Chapter 8 (2/2)
“A capable person that I had been hoping for showed up at this convenient ti like… there’s also a possibility that this is the eht? Except if you were a suspicious person, then Eosphorite wouldn’t be ize”
“Eos’?”
What does this have to do with Eos’ face?
When Astraea turned to look around despite doubting Sphale as he shrugged his shoulders, Eos’ eyes had soth to them
“From what I see, if I wasn’t his superior officer, he would have hit me already”
“But it’s not as scary as you say it is”
“Just before you turned around, he showed me an expression as if he wanted to do itBut actually, your assistance would be a great helpUnfortunately, the only ree can offer is soilance hadattitudeAnd yet, he was still trying to sound her out but not enough to mind it
In the first place, it would have been worrying in of itself if he had co that, Astraea once again turned around to Sphale
“Tell me the situation”
“Sure, if it’s that–”
“I’ll be the one to tell you of the situationPlease go back and do your work, Captain”
“Wa–”
Astraea was surprised at having her shoulder fir she was unprepared, she didn’t think Eos would surprise her so she didn’t even think to be on guard for it
Which is why she sent a look of protest at Eos, but Eos wasn’t looking at Astraea in the first placeHe was co at Sphale
(…Is it fine for you to stare at your superior officer thatabout earlier?– While thinking that, Astraea gri instead that he was being glared at
“Yeah, yeahI’ll leave it to you, Vice Captain”
“Captain!”
“Well, I’ll stop onna be inside the forestIt’s fine if you guys go on ahead and check the place that’s going to become the battlefield outEosphorite, I’ll let you explain to her while you carefully go on to the actual place”
His gentle voice fro fir that, Astraea’s expression beca as Sphale did when he put his hand on his chest, and bent at his waist in saluteShe thought that she had long forgotten it, but it seems that her body still re on Lazool”
Astraea raised her body, and was led by Eos to the stables
Lazool who she rode on earlier for the very first time heaved as if to say you’re late
Eos brushed his nose in reply, my bad
After that, when Lazool was taken out, Eos stood on a stand beside the stablesAnd Lazool caet on Lazool by putting his left foot on the left stirrup, but seeing as the stand was there, he figured it would reduce the burden on LazoolWhen she thought that, a sudden thought came to mind– I should prepare a stool the next ti, No, I came here today to settle our accountThere’s no next tio back ho”
“Is that so? …By the way, can you ride a horse?”
“No”
“Then, excuse htly, and grabbed Astraea as by the foot of the stool by the waist
“EH!?”
The next moment, Astraea’s feet were in the air as her voice turned shrill
It was different fro supported by gravity in two places– It was si lasted a moment but also as if time slowed down
Before Astraea realized it, she was sitting on top of Lazool
“…”
Isn’t he a little too powerful?
It eird when he pulled her up outside of the castle walls earlier, but Astraea widened her eyes, not even able to react to so that happened too quickly
While her reaction was unable to catch up, Eos too got on top of the horse
“Lazool, it’s just us two so you’ll be fine, right? You’re strong enough to even pull a carriage”
When Lazool replied to Eos’ words with a light cry, he slowly began to walk first to break-in
Astraea was unaccusto Lazool who came from outside to here, she didn’t think it was that scary
In the first place, she knew that Eos supported her very steadily, so Astraea didn’t feel it was scary
But–
“…Hey, EosAre you angry about so this vaguely tense atination, and she does think it ht be better to think of it like that– But let out a sh at Astraea’s question
Even Astraea was unable to realize if that was a yes
“I’m not really mad at youNor at the Captain”
“Then who are you angry at?”
“If I had to say, I’ry at myselfIn the end, it’s still erousIf I had found and killed itto purposely lead you to it”
“…You wouldn’t be able to defeat so you’ve never seen before, but it’s not just one person’s responsibilityYou’re worrying too h it’ll definitely threaten the lives of the citizens if it wasn’t defeated, it’s not like Eos will be careless about itIf he was, he wouldn’t have said soh she thinks his sense of responsibility is strong, Astraea thought that she had to quickly defeat it for Eos’ sake
“But you… hate coht?”
“Huh?”
“And yet you purposely stayedYou were forced to do soht how really inexcusable this is of me”
She can’t exactly deny that she doesn’t like going outRather, it’s so she can fully affirer time than humans, she can’t exactly live and adapt to others
Which is why she’s always lived alone in that forest
“But it’s too late for that now”
It was just for a oes back to her forest, and she was also the one who offered to participate
For the ation or anything else, but because he showed up is why he’s the
Actually, should I say that theme?
Even if I did save him, if he hadn’t shown up a second time, then ouldn’t have met a second time
It’s already co about it
“Putting that aside, e should be thinking right now is a way to defeat itAre you even going to tell me the details soon?”
The words don’t worry about it, she really couldn’t think of words that could properly convey this
That’s why the best she could do was tell hi the lines of I’d like it if you don’t speak to s
“…OkayBut before I do that, we’re going to go a little faster just before we reach the forest so try not to fall”
Don’t bite your tongue, huh?
The same time she heard that, Lazool suddenly sped up
A lot of things had happened so suddenly when she caht, My body is shaking on top of Lazool compared to when I flew, and because I don’t knohich e’re heading, I can’t even prepare for it– wouldn’t this just shake ht, on the other hand, it’s like a powerful run that I never experienced when I’