My sword clashed with the blue blade of the sword wielded by the young man whose name I didn't know. Damn that Duke Nephim, after casually saying that I was going to duel, he pushed me and the young man into the middle of a compact street surrounded by curious-looking people. I dodged the sword slash with ease, fortunately the youngster didn't seem to have any fighting experience because he was so amateurish. I even noticed that his hand was trembling holding the hilt of the sword, either because he was afraid or the sword was indeed heavy because it was deliberately created for Elves whose stature alone was very different from humans. "Lyn, finish him!" another young man exclaimed while taking turns making fun of me. The young man named Lyn was getting more and more excited swinging his sword and I backed away to dodge, not intending to retaliate. If there was anyone I wanted to retaliate against, it was the Duke who was standing among the stalls with his arms crossed. His lips wo

I held my head while tugging at my hair, hoping that the whispers that had been buzzing in my ears would soon disappear. The whispers were interrupting each other, but I couldn't understand what language they were using, but I was definitely getting dizzy from it. The figure of the Elf was still in front of me, even though I hoped it was just a hallucination that would soon fade away, but it stayed where it was while continuing to look at me with its white eyes. The whispered response was soft, but sometimes it seemed like someone had deliberately turned up the volume so that it could suddenly become loud. This must be the Duke's doing, for sure! I must immediately give him a reply not to mess with this! In that state, I was still conscious enough to leave the house wearing slippers and not forgetting to close the door. It was just that everything in front of my eyes felt like I was being distorted from one world to another. The sound of people chatting made me dizzy, coupled wit

Before I knew it, dawn had arrived, and just as the Duke had told me to come at 5am, I had finished getting ready. The most important thing was that I had to hide the leather pouch containing the gold coins because this hut was easy to break into if there were any pickpockets in their right mind who wanted to break into this miserable hut. I wrapped it in a plastic bag and covered it with a pile of old cardboard boxes, then I put it in a corner, because this hut was just a box and I had nowhere to hide it. Just in case, I also brought the remaining silver coins, which were only 20 pieces left because I also had to buy boots, along with five gold coins. I don't know, I feel like I should bring them in case I get lost in a village where the cost of living is higher than here. However, I hope that doesn't happen. The sky was still dark and it was still quiet, Celine's door was still padlocked, a sign that she and Anne hadn't come home all night. I was quite worried considering Mr. Shua

The sky had begun to darken in the gaps of the foliage, the trees caught us on either side. Now we are on foot while leading the horses to find a place to rest, so far the mysterious forest is the same as the forest I have entered in general even though the entrance is like absorbing us into another dimension. There was nothing strange, the forest path was not narrow to confine us, especially the tall Elves could still move freely. The leaves were standard, not small and close together or wide and jumbo. The breeze was gentle, and I didn't feel any threat. A few rustling sounds were heard, but it seemed to be squirrels or birds in the trees. "My lord, there's quite a large place up ahead," said Wryth, who was now always in charge. As the leader of the aides, he must be in charge of protecting Duke Nephim. Before long we arrived at the place in question, tendrils of roots were rising on the surface of the ground that would make it difficult to make camp. However, we weren't going ca

1"Stop, dragon! I have a pact with the Elves! You must have heard!" I screamed hysterically as the dragon opened its snout wide which began to precipitate fireballs. No! This can't be happening. "Hey, listen to me!" I got up and approached it after reflexively dodging. I tapped its unusually hard scales until my knuckles turned red. Then, there was a coughing sound that made the ground and trees shake violently. I realized that the dragon coughed while releasing a little flame. At this point, I had already surrendered because the human agreement to become an offering must have been bound. However, the dragon turned to me and I saw the edges of its eyes watering. "I forgot about that. It's a good thing you reminded me so I could hold my fire breath and only cough from holding it in," he said. I gaped at it, on one hand I was relieved that it didn't attack the Elves, but on the other hand I was surprised that he would take my word for it. Physically, this dragon was not much bigge