Chapter 59 – The Hero Meets a Dwarf and an Elf
A few days later, Lydea, the capital of the empire, went into a real uproar.
That’s also because envoys were sent from the elven kingdom and the city of dwarves, which had little contact with humans.
Even the ghetto old man, who had lived for quite some time, went out to see them, saying he had never actually seen elves or dwarfs.
The imperial palace welcomed them, while implicitly wanting to reveal the power of the empire.
Thanks to this, a grand welcome ceremony was held, and Lydea, the capital of the empire, was enveloped in a festive atmosphere.
‘At this point when the demon king’s army appeared.’
I was deeply skeptical of that appearance again, but it was not something I could do.
Unfortunately, the elves and dwarves found the ecliptic at about the same time.
Thanks to this, Aaron, the crown prince, greeted the elves, and Mary, the princess, greeted the dwarves.
It was a rare opportunity for Mary to appear in public, and she greeted the dwarves with great caution.
Of course, Mary’s efforts her seemed futile to me, but I did n’t want to stop her from trying to do something of her own.
Just two days had passed since the elves and dwarves found the ecliptic.
I was called by the emperor and headed to the imperial palace.
“Are you here, warrior?”
The emperor said that to me with his expressionless face, and as soon as I said hello to the emperor, I started looking around the palace.
On one side, the envoys of the elves were having a chat with Crown Prince Aaron, while the dwarves on the other side were glaring at the elves with frowns.
The only difference was that, unlike Aaron, Mary was nowhere to be seen, and Karen of the Mage Tower, who was not an imperial aristocrat, proudly occupied a place in the Great War.
“What did you call for?”
Even though I knew the answer to that question, I asked the emperor that way.
The emperor looked at me, then looked at the elves, then at the dwarfs, then opened his mouth.
“It’s unfortunate, but they say that the Demon King’s army is approaching the country of elves and dwarves. Both sides want to get help from you, hero. What do you want me to do?”
The emperor said that to me with the attitude that he would not be involved in this matter in any way.
It seems that he decided that it would be more advantageous to leave everything to me rather than taking sides.
Looking at the emperor like that, I took my time pretending to be worried for a while.
The reason the elves and dwarves were looking for me as a warrior was simple.
Unlike humans who quickly forget everything, elves’ lifespans were unusually long, and dwarves taught their descendants almost brainwashing of their experiences.
This wasn’t the first time the demon king had appeared on the continent, and they clearly remembered how big a role the hero had played in the fight.
Besides, no head of state would be happy to bring another country’s army into their borders.
“Well… I am worried about making such a sudden choice.”
In the end, the elves and dwarves, who couldn’t see me making decisions easily, started talking first.
“Warrior. Please help our elves in the forest. It is difficult to protect the World Tree from those wicked demons with our own strength.”
I saw one of the elves who came as an envoy begging me for a favor with tears in my eyes.
He’s keeping a low profile now, but since I know what kind of race the elves are, it just seemed very repulsive to me.
As I stared at the elf, the representative of the Dwarven envoy stepped forward and spoke to me.
“Huh! Look at those shameless bitches! Where are you going to take a warrior for free? Huh? Champion, come with us. Dwarves can give good things to warriors.”
I glared at the elves and smiled at the dwarf talking to me.
I already knew from my previous life that I shouldn’t be fooled by what they say is good.
I looked at the two with a worried expression for a moment, but in fact, I had already decided where to go.
‘Because the sword is also broken.’
The elves had nothing to gain, and the dwarves had something to gain.
On top of that, when I recalled the face of that brazen elf queen, I wondered if she would have to suffer for a while before she would come to her senses her.
However, the dwarves are also quite squeamish, so I decided to make sure what I got.
“That, do you set the temp?”
“Yes?”
At my words, I could see the Dwarf representative looking at me with strange eyes.
“If you can make usable weapons and armor, we’ll go there.”
“…”
At my words, the Dwarf representative frowned and did not answer.
Dwarves are incomparably superior to humans in creating weapons, but they did not easily hand over the weapons they made to others.
Also, not all dwarves were blacksmiths.
There was almost no chance that the Dwarf who came as an envoy to a human country was a blacksmith, and naturally, it was difficult for him to say that he would transfer weapons.
“Hero, are you going to ignore the elves and the World Tree?”
When I put a condition on the dwarf side, the elf representative looked at me with a desperate expression and said so.
I pretended to be pitiful and looked at the elves as though my heart was on purpose, although the look on their faces seeking sympathy was disgusting.
“Ah, this is so… Seeing you like that makes me weak.”
“Warrior! Don’t set your weapon! It’s free too! At the highest level!”
When I showed an attitude that seemed to be passed over by the elves, I could see the Dwarf representative screaming urgently.
As a Dwarf who strangely hated elves, he seemed to think that losing a hero was absolutely impossible.
I looked at the dwarf representative with force applied to the tips of my lips that were about to pout.
“Certainly, the dwarf who is called the man among men won’t say something else later, right?”
“Well! This hero knows something! Okay. I will keep my promise by my name, James Schultz!”
I nodded as I looked at the dwarf representative, or rather, James, who spoke as he patted his chest.
As long as the dwarves made a promise in their name, there was never a time when that promise was not kept.
“Wait a minute, warrior. How about thinking again?”
Just as I was about to cross over to the dwarves, I saw Aaron speak urgently to me.
And I saw it for sure.
Just before Aaron did so, one of the elven representatives whispered something in his ear.
‘Crazy bastard, did he fall for the elves?’
I laughed out loud when I saw Aaron like that.
I don’t know how the elves seduced Aaron, but the choice was very wrong.
Seeing Aaron take their side made my heart lean towards the dwarves even more.
“Your majesty. I want to help the dwarves, will that be okay?”
I asked the emperor who was neutral, and the emperor looked at Aaron with a frown and nodded at my question.
“If that’s what the warrior wants.”
“But Father!”
“Shut up! The forest of the elves and the city of the dwarves are all important allies to us. No request from either side is unimportant, so how can we choose that!”
The emperor shouted in an angry voice at Aaron, who rebelled against his words.
At best, the Empire was holding the position that it was not involved in this matter, but Aaron ruined it.
In fact, from the emperor’s point of view, he might have felt more important to the Dwarven nation, which possesses all kinds of noble ores and is lined with skilled artisans, than the elves who gnaw grass or graze.
Nevertheless, the fact that the emperor left me with a choice was nothing more than a nolbu simbo that the elves, who were relatively less valuable, also did not want to throw away.
“It’s a decision made by the hero, so the empire won’t get involved in it anymore. I want both sides to consider the position of the Empire.”
After the emperor sorted out the problems, he went to war.
Suddenly, Aaron, who had hatred for the emperor, was glaring at me with a resentful expression for some reason.
“You’re making a choice you’ll regret, hero.”
When I failed to persuade me using Aaron, the woman who visited the Empire as the representative of the elves approached me and said so.
I quickly changed my attitude and frowned at the elf talking arrogantly, but before I could say anything, James, the dwarf representative, quickly stepped forward.
“Regret sucks! Where did the ugly bitches get into flirting and beating? Yes?”
“… I can’t stand the disgusting smell, so could you please get away from me?”
At James’ words his, the elf representative covered his nose and said so.
I let out an absurd laugh as I watched the two sub-races slowly reveal their true colors.
“Why? Does your lower leg feel loose when you smell the real sweat of a man you couldn’t smell in the forest?”
“You’re really vulgar, so you can’t mix up the conversation.”
“Haha, don’t worry, big-eared bitch. I don’t want to mix up the conversation with an ugly girl like you.”
The elves were very arrogant, and the dwarves talked dirty whenever they opened their mouths.
Both races lived a closed life away from humans, but I didn’t think it was their only choice.
