Volume 1 Chapter 22 (1/2)
Chapter 1 E 22 - (Surprise Attack 2)
-Seventh-day after being summoned to another world-
A violent wind that suddenly attacked, tears the tent.
As if a ma.s.sive sword sliced the tent in a single stroke.
After several second, the wind stopped, and Saitou raises his body up.
”Your highness! Your highness!”
”I-I'm fine... What just happened?”
Sardina tried answering Saitou's words while raising her body up that have been protected by Saitou under his body.
”Your highness are you alright...?! d.a.m.n it, apart from that, that b.a.s.t.a.r.d!”
However disregarding Sardina's words, Saitou directed his gazes at Ryouma.
There he saw a girl standing.
”Are you alright, Master?”
And that girl wrecked the handcuff using her sword.
”Yes. Your timing is perfect. You've saved me, Sara. Is Laura safe?”
”It's about time my older sister finished dealing with the soldiers outside. Just like master had said, it was easy to gain a victory from them.”
”Ara~. I've already finished dealing with them, Master.”
Saitou heard a voice from behind him.
”Your highness!”
Sardina reacted to Saitou's word, hide behind Saitou's body.
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”You're not getting hurt? Laura.”
”Yes. Since it was done in immediately after I've used the wind magic. Those guys, although they are vigilant in case an attack from monsters happens, they don't seem to have expected an attack by magic art to happen instead.”
Toward Laura's statement, Saitou raises his voice.
”Impossible! Magic art you say?!”
This situation is unexpected for Saitou and Sardina.
After all, it was strange for someone from another world to bring company.
Much less someone who is capable of using magic art.
Since there are not many people, who can use magic art, to begin with.
Those who serve the empire have a rank not less than a knight.
As for mercenaries and adventurers, they are people that can be considered first cla.s.s.
Because of their scarcity in number, they are more dominant in the world structure.
Being able to use magic art. A person would have a fighting power of five people for just being able to do that alone.
Gaies whom Ryouma had killed, he can be compared to a whole army.
Of course, however, just because one person can use the destructive power of magic art, it does not mean that it would guarantee the individual victory, Ryouma being able to kill Gaies can be regarded as a proof of that.
Either way, it was impossible for a person that had just been summoned from another world to know how to use magic arts, much less being acquainted with someone who knows how to use them.
”You! who in the world are you guys...?!”
Toward Sardina's question, Laura readying her sword while answering the question.
”We're someone who serves master. Master enemies are our enemies.”
(This girl! She...)
Looking at Laura's stance, Sardina's intuition alerts her of something.
Even among her subordinates only a few of them have such mastery in swordsmans.h.i.+p.
Although without a doubt ability alone, Sardina is still better.
However, within Laura's eyes, one can see a resolution for being prepared to die.
A determination to die as long one can take Sardina along with them.
And Saitou also feels such determination from Sara.
(What's going on... Why are they willing to support this guy until that far? It's only 6-7 days had pa.s.sed since he was summoned to this world, you know?)
For Sardina, the order to catch Ryouma was important.
But that story is if Sardina can survive this.
Whether or not Saitou or Sardina dies, this should have been a mission that does not possess such danger.
Either Saitou or Sardina, they both are very important people for the Empire.
They hold the destiny of the Empire in the battlefield.
They cannot afford to lose their lives just because of a single otherworld person.
”Saitou... We should withdraw for now.”
It was a decision that she come up with after calculating the various loss and gain within her mind.
Sardina muttered such words toward Saitou with a small voice as to not end up being heard by Ryouma and the others.
”Yes. Since such an unexpected situation has unfolded, we have no choice other than withdrawing... However, will they let us go easily just like that?”
”Indeed. However, this is not the place where we should die. With Gaies being dead, and then us as well on top of that, the Empire force will decline too much... If that happens then...”
”The occupied nation and surrounding nation will take revenge...”
That was the payment for invaded neighboring country with pure power.
Had the power of the Empire drop down, the aristocrats and the people that were oppressed by the occupation will revolt.
Such are several thoughts that cross Saitou and Sardina minds. Yet two people mind did not stop thinking of other possibilities.
”If you want to withdraw, then I don't mind you know?”
Ryouma's words immediately shake the situation that has turn into a stalemate.
It was Saitou who responded first.
”Don't be stupid... There's no reason for us to withdraw here! We will bring you to the imperial capital, along with those two women as well.”
”Hee? Are you both going to risk your life just to capture us?”
An expression of ridicule appears on Ryouma's face.
”I can see if a person have the courage to risk their life or not just by looking at their eyes, you know?”
Eyes are as eloquent as the tongue.
From their gaze, gestures, and glint within their eyes, the inside of human mind can be seen through.
Just like how Saitou had read Sara's mind that she's prepared to die just by looking at her eyes, it's not weird for Ryouma to be able to do so as well.
”Then, what is your intention? Killing us, is that not your goal?”