Linos was alone in the forest, looking for sothing. Matkal looks at him suspiciously.
"Mr. Linos!"
"Oh, what is it, Mato?"
Linos looks a little surprised. He smiles and beckons her over.
"What are you doing?"
"No, I'm just looking for sothing nice."
"Sothing nice?"
Matocal looks at him curiously, and Linos lets out a sly smile.
"So, I just found it."
He points in the wrong direction.
"Is this a ...... stump?"
"Yes. Mat's body would be just right. You can go in. I'll ward you. Take off your armor.
"You want to do it here in this ...... place?"
"You idiot. That's not it. This is how it's done."
With a wry smile, Linos puts his hand on the hollow stump. Hot water rushes out of his hand.
The hot water fills up inside the stump. He looked at Matkal with a satisfied expression on his face.
"Co on in, Mat," he said.
She stared at him blankly, then slowly removed her armor and stripped naked.
"......"
"How's it going?"
"...... not bad."
"Isn't it?"
Linos looks at her with a smiling face. Matkal sighs loudly, a feeling of comfort rising up from the bottom of his body, even though he is embarrassed to admit it.
"How did you co up with this ......?"
"I've done it before. It was very popular."
"Before? Who are you ...... to?"
"Miss Eril."
"Eril ...... Miss ......"
"Yeah. The one who took care of when I was a slave. I rember I took care of her a lot more than I ...... rember taking care of her, but ...... well, I took care of her. This young lady found a hollow stump in the woods here in Lunois. She poured hot water in it and loved it. She said her blood ran through her body ......."
He opens his mouth nostalgically with a faraway look in his eyes. Matkal slowly removes his gaze from him and looks around him.
A very quiet mont passes. As he gazes at the trees in the forest in a daze, he feels a sense of healing deep inside. I have never felt such a feeling before.
"Shall I make the water a little hotter?
Linos' words brought Matkal back to himself. Perhaps he had seen his flaccid expression. ....... With a slight blush on her cheeks, she nods silently.
Slowly the temperature around her body rises. In proportion to this, I feel the stiffness and tiredness in my body dissolve. Matocal lets out a deep breath again.
"You've been working so hard with your job and raising your children. I thought a break like this was necessary once in a while.
At Linos' words, Matkal blushes and soaks himself up to his mouth in the hot water.
...... how much ti has passed? Matkal, soothed by the ever-changing colors of the forest trees and the birdsong, slowly gets up.
That's enough. Thank you."
At the sound of Matkal's voice, Linos smiled again.
"......Won't you co in, Master Linos?"
She spoke to her husband as she put on her armor. He shakes his head slowly.
"You're too small for my body."
"Well, ...... it's all , I'm sorry."
"No, it's okay. Besides, it's my armor."
With that he slapped his armor on. Indeed, this armor is so complicated that only May and Sadie can wear it together. They can't just take it off.
"By the way, why is Master Linos heading north?"
"What is it, Mato? What is it, Mato?
"I'm a little confused. If we are going to Warlov, why not go from the south? Go to Garbee and from there to the imperial city of Heedata and from there to Warlov ......"
"Yes. That would be more efficient. And it's easier to get back to the palace in the capital.
"Then why ......"
"I want to keep it secret."
Concealed?
We want to keep our movents as secret as possible.
May I ask why?
"Yes. ......"
Linos exhaled slowly and pulled Matkal into a hug. She shivered, partly because she was not expecting it.
"I have a feeling that the guy in Dorga probably has a hell of a lot of brains and skills," she said. Moreover, he seems to be trying to make a big fight out of it. Usually, people try to end a fight quickly unless they have a lot of confidence. The enemy seems to be confident, but ...... I wonder if it is true. I have a feeling that my gut is telling that the town of Dorga is dangerous.
"Your intuition may be correct, Linos-sama, but is it dangerous, ......?"
"Yes. From what I've seen on the map, that city of Dorga ...... has no flaws at all. So much so that people can't even run away from it. Castles and fortresses always have escape routes. Even the Juca Castle had a lake as an escape route.
"I see. ......"
"We are about to fall on such a dangerous city. No matter how big our army is, it will cause a lot of damage. If I were you, I would not attack by force, but think of other ways. ....... Apparently, Warlov is trying to take the city by force. A city with the best commanders and the best defenses....... If we're not careful, we'll get hit back hard. It's going to be a ssy one."
"I understand what you are saying, Mr. Linos. But why are we going north?
"Warlov's army is encamped south of Dorga, isn't it? If we go from the side of the Heedata, we will inevitably be encamped on the south side. We don't want that."
"I'm sorry, I don't understand."
"If we get lost in the hordes, we'll get caught up in the battle. We can't just stand by and not charge when everyone around us is charging. In order to prevent this from happening, the Agartha army is going to take up a position so distance away. If we go eastward, bypassing ...... Niza to the north, we will inevitably end up on the west side of Dorga. There is no army there yet. We can set up camp there at a suitable place."
"I see."
"And ...... Vieille and the others will co. We need to set up in a position where we can coordinate with them. I think Vieille is the key to this battle. I think ...... we should set up camp on top of the mountain. ....... Also, I'd like to keep my existence a secret if possible. If they know I'm useful to so extent, they may give a lot of trouble. It's not a problem if I can put up so wards. ....... I seem to have a skill to attract trouble. I don't think that's enough.
"......"
"I have told Heedata that Agartha will send a thousand n, but I have not told them that I will go. So, Mato, I want you to be the ostensible commander-in-chief of this army. I'll tell the soldiers later. ...... Don't look at like that. I don't want to leave everything to you. I'm here, and so is Knogen. This is your chance. Have fun. Well, we'll know more when we get there. In the anti, enjoy the journey. I won't let a single soldier in Agartha's army die. And you, Mato, of course."
With these words, he pulls Matkal into a tight embrace and places his hand gently on her cheek.
"Hmm? Doesn't your skin feel kind of smooth? Do the stump hot springs also have skin-brightening properties?"
Rinos slowly caresses his cheek in wonder. On the other hand, Matkal turns over slowly, his face bright red.
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