chapter 6
6 – Episode 6. The defeated female knight eventually fell to the orcs…
Blacklist.
Generally, a list made for the reason that only this person should never be accepted or caution should be taken when doing a certain work.
I understand, of course, that there is such a list in the adventurer guild that deals with people, but I still couldn’t understand why I ended up on it.
“So, the Adventurer’s Guild pinpointed me and told me not to hire them?”
“I didn’t mean to go that far. “It seems that the adventurers who heard the rumor have collectively protested that they will not hire you, perhaps because you have often been an eyesore since you were hired there.”
“That’s it.”
No such list has been prepared, but if a significant number of adventurers protest, the guild cannot overlook it and has no choice but to accept it.
But even after hearing the reason, I still didn’t understand it.
I can’t believe I did something that was an eyesore. I?
Even though the warriors cursed and treated them like slaves and bastards, they did everything they had to do with a smile on their faces, and did their work honestly without sacrificing anything. Why do they find fault with the harsh parts?
“No, I worked sincerely, but why are you blacklisting me?”
“The problem is that you continued to work faithfully.”
“Wow, is this world so ruined that sincerity is now a sin?”
This is why this damn world has 1 million unemployed youth.
If you are not a specialist with a grade 1 average on the college entrance exam, you will not be recognized no matter what you do, so who would roll up their sleeves and work passionately?
This world is better suited to have 1 million foreign workers rather than 1 million unemployed, but anyway.
“Hey young man. “Do you know how dangerous it is to be an adventurer?”
Nevertheless, for me, who quietly works and saves money, the current news is so fatal to my future income that I feel betrayed.
As if trying to convince me somehow, the guild leader stroked my wrinkled face and quietly explained.
“Demons, undead, vampires, beastmen, etc… As there are so many dangerous people, there is always a lot of demand for adventurers who take on the risks, and the jobs of those called heroes are the most dangerous among them. It doesn’t belong. “Do you understand up to this point?”
“Yeah, whatever. “It’s a story that no one knows.”
“Now then, take a look at the missions you have undertaken so far.”
Sreuk, sreuk. The guild leader shows me my documents recorded in the labor union one by one.
In it, everything I had done so far was recorded in detail, and a significant portion of it was serving as a warrior.
“Do you know how many of the warriors you served are still alive?”
“How much does it cost?”
“Everyone but three are dead! “They’re all dead, my friend!”
Boom, boom! The guild leader slams the documents down with his hand and glares at me.
I felt an indescribable frustration there, but there were so many problems that I couldn’t believe it was my responsibility.
“No, we all know that heroes are valuable human resources, but isn’t being an adventurer a job that doesn’t have a very high survival rate in the first place? “I only carried the burden and didn’t kick their ass, so why is that my responsibility!?”
“It’s not that, the problem is that they come back alive frequently.”
“Wow, they say coming back alive is now a problem. “You want workers like me to follow and search for bullets, right?”
“The problem is that you always come back alive. If it happens once or twice, you’ll be lucky, and if it’s over five, you’ll be considered the king of survival, but if it’s over ten or over twenty, you can’t help but be scared, right?”
“No… ….”
The guild leader doesn’t have any malice, but he still feels frustrated and looks at me pitifully.
I guessed that the situation wouldn’t get better no matter what I answered, so I had no choice but to hold my forehead and let out a low sigh.
“The problem is that all warriors are so mean, so why is this my fault?”
It was the moment when the truth that I had always kept in mind finally came out.
***
Yes, all the warriors are idiots.
It’s not that they are wrong. It’s because the system is set up so that heroes become like that after being called to this world.
For example, let’s think back to the time when we were first summoned.
When it is confirmed that the ability obtained as a privilege is SSR level in front of the summoners, nobles, and royal family, cheers echo from all directions.
As if a new collectible character appears in a gacha game, the sound rings and lights turn on…….
Of course, if you start receiving such praise, the warriors will think this way.
‘Am I, who was a nobody in my past life, a hero who will save the world in this world?’
‘Don’t you think I’m a bit of a b*tch? ‘Don’t you think my time has finally come?’
Of course, the more miserable a person is, the less able he is to tolerate this.
As those in power also support them and borrow money from all over to support them, their sense of entitlement is fading day by day.
You really can save the world. Furthermore, he is the strongest and greatest being in this world…
With such a sense of being the chosen people, they reign as the strongest within the well of the empire and move on while looking down on this dangerous world.
Yes, it is a flow that literally matches the technical term ‘Dunning Kruger’.
“Hero! “You have to get out of here first!”
It was the same procedure followed by the damn female knight I met not long ago.
“Shut up, I was called to this world as a warrior. “Do you think it’s reasonable for me, who has a mission to save the world, to retreat before the devil’s army!?”
“I think I should wipe out the entire Demon King Army. “But now is not a good time, is it?”
What I was in charge of at the time was a large-scale unexpected quest arranged by the guild.
The plan was to monitor the Demon King’s army that had begun stationing near the port city, and to wait until all the people had evacuated, fearing that they might invade.
Of course, if the Demon King’s army does not make any significant moves, there is no need to rush in and provoke them from here.
“Wouldn’t it be enough for you to just watch their movements from here? Looking at what they’re doing, it looks like they’re just searching the surrounding area without any intention of invading this city, but they’re just going to storm into the garrison and cause provocation…….”
“Ha, no matter what their tricks are, aren’t they enemies that will have to be dealt with in the end? “No matter how strong or how old they are, they are no match for me, the hero, so why should I take that into account?”
“No, the evacuation is not over yet, but if you do it after everyone has left the city…….”
“Ha! If I just kill that executive, everything will be over. “He’s just a shabby orc anyway, so wouldn’t it be easy to sort him out?”
“I think it’s better not to look down on them because they’re Orcs, right? Rather, if an orc rises to the level of a senior officer in the Demon King’s army…….”
“It’s noisy! Why is there so much talk about chores that carry burdens? All you have to do is grab my equipment and follow me!”
Despite my attempts to dissuade him, the warrior ordered me to carry his equipment and dragged me to the grave, and entered the Demon King’s army’s garrison alone.
And after defeating only a few small fish, they were completely robbed.
It was an added bonus that by irritating the calm Demon King’s army, the port city was devastated, and people who had not yet evacuated sometimes died.
Nevertheless, this girl had no such awareness and just looked at the orc who defeated her with resentful eyes.
“Ugh, it’s only about orcs…… !”
“Hmm! “I was born an orc, and now I am an official in the Demon King’s army!”
No matter what, they are not demon kings or idiots, so would they have left the stupid orc sitting in that position?
So, when dealing with someone who is considered to be an executive, it would be more reasonable to think of Okra as an absurd strongman who became an executive after escaping from his birth.
Of course, a warrior who only believes in his strength and is a simpleton is not an opponent that can be confidently attacked and dealt with.
“On the other hand, you fought hard, but you are still a kid who was just summoned to this world!”
“It’s not a kid! I am… …. “Ugh!”
In the end, the four-year-old woman’s stamina runs out and her injured body falls to the ground.
The orc who saw the miserable sight slammed the mace in his hand on the ground and looked at the female knight with cold eyes.
“Rookie warrior, what do you think I will do to you from now on?”
“…… Ha, it’s obvious what the orcs do.”
Even if he was just a novice, he would have received various educations while training his abilities as a warrior in the royal family.
Among them, there would also have been basic common sense about beings that disturb the world, such as demi-humans, demons, and undead.
Among them, the Orcs are a sub-race with a prolific reproductive capacity, and if the subjugation is delayed even a little, their numbers will rapidly increase.
She foresaw her future based on such common sense, and soon her poison stung the orc with her young eyes and said,
“But no matter what you do, I will never give in! No matter what you do, you will never…… !”
“I understand, I will raise your resolve and kill you painlessly!”
An executive orc who immediately raises his mace in response to this woman’s rant.
The girl’s face immediately began to look thoughtful as she noticed something was wrong.
“Huh? Wait for a sec… ….
-Kwajak!
That sounds terrible.
When I reflexively opened my eyes again, everything was already over.
All that is left is blood and brain water sprinkled on the floor, and limbs shaking from rigor mortis.
Soon, the executive in front of the corpse proudly raised his mace and shouted.
“I am an official of the Demon King’s army and am a person who knows honor! “As a warrior, I will give anyone who stands before me a deserved end!!”
Anyway, he is not even a demon, but a non-human being who has risen to the rank of executive in the Demon King’s army, and he can do some things that go beyond common sense.
He, dragging the mace that crushed his head, began walking straight toward me.
“Then what’s next… …. The humans there. “Come this way!”
“hehehe…”
Even a strong and strong warrior broke the pot and the pot exploded. How can I fix it?
I headed to the side as told, and he looked at me and said calmly.
“We are human. “What do you want me to do for you from now on?”
“Please save me, Sir! “I still have too many things I want to achieve before I die!!”
You might die anyway, but if given a choice, you should bet on wanting to live.
For that, I hit my head on the ground and my forehead hurt, but if I can’t even endure that much pain, the next time I hit my head will not be the ground, but a blood-stained mace.
“Hmm! “You don’t want to die!?”
“That’s right, Nari! How could we hope that the precious lives that our mother and father gave us would disappear in a place like this!? They say this life is better even if you roll in a dog poop, but if you let me live, I will work like a dog!”
“Hmm! I like that you are honest with yourself! “I will praise your bravery for bending your head for something precious and spare your life!”
“Thank you, brother!”
“And you said you would work for me? In that case, after you survive here, tell this clearly to your compatriots! “If you provoke us like this again, you will pay the price!”
“Of course I will tell you, brother! “I, Hyoseong Woo, will clearly tell you about my brother’s military achievements!”
That’s how I was able to survive even after facing the devil’s army executives after desperately trying for my life.
Anyway, a person must know courtesy and humility to live a long life.