A Journey Of A Delusional Witch
Chapter 38: Traveling With Grandma

I swear, just getting out of the house already got into trouble.

I know that they built a market here, which is why I sent Glaza to see things.

But when I found an unusual crowd, a bad feeling arose and as I listened further, I could not help the burning anger.

If Grandma hadn't been here, that damn pig would've been done!

"Tell me, what is the need until you make a scene in someone else's yard?"

At my word, that pig could only grit his teeth while sweating profusely which, to be honest, was disgusting.

Can't I burn it now?

"Wait on! This witch, she is not a Human but a demon!!!"

Oh, that great old priest can also know my race with just one look.

Hearing his words, everyone immediately took a step back and prepared their weapons. For those who were not fighters, they immediately looked for a safe place but were still close enough to watch.

For the pig... Oho!

"Bishop Sussy, is that true?"

"It's not wrong, the Mana inside him is the Mana of the Devil!"

"Huh, I almost got fooled. I think that demon has robbed one of Sol Ciel's trains. After defeating that demon and returning it to them, what reward will I get well?"

"Calm down! Don't count the chickens before they hatch! All the Adventurers who are here, please help! We must eliminate this demon here and now!"

Although his heart was dark, his dedication to work seemed real.

I'll give you a compliment for that.

The Adventurers who were here became increasingly tense and seemed ready to attack at any time.

In response to this, my Servants immediately descended to protect me except for Zweite who was still on the carriage. Aside from her higher position, she was also in charge of protecting grandma.

Honey, if this were a normal time, I would gladly serve it.

"There seems to be a misunderstanding here, it is true that I am a Devil (Demon), but the fact that I am from Sol Ciel is also true!"

"Devil liar, indeed we will believe you!"

"What this boy said is true"

Grandma who was still in the car finally got on stage.

Upon seeing Grandma get off the carriage, everyone fell silent and unconsciously lowered their weapons.

Not because of the child-like appearance of the grandmother, but because when it came down the grandmother gave off an intimidating aura so that those who were weak could only shut up and obey.

For the pig and the priest...

That old priest is okay. But can I scorch that pig right now?

"Not only do you provoke people to carry out your ugly plan, you don't even try to hide it! Moreover, you think I didn't hear what you were muttering?"

Grandma's talk continues. I will forgive you for listening to him because I myself did not listen to the contents of my grandmother's lecture.

Because the pig and the priest did not make any real trouble, they were forgiven and only told to leave the city of Gata and return to their original place.

Huh! Where possible!

Other than making a fuss in the territory of others, they even offended the strongest Magician right before his own person.

With all that, even the coldness of the prison was still fairly light to them.

For their motive to do something like this, just like any other classic story. They were jealous of the city of Gata which was beginning to prosper and was about to sabotage this city by spreading bad rumors and so on

which will eventually turn into a profit for them.

If only they were smarter then the situation would probably be interesting. But from what I see, I don't think they have the brains to devise a better plan.

Seeing them on the wine by the soldiers from the city of Gata, the crowd slowly faded and went back to how it was.

Although there were a few insignificant obstacles, this time we finally really set out.

...

In the end we managed to get out of the Gata city area safely without any obstacles. Not even Mobs nor the bandits tried to block the way.

Ha... A peaceful journey like this is the most ideal.

"Alright, since you seem bored, grandma has prepared reading materials to fill her free time"

What Grandma handed me was a thick stack of books.

Read title... World history, Relations between Kingdoms, World geography, etc.

"Sir, this..."

Seeing the blinding smile of my grandmother made me imagine that it was a smile from a demon, I obediently began to read.

If only this was something related to magic, I could still be excited while reading it.

But, from the title alone it is clear what the contents of these books are.

"What you lack is knowledge, with knowledge you can..."

...nek, is this being told to read or hear a lecture?

Of course I couldn't say it, so I could only read quietly while pretending to listen to what grandma said.

...

Without the slightest warning, the train suddenly stopped. Grandma almost spilled the drink she was holding while the thick stack of books beside me fell apart on the floor of the carriage.

When I asked why...

"Master, I'm sorry, but there's an entourage of people blocking the way"

Oh, is it time for the bandits to show up?

Good thing, I'm getting bored too.

But what I saw was not what I expected.

They are not bandits. But a group of people who were almost all dressed in unworthy clothes. They consist of parents, women and children. I don't see any young men among them. Even if there were, they were in a somewhat miserable state.

The most surprising thing was the number of those who reached the hundreds.

When I told my grandmother this, she told me to come down and come with us to them.

"Say, who are you and what is your purpose in blocking our way?"

At the words of the grandmother, an old man who seemed to be the leader of this entourage came forward.

"Pardon us, dear Witches, we are refugees from the Narsist Kingdom. We ran away because of the inappropriate treatment we got..."

He had not yet finished his words, I immediately prepared my Staff and prepared to slaughter them all in one strike.

Following me, my Servants immediately entered in formation and prepared to fight.

Seeing this, the old man and the other 'refugees' became frightened and had no idea what was going on.

As for grandma, she still looked calm and started to talk again.

"You said that you were from the Narsist Kingdom, is that true?"

"Rightly so. We-we didn't lie!"

"Then answer this question, how can you pass the Ferox Kingdom, cross the border and reach the end of the Drakon Kingdom without being discovered? Especially with a war situation like this, it seemed impossible

for you to get here"

"War!"

Hearing what Grandma said, they were shocked and at a loss for words. Even I saw someone curled up on the ground while grasping his head hysterically.

Don't tell me they don't know that their kingdom is at war?

After they calmed down, the old man began to explain what had really happened.

They were Narsist Kingdom residents who were considered to fail in maintaining their beauty. If in general terms, they are midfielders.

In any country or kingdom, a midfielder is a landscape destroyer.

For the Narsist Kingdom who pursued beauty and beauty above all else, their existence was certainly a thorn in the flesh.

Therefore, they get lower treatment than humans.

They were treated like walking trash that even the people who were there would not touch them and endlessly insulted them day and night.

Unable to bear what they had been through, they decided to flee their own kingdom and hope to seek asylum in another kingdom.

Even so, as the natives of the Narsist Kingdom, it was impossible for them to go to the Sanguine or Ferox Kingdom which were dominated by races other than Humans.

Their only remaining hope was the Drakon Kingdom which was dominated by the Human race.

They cut their way through the desert and climbed mountains in order to get here.

"Wait a minute, don't tell me you guys walked through the Ancient Desert and Thousand Mountain just to get here?"

The old man just nodded.

Ancient Desert is a desert that is so vast that it exceeds any kingdom. Thousand Mountain is a mountain range on the western side of Drakon Kingdom.

The terrain they go through is certainly not easy even considered dangerous.

"So, what are you going to do next?"

"If possible, we want to go to the nearest city to find a new place to live"

Helping them is not an option.

Other than that we are in a hurry, we (Grandmothers) who are technically citizens of the Sanguine Kingdom do not have any authority here.

Therefore, the grandmother simply told them the direction towards the city of Gata. After that they are free to do whatever they want.

After saying goodbye, we continued our journey.

...

For three whole days, we drove peacefully without any significant obstacles. Although there are sometimes Mobs who try to get in the way, my Servants are more than enough to handle it.

In the end, we arrived in the city of Adler.

This city has no special advantage, just an ordinary city filled with people?

It was obvious that the crowd was almost all dressed in unworthy clothes which made them look like a crowd of beggars.

"It seems that the refugees also reached this city"

As Grandma said, they were most likely another group of refugees trying to seek asylum.

But alas, they were stuck at the front gate for not being allowed to enter.

Seeing that there was no tent standing, it was safe to say that they had only come today.

Not caring about them, our carriage continued to split through the sea of humans until it reached the city gate.

Because the train we used was quite luxurious, coupled with the emblem of Sol Ciel which was listed on the side of the train, it did not take long for us to be allowed into the city.

Before that...

"Stay away from the basic gate of beggars!"

The guards shot arrows into the crowd which instantly made them retreat and created a safe space for the guards to open the gates.

I must praise the soldier who shot the arrow for being able to shoot into the crowd without hitting anyone.

Amidst the scorn of the refugees, we finally entered the city safely.

"I apologize for any inconvenience you may have felt. The refugees suddenly appeared out of nowhere and asked to open the gate"

Unceasingly apologizing as if this was his fault, the Mayor of the city of Adler greeted us with a simple banquet at his residence.

"No problem, on the way we also met a group of refugees who were heading to the city of Gata"

"Oh, so so so..."

Grandma and the mayor discussed this matter for a long time.

Me?

I was busy enjoying dinner while accompanying the Mayor's mother who was happy to gossip. Really, why do all mothers love to gossip?

In the end we had to spend the night for a few days to help solve this problem.

The final decision they got was to create a rural area not far from the city close to the water source and ask them to cultivate it themselves.

Of course the Mayor has equipped them with seeds to be planted and animals to be farmed.

As for their residences...

•[Stone Magic] has reached level 20, getting 1SP•

•[Forest Magic] has reached level 10, getting 1SP•

•[Stakes Wave) from [Stone Magic]•

Yup, that explains everything.

After all the hard work I did, all we got was some bags of money and food for a week-long trip.

That only?

Since the decision is not in my hands, I can only just resign and leave all the negotiations to grandma.

After it was all over, we finally went back on our way.

...

We finally reached the Barriere Forest.

This forest was the natural barrier between the Drakon Kingdom and the Ferox Kingdom.

Therefore, there was a border guard post standing there.

After passing through this forest, we will get to Ferox Kingdom before finally heading to Sanguine Kingdom.

But nevertheless...

"Aren't there too many soldiers here?"

I know that this is the border between kingdoms. But the number of soldiers on guard had exceeded the number of thousands or even had approached the five-digit number.

Even I can also see Adventurers mingling with the soldiers.

Not far from them, there was a group of horse carriages that were also restrained like us. Most of them were merchant or tourist entourage and the rest were military trains used to carry

supplies for the soldiers.

They all seem tense.

It appears they are building some sort of blockade commonly seen in siege scenes... Don't tell?!

I then ordered Zweite to go and ask what really happened.

After leaving for a while, Zweite finally returned while carrying a shocking information.

It seems that there was an incident where Mobs of various species gathered together in a large group and began attacking nearby settlements.

The incident was called Wave.

After knowing the sign of the Wave, the kingdom sent soldiers and adventurers to block the Wave.

"So, it's troublesome but we can't keep quiet, we'll help them"

"Ready"

That way, we immediately headed for the guard post to convey our intentions to the commander of the troops. After knowing the identity of the grandmother, we were immediately delivered to their commander.

"Oh... What a miracle. I didn't think Leader Sol Ciel would be so kind and helpful to us in overcoming this ordeal"

A burly man with luxurious Armor greeted us excitedly. He was clearly his commander. The problem was the Armor he was wearing. It was clearly just a decoration without the ability to protect as an Armor should be.

"Don't go overboard. Overcoming Wave is a shared obligation"

After exchanging a brief greeting, the grandmother immediately discussed the strategy together with the commander.

Oh yes, if you ask, the commander's name is Onlay.

Even though I didn't really understand about military operations other than the ones I saw from the movie, the strategy created by Onlay sounded pretty good to me.

They sent people into the forest to herd the Mobs to head to the blockade directly without allowing them to spread. That way the focus of the defense will only be on the part that has been blocked.

After that they will focus on holding on until the Wave subsides.

Simple but effective.

"It's a good strategy, but in the absence of a guard wall, there's still the possibility of Mobs escaping and attacking from the side of the blockade"

"We know that, it just takes time to build walls with magic. Moreover (Stone Wall) built by our sorcerer (Mage) is not sturdy enough to withstand a Wave-class attack"

"Just calm down, I have a solution for that"

Um... Grandma, grandma can't be serious right?!

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(Nature Fortress)

Thank you, thanks to that I have one more new magic.

Inspired by the story of the sleeping princess, I created a barbed wall over 10 meters high.

Although I said thorny, but it's only on the outside. The inside was free of thorns and I could also make a ladder that allowed the soldiers to climb to the top so they could bombard

the Mobs who came by using arrows or magic.

For how long is this fort, I estimate about 10 km more?

At least now I'm sure no matter how many Mobs are storming, they won't be able to pass easily. Moreover, the absence of a gate made them unable to focus their attacks on one place.

For how long this fortress will last, as long as it is impregnable... Forever.

That's because (Nature Fortress) made by me is a living fortress. So it can survive as long as there are nutrients in the soil to support their lives like a regular tree.

Alright, since I've spent over 90% of my Mana, I want to sleep.

Good evening.