Inside An Ad**t Game As A Former Hero

EP.24 Dance with Orcs!

The dinner prepared by the orcs was more splendid than expected.

Roast goats, smoked meats, and a variety of traditional Orc foods and more.

It was unexpected treatment for those who had been intruders until recently.

In that banquet, I

“Hahaha! To be honest, I realized it the first time my brother and I faced swords. That my sword won’t reach you!”

“I was really surprised. I hope my muscles are like stones. What about the power on that great road? If I had made one mistake, I wouldn’t be here.”

He made a brotherhood with Lugar.

It happened while they were drunk, but what about it?

In the first place, the brotherhood made with drunk and married by mistake!

And as we became brothers, the atmosphere of the banquet became softer.

Those who acted cautiously at first began to actively participate in the banquet.

They shed tears at the dinner they did not know how long they had eaten. When the Orcs saw it, they laughed and gave them food to eat more.

Of course, not everyone enjoyed the banquet normally.

“I heard that you had a brother-in-law… hiccup, which of the two is the older brother and who is the younger brother?”

There was a guy who attached his legs to what he had to eat in moderation.

Normally, it is correct that I, who won the duel, call myself the older brother. However, in the psychology of orcs with strong self-esteem, there is no choice but to resent the idea of ​​calling humans an older brother.

So, what I was trying to do with a little bit of ignorance… That ignorant Callios pointed it out.

Well, that doesn’t mean there isn’t a solution.

“Brother! That unscrupulous bastard is testing our friendship! Shall we not have to pay the price for testing our friendship?”

“Your brother is right!”

Lugar, who shook his head, gave an order to the orcs.

-Hey, put him in jail right before the banquet is over!

-Yes!

Perhaps the orcs were eager to drag Kalios out, perhaps because they didn’t like the way humans were raging.

“Huh? Huh?!? Hey, let this go! I mean, there’s a lot I haven’t eaten yet! Don’t let this go!? You know who I am…”

Callios was screaming like a pig being dragged to the slaughterhouse, but as he got farther away, his voice became less and less.

We enjoyed the banquet again.

As the banquet came to a close, Lugar and I were sharing a masterpiece in the chieftain’s barracks.

I don’t know if it was because he had brother-in-law or because he made a masterpiece, but Lugar told me about his difficult past.

It was a story about the burden of taking over the chieftain at a young age after his father, a former chieftain, tried to challenge a giant scorpion and died.

“It must have been difficult.”

“It was hard. Every night I felt the urge to run away.”

“But you didn’t run away.”

“The tribesmen are looking at me, so I should be able to escape.”

“Good chieftain. It is understandable that the other orcs respect you.”

“Don’t let it float too much. Because I just did my duty. I’d rather hear your story than that.”

“My story?”

“Yes. Although I have not lived for a long time, I have never seen anyone as good in swordsmanship as my brother. Not only among humans, but also among orc warriors. How the hell did you get that level of swordsmanship?”

I laughed out loud at Lugar’s words.

Shaking the glass of ale, I watched the ale shake.

“It is true that my swordsmanship is excellent. But it’s not because I’m good. Because my friends are great.”

They were heroes.

Heroes who stood upright on the continent with their own bold narratives.

I just copied what they achieved, what they achieved. That’s not to say I just stole, they taught me.

If you’re a warrior, you shouldn’t have to do this.

“The speed is wide.”

How wide would it be so easy to hand over what they had achieved throughout their life?

Maybe it was because he was that big of a person, so he was able to rise to that position.

Lugar nodded his head as he smiled bitterly as he remembered them.

“It looks like there is something you can’t say.”

“Thank you for counting. Let’s have a drink here for today. Gradually, my head started to hurt.”

I pulled out two purses from my pocket and placed them on the table. Seeing them, Lugar widened his eyes.

“This…”

“The price of the rice we ate today. I’m not shy enough to get free rice from an orc.”

Lugar looked at 1 million gold for a moment, then firmly shook his head.

“As a chieftain, I only treated the guests of the tribe. You can’t take money from customers.”

“All. Have you been upgraded from intruder to guest?”

“You cannot think of your brother as an intruder.”

Lugar smiled, revealing his sharp molars. I smiled at each other and threw two pockets of money at him.

“Okay, take it. I think it would be uncomfortable if my brother’s tribe starved because of me.”

“Okay. still…”

“If it’s hard to get approval, why don’t you just listen to my request.”

“Ask? Is there anything you want?”

“What is it. A pattern engraved by your orcs. Can I get that too?”

He looked into Lugar’s eyes and asked. Unsurprisingly, Lugar’s face was hardened. Is he this level of antipathy even if he has a brother-in-law?

‘How the hell did you get this little Gis?’

Did you sleep with the orc chieftain?

I sighed and said.

“I just did it. No, I don’t want to be stubborn.”

“…not. brother’s request. Wait a minute.”

Having said that, Lugar went out of the barracks and returned after a while. Rubbing his red swollen head as if he had been beaten by something.

“…I’m sorry, but I don’t think it’s possible. It is said that it is impossible to engrave a pattern on an ordinary human being.”

“Is it okay if I’m not an ordinary human?”

He took out a warrior’s tile from his bosom and threw it to Lugar.

Seeing the warrior’s hand, Lugar tilted his head.

“This?”

“It’s a plaque that proves that I am a hero. Take it and ask again.”

Lugar looked surprised.

“Hero? You mean the brother was a hero?”

“Yes.”

“Haha, okay? Then yes. Lugar, son of Roxar, cannot be defeated by an ordinary human! Yes, brother, wait a minute!”

Lugar ran out of the barracks with excitement. When he came back, he had been beaten more than before and his face was swollen.

“…sibling. The elders said they would see each other for a moment.”

“Uh… yes…”

That… I’m sorry.

* * *

The elders were elderly people living up to their image as elders. Their faces were full of wrinkles in their shabby clothes, and there were no orc-specific muscles in their limbs.

However, their unique atmosphere was not comparable to other Orcs.

Those five elders sat down solemnly, rolling their eyes and looking at me.

“Yes, you are the hero of this generation?”

Among the five elders, the elder who sat in the center asked in a voice that felt his age.

“Yes.”

“What country are you a warrior from?”

“I’m a warrior from the Prona Kingdom.”

“Ah, Prona Kingdom. The bread made with wheat there is so delicious.”

“I don’t know if there are any other Prona Kingdoms, but in terms of farming, they are superior to other kingdoms.”

“Yeah… So everyone expects to receive Prona Kingdom wheat at the end of Harvest Day. Unfortunately, the strong tribe takes them all.”

The elder smiled and said, as if it were a pity.

“More than that, our young chieftain said you wanted to receive the emblem?”

“Yes.”

“From the distant past, there has never been a single instance of engraving a pattern on a human. If we can engrave a pattern on you, our tribe will be recorded first. And that’s not an honorable place. Do you know?”

“Yes.”

“I’m glad you know. Then I’ll ask you one thing. Why do we have to engrave you with such a disgrace?”

“Great Elder!”

“The chieftain, be still. This is a matter of critical importance to the tribe. I mean, you shouldn’t be dealing with your private feelings. Now, warrior, tell me.”

If there is something going, there must be something coming. First Elder said so. I answered without hesitation.

“You can make friends with the hero.”

“Why would it be beneficial to our tribe?”

“As far as I know, most orc tribes depend heavily on crops looting from the three kingdoms.”

“It is an undeniable fact.”

“Until now, the three kingdoms would have sacrificed grain to see the army of the orcs, pretending not to be victorious. Maybe this year or next year. But next year will be different. They will not offer grain to the orcs.”

“What if you don’t give it?”

What they do?

First Elder asked with such sharp eyes.

“They will choose war.”

“Huh… Are you saying that a kingdom, not an empire, will compete with our army?”

“Usually, that would be impossible. No matter how hard the kingdom prepares, will it be able to compete with orcs born with the heart of a warrior? But what I want to say is that now is not the usual time.”

I pointed to the Hero’s emblem.

The elders’ eyes dimmed at him.

“Heroes…”

“That’s right. Now, there are hero in each kingdom. beings that are both human and non-human. They are still growing at this moment. And one day, when they are incomparably stronger than before, the kingdoms will not hand over the grain to you.”

“Are you talking about the heroes going out?”

“There is no reason not to go. These are the guys who will one day hold great power in their own kingdom. Would you like to see the orcs take away the kingdom’s property?”

“Will the Empire stand still?”

The orcs’ looting of the kingdom was also a good thing for the Empire. Because the orcs shackled their growth by taking away the kingdom’s surplus products.

First Elder’s words meant that the Empire would stand still when it tried to break its shackles.

“I do not know. By that time, no matter how much an empire it might be, it wouldn’t be possible to say this and that to the kingdom.”

Until now, it was possible to take down the three kingdoms with overwhelming military power.

However, even such an empire is not powerful enough to face all three completed warriors.

“…Are you saying that our tribe will give you a line after all?”

“If we interpret it politically… yes. In fact, I can receive tattoo from other tribes if I want to. Among the many tribes, is there not one tribe that can engrave a pattern on me? However, I want to share exchanges with the tribes where my brothers are among the many tribes.”

“…get out for a while. I will talk to the other elders.”

After that, after a few hours, I was finally told that it was okay to come back.

“I grant permission to engrave pattern.”

I became the first human to be able to engrave a pattern.

* * *

“Is this really working?”

I muttered as I looked at the black dot on my shoulder.

“Originally it is. Later, if a brother puts on the karma of a monster, only then will it change into a pattern that suits it.”

“Right. But how far ahead is the border?”

“It’s not long now. Oh, I see it.”

A large wall appeared in the direction Lugar pointed with his finger.

It is the border that separates the territory of the orcs from the territory of the empire.

As they approached the wall, the soldiers guarding the gate aimed their spears.

“Stop. who are you? Who is it that you come with the orcs?”

I beckoned to Callios. Then he straightened his back and, with a solemn expression on his face, pulled something out of his arms and handed it to the soldiers.

“I am such a person.”

What Callios handed over was a plaque proving the lineage of the Goldenbaum family.

The tension disappeared from the faces of the soldiers who saw the cards.

“You were a nobleman in the kingdom. I apologize for the rudeness. But why did you come here from the land of the orcs?”

“The ship I rode in the Kingdom of Alitia was wrecked in a storm. When I opened my eyes, I saw this place. Fortunately, I met a kind orc and was guided here.”

“You mean kind…orcs…?”

The soldier looked at Lugar with an expression that he had heard all the bizarre words.

Well, my brother is kind enough, but why is that?

“…I understand for now. Let’s open the gates. Hey! Open the door!”

The big gate opened with a creaking sound. People entered the gates with expressions that they had just lived.

I tried to follow them, but I stopped when I saw that Lugar was not coming in.

“What are you doing not coming in? Aren’t you here to buy food?”

“Orcs cannot enter it. It has been like that since time immemorial.”

Can’t get over?

“Then how do you buy food?”

“That’s right, if the orcs give you something worthwhile, the guards will buy you food.”

The answer came from somewhere other than Lugar. The person who answered my question was a middle-aged man in a red cloth over his chain armor.

“Who are you?”

“I’m the commander of the Imperial Border Guard. If we continue to answer the question you asked earlier, we will prepare food for the orcs to enter the village and cause a riot.”

“Um… is it?”

At first glance, this sounds like a pretty reasonable idea.

There could be friction between the orcs and the villagers.

The captain of the guard said looking at Lugar.

“Orc. What did you bring this time? I don’t see anything expensive.”

“This time, it’s money, not stuff.”

Lugar handed one of the money bags he was wearing around his waist to the guardsman. The captain of the guard opened his pocket and widened his eyes.

“Hey, this is…”

“It’s 500,000 gold. I hope you will prepare suitable grain and livestock for this.”

“…Wait a minute. How did you guys get all this money? Have you ever looted?”

“There was no looting.”

“Do not lie! Otherwise, there’s no way you guys can bring that much money! First of all, this is pressurized. And I will go to your tribe and look for anything that can prove it!”

The captain of the guard, who opened his axe-eyed, began to force himself. I guess I know roughly why. You’re probably trying to get that money. You can tell by looking at those greedy eyes.

I raised my hand and spoke to him.

“The money was given by me in exchange for guiding me to the border. Don’t worry, it’s not like looting.”

Saying that, I pulled out some pockets of money and waved them in front of him.

The guard’s expression hardened when he saw the money bags. He bent his back slightly and asked cautiously.

“That… Confucius is the son of which family?”

“I’m not the son of a particularly precious family. I’m just a rich adventurer.”

“Oh, is that so?”

The bent back was straightened out in an instant.

A huge shift in attitude!

“Hmmmm..! The source of the money is clear, so I won’t ask any more. For now, let me prepare grain and livestock with this money.”

With that said, the captain of the guard left his seat.

I looked behind him for a moment, then came out of the gates with Lugar and the other orcs.

“Brothers can go back, but…”

“No. I just have something to check.”

There’s one thing I’m worried about, and I’m going to stick with the orcs until I can confirm that.

After a few days, my fears became a reality. All the guards brought were seven carts of grain and seventeen cattle. It was an unusual situation.

‘Where do you see this worth 500,000 gold?’

Not even 500,000 gold, let alone 100,000 gold.

‘Who do these bastards see as Hogu?’

That was when I decided to grab the guard captain by the collar and push him down to the floor.

– Chief! This is the first time I have received so many!

– If this is enough, wouldn’t it be okay to go back and hold another banquet? The chief seems to have done a good job of forming a brotherhood with that human!

– Well, I was good at making brothers.

The orcs’ joyous voices could be heard from behind. When they turned around, they were looking at the carts and the livestock with great satisfaction.

When I saw that, my Mac was completely unleashed.

Aigoo… You assholes…!

How the hell are you happy with how much your spine has been sucked so far…

I just let out a sigh.

‘…Yes, let’s calm down. Because he wasn’t kidding me.’

Only Lugar and the people of the tribe will suffer if they attack me with my own character here.

If the Imperial side says that they will no longer trade because of this incident, Lugar will have no way to obtain food and the future will be bleak.

Instead of beating, you have to do it in a smarter way.

In a way that makes it impossible to play pranks in the future.

What would be the way…

‘Should I reveal that I am a hero?’

If I reveal that I am a hero, it can be easily resolved. No matter how much an imperial soldier, would he be able to disobey a hero’s orders?

It is also a very natural command not to embezzle.

However, I am a little reluctant to reveal that I am a hero. If information spreads that the Hero Cloud has crossed the borders of the Empire, nearby cities will know who I am.

It means that I will not be able to act as an adventurer as comfortably as I used to.

That was when I was thinking about it.

Wasn’t the captain of the guard, who had been watching the orcs plucking grain, abruptly run away with a pale face?

He ran out of the gate and bowed his head to the figure approaching on horseback.

“Frilite-sama, you have worked hard. I will take you inside.”

The subject the guard commander was crawling at was Frillite.

A beautiful woman with pure white skin and red ponytail hair. Frillite was wearing silvery ornate armor, unlike what he had seen in her imperial capital.

Why is she here?

That was the question, but there was something more important than that.

She is also a warrior.

“My friend Frillite. long time no see!”

I approached her, who was talking with the guard captain, and put my arms around her shoulder.

Frilite and the captain’s eyes widened.