Chapter 9 (1/2)

CHAPTER 9

The feel continues everywhere…… It’s all gra.s.sland, isn’t it? Scenery with no change. It makes me sleepy.

I shut my eyes while leaning on Iris (she asked me to stop with the -san). Hafuu. Just a bit, okay…… mu……

Gatagata, gashan.

W, what?

The carriage started moving fast all of sudden. I wonder what is going on?

Iris took me to the inner part of the carriage and knelt in front of me.

Basu!

An arrow pierced through the carriage’s curtain.

Eh?

Are we being attacked?

「Iris?」

「It’s bandits. I will definitely protect you. Stay low like this」

Basu, basu, basu.

Arrows……

Ga.s.shan!!

The carriage has stopped.

「Listen well. Please, stay still just like this」

Iris jumps out. Umm, what can I do?

Although I don’t know what is going on outside, Iris is shouting.

The carriage shakes.

Basa!!

A hooded man lifts up the curtain.

He grabs my arm and drags me out of the carriage. When I come outside, Iris collapsed……

「Noo~!! Release me. Don’t touch me!!」

I strike the man’s hand and push him away…… ……

The man……

Got……

Blown away…..

W, what happened, I wonder?

Ah, now’s not the time. Iris has collapsed.

When I rush up to her side, I see several men approaching.

「Don’t come, any closer」

The wind arises and blows the men away……

I wonder what is happening.

Maa, it looks safe for the time being.

Let’s think about it later. Later. Un.

I have decided not to worry about it.

「Baasan, you okay?」

「I’m alright. Iris has…… what to do? Iris has……」

「I, I’m fine. I just feel dizzy」

「Elm? Eve?」

「Fine. Bandits. Captured」

「Sapin?」

「Not here」

「Not here……」

「I was. .h.i.t from behind. While chanting」

「What is going on……」

Were we betrayed…… But, I felt no malicious intent at all.

「I think it’s different」

Pafu. s.h.i.+en puts his hand on his head.

「I think that he probably went to inform the town. They were many in numbers, it would be difficult to take them back. However, to be attacked this close」

「We are still close to the town?」

「We were advancing quite slow, so your body could get used to the carriage. Moreover, we have even taken a break, right?」

Which reminds me, although we have departed this morning, the preparations and payment were also done in the morning. And we had lunch just a while ago.

We are just a few hours out of the town?

「Convinced? He went with a horse, so he will probably return immediately accompanied by the town patrol」

Yes, I understand well. But, Iris?

「Iris, why did you go outside?」