Chapter 130 (1/2)

Volume 2

CH 10

「The Person In Charge and The Nonhumans」

“Nina!? What’s wrong!? Nina!”

The fallen woman was probably a knight . Once the tension had dissolved, the woman with nice equipment lost consciousness .

Seeing her pass out, the small girl started to cling to her body and calling her name through tear-filled eyes as the women failed to respond .

The collapsed woman’s chest was rising and falling so there shouldn’t be a problem .

“Don’t worry she merely lost consciousness . Her injuries have already been healed with my magic, but she’s lost a lot of blood . It’s for the best that she be allowed to rest . ”

When I said that the girl clinging to the female Kni-, Nina raised her head and looked at me .

After I nodded in response, the girl claimed down a little .

Upon a closer look, I could see she had a few cuts and bruises and her beautiful clothes were covered in mud and blood .

Despite that, a faint smile appeared on her face as she looked at the fallen knight .

In a group of people wearing decent body armor, she was the only exception . Considering her age and the fact that I heard Nina say “Princess Lille”……it was obvious that she was of a high social standing and they were her servants .

“Please hold still……”

I held my hand in front of the Lille’s small and injured body and invoked another spell .

“【Heal]”

The soft lights emitted from my hand were absorbed into the cuts and bruises across Lille’s body, and within moments all her injuries had vanished .

“Oh…… that’s amazing!”

Lille’s eyes bulged as she looked over her arms and legs to see that her wounds were gone, her overall surprise caused her to let out an amazed shout .

Next to the girl with the innocent reaction, a large man that had been angry until now was at a loss for words as he looked back and forth between Lille and the sleeping Nina .

When Lille noticed his attitude she pouted and pointed out his behavior out .

“By the way, Zahar . What’s the matter with you? We need to show our gratitude to our benefactors!”

She roughly wiped the tears from her eyes and laughed in a mischievous manner unbefitting of a noble as she spoke .

The knight called Zahar snapped back to reality and immediately took a knee upon seeing her behavior . The other people followed his example and kneeled as well .

“We are truly thankful for your assistance . We──”

Zahan suddenly held his tongue as if he was struggling with what to say next .

Lille spiritedly rose to her feet and puffed up her underdeveloped chest before picking up where he left off .

“My name is Lille Nozan Souria . For certain reasons I am in the midst of a journey, we faced great hardships due to those pursuers, but our lives were spared thanks to your actions . Thank you once again for your efforts . ”

Lille had a dignified appearance as she spoke and despite only being around ten, the prideful air of upper-class was permeating her speech .

There was something familiar about the name “Nozan” she used in her introduction .

When I had been in Rhoden Kingdom’s Lanbaltic territory, there had been talks of trade with Nozan Kingdom .

Her name included “Nozan”,and considering the fellows who accompanied her, it was possible that this girl was part of that kingdom’s royal family…… or someone of equivalent status at the very least .

Upon hearing her grand introduction, Zahar’s expression alternated between astonishment and frustration .

The people behind him remained utterly silent, meaning that identifying themselves was detrimental to their cause…… or it was meant to be kept secret .

If I’m not mistaken the closest human territory to the Rouen forest should have been the Salma Kingdom, yet they she still identified herself as “Nozan” .

She seemed to be a royal traveling to a neighboring country with a small escort .

Had they come to the Salma Kingdom as messengers, or as exiles?

Moreover, Lille had spoken of something worrisome .

She had referred to the Spider Chimera as a “pursuer” .

It was possible…… that the monster had been sent to obstruct their way .

While I was buried under a wave of thoughts, Chiome and Ariane had come over and were also thinking about this .

Only Ponta remained unaffected, scratching the back of her ear with her hind leg .

On the other hand, I would hear a groan from Zahar and the other guards as they fruitlessly tried to think of a way to rectify this situation .

However, Lille remained oblivious to all of our reactions and looked up at me with her large bright eyes .

“You all are really strong! Who in the world are you?”

There was only curiosity behind her question, so Ariane, Chiome and I shared a look and a silent nod .

“My name is Arc Raratoia, for our own reason we’re traveling together . ”

Ariane and Chiome followed after me with brief introductions of their own .

“Ariane Glenys Raratoia”

“Chiome . ”

While we didn’t show the courtesy one was expected to display in the presence of royalty, Lille didn’t seem displeased by it, she just became all the more interested in us .

Behind her, Zahar directed his eyes in our direction .

I do think we said anything that was all that shocking, but could he have discovered our identities by hearing the name of an elven village?

Regardless of my worries, Lille continued speaking .

“Travelers! If you aren’t in a hurry to reach your destination, I would like for you to join my guard detail, or is that no good? If it’s about a reward, then simply name your price . ”

“!? Please wait, Princess!”

It was the escorts behind her, not us, who were the most shocked by Lille abrupt proposal .

Zahar hurriedly voiced his objection .

For the people tasked with the protection of someone’s life, seeing the job being offered to someone else would certainly be disheartening, especially if it was a person you just met .

However, Lille stopped his complaints with a wave of her small hands .

“We are passing through Salma Kingdom on our way to the Dimo Earldom . It’s not that my life is all that valuable, I must state our appeal to the earl, least the people of my kingdom’s capital are killed by those disgusting monsters!”

She grasped her small hand into a fist as she spoke .

Lille was but a little girl, yet there was sincerity in her words . It may have been because of noblesse oblige, but a spark of admiration rose up in me .

Zahar’s expression became clouded as he watched Lille’s behavior .

They seemed to have entered Salma Kingdom without permission .

Well, we had no moral obligation to call them out on it . After all, the borders of this world weren’t all that well defended and taking armed guards while crossing a foreign country was a precautionary measure .

Reaching the Dimo Earldom seemed to be their objective, and Lille’s attitude suggested that passing through Salma Kingdom was a necessity . From what she said, it was a place she could acquire the reinforcements needed in her country’s capital .

That raised to question of who exactly Earl Dimo was .

When I glanced at Chiome, she understood what I wanted to know, sadly her reply was a slight head shake . Chiome didn’t know who this Dimo person was either .

However, people being killed by monsters couldn’t be ignored .

The monsters must have been the same as the undead Spider Chimera we dealt with .

A great power had started to move the undead in earnest .