Volume 8 - Chapter 13 – Jin’s Wrath (2/2)
Tears escaped from Elsa’s eyes. She knew the truth that Jin had not forsaken her.
“Elsa-san, can you walk?”
“I, can.”
“In that case please put this on.”
The golem took a ring out of an accessory pack on her hip and handed it over to Elsa. It was something Elsa was very well-acquainted with.
“This, is.”
The ring Jin had first given her, the Ring of Protection. The ring that had saved Elsa multiple times. While still crying, Elsa put on the ring.
“Come, let’s go.”
The golems took the lead and began to walk, and Elsa said to them,
“Wa, it, what, are, your, names?”
If they’re Jin’s golems they surely have name, Elsa thought and asked.
“I am Canna. She is Dahlia.”
“Can, na, Dah, lia. Thank, you.”
Elsa briefly said to them and began following Canna and Dahlia.
They climbed up the stairs. When they arrived at the second floor, Dahlia who was going ahead disappeared.
“Agh.”
A short, mumbled scream was heard.
In the middle of the hallway on her left-hand size was Dahlia whom Elsa had thought disappeared, and at her feet were two collapsed black-masked people.
“You, killed, them?”
“No, only stunned them. Since Chief dislikes murderers.”
They once more climbed up stairs, and there in a wide lobby there were four collapsed black-masked people. In addition, two male-type golems were standing there.
“Them, too?”
Elsa asked when she saw the male-type golems.
“Yes. They’re Elm and Ash.”
The two golems in question approached them and,
“Elsa-san, right? We will be seeing you off.”
And thus, Elsa escaped from the stronghold that was one of the subdivisions of the Unifilers, protected by Kanna, Dahlia, Elm and Ash.
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“Elsa! Are you okay!”
After walking a hundred meters from the stronghold Elsa and Jin reunited.
“Jin, kun…”
Elsa broke in to a run, buried her face in Jin’s chest and began crying in a loud voice.
“Jin, kun, I was, scared…”
“Elsa…”
Jin stroked Elsa’s back for a while, and when at last Elsa had cried herself out he gently placed his hand on her shoulder and separated their bodies. He then took a handkerchief out of his pocket and softly wiped Elsa’s face.
“Tha, nk, you.”
Jin got suspicious of Elsa’s voice which was even more faltering than usual, and discovered the necklace biting into her neck.
“What’s this?”
“Col, lar, to, se, al, ma, gic.”
The anger on Jin’s face after hearing that was apparent. Elsa had the excess Magic Energy disorder. If Elsa’s magic was sealed then what would happen? The surplus Magic Energy could destroy Elsa’s body.
“Those bastards put on something like this on you.”
Jin left the task to his wrath and tore off the choker.
“Eh?”
Elsa was confused by the choker that she couldn’t remove no matter how hard she tried coming off so easily, but then she thought that well, it’s Jin, and she could understand.
Then Jin examined the detached choker with [Trace] and [Inspection] magics, however
“It doesn’t just seal magic…! They fucking wrote a magic formula on it that’s like the reverse of healing magic, gradually weakening the body.”
Jin said with a voice full of fury, crushed the choker with his hands, and moreover gave instructions to Reiko.
“Reiko, crush that stronghold.”