Chapter 493: Do you hear a dog barking somewhere? (5)
Translator: miraclerifle
Editor: Borderline Masochist
- What’s up with the dog?
“Ruff!”
Crown prince Alberu Crossman looked confused through the video communication device.
- I don't think such a cute creature suits a profane person like you.
The fluffy puppy did not fit with the red-haired punk wearing a black uniform.
“Haaaaa.”
The sighing Cale did not look happy.
‘You want me to take this puppy with me?’
‘Yes, sir. Please take our Fluffy with you.’
Jopis had elegantly answered before he left her house.
‘I cannot completely trust you yet. That is why I need someone from my side who can see what you are doing and inform me about it.’
The one chosen as that messenger was the puppy in Cale’s arms. The puppy's name was Fluffy.
‘Taking a puppy to a battle is a bit......’
‘Cale-nim. Let’s take her with us.’
Choi Han’s eyes had a rare sparkle as he agreed with Jopis. Ron nodded his head as well.
‘Young master-nim. Let’s do as she asks. Trust is the most important thing between trade partners.’
He had then smiled so brightly it almost looked vicious. That had scared Cale a bit.
‘Human! Let’s take her with us! That Fluffy is cute! She’s a mysterious puppy that has a way of making me want to get close to her!’
Even Raon felt the same way as he commented in Cale’s mind.
Cale wanted to say that Raon had to stay invisible so that Jopis could not see him, but he had no chance to do that.
Even the serious Glenn and Mercenary King Bud who had quietly been full of anger agreed with Jopis.
‘...The young master-nim needs to have something like a puppy so that......’
‘Yes. You need something like that to run less wild.’
Cale had looked toward them with a, ‘what the hell are you talking about,’ expression, but Bud was talking to Choi Han. He looked serious, unlike his usual self.
‘It’s a good idea.’
‘Yes. This way, Cale-nim will-’
The two people who had gotten quite close looked toward Cale who didn’t know what to make of their expressions.
Anyway, the result was that Cale ended up with this puppy named Fluffy by his side.
He recalled what Jopis had said before they left.
‘You don’t need to worry about Fluffy. The enemy’s f*cking head will plop down on the ground if Fluffy becomes angry.’
‘...Excuse me?’
‘Oh, it was nothing.’
Smile.
Jopis had said she looked forward to their next meeting as she smiled elegantly.
Cale pushed his thoughts about her to the side as he focused on his conversation with Alberu.
- Make sure to contact me properly even in the Eastern continent.
“Yes, hyung-nim.”
He was about to head back to the Eastern continent soon.
Alberu looked at Cale for a bit before starting to speak again after a while.
- ...Really.
On top of the completely frozen Lake of Despair behind Cale...
There was a light snowstorm that was different than the usual snowstorm.
- What a grand spectacle.
And there were a countless number of individuals prepared and waiting to go.
On top of the wide lake...
A magic circle filled the entire width of the lake and started to glow.
Numerous Elves in battle outfits were waiting on top of it.
- For there to be this many Elf warriors on the Western continent...
Alberu could not hide his shock of admiration.
Every Elf other than the old, the young, and the minimum number required to defend each area were gathering at the Lake of Despair where the World Tree existed.
“Young master-nim, our side is ready.”
A middle-aged Elf walked up to Cale to report.
Pendrick was next to the Elf and bowed toward Cale.
He was someone who originally died in the early stages of The Birth of a Hero, but he was still living now. Elf and healer Pendrick was joining Cale for the first time in a long while.
The middle-aged Elf next to Pendrick was Guardian Knight Jeet from the Ten Finger Mountains’ Elf Village.
The Ten Finger Mountains was the place where Cale earned the Fire of Destruction as well as the location of the Elf Village that had its branch of the World Tree stolen.
Guardian Knight Jeet who had lost his home because the branch of the World Tree was stolen had volunteered to lead the Elf warriors.
Cale made eye contact with Guardian Knight Jeet before starting to speak.
“Are you nervous?”
Jeet gave a short response.
"We are in a war.”
This was a war for the Elves.
Awoooooooooo- oooooooooooooo-
“Ruff, ruff ruff!”
He heard dogs crying from all directions.
“Ah, damn it! What the hell?!”
The man walked out of the guardhouse in shock with the bottle in his hand. The chilly night breeze brushed past him.
He started to frown in annoyance.
“Where are these damn crying dogs?”
It was at that moment.
Gwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-
The ground started to shake.
“Huh? What’s going on? The ground... why is it shaking?”
The wooden fence that surrounded the small village...
These wooden fences were built to prevent former Princess Jopis’s subordinates from running away and to prevent wild animals from charging into the village.
There was a large dirt wall rising above that wooden fence.
“Son of a......!”
“What is going on?”
“Why is the ground suddenly...?”
Lights turned on throughout the village and people walked out of their homes. Naturally, the homes of the watchdogs lit up as well.
“Hey, what is going on?”
The peer of the man who had come outside walked up to him and asked about the situation. However, the man did not have a clear enough mindset to respond to his peer.
Booooooooom- boooooooooom-
The dirt wall had shot up as the ground continued to shake.
Then he saw someone jumping up and landing on the dirt wall.
“...Elves?”
They were not human.
There were a lot of them as well.
“Ahhhhh!”
They heard someone scream long with an explosion at the same time.
“...The communication office!”
The explosion had come from the facility with the video communication device that did not suit such a country village.
The scream had come from the mage responsible for handling the video communication device. The guards who noticed this looked up toward the Elves with shaking pupils.
“...Elves attacking a human village?”
The moment a guard mumbled that question...
Cale’s voice flowed out of the video communication device in the hand of the first Elf who jumped on top of the wall.
- Capture all of the guards.
The village now covered in dirt walls...
...Would not be able to contact the outside.
The Roan Kingdom’s Commander Cale who was also the commander of the Elves and Dark Elves for this mission gave his order. The Elves who heard the order started to speak.
“Follow our orders if you wish to live!”
The Elf warriors jumped off the dirt walls and over the wooden fences as they entered the village. They then started to capture the guards.
It was not difficult for the Elf warriors to determine who the guards were.
“It’s this person!”
“Them over there!”
Jopis's people who were being guarded pointed out the guards.
All of them had visitors starting from last night.
Their visitors were dogs with notes in their mouths. The owner of the dogs had given an order to her subordinates who had lived imprisoned with her.
The first order on those notes was to point out the guards.
"Go to the communications office!”
“Search through the guardhouses!”
Administrators, knights, nobles, and maids. The people who followed Jopis started to move to complete their respective orders.
There were dogs next to the guards they did not manage to point out.
“Did these dogs go crazy?!”
“Ruff, ruff!”
The dogs were telling the Elves who the guards were.
“Aaaaaah!”
“Why are the Elves...?!”
“Do you think the kingdom will let you do as you please?! Ugh!”
Guards started to scream from all directions and those noises echoed through the village.
And on top of a hill looking down on everything...
Knock knock knock.
Cale knocked on the door.
The door soon opened and Jopis appeared.
“I've been looking forward to this sight for a long time.”
Cale pointed outside the door and started to speak.
“Ma’am, let’s go to the capital now.”
Jopis smiled elegantly and walked up next to Cale.
There was a teleportation magic circle shining underneath them.