Chapter 70 - 60: Devilry (1/2)
Several days later.
Firo is pulling the wagon across the highway, while looking like an ordinary Philo Rial. We are mostly trying to ignore villages and towns.
Repeatedly camping out at night.
We're almost at the border.
”Gueeee!”
Firo cries in alarm.
Is it an enemy!?
The second princess and I hide in the straw to observe.
”Hehehe, hand over all your money and you may leave.”
A familiar sounding voice.
Why look at that, if it isn't the thief who tried to rob the accessory merchant before.
What is wrong with this guy?
He's seriously going to attack a wagon full of straw?
”Hey! Hurry up and leave all your valuables! Oh? you look pretty famili-”
The bandit's complexion instantly pales after he takes a look at Raphtalia in disguise.
”You look different.”
It's probably not necessary to hide any more, so I jump out of the wagon.
Firo who senses that it's not necessary to disguise herself returns to her Philo Rial · Queen form.
”Are you fighting?”
The second princess anxiously asks from the midst of straw.
”Yeah, probably. Don't worry about it.”
”Why not? Will we be okay?”
It seems about two thirds of the bandits haven't fought with us before, most of them look at me with a puzzled expression while the rest turn blue.
”D-D-D-Don't be afraid. Th-This guy has a bounty now. I-If we beat him we can get it.”
He declares while stuttering and trembling.
That's one hell of a stutter.
”Even though I ransacked you last month, you're already back on your feet. Quite quick if I do say so myself.”
”Sh-Shut up! Because of you I'm just a lackey in another group of thieves now!”
”Ah, so you guys merged?”
”The boss has returned to his country!”
”That's great. You should also resign from these types of jobs.”
”Sh-Shut up! You're going to get it!”
They all take up their weapons and charge us.
”Firo! Raphtalia!”
”Okay!”
”Okay~!”
Neither Raphtalia nor Firo will lose to thieves of this level.
”Eat this!”
One of the thieves swings his sword at Firo.
”Firo-chan!”
The second princess pops out of the straw, extends her hands and starts to chant.
What? The second princess can fight?”
”I command the origin of power. I have read and deciphered a law of nature. blast them with water!”
”Ars ・Tzuvait・Aqua Shot!”
Tsl note: 「アル・ツヴァイト・アクアショット!」 Anyone got a better name let me know.
Water erupts from the second princess's hands and speeds towards the thieves.
Tzuvait. It is an adjective that makes a magic intermediate class. As for Ars, it means multiple magic systems.
”Uge!”
”Gawa!”
”Ugu!”
The thieves near Firo are blown away.
That packs quite the punch.
”I command the origin of power. I have read and deciphered a law of nature. Cut them with blades of water!”
”Tzuvait・Aqua Slash!”
More water erupts from her hands but this time instead of a ball of water, blades of water released.
Somehow, I heard something dangerous.
She missed her target, but the tree that she did hit was cut in half.
”Next...I'll use...”
She's gasping for breath. It seems to be difficult casting continuously.
”They have a magician! She's also an expert!”
”Firo-chan!”
”Okay~!”
The bandits who are staring at the second princess in surprise are kicked like toys by Firo.
”I'm finished over there.”
”Not yet~!”
One of the thieves snuck around us by taking advantage of the confusion, and tried to jump the second princess.
”Air Strike Shield!”
”Argg!”
Right as he jumps I summon a shield in between them.
”Not yet!”
The remaining thieves start charging at the second princess who is our weakest link.
”Second shield, Change Shield”
I call another shield to protect her and then I instantly change shields.
I'll just use the Bee Needle Shield this time. they may accidentally die from sustained poison damage. I'll just stun them with paralysis.
”Ugh,arg...”
One of the thieves is hit by my the second shield and falls down convulsing.
”Still not done yet!”
The first thief who approached the second princess begins to crawl.
”No, it's over.”
”Ah...”
A big shadow looms over the thief. It seems he noticed too. I hear crying.
Probably one of thieves crying in resignation.
”I'll help Mel-chan!”
And with a thud, Firo just body slams him.
”You guys know the drill. Tell me where your hideout is.”
I ask after tying up all their members.
”We'll never talk-”
”Firo”
”It's over there!”
”H-hey!”
It seems the newbie thieves don't know their position.
”What's wrong?”
One of the thieves who encountered us last time desperately pleas.
”That fat bird will eat us if we don't accept obediently!”
”Are you joking?”
”Does that guy look like he jokes?”
I was surprised as the thief talks.