After resolving the incident in which Kidd threatened me with the Brute Horn with Gullay Til, Temo joined Gavi and the middle-aged Lionon (Regus and Philo's father) to ask them to take the seriously injured Gullay Til to the Trillin Pharmacy on Derry Street for treatment. I didn't say anything about Temo's proposal, but nodded affirmatively and agreed to them, and when Temo and the others parted, Firo and Tina reluctantly said goodbye to me, and when I said goodbye to Regus, I asked him to ask him and his sister to take care of young Tina, and after hearing my request, Regus agreed to me with a steady expression, and promised that he would definitely take care of Tina.

After saying goodbye to them all, I went with Wino, the leader of the three orc warrior squads, and Chibald to the military fortress in the heart of the ancient city of Manya......

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The huge building in the distance in front of me still had a solemn air on it, and as I walked down the street with a wooden box in hand, I looked at the high walls and imposing gates, square arched windows and stone masonry at the corners. But I didn't feel surprised when I first came here, maybe because I had lost all my emotions?

Gray-black brick and stone built this military fortress in the center of the city, walking in the direction of the military fortress at this time, but at this time I heard the bell from the top floor of the military fortress, it was full of piety, serious bell music, when this bell music slowly sounded from the bell tower, a few white doves flying in the sky in the distance, as if attracted to the fortress The thick, magnificent eaves, listening to the bell that is not too noisy and not charming.

I looked slightly at the big bell that was still ringing on the top floor of the military fortress not far away, and it was strange to say that I didn't think it was big the last time I was escorted by that guy from Ked, but now the bell on the top floor seemed so tall and so quaint in my eyes.

When we walked to the gate of the military fortress, we stopped our steps, and the leader of the orc warrior squad who was traveling with me took the initiative to ask the orc guards guarding the entrance gate, and the orc guards standing on both sides of the gate slowly pushed the heavy gate inward, and when the gate was completely pushed open by the orc guards, we did not hesitate to step into the military fortress.

Stepping into the fortress, we came to a very large hall, and I still vaguely remember the inside of this hall. In the center of the hall is a square counter with wooden chairs, stone chairs, and sofas that make people feel comfortable to sit on, and in the center of the hall are a few staff members who work here and receive others who have just arrived, and they all smile at us as if they have just entered the military fortress.

The accompanying orc warrior squad leader walked to the counter with Qibode and asked for instructions to meet the patriarch, and the staff standing at the counter did not dare to slack off, and seriously agreed to the request of Qibaide and the orc warrior squad leader to meet the patriarch. The male staff member who received Chibald and the leader of the orc warrior squad took out a square piece of white paper from the counter and stamped it with a seal on it, and after stamping the seal, he handed the square parchment in his hand to Chibald.

After getting the stamped white parchment from the staff, Chibald and the orc warrior squad leader motioned for me and Wino to follow them, who were standing not far away, and saw Chibald's gesture for Wino and I to follow behind them without stopping.

From this hall, we walked through a wide passageway, and after walking out of the passage, we stepped up the stone staircase to the upper floor, and when we climbed this staircase, Wino and I followed Chibald and them to the upper floors of the military fortress, passing through rooms with different door numbers, and when we came to a room with a door that was clearly different from the others, Chibald and the leader of the orc warrior squad with three men stopped their steps, and Wino and I, who were walking behind them, also stopped.

Chibald, who was standing in front of the door, knocked on the door with his left hand with little force.

"Come in. ”

Moments later, a calm voice came from inside the room, motioning for us to come in.

Hearing the sound of agreement coming from the room, Kibald decisively opened the door and walked into the room with the orc warrior team leader, and I, Wino and the three orc warriors, who were standing behind Chibald and the orc warrior team leader, also walked into the room with a wooden box in one hand.

The first thing I saw when I walked into the room was the spacious layout of the room, the orderly wooden tables and chairs, and the bright, warm sunlight shining into the interior of the room through the floor-to-ceiling windows, making the room look particularly bright. After observing the interior of the room, I looked ahead, where the orc patriarch was sitting in a sturdy wooden armchair, and he looked at me with a flat gaze as I stood behind Chibald with a wooden box in one hand, and beside him stood two orc guards in armor and full armor.

[Oh, this is the current patriarch of the orcs, uh-huh... He looks pretty good...... ］

That's when Fringard's voice came out of my head.

(Partner, please be quiet.) ）

I responded to Fringgard, who suddenly spoke in my head.

[Okay!I won't bother you~]

After saying this, Fringard stopped the sound in my head.

"Sinner Tut, what I asked you to bring back from the forbidden land of Lysa Jega, did you bring it back?" asked the orc patriarch as he sat in his armchair and watched me from the armchair as he stopped making a sound, as he stopped making a sound.

The moment the patriarch asked me this question, everyone in the room looked at me as a goblin, and I didn't show any panic in the face of the crowd that looked at me. I was still standing in place at this time, holding a wooden box in one hand and walking towards the orc patriarch who was still sitting in the armchair in front of me, and the orc guards standing on both sides of the orc patriarch saw that they were walking towards the patriarch and subconsciously clenched the weapons in their hands, and the orc patriarch sitting in the armchair noticed the action of the guards and raised his hand to signal that they didn't have to do this, and saw the patriarch's signal to these two guards who were wary of the goblin and slowly lowered their vigilance against the goblin.

"I brought it back. ”

Walking in front of the orc patriarch, I stopped, and as I spoke, I opened the wooden box I was holding in my left hand and handed it to the orc patriarch.

When the orc patriarch sitting in the armchair saw the items stored in the wooden box, there seemed to be some indescribable look in his eyes, and at this moment he was staring intently at the "Brute Breath Horn" placed in the box. Looking at the patriarch who was staring at the Horn of Savage's, I even sensed a sense of joy on his face that I couldn't detect if I didn't look closely.

"Thank you, Captain Goblin Warrior Tut. As the current patriarch of the orc race, I, Ernston, would like to express my highest gratitude to you on behalf of all the orcs!"

The orc patriarch looked at the goblin in front of him who had lost his clan in the forbidden land, Lesa Yaga, and in the eyes of the orc patriarch, this goblin was no longer the "sinner" who violated the orc law, and he looked at the goblin warrior leader standing in front of him with sincere eyes, and as the patriarch of the orc clan, he expressed his heartfelt gratitude to him.

"The sins you committed for stopping the 'Kech Duel' have been completely forgiven from this moment on. "Patriarch Ernston, who was still sitting in his armchair, paused for a moment and then told me that as the head of the orc clan, he had pardoned my crimes at this moment.

Hearing that Patriarch Pentstone had pardoned Tut's crimes, Vino, who was standing next to me, couldn't help but look at me and laugh happily, and when I saw Vino's happy smile on me, I also slightly hooked the corners of my mouth and smiled at her standing next to me.

"Tut, do you want to know what the purpose of one of the orc treasures, the Brute Breath Horn, that I asked you to retrieve from the forbidden land, Raisa Yaga?" looked at the goblin warrior leader Tutternston who was still smiling at Wino and asked the goblin who brought back one of the seven orc treasures.

"Patriarch, do you mean...... You want to explain to me what your orc treasure, the Brute Breath Horn, can be used for?" I asked him, as I heard Patriarch Ernston's inquiry and looked at Wino.

"Yes. Patriarch Enston replied without hesitation, "I have just been pardoned for my crimes.

"But is that really good? I'm just a goblin... Not a member of your orc race, you told me the secret of one of the seven treasures of the orc race... Wouldn't it be too inappropriate?" looked at Patriarch Enston, who was looking at me steadily, and I asked him with concern.

"You're too outward, Tut. From the moment you brought back our Raza Yaga, one of the seven treasures of the Orc Clan, you are qualified to know what the Brute Horn, one of the seven treasures of the Orc Clan, is really for. Seeing the goblin in front of him, he was still quite apprehensive, and the Patriarch Entston curled the corners of his mouth at this moment, and explained to him with a peaceful smile.

[Brute Horn...... This Orc Clan's Arcana is relatively useful in the ranking of the Seven Arcana. ］

As Patriarch Entston finished speaking, Fringeld teased me in my head.

（...... ）

Hearing Fringard's meaningful teasing, I didn't know for a moment what to ask him next, and all the words he had just said made me feel puzzled......

Could it be that ... When Fringard hadn't turned into a mask, he was a figure close to the orcs as a member of another race?

............ I really don't know how many secrets he still has hidden from me............

"'Brute Horn': By using the horn sound it blows, the orc individuals can greatly improve their combat ability, and the horn sound played according to a specific rhythm can cause the orcs who hear the horn to enter a state of 'madness' that is feared by people of other races. "However, while I was still thinking about what had happened to Fringard, Patriarch Enston began to explain to everyone in the room that it was about the Brute Horn.

"Huh?"

Hearing what Patriarch Ernston said, I couldn't help but let out a puzzled sound.

(What does that mean?Isn't the orcs only beast-changing?)

The unique word "madness" that came out of the mouth of the patriarch of Enston made my inner doubts magnified in an instant, and the meaning of "madness", a term unique to the orc race... I couldn't help but start to get curious.

[It's really lonely and unheard of~ partner.] ］

"Patriarch, may I ask what 'madness' is, and don't you of the orc clan only be beasts in my opinion?" I ignored Fringeld's voice, and instead asked Patriarch Neston what the word 'madness' really meant.

"Haha~ I'm sorry... Tut, it's normal that you don't know what 'madness' is. From the moment our clan left the supreme treasure 'Brute Horn' in the forbidden land, 'Lesa Yaga', there were no other orcs in the entire orc clan who could enter the 'madness' state on their own, except for the so-called 'strong' like us...... So it's normal for you not to know what 'madness' is, after all, it's been more than a few hundred years...... Oh, yes, you want to know about "madness", which refers to a state that can be felt by all orc individuals, in which the orc warrior enters a state where he is no longer sensitive to pain and has a strong desire for war. Hearing my inquiry, Patriarch Engston smiled and explained to me what the peculiar word 'madness' meant.

Hearing Patriarch Engston's story, the doubts in my heart were instantly solved, but I didn't expect... There is such a secret in the orcs that I have never known......

But then again... If the 'Brute Breath Horn' I brought back really seems to have the effect that Patriarch Entston said, then then... I'm afraid that the warriors and soldiers of the entire orc clan will become stronger, right? Maybe the war between races is about to start again?

[The mind is very flexible, partner~ Through the information from the mouth of the orc patriarch, you can roughly guess the general development of the future, you are really smart.] ］

As if sensing my thoughts, Fringeld, who had stayed in my head, spoke up in praise at this moment.

(Partner, you think so too?)

Hearing Fringard's praise, I didn't have much joy, but asked him instead.

[Ha-ah-(yawn) Almost.] ］

Hearing my rhetorical question, Fringard yawned lazily and replied in a lazy voice.

"Speaking of which... Tut, how long are you going to stay with my people?"

Patriarch Ernston in his armchair looked at Tut standing in front of him, and with a calm look in his eyes, he began to ask what the goblin was going to do next.

"Patriarch, I may be leaving the Orc Clan in a few days......" I told Patriarch Engston about his next plans.

When Vino, who was standing on the side, heard me say that I was going to leave the orc clan in a few days, her expression became a little surprised, and in addition to the surprised expression, her face was mixed with a rather reluctant look.

Hearing the reply given by the Goblin Warrior Captain Tut standing in front of him, Ernston who was sitting in the armchair nodded with a relaxed expression, and when Engston took his eyes off the Goblin Warrior Captain Tut and looked at Wino, who was standing silently and with a tangled expression, he was already middle-aged, and at this moment he curled the corners of his mouth and showed a kind smile.

"You have to be mentally prepared, Tut. Patriarch Entston looked kindly at the Goblin Warrior Captain Tut in front of him, who had only met him a few times, and joked with a smile on his face.

Standing in front of Patriarch Ernston, I hesitated for a moment when I heard what he said, and then I seemed to understand what Patriarch Enston really meant by what he had quipped. In the next second, I instantly turned around and looked at Vino with a tangled expression on her face, and looked at her with her bowed head and frowning slightly, so I walked towards her without hesitation.

When I walked in front of Wino, she had lowered her head, and at this moment she also noticed me walking in front of her, and I walked up to Wino and stood in front of her, and I used my left hand to hold Wino's slightly clenched right hand under her gaze.

"Eh... Tut ?!!"

Wino, who was suddenly held by me, looked surprised and couldn't help but let out a scream.

"Patriarch, I'm mentally prepared for that. Seeing Wino's surprised expression as he turned his back to Patriarch Enston and looked intently at Vino who was being held by me, I smiled at this moment and said this to Patriarch Enston, who was sitting in the armchair behind me.

"yes, since you're saying that... As the head of the orc clan, I have no choice but to bless you. Heh~ I wish you all the best time to be happy, you have to come on, Goblin Captain Tut. Hearing Tut's affirmative reply, Patriarch Enston couldn't help but smile with interest and blessed Tut and Wino.

I listened to Patriarch Earnstone's blessings to me and Wino with a calm expression, and when Patriarch Engston finished speaking, with my back to him, I took Wino by the hand and walked towards the door that left the room. Wino, who was holding her right hand, although she still had surprise on her face, she still followed me silently, walked to the door and put her right hand on the doorknob, and was about to push the door open, as if I realized something, and looked back at Patriarch Enston sitting in the armchair behind Wino.

"Thank you, Patriarch. ”

Without any expression on my face, I briefly thanked the Patriarch Enston, who was sitting in the armchair and was looking at me, and when I heard my thanks, the Patriarch Earnstone did not say anything, but nodded to me and smiled kindly.

"Let's go, Chipperd. ”

While thanking Patriarch Ernston I stopped Chibald, who was standing idle, motioning for him to leave with me and Wino.

Hearing what I said, Chibald, who was standing on the side, spread his hands a little helplessly and walked towards me and Wino, and when he came behind us, I pushed open the door and walked out together, leaving the military fortress the same way they had entered.

After walking out of the gate of the military fortress, Wino and I stopped at the same time, looked at each other and smiled, and Chibald, who was walking behind us, couldn't help but smile helplessly when he saw this scene, he knew very well that it would be redundant if he continued to stay here, so he sighed and walked to Tut's side and patted Tut on the shoulder with his hand.

"I'll go first, Tut. Chibald said to me.

When Chipper said this, he gave me a look, and I understood what he meant, 'Be with Wino, Tut.'" I nodded to him with my right hand on my shoulder, and when he saw me nodding, he withdrew his hand, smiled at me, and walked off into the distance......

Shortly after Chibald left, Wino and I also left the entrance to the military fort and headed down a street......

I was walking down a street with Wino, and I was reminiscing about something as I walked down the street with Wino......

Anyway, I've been away for so long...... There must be a lot going on here, right? Is Fin, who is still in the rest of the mount, okay?

Elder Blackframe, are you all okay now?Mother (Winya) and Jalia, they should be worried about me right now, right? What I'm doing to the orcs should worry them...... What will I say when I see them... Hmm... Got a headache......

"Tut!"

While I was still thinking, a loud shout pulled me back, and I looked back at the person who was calling my name, none other than Wino. At this time, I was puffing up looking at me who had just come back from thinking, and I had to show an apologetic expression when I looked at Wino's slightly angry face.

"You...... Is the injury on my left shoulder really healed?" Wino, who was still angry, looked at me and asked me with concern, how was my left shoulder?

"Well, it's not a big deal. I don't believe you!"

Hearing Wino's greeting, I looked at her and smiled, and patted my left shoulder with my right hand, signaling to her that my left shoulder was nothing at all.

"Okay, don't do this, what if you get hurt again?!" Vino said to me angrily, looking at my big grin.

I was still patting my left shoulder with my right hand, and I had to stop when I heard Vino say it loudly, and I looked at Wino with an apologetic look like a child who had done something wrong.

“...... You...... It must be hard to stay alone in Lesa Yaga, right?" Wino, who was holding my right hand, was silent for a moment, plucking up the courage to ask me cautiously.

"Actually... It's okay, my few days there weren't too hard......" I smiled when I heard Wino's inquiry, and said lightly about what I experienced in 'Lesa Jega'......

"You're talking about...... Really?" asked Wino, who couldn't believe what I was saying, when she heard what I said.

"Well, it's true!" I nodded in reaffirmation as Wino asked.

As I finished speaking, I could clearly feel the strength of Wino's grip on my hand grow a lot heavier.

“...... Deception ......"

Looking at Tutvino, who looked relaxed with a smile on his face, he muttered to Tut, who was holding her hand, in a voice that sounded a little trembling.

"You're lying to me... Isn't that right?, how can it be easy in Lesa Yaga?!"

Wino asked me again in a trembling voice, and with a worried look on her face, she was asking me in a loud voice, and several orc residents who had walked down the street looked at us.

"I didn't lie to you~" In the face of Wino's re-inquiry, I still made a relaxed smile and smiled at her.

Looking at the smile on Tut's face, which still looked relaxed, Wino felt a pang of distress, this goblin who was obviously gentle to her and others... Why didn't you tell her the truth? If you were afraid that she would be worried, it would be too much of an outrage, right? If that's the case... Isn't his relationship with Tut like an ordinary friend? Tut refuses to tell her no matter what he encounters, and this kind of Tut worries Wino.

"Do you have anything you'd like to eat? if you don't mind... I'm willing to cook you something you want to eat. Seeing that Tut was still smiling lightly, this time Wino riveted his energy and asked him in a tone that wanted Tut the most to care.

"Hmm......"

I couldn't help but let out a slightly distressed sound when I heard Wino ask me again, but when I looked back and saw Wino's concerned expression on me, the distress in my heart seemed to disappear in an instant.

"Thank you for your kindness, honestly... I'm not hungry right now......" I scratched my cheek with my right index finger, awkwardly responding to Wino's concerned inquiry.

"Eh?!Are you really not hungry?!" Vino asked in surprise when she heard Tut's reply, and she asked with a look of concern on Tut's expression.

"Hmm...... Haha~"

In the face of Wino's caring greeting to me again, I looked at Wino at this time, and a little distressed but very happy smile appeared on my face.

"Thank you, Wino~"

"Huh?!Thank you for what?"

"It's nothing, I just want to say 'thank you'. ”

"Tut... You're a strange goblin......"