Chapter 916 – 916.Yggdrasil (7)
“There is a stone ceiling so huge that it turns Umbra into night… “It is the bottom of the floating island that supports the Kingdom of Arbos, which is just above.”
“…”
Everyone couldn’t help but gape.
When we think of war, by our standards we always think of a horizontal situation.
Because I thought that was natural.
But this…
“It’s so unfavorable… ?”
It was so geographically unfavorable that it could even be described as unreasonable.
“… “Can you fight properly in this position?”
We began to feel sympathy for the residents of the fourth floor, even though we did not belong to this city.
The most calm person here was Namgung Yuha.
“It’s too far away to reach me.”
Namgung Yuha’s Balcheonbo helps us see things around us, but it does not show the vast environment.
Thanks to that, Namgung Yuha did not feel the despair we felt.
“Don’t worry too much! “They’ve been putting in all their effort recently, so they’ll be quiet for a while!”
This Janka burst into laughter as if she wasn’t really worried and began to lead us back.
And she arrived at her bar recommended by Izanka.
“Here are my recommendations! Come in!”
“Here it is.”
Izanka, who enters her bar despite her recklessness, and Yuha, Namgung, follow her.
And we just stare blankly at the backs of those two people…
Everyone’s expressions were not good.
‘And… It really looks like you don’t want to go in.’
Even the cheap bars on the 3rd floor wouldn’t be like this.
It didn’t feel dirty or unpleasant.
“… “You’re open for business here, right?”
It was so miserable that it made you question whether it was open for business because the wooden walls had holes here and there.
However, a loud voice came from inside the breached wall.
“Me yesterday! “I went toe-to-toe with an elf one-on-one!”
“Erani! “You’ve loaded up with bullshit again!”
Fortunately, the wall was open so people could tell from the outside that it was open.
“… “Let’s go in first.”
Only after hearing my words could everyone take their feet off the ground and move forward.
When I entered the bar, Izanka happened to be sitting at the table.
Izanka took her empty seat and called us.
“Come on, come sit down with your work.”
“Yes… ?”
It wasn’t me or the party members who responded to her voice.
These were mercenaries who were drinking alcohol.
As soon as everyone saw Izanka…
“Oh my…”
“At this time, that woman…”
Everyone started to sneak away.
‘… Not only is he famous for his looks, but he seems to be famous for his personality as well.’
In fact, I could roughly guess from the conversation that he had a rough personality.
Moreover, seeing the drunken summoners backing away so openly, they seemed to be famous for their skills as well as their personalities.
‘He’s one of Namgung Yuha’s monster party members, so of course he’s strong.’
She thought so and sat down at the same table with her.
The mercenaries who were drunk at first looking at Izanka soon turned their gaze towards me.
No, it was directed at the members next to me rather than at me.
‘It’s annoying.’
There is a famous saying in this world.
It is a famous saying that a person who wins a pretty woman has a great responsibility.
I strongly agree with that.
Especially in moments like these.
“Hey, this is my first time seeing you. Are you a newcomer?”
“Don’t you want to know about the fourth floor?”
“I have some points…”
Men started joining in one by one.
“Ha… “That guy’s repertoire doesn’t change.”
That was the moment when I muttered that and was about to stand up and turn over.
“Why don’t we just sit back and have a drink?”
A harsh female voice echoed through the bar.
The owner of the voice was Izanka.
But when she heard this Janka’s voice, she stiffened as if she had been petrified and spoke gibberish.
“Oh, no… “I just tried to talk to you.”
“Yeah, if anyone sees it, they’ll think we did something!”
“I’m a newbie who just came up, so I’m trying to help…”
However, despite this Janka’s coercion, she could not give up on Min Hayeon and her group.
But…
“Know? What you are doing is okay now, but if you go any further, will you be subject to military law?”
“Ugh.”
“It feels good to meet a former colleague. “Why don’t you just let it go?”
“Ah Okay.”
Everyone looked at Janka, and she eventually lowered her tail and returned to her seat.
‘Oh… ‘Isn’t this really a joke?’
I admired Izanka.
The reason I admired her was not just because Izanka beat men with her spirit.
Because she controlled the drunk guys.
A woman who behaves normally while drunk.
‘Is military law scary? Or is this woman scary?’
While I was thinking that, Izanka let out her grandiose laugh again and said,
“Fuhahaha! Don’t feel too bad! “These guys go crazy on the battlefield, and they act like that whenever they see a woman!”
What can I say… I think it would have been like that even if it wasn’t a war zone.
But she didn’t really put those words out of her mouth.
Rather, he just answered with a question.
“You said military law earlier, right? “Are there any precautions to take when staying here?”
“Ah, those of you who are not in the military do not need to worry too much about this.”
Izanka explained roughly.
Currently, most of the summoners here are serving in the Umbra Army and are subject to military law.
And one of the important parts of the military law is…
“It means that if trouble arises between summoners, they will be severely punished.”
It was to prevent summoners from fighting each other.
“Because we are at war, each and every summoner is precious. “It would be difficult if problems arise due to unnecessary fights, so we are punishing them harshly as a preventive measure.”
And originally, it didn’t seem like he would be subject to military law for flirting with a woman like this.
The reason men lower their tails…
‘In the end, it’s because I’m scared of this woman.’
Thanks to Izanka being by her side, she was able to solve it quickly.
While I was so relieved, I suddenly heard a question from Kang Han-na.
[Is she not interested?]
‘Female? ‘Who?’
[…]
Surely you don’t mean Izanka?
‘Hannah.’
[Yes.]
‘Please be careful what you say next time.’
[…]
‘There are things you can say and things you shouldn’t say.’
[Ah, okay.]
After yelling at Kang Han-na for the first time, I focused on the situation in front of her again.
After settling the situation, Janka waved her hand at her storekeeper.
“Madame!!! Take your order!”
The store owner came in with a droopy expression and opened her mouth grumbling.
“What else are you trying to do?”
“What! Give me a drink! Alcohol!! According to the number of people!”
“Hi… Okay.”
The store owner grumbled, but nodded and headed back to her kitchen.
It looked a bit strange.
“I have no motivation to run a business.”
She said, making everyone nod their heads.
This janka boosted her sales and even put an end to what could have been a commotion in the store earlier.
However, the attitude of her store owner was very unpleasant.
And she knew right away why.
“Fuhaha! “It’s because there are no points.”
“No points? It seems like there are a lot of customers…”
Haha, that customer is not the point! “There is a war going on here right now, and Umbra is waiving all bar and lodging fees for the soldiers.”
“And… “Did the store owners stay still?”
It was a welfare policy worthy of cheers from soldiers, but from the point of view of store owners, it was a policy that could cause riots.
But…
“Don’t worry. “Because the store owners themselves came forward and accepted it.”
“Ah…”
The store owners were all residents of Yggdrasil.
Moreover, all of the residents who lived here had lived on the 4th floor their entire lives.
Although they grumbled on the outside, they were showing their gratitude to the soldiers who protected their hometown in this way.
“But it’s not like the country is working them without pay. “I heard they are continuing to provide support for food ingredients, labor costs, and living expenses.”
“Aha…”
Well, if we do that, this will be maintained.
While we were nodding, the owner placed drinks and food on our table.
‘It’s not as bad as I thought, right?’
To be honest, I thought it would taste bad because it looked so crappy, but the appetizing appearance and smell made my mouth water.
When all the food was on the table, Ijanka lifted her wooden drinking cup and opened her mouth.
“Now, Namgung Yuha. “Tell me how you’ve been!”
“Hehe… Of course. After you guys go to the 4th floor…”
Surprisingly, most of the conversations that came out of Namgung Yuha’s mouth were related to me.
The reason was simple.
‘It looks like you didn’t really do anything before meeting me.’
Before meeting me, he just spent his days faithfully fulfilling his role as guardian.
Or maybe there was an incident and it was just quietly passed over.
After hearing the whole story of Namgung Yuha, Janka turned on her drink and looked at me and shouted.
“What!? “You think your party members will be stronger than the leader!?”
“It’s not that I’m evaluating someone’s skills carelessly, it just means that he or she is a person with that level of skill.”
“Hmm…”
I was really curious about the kind of person Namgung Yuha and Izanka were talking about.
A real monster who led the party that included Namgung Yuha and Izanka.
Even this Janka, who seemed to have skills on the outside, thought very highly of the skills of her leader, so it was clear that she was an incredibly talented person.
‘Armonia, show me Izanka’s temperament.’
[All right.]
Maybe it was because her appearance wasn’t to my taste, but it was only now that I came to my senses that I became curious about her temperament.
And…
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Izanka
[Martial arts], [Aggressiveness], [Impulsive], [Strong will], [Competitiveness]…
-[Axe Skill LV 39], [Axe Throwing LV 41]-
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It has the same personality as its appearance, and it uses matching weapons.
It wasn’t a criticism in particular.
Whatever the weapon, the fact that he could consistently use that weapon and reach that level meant that he was an extremely skilled person.
‘And… ‘My face will be pierced.’
Izanka was staring at our party with a lot of belligerence in his temperament.
It wasn’t an expression of suppression or anger.
“Hmm…”
It looked like he just wanted to have a fight with us.
As Izanka looked at us with her greedy(?) Eyes and caught her mood, Namgung Yuha opened her mouth and interceded in a soft voice.
“Izanka, can you introduce us to a suitable accommodation for us? “I just moved up to the 4th floor, so I think I need to start looking for accommodations.”
“Ah! Of course there is!”
Namgung Yuha brightened her mood with her good timing.
Sparring with Izanka itself is no problem.
But we didn’t just come here to fight a woman full of passion for victory.
There are two purposes.
It was about clearing the boss dungeon and finding people.
And the moment I thought of that, Han Autumn suddenly opened her eyes and smiled brightly.
When Han Ga-eul suddenly laughed, everyone looked puzzled.
But Han Ga-eul didn’t care about our expressions and asked Izanka a question.
“I’m looking for someone, can I ask you something?”
“Person?”
“Yes, I am a woman named Midwinter.”
“What? Midwinter?”
As soon as this Janka heard the name Midwinter, she raised her eyebrows and looked surprised.
“Of course I know. “He is a member of the separate unit I lead.”
..
..
After finishing her drinking party, we immediately followed her under the guidance of her Ijanka.
This Janka walked side by side with her Namgung Yuha and had her conversation with her, and we followed behind them and talked separately.
Among them, the most talked about one was definitely mid-autumn.
“How is it? “My foresight?”
“Prognosis? “Aren’t you just asking that woman a question?”
“Thanks to my question, I was able to meet Winter sooner. “This is the power of foresight.”
“… “It’s truly an uncontrollable power.”
Although I felt sorry for Han Ga-eul, I unconsciously agreed with what Han Bom said.
Perhaps because mid-autumn predictions have a tendency to shine in crisis situations, most of the predictions that come out in places like this are ambiguous.
But I praised Han Ga-eul while hiding my true feelings from her.
“But thanks to Gaeul, we were able to find his whereabouts quickly. “That alone is amazing.”
Hehe! “I heard you know something.”
I somehow started to boost her confidence.
Unlike Min Ha-yeon and Han Bom, it was difficult for Han Ga-eul to be active unless it was times like this.
She decided that it would be a good idea to praise her every time she performs.
As we talked to each other like that, we were able to arrive at a building before we knew it.
While most of the city was made up of wooden buildings, the buildings we arrived at were stone buildings.
Moreover, unlike the buildings I had encountered so far, it was clean and even huge.
“Come on, come in. “This is a barracks training center.”
As soon as we were guided and entered, Han Ga-eul burst out in laughter.
“It somehow feels like the middle of winter.”
And Han Bom and Min Ha Yeon agree with her words.
“Huh, but it looks like there’s no problem with your body.”
“Yeah, I was really worried.”
She is a woman who headed to the 4th floor with only one desire to become stronger.
She was curious.
And I prayed earnestly!!!
‘Please… ‘Please be pretty!!!’
[…]
[…]
‘Oh God!!! God! Buddha! Zeus! Odin!’
I prayed to every god I knew.
As I prayed so earnestly and followed Izanka…
Quaaaaang! Thud! Coo thump!
The ringing sound traveled through the floor and through the soles of my feet.
We arrived at the door guided by Izanka.
And the door opens.
I’m sorry.
“Now, this is the training room.”
With Izanka’s introduction, the huge space inside the door caught our eyes.
Kwaaaaang! Shoot! Paaaaat! Ta-ta-tat!
And within the training center, one person was constantly dodging attacks by flying like a bird riding the wind.
There were no weapons or shields.
It was flying like a bird and avoiding all attacks.
“Stop training!”
With Izanka’s booming voice, all attacks aimed at the woman who was flying like a bird stopped.
When the attack suddenly stopped, the woman was flying in the sky.
“Uh? What? Who is this?”
The woman, who was dodging the attack while floating in the air, suddenly stopped attacking and landed calmly on the floor as if riding the wind.
Then he looked towards us…
“Uh!? Sister!!”
He shouted in our direction in a cheerful voice.
And looking at the face of midwinter…
‘Long live the Midsummer Gene!!!’
[…]
[…]
I cheered for Midsummer, not God.
