Praise the Orc! Chapter 82:
Chapter 82 – Stranger (2)
The drake named Third Dragon unhappily looked down on Crockta, who returned the glare without any hesitation . An orc and drake were having a staring competition .
The dark elf Anor, who appeared with Third Dragon, intervened between the two of them . “Haha, why are you doing this? There was a misunderstanding, but you can get along now . Isn’t that right? Right, Third Dragon?”
“Grrrr…”
“Urrrrung…”
“No, Mister Orc, why are you growling?”
“I’m not . ”
“Huh?”
“Urrrrung!” Tiyo made a ferocious sound from the rear .
“That… gnome?”
“Urrrrung!”
“Excuse me…”
“It’s okay! I am imprinting with the beast dot . ”
“Beas…t?” It seemed more like he was the beast . Anor shook his head . “Excuse me . ”
Crockta and Anor backed away from the drake and the gnome .
“I am alive . I am Crockta . I’m heading north . ”
“Yes, yes . I am Anor . That friend over there is Third Dragon . ”
“It’s amazing that you’re friends with a drake . ”
“Huh? Amazing? No, what are you saying? Hahahahat! No, no . Yihihihit! Crockta is funny!”
It seemed like this man liked compliments more than Crockta thought .
“Are you a dark elf from Dejame?”
“No . I’m originally from Nuridot, but I came down for a while because of Third Dragon . I was surprised to see orcs from the Great Clan two days ago . ”
Nuridot was the closest dark elf city to here . Anor noticed his expression and added, “Is Crockta from the Great Clan?”
“No . ”
“I see . ” Anor seemed to think he was from Orcheim because he came down from the Luklan Mountains . “How are the Luklan Mountains? Is it great to live there?”
“It is a good place . ”
“Then… Third Dragon can live here well right?”
His last words felt somewhat lonely . Crockta turned towards Anor . He was looking at Third Dragon with sad eyes .
“Third Dragon originally lived in the forest north of Nuridot… there are a lot of drakes there . ”
“Then why did you come here?”
“That…”
Thanks to the psychological warfare with Tiyo, Third Dragon spread his wings and slowly started to fly upwards . Third Dragon’s wings were large and wide .
“Third Dragon was harassed by those drakes . ” There was an abundant gust of wind from Third Dragon’s wings . The wide wings resembled a wyvern more than a drake . “Third Dragon is a mix between a wyvern and a drake . ”
A monster hybrid! Third Dragon soared into the sky and roared .
Tiyo walked over triumphantly . “Look, the drake eventually ran away!”
“……”
It seemed more like the drake was tired and wanted to ignore him, but Tiyo had a very confident expression on his face .
“So, what serious story are you talking about over here? I will solve all your worries dot!”
“……”
Anor didn’t believe it but in the end, he talked about Third Dragon .
He had accidentally met a young Third Dragon in Nuridot Forest . Third Dragon was a mixture of a drake and wyvern . He learned that Third Dragon was being harassed . He was similar but different to them, meaning the drakes didn’t acknowledge him .
As Third Dragon grew, his wings became bigger and the harassment of the violent drakes became worse . Now Anor was the only friend Third Dragon could rely on . Anor didn’t like it and decided to bring him to Luklan Mountains where there were no drakes .
“What dot? Where are the ones who harassed him dot!”
Tiyo looked at Third Dragon flying in the sky . It was as though he couldn’t stand that someone he acknowledged was being ignored .
“You made a mistake Anor dot . That drake isn’t a guy who will run away!”
“Excuse me…”
“That guy, I will fix it dot! A man can overcome anything with a strong will!”
Tiyo started to preach a philosophy that was unique to him . Anor ignored him and looked at Crockta .
“Where are you going in the north?”
“Nameragon . ”
Nameragon was the city of dark elves in the north that was in contact with the Temple of the Fallen God . It was the next most flourishing city after Spinoa, the capital of the dark elves where the world tree was located .
“It will be difficult… I am a dark elf but, the dark elves are closed off . They won’t easily accept an orc . ”
“It’s okay . I am prepared . ” Crockta shrugged . There was no way, but he would see once he got there .
Anor sighed, “Dark elves are overly hostile to strangers . ”
The flying Third Dragon landed on the ground again . Third Dragon approached Anor and cried out . Crockta and Tiyo didn’t know what he was saying, but Anor nodded like he understood the meaning .
Anor spoke with a serious expression . “Wandering orcs have been seen . However, they are holding the flag of the Great Clan…”
Wandering orcs were similar to the Kapur Tribe, but they were small-scale and drifted around . The lack of a base meant they survived by robbing people . Recently, the Great Clan accepted orcs at random so even the thieving orcs joined them .
To a small city like Nuridot, even a small group of orcs was a big threat .
“What do we do?”
“Those guys are heading to Nuridot?”
“Yes . ”
Crockta and Tiyo exchanged glances .
“Huhuhut! A crisis is an opportunity! We will help the dark elves dot!”
Crockta also nodded . “Good . ”
In the past, he raised his reputation in order to enter the elven city of Arnin . If the dark elves didn’t let them in, they would do something wonderful to impress them .
“Let’s go dot!”
“Yes!”
Crockta and Tiyo’s eyes shone like they wanted to run at once .
Anor blocked them . “Excuse me, wait a minute!”
“Huh?”
“Nuridot is a long way from here! It will take all day…”
Crockta and Tiyo just laughed . “You can go slowly . We’ll go ahead and will be waiting . ”
“Huh?”
Then Crockta leaned down towards the ground . Tiyo jumped up and grabbed Crockta’s neck . His two legs twisted together and he held on firmly to Crockta’s chest .
“Crockta, ready!”
“I’ll go first!”
Crockta carried Tiyo and started running towards the north . Anor stared at their backs blankly .
Crockta took advantage of his physical abilities and quickly escaped from the Luklan Mountains . He passed through the forest and onto a plain .
Tremendous speed!
Tiyo started firing General behind him . The colourful flashes of light caused a long trail along Crockta’s path . It was like the brilliant tail of a comet .
Tiyo cheered . “Kiyooooooo!”
Suddenly, Crockta shouted, “Tiyo!”
“What is it?”
“If you want to cheer me up, then please shoot in front of me! If you shoot behind, I can’t see the cool rays of General!”
“……!” At that moment, Tiyo flinched . “C-Crockta…”
“Huh?”
“This isn’t to cheer you on… and if I shoot forward…” Tiyo asked hesitantly . “Perhaps… do you not know about action-reaction…?”
“……!”
He had heard that term a lot, but what did it have to do with the situation now? But it was enough to make Tiyo dismissive of him .
Crockta muttered bitterly, “I know…”
In any case, Crockta was able to reach Nuridot more quickly with the boost from General . The city of dark elves gradually became clear . Once there, they found dark elves confronting the wandering orcs .
Crockta slowed down .
“We are here, Crockta . ”
The dark elves and wandering orcs turned their attention to the duo . There were confused expressions on their faces . The sudden appearance of a fierce looking orc carrying a gnome!
Everyone staring blankly at him . Crockta coughed . Now it was time to think about a great line . A saying that would cause a reaction similar to Altanas! Crockta recalled that moment and imagined experiencing it twice .
“What, who is this jerk?” said a rogue orc .
“……!”
Before the shocked Crockta could respond, the other orcs laughed and sneered .
“Yes, he is even carrying a gnome . Is this orc serving the gnome?”
“An orc being a mule, how shameful . ”
“Look at the red headband and tattoos, how old-fashioned . ”
“He must think it is cool . Look, he is crying . Kuahahahat!”
Crockta’s fists shook . He could tolerate other things, but not someone making fun of his fashion sense .
Greatsword, greatsword .
Tiyo felt his anger through his trembling shoulders and advised the orcs .
“Getting Crockta angry, you will regret it!”
***
Anor was able to reach Nuridot after a long walk . The sun had already started to set . Fortunately, there seemed to be no problems with the orcs . The town was peaceful .
As Anor headed to the entrance, drunk guards greeted him .
“Uh, Anor . Where are you going?”
“……”
“I thought you finally ran away . You have no guts . ”
Anor shut his mouth and walked through the entrance . He could hear the guards laughing behind him . This didn’t change even after entering the village . Every time Anor passed a dark elf, he could feel their unpleasant gazes on his back .
Anor suddenly wanted to see Third Dragon . But Third Dragon was already left in the Luklan Mountains . Anor muttered .
“How are yo…”
As he walked through the streets, he suddenly heard a noise from the town square . He wondered if there was an event, but a familiar voice rang out loudly .
“We protect our beautiful Quantes~ Gnome Garrison~ live with ~ today ~!”
It was a lousy song . Originally, he would’ve just passed by but Anor was drawn by the familiar voice .
“Bathe in the blood of creatures ~!”
The voice sounded like a child but a manly impression was coming from the speaker . A drunk gnome was running rampant in the town square . The town’s dark elves were clapping around him . He could see an orc with a red headband among the dark elves .
It was Crockta and Tiyo, whom he had met in the daytime .
“What…?”
Anor couldn’t believe the sight in front of him . The dark elves were closed off . They didn’t like strangers . The dark elves didn’t open their hearts to people who were different, even if they were born in the same town . But they were treating these strangers like old friends .
“The beautiful dark elf girl over there! Do you like gnomes?”
“Oh my?”
“I would’ve dashed over if you were one metre tall, but too bad!”
“Huhuhu . ”
The dark elves burst out laughing at Tiyo’s joke . Anor had thought that they wouldn’t be able to pass the dark elves’ area and reach Nameragon . It was due to the isolation of the dark elves that he felt himself . But they had quickly entered dark elf society while Anor hit a wall .
“Great…”
Anor muttered . But he wasn’t feeling genuine admiration . Rather, it was the opposite . Anor suppressed it and whispered ‘great’ again . However, he couldn’t help feeling jealous .
“Hey, halfie,” called out a dull voice from behind him .
Anor sighed and turned around . A dark elf male with a well-tempered body like a dark elf looked at Anor and laughed . A group of young dark elves were following him .
“Your face is especially white today . Your ears are also reduced right?” He smiled . The other dark elves laughed at Anor . “If this continues, you will die after 100 years . ”
“How old if the halfie right now?”
Anor glared at them . But none of the dark elves were scared of him . Anor turned back around .
“Where are you going Anor?”
“Go away, mongrel . ”
That’s right . Anor was a half elf, a mixture of a human and dark elf . That’s why he was persecuted in dark elf society . He ignored the taunts from behind him and stepped away . Someone called to him again .
“Anor!”
He tried to ignore it, but the voice was different . It was very big and loud . He turned his head and saw the orc warrior Crockta approaching .
“You are alive! Did you arrive just now?”
As the sun went down, the shadows cast over Crockta’s face made him look more vicious . Crockta greeted him with pleasure before looking between Anor and the dark elf group .
“Oh, Anor’s friends . It is a pleasure . ”
Anor flinched .
The dark elves, including the leader Nakai, were especially prominent among the dark elves who didn’t like strangers . Anor had been harassed for being a half-blood, despite being born and raised here .
Problems might arise…
Nakai’s voice interrupted his thoughts .
“Oh, orc warrior! Welcome . Hahahaha . ”
Nakai seemed glad to shake hands with Crockta .