A week later, Seglade had gained prestige among the refugees. As the former captain of an S-class adventure team, although he had been stripped of his adventurer status by the guild again, he remained the backbone of the original residents of "Clins Town".
For this reason, Seglade chose to rescue everyone in "Brein Village" and "Klins Town".
He adopted this stance not only to enjoy the adoration of others, but also to strengthen his own power in a foreign land. Without the guild's help, he could only use this reason to build a more reliable team.
With this in mind, he spent two weeks gathering intelligence in "Port Luca" while also seeking help from Felita's family.
Although he would be severely criticized for failing to protect Felicia, Seglade is still an excellent son-in-law, at least in this situation, he has not given up on finding Felicia.
Felicia's family, in the long history of the world, belonged to a relatively ancient race: the Philobes. Although they were not royalty, they were still considered a prestigious family.
Therefore, with the help of her family, Seglade expanded her refugee relief team and used her family's power to continuously liberate the indigenous people who had been sold into slavery.
Of course, liberating slaves does involve some risks. Although these risks can sometimes be resolved with money or by leveraging the power of the slave's maternal family, they can still cause discontent among some nobles.
In particular, those unreasonable nobles even sent their knights to attack, resulting in the deaths of many natives.
If such a thing happens, new problems will certainly arise.
Many villagers chose to flee back to "Kelolans".
Because they were constantly worried about losing their lives, the refugee relief team seemed to have reached a bottleneck, and its strength stagnated. Although new members would occasionally choose to join the relief team, they did not actually bring any new information.
Nevertheless, Seglade will persevere.
While relying on the refugees' trust to expand the rescue team, he also inquired about information about Felita. Of course, if there was any information about Sylvie and Anna, he would not choose to ignore it.
Can……
Time continued to pass, but Seglade still hadn't made any progress, neither in news of Felita, nor of Sylvie or Anna.
—None of them.
There was even no news of Leon, the son he was so proud of.
He wasn't sure if Leon had seen his message in the guild, but he should at least write a letter explaining the situation. Seglade didn't even know what Leon was doing.
Whether to travel to two other countries to gather information about his family or stay in "Burjenni"... in any case, wherever he was, he hoped that his outstanding son, who attracted attention wherever he went, could give him some strength.
~~~
In the blink of an eye, a month has passed.
By this time, the events that had occurred in "Clins Town" and related information began to fade from people's sight. Apart from the refugee aid team members who still held a glimmer of hope, probably no one would want to remember that such a thing had happened in their hometown.
Yes, Seglade did receive something similar to the "Klins Town" death list. It was intelligence that Basaka had gathered from the hands of Prince Kylorans.
Although much intelligence during such times is merely hearsay and rumors, Seglade firmly believed this particular piece of information.
When he chose to leave the "Klins Town" refugee camp, the eldest prince Paradis found him, with the purpose of determining the number of deaths and survivors in "Brein".
But for such major disasters, the death toll often exceeds the number of survivors by more than double.
The list currently provided by Barsaka was indeed compiled by Prince Paradis, the only difference being that what was originally just a few pages has become a thick stack.
Yes, whether they were transferred to Robbie, Dororo, or other countries, without exception, the death toll often exceeded the number of survivors.
Alba, Guhor, Qige, Spyad, Silo...
Upon hearing the news of the death of a familiar face who had fought alongside him to protect "Briein Village" from monster invasions, Seglade felt a chill run down his spine.
He was terrified of seeing that incredibly familiar name on the death list that day, but that wasn't his biggest concern right now, because Seglade should be thankful that his family's name wasn't on the so-called death list.
Compared to the list of the dead, there were many more members of the refugee rescue team who were crying their eyes out after losing their loved ones. After all, as the team leader, he failed to discover the information in time that the people in "Dororo" were residents of "Clins Town".
Faced with this, some people even come to criticize Seglade, saying that this is probably what it means to impose one's own powerlessness on others.
In short, Seglade also felt very powerless. In the midst of the ongoing search and rescue efforts, she had probably long since lost the grief that should have been present, since those people were all strangers to her.
That being said, the members of the refugee relief team were mostly people who were not good at fighting; they were mostly residents and farmers. Therefore, it was quite normal for them to be swayed by their emotions when making decisions.
In this situation of losing loved ones, what he should do is to stabilize morale. The rescue team that has been gathered together for so long cannot be crushed by this. In other words, he also needs to use this group of people to find their families.
Yes, that was Seglade's initial thought. Although it was selfish, his strength was too limited in this special situation. Even though there were some capable people in the rescue team, they were only a minority. You couldn't find even one out of ten people. That's probably the feeling.
Call it heartless or mercenary, Seglade doesn't think he did anything wrong.
And it was because of him that hundreds of refugees were able to be rescued.
But... up to this day.
But there was still no news of Felicia.
~~~
Time flies, and two months have passed since I arrived in "Dororo".
There was practically no information about "Dororo" during this period, since such an event did not happen in "Dororo," and it was quickly forgotten by people.
But this wasn't the most troubling thing for Seglade. Since the last time the death list was displayed, many people chose to leave the rescue team. It wasn't just him; it turned out that many people were driven by selfish motives.
The idea that following the team would greatly increase the chances of finding their loved ones was shattered when they learned of their loved ones' deaths. Instead, they abandoned the rescue team and returned to "Kelolans" on their own.
This included the adventurers who had been favored by Seglade. It was because of his leadership that the rescue team gradually split apart, until only a few dozen people were still struggling, probably still holding onto a last glimmer of hope for their missing relatives.
Although Basaka was with Seglade, he never lost his family. In other words, Basaka was not a victim of the transfer, so the entire rescue team focused on Seglade alone.
During this period, Dororo will be entering its rainy season, and the port's daily traffic will be twice as high as usual, since all ports will be closed to traffic when the rainy season arrives.
No one would choose to sail on a sea ravaged by storms. As a result, both trade in goods and the buying and selling of slaves became exceptionally frequent during this period. A moment's inattention could cause one to miss the best opportunity to rescue refugees, and once they were sold overseas, even with the power of Felita's family, it would probably be a hopeless situation.
This was also Seglade's biggest worry. He was afraid that Felita, Sylvie, and Anna would end up on a cargo ship. Even if he could wait until the rainy season ended to rescue them, by then... he would probably be met with news of their deaths.
Therefore, Seglade will focus on Port Luca and Port Tire during this special period.
It was precisely because of his decision that, despite the extreme lack of intelligence, many refugees from "Clins Town" were indeed rescued, including some villagers from "Brien Village".
But... even after doing all that, Seglade still couldn't gather any information about Felita.
~~~
Nearly half a year has passed.
By this time, Seglade had become nothing more than a bastard who could only numb himself with alcohol, because the rainy season was approaching and there was no progress in finding his family, so he drank from morning till night.
Every so often, the rescue team members would reunite with their families. They would embrace each other with tears in their eyes. Unlike those who had just learned of their family members' deaths, they were happy and relieved.
Seglade once thought he wasn't the type to be jealous of others. Even after witnessing countless similar scenes before, he remained calm and composed because he firmly believed that the next one would be Felita, or one of the other two.
But... after rescuing refugees time and time again with high hopes, it was still not the Felicia he longed for.
A while ago, Basaka disappeared without a trace, suddenly vanishing from the refugee aid group. He probably got tired of this endless life and ran away.
Therefore, the only thing that could stop Seglade from having wild thoughts was the power of alcohol.
He couldn't stay sober for long, which was exactly what he needed.
Although Seglade knew perfectly well that this couldn't go on, whenever she was lucid, her mind was completely out of control, and she would involuntarily imagine that Felita had been buried overseas as a slave, or that she had died in some cold and damp place.
Even...dozens of people surrounded Felicia as she landed, roughly tearing off the only thing on her body that could cover her, and then...
Ah...this is all I can think about!
He clearly had an exceptionally talented son who had already broken through to the King-level magician at a young age and was someone he could completely rely on.
There has been no news at all... We have no idea what he is doing or where he is. Anna is his fiancée, or at least that's how he is, but he hasn't sent any message or reply to her.
"He's probably having sex with some girl right now!"
Seglade didn't want to think about it at all, but Leon was his son, and there was no doubt that he would inherit his lecherous nature. In the end, was he the only one who insisted on finding his family?
Your perfectly reliable son is busy flirting with other girls, while you're in a foreign land busy looking for your family or dealing with other things that will only cause you a lot of headaches.
No, no, no...
Leon is my child, and he must be somewhere like me, busy finding his family and reuniting with me soon.
But... if that's the case, why are there no letters? I clearly gave my address in the message.
Ah... is that really how it is?
The thought of such a scenario almost drove Seglade crazy.
Why choose to stay in "Dororo"? Shouldn't they have abandoned the rescue team in the first place and gone elsewhere to search? Maybe they would have already found their family.
Even if they are in a very dangerous place and you are the only one risking your life to rescue them, you can still do something.
And what am I doing now?
Did a wrong decision cause the opportunity to save your family in time to be missed? And that's why the most important things were ruthlessly taken away?
Seglade simply couldn't believe it, so he could only numb his brain with alcohol.
Happiness can only be found in a state of intoxication; that's probably what it feels like.
Six months later, as the rainy season was approaching in Dororo, the rescue team began to carry out operations to send the rescued refugees back to Kylorans.
The target audience consists of elderly people, women, children, or people who are unable to participate in activities due to illness.
Although these people were unsure whether they could endure the long journey across the two countries and might die of exhaustion along the way, they still chose to return to the place where they grew up.
In short, as the main person in charge of the refugee relief team, Seglade ultimately acquiesced to the decision to carry out the operation, since he was no longer concerned about such matters.
Even on the day the plan was to take place, Seglade simply hid in a tavern and got completely drunk.
Nothing makes you feel more at ease than drinking heavily, even though it might attract strange looks, but those are insignificant.
"Commander! Something terrible has happened!"
Such a roar can suddenly erupt in the tavern when someone is drunk and alone in Seglade.
"Hey! What's all this shouting about?"
Yes, Seglade hated being disturbed while she was immersed in such a blissful world, but seeing the person who came in a flustered state, she calmed down a bit.
"The members we sent out on a mission have been attacked! Commander, you must go and check on them!"
"Attacked?"
Such a situation has indeed occurred before, and the other party was the kind of aristocrat who relied on his master's power, but it has been quiet for about a month now, and it suddenly reappears at this critical time.
"Gather the men immediately! You go and hold him off! I'll be there shortly!"
In short, Seglade began to assemble the rescue team members who were in charge of combat and capable of action, and they headed to the scene of the incident one after another.
Very close, or rather, right next door, is one of the rescue team's warehouses. Because it was abandoned and no one used it, it was temporarily taken over by Seglade to store some clothes, since many of the rescued refugees were in tattered clothes.
If those nobles were to choose such a place to fight, it would be truly unfortunate, since their base would be exposed to the enemy, only to be met with constant harassment.
"Commander! There's only one enemy, but it's very strong. Please be careful!"
"One? Is it a Sword King level?"
Yes, only nobles have the money to hire a Sword King-level guy as a guest, and dealing with him is troublesome.
"No... just a magician, right! And a brat at that!"
"Kid?"
Seglade began to wonder if he had been tricked. Although the rescue team had few combat-ready members, they shouldn't be able to cause such a ruckus.
"He is indeed a brat! And he's covering his face, but he's incredibly strong! He knows a lot of strange and wonderful magic!"
"Is that so? Never mind, I can handle anyone who isn't at the Sword King level!"
Seglade's confidence wasn't unfounded, but he was now certain of one thing: those who came to cause trouble didn't seem to be nobles, because they wouldn't just send a single mage; being beaten to a pulp wasn't the style of those nobles.
However... the magician is also troublesome, especially since I'm in such a drunken state.
"Never mind... If they're just ordinary street thugs, I can handle them!"
With this in mind, Seglade strolled into the warehouse.
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