Episode 107
EPISODE.54
“Now, don’t hesitate and come this way. “Shouldn’t we go inside the city first?”
A voice came from about 50cm below. As I looked down, the sight of two dwarves with sparse fur caught my eye.
The name of the dwarf with brown fur is ‘Piggy’, and the name of the dwarf with thick eyebrows like a caterpillar is ‘Miggy’.
Russell and Vermillion nodded with bewildered faces, remembering the names they had each introduced.
“Uh, um. uh. yes.”
I thought it was fortunate that they weren’t hostile, but I never thought they would welcome me this much.
Could it be some kind of trap?
Even such a thought passed through his mind, and Russell opened his mouth with a dazed look on his face as he followed behind them.
“It’s a little different from what I expected.”
“What do you mean? A little human friend?”
Apparently, the two dwarves decided to call Russell the ‘little human’ and Vermilion the ‘big human’.
As a ‘small human’, if you think of it as a normal category, he also falls into the category of tall people -.
‘Compared to the death penalty, it’s cute.’
Even to yourself, it looks huge, but if a dwarf were to see it, wouldn’t it look like a titan from legend?
Russell continued to ask questions while thinking such nonsense.
“The road to the Underworld was not easy, so I thought they might be hostile… … On the contrary, it is because of your hospitality.”
“I was wondering what I was thinking.”
Piggy, a dwarf with brown fur, chuckled. The one who explained was Migi next to him.
“In normal circumstances, we would have to be on guard, but isn’t this the Underworld? “Humans who come to the Underworld are an exception.”
I wondered why only humans who came to the Underworld were the exception, but my worries were short-lived.
It was because a single thought passed through my mind.
“You either have a map, you have an artifact… … .”
“Otherwise, you are a contract of the spirit.”
Vermillion muttered, and Russell finished speaking.
“what? “You know it well, right?”
“If you have a map or an artifact, you would have received it from our clan. If you are a friend of the clan and the latter is the latter, then there is no way the spirit can reside in an evil person, right?”
Miggy pointed out Pepper, who was sitting on Russell’s head, with a wink.
Purr-.
“Moreover, it is a fire spirit. “Fire is good.”
“No problem. “Fire is a good thing.”
As expected from a clan that handles iron, they like fire.
“Isn’t there a possibility that the artifact or map was stolen from the person who originally had it?”
The two dwarves chuckled at Vermilion’s question.
“I don’t know what you’re worried about. Big human. This is the Underworld. Underworld.”
“No matter how much I want it, do you think there would be a crazy person who would enter the Underworld alone with such an irreverent purpose?”
It seemed like it made sense, so Russell and Vermillion nodded.
“A bigger human than that.”
“My name is Vermillion. Vermilion Ulsen. And this is my priest, Russell Raymond.”
These were names so famous that almost no one on earth knew them, but this was underground, the Underworld.
The dwarves made eye contact and repeated their names several times, as if trying to remember them.
“Anyway, big human. friend… … Million?”
“… … ?”
“That’s a pretty well built muscle. That’s a lot of muscle for a human.”
“That’s right. “There are not many humans who understand these muscles.”
What followed immediately afterwards was chatter that had no nutritional value whatsoever.
Russell shook his head as he caught a glimpse of the backs of a human and two dwarves who could communicate through their muscles.
When you enter the Underworld, there will be dwarves everywhere who will use their muscles to form a consensus.
‘Maybe this place is heaven on earth for a death penalty.’
I walked for a while with trivial stories in one ear, and eventually the downhill road, which was as steep as a cliff, came to an end.
“Oh, there you are.”
“That’s the entrance to the Underworld.”
The entrance to the Underworld was revealed.
‘Was this made of steel?’
Surrounding the outer wall of the Underworld was inky-colored iron that looked solid at first glance.
Even if all of this iron were melted, the amount was so large that it seemed possible to fully arm about half of Endymion’s regular army.
“The door is also made of steel.”
Bang bang-.
Vermilion knocked on the shutter-style door blocking the front.
Meanwhile, Piggy and Miggy, the dwarves who guided the two people, talked with the dwarves above the outer wall.
Perhaps thanks to that, the gate opens without difficulty.
Googggggggggggung-.
“now. Let’s go in.”
“Welcome to the Underworld. “Human friends!”
Piggy and Miggy grabbed their hands. Vermilion asked as he entered the Underworld.
“Rather, what does the priest plan to do from now on?”
“yes?”
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“I’m thinking of going to learn how to control muscles, but didn’t the priest come for a different purpose of research?”
“… … For now, yes.”
“In that case, I think it would be better to act separately from now on.”
“hmm-.”
After hearing it, I realized that it wasn’t wrong. She didn’t want to be dragged around talking about muscles forever.
“It certainly seems better to do as the executioner says.”
“good. Then we have to decide a place and time to meet again… … .”
He calculated the number of days it would take to return and quickly added.
“How about we meet again here after lunch in the next three weeks?”
Three weeks.
If it was long, it was long; if it was short, it was short.
There was no guarantee whether traces of the dragon or the dragon would be found within that time.
However, considering the research period, that was the best.
“In three weeks, okay.”
Russell nodded.
“Then, let’s see each other again that day.”
After hearing the answer, Vermilion approached Piggy, one of the dwarves who had guided him.
Eventually, after asking something, he left under his guidance, and Migi, seeing the two people, asked.
“Is there somewhere the little human wants to go too?”
Maybe it’s because he’s a human guest who hasn’t been here in a long time, but he seems like he wants to give me some guidance.
“hmm… … .”
Russell asked a question while reading the expression.
“According to tradition, I heard that the Underworld was blessed by two dragons. “Is that correct?”
“oh. It’s our long history. I received the blessing of fire from the Silver Dragon, who governs iron and wind, and the Fire Dragon, who governs fire, and the blessing of steel. That’s why high-quality iron comes from the veins here, and why there’s an excellent fire to melt it.”
The content did not differ even an inch from the record.
“Then are there any traces left related to those two dragons?”
“trace? well… … .”
Migi tilted his head, trailing off, and added after a moment.
“I don’t know if it’s a trace, but if it’s an altar, it’s there. “They say it was built a long time ago when the two of you gave them a blessing, and they say they stayed there several thousand years ago.”
“… … !”
Russell’s eyes lit up at the word altar. If it wasn’t just an altar for offering ancestral rites, but actually had a dragon staying there-.
‘There might be some trace left behind.’
Of course, since it is a trace from thousands of years ago, there is a greater possibility that nothing remains.
So, as if he had been waiting, he asked Migi.
“Is that altar a place that outsiders can see for themselves?”
Miggy nodded, as if responding to Russell’s expectations.
“Well, it’s such a difficult thing. “Please follow me.”
* * *
“First, let’s go to the altar where the fire dragon is worshiped.”
It would have been convenient if the two dragon altars were in one place, but unfortunately, the altars for the Fire Dragon and the Silver Dragon were located in different directions.
‘East and West are the polar opposites of the Underworld.’
In order to get to the altar, you had to cross the Underworld.
As I was walking behind Migi, the scene inside the Underworld came into clear view.
‘here is… … Is it the market?’
What appears to be dwarf merchants are lined up doing business, each offering their own products.
Among them were a variety of weapons, typical of dwarves, but there were also a lot of other daily necessities and foodstuffs.
Among them, the thing that caught the eye was, of course, the weapons.
Even if you just glance at them, the swords and spears look sharp at a glance because they are well-forged.
Armor, shields, etc. that look comparable and strong.
After looking at them for a while, Migi, who was walking with me, quietly started talking to me.
“How is it? “All the spears and armor sold here are made by us ourselves.”
“It seems to be a failure. I heard it was great, but I never thought it would be like this… … .”
Each and every one of them is comparable to the work of Yajang, which has been refined over decades. If they are spread out like this… … .
‘The items that are considered luxury goods among dwarves must be truly amazing.’
Did you like Russell’s praise? Migi burst into laughter.
“Hahaha. yes?”
He boasted, tapping Russell’s thigh with his elbow.
“The weapon favored by Muyaho, the famous Beast King of Kuril, was also made by our ancestors!”
Beast King Muyaho.
It was a name I had heard before when I was gathering information about the Kuril Islands.
King of beastmen.
Are you saying that he is a strong man who boasts more power than most superhumans, and is also the ruler of the Kuril Islands?
‘His favorite weapon was made of dwarves.’
It didn’t seem like particularly useful information, but it wouldn’t hurt to keep it in mind.
After thinking that, Russell turned his gaze around once.
“But, there are more non-dwarves than I thought.”
The only thing rare is humans.
“Most of them are fairies living in the Amazon forest. “They trade with us, and if they need something, they come and buy it directly.”
There was also the Fairy, which had the shape of a small fairy, the Tree, which had the shape of an old tree, and the Feather, which could only be found in the Amazon or Great Forest.
‘That’s the Feather tribe.’
It is about the length of the wrist to elbow, and its entire body is covered in fur.
They were a fairy race with a bird’s head and a human-like body.
Russell recorded them with image magic.
Since they are hard to find in human society, I wanted to take this opportunity to leave them as data.
It was then.
Kyareuk-?
Pepper, who had been sleeping comfortably with Russell’s head as her nest, suddenly raised her head.
Purr, purr?
Pepper, who was moving her head upright, fluttered and flew up as if she had discovered something.
Purr, purr.
Food Duck-!
It flew across the fairies in the market and towards someone.
Purr-.
“you-!”
Eventually, someone who recognized Pepper shouted softly and turned his head.
As soon as he took Pepper, who had flown to him, into his arms, his eyes looked around as if he was looking for someone.
When he spotted Russell, he raised his eyes.
Unlike other elves with blonde hair, this elf has silver hair and silver eyes.
Io of the White Ash Tribe found Russell and waved.
“Benefactor-!?”
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