Absolutely Do Not Touch Eldmia Egga

Chapter 679

It didn’t take long to explain to Ekaterina and Lelye about Yograd’s return.

Although I was frustrated by the process of encountering truths I didn’t want to know and the realization that a terrible butterfly effect would occur soon, I decided to move on for now.

If you think about it, it was the best choice.

If the people who came to me were those who were closely related to the inhumane human experiments being carried out in Loveville, the negotiations and everything would have been delivered in vain, and if a mediocre middleman had come, it wouldn’t have ended in one go. Rather than solving the problem, the situation could have only gotten worse.

Catherine kept apologizing, saying that she should have told them earlier if she had known it would get this big, but she just brushed it off as helping train the guys who were former Demon King soldiers and current bodyguards.

In that way, the cries of the guys began to echo throughout the mansion every day.

I didn’t force them to go through such hardships just to enjoy watching them suffer. Since I had no way to share the experience I gained by rolling myself this time, my goal was to have them experience it indirectly. For this purpose, after I became somewhat accustomed to using the shield, I also participated in the battle and took turns rolling it with Yekaterina.

Of course, there were some complaints because they treated the demons like dogs, except for the time they ate and slept, calculating that their physical strength was superior to that of the humans.

“I know this may be presumptuous of you to ask, but is it really possible to become stronger with something like this?”

Just like right now

I think it was a question that I asked after much thought, but from the perspective of the listener, it was such a shocking question that I found myself lowering my head without realizing it.

“If it was this easy to become strong, wouldn’t I have already swung my sword once and cut off the Demon King’s neck?”

“···yes?”

Only one person asked, but everyone was listening, and everyone’s faces had a vain look on them. Actually, I was the one who wanted to make a truly vain expression.

I didn’t really want you to understand my intentions, but you had this fantasy? I’m going to have to slap you.

“What I’m teaching you isn’t how to be strong, it’s how to think.”

I never corrected their posture or swordsmanship. I never directly advised them, although there were cases where they would get caught with one bad habit and get beaten up repeatedly before they would correct themselves.

I didn’t even make them do physical training. They were clearly part of a relatively good unit within the Demon King’s Army. There’s no need to make them do that now, they’re already solid in the basics.

One thing I tried to instill in them with Catherine was the ability to react quickly when faced with an unexpected variable.

He uses a needle made blunt by covering it with a heavy lump of iron to respond with ordinary swordsmanship, then suddenly fully dopes his body with divine power, kicks the ground, and fights well, then takes advantage of the gap in distance to throw his shield.

I really tried my best to create variables by mobilizing all the means and methods I could think of.

Thanks to that, the guys who used to just stand up straight have now reached a point where they can hear their heads rolling just by standing up, but it seems like they themselves haven’t really noticed it.

“Are there many people who fight like me on the battlefield?”

“no?”

“That’s right. So most of the guys who fight me die in vain unless they’re really strong. Don’t you remember?”

Let’s make it easier to understand by floating the needle. The guys’ expressions harden. It seems that the memory of five or six people dying from this one thing at the first meeting remains clear.

“Even if the form is different, a fight against an opponent stronger than you is a series of such variables. There is a big difference between anticipating it and not anticipating it. Even for you guys, at first you were helplessly beaten, but now even if I throw a needle without warning, you react to some extent.”

Since the purpose is not killing, it is quite different from real combat, but it is still as fast as a flying arrow. It has reached a level where you can dodge it with a 50% chance even if you shoot it in front of you by surprise, which means you can dodge arrows shot by an ordinary archer just by looking at them.

“There is no way to become strong overnight, but you can make them worry about a thousand variables, just like you have done so far.”

Even if the floor you were supporting collapses, you can immediately back out without being swept away. Even if a shield suddenly flies at you, you can block it or dodge it. During a fierce battle, if a sword meets another sword, you will be on high alert, but as soon as you feel that the situation is not favorable, you will give up and retreat.

That’s what I was hoping for – to make the enemy aware that they can screw over in a way that is out of the ordinary and to make them think about how to back out.

“So, the only thing you can do is run away?”

The pigtailed girl protests as if she has learned that the entire training process up to this point has been for the sake of Pansrun. It is a very active response as if that alone is not enough to fulfill her role, but it is just funny.

Well, there hasn’t been much to laugh about lately. So I laughed openly.

“Hahaha, you’re such a funny girl. Your name is Laughter Bell from today onwards.”

“yes···?”

“If you can run away after fighting someone stronger than you, aren’t you doing enough? Strictly speaking, have you forgotten that the reason you’re here is because you couldn’t run away?”

No matter how admirable it is to try hard, if you don’t understand your subject, it’s meaningless. Laughing Bell’s face turned bright red as if he realized something belatedly from my comment.

“What I ask of you is not to turn around and kill those who rush at me to kill me, nor to crush them with great coordination, nor to just run away. Just block one attack and fall back. Am I going to sit around playing in the meantime?”

There was no need to mention the countless opportunities that one time could create. Everyone, led by Laugh Bell, who had figured out his own theme, lowered their heads.

“The new idea was short-lived.”

It was nice to see him understand and accept it. I nodded my head in agreement to the laughing bell’s answer.

“That’s right. Then I should make it longer.”

I found out after roughly rolling it around.

When you get hit, your thoughts become faster and longer.

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After four more days of various laments from the demons who had gained new enlightenment, we were finally ready to leave for the battlefield.

Even during that short period of time, many things happened.

The renovation of the mansion of the dragon generals went wild in a completely unexpected way, and there were many changes such as the creation of unheard-of functions and secret passages, the creation of luxurious bathrooms and bathing facilities, and the creation of amazing security traps, but the biggest change was the private house that was built on one side of the parade ground.

Yes! I have become a being who can fly a flying dragon at will without even going through the flying dragon station!

Of course, it was not the result of the generals’ recklessness, but the result of royal approval following legal procedures. They even seemed to want to prove that they were trying to respect my convenience as much as possible by not only covering all the costs of building my own house, but also providing an additional caretaker.

I deliberately chose a very familiar face.

“I never thought a day like this would come again since the day the Ogatorp family launched their dragon.”

“I never thought the day would come when I would hire you.”

The relationship that began with Biryong, who suddenly started working two jobs, became the caretaker of our family’s car.

In fact, it is a double job, but for a while, it is a daily life itself. After leaving this time, I don’t know when I will come back, but he said that his salary will be paid regularly. When I teased him about this, G.S. boasted with a smile that he would prepare everything for management so that the next time he comes back, he would eat daily life.

Catherine and Lelie decided to stay in the mansion for a while.

It was difficult to say that the safety of the two men had been secured yet, and considering that there were only a few people who could guard the mansion, it was the result of a personal request under the pretext of escorting Tie.

Thanks to Gies’ help, now that I’ve gotten into my car, there are now four happy faces seeing me and the demons off.

“It’s quite a sight to see you wearing dragon armor and riding a dragon.”

“Wow, was that a dragon armor? The color was somehow unusual.”

“Have a safe trip, Eldmia! If you need any help, I’ll be there for you anytime, so just contact me!”

“Then there’s no point in hiring me as Mr. Tie’s escort, Kasha···”

Originally, it would have ended with the quiet church members and Tie seeing them off, but with just three more people, it became very noisy. It was hard to believe that they were seeing people off to the battlefield, but I liked that about it.

“Then please take good care of the house this time too.”

“Next time you come, please sign the contract as promised.”

“I said I understand”

My answer brought a satisfied smile to the faces of the people in the church who were standing quietly behind me as well as to Tie. In the end, I was defeated because I felt guilty about their competence and unpaid labor.

I wanted to sign a contract before I went, but I had to postpone it because the other department hadn’t provided an estimate yet. I asked them to provide an estimate including all the work I had done before signing the contract, but… honestly, it didn’t seem to make any sense.

The smile on Tie’s face right now is proof of that.

“Are you heading straight to the Eastern Front?”

“No, I’m going to Levien. If you need to contact me urgently, call me there.”

I said I would go back as soon as things were sorted out, but it took a lot of time unintentionally. I’m not the type of person to say anything, but I couldn’t help feeling uneasy because I felt like I couldn’t keep the promise I made to God.

I tapped the car’s neck to signal, thinking of the person whose appearance was too unique to be forgotten.

“Let’s go slowly so that the kids who are riding don’t die.”

I didn’t really feel like I had any rest, but it was time to head back to the front line anyway.