When I arrived at the north gate of Elhagan, shouts and angry voices filled the air!
"Hurry! Deliver the arrows!"
"There's a fire over there!"
"Don't let goblin arrows fall on the city!"
The pope said it was fortified, but it's still corny compared to Isaac. The height of the gate and the height of the city wall should be about 4 to 5M... I prefer it to be at least 10M... I jumped up on the city gate and the adventurers were surprised.
"What are you doing! It's dangerous, get down!"
"How did you get up there?"
They yelled from below. Arrows and magic rain down on me from outside the city. After all, at this height, arrows can easily reach from the outside... I blew away the magic with wind magic, drop all the arrows with wind, and then jump down to the city where Clarisse and the others are waiting.
"I'm sorry for worrying you. We are a B-rank party from the Allied Listers who came to this city today. Could we entrust the defense of the North Gate to you for about three hours? Is there a representative we could talk to?"
When I called out to the adventurers, the bearded adventurer who had been shouting to come down just now answered with a loud spit.
“Hissu-san is in charge of this place! Ask Hissu-san!”
……He must be the man who was in the cathedral earlier?
“I understand. I will speak with Hissu-san then. Thank you in advance."
I bowed my head, and the girl members behind me also bowed. What was surprising was that Karen also bowed her head. We also went to check the east gate, but it was not much different from the north gate.
By the time we returned to the city center , it was already dark, and we were worried about whether we would could reunite with [Genesis], but the Barons quickly found us.
According to Baron, when we start moving, the other adventurers will follow us, so it's easy to know where we are. The adventurers are completely glued to the [Reimei] girl...
"Did you get lodging?"
I asked Baron and he said
"Yeah... I got 3 rooms as usual. When I talked to the inn keeper about the quest, he even gave us a discount of over half the price. And it's 3 the best rooms.It's because it's a famous tourist city, the Holy Capital, that one of the rooms is very spacious."
Baron replied with satisfaction that he finally got a good lodging.
"Thank you, Baron. I'm looking forward to the inn. Dominique, I have a question. Do you know where I can find the man named Hissu? Let me know if you do. I need to talk to him. I'd prefer to talk to him right now if possible. ......"
When I ask Dominique, he replied
"Ah... I think he's probably in the adventurer's guild. Let's go together now."
Baron wanted to come along, but I didn't want to let the girl go to the inn alone, so I asked Baron to escort the girl.
Clarisse and Ellie are stronger, but some conflicts can be avoided with just one man. On the other hand, having only one man can sometimes lead to trouble...
Dominique and I entered the adventurer's guild, Hissu was at the center of the adventurers. Hissu seems to be well-liked by the adventurers here.
"Hissu. Our clan master wants to talk to you. Do you mind?"
Dominique said to the center of the adventurers,
"... Understood. Dominique, I wanted to talk to you too. Shall we discuss it together? and Solon... Is the Pope with us?" (TN: what is Solon? author typo may be?)
He readily agreed. When Dominique mentioned three people, we went up to the 2nd floor of the Adventurer's Guild with Hissu and talk in a large room.
"First of all, what do you want? You said Marth, didn't you?"
Hissu said while facing me.
“Could you entrust the defense of the North Gate of this city to us for about three hours? During that time, we would prefer to avoid other adventurers getting too close..."
when i said that Hissu replied
"Of course it's not possible. The gate may still hold up even if no one is there, but it would be a problem if it was opened. Besides, what's the purpose? If you protect it together, you are more than welcome."
It's impossible after all... I thought so even if I were in his position... but it was within my expectations to be told this.
"Okay... then one hour... no, even 30 minutes is fine. I'd like to improve the defensive capabilities of this city, but as I said earlier, I don't want to be seen too much..."
Hissu seemed interested with my story
"Improve the defensive capabilities? What are you planning to do?"
He leans forward and asks.
“First of all, we will raise the height of the city wall of the north gate to 10M. Then we plan to build another 9M thick wall in front of the 10M wall. I'm planning to make it so that adventurers can shoot arrows outside. The reason why it's 9M is to use it as a shield for the 10M wall."
When I explained to Hissu
"If that were possible, we would have done it already. We can't put this city in danger for such a fanciful idea."
It was rejected outright.
"We have an excellent earth magician in our group. Please consider Marth's proposal, he's not trying to deceive you. It's for the sake of Elhagan. I beg you!"
Dominique pleads with Hissu.
"Dominique... are you serious? There's no way you can accept this kind of proposal if you're in my position, right? I want to protect this city... this city that Ray protected! That's why, there's no way I can take your proposal!?"
Who is Ray...? I didn't know, but I understood what Hisu was trying to say.
“Then Hissu are willing to come with us while we do it? However, please promise not to disclose what you saw."
When I said that to Hissu
"Are you serious? Can you really do that?"
He asks me with a serious face.
“Yes. I'll definitely show you. I also want to protect the homeland of my companions."
"... Okay. It's three hours from 21:00 today. I'll tell the adventurers in this city. You only have one chance. Come to the north gate before 21:00. I'll send the adventurers out of this city. There's still time. Is this the end of Marth's story? Then Marth should start preparing now. I want to talk to Dominique. Okay?"
Is this a bad pattern to have Dominique and Hissu alone? But Dominique said to me,
"Marth, don't worry. Me, Hissu, and the Pope all have the same sword master. The person Hissu mentioned earlier, Ray, is our master. So Hissu is like a senpai to me, of course, the Pope is also my senpai. We are the only three disciples that master took. I'm probably the most talented, though."
Dominique's explanation, I felt relieved... Well, I still don't understand why he didn't make me kneel when greeting the Pope...
"Understood. Then in front of the north gate before 21:00!"
I told the two of them and left the room, but the two were arguing again because of Dominique's words earlier. Maybe this is what it means to say that the more you fight, the better you get along.
By the time I left the Adventurer's Guild and returned to the inn, it was already nearly 20:00. By the way, I still don't know who is staying in the 3 rooms, so I knocked on the largest room, it seems that all the girls were in the same room.
It seems that no one has taken a bath yet because there might be an emergency. I explained the situation and confirmed that Baron was safe, so we headed for the north gate .
It was 20:30 when we arrived at the north gate. Well, as expected, we arrived early, so we decided to collect nearby materials like extinguishing equipment and arrows that fell on the ground.
After a while, Dominique and Hissu came, Hissu ordered all nearby adventurers to evacuate.
The adventurers left their posts with uneasy expressions on their faces. After confirming that there is no one nearby by searching
"Hissu-san, Thank you. Let's get started. Everyone. Just like I said earlier. First, we'll build a 10-meter wall around here. Baron, please help. I'll rely on you for security in this area."
While saying that, I immediately raised the height of the city wall near the city gate to about 10M with earth magic.
On top of the original wall of about 5M, a wall of about 100M long was completed at once, about 5M high and about 0.5M thick.
Naturally, the city gate was also made 10 meters high. Of course, the bulky material is stone, and all the bulky parts are engraved with the thunder emblem.
This isn't so much as a proof of what I've done, but rather so that when someone tells me to put it back because it's ruining the scenery of the city, I'll be able to see where I've added it. It didn't consume as much MP as expected, so I can make another city wall thicker.
After I raised the city wall to 10M at once, not only Hissu but also Alice and Sophia were astonished.
Next, I made a city wall about 9M so that it would fit perfectly in front of the 10M wall. The thickness is about 1.5M, which is three times the thickness of the 10M wall.
With this, there should be no worries about falling while walking on top of the 9-meter wall. Consumed a lot of MP this time. A stone wall 100M wide, 9M high, and 1.5M thick was built at once. The wall was 0.5M thicker than planned, so I consumed extra MP. When I made a stone staircase so that I could climb the 9M wall, my MP was already in the double digits.
"Hissu-san... I managed to finish it. I'm thinking of having my friends actually climb to the top and defeat the goblins as a test, but would you like to climb up with me?"
Hissu kept staring at the new city walls and stairs that had just been completed.
"Ah, yes... really... you were able to make it... it's a wall that I've never seen before... it feels like this is the only fortress..."
We all climbed the stairs and stood on the 9M wall.
Goblin Archers shoot arrows from outside the city, but they barely reach here, and even if they do, they don't have enough power to pierce anywhere.
However, only the goblin mage's magic arrived. Well, there's a wall piled up 1M high in front of us, we could easily dodge by retracting our heads, so there was no problem.
From the top of the wall, Karen, Minerva, and Sophia used fire magic to burn the goblins gathered at the end of the connecting bridge to death, while Clarisse and Misha used water magic to exterminate the goblins who were trying hard to break down the city gate. Dominique also defeated nearby enemies with wind magic and sonic boom.
"Wow, that's amazing... With this, even the adventurers in this city can protect it! Just shoot arrows from above, and most of the goblins' attacks are neutralized, except for magic. Marth! Won't you go around all the gates at this rate!?"
Hissu desperately bowed his head, so I
"Of course. Let's protect this city together. But can I ask one thing? I've run out of MP, so we were planning to guard this place for three hours, but can you move that up?"
"Oh! You've made something so magnificent for us!"
Hissu said so and went down the stairs and immediately brought the adventurers.
We beat the goblins all the way until the adventurers came up, but they didn't come up.
When I saw the adventurers, they were staring blankly at the city wall all the time... I thought, but they were actually looking up at us with great interest.
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