Chapter 34 - Meeting at Summer Camp [2] (1/2)
34. Meeting at Summer Camp [2]
The moment the mysterious group surrounded us.
「Sakura Blossom One-Sword Style – Sakura Flash!」
「Wha- gaha!?」
Before I realised, Rose had already drawn her sword – and suddenly unleashed a strong thrust that blew a man out of the store.
「This way! Fighting a large number of opponents in a confined space is disadvantageous!」she said, immediately running out of the ocean house.
(…As expected of Rose.)
This is probably from her experience as a magic swordsman.
Despite the sudden battle, she was very calm.
ーHow reassuring.
「Ria, let’s go!」
「Yeah!」
We ran out of the store, through the collapsed corner of the encirclement.
「Tch, after them!」
They pursued after us while crying out angrily.
After that, we got out of the ocean house safely, and we stood back to back and covered each other’s blind spots.
「These students are getting too cocky…! You guys, we are going with the slashing encirclement!」
「「「Ou!」」」
By the order of one person, they immediately separated into groups of three.
And then,
「ORAAAAAAA!」
「SHAAAAAAA!」
「DIEEEEEEEEE!」
Downwards Slash, Thrust, Diagonal Slash – each of the three unleashed a large attack.
(Commanded movement, similar swordsmanship… Are they perhaps soldiers?)
However,
「Eighth Sword – Yatagarasu!」
「Sakura Blossom One-Sword Style – Lightning Sakura!」
「High King Style – Strong Strike!」
Individually, their skill level was low.
「Ga, haa…」
「Gyaaaaa!?」
「S-Strong…!」
With half-baked swordsmanship – they can’t even reach me, the Dropout Swordsman, let alone, the genius swordsmen Ria and Rose.
「-The fight is over. If you still want to continue this, there will be no mercy.」
「Sh-Shit…」
In the end, we were able to suppress them in a matter of minutes.
「Rose. Just in case, tell the employee at the ocean house to contact the Holy Knights.」
「Understood.」
For the time being, this is the end of the case.
It’s better to leave the questioning and identification to a professional, the Holy Knights.
As we started settling down,
「These people… were after me, right?」Ria muttered.
「They did say『Princess』, so they were undoubtedly aiming for you, Ria…」
Since their movements resembled military personnel, they might be assassins sent from a country which holds hostility towards Vesteria – It would be reasonable to think so.
Then the fallen men on the ground,
「…We’re going with that.」
「Are you s-serious…!?」
「Those of us who failed in our mission will be killed even if we return anyway…! In that case, we’ll just have to bet all or nothing!」
They started a strange exchange that didn’t make sense.
「What were you talking about just now…?」
Immediately after that, they all took something that looked like blue glass out of their pockets – and threw it into their mouths.
The next moment.
「Uu-Guu…AAAAAAAA!?」
「HAA HAA… GAAAAAAAA!?」
They rolled around on the spot, crying in agony.
「Wh-What’s going on…!?」
「They swallowed something strange just now!」
Obviously it doesn’t look normal.
We distanced ourselves and increased our guard just in case.
Then, in their hands, who rose up slowly like a ghost,
「Haahaa… he-hehe… this is the end for you guys…!」
They were grasping soul dress.
「Wha!? Were all of them soul dress users!?」
「But something feels wrong…!」
As Ria said, it was certainly odd.
(What is that soul dress…?)
Their soul dress – was changing its form every moment.
「W-We don’t have long either… We’ll finish this immediately…!」
As soon as someone muttered that,
「UU… GAAAAAAAA!」
One of the enemies, slammed the huge soul dress against the sandy beach.
When our field of vision was filled by the knocked up cloud of white sand,
「ORAAAAAAA!」
They came at us all at once.
And their movement was,
「F-Fast…!?」
Their speed was beyond recognition.
「ZEERIAAAAA!」
「Ku…!?」