Inside An Ad**t Game As A Former Hero

EP.26 Ogre Subjugation

Fortunately, the village was located close to the border.

After all, if there was no village near the border, there would be no way the guards could work on the wall.

Me and Frillite went into the village and had a drink at the tavern. Inside the tavern, there were only me, Frilite, and the tavern owner.

This is because Frilite showed the hero’s hand and all the others backed down.

Even though there was only one tavern in the village, the villagers quietly retreated.

Thanks to this, I was able to feel the greatness of power after a long time.

“The ship that was going well met a storm, and woke up saying it was the land of orcs? How did you and the orc you met by chance even formed a brotherhood?”

Frilite pressed her temples tightly as if her head was throbbing.

When she asked me what she had been doing since I left the capital, she answered without anything else to say, and that’s his reaction.

I couldn’t quite understand why she was doing that.

She looked at my calm face and sighed deeply.

“You really did survive. If it wasn’t for the luck of the day, you would have died several times.”

“What is heavenly luck? I got through it all.”

“You really… haha, no. It’s my fault for believing that I’ll do well on my own.”

“Does that make you feel like my mother?”

“Isn’t that how reckless you were!”

Frilite jumped up and shouted.

“Ah, that’s a surprise. Why are you suddenly screaming? You almost spilled alcohol.”

I licked the splattered ale on the back of my hand.

Frillite looked at me like that with a shocked expression, and sat down on a chair to see if my pulse was relaxed.

She shook her head with her arms crossed.

“Yeah, even if it was reckless, it should have been okay. I won’t say anything else. Make friends right now.”

“I think so even if you don’t tell me.”

“Ha… Again, um… um? Are you going to make it?”

“Huh. The time has come when you need it.”

The vitality I feel in my body is not what it used to be. This meant one thing.

That means it’s time to go find the big root!

The conditions for entering the dungeon where Geogeuncho is sleeping are difficult.

First, at least one of the party members must be level 30 or higher.

I achieved this condition a while ago while catching monsters on the way to the border with the orcs.

My level is exactly 30, so I don’t get caught in the first condition.

‘The problem is second.’

The second condition for entering the dungeon is that the party you enter must be a party of 4 people.

Nothing more and nothing less.

It should be a party of only 4 people.

So, I have to find three temporary companions to go with me in search of Geogeuncho.

Upon hearing my words, Frilite’s complexion brightened.

“I thought well. It seems that you also come to realize something as you go through a lot of things. Don’t worry about recruiting colleague. Because I inquired in the Empire…”

“You don’t have to. My friends will be saved from the Adventurers’ Guild.”

Frilite’s expression became vague.

“At the Adventurers’ Guild? Well… if you, as a hero, are recruiting companions, many outstanding adventurers will support you… But really?”

“I have no intention of revealing that I am a hero. As an adventurer, I will recruit my comrades.”

Temporary companions who will only explore the dungeon together and come out.

Frillite frowned.

‘She also has a variety of facial expressions.’

As we were talking, I just thought of that. I thought she had a very cold personality, wasn’t she?

I think it explained that the game npc has a cold personality…

After thinking about it for a while, I listened to Frilite again.

“You’re going to hide your identity as a hero and recruit your comrades as an adventurer? I don’t understand. Do you really need to? Why are you hiding the name of a hero in the first place?”

Why hide the identity of the hero?

It wasn’t that great of a reason.

Because of the coriander plant.

When I reveal my hero’s identity, my deeds will be revealed. Then I will probably be followed. Frillite is not like that, so it must have been the following from Gis or Lorian.

You have to go to the dungeon to get the giant root plant.

And dungeons are a kind of gimmick that adventurers as well as warriors search for with their eyes turned on.

If the people who followed me find the Big Geuncho dungeon and contact my owners, I get very, very, very annoyed.

This is because the dungeon where Big Geuncho is sleeping is just as difficult to clear as the entry conditions.

To be honest, I’m not confident I’ll break it after just one try.

I don’t know if it’s the 2nd or 3rd…

And what if Gis and Lorian come while I’m reorganizing after a failure?

Maybe I should leave the dungeon and leave Maggora?

…It doesn’t seem as bad as I thought, but the problem is next to Makkora.

Just as a child’s fight becomes a parent’s fight, a hero’s fight becomes a national fight for a moment.

Then you might be wondering if it’s okay to kill the tails.

But this is not a very good way.

think about it

Cloud is docile, giving even his co-workers to him.

Cloud suddenly finds the tail and kills them?

The behavior itself can be packaged as having changed after being ntred. However, my alert level in their minds will rise.

They’ll be sending out more sure people than before.

For example, Howl, Howl, or Howl.

Fucking mosquito cub.

I hadn’t slept at night, so I was irritable for several days.

Kaak, huh.

…Actually, it doesn’t really matter if the tail sticks to you after you get the big root plant. After that, it doesn’t matter if the alert level goes up or not, I’ll kill the people I see.

In any case, there is such a situation, but I can’t tell Frilite about it.

It must be the same for her when she enters the dungeon.

I said with a faint expression on my face.

“Of course, it’s because of the fear that Gith or Lorian will follow suit.”

“Are you worried about them doing weird things? If that’s the case, don’t worry. No matter how weak you are, they will not be able to harm you directly.”

“Yeah, they can’t do harm to my body directly as you said. But can’t they interfere?”

It was a moment as if she remembered something, but Frilite’s movements stopped.

Did you remember those three people who went to another party?

If that’s the case, you don’t have to worry.

If all three of your colleagues are ntred in the middle, there are three more new companions you can get. The problem is that I can’t go pick it up now.

“…Surely you are right. Those idiots have already messed around. I understand now that you hide your identity by lying to me that you are my friend.”

Frillite drank the ale with a bitter expression.

“Yes? What do you mean?”

“Did you not tell me? You’re afraid. that you won’t reveal the identity of the hero because you’re afraid they’re going to make a fuss.”

“No, not that. You said a lie. Why is that a lie?”

“?”

Frilite looked at me with a puzzled look.

“Isn’t that a lie? So, are we even friends?”

“Weren’t we friends? I thought so.”

“Uhm??”

Frillite’s eyes lit up with embarrassment.

Yes, you should. Even if it were me, I would think this bastard was crazy.

But I can’t help it.

I mean, I can’t break free from the taste of power I haven’t seen in a long time!

I said calmly, folding my fingers to convince her.

“We drank together, worried and comforted, and tried to help. There is no interruption in the conversation and we are doing very well. Isn’t this enough to be considered friends?”

“Is that so?”

“What was that vague reaction? Did you think I was the only friend? I’m sorry.”

“No, it’s because it’s the first time that someone worthy to be called a friend…”

…?

“What else is that? don’t you have any friends?”

You don’t have friends with that face?

What the fuck?! Are you deceiving me?

As I looked at her with half astonished eyes, she hurriedly gave an explanation.

“I’ve been holding a sword since I was a kid so I can’t remember. When I was a little older, I went to subjugate monsters and gained practical experience. So, I didn’t have time to socialize with my peers. It wasn’t because I wasn’t sociable!”

“Uh… uh, huh. OK I got it. Calm down.”

“What, that reaction you don’t like?”

Frillite frowned and grunted and took a sip of the ale.

Then she grinned and muttered.

“My friend… that’s not bad.”

“Then do you recognize me as a friend?”

“You didn’t do it first. It’s an offer I don’t really need to turn down.”

OK, the plan is a success.

Now, if you run into trouble while roaming the Empire, you can sell the name of Frilite.

If I say I’m Frillite’s friend, everyone will be surprised and shoot me in the ass.

This is power!

There is no obligation I owe by having this power.

Truly irresponsible pleasure!

Only thrilled by the feast of beautiful words, I couldn’t help but tremble.

Only inside, of course.

On the outside, it’s a friendly friend, Cloud.

“Then you mean I’m your first friend?”

“It will be.”

“To commemorate the first meeting, you should buy alcohol today.”

“Okay, drink as much as you want… Wait.”

As she spoke with a grin, she closed her mouth as if thinking of something. She narrowed her eyes and started looking at me.

“Didn’t I buy alcohol last time? But should I buy this drink too?”

…I was going to bury it, but you’re needlessly quick-witted.

“Last time I bought it, this time you buy it. I heard that a friend is not a one-sided giving from one side, but a relationship of giving and receiving from both sides.”

Where else did you hear that you don’t have friends?

I raised my hands towards her.

“I have no money.”

“No money?”

Frilite asked with wide eyes as if she was really surprised.

Actually, it’s not that I don’t have money.

Because there is still a lot of money from the struggle.

However, after deducting the money to send to Lina and Mars, even the future travel expenses are quite tight.

“Are you saying that you have already used up the money you received from the kingdom?”

“I didn’t even receive any donations.”

“You didn’t receive any donations? why?”

“It’s money you have to spit out when you receive it. It’s dirty and shameful. If that’s the case, I won’t accept it.”

“That’s right, but…”

“So let’s do this. The person who loses the bet pays.”

“You want to place a bet? What bet?”

“Isn’t it obvious that betting at a bar is fixed?”

I said raising a glass of ale.

“The one who falls first lives.”

Frilite laughed at him too.

“Are you going to challenge me? That’s fun. Accept it.”

Me and Frillite collided with a glass of wine.

* * *

Cloud was confident to win the bet. It’s because he’s never been drunk well. There, he spent several years on the battlefield, becoming a body capable of fighting even while intoxicated.

But there was one thing he had forgotten.

His body now is not his original body.

And that drunkenness is a matter of the body, not of the mind.

No matter how strong Cloud’s mind was, he could not overcome the chemical reaction that took place in his fragile body.

From the point when Cloud’s tongue began to twist, Frilite suggested that he quit soon.

However, the drunken Cloud did not approve, and in the end he got drunk and fell to the floor.

“It’s foolish…”

Tch, Frilite clicked her tongue and looked down at the fallen Cloud. She then climbed out of her chair and sat down with her buttocks next to Cloud, who had fallen to her floor.

She took a deep breath as she looked at Cloud’s sleeping face.

“What should I do with this guy…”

When Cloud refused her help and left in the imperial capital.

After that, Frillite did not worry too much, even though his fate had become bizarre.

It was because the way he looked while drinking wine seemed strangely calm. He was also a hero, so she thought that he would do well on his own.

But what?

She hear it today. He was on an absurdly reckless journey on a weak subject. If he had had a little bit of luck, he might have just died.

When she thought of that, she felt a chill in her back and worries came rushing over her like a mountain.

How can he get this stubbornness to listen? What should I say to make a normal companion and travel safely?

It was a time when she was immersed in such troubles.

“Ugh…”

Cloud, who stretched out drunk, suddenly groaned.

Frillite let out a smirk.

“You don’t even know that other people are so worried, and you sleep peacefully.”

For nothing, she pinched Cloud’s cheek.

“Uh-huh…”

She laughed softly at the strangely changed moaning. Soon, without erasing the smile, she looked at Cloud’s face.

‘Friend…’

Frillite is the only daughter of the Duke of Perdiak, one of the most prestigious in the Empire.

As an only child, it seems that she grew up receiving all kinds of beauty, but she was not.

There were two reasons.

The family custom was too strict to grow up with a sense of beauty.

This is because she was a unique hero candidate with natural talent.

As soon as she was born, she was served by all the servants. Her attendants, maids, and even her exclusive attendants all treated her with her restrained eyes, voice, and attitude.

The escort knights were a little better.

As an escort knight, they were also in charge of teaching Frillite with the escort. They praised Frilitte for anything she did well.

But that’s it.

They also did not bring up personal stories or express their emotions.

This is possible because it was a noble family, the Perdiak family, who regarded moderation as a virtue.

She also took it for granted.

Until she overheard a story about a Social Gathering.

The stories she heard about the social gathering were beautiful.

Young people and ladies have a pleasant conversation in front of a fancy place and luxurious cuisine, and beautiful laughter blooms.

Someone meets a fate that tickles their hearts.

For her, who has lived her whole life in a restrained environment, the social gathering was like a fairy tale.

Then one day, she had a chance to participate in a social gathering.

No matter how busy she was with training, she needed to get acquainted with other nobles as long as she was a noble.

Frilite waited for the social gathering with great anticipation.

And the disappointment was just as great as the expectations were high.

The social gathering was not a beautiful place to make friends.

It was just a political game of dirty adults.

Of course, there were still innocent nobles of their age.

However, they were reluctant to approach Frillite. It hit the wall of her heart and pushed her away enough that she could even notice.

If it was natural, it was natural.

Although Frilite herself is unaware, she is the only child of the Ferdiak family and a unique hero candidate.

A person who will rise to the pinnacle of power on the continent in the future.

What if they make a mistake and be photographed by such a person…?

Not only their selves, but theie entire family can be blown away.

It is always a case for a lower noble to tie a string to a higher noble, but if the opponent is too overwhelming, they will be scared and run away.

Of course, in the midst of that, there were a lot of people who tried to tie a string to her or to take advantage of her.

But those people were slashed like a sword by Frilite.

Although Frillite was drenched in fantasy, she was not stupid. The degree of intent of her approaching opponent was easily discernible.

And thanks to that, until now she had not had a single person whom she could call a friend.

Except for a friend she just made.

‘It’s amazing.’

No matter how many times she saw him, she suddenly started to be friendly, and now he is her friend. That’s a really stupid act.

But why?

She didn’t feel bad about it. Rather, she enjoyed it quite a bit.

‘Is it because there is no malice?’

There didn’t seem to be much reason for Cloud to ask her to be friends. He didn’t come to her because he wanted something from her.

No, there was.

‘It’s because it’s as trivial as buying a drink.’

To be honest, to Frillite, it was like a declaration of a friend uttered while drunk. He drinks alcohol and had brotherhood with an orc. Is it difficult for her to be a friend?

Saying this, it seems like a light relationship, but Frilite was rather willing.

Because it was the first time someone had approached her for no purpose.

‘But it’s more like having a younger brother rather than a friend.’

It’s not very hot and it’s just so annoying…

In the end, she paid for the drink for him.

Suddenly feeling bad, she tried to pinch Cloud’s opposite cheek as well.

It was then.

“Sorry…”

Frillite’s hand stopped at the words that came out of Cloud’s mouth.

She looked at Cloud’s face.

His eyes were full of water.

“If I had done a little better, you would…”

There was no follow-up. It was just a drop of water dripping down. His face was full of sorrow.

‘Are you having a nightmare?’

So what nightmare?

It was obvious not to say.

You can tell just by listening to that sleep talk.

“Even if he pretended not to, he cared. The work of those three.”

So it was.

He also rejected her offer. It’s also that he’s been on a reckless journey.

It was all done to forget those three.

With a bitter expression on her face, Frilite carefully trimmed Cloud’s messy hair.

A little, but Cloud’s expression relaxed.

Frillite smiled faintly.

* * *

‘Quickly. A little faster!’

The cavalry hurried the horse. The horse, which had already run dozens of miles, vomited their flagship, but they had no choice.

Because this was so urgent.

‘Oh my gosh…!’

An ogre appeared in the peaceful forest. Although the lords of neighboring cities had organized a subjugation squad, it seemed that they alone would not be able to afford it.

If you fight, you will probably not be able to avoid annihilation.

Fortunately, however, they heard that there was a Hero, Frilite, in this area.

Frilite called a red ghost.

If she joins the war, the face of the fight will be completely different.

The cavalry, disembarking from the village near the border, quickly ran to the inn.

‘She should have been there…!’

The cavalry opened the inn door roughly.

And she was at a loss for words.

There were only two people in the inn. They both were man and woman with the same detection. The man was stretched out as if drunk, and the woman was gently stroking the man’s head.

‘According to the rumors, Frillite-sama said that she had red hair…’

No way..?

“Is Frilite-sama over there?”

“Shh.”

“Yes?”

“Be quiet.”

“No, it’s important now…”

“Don’t you know what I mean by being quiet?”

When Frilite opened her eyes fiercely, the cavalry had no choice but to keep his mouth shut.

It’s really urgent…

If you don’t go quickly, everyone will die…