diymy Chapter 43 Welcome to Hillius
Chapter 43 Welcome to Hillius
Chapter 43 Welcome to Hillius
"You must be an extremely skilled magician," Kermir said with deep respect.
Her years of experience in judging people told her that this elf was at least a high-level magician.
Moreover, he is a lone wolf adventurer with extensive wilderness experience who can fight alone.
"Please be sure to join my team." She leaned over and grabbed Loya's hand, giving it a firm squeeze.
This handshake caused Loya's expression to change.
She returned the grip, and as they intertwined, she used her fingers to pry open the spaces between Kmelie's fingers.
In an instant, a chill ran through Mireen's heart, and she had a strange feeling that her fingers had been violated.
Loya looked particularly happy. "Great! You've been treating me so badly these past few days. I thought you'd forgotten our promise, haha. Turns out you're just as tsundere. How annoying!"
"Tsundere?" Kermione calmly pulled his hand out and wiped it with a tissue.
Where did the word "tsundere" come from? It's different from her personality profile of Raiye.
Moreover, judging from these words, Raino and this Loya have a rather special relationship.
She carefully examined the elf.
"...So what is our relationship?"
"Of course, we're lovers!" Loya said without hesitation. "You agreed to let me be your secret lover a while ago, and now that your wife is dead, I'm definitely going to take your place. You're not going to say anything like you're going to put me in a pig cage and drown me, are you? That would be so hurtful."
Kermione looked troubled.
The "Lei Ye" that she had painstakingly built up was shattered by Luo Ya's single sentence.
She could no longer understand who this Luo Ya was, or who Lei Ye was who made the promise with her.
Let's skip all this nonsense and get straight to the point.
"...Whatever happens, welcome to my Demon King Extermination Team. Currently, there are only three of us. You two seem to know each other, so I won't go into details. But the three of us are definitely not enough. I think we need to find more helpers, such as scouts who are good at locating directions, and guardians who can cast spells that can block any magic once. Could you two also help me persuade people with special talents like these to join this world-saving team?...What's with those expressions on your faces?"
Ishtar stood up.
"I'm sorry, but I've decided not to join this savior team. I'm withdrawing." She bowed.
Kermiren was dumbfounded. She had struggled to come up with these words, even using such a generous term as "savior," so why did one of them run away after hearing them?
"Why, why?" she asked, unwilling to give up.
"You're really going? If you're really going, then I'm not going."
Ishtar shook his head.
"ah...?"
As she decisively left, Loya also stood up.
Kermir turned to look at Loya, a bad feeling creeping into her heart. "You...you're quitting too?"
"You just said that it doesn't matter what, right?" Loya said.
"...ah?"
"When I said we were lovers just now, you didn't deny it, right?!" Loya said, her voice getting louder.
Wait, isn't this supposed to be a discussion about the grand theme of defeating the Demon King and saving the world? What is this person getting so hung up on?
Forget it.
Kermir has always despised human romantic love.
Over the years, she has observed all kinds of people and seen enough sordid things. But after seeing so much, she no longer cares much. She will only mutter about someone's private morality in her mind while carrying out a mission, and then imitate that person's promiscuity when she is imitating them.
So she didn't really care what the relationship between Lei Ye and Luo Ya was like; she just wanted this person's abilities to serve her next mission.
So she took a deep breath and said seriously, "As long as you help me assemble this team, relationships are no problem."
Originally, Kermir had already mentally prepared herself to give herself up. After all, it wasn't her body anyway, so she could just give it to her when the time came.
She regretted saying those words immediately.
Terrification flashed in Kermir's eyes as he watched Loya step onto the table with one foot on the stool and raise her hands high.
"Everyone! Look over here! All eyes on me! Anyone want to join the Demon King extermination team?! Scouts and guardian mages preferred! Anyone interested in a task, come on!"
"Are you crazy?!" Kermione almost screamed.
All eyes turned to them. Kermione, who was used to hiding in the crowd, felt embarrassed by being stared at by so many people. She hurriedly got up, wanting to escape from this place.
Several waiters quickly ran over and blocked the spot against the wall. Two waiters half-forcefully dragged Loya down, while the other politely told Kermir that recruiting partners was fine, but they should do it in a compliant way, as it would disturb other guests.
"It wasn't me, I didn't..."
"Get out of here, get out of here! We're doing serious business here, what are you doing causing trouble?" Luo Ya waved the waiters away as she got off the chair, and brushed the dust off the stool she had just been standing on. "The interviewees are here, come, come, please have a seat."
Loya moved to a different spot, pressing Kermir to sit down before sitting down herself. A young man approached and sat down in the chair Loya had just been wiping.
Someone actually came over? This trick actually worked?
Kermir felt that his common sense had been challenged.
Moreover, the person who came actually looked pretty good; he was a stylish young warrior with a long spear strapped to his back that gleamed silver, clearly an expensive weapon.
Behind him stood a formidable team of explorers.
The squad caught Kermir's attention, and she, who was originally going to run away, decided to stay and see what happened.
"Please give a brief self-introduction," Kermione said, taking a deep breath to calm herself down.
"...I thought we were friends, this attitude is too cold. Oh well... I'm Tak, my class is Warrior, guild rank is A, aptitude level is confidential. As the captain, I represent the Silver Lance squad to negotiate with you. This is my sister Tana, her class is Scout, and she happens to possess the talent you need."
A timid little girl stepped forward from behind him and nodded to Kermilyne.
Tucker then introduced his teammates one by one, all of whom were outstanding talents, making Kmeleon's eyes light up.
But this time she was more cautious. "You...you really came to join this savior team, right? My goal is to defeat the Demon King. This is no joke. This trip will be like a sharp knife piercing the heart of the scorched earth, straight into the Demon King's city. Some of you may die in the bloody battle."
"Whatever, you're here anyway," Tucker shrugged. "Although I don't know how strong the Demon King is, I've personally experienced how strong you are, Boss Lei. You wouldn't have made this request if you weren't confident, right? Besides, just thinking about defeating the Demon King gets my blood pumping! If I come back alive, won't I be a member of the Hero's Team!?"
Great! Absolutely right! Absolutely right!!
This aligns with Kermir's plan. The fame-seeking explorers are captivated by the word "savior," fantasizing about gaining a title of world-saving from her, the main force. But unfortunately, these explorers are the cannon fodder being used, and they won't realize it.
This is the kind of script we should have.
Kermione suppressed a smile. Despite the minor hiccup, her plan was back on track.
"I see, that's great. I admire your spirit; you truly have the bearing of a hero. However... I plan to set off tomorrow. Before that, could you please help me recruit more explorers with special talents?"
"Ah, it's like this..." Upon hearing this, one of the older women from the Silver Spear Squad stepped forward. "Although Boss Lei, your achievements are excellent, you are still a newcomer and don't have much experience fighting monsters. So, how about you first hire us as a mercenary and do some commissions with us? It would also help us get used to working together."
"No problem, I'll go find a suitable agency."
Kermiren agreed without much thought, which suited her perfectly. Firstly, it would allow her to test the true level of these explorers, and secondly, she did need to use combat to adapt to the abilities of this body.
However, she didn't need to go looking for a commission, because the woman showed her a commission form and placed it on the table; it was the highest level of difficulty, S-rank.
Extermination Commission:
A pack of wild bears is searching for wintering dens near Hillius, and caravans on the mountain road have already suffered casualties. Powerful explorers are urgently needed to deal with them.
The number of wild bears is unknown; please accept this commission with extreme caution. (Special Note)
"...yeah?"
For some reason, Kermione had a very bad feeling.
There's not much to say. After making up her mind, Kermir set off with the Silver Spear Squad. The girl named Tana was indeed a good scout. She didn't even look at the map much. With a little thing called a compass, she easily found the direction and headed straight for the location where the wild bear was spotted.
He's got some skills.
Of course, you can't find the target monster immediately at the sighting location. Explorers still need to collect clues and find the monster's location themselves, which is also the job of a scout.
However, before that, Kermiron first sensed the presence of a monster nearby, not a wild bear.
"alert!"
Just as she was about to issue a warning, the members of the Silver Sword Squad suddenly shouted and assumed a fighting stance.
"Very experienced!" Kermiren nodded in satisfaction.
The sound of fallen leaves being trampled grew louder as it approached.
A horned wolf emerged gracefully from the layers of trees.
Horned wolves are wolf-like monsters that absorb minute magical energy from the air using their horns as they grow, transforming it into their own flesh and blood. The larger they are, the stronger they become.
This one is a full two meters tall.
Kermir, who rarely fights, cowered in fear when faced with such a huge monster. She looked at Loya beside her and pointed at the horned wolf.
"Aren't you a very powerful magician? Please show us your power."
"You want me to go up?" Loya was taken aback. "Why don't you go up?"
"No...isn't this supposed to be about getting the team together and showcasing our skills?"
"Hey, I'll step in when it matters. Anyway, it's no threat to you at all. Go ahead and do it."
Kermir stood there blankly, watching Loya rub her shiny nails and blow away dust, showing absolutely no intention of doing anything.
"Then what are you doing here... Didn't I already tell you? We're going to defeat the Demon King tomorrow. Can you... can you be serious?"
"Ugh, you're so annoying. Let's talk about tomorrow's things tomorrow. I didn't say I wasn't going."
"This..." Kermiren didn't know what to say.
She hesitated for a moment, then asked cautiously.
"So, hypothetically speaking, if an extremely powerful single-target spell were about to hit me, would you risk your life to shield me from it? Of course, this is just hypothetical, but given our... relationship, you would definitely save me, right?"
"Haha, you said it yourself, it's an extremely powerful single-target spell. Do you think I'm stupid for not running away and instead running into it?" Loya laughed.
"Are you really willing to watch me die?"
"You won't die."
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"You won't die even if you open your eyes that wide. Besides, any magic that can kill you must be very powerful. What's the point of me blocking it? I'll just run away. If you're really that afraid of dying, you can give me your storage bag first. I'll keep it safe for you. If you really die, at least it won't fall into the hands of the demons."
As she was speaking, Loya stopped abruptly and slapped her thigh.
It was as if they belatedly realized something.
She came to Kmeleon's side, with deep affection.
"I'm sorry... that wasn't really what I felt. When that time comes, of course I'll stand in front of you."
Kermione did not believe it.
Let's take a look at the Silver Spear Squad over there.
Sure enough, this side was much more reliable. The warrior named Tucker didn't waste any words and just charged in to fight.
This is the person Kermira wanted.
She crossed her arms and observed him for a while, nodding frequently. Although this guy, like most weak humans, was not good at numerical things, he was really good at wielding a spear. No matter how the horned wolf charged left and right, its bites and claws always missed him. In the back and forth pulling, several bloody marks from the spear had appeared on the horned wolf's body.
As expected of Hilius, even a random explorer he pulls out is already quite powerful.
As for his teammates...
Huh? Why are they just watching?
Kermir was puzzled; the people over there were just standing there, and no one was helping Tucker in the fight.
The woman at the front was whispering something to Tana. Tana took deep breaths and kept making cute gestures to encourage herself. Then she took out a dagger and ran towards Tak.
Is the plan to send the scouts to hone their frontal combat skills?
However, the other members of the Silver Wolf Squad did not exhibit that kind of atmosphere; they all wore somewhat maternal smiles.
It's like watching a young couple flirting.
...But aren't they siblings?
Kermir began to feel uneasy again.
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