Chapter 12 (1/2)

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One of the man who raided the village was running alone at night.

Since he lost the battle, he was tied up with a rope. But because he wasn’t monitored carefully, he wriggled out of the bonds and ran away from the village.

And now he’s on his way to Azide.[1]

「d.a.m.n it, those brats, don’t you dare make light of me.」 (Ruffian who escaped)

He ran throughout the night, cursing.

「Mu[2].」 (Ruffian who escaped)

The man stopped and looked back.

He felt the signs of people.

However, there was no one.

He gazed at his surroundings, but it was foggy, but it also looks like there aren’t any people lurking.

Then, a hare came out from the fog.

「What the, scaring me like that. Pe[3].」 (Ruffian who escaped)

He spat away a mouthful of saliva, and began to run again.

After running for a while, he arrived at Azide.[4]

In an abandoned mountain castle, surrounded by a wall, was a palace inside.

Someone occupies it, maintains it, and used for Azide.[5]

「Hey~, open up.」 (Ruffian who escaped)

The man raised his voice.

The gate opened. A muscular man appeared with a torch.

「You managed to come back. Furthermore, you seem to be alone.」 (Muscular Guy)

「A brat got me. I’m going to get my revenge on him and for everyone.」 (Ruffian who escaped)

「Will you do it?」 (Muscular Guy)

「I can’t just leave things just like this. I will not be humiliated by a brat.」 (Ruffian who escaped)

「……I got it.」 (Muscular Guy)

The man entered into Azedo.[6]

The inside seems to be noisy.

「Ke, I’ll see you before long, brat. You will regret letting me go.」 (Ruffian who escaped)

「You escaped.」 (???)

「ー！」 (Ruffian who escaped)

The man turns around at once.

Behind him, was that boy.

「I’ll have you show me around here.」 (Callus)

☆

I tailed the man.

It was dark at night, I almost lost sight of him when I got distracted.

Suddenly, my Stealth Step (しのび足) wore off, and my footstep made a sound.

The man stops.

I used Art of Smoke Elude (煙遁の術を使った) quickly.

The smoke spreads.

There was a hare at my feet, so I poked it out of the smoke and let it out.

「What the, scaring me like that. Pe.」 (Ruffian who escaped)

The man was relieved, and began to run again.

The Stealth Step was used again, and I resumed following him.

After a while, I arrived at a castle-like place.

In the early days of the Warring States Period, the castle tower was yet to be invented, with a palace in it’s center.[7]

Just then, the man said something something to his a.s.sociate. His companion entered the castle, and after a while, white lights begin to clutter.