Upon arriving in front of Cebu village, a head poked out over the wooden fence. It was an old man with gray hair, which showed the many years he had lived.
“Oh! Are you people from Zieghart?”
The wariness filling his angry eyes subsided upon seeing the burning sword emblem engraved on the trainees’ chests.
“Yes, we are.”
Burren, who was at the front, nodded.
“You’ve finally arrived! Please wait a moment!”
After a thumping noise, the door opened at the left side of the wooden fence.
“I’m Ligaham, the Cebu village chief. We welcome the Zieghart’s swordsmen!”
It seemed the gray-haired old man was the village chief as he came up and bowed. The villagers holding swords and spears could be seen behind him.
“We are just trainees that aren’t swordsmen yet.”
Ligaham and the villagers strictly bowed to the trainees, who looked clearly young, which meant the Zieghart’s name was famous in the village.
“Hmph.”
“Uhh…”
The trainees couldn’t hide their pleasure at the hospitality they’ve got for the first time. It was the typical display of an inexperienced beginner.
Raon hid his presence, standing in the middle of the trainees. He was carefully observing his surroundings. He tried looking for the gaze he felt in the forest, but he couldn’t feel it anymore. It seemed the one observing them was gone.
He already ran away.
‘It looks like it.’
Wrath sometimes gave him the answer out of frustration. He was a very useful guy, except for the times he tried to attack him.
“Please rest for now, since you must be tired from the long trip.”
Chief Ligaham raised his hand to volunteer as a guide for the trainees.
“It’s fine.”
Burren stopped moving after entering the village.
“I’m going to ask about the situation first. Please tell us about the monsters’ movements.”
“You are a Zieghart after all, despite being a trainee.”
The village chief nodded, a deeply moved expression on his face.
“Hmm!”
Burren squared his shoulders at hearing that his actions were worthy of Zieghart. He had returned to being a child after acting all dignified.
“Please, look that way.”
The village chief pointed at the mountain on the right side.
“That mountain is Cebu Mountain, which has the same name as our village. Monsters appear there every year, but we’ve been dealing with them since they’ve been few in number. However, the number multiplied more than three times this year, and they were too much for us.”
“How many would they be then?”
“We’ve observed more than a hundred of them. Taking into account those we haven’t seen yet, it’s safe to assume they are over two hundred.”
“Two hundred, I see.”
Burren nodded, looking at Cebu Mountain.
“Please, rest easy. We are going to annihilate the monsters living in that mountain.”
“Ohh!”
“Th-thank you!”
“Thank you very much!”
The villagers bowed at Burren and the trainees, as if the monsters had already been wiped out.
“Please, get up. Cebu is a village under Zieghart’s influence, therefore it’s our job to take care of those monsters.”
Burren’s face turned red with excitement, but he turned around without showing it on the outside.
“Since it’s already late today, we are going to head to the mountain tomorrow at daybreak, before the monsters wake.”
“Then for your rest…”
“Before that.”
The village chief’s voice was interrupted by Burren once again.
“Please prepare a fast person to guide us on the mountain tomorrow.”
“Of course. Please, come this way.”
Overwhelmed by Burren’s atmosphere, the village chief immediately nodded and started guiding them to the village hall.
‘Not bad.’
Raon nodded, watching the exchange between Burren and the village chief.
I know, right? I thought that bloody-eyed brat would’ve asked him to kneel as soon as he arrived.
Wrath murmured that it was a shame.
‘Do you think everyone is like you?’
Honestly, Raon thought the same thing as Wrath. He thought Burren was going to abuse his power, but he was only thinking about the mission, and he treated him with some respect.
‘However, that’s not the important part.’
Burren and the trainees could deal with the monsters like orcs, goblins, and kobolds without his help.
The important part was the scanning gaze that he felt as soon as he arrived near Cebu village. He couldn’t be sure, but the gaze had disappeared in the direction of the mountain.
‘I’ll find out tomorrow.’
Whether it was a House trial, or some other organization preparing something.
After looking around Cebu Mountain as a whole, Raon entered the village hall last.
***
At the peak of Cebu Mountain, monster footprints of various sizes were haphazardly stamped into the snow covering the ground like a blanket.
However, not a sing
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