Chapter 24 (2/2)

However, it does not hold for long Noa horse, they would be much too slow footed in the rain

Furthere in terathered in one spot, it is difficult to pick at thee which they had until just earlier

The eyes of the eneeneral move independently from each other as they scan the area

Aura felt like throwing up at the eerie display

『Seeing as how your soldiers are not abandoning you, you irl』

The ene out from purple, crescent shaped lips

『Hmm… It's too bad that you're not h But I'e ransom』

As the eneh the air and the raindrops were flicked away

「Ugh!」

A soldier who stood against the enehtered

『After the troops use you as a plaything that is!』

A shts」 approach in order to rescue their master

They rush towards the ene off the ier on Aura

「Your Excellency, please wait just a moment! We will carve open a path for you no matter what it takes!」

『Ahaha, how courageous Those with a deathwish can step forward first I' now that I have a spirit weapon』

Aura could not believe the words coeneral

It's true that a spirit weapon does indeed bestow great divine protection, but the power felt fro received from a spirit weapon

Then, an unbelievable scene unfolds before Aura's eyes

Despite having his hand cut off, his chest pierced and losing a leg, without faltering, the enehts」

『Co more soldiers! I won't lose to anyone!』

「Do not retreat! We will save her Excellency at any cost!」

Even though Aura's subordinates were tragically being slaughtered, they did not falter in the least They continued to fight as they raised their voices

『Haa!』

「Gah!」

The last soldier is pierced in the chest and falls from his horse

『Phew— Haa… Haa… This is rather exhausting』

The eneeneral looks overhead, shakes his shoulders wildly, and begins to inhale

All the soldiers frohts」have created a mountain of corpses around the area

Every single one of the wounds on the eneeneral were fatal, but they all closed up in the blink of an eye

Aura pointed her spirit weapon at the eneeneral and voiced her suspicion

「… What is that strange power you possess?」

『You mean my spirit weapon?』

The Dukedom of Lichtein has never found a spirit stone

One reason for this is being that they have nothing but desert

But, they do have beautiful oases, and many places in which a spirit could possibly inhabit

However, people gather in those places and live there

For spirits, who prefer quiet places, living in such areas would be nothing but agony for them

Also, it's unlikely that spirits would appreciate the savage athout the slave trade nation

There is the possibility that they purchased it from another country, but the Dukedom of Lichtein shouldn't have such funds

This is because one h of a fortune for a commoner to enjoy an -entire life- of idleness

And unlike a 「spirit sword」 in which a spirit dwells, it is a consumable item which eventually breaks

There are times in which they fracture after a nu it, it becomes an ordinary stone

Although the powers of a spirit stone are alluring, it would be better advised to spend national funds on i soldiers' equipment instead

And so, even in the powerful Grantz Grand Empire, the only ones who possess a spirit weapon are members of the Imperial family and extensions thereof

「No Though I'm curious as to how you obtained a spirit weapon, I'm more concerned about that ”power” of yours」

『You prattle on about nonsense What's the point in buying time like this?』

「You really don't understand your own state, do you…? No, even if you do, perhaps you don't think it to be abnormal」

『I can't have a proper conversation with you, can I? Don't say any more It'll un to capture your precious soldiers!』

The surrounding area had turned into a state of chaos The 「I to be pulled down from their horses

They immediately stand up and resist, but they are are outnumbered

One after another, they are surrounded and reduced in number

The blood flowing froin to e color

『It's alasp in pleasure I'll keep you company until then!』

Whoosh—

The enes his spear to clear it off

Aura stopped it with her spirit weapon, but her small body was easily bloay

With her shoulders round Then, a kick froeneral stabs into her side

Her roan She continues to roll, one, two, three tiround

By the time she came to a stop, she had lost her vitality

「Ah, ugh…」

Her subordinates are fighting As their coive up

That thought stirred her

But even as she puts her hand on the ground and tries to get up, the strength escapes from her elbow

Aura noticed so out from her eyes on her water drenched face

She wonders if she's crying, but she cannot tell because of the rain pouring down mercilessly

The enehly and lifts her face

『What, are you about to lose consciousness? Thatcountless men company after this』

「…」

『No need to worry We'll treat you well so we can get a ransoh so you don't die』

「…」

Aura doesn't say a word She simply points her lead colored eyes at him

After the enerip, Aura's head slams into the mud

Then, as if he had lost interest, he looks away and picks up Aura spirit weapon which had fallen nearby

『I've captured 「Mars」 and obtained two spirit weapons My foolish brother made waste of one spirit weapon, but this will more than make up for that』

He didn't notice No— There was no way he could have

『I have to thank that person』

The eneht

At the sa with his hand

『Hmm? What's this?』

A large aushes out from where his hand was cut off, but he pays it no mind

He was captivated by the spirit weapon which had appeared before him

『… Is this the spirit weapon… I gave my foolish brother?』

Soeneral who is puzzled and staring out blankly

There was a white light e army which occupied the entirety of the battlefield

”It” drew nearer to the ene across the sky unhindered

『Why is it here?』

You could call it lightning fast swiftness No other words would be appropriate

The brilliance of a drahich tore through despair stagnated in darkness—

—A 「white lightning」 surged across the earth