After listening to Jared's account, Kelly looked at the still half-asleep Kula with some surprise, and after seeing that she had no intention of opening her mouth to speak, she was surprised to ask a question.
"Jared, do you mean to say that that Kara-sama was called in against us?"
"Yes, it still seems to be in the name of love and justice and peace."
Jared moved his arms and legs, so far his nerves hadn't been able to fully adjust, there was still a slight problem but it didn't affect movement.
"It's just inexplicable!"
Gina was obviously very angry and upset about it.
"According to dad, he's not from the Marco Kingdom, so why did he come to stand up for this country? And what peace ... Then, when we were treated so cruelly, why didn't this Legendary Swordsman come?"
"Because that guy is nothing but a coward."
Jared sneered, not caring as he trampled the dead man under his feet in a fit of rage and sarcasm.
"He doesn't have the guts to take on a country, and instead of dealing with those people, we, the minority, are a much better match. Besides, even if he kills us, as long as he keeps quiet, no one will ever know the truth. Gina, it's not the first time you've been in this situation. Don't be such a baby. Calm down. There's no such thing as an absolutely righteous hero, and don't pin your dreams and hopes on someone you've never met."
"It's ... Sorry, Dad."
Jared's so-called "excitement", as expressed by Gina, was nothing more than a slight frown and a little bit of lip-biting. But for the usually quiet and well-behaved Gina, this was indeed a rather intense display of emotion. Although Gina wasn't the expressionless type, ever since she had appeared, she had remained calm and gentle almost all the time, except for when she had met Jared and Caroline, when she had shown her intense feelings. Even when facing Kura, Gina didn't show her displeasure or anger on her face, but only emphasized her attitude with an aggravated tone of voice. So for her to be clearly showing such obvious negative emotions on her face at the moment was telling.
"... Though I think it's probably not the right time to ask that question ..."
Kelly glanced curiously at Jared and Caroline, then turned her attention to Gina.
"But I have long wondered how Gina came to know Jared and Miss Caroline?"
"Woo ..."
Jared was stumped for a moment, and Gina suddenly closed her mouth, apparently never having considered the question. Jared and Caroline had known that someone would ask about Gina's origins sooner or later, but they had been so busy that they hadn't put it on their agenda. But now it seemed they'd been a little careless.
"I remember Jared you once told the Lord of Cthulhu that you and Ms. Caroline were living in the swampy area right ... just the two of you."
"That's right."
Unfortunately, even if Kelly found the doubt, but Jared did not particularly hesitate or hesitation, want to let others believe their own lies, the first element is to find a perfect balance between fluency and hesitation, which does not cause suspicion ." We were traveling after that, because of something and Gina met,Gina ...," said here, Jared slightly apologetic look at Gina, and then helplessly shook his head to Kelly." Sorry, that time Gina went through some painful things, so in my position, it is not easy to say. Anyway, at that time, Caroline and I helped Gina escape from a certain crisis, that's why Gina treated us as her parents. Since we were traveling dangerously at the time, we entrusted her to someone else, but we didn't expect it to be ..."
Jared said, with a somewhat helpless sigh.
What he said was basically the truth, so there was no doubting the sincerity of his words. Of course, no one knew that the only difference in the process was the world itself.
"So it is ..."
Kelly didn't ask any more questions, after all, she was just curious, not skeptical. The swamp was a notorious unregulated area, not belonging to any country, and it was unheard of for anyone to live there. It was full of beasts and dangerous monsters, and even Kylie had never seen anyone come out of it unscathed. So when she learned that Jared and Caroline came from the swamp, Kelly wasn't surprised. If they had grown up in such a dangerous environment, then having such unimaginable strength didn't seem particularly strange.
"So, what should we do next? Jared, in my personal judgment, we should immediately move ... Since the other party has discovered us, it's hard to say whether he has already notified the Marco Kingdom in advance, in case the other party surrounds us, then it will be too late. What do you think? Lord of the Darkness?"
Until the end, Kylie did not forget that here in both name and status belongs to the highest level of the person, cautiously opened his mouth to ask. Kura, who was the center of the questioning, had his eyes half-closed, as if he were an old monk in meditation, and looked as if he was seriously thinking about the question. Since it was rare for Kura to make a decision, the crowd stopped discussing for a while and looked at the girl in front of them intently, waiting for her to make a judgment.
Kura remained silent as usual, holding the Muppets in her arms. After a few moments, her petite body moved slightly, and slowly but surely, like a lazy panda, she headed for her final destination.
"Ms. Kula! I think I should have told you several times not to keep trying to crawl into Daddy's arms!"
Gina hurriedly reached out to stop Kura, emphasizing in a serious tone. As if she hadn't heard Gina's reprimand, Kura slowly changed direction and locked her sights on Caroline.
"In that case, I'm also ..."
"Prepare for evacuation, it's not a safe judgment to stay here now, and it's time for us to find a new campsite anyway."
Jared decisively snuffed out this fruitless, cheap argument at the seedling stage, then turned to Mailer, who had been standing by, dumbfounded by the unprecedented sight and at a complete loss for words, and gave him his orders.
"Order them to evacuate immediately while you find a new campsite. If necessary, you can tell us that we killed a legendary swordsman ... Isn't that guy famous?"
"Of course it's famous."
Kylie clearly had no intention of joining in on that low-grade bickering either, and was very pleased with her ability to find a clear place in the midst of all this chaos. So Kylie hurriedly spoke up and explained to Jared.
"Perhaps you don't realize that, in a way, the three Legendary Swordsmiths are the same as the five Chanting Ambassadors of the San Marino Empire. Moreover, they have a high status, and they don't usually work for a certain country. From this point of view, they are more feared than the Chanting Ambassadors who have their own positions. After all, one never knows who a Legendary Swordsmith will target for what reason. In this continent, if you can kill an Aria, it is enough to make everyone remember your name. Not to mention, the number of Legendary Swordsmiths is even rarer than Aria. And ..."
Kelly said with a smile of pride and genuine pleasure.
"What's even more rare is that you and Miss Caroline are not magicians, but warriors. You know, even if you were gifted fighters, you wouldn't be able to kill a Legendary Swordsman that easily. This means that you and Miss Caroline have reached a level of power equal to that of a Legendary Swordsman, or even more powerful. So, if this news spreads ..."
"And Caroline and I will be the new Legendary Swordsmiths?"
Jared had no doubt about that.
"That's right."
Kelly nodded .
"If a Legendary Swordsman defeats an Aria, it will become a topic of conversation at best. The same is true if a Chanting Scholar defeats a Legendary Swordsman, because both are at the top of their fields and have the best abilities, skills, and thinking. In this case, luck is the most important ingredient. It can be said that at that level of battle, people are no longer interested in finding out who is stronger and who is weaker on both sides of the battle. More importantly, it's about who has the better luck. But you and Miss Caroline are different, you are fighters, the same fighters as the legendary swordsman, and both of you are fighting with the same skills. In this case, the element of luck has been eliminated, after all, an ordinary gifted warrior, even a warrior at the level of a Sword Artist, will not be able to change the outcome because of luck when facing a Legendary Sword Artist. And in this almost equal condition, you still defeated him, then it means ..."
Kelly paused for a moment, and when she looked at Jared again, there was a clarity and determination in her eyes that she hadn't seen in a long time, and the shadow that had been hanging over them seemed to have lifted completely.
"You and Miss Caroline, have reached the topmost peak of the Legendary Swordsmith ... ."
"That's fine."
Jared didn't think too hard about the implications of this, he nodded his thanks, then turned to Mailer once more and ordered.
"If necessary, you can spread the news, let those people know that Caroline and I killed such a guy ... should be able to inspire their confidence, understand?"
"Yes! My Lord!!!"
Mailer's answer was firm and full of pride. Legendary Swordsmith is the ultimate dream of every warrior, in the magic corps within the San Marino Empire, the highest level leader is only at the level of Swordsmith, even Mailer has never had the honor to be taught and commanded by him. But now it's different, in their small group, they actually have the continent's top strength of the legendary swordsmen? And two of them? This made Mailer so excited that he didn't even bother to ask Jared if he had any more orders, and just left in a hurry.
"... really..."
Jared shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and then with an unmarked glance at Gina, who was still fighting with Kura for the "seat", he quickly withdrew before they turned their attention back to him, leaving Caroline to take care of the two of them. After all, Jared didn't have time to play with them right now.
"Lord Jared."
At that moment, the female archer who had been standing at the door in charge of the guard came over, and after she solemnly bowed to Jared, she opened her mouth to ask.
"May I ask where we are traveling to?"
"Wherever there are fewer people."
The essence of guerrilla warfare is that it is best if the commanders themselves do not know where they are going to be next, except for the final destination, so that there is no way to trace them or to judge their behavioral patterns.
"In that case, I have a proposition."
"Oh?"
Jared curiously turned to the female archer, encouraging her to speak her mind with his gaze. As a matter of fact, he also wanted to train these two as soon as possible, once their abilities could be utilized to an excellent degree, then they could take over from Yuri to lead the gifted warriors, and at the same time, take care of this unstable time bomb. Therefore, the most important thing is to cultivate their observation, action and judgment.
"We are running out of food ..."
A hint of unease was revealed in the archeress's tone, and then she continued.
"If I may, I'd like to suggest, why don't we move on to the next city ... what do you think?"
Are the trees going to be hidden in the woods?
Jared smiled slightly, it seemed like a good idea, it seemed not.
Who knows?
"It might be fun, but it could also result in a massacre like the one in Shades of Green, and that's okay?"
With an admiring expression and a mocking smile,he gazed at the female archer in front of him, and rather dryly inquired.