Chapter 137 (2/2)

As the man tried to understand what it was Taishi+ had said, he stopped

“Don’t… touch her!”

Taishi+’s face was pale, but he had a frantic expression on his face as he desperately wrung out his voice

“… It seeht to refuse And of course, neither does she”

The man casually tossed Chika over his shoulder In thathot seemed to well up from Taishi+’s chest, and his iled in chains…

“Let go of Chika!”

Beganfor Chika’s sake His sword had fallen soh the air, so his hand was empty Without any other choice, he thrust forith his fists

“… It’s useless”

Fro suddenly shot out and wrapped around his body

“Wha!? T-this is… gu!?”

It was so like the roots of a tree Several separate roots intertwined around Taishi+’s body to bind him

(E-even though they’re so thin, why do they have such power…!?)

By their appearance, they would have broken at any instant, but even with all his strength, they showed no signs of breaking

“I guess I should say so to annoy oes will be this girl’s hands”

“What!?”

“Is the right fine? Or perhaps the left?”

The rasped Chika’s slender arms, as he let out cold words

“S-stop it!”

“If you want me to stop, then just shut the hell up and follow”

Taishi+ could feel it fro off Chika’s ar If it would make Taishi+ follow, he would probably take any cruel action without hesitation And sensing that, Taishi+ relaxed the power in his body

“… Got it I got it, so please don’t hurt Chika”

“Then let’s go already”

The roots slithered back into the ground He wondered whether that was the e, he was unable to do anything No, even if there was no one held prisoner, the gap in strength was just too big

Taishi+ clenched his fists in anguish, but without anything for hiradually began to relax

“H-hey, can you tell ?”

“I believe I told you to shut up, did I not?”

“…”

The inti down on his body But the le bit of information

“… My ”

Master…? Taishi+ really just wanted to ask where they were going, and it seems they were headed to wherever the man’s master was

And for a brief moment, he was able to see the expression under the man’s hood But it was only for an instant

(A cross-shaped scar on his face…?)

There was truly a large cross on the man’s face

“Get your feet ”

“G-got it”

Taishi+ knew there was nothing he could do now but listen to the an to step forward

(Shuri… shi+nobu, please be safe)