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.9)

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Anyway, I finally threw the last one over. The last one didn't feel uncomfortable at all, and it almost seemed to enjoy the flight. Although it asked me to let it face the front, so it can see the view clearly, that could be too dangerous, so I still pointed its feet in front, and then threw it over. So even if the guys couldn't catch it, it would only get its ass hurt.

While I was throwing these monsters over, the people around me were watching the scene nervously. They murmured: "Uh... There you go!" "Uh... Nice!" kind of things. Iruril held her own hands and watched, when an Urc arrived the other side safely, she would then relax a bit. The Urcs were also the same, after I threw theses guys over, until they caught their companions, they were all clamorous  They are now even laughing happily. The one who looks like it's their chieftain(because it was the last one thrown over, so I guess so) went to the cliff and said:

"No matter what happened, I have to say thank you! Oink!"

"I'm very glad to be able to help."

"I will not chase after monsters like you anymore! Oink! We are Urc Fighters! We will not expect to, oink, keep receiving forgiveness from enemies!"

"Okay? Thank you. But how about the Orcs' request?"

"Those weak guys! Oink! Not request, they begged us! Oink! We will just refuse them!"

I shrugged. If it is a conservation between humans, people may feel very unhappy about the words. But if it's between Orcs, how do I know how they would think? I waved my hands and then turned around.

Iruril said to me:

"Seems that you simply ignore the meaning of this bridge. I hoped them to cooperate with other races to cross the bridge, so that they would be able to learn the meaning of cooperation and reconciliation. Although we came over after a battle, I believed if they could learn these things after that, that could still become a good thing."

"Is that so?"

Iruril doesn't look like that she's blaming me. She is just simply saying those words.

"But Huchi, in fact you are the one who exemplified the meaning of this bridge the most. The Urcs who were trying to kill us are now actually saying thank you to you. Now even if the creator of this bridge found that the bridge becomes useless, he would not be angry too."

"If that is the case, it would be great."

"You seem to become a friend of those Urcs."

This elf seems to be so stubborn on certain parts that people can't stand. Maybe I do look like someone who can become friends of all races, but I don't understand those things. I am just a future candle maker of Heltant Fief, the Knight Nedval of the Noble Lady Jamini.... What! How come I am admitting this thing? I'm dead! Axelhand came up to me with a very worried face.

"Didn't you worry that you could miss once?"

I smiled and nodded.

"Yes. And because I missed all, so they could all arrive safely!"

"Ha ha ha! Thanks to you, today I saw a rare scene. Thank you! Hope your journey will be blessed by Karis •Numen."

Karis •Numen... I managed to recall that Karl mentioned it's the deity of the dwarves. But what should I answer? I glanced Karl, and Karl finally helped me to make an appropriate answer.

"May You Grasp the Essence of the Sparks between the Anvil and the Hammer."

Axelhand looked at Karl with a surprised face, smiled and then picked up his luggage. He put on a great backpack, covered his blade with a holster, and then inserted it into the belt. I guess he can't walk easily in this way, but he seems to feel well. Then Iruril started looking at us. Time for her farewell? But then I found that Sanson is showing a "I have great courage now!" face.

Sanson, although with a bit hesitant, said in an upright manner (I don't know how he did it, it's too amazing):

"Where is Miss Iruril going next?"

"Is that necessary?"

Well, what a strange answer. Although it sounds like "Is it necessary to let you know where I am going", this could mean she was upset, but in fact she is just asking purely out of curiosity.

"Can we travel together?"

"Didn't I mention in the morning... I don't have a horse."

Sanson seemed to be waiting for these words for a long time, he answered:

"I can ride the same Huchi with horse!"

I instantly looked at Sanson with a confused face. What did he say? What did he want to do on me? Karl is also looking at Sanson with a smile. And Axelhand is beginning to laugh loudly. Sanson was confused for a while, and then changed his words:

"No, I mean, I can ride the same horse with Huchi..."

"Muhaha ha ha!"

I am almost rolling on the ground.

Iruril shook her head.

"No thanks. You are going to visit your king. You should be in a hurry, but I'm not. I don't want to cause you troubles."

Poor Sanson made a mistake again. So from Iruril said goodbye to Karl, until she silently disappeared in the woods, Sanson didn't say a word, he was just blushing while standing still. I find myself and Axelhand are patting each other's shoulders and laughing. Axelhand is almost losing his breath.

"He said, said, said what riding you with a horse...... Ha ha ha ha!"

"Do I have run with a horse on my shoulders? Ha ha ha ha ha!"

Axelhand separated with us, walked a few steps and stopped to laugh, walked a few steps and stopped to laugh again. Because we are riding, so we got ahead after seconds. The hearty laughter of Axelhand came behind from time to time.

Whenever the laughter came, Sanson would make a face that he wants to die.

I started talking with Karl. Sanson is still not recovered to the state that can listen to me.

"Karl! What do you feel about the Bridge of Dozen?"

"While it was built with good intention, I don't really like to force races to have reconciliation through such an inconvenient way."

"But in order to to make all races which are difficult to have peace to cooperate, you must create this kind of situation right? A person with this ability should be able to build a normal bridge easily. But he chose to build the bridge this way..."

"Right, Nedval. This way is a way that if you don't cooperate, you can't pass. That's the good intention. However on this bridge, the so-called cooperation has turned into a mean only. In my opinion, a real cooperation doesn't need any reason, it comes out naturally."

I repeated the words three times before I understood it.

"That is too idealistic."

"Is that?"

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Chapter Two: The Difference Between a Kettle And a Brain (Pt.7)

"Ahhhhhh - !"

What was that? Before I got the answer, Sanson simply rushed forward. He actually directly rushed into nine Urcs, what is he thinking? Actually, not directly. His target is the rightmost one. So what? I threw away my worries, and rushed to the left. The Urcs quickly gathered to each sides.Then Karl also raised his longbow and began shooting.

I didn't raise my sword, just running forward. My upper body is hence exposed. A Machetes is coming to my head. Fool, I just hoped you to do so, you have been trapped!

"The Unaware Slash!"

The machete of the Urc is bounced away, because of the reaction force, the Urc's arms are lifted, its chest is completely exposed. I flipped one more time, swinging my bastard sword upward. Huh?

The Urc jumped back a bit, made an empty space from me. Look at this guy! I finally realized the weakness of my move because I'm flipping on the same spot. This time it's my arms lifted, my chest exposed. The Urc is now swinging its machete over. Uh ah! I'm dead!

"Reverse!"

I ignored the momentum of my arms and waist, brutally struck my sword downward. I thought my waist was broken, then managed to parry the machete to the ground. That Urc because of the impact kneed down. I made a flip and then struck downward again, chopped that guy's helmet in half. But I have feeling that my waist is also cracked. The images in my eyes are looming, there is even flash.

"Wow, that's bad!"

I temporarily retreated to the back. But the other guy's machete wouldn't allow me time to rest, is immediately coming over. This guy really wants to kill me? But speaking of that, I have also already killed an Urc. I picked the easiest way I can think of.

"Ah, ah -!"

I raised my right leg, spinning the tip of my sword and stabbed out. I came up with a name of this move immediately. I am really smart.

"Grease Stirrer!"

I am moving like how I stir the grease when I make candles, spinning my sword to attack. The machete was blocked away, once I felt that the spinning tip hit something, my right foot stepped on the ground heavily, stabbed forwards according to the momentum. Ga! It feels differently from using the Unaware Slash, the feeling inside the Urc's body is transmitted from the sword to my fingertips. I suddenly got goose bumps on my whole body.

"Uh, damn. I'll just screw you up!"

I drew a huge 8 with my arm, and then began to retreat. Because the sword is spinning so fast, it became a very powerful defense. The Urcs are hesitant to get closer, I managed to retreat to a distance that I can take a breath. But once my arm stopped, a machete was coming over again. Huh? It actually ...

That machete feebly fell to the ground, the Urc which held it now has an arrow on its back. It was shot by Karl.

Then near my waist, there is a small thing rushing forward.

"Your move was so cool! Ha ha ha!"

It's the dwarf. He put his tomahawk on his shoulder, and lowered his body charging forward. Even if he didn't lower his body, he was short enough, now he is really very short. Two Urcs slashed with their machetes at the same time. But the dwarf struck with the tomahawk on his shoulder with a unbelievable speed, he hit two machetes at the same time.

Surprisingly, the two machetes are broken. Then something suddenly jumped on the back of the dwarf.

"What!"

That's Iruril. Iruril ran behind the dwarf, at the instant the dwarf hit the machetes, she stepped on the back of him and jumped forward. Then she used the two swords on her hands stabbing the vulnerable Urcs. Wow, that is really nice teamwork. But probably only Iruril thought it was a teamwork.

"Where did you step on!!"

Iruril showed a face like she didn't hear that, immediately rushed to the Urcs nearby. An Urcs stabbed with its machete crudely, but Iruril just made a spin, stretched out her right leg backwards. Then the piercing sword in her right hand broke the machete, then made another spin smoothly. Once the Urc realized that Iruril is now behind its back after the dancing-like elegant moves, it screamed almost like choking.

"Oink!!"

Iruril stabbed her left-handed dagger towards her right armpit, hit the Urc behind. Then her body spin again in the opposite direction, pulled out the dagger, and then stabbed from her left shoulder after towards the Urc's back. Then the Urc fell down.

So, I got two, Karl got one, and Iruril got three, then there should be one or two left. Where are those guys? Don't know when, Sanson has finished three and he is wiping his sword. The Dwarf took one look around and murmured:

"What the hell? Are you monsters? I didn't even get one."

Iruril took out her handkerchief and began wiping her swords without any expression. Like Balrog, this action seems to show that things just happened didn't affect her emotion at all. So...... She wouldn't get excited due to a combat? It appears that she was like doing some daily activities like eating or washing face, without a trace of emotion. Hmm.

Maybe she really had fought too many times, getting already numb now. Say, if I am 120 years old, even if there is only once a year, I would have fought more than 100 times. Compared with her, I am leaning against a tree, suffering from my low back pain. Not cool.

But so what? I am just a candle maker who got OPG accidentally.

Sanson with a sorry face is watching me rubbing my waist.

"Although you lad can do some moves that other people can't, it doesn't mean that you won't get hurt. No matter how strong you are, you would need basic skills."

"Have I ever learnt how to use a sword?"

"In fact, there is no much difference between a sword and a fist. Because you focus too much on that sword, thinking of chopping with the blade, or stabbing with the tip, so strange moves would appear. When you are fighting with your fists, would you flip around? Would you spin your fists? "

"Oh, so?"

"When you are using a weapon, the weapon is only an extension of your arm. It easy to notice when you are using a spear, which should be similar to sword. Fight by your common sense!"

I heard the words of Sanson, suddenly felt very frustrated. So I am really lack of common sense? But then I recalled Iruril last move.

"But Iruril just back-stabbed from her armpit. Anyone punches from the armpit?"

"That can only be done after you are skilled with the basis, getting very familiar with the sword itself. Only to that extent, you will be able to perform combos, or perform moves while rolling like you did."

Hmm. Is that true? Anyway, my waist seems better now. I quietly moved away from tree, then stood up. I looked at Iruril, she is searching something from her backpack. And the Dwarf is still muttering.

"What was that! Ridiculous! I wanted the fight the most, but didn't even kill one in the end!"

Karl smiled to the Dwarf.

"Because of the situation just now, we didn't introduce ourselves. My name is Karl."

"Axelhand • Eindelf."

"Ah, Mr. Eindelf. Thanks for your help."

"Help? I didn't kill even one."

Karl embarrassingly smiled, in order to rescue him from the situation, we walked over with the same smile, each introduced ourselves. Iruril is still searching her backpack like before, looks like she completely forgot us. Until she found something, she walked away to another direction. Axelhand got angry.

"Hey! Are you not willing to deal with a dwarf?"

Iruril raised her head, looked at Axelhand.

"Huh?"

"Why didn't you introduce yourself, or greet?"

"These gentlemen know my name, I thought they would help me to... "

Axelhand sharpened his eyes.

"Why wouldn't you come to talk to me directly? Are you bothered to talk to me?"

"I'm a little busy. My name is Iruril Sereniel."

Then Iruril turned away, walked to the Urcs who have fallen down. Axelhand walked towards Iruril angrily, we would also like to know what's going on, so we ran to her. Iruril is holding something like a little vial and feeding the Urcs something, once they swallowed, they exhaled a long breath. Those are the guys who got stabbed by Iruril in the back, Iruril poured some medicine on their backs also. Surprisingly, the wounds on their backs are now gone.

Axelhand is shocked and said:

"You, what are you doing? Why did you heal them?"

"Don't you want to cross the river?"

Axelhand is surprised and widened his mouth. That's right. Because it's the Bridge of Dozen, so we still need 4 more people to cross the river. So to say, Iruril is going to cure four, and then ask them to cross the river with us? Really surprisingly calm. Iruril said to me:

"Throw their weapons down the cliff. Sanson, please give me a hand."

I collected the machetes and thrown them down the cliff. A huge noise issued from the bottom, and the machetes got swept away by the rapid stream quickly, all are disappeared completely. I went back and took a look, Iruril has already cured five Urcs. Huh? Why five? Urcs have lost their weapons, Sanson is holding his sword standing in front, Axelhand is still murmuring "I didn't even kill one. Should I try it now?" kind of things, the whole situation makes people so uncomfortable.

Iruril said:

"I do not know what happened between you and the humans, I just want to cross the river. I have cured you, so that you can also cross the river. But if you refuse to, this thing will become very troublesome. '

Why is she speaking with such a solemn tone? Almost the same as the tone she talks to us. Although this is not a bad thing, she attacked them coldly, now the speech is still such calm, I can now really feel that she is different from humans. Does she have no feeling? Or her expression is different with us?

"That's my suggestion. Please help us to gather the number. If you agree, then I will give you the drugs to heal your mates here."

All the Urcs widened their eyes.

"Oink! Is that true?"

"Yes."

"Oink Oink, when we arrive there, you will not kill us? Oink!"

Iruril said without any change on her face.

"Anyway, if you do as I say, it will be good for you. If you don't want to help us, then I don't need you too, I'll hand you over to that dwarf. But if you are willing to cross the river with us, I will give your companions medicines. Think about it calmly, then you will know what to do. "

I guess even so, they can't think calmly right?

"Oink! But after we crossed the river, how can we come back? Oink! If we can't come back, what's the use of that medicine?"

"Didn't I cured five of you? Leave one here. I will give the medicine to that one, then we cross the river. Then he can heal the others."

Wow..... Really defeated by her. Her mind is really clear. Axelhand is also too surprised, now is just standing there with his mouth opened. The Urcs calculated the number, and then nodded.

"So be it, Oink. Fine, we don't any other choice. Oink Oink Oink!"

Iruril also nodded. Then she said to the Urcs.

"So we are friends now!"

Uh! I nearly fainted. Although only I know the meaning behind this sentence, other people with the dwarf  and even the Urcs are totally stunned. The Urcs with a speechless face are looking at Iruril, then shouted rudely:

"Oink Oink Oink! What are you talking about! Now we are disarmed, so we have no choice! Oink! We will definitely revenge!"

Iruril tilted her head and looked at me. Please... Don't look at me with those eyes, OK?

"They are different from you, Huchi?"

"...Yeah."