classroom, and only the bastard who did wrong needs to apologize. Elementary school is like a jungle where even if a strong student beats up a classmate, both of them have to apologize to each other.

I hated that culture!!!

“Listen here, Elf Commander.”
“Yes?”

It’s the same as the logic of colonialism!!!!
Why do we have to apologize to each other!!!!

More than anything, that bastard mocked my Cloudy!!! How can you ask me to apologize in that situation!!!

“I don’t remember the name because it’s so long, but anyway, the guy with the longest hair in the group, the one who was leading the conversation, insulted me first. In a very unpleasant manner.”
“I understand. He overreacted because of the envoy…”
“I have no authority over that part, and it has nothing to do with me, so you can leave that story out. I’m not related to envoys or treaties. I’m not a public official of the Karga Kingdom.”
“…I see.”

Let’s make my intentions clear.

“It’s just that his attitude was arrogant from the beginning. Then I was insulted, and I just threw a punch to protect my honor. That’s all there is to the story, but suddenly you’re asking me to apologize?”

It’s absurd.

“I don’t know if there’s a culture of enduring insults among elves, and maybe you can call it a forest joke, but I’m not someone who endures insults.”
“Even so, problems that arise between races can turn into diplomatic issues…”
“Diplomatic issues… then why didn’t they consider that before acting? Do only you elves have that right? Elf Commander. If you know the facts clearly, only the person who did wrong needs to apologize.”
“…”

When I said that, the elf commander closed her mouth.

“I thought you were going to apologize to me, but you’re trying to blame me instead. This incident wasn’t caused by both of us doing wrong, but by him insulting me first. But apologize to each other? That’s ridiculous.”

I continued to speak repeatedly.

There’s no reason for me to apologize.

If I did that, it would be the same as condoning the fact that Cloudy was mocked.

“More than anything, you’re going to apologize in a place where the person who insulted me isn’t even present? Doesn’t that seem too inconsiderate?”
“…I’ve been listening, but I can’t listen anymore.”

Right then, the male adjutant, who had been silent with his arms crossed as if he was still upset, opened his mouth.

“There’s a limit to distortion. Of course, that’s not what we meant, human. You humans are too barbaric…”
“Stop.”
“What?”

This bastard was suddenly about to spout nonsense, so I was about to hit him, but the female elf commander stopped him first, reaching out her hand to restrain the adjutant.

“You couldn’t even speak properly, but you’re telling me to stop?”

But the adjutant didn’t close his mouth.

“That noisy Shamhain is listening to the human’s words too well. If you had imitated even half of the attitude you showed this human when you listened to the elders, the family would have no more wishes.”

His attitude is too shitty for an adjutant, was he family?
He’s probably something like an older brother.

But why are they doing this in front of me?

“Have your family feud in the forest. You know it’s not something to do here, right?”
“A barbaric human is presumptuously running his mouth.”
“Use honorifics, you son of a bitch.”

But this fucker, from before.

“Wh-what?”
“I told you to use honorifics. Do you not know manners?”
“No, you. Human. What did you just say?”

The guy who frowned stood up from his seat.
Why can’t these bastards understand when I tell them something?

“I told you to use honorifics.”
“I’m asking about what you said before that!!!!!!”

—Bang!!!!!

In an instant, the guy slammed his fist on the table and became enraged.

“This barbaric human is playing around in front of who!!!!”
“Kieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!!!”

So I immediately let out a shriek, kicked off my seat, and landed on the table.

“Wh-what!!!”
“A joke is what you call this kind of thing!!!!”

—Papapat!!!
—Papapapapapapapat!!
—Papapapapat!!!

As I squatted down, aiming at the guy, I unleashed an inhumanly fast Cossack dance, moving my feet so close that it looked like I was about to attack his face, teasing his disgusting chin.

—Whoosh!

His hair fluttered from that.

Of course, I didn’t directly strike him. It’s just a joke, after all. My toes barely missed the air 0.1cm below his chin, and as they were retracted, my opposite foot was shot out.

It was like a machine gun… have you ever seen a Cossack dance that shoots out thirty shots per second!!!!

“How is it, my true joke!!!!!!!! This is the Divine Joke!!!!!!”
“Uh, uhoh!!! Uhuhuhuh…!!!”

At the same time as the adjutant burst out in panic.

—Thump!!

“P-Paladin…! Please, keep your composure!!”

The Knight General clutched his head.

“O-ohhhhhhh!!!! The reincarnation of the dancing Paladin!!!”

The attendant cheered.

“Shut up, Knight Actian!!”
“Huk! I’m sorry!!”

—Thwack!!!

After finishing my joke like that, I immediately kicked off the table, jumped up, tapped the ceiling of the tent with the top of my head once, and then gently landed back on the table, looking down at the elves with a straight posture.

His attitude was shitty from the beginning, and he kept calling me a human until the end!!!

“A joke is what you call this kind of thing, got it!!! You barbaric elf bastard!!!”
“C-crazy!!! This human is crazy!!! So Glünaff must have been right, isn’t that right!!!”

The adjutant, with his mouth wide open, grabbed the commander’s shoulder in panic.

“Haa… I’m going crazy.”

The commander just covered her face with her hands while saying those words.

These rude bastards!!!!

“Got it!!! A joke is what you call this kind of thing!!! I haven’t heard a formal apology for the insult yet!!! But you dare to say such things to me!!! In this case, it’s common sense for the one who did wrong to apologize first, elf!!!”
“Y-you’re one to talk, you who assaulted the warriors like that!!!”

The adjutant became enraged once again.

This bastard!!

“If you have any complaints, speak with your strength, you thin elf bastard!!!!! How thin were you that your mother didn’t even know she was giving birth to you when she gave birth to you, and you suddenly popped out!!!!!”
“Wh-wh-what!!!! What did you say!!!!!”
“Logically speaking, how can a newborn baby be thinner than its father’s dick!!! This is closer to a miracle!!! No, it’s a disaster! This is a sign of disaster!! A bad future is definitely waiting for you!!! Prophecies never fail!!”

Even the great hero Oedipus couldn’t defy his own prophecy!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do you think you’re better than Oedipus!!!

“Y-you crazy bastard!!! From the beginning, it was wrong to even talk to humans, Shamhain!!!”
“Brother… please just shut up…”