Chapter 10 (2/2)

She all but screa a new, or perhaps, dormant side of Sana

It’s for the best that I leave her to her own devices whenever her whip lies within her hands

Unlike Sana, I don’t use such…passionate words to communicate what I want to say My blade does that for me I followed Sana’sone of the masked ruffians in an instant I left him no chance to parry the blow and he fainted after our one exchange Rather than an actual duel, this was akin to tri a lone bush

And in a blink of an eye, the only one left standingーwho appeared to be their leaderーwas theof this whole debacle

「Wh-what is this?! This isn’t ere told! She was supposed to be just a weak noblehter…」

He turned on his heels and bolted, abandoning his fellow comrades to save his own hide But, he was too slow Sana lashed at his exposed back with all her ht

「GYAH!」

His curdling scream was muffled as he toppled over, face down and motionless

And another one bites the dust

Sana’s skill here proves that she has gotten better at handling the whip, but it made me wonder When did she have the time to practice?

I shook my head This wasn’t the time to ponder over that

Our so-called battle cae us?

My eyes flicked to the unconscious bodies littered on the ground

That’s rightーthem A gage

But despite everything, eren’t able to find out as ai for my life It was troublesome, to say the least Perhaps our masked assailants’ identities could offer us some answers?

I reached out to remove their masks, but Sana intercepted me

「Your hand will be sullied if you touch them Allow me」

She ripped the masks with such force that I feared she took their faces as well

‘Uh, Sana? Shouldn’t you use less force? Take a look at their necks It’s contorting in such an off-putting manner Is this…because of whiplash?’

My inner thoughts did nothing to tah, their faces were laid bare to us We stared for a long while, but nothing ca of who they could be, let alone who hired them

All of them were unconscious at ained their senses and resumed their attack We wanted to avoid the trouble, so we decided to borrow just enough of their own rope to restrain the the rope multiple times to ensure its security

I believed it was a satisfactory safety measurement on my part However, once I relayed ry with me

Nevertheless, what I needed to do noas arrange their retrieval which meant I had to head directly to our territory

I finally let out the sigh that I had been holding in for so long

I endured great pains just to have the opportunity to return to our estate, but I thought it orth all the trouble for all the joy I would experience on my journey home Certainly, our trip has been eventful, but only full of superfluous obstacles What I wanted was to slon and ser have that luxury

Sana volunteered to stay behind and stand guard while I would ride on ahead to send for help A generous gesture, but not one that I would acceptーshe still held her whip and I worried about the consequences if she were left alone in this state

Our last ather all of the ruffians, fasten thee tree, and then rush to the territory

Sana and I pushed ourselves to the limit, and as a result, we arrived in about thirty uard of our situation Together with Sana, the pair rode off towards the scene of the crime

I remained behind and decided to ht as well inform her of what happened on our journey

I started this journey with a heart briht, but now that I’ve reached the end, I don’t feel such joy at all