Chapter Two: The Difference Between a Kettle And a Brain (Pt.28 Final)

It is afternoon now. The leaves are constantly falling down. The sky is sunny and bright. The birds are singing crisply.

I lifted my head, saw a branch which no longer has leaves on it. Several birds are standing there, looking at me.

I threw some bread crumbs forward.

Birds seems to be looking at me with doubts. I was wondering "what kind of face can make the birds feel easier? "But I gave up. I can't read the horse's face, then how would the bird be able to understand my face?

Oh, I could be wrong! Horse doesn't have face muscles to make expression. That is, only humans can make "expression".

Elves can make facial expressions too. Iruril is lying in the blanket, with her arm on her chin, she is making a lazy expression like she woke up just now, looking at me and the bread crumbs. She looked up at the sky. Iruril smiled, then start whistling.

"Hush, hush, hush, hush -"

Soon, a little bird flew down from the branches. The bird began pecking the crumbs, and soon after, all the other birds also flew down and started pecking the crumbs. I held out my legs, using my arms to support the body, and I am watching this scene. In order not to scare the birds, I said in a very low voice:

"Your are good at whistling!"

Iruril looked at the birds, and then looked at me.

"Can you give me some bread?"

I took a bread from the basket. Iruril in the blanket is eating the bread in a recumbent posture.It looks very natural. She can actually eat while lying down! If it's Jamini, she will not be like this. But I also don't feel that it's rude. She is not human, isn't it funny for me to have that feeling? If we say an elf is lying in the woods above the leaves and eating, it sounds normal.

"Oh, it better to sit when you are eating."

Oh, what a Sanson. Iruril turned to Sanson.

"Huh?"

"If you are lying down, hmm, it may not be good for digestion....."

"For most  creatures, their posture has no relationship to their digestion ability."

Thus Sanson has nothing to say. He smiled faintly, and then went back to his geography book. And I laughed, continued looking at those birds.

Iruril stood up from her position. She cleaned her hands, began to tidy up her hair. Because her hair is very long, so when she sleeps, of course, it will become a mess. But Iruril is now like a dog who shakes its body, shaking her head left and right, back and forth vigorously. I am totally shocked, and Sanson's jaw is also dropping. All of those birds flew away.

After Iruril finished shaking her head, finally collect her entire hair to the back, forming it with her hand. It looks really simple. Iruril picked up the leather coat beside her, found a comb, then started combing her hair.

"Hmm, I don't usually watch girls combing their hair, but this looks very simple!"

"How do human girls tidy their hair?"

"Well, first they wash it, then comb it, and then let it dry, then bun it up or make a braid ......"

"I want to wash my hair too."

"Anyway, they don't shake their heads like you did, I was a little surprised."

Iruril tilted her head, said:

"Oh, right, human hair usually intertwines, but our hair doesn't, when we shake it can all spread out."

"That must be very convenien."

"Well, is that convenient? Hair like mine is not easy to braid. My hair is too thin and dry, so most elves have disheveled hair like. It looks very strange, doesn't it?"

"No, not at all."

"I always want to try braid or bun hairstyle. But this kind of hair..... Do you want to touch and see?"

Iruril came to me, then grabbed a handful of hair to let me feel it. I gently touched. Iruril asked me:

"Isn't it very thin?"

It feels like a kind of yarn.

"It is really thin. But looks like you have a lot of hair."

"Right, we have so much hair, more than enough to make a bow. The bowstring of my bow is made ​​with my hair. Usually when elves have their hair grow to certain length, they use it to make bowstrings. And they will always bring the bow with them."

At this point, Sanson said:

"Oh can I take a look at your bowstring?"

Iruril immediately took the composite bow out from her luggage and gave it to Sanson. I also got close to see that bow. Sanson holding a bow, bouncing the bowstring several times, and then he made a remarkable face.

"Very good bow. Though it doesn't fix my size, it's still really good."

"Size? Oh, are you referring to length of arms. Do you want compare your arm's length with me?"

Iruril outstretched her arms to the sides, hence her chest is popping out. Sanson ran back back a few steps, and his head hit the tree. He is patting the back of his head and groaning, then Iruril looked surprised and said:

"Why did you run away suddenly?"

Because if two people compare their arms length this way, they will touch each other's chest. It's similiar to a hug. Hey hey, I blushed by just wathcing. Sanson barely calmed down, and then said:

"Ah, um, forget about that. Oh yes, did you say that this bowstring is your hair?"

Iruril kept shaking her head, but then answered the question very cheerfully:

"I wrapped many times before success​​. You see, it's black right? Other elves also carry a bow with the same color as their hair. So if you see an elf with a bow which has different color from her hair, you know there is a long story behind that bow, or something very important for the elf. "

"Oh, yes, you explained very clearly."

"Huh? ......Alright."

Iruril shook her head again. Sanson seems to hit hard on the tree, he is still talking nonsense. Iruril took the bow back, then she still felt very strange and looked at Sanson, and then walked back to where she put the leather coat. Whenever she walks, I have a feeling that leather pants are really beautiful..... Should I buy one for Jamini? But will that girl look good with  leather pants? Iruril picked up the leather coat and put it on, and then began searching in her luggage. Soon, she took out a very very huge book. I will believe if someone tells me it's a shield! Sanson and I are looking at this big book with our admired eyes, Iruril has opened the book, and began turning those huge pages. Because the pages are too big, so Iruril uses her entire palm to turn the book pages.

"Ah, can I have a look?"

"Can you read it?"

Sanson and I approached and started reading this book. Oh, a whole new experience! The white part should be paper, and the black part should be words, right?

Sanson and I looked at each other, and then looked at the book again. On the book there are strange sharps and patterns, there are also many complicated texts, but we don't know what kind of language is that.

"Is this Elvish?"

"This is the language of magic, Rune. In fact, we can't read this language out."

"Huh? We can't read this out?"

Iruril thought for a while, she cleaned the leaves on the ground, let the soil exposed. She took a small stone, and then began to write something on the ground. THM, OEW. What is this?

"Can you read this out?"

I used a surprised face to read them letter by letter. Then Iruril smiled and said:

"I would read like this: Three Human Man, One Elf Woman, '

"Oh!"

Sanson and I nodded.

"But we can read these letters out right?"

 "Yes, that's because these letters can be read out originally, so you could read this out as" THM, OEW ", but Runes can't be read out in the beginning. But Rune is like the letters I just wrote, they are meaningful. The explaination seems a bit strange, but that's the best I can illustrate. "

"Oh... So, why the spells those wizards memorizing, they could read those out when they are casting?"

"Those are not runes, those are "Initial". Rune is the language when wizards memorize spells, while "Initial" can be in your own language. When they memorize spells written in Rune, naturally there will be an Initial created. For example I wrote "THM, OEW", and when I cast I read out "Three Human Man, One Elf Woman,". It's similar for magic. "

"Naturally? Then if one can understand runes, he can use magic ......"

It sounds so simple.

"No, not like that. You also have to understand how magic flows."

"How magic flows?"

"Take Aphnaidel as an example. He is a wizard, so he understands runes. But even tough I taught him the means, also wrote down the runes to him, he still can't cast "Summon Follower" immediately. Because he still needs spend some time to study and train on the flow of magic. He will be able to cast the spell only after that. Of course, I could have taught him essentials on the magic flow, it should be easier for him to master the spell. "

I shook my head.

"So..... Wizards teach their disciples, what do they teach taught? I always thought that they would just teach them the spells."

"Teach them the techniques of using magic, the methods to practice the techniques, the runes, then they teach them the spells. That's when they teach the runes required for particular magics. That is like you said 'teach them spells'. But those are not all of learning magic. After teaching the runes, they need to explain the flow of the magic. This is a difficult part. If we take swimming as an analogy, leanring runes for a spell is like entering the water. If you want the magic comes alive, it will be like teaching how one moves his hands and feet in the water in order to swim."

I raised my hands and said.

"Oh, that's so complicated! Sanson, is my head smoking?"

"Yeah, a lot of smoke there!"

Sanson's joke made me laughed. But Iruril turned to a worried face and asked:

"Huh, what does that mean? Why is your head smoking?"

Ah? Do we need to explain?

"Oh, that's just a joke, when water is boiling in a kettle, wouldn't it be smoking? So if our brains are boiling, we say 'our head is smoking' "a. So this is just a metaphor."

"But Huchi, I don't see smoke on your head!"

Sanson and I are speechless and looking at Iruril. We wanted to continue explaining, but when we try to start illustrating, I suddenly feel that using kettle as a metaphor of brain, it's really difficult to explain why people should find this funny.

Why did we joke about this?

Chapter Two: The Difference Between a Kettle And a Brain (Pt.27)

The morning sun is rising.

At the dawn, we dropped down the baron in a remote area around the Renus City. The baron has already lost all his courage, he is completely like a zombie now. Even if he return to the city, he now has no property, no force We encouraged him to find a friend to help him, but he doesn't seem to have any friend. Revenge happily is the best thing, but look at his depressed face! We still feel very sorry. How would he not have even one friend?

I can probably understand the way of Karl's revenge. He induced the results which woulld be produced naturally from the Baron Silikian's characteristics. If Baron Silikian was a highly prestigious person, then no matter he disappears or not, he could still retain his property and prestige. Karl's revenge is to make the potential penalties happen, while a good person won't be damaged at all.

But this is very effective on Silikian. Hmm, Karl is a very scary person. Wehn I finished, Karl immediately laughed.

"You are right, Nedval. A person who commits crime, even if he didn't get any penalty that can be seen, he can't feel easy to live. Because the penalty would have been built up gradually within his heart. The so-called penalty doesn't happen anywhere else. If there is a wise judge, he will know the most appropriate penalties of criminals, already exists in the hearts of those criminals. I am just following this principle. "

Now we are in the middle of a mountain in the east of Renus, and we are camping here. Going to sleep when the sun is rising seems a bit strange, but because we haven't slept all night, so we can't move on.

While I am enjoying the morning sun, watching the vague lights of Renus City, I say:

"Renus, we have good memories there, bad memories also."

"This is the same no matter where it is. As long as it's a place where human lives, this's the same."

This was Karl's answer. I looked at Iruril.

Iruril is looking at the morning sun. Then she slowly closed her eyes slowly, facing the sunlight like a sunflower. The sunlight shining on her eyelashes is really beautiful. "Iruril? Can you compare human cities and elves cities?"

Iruril still closes her eyes, she said:

"Elves has no city."

"Then what is your point of view, as an elf, on human society? Frankly I am a bit worried, and a little ashamed. What is your opinion on our society?"

My question also attracted the attention of Karl and Sanson. Iruril said:

"Well ...... There are a lot of disappointments. There are also many amazing things, it is very difficult to define in one sentence. Although I only spent three days in that city, I feel like I've been there for 30 years. Does human usually live a day like that? "

"We certainly don't make every day that adventurous."

"Really? I was suspecting that was it because such intense life, so humans tend to have a short life. I especially couldn't imagine the behaviors you guys did last night...."

"Clever, right?"

Iruril smiled,. Then she opened her eyes and looked back.

"Yes, that's clever. Those clever acts, despite the virtue, only to express my feelings, they made me very jolly! This is a similar feeling to the sense of speed, very jolly, and comfortable. Oh, I don't know how to describe this in human words. 'Vibrant'? I don't know. "

"It's ok. We totally understand what you want to say."

I'm relieved. Iruril didn't give us any negative opinions. I was very worried that Iruril would think all humans are like the kind of Baron Silikian. I always thought humans were full of love. But after being together with other races, now I always feel that it will be great if human can be a little better, a little more elegant. I myself is a typical human.

Sanson said:

"Well! Let's sleep! We are all very tired."

Karl leaning against a tree, said:

"I didn't do much yesterday, I will guard. You quickly have a sleep!  We wasted three days, if we want to speed up, we must get enough rest ."

I had a dream, in the dream there was Jamini and my hometown Fief Heltant. Was that a nightmare?

※ ※ ※

Creak creak! That's the sound of stretching bones.

"Ah, when can we sleep on a bed again?"

While I was twisting the body, I said to myself. My bones sound scattered.

Karl leaning against the tree, is sleeping. Well, such a good guard! Sanson heard me talking and opened his eyes, then stood up. He looked at Karl and laughed, then he woke Karl up. Karl hurriedly explained that he fell asleep just now,  he is very sorry, but Sanson said with a smile:

"It doesn't matter. We all stayed up late, this is reasonable. Sleep there. It's not good to travel in the night, I think we should have a whole day of rest today here."

"Does time allows?"

"Originally we planned to finish everything in a month and a half, but we wasted three days in the Renus City, so we have around forty days left only. We have to have an audience with His Majesty the King, also to visit the Huritchell family, and to sell our fief, will there be enough time? "

"Forty days, only forty days .... Well, Percival,, I heard it takes a month to get into the palace." 

"Huh? Is the Palace so big?" 

"No, that's because it first from has to be reported to the officials, level to level, so it will take such a long tme. Fortunately I am a full-fledged deputy of Fief Heltant, what we have to report is about the king's dragon. So they should be able to arrange an audience with His Majesty the King for us immediately."

I interrupted and said: 

"But is it necessary for us to see His Majesty the King? As long as we tell the officials that Cathselprime was defeated, then they can transmit that to the King right?" 

"That could cause trouble. If it's something else, maybe we could do this, no, we do this for anything else, but the dragon is different. Wherever the dragon is, she is still the king's dragon. And Cathselprime for his Majesty the King, is a very important. His Majesty the King sent her to Fief Heltant directly. And Because it was sent by His Majesty directly, we have to report this directly to his Majesty, but not the officials under. "

"Oh! Really annoying. Is that very important?" 

"Very very important. In case His Majesty the King gets angry, we could be beheaded. The officials certainly don't want their heads chopped off." 

"Huh? Beheaded, that's death penalty?" 

Karl tittered. 

"Of course that will not be our case. Theoretically that could be a outcome, but we don't have to worry too much about it. The person in charge of operations the thane of Heltant, but we our thane has full transferred the command to Earl Huritchell. So responsibility of defeat should be on Earl Huritchell "

"So Karl you will be safe?" 

"Right, as long as we tell His Majesty:"Cathselprime was sent to support, but we were still defeated, we are really guilty, "His Majesty the King should forgive us, and then we will be fine. We have to this officially, and be recorded. Moreover I heard that his Majesty the King is very kind. After his elder brother being dethroned, when he became the Crown Prince, people were even excited about that. "

"Oh, really surprising." 

Karl took a deep breath and looked at me, then smiled. But he turned to a sad face again. 

"Only forty days... Reporting the lost war is not really a big problem. The really problem is how do we raise the money. That's what I'm worrying about. Even if Deacon Mr Hamel has huge talent, it's not possible o raise enough money within our fief, after all, the money is our responsibility. When we arrived the capital, we have to beg the King family, or beg the House of Lords, no matter what, we must raise the money. I brought all the tax right pleadings, we will sell them as the last resort."

Seeing Karl so worried, Sanson interrupted: 

"Well, we can find a way to return in a shorter time. Because I didn't traveled on these roads, I was planning by the map only, so It was a bit uneasy to plan the route. But we should get a little more familiar when we return, right? "

"You're right. I understand." 

Karl nodded, and then went into the blanket. He struggled in the blanket over and over again, distressed for a long time before he fell asleep. Sanson opened the luggage, took out the geography book, and then began looking at the map carefully. And me, I took out the basket Jusina gave us.

In the basket there are bread, beer, as well as cheese and fruits. Ha, That girl could say those funny words. What was that? Her own heart has been given stolen by a traveler? She will miss the traveler for her whole life? Ha ha ha! 

The large beer bottle is sealed tightly, it is sealed with wax. Once I opened the lid, a lot of foam came out, probably because just it was shook badly. After I drank a little, I gave it to Sanson, and then began to eat the bread.

Chapter Two: The Difference Between a Kettle And a Brain (Pt.26)

We are again back to the second floor. Aphnaidel became very quiet after getting his life back, he even led us the way kindly. After reaching Baron's room in the central of the second floor, I told Aphnaidel:

"Please ask the baron out, keep your volumn low."

Aphnaidel did as I said, quietly asked the Baron to come out. The baron seems to be having a nice sleep, he didn't wake him.

"Don't you have the key?"

"No."

"Never. Well, As the memorial of the return of my OPG."

I pushed the door with my hands without any hestitation. Whew! The whole door flew away. I said quickly:

"Good, Sanson! You take Baron out! I will stop those servants."

Sanson moved his body swiftly. Then I started looking at those servants, after they heard the sound of me destroying the door, they are in a commotion. They tried to look around the second floor, but they can't see clearly since it's too dark. After a while, they lit the candles and lanterns, once they saw our faces, they all creamed. Sanson has already captured Baron Silikian, he dragged him out.

"You damned people! You know who I am, how dare you! Do you really want to die?"

Baron swore a lot of harsh words. He really doesn't know the situation! I grabbed the guy's feet, he roared:

"Bas, bastard! How dare you! Put me down!"

"If I was your servant, I would listen to you."

Then I hanged the Baron outside the railing. Those maid below screamed.

"Uh ah!"

There are bubbles in Baron Silikian's mouth. I shook my arm up and down and said:

"You are really heavy!"

"Bastard! How dare you do this to me, do you think you can survive after this?"

"If you keep being this noisy, do you think you can survive after this?"

The baron then became quiet. Because as soon as I release, he will become the "Past" Baron Silikian. He shouted desperately:

"You, you, catch me! Ah, no, come up and kill these guys!"

The Servants ran in panic beneath Baron, then raised their hands. I tooka step to the left, those servants moved the to left immediately. And when I stepped to the right, those servants cursed and rant to the right. Really funny! So I moved left and right several times.

The baron's head is facing downwards, so he became disoriented after being moved around by me. But he is still shouting, continued to curse me. Karl could not stand and said to me:

"Enough, Nedval. Don't do this this, better put him down."

I smiled, and then let him down. Once Silikian was down he immediately wanted to run away, but I held the guy's shoulder. So he can only use his free mouth to hurt me as much as possible:

"You nasty people! Dirty rats in  sewage! Don't you know how to respect people! You really want to be dead so much huh! Dare to be rude to me These dirty bastards!"

The baron's mouth is really amazing. He should be very dizzy now, and he actually can keep cursing. Karl wanted to speak, but he shook his head and gave up. 

"Seems we can't really talk to him. Nevermind, let's go." 

"Idiots! You think you can escape? Do you want to flee to your rat hole? No way! You will first be teared in half! You dare to do such a nasty thing on me, and think that you could survive? Even kind person like me won't spare you mercy! "

I said to Karl: 

"Just throw him away. He is really disgusting!" 

"What did you say? Brat, what's wrong with you? You callow boy! How can you treat me this way?" 

Karl almost asked me to throw him out. 

"Throw him away.... is not right." 

At this time, the door was violently opened, the private soldiers rushed in. They are really quick! Only now they appear! They ran to the second floor, after they saw the Baron  became a hostage, they shouted: 

"Hey! You, hic! We are surrounded, ah, no, you are surrounded!" 

I shouted at their faces: 

"Can't you even speak! Stupid soldiers! You actually can still deploy, I am really amazed!"

The private soldiers are all drunk, they can't even walk properly, and some even wear their armors in a wrong side, and some people put the shield on their head, hold the helmet in their hand, really. They don't look scary no matter how you look at them, really ridiculous. These private soldiers ate what kind of guts? How dare they be drunk like this? The baron seems to have the same feelings as me. He shouted at the private soldiers with me. Private soldiers didn't even hear a word from the baron, they are all falling around, some even sitting on the floor and vomitting. Really amazing! If we knew it, we should have came from the front gate! Karl looked at those private soldiers and said: 

"Well, this should be enough!" 

Sanson and I are surprised, we looked at Karl. Karl bowed to the Baron Silikian properly , and then said: 

"Mr Baron, let's make a bet?" 

"Bet, what bet?" 

"We bet if Mr Baron disappears, whether those soldiers would plunder all your property How about that? I bet if we take you away now, the soldiers will plunder the gems you care, the clothing and important documents I bet "they will', and Mr Baron you will probably bet "they won't", right? Because you believe in the loyalty of these soldiers." 

Baron's face finally emerged fear. 

"You, you, how can you...." 

"Nedval, knock him out." 

Once I heard these words, I punched the baron head, The baron then fell to the ground like a frog. Karl is looking at the bottom, he said to Aphnaidel: 

"Mr. Aphnaidel, Where is baron's family?" 

"He has no family. His wife has passed away, and his daughter  has already married long time ago." 

"So we don't have to hestitate. Mr. Aphnaidel, you will probably want something, won't you" 

Aphnaidel giggled. But he noticed Iruril's eyes, then lowered his head. Karl said: 

"In the permitted range of your conscience, take something. As the salary of serving the baron." 

"Forget about it. I will get my baggage. I already earned enough tonight. I learned a new magic."

Karl smiled and said: 

"You are indeed a wizard. I thought you'd say "You spared my life". You can leave now. If possible, please go back to your teacher." 

After Aphnaidel thanked to us, he went back to the basement. Karl quickly ordered: 

"When the private soldiers is making the mess, we can't let those servants get injured. Percival, Nedval, take away the private soldiers' weapons and equipment, make them all unconscious. They are all drunk, this should be easy right? And, all you manservant and maids here, we will take this guy away, you can take whatever you like! "

"What, what do you mean?" 

Karl exposed a cunning face and said: 

"If you don't hurry, you'll miss a lot of things." 

The eyes of the servants finally turned sharp. Then I laughed with Sanson, jumped off the stairs. 

"Ha!" 

Punch... Slap... Toss... Kick... 

We rode and left the Baron's house. Iruril took a horse out from the baron's stable. Really surprising. I laughed and said to her: 

"Elves also do this kind of thing huh?" 

"This is a very reasonable behavior. Those horses have lost their master anyway, they could be sold, or taken away by those private soldiers. Because there is no owner now, so I will be its owner. Because it is reasonable choice, put it the name "Reasonable" is that good? "

"Good, because what you did is  'reasonable '. "

I smiled slightly, and Iruril also smiled, only Sanson is with a bitter face. Now he can't ride the same horse with Iruril, but with the baron. I asked Karl a question: 

"But if we just leave, isn't this kidnapping? Won't the municipal government send people after us?" 

"This guy had such a big influence at the municipal government, was only because of his money. Now he has no money, the municipal government will no longer be afraid of this guy. And we also have a method. "

"What method?" 

After we reached the city hall of Renus, we finally knew what method was. 

On a small road near the city hall, I prepared a paper, ink and pen. After we bought these, they finally come in handy. Karl asked the baron to write a statement to donate the arena to the government. Of course, it is impossible that Baron would wrote that statement willingly. 

"What, what? This is impossible!" 

Immediately after Sanson shook his head, he whispered a few words in the baron's ear. Soon, the baron turned to a green face, he quickly began to write the declaration. I asked Sanson: 

"What did you say?" 

"That doesn't matter. I don't want to say that again anyway." 

Baron wrote a Statement regarding to donating his arena to the municipal government. And luckily, we have three people here, because Iruril is not a Vyseus citizen. Anyway, under the signature of the baron, Karl, Sanson and I signed. 

"I'm not an adult, seems that I can't be a witness." 

Karl shook his head and said: 

"No, thane of Heltant can decide whether you are officially an adult or not. And I am now the deputy of the thane of Fief Heltant, so your name written below my name, can receive the same treatment as mine do. "

Ha! That is great! I finished my signature. Karl picked up that piece of paper and shook a few times to make the ink dry. Then he said: 

"Good, if the municipal government received this property, they don't have any opinion on us anymore. And....." 

Karl took out another sheet of paper, quickly write some words on it. After he finished, he said: 

"Renus City government will not be chasing after us, Didn't Mr. Cherine say that we are not on the criminals list? So there is no reason for the city government to capture us. I wrote," Arena to exchange our freedom! ", if the mayor's brain is functioning, he must agree to my proposal. If they want to treat us as criminals, and arrest us, baron's declaration will become invalid. Because criminals can't be witnesses. "

"Wow!" 

Sanson and I praised from the bottom of our hearts and nodded. Is Karl a former criminal or impostor? We ran some distance away from the city hall, Karl tied the two sheets of paper on an arrow, and fired at the city hall. It's like a signal for us, we galloped to leave the Renus City.

Chapter Two: The Difference Between a Kettle And a Brain (Pt.25)

Sanson grasped Aphnaidel's head easily who had his eyes covered. Sanson folded his arms, and mounted the dagger on his neck.

"How are you! The very weak archmage."

That guy only opened his eyes and saw us then. His face suddenly turned shock.

"What is it.. Isn't there a fire? Who you are!"

"We are the people who shouted fire. Well, let's go inside, shall we?"

Sanson pushed that guy, then we entered into the room.

The light inside is on, what we can see is a mess. We can smell weird flavor everywhere,  rotten taste, oil, sulfur and so on, we almost needed to cover our noses. And there's a lot of clutter, such as fine iron powder, gold powder, crystal ball, sulfur, animal offal, animal hair etc., and there is even animal urine. The walls are covered a lot of weird stuffs like iron wire, rope, every shelf is filled with all kinds of bottles. Iruril frowned, then sent away Wisp.

After kneeling Aphnaidel on the ground, Sanson pulled off the cloth covering his face.

"You, it's you!"

Aphnaidel turned to a pale look. After we pulled off all our face covers, Aphnaidel made some breathless cough. Sanson said with a cunning smile:

"Do you want me to kill you first then torture you, or torture you first then kill you?"

Aphnaidel's face looks like a dead person now. I decided to get my things back first.

"Hey, give me back my OPG first. Where is it?"

"That thing. In the pot over there ......"

"What! In the pot?"

I panic and went over to see the stove. There is really a pot filled with water, and it is boiling (lot of things I've never seen are inside, the color and taste is simply awful), My OPG is floating in it. Oh my goodness! I used the iron clamps nearby to clip it up. Loads of dirty things are being brought up with it, around the fingers part of the glove, there is even a animal eyeball sticking on it. I have to curse!

"What the hell are you doing!"

"Doing, doing research ......"

"Do you want cook it and eat it? You are crazy!"

I put them in a bucket placed next to the pot, washed them roughly and shook a few times, after wiping them with a towel, I put them on my hands. Although there is no feeling, this thing originally feels like this. If I need to test i.... I picked up an iron bar on the wall and waved. As before, I can do it easily.

"Good, it's still working. But what did you want with it?" 

"I, I wanted to summon Orc as my Wizard Follower......" 

Wizard Follower? This time Iruril laughed. 

"Tha's ridiculous! Why would you want a Orc be your Wizard Follower? Actually where did you learn your magics?" 

Aphnaidel looked surprised. 

"You, you know how to look for a Wizard Follower?" 

"Didn't I cast 'Ice Wall' in front of you?I know that series of magic." 

"Can... Can you teach me ......" 

"Sure, according to the different types of followers you want to summon, there is different time constrain, so first you have to pick the creature's active period. Fill a brass stove with charcoal, then put some incense in, the incense must completely cover the charcoal's surface. While finishing the spell, you have to add incense several times. After that, put aloe and.... "

Sanson, Karl and I are all tongue-tied! We are watching Iruril saying these words calmly,  while Aphnaidel is carefully listening and writing notes. It feels like a really joyful lesson! During the lesson, we picked up the strange things of  Aphnaidel, played around while waiting. After Iruril finished her tutorial, she even helped him to write something on the note. 

After Aphnaidel finished, he looked at the piece of paper, made ​​a satisfied expression. 

"That sentence is right! Elves are different from humans, elves are really at teaching magic!" 

Iruril also smiled slightly. 

"Learning a new magic is very precious. But the cost is your life." 

After Aphnaidel heard this, the piece of paper in his hands fell to the ground. His scared face makes us very happy. Iruril is really a very calm person. She said coldly: 

"You have accepted the things I just taught, so now I have accept the cost. You should not have any objection, right?" 

Iruril pulled out her piercing sword. Aphnaidel moved back a few steps, stumbled and fell to the ground. He is like a poplar leaf in the wind, constantly trembling, he said: 

"Please, please don't kill me....." 

"You used your childish magics, helped the baron to oppress the citizens of this city. And this way it also had your own desires satisfied. You felt quite happy right? Uphinel gives a rule to this world, no matter what you do, you must pay the price, how can you not know? Uphinel made ​​the balance, and Helkanes made ​​the mass. Your balance is too tilted. now we should make it balanced. Your live would be the mass! "

Iruril's voice was calm, as if she was talking about the weather tomorrow. However, in the ears of Aphnaidel, it could be the world's most horrible voice. Aphnaidel continued to retreat, until he hit the wall. Iruril then slowly moved forward. 

Suddenly Aphnaidel growled loudly: 

"You said I had my desires satisfied!" 

Iruril looked surprised. Aphnaidel is crying and shouting: 

"Damn! Human wizards are not like you elves, they don't just teach magics so generously! I learned a decade and I am only level two!I have paid tons of time to serve them! "

"You should understand the magic is not easy to learn and use." 

"But I still can't bear! I can't bear to dedicate all my young time to that decrepit old man, so I ran! But with my level two magics, all I can do is to serve these filthy profiteers! "

Iruril is quietly watching him, she said: 

"For humans, in order to learn magics, the time needs to spend is too long." 

"Yes! We're not elves! The desires of young men, we have to give them all up, we can only dedeicate to magic. When we become a useful wizard, we will almost be in the age of stroke! I don't want that, so I ran away! Desire? Oh! Is that desire? Yes, indeed, life has became very easy.I just had to moderately tortured those who the Baron specified. Yeah, kid! As you said, I throw them ropes, throw them bones, but, but I always feel uncomfortable. I don't know when would I encounter a better wizard. I am afraid that people would eventually find out I am very good wizard. so I claimed myself a Archmage, and even wearing those ugly robes! However I couldn't stand this too. After all, I am a wizard! I miss those magical research. So I started doing research every day, I tried to creat magics I have never heard of, I tried to experiment..... "

So that's why Aphnaidel took my OPG, to create magics. Karl tried to ask him: 

"Did you go back and find your teacher?" 

"I am too ashamed.. I can't go back. Whenever I think of my dissolute life, I know I can't go back." 

Aphnaidel bowed his head, he is crying. Iruril looked at him, and put away the piercing sword. Aphnaidel heard the sound of the scabbard, he quickly looked up. 

"Uphinel and Helkanes created time." 

Aphnaidel wiped his tear, looked at Iruril. Iruril said to him: 

"Time is absolute, and it can't be changed. But we can utilize time." 

Iruril smiled slightly.

"I will leave your time to you. Please take advantage of it. Balance your tilted balance by yourself. Please look back, and change your days ahead." 

Aphnaidel's face finally appeared hope. He kept bowing to the ground, and said: 

"Thank you! Thank you!" 

Sanson and I looked at each other, then shrugged. 

"Really, Iruril solved everything. We don't have to do anything anymore." 

"Yes, if it were me, I would relentlessly beat his ass. When I quietly waited half a day there, I wasn't expecting this!" 

Iruril heard me and said with a smile: 

"Huchi, I'm sorry." 

"No, you don't have to say sorry to me, I am very happy with this. But you must leave us the baron. Hey! Aphnaidel?" 

Aphnaidel is still bowing. Until I urged  him once again, he stood up. I said to him: 

"Well, Iruril handled you. But it will be a little different for the Baron. Come with us."

Chapter Two: The Difference Between a Kettle And a Brain (Pt.24)

We have reached the Baron's house. The night is dark, dark everywhere. The house is quiet. We tied the horses beside the stone wall. We all covered our faces with Handkerchiefs , Iruril even tied up her long hair, and then stuffed inside her clothes. Sanson said:

"Hmm, Iruril, you don't have to come with us ......"

"I have to make things clear with the baron and the archmage."

"The bottom line is, I started this. It is my fault."

"If you look this way, then we can say that it's our births' fault. Well, shall we start quickly?"

Of course, we have to act quickly. Sanson below helped Karl and I crossing the fence. The fence is not very high, so we got over simply. Then Iruril got over also, and Sanson put a little bit of effort and crossed the fence too. Karl observed the mansion, and then said:

"According to my observation, the bedroom is at the central of the second floot. The other room with a balcony is also a bedroom. Rhe building next to shoujld be the private soldiers' place. But where can the archmage be in?"

"If we say 'Archmage's laboratory', we usually thank of the basement, right?"

 "Let's go."

We quietly approached. Goddess Lumina's moon goddess has risen for a long time, so under the two moons of Lumina and Selena, it is very bright. Therefore, it should be very difficult to stalkin, but incredibly, there is no one in the courtyard. On the contrary, the building which the private soldiers could be in, are full of noises. Took a look over, the private soldiers are drinking and singing They really know how to enjoy!

"How dare they get paid for this?"

We quietly ran towards the main building.

The door looks majestic, but it s locked. This is locked from the inside with a latch bolt, so we have no way to open it. Sanson is looking at the windows, but Karl shook his head, he said:

"There should be a kitchen somewhere. To allow the fumes and food smell to disperse fast, the kitchen should be located on the outside of the place. We go around to the back and see!"

We went around to the back, and indeed saw a kitchen connected to the main building. At the moment, we heard someone approaching. We quickly hid behind the trees. The man came over dressed in ordinary clothes, so we don't know whether he is a manservant or private soldier. But seems to bea private soldier. Because he is drunk,  he is walking unsteadily, once he arrived  the kitchen, he started knocking hte kitchen door.

"Hey! Come out! Open the door!"

Soon, I see the kitchen light turned on, then the kitchen door opened. A maid opened the door with a lantern. The maid was rubbing her eyes when replied:

"What do you want? We were sleeping?"

"We don't have enough wine , I brought the bottles over."

"You guys' job is to drink like this everyday? No! I don't want to give you anymore!"

"Oh, you are so scary! Let me see...."

"Uh ah! Are you crazy!"

The private soldiers wanted to cling to the maid, but got kicked in the leg bone. The kitchen door shut, the private soldier are cursing while walking back. At this time, we came out from the tree.

"Well, now we know the way in!"

Sanson nodded and went to the kitchen door, he is knocking on the door heavily.

"Hey! Hurry! Just one bottle!"

Bawl immediately immediately came from the kitchen.

"You dare to come back! You! Don't move!"

After the maid's angry voice, the door opened. The maid is holding a poke, but her arm got caught by Sanson. The maid's eyes widened,  before she shouted, Sanson covered her mouth.

"Quiet! If you shout, I will kill you!"

Sanson's voice came behind the handkerchief, so it sounded terrible. The maid is trembling and she nodded. Sanson continue hooding the maid's mouth, and said to her: "I am moving my hand away, but if you dare to cry, you'll be in trouble. Understand?"

Once the maid is released, she immediately said with mosquito-like voice: "Please don't kill me,.. Please don't kill me," and began to tear. Sanson looks like doesn't know what to do and said:

"As long as you do as I say, you won't be hurt. Okay, Apart from you, is there anyone else awake?"

"No, no one is awake. I was sleeping too, but because someone shouted....."

Then Sanson turned the maid around, grabbed her shoulder and said:

"Good. Please lead the way now. Dagger behind your back, so be careful!"

The maid is trembling too much, she nearly can't walk. Later we kept urging the maid, she finally managed to enter the kitchen.

Once we went into the kitchen, we found the door to the main building. Behind the door is the lobby, where the manservants are. Because there is no personal room for manservant r- only maid rooms.

I was thinking these things while walking, so I almost stepped on a sleeping manservant. I managed to stop in time, so I only slightly kicked his hand. After the manservant turned his body, he fell asleep again. In that short moment, the four of us took a cold sweat, we were all standing like a stone. Sanson with a low voice said:

"Huchi, you idiot!"

"Whew! I was more afraid than you, stop mentioning again."

We quietly took the stairs leading to the second floor from the lobby. Although we got panic due the scrunching sound of the stairs, the manservant didn't awake as they were likely hard-working during the day. After we got to second floor, there are corridors at both left and right, also another corridor  in front of tus. In the front end of the corridor there is a very ornate door. Before the maid pointed to that room, we already knew that's probably the baron's room.

Sanson said:

"Where is the archmage?"

"In, in the basement. In the end of this corridor, there is staircase leading to the basement."

"Can you open that door?"

"No, I can't. Only the baron and Mr deacon have the keys."

"Okay. If people find out that you lead us the way, you are unlikely safe. So, I have to make you unconscious, you can then say that you were knocked out while resisting. Understand?"

Although the maid face became very pale, soon she nodded.

"Please, please be mildly."

"Ok, I'm sorry."

Sanson nodded to her, then punched her belly. After the maid made a low groan, she fell down, but Sanson held her, let her sit against the wall. Sanson shook his head.

"Well, I hit a woman, I am really sorry to her."

"But she will be grateful to you. Let's go, we are going to the basement."

"Why?"

"If we open that door, all the servants will be awakened, so we should capture the archmage first, then ask the archmaage to open the door." 

We went to the end of the second floor and found the stairs. Why the stairs to basement would be located on the second floor it? Strange, but Karl explained to me. 

"This is because the basement was built with an important purpose. According to certain rites, the first floor is the living space of the servants, while the second floor is the living space of the owner and his family. So  the important basement of course connects to the second floor, and the servants certainly can't get close to it. "

Really? Regardless of what the original purpose was, because thes stairs are going from the second floor to the basement it is very steep and very long. Fortunately, these are stone stairs, so there will not be footsteps. But as we are walking downstairs in the dark, we must feel the walls and walk slowly. Then Iruril said: 

"The most beautiful fairy among your enemies, hidden dark is it's food. Please come out and devour the darkness!" 

Suddenly a light appeared, which startled us. Take a closer look, though it is not very bright, but suddenly seeing light in the dark hallway, we naturally scared. Because of the light, we can't see what's the thing at the center of it, but it seems that something is moving around. I looked at Karl, Karl answered: 

"Oh it's Wisp. It's more beautiful than the legend. Even though it's called Light Spirit, we can feel it's beauty much more in this darkness...."

Because of Wisp, we continue to go down easily. The light is not red, but with a little bit blue, so it looks like a bit strange. We found a door after we went down to the baseman, on the wooden door there is iron above as a reinforcing material. It looks very sturdy. Well, how to open it? 

This time it's still Iruril's job. She asked me and Sanson to stand on both sides of the door, and Wisp flew above the door. Then she began to read the spell. 

"Under the air, carrying life, watching the world. The you who don't belong to anything. Please put one of your power here." 

Then, the basement which is possible to be windy became windy. Soon, Iruril looked at the stairs we just went down, she said: 

"Now no noise can go up. We can make him open the door for us now." 

"Huh? How ?" 

"Shout" Fire '. "

Right! If people in the basement hear a fire, they will be very fear. Sanson and I soon began shouting wildly with broken throats:

"The house caught fire!" 

As expected, noises soon came from the room, I can the  sound of something rolling down. Then there was a "uh ah" scream, while the door was opened. A bare chested man ran out. Once the door was opened, Wisp flew close to the man's eyes, so he had to cover his eyes. 

He is Aphnaidel.

Chapter Two: The Difference Between a Kettle And a Brain (Pt.23)

Sanson as pure Heltant man, unconditionally agreed, and another little special, but also pure Heltant man, Karl, is hesitating, but it seems that he can't resist the temptation of revenge too.

"Ah..... It's better for us to leave quietly."

"Not quite right. They might send soldiers after us. It's better to settle things down clearly. And the municipal government here is tantamount to the false Baron's puppet, so if we want a good ending, then, we find the Baron."

"Isn't that too dangerous? There are a lot of private soldiers in the baron house."

"Are you talking about those useless private soldiers? They must be sleeping deeply now. Those guys could even say," We were sleeping when the trolls came out, so we couldn't help"kind of thing, couldn't them? Those guys would not wake up until we set fire to the house."

I continued to convince Karl. The reason I do this, is to get a clear explanation on being imprisoned, and the subsequent prison break events from them, and if incidentally revenge is included, that should be good right? I persuaded Karl, and Karl finally made his decision.

"Then we give it a go."

"Great, we should back to the Hostel of Dozen first. We have to get our luggage back."

We rode to Hostel of Dozen. Sanson asked Iruril to sit behind him, but Sanson looked overwhelmed. Conversely Iruril naturally grabbed Sansoni's waist, Sanson seems to be the only one who believed himself did something bad, kept being excited. Sigh, he should get a wife, sigh!

There is no light in Hostel of Dozen, except a lamp in the lobby on the first floor. We quietly went to the window of the lobby. Jusina is sitting in the lobby, looks like there are some account books on the table in front of her. She is looking at the ceiling blankly, I knocked on the window.

Jusina startled, she looked at the window, and startled again.

"Hu... Huchi?"

"Hello! Tonight is going to be a good night!"

"Huh? How did you escape?"

"Can you believe that? I just spilled the bottle of strong wine on the wall, and it melted."

Jusina is so surprised that she doesn't know what to do. But then she ran over and opened the door for us. We went inside quickly. Jusina carefully checked out our body, and then said:

"Why? Oh, I mean how could escape from....."

Karl shook his hand.

"We don't have time to explain. Is our luggage still in our room?"

"Ah, I moved those."

We followed Jusina, and then picked up our own luggage. Cherine and other manservants should be sleeping, so we don't see anyone else. When Sanson was filling his water bottle, and I talked to Jusina:

"Well, listen, but don't interrupt. We broke from the prison, and now we have to leave this city. But before that we need to deal with someone, so we are going to find him first. How much is the room rate ? "

Jusina didn't answer me, and said something irrelevant.

"Are you leaving? Now?"

"Shall we leave when the warm spring comes?"

"...Your mouth is really....."

"Oh, really what? Do you want a goodbye kiss?"

Jusina's cheeks turned red, and then she received the hostel fees from Sanson. We are leaving with the luggage quickly. At this time, Jusina came out from the hostel and gave a basket to me.

"Time is too hurried, there is nothing I can give you. Here is some food, you can enjoy on the road." 

"Thank you. No wonder people say, after visiting this hostel, no matter where you go to the land, you can tell people the good memories here. Thank you again, the noble lady Jusina. Well, please say thank you to your brother for us too. "

Jusina seems to want to add something. Time is running out, why is she dragging, sigh! In the end Haltent girls are the best. Because they are straightforward and simple. 

"Jusina, you better finish your words now. Even cursing would be better than regretting not finish your words in the future, Hurry, because you didn't get a good chance to scold me, so you are behaving like this now right? "

Jusina's lips suddenly became flexible again. 

"You... Bad man, give me back my heart!" 

"....What?" 

My "What" sounded even weaker than the night breeze. Karl and Sanson also seemed to get hit by a hammer. I managed to cleared my throat, and ask a little louder: 

"What did you say?" 

Seems I am not loud enough. Jusina began crying. 

"Hum, hum, it's like all the legends! Hum, a girl working in a hosel, hum, a traveler stole her heart, But then the traveler left the city, and never came back again. The girl will wait for a lifetime. Hum. She might marry another man, and have children, hum hum, but she misses that traveler for her whole life. "

Wow ah! I can't take this anymore. Really! This girl is making story between her and me. Sounds like a really story, but only making up everything with her imagination! Such imagination is usual in puberty. I wiped the tears for Jusina, and then asked her: 

"Hey! Weren't you so angry that you wanted to kill and swallow me?" 

"That's exactly the beginning, you abducted my heart. I knew it. When I was very rude to you, I had the feeling, you would be the man who abducts my heart. Alright, you must be, I know I've met my Magical Autumn, once a lifetime. "

Magical Autumn... I am getting crazy! Hey, you were the one being rude first, that's probably because you were pissed off by that drunkard. What the hell is happening? 

"And, that morning, you fought against those trolls in order to save the people you don't know, but those people still treated you cold, and you were wounded, I looked at the man, I knew my heart would never turn back. "

Gran Elver, please! After I screamed a few times in my heart, finally forced myself to say calmly: 

"Jusina, stop your nonsense imaginations. You and I just met each other for three days, and two days of those I was in the jail, you have no way to get to know me. I'm not a good man. The feeling you have on me, 90 percent are from yout imagination. "

"No, this is my fate! But I will not stop you from leaving. Since she has given her heart to the traveler, of course, she will get punishment. Go, I won't grab your legs. Though you are taking away the most precious thing I have, and never come back again. But I don't blame you."

She seems to love the story. Jusina seems to want be a "after her heart got stolen by a traveler who left with the autumn, the girl missed the man in every autumn throughout her life." Then I certainly d should not shovel the reality into her mind. Jusina will feel stupid after a while. Although she could be very sad from now until then, she can keep her beautiful fantasy. 

I rode on Jamini without saying anything. The they people are surprised but they also got on their horses afterwards. I looked down from the horse, and said: 

"Hey, Jusina!" 

"....Huh?" 

"You will find a good man. If you get a son, and if his forehead looks trouble-making, name him Huchi, okay?"

Karl and Sanson are groaning. My uncles! This makes me sick too. But I think Jusina would like to listen to these words. As I expected, Jusina blushed and nodded. Oh, ridiculously! Her husband will probably strongly oppose. This little girl! But I nodded with a very solemn expression. 

Jusina suddenly moved her hands close to my neck. 

"This, keep this for me carefully. Don't forget me." 

It's a necklace. ...... My head is expolding. The necklace Jusina gave me, there are shiny beads on it. It's the kind of necklace that I fear people would notice and hence won't put on my neck. 

I didn't shout, "Oi! How could I wear this vulgar childish necklace!" ! On the contrary, I accepted that thing, worn it around my neck. Then I rode away without a word. "That traveller did not speak further, marched in the autumn night and disappeared, He never returned. Yet that man who stole my heart, Can I not hate him? Certainly I hate him." ...... Think of here, I am full of goosebumps! 

As not to disturb Renus citizen's sleep, we rode quietly for a while, and I turned back. Jusina is still standing in front of Hostel of Dozen like a stone. Did someone say "Tonight is going to be a good night," but, sigh. After riding some time, Sanson began to talk to me: 

"Oi, Huchi," 

"Stop! I did what the girl wanted, and I couldn't take that too. So don't you try to mock me with that." 

"...... You shouldn't play around with innocent girl's heart." 

"Then what do you want me to do? That girl doesn't really like me, she just put me as a prince in her puberty dreams. So what can I do? I just accomplished the girl's dream, spoke some touching words and then leaft. If I didn't, I would probably feel guilty. Damn, I don't love her at all, no guilty! "

Karl nodded, and Sanson closed his mouth. Iruril behind looks like that she totally cannot understand what we did. But soon Sanson said in a low, butvery clear voice: "Of course, your heart is already at home, no, it's at this horse you riding...." 

"Grrrrr! Sanson!"

Chapter Two: The Difference Between a Kettle And a Brain (Pt.22)

Duhon moved his hand towards his stomach, and pulled out a bunch of keys.

"Looks, these are magical keys, the keys to freedom. Haha. All the doors in this prison can be opened by these."

I think so too. Because there are over a hundred keys there! Really, if we have to try the hundred keys one by one, it not easy to not get caught.

Duhon managed to read our faces (Because the prison is very dark), so he started explaining to us.

"Of course, there is no need to try these one by one, Here are a total of 103 key. The truth, these are copied from the mayor's keys! You know, it wasn't easy to copy 103 keys. Ah, it really was a epic project! When I dressed up like a laundry worker while the mayor was taking a bath, I set a fire in his room, and then..... "

"Stop!"

Axelhand hit him with his elbow, finally Duhon stopped his trash talk, He continued to explain the plan:

"Letters and numbers are printed on the keys. Check out your cell lock on the iron railings, there should be several consecutive small number below."

I looked Sanson, Sanson moved to the iron railings, carefully inspected the lock. After a moment, Sanson said:

"Well, yes J-104, sounds like Jail 104." 

I quickly looked for the correct key under the moonlight. It is not an easy task to read the little digits on the keys, but after a while, I finally found the J-104 key. I'm laughing: 

"For the people who are being held in this city jail, this is a really precious treasure! Duhon, are you a thief?" 

"Well, why are you saying the same thing as this dwarf? I am just a expert of transferring ownership. Oh right, you cannot come out now. After you can clearly see the moon, that is after the second moon Lumina crossed the mountain, come to the front gate. We will get your horses out from the stable first and wait at here. And these. "

Duhon gave us three daggers. He continued: 

"All actions should be carried out quietly, and then come out. Try not to cause any attention, understand? Remember that you can open all the locks in this building. There we go." 

"See you soon!"

Axelhand said handsomely and then stood up. Duhon looked at Axelhand who suddenly stood up, unhappily pulled his arm and then disappeared. I took a deep breath and held my fist. 

"Well, let's start." 

Karl shook his head and said: 

"Now? The halfling told us to wait until  Goddess Lumina's moon...." 

"But if we want to get our stuff back, and rescue Iruril, there won't be enough time." 

"You're right. Ah, then we have to learn to be a thief., There is no other legitimate way to get out of here." 

Karl nodded and walked towards the iron railings. No one is outside. Sanson whos is holding the key is trying hard not make any noise(In fact it's very difficult since there are so many keys on the key chain.) - J-104. Cak dak! What a wonderful sound, the lock is opened. 

Sanson opened the iron railings door which has no painting, carefully, and then went out. Then we are all biting the daggers in our mouths, like three assassins, hidden in the shadow of the aisle. Sanson followed the memory of the time we got brought here, carefully found our way out, but I pulled Sanson and whispered: 

"We should find Iruril first. They said she is on the lowest floor."

Sanson nodded, then we turned back. The municipal underground prison seems to be composed of several levels. Where we are in the first floor. We looked around and didn't see anyone else. Then we found a stair which leads to the lower floor. When we went down the stairs, we suddenly saw flames underneath. 

We hurriedly attached our body on the wall at the entrance. The tramp of footsteps are coming. Sanson on the other side put up a finger. Does that mean there is only one person? 

After a while, the footsteps are getting closer and closer, the light is becoming brighter. It is a soldier holding a torch coming up from the stairs. Because I don't have OPG now, so I didn't give him a punch, but I patted his shoulder. 

"Hey, I have a question." 

He turned to me, with a shocked face. Then Sanson behind him quickly grabbed his neck, and put his dagger on it. Good teamwork. 

"If you dare to shout, you're dead!" 

Sanson threatened him in a low voice, the soldier doesn't dare to make any sound. I quickly snatched the torch he was holding, and also the sword on his waist. 

"Is it another prison downstairs? Is there an elf?" 

"Yes, yes." 

"Keepers?" 

"Me and two other guys" 

Just like Cherine said, there are soldiers guarding understairs. It must be very tough to do guard work in the middle. 

"Where were you going?" 

"I was about to get us some food...." 

"Oh, you can't do that. Turn around to get another person to come with you." 

"You said ask another person to come over?" 

"Just tell them," Oh, my feet, I fell down. Hey, one of you bring along a torch and help. " Make it sound real, understand?" 

Although the soldier doesn't look willing to, but Sanson's hand added a little force, he immediately cried as he said. 

"Oh, my feet, I fell down. Hey, one of you bring along a torch and help!" 

From far below an impatient voice came right after that. 

"What? This guy doesn't know even how to walk?"

Sanson quickly knocked the guard out with the dagger hilt. The guard fell on the ground. I extinguished the torch. Then we could hear footsteps from end of the stairs, torch light appeared again. 

"Hey, where are you?" 

I said to this soldier: "Here," and the same way, the soldiers also got grabbed by Sanson. It is so much fun! The soldiers also shouted as what I instructed: 

"Hey! Looks like this guy's leg is broken! I can't lift him up alone, come quickly!" 

Then this soldier got knocked out too, after the last of the soldiers showed up impatiently, Sanson made him unconscious equally. Why is this a little like playing game? We looked at each other, then tittered, walked downstairs and left the soldiers behind. 

We found Iruril after seconds. In the middle of the way there is a table, there is a lantern on the table. I can also see cards on the table. Iruril is at the prison in front of that table. 

"Iruril!" 

There is a pretty person inside the prison, smiled  and stood up. That is Iruril.

"Please come over." 

"Huh? Don't you feel surprised?" 

"Although those soldiers who couldn't, I could hear the noise coming from upstairs." 

"Wow! Amazing!" 

Sanson quickly checked this prison's lock, then opened the prison door with a key. Once Iruril came out and stood in the light, we immediately noticed her tired appearance. We always saw her comfortable appearance, so now been held in jail , she looks very abject. Her face and hair are not very clean. I heard that she couldn't even eat normal food..... However, she is still calm and dignified. Sanson is very sad, to the extent that he couldn't say anything. We had to urge him to hurry. 

Next to the table there are three crossbows. These bastards! If Iruril tried to use magics, they would probably shoot her with this. I don't know how to use a crossbow, so the other three persons took them. Then we also found some rope next to the table. Holding the rope, we again return to those fainted soldiers. After the soldiers were bundled, Sanson asked: 

"Which one should we wake up?" 

"The last guy, most senior people always comes last."

Sanson woke the last soldier up, he seems to get a very painful head, wildly frowned, and then a terrified face. Sanson asked him with a ferocious face: 

"Well, Answer every questions I ask. If you don't talk, or I feel that you are lying to me, then I will cut your fingers one by one, so you can lie to me ten times. When there is no finger left, I will cut off the thing in your mouth. "

Karl and I are scared after we heard this. The soldier is almost tearing, kept nodding with fear, Sanson asked him where they put our stuff, as well as the status of the soldiers outside. The soldier obediently answered each question sincerely. Sanson again banged the back of his head, so that he fainted, as an alternative to saying thank you. 

The soldier said that our stuffs are in the municipal storeroom. And that place is inside the city hall, so there should be no guards. The soldiers should all be in the guard house, except two guards in the front gate, sitting in the outpost.

Because it is at night, the government staff are not here, we went the way the soldier said, and soon found the storage room. Duhon was right, those are magical keys, we broke in to the storage room easily. We found our armor and weapons, but I don't find my OPG. 

"Damn! Must be that Aphnaidel. He could take it away already!" 

"Nothing we can do now. Let's talk after we leave here." 

We went to the front gate of the municipal building. We observed the situation from the window next to the front gate. It is unfortunate! One of two soldiers is patrolling. Soon after, he began to walk around the building. 

"Should we go now? Or wait until he come back?" 

"Of course we wait. Goddess Lumina' moon has not risen yet." 

We are looking at the window impatiently, while waiting Goddess Lumina's moon to rise. During th period, the soldier has already came back, he sat back in the outpost and chatting with another soldier. Ah, if we fight those soldiers, all the soldiers in the guard building would come out to help. The guard building is in the left of the main building, but they are very close. Sanson frowned and looked at that direction. 

"It would be great if there were ways to go out quietly... That stupid halfling, why would he tell us to come out from the front gate? Sigh, the moon of Goddess Lumina is rising soon. Should we shoot them with this? "

Sanson seems to wan to lift his crossbow. But before I speak, he said: 

"No. Right? We have to fight for our freedom, but their life would be hurt." 

Iruril then came forward She began casting a spell. 

"Huh? Did you memorize a spell?" 

Karl helped to reply: 

"This is Summon Fairy. It can be done without memorization." 

As Karl said, Iuril read something that I can understand.

"Among dew in the night, owner of the only dry sand, the guardian of rest, please soothe those who who can't sleep!" 

I feel like something is moving, but I can't see. Karl said: 

"It's the Sleep Fairy!" 

Sanson and I keep looking at outpost. After a moment, the two soldiers begai to yawn, stretch their waist, and then tried hard not to fall asleep by slapping their cheeks. 

"Don't resist! Sleep! You bastards!" 

Sanson and I whispered anxiously. But in fact, nothing is anxious. The soldiers started to nod, then lied on the table and fell asleep. 

"Good, let's go." 

We are out of the main building, quietly walking. Although this courtyard feels really long, fortunately nothing happened after we arrived the front gate. Sanson and I high fived with out making a nosie, we also quietly said: 

"We came out!" 

The night city is silent, the occasionally blowing wind adds to desolate  atmosphere. The quiet moonlight illuminates the surrounding faintly. But after we arrived the front gate, we haven't seen anyone. Isn't the moon of Goddess Lumina here already? Did that halfling cheat us? At this time, we finally hear the voice of Axelhand. 

"Oh, you guys are really on time!" 

 

This time I understand Duhon's feelings. We are all scared because of Axelhand's loud voice. We turned back, and see a red light spot in the dark. Axelhand is smoking a pipe, sitting next to city hall fence. Because he is under the shadow, and he is too short, so we just didn't see him. 

After he stood up, Duhon appeared immediately, he just greeted us with a gesture. We followed Duhon and saw our horses tied to a tree. Axelhand still holds a very calmly look, he told us: 

"Well, run. Now, it should sufficient to repay the favor of you guys helping me to cross the Bridge of Dozen, right?" 

"What? You did such a dangerous thing just to repay that....?"  

Dwarf blown a beautiful smoke ring towards the sky. His eyes are like the night sky over our heads, infinitely deep and shining. His black eyes are shining in the moonlight. He replied:

 

"Didn't you guys risk your lifes to fight with me? Dwarves treat who fought together as friends forever. Yes, yes, even the forest race who doesn't uuderstand the beauty of rocks." 

The last words are a little weaker. Iruril nodded and said: 

"Thank you so much!" 

"You're welcome! Go quickly. If it's destined, we will meet again." 

Then Axelhand had another smoke, turned away without saying anything. He looks like just taking a walk in the evening, but not breaking three prisoners out. Duhon who took the key chain back from Sanson winked at us, then he turned away immediately. Karl is surprised and said: 

"Ah, you don't want us to pay...?" 

"That's fine. The cunning dwarf have already paid."

Axelhand? After Duhon turned over, he stretched his two arms forward and then said: 

"Whenever you come to this city, if you encounter any difficulties, please remember me. Duhon Butter! Expert of transferring ownership, and the only truly romantic in the night! Ha ha ha!" 

So Duhon disappeared in the darkness, leaving behind only his hearty laughters. Although Karl wanted to say something, he couldn't see Axelhand and Duhon. In the bright moonlight, only we are here. 

"Oh, such kind men." 

"Not men, but dwarf and halfling. And when it comes to men, I really want to see a man. Nope, two men." 

Karl looked at me and Sanson. I aggressively said: 

"We only have one night. Tomorrow morning people will find us escaped, so I have to make sure the false baron and the suck archmage get a unforgettable night."

Chapter Two: The Difference Between a Kettle And a Brain (Pt.21)

"This is ridiculous!"

I am furious, and once again bumped into the iron railings. But the iron railing didn't even move a bit, I fell to the ground. Damn, now my OPG has gone. Sanson looked at me and said:

"If you try to escape, then you will became a real criminal, Huchi."

"Well, aren't treating us like criminals already?"

Sanson still holds his suffering face, sitting in the corner and didn't answer. Karl is also showing a very unhappy expression, he talked to Cherine who came to visit:

"Well, where is the guard captain called Rynin ?"

 "In the charge of negligence, he lost his pension as the punishment."

"My God! Negligence?"

"I am surprised too."

Cherine told us the story, but he seems to be more angry than us. I frantically grabbed the iron railings again, violently shaking. But after being kicked by Sanson, I fell again.

"Dude! Stop muttering like a pig, like, can you stay quiet for a while?"

"We are in such a depressing situation, how can I possibly keep the dignity of the human being?"

Subsequently, Jusina who followed Cherine called me.

"Ah, Huchi..... Drink this, I have no other ways to help you. I secretly brought this here. Whenever I think of you suffering...."

Jusina spoke, while took a small bottle out from her pocket. Although I said aloud: "You think I am a drunkard?" "It is the first time I ever been in the jail, but that doesn't mean I am fallen to this extent!" kind of words, I still took over the wine bottle. Jusina saw my actions and giggled.

One I opened the lid of the bottle, I felt lightheaded. This wine seems really strong. I took a sip, then gave it to Sanson without saying anything. After Sanson took the bottle near his nose, he sniffed and shook his head. 

I started stroking my hot cheek and said: 

"The horrible scary guy has gone. Thank you, Jusina." 

"If it could help you to cool down, it would be great." 

"But I'm sorry, it didn't really help. In the end why things became like this?" 

Things treally should have been different. We arrived the city hall, all our weapons were taken away immediately, they even take away my OPG. Then we were shut in prison. At that time I still thought we were just being held temporarily, once the investigation is complete they would let us go. So I was even very pleased, as I got the change to visit prison the first time ever in my life. But it's been two days and we haven't heard a single word for the government.

 However, on this second night, Cherine came to visit us, and told us that fake Baron called Silikian had already been released, and the guard captain Rynin who arrested him was disciplined. Moreover, the municipal government doesn't seem to intend to investigate. Cherine said it might be Baron Silikian's decision to get rid of us.

I scratched my hair, and then said: 

"Wait a minute, what about Iruril? Where is Iruril now? Iruril is an elf, I don't think they can lock her up?" 

Cherine is very depressed and said: 

"The elf is not Vyseus citizens, so she is not officially locked up, But you guys are actually in the same situation. All of you are jailed without clear charges. In fact you are not on the criminal list, so you don't even exist. We in fact didn't come in the name of visiting you, but in the name of sightseeing the prison. Do you understand? "

"Dam....." 

"You should feel lucky. No one can even get close to the elf now. We heard from the jailer that she is bottom locked in the bottom floor, her situation could be even worse than you. And they are afraid her casting magics, they even don't give meals to her. In a rugged stone chamber, monitored by soldiers 24 hours. "

"Oh my God! They can just prevent her from memorizing spells in the morning, can't they?" 

"Summoning fairy doesn't need the memorization process...." 

"Damn!"

I kicked the stone wall. Of course, the result is my foot hurted. If I had OPG, I would able to punch through these walls, go out and beat those guys. Karl said with a sad voice: 

"Cherine, so it sounds like we can not expect a fair verdict, right?" 

"Sounds....Yes." 

"Really, we are in a tight schedule. And Miss Sereniel also delayed her schedule because of us, not only that, but she is suffering from this pain.... These people are extremely abominable!" 

Cherine's face looks bad. He has already filed a complaint to the mayor, he is also looking to manufacture a public protest, but he doesn't look confident on the result. 

After Cherine and Jusina left, I kept thinking. Now I can't stand it any more. Break out! We must, we must break the prison! But how to prison break? I looked at only window here. The window panes are made ​​of stone, even without these panes, the window is too small, it's impossible to escape from there. Now, through this window, we can see the starry night sky. 

"Damn it, give me that, Sanson." 

I took the bottle from Sanson's hand, and began drinking. Huh? The prison ceiling started moving, looks like the prison will soon be collapsed, then we will be free. Freedom! Muhahah ha ha! 

Alright. I am sticking my fever cheek on the cold stone wall, I started grinding and talking to myself: 

"This will not ned well, If we get locked here for months, everything will fall apart . If we can't raise enough money, then Amurtaat will kill our thane and the Earl, and those prisoners. Deacon Hamelhow won't find any other way to raise the money. "

Heard me muttering voice, Sanson and Karl's face became melancholy. Although this is the fact that they all know, but they can't do anything about it. Should I keep grinding the wall with my cheek, until the prison wall gets worn out? 

A funny face appeared in the only window here. Ah, the face really looks interesting. I think I am too drunk. Why would I see a head with long grass on it, a child with a middle-age face?

 "Butter!" 

I reluctantly lowered my voice. He is the halfling who called Duhon Butter. Duhon straightened up a finger in front of his mouth, it is meant to keep us quiet. Sanson quickly moved to the iron railing and monitoring outside, Karl and I approached to the window. 

The prison where we are is underground, so the window is on the same level as the ground outside. Hence Duhon put some hay on his back, and laid on the floor. Outside is the City Hall courtyard, he probably dressed like this in order to not be found. Duhon whispered: 

"Gentlemen, if I get caught, we would be all done. So we make it quickly and easily. Get you out, how much are you willing to pay?" 

 

Karl was surprised for a moment and then replied: 

"How much? Ah, how much do you want?" 

Duhon laughed. When he opened his mouth , something came down to hit Duhon's head. 

"Bastard! I knew it!" 

We are caught! The guards found out. We are done. But all Duhon doesn't look surprised at all. Instead, he quickly stretched his hand to the side, as if to let another person to lay on the ground. After a second, another beard face appeared next to Duhon

"Axelhand?" 

It's the dwarf we encountered on the "Bridge of Dozen". Duhon quickly move the haystack to Axelhand's back, he is accusing Axelhand if a barely hear-able voice. 

"Hey, what are you doing Why shout so loud? Do you think we are in dwarves' mine? This is a prison, prison!" 

"Really funny. So the righteous people are inside the prison, the bad guys are outside the prison, Is that what Human does?" 

We heard Axelhand's words, Karl seems to blush as a human representative. But I didn't blush for that. Because my face are already red because of alcohol. I asked Axelhand: 

"Why are you here?" 

"I am here to save you, I don't what human's rule is, but for dwarves, righteous people stay outside the prison, bad guys stay in jail, so I sent this little bad guy over, but I knew that he would play tricks, so I followed and had a look. But looks like you are doing pretty well in the prison, aren't you? I can even smell alcohol. "

I didn't listen to his long words. The first sentence is the most important. 

"You come to save us? Prison break?" 

"Yes I am." 

"How?" 

"This little bad guy will help. Hey, quickly tell us your plan!" 

Duhon clicked his forehead, and groaned. 

"Dwarf.... Please, can you keep your voice down?"

Chapter Two: The Difference Between a Kettle And a Brain (Pt.20)

"What did you say? Why did you put so many charges on our heads?" Sanson is surprised.

"You have trespassed Renus's citizen Baron Silikian's mansion, destroyed his garden, assaulted his men, and killed the Baron's adviser Aphnaidel."

Sanson's jaw dropped, I gently pushed Sanson a bit, and then said:

"Please at least erase the last one, this Archmage is not dead."

Rynin West Looked at Aphnaidel, and confirmed that he is still alive.

"Ah, still alive. But the former charges...."

"Please also erase those charges. About violence, that was actually a legitimately defensive behavior. These people tried to use magic to attack us first. So damaged goods are caused by the same reason. And the trespassing this one, when we came in, Baron told us clearly that"aWelcome to come to my house, guests" so this charge is totally wrong."

Rynin West is surprised and looking at Silikian.

"Is that true?"

Baron Silikian blushed and said:

"That's bullshit! Hey, Rynin! What are you doing? Did you forget who give you the salary? Arrest these guys now!"

Rynin made a competent face and stared at Baron Silikian.

"Sir, the municipal government gives me salaries as I serve the municipal government."

"Idiot!"

"But I'll arrest these people you accused. Since they are accused, we will definitely investigate thoroughly. Lay down your arms, come with us."

Hmm, he seems to be righ? But we can't just let it be.

"Well, did this guy accused us formally ?"

Rynin calmly replied: "No, just a verbal report. Certainly we can't make ​​a formal charge. So I am not arresting you formally, but just want you to assist in the investigation."

"Ok then we have a verbal report on this guy too. Charge of false charge. Take him away like us. If you don't, we are not going with you."

Karl looked at me happily, Sanson looked at me admiringly. Ah, my mouth, I feel amazing about it too. The guard captain called Rynin nodded.

"Okay. Baron Silikian, please come with me?"

"What? Is your head burnt? Arrest me? How dare you?"

"I have already told you, this is not an arrest. It's assisting the investigation. If you can come with me ..."

Pop! What a bang! Baron Silikian literally slapped Rynin West in the face. We gaped, unbelieveably watched the scene.

Rynin is biting his lower lip, trembling with rage and staring at Baron Silikian. Baron Silikian is angrily shouting:

"You rude bastard! Arrest me? You little guard caption trying to be cocky huh! Look at yourself! I have seen how you do you job, I knew you are not a reliable guy! You don't even know the basic manner. Gratitude! Understand? I will make you.... "

Baron Silikian haven't finished his words. Pop! This time it's Rynin giving Baron Silikian a resounding slap. 

Baron Silikian fell to the ground. 

"Those people are coming with me to assist in the investigation, and you are now officially arrested, nn the charges of civil violence, insult civil servants, and hinder civil servants official duties." 

Baron Silikian is still lying on the ground. After hearing these words, he shouted: 

"My men! Arrest him for me!" 

The soldiers fell back to the ground just now, all picked up their halberds and came forward. Then Rynin West went back quickly, while the city guards also held up their spears. Rynin shouted with a very stern voice: 

"Lay down you arms! How dare you aim your weapons at the Guards!" 

The soldiers rudely shouted back:

 "What guards? You are withered and useless, we only listen to who pay us!" 

Oh my God! It's not going to be good. 20 to 30, the city guards is in disadvantage here. Sanson and I looked at each other, then ran immediately to Rynin's side. Iruril and Karl also walked slowly, and then stood beside Rynin. 

We took a step forward, and the private soldiers already began hesitated. They are now especially afraid of Iruril, as they just witnessed Iruril's wind magic. I whispered to Iruril:

"Say something to make them fear! They are afraid of you." 

Iruril nodded, and took a step forward. Immediately the soldiers also took a step backward. Ha, really powerful. Rynin looked at the beautiful elf woman, who can threat more than thirty soldiers on her own. Rynin is showing a unbelievable face. 

Iruril said: 

"Gentlemen," 

The soldiers hesitated, as if the words from Iruril pushed them wildly, they stepped back again. Nice! 

But Iruril suddenly looked confused. She stepped back and whispered in my ear: 

"What should I say?"

Oh my god! Gran Elver! I shaked my head and shouted:

"Oi! This lady asked how many people should she kill. What should I answer?" 

All the soldiers' faces became pale. Iruril is surprised and looking at me, and then she said: 

"Why did you lie?" 

Oh, why don't you cooperate with me? I just - continue to say loudly: 

"What, you mean you don't want me say this horrible truth to them directly?" 

Iruril is now beginning to daze, seems that she is thinking that is her questions really so horrifying? The soldiers are also imagining the "horrible words" from Iruril. I continued: "Gentlemen, no matter what you do, Baron Silikian is going to be arrested, but if you try to resist the guards, the charges on Baron Silikian will be more heavy. The Baron will become the public enemy of this city, and all of you will also become our public enemies! You do not want to escape for a lifetime, right? So do it for youself, cooperate with the guards! That way you might be able to lighten Baron Silikian's charges. "

The soldiers hastily looked at each other, after a few words, they immediately surrounded Baron Silikian. The baron struggled to say: 

"You damned bastards!" 

"Ah, Mr Baron, just do what the lad said. If we resist,  Mr baron will face more charges. So we serve Mr baron, we should let the Guard arrest you." 

"What did you say? Don't listen to these guy's bullshit!" 

Watching the scene, I made a leisurely smile. Karl said: 

"Nedval, I didn't that you have such a fast reaction." 

"I didn't know too." 

"I didn't know too. You lad! Awesome!"

Sanson is patting my head while laughing. Baron Silikian keeps shouting with his loud voice, cursing the soldiers, Rynin, me, and other people around, so no one is willing to help me. The private soldiers handed Silikian over to the Guards. 

Rynin strive to make calm expression, and said to me: 

"I am grateful for your help, but rules are rules..." 

"We can come with you. It doesn't matter right?"

Sanson and Karl agreed. At this point Cherine went to the front.

"I am Cherine, the owner of 'Hostel of Dozen'. I am coming with you as a witness! "

Rynin nodded. Cherine also brought a few people and his servants with him. We are following the city guards to the City Hall.