89 Boy sold to harpy (1/2)

Sisyphe

”My name is Kellaiah. I am Keleia, Attendant of the Great Wind. Who are you people who would take our prince away?

A harpy who calls herself Keriah says as she looks down at us.

The Harpy is a woman-faced bird-body, that is, a human woman from face to chest, with wings and an eagle on her lower body.

She is a very quick demon. And it is also known as ”the snatcher”.

There's a Harpy right in front of me.

I knew there would be a harpy, but when I see it in person, I don't know what to do.

'Why don't you answer me anything?　Mmm?

Keriah's gaze turns to Novice.

'Are you here to offer us a prince, too?　But no. The man is overgrown. If you're going to bring him in anyway, bring a pretty girl with thin lines.

Keriah shakes his head and replies.

'I don't really want the bird woman to like me, but there's something about it that pisses me off.

Denied, Novis says grimly.

No matter how much I don't like them, I can't help but feel bad if they reject me.

'As I recall, according to a book on the biology of harpies, harpies prefer boys who are easy to kidnap by instinct.

Maddy explains.

Well, it's certainly easier to kidnap a light boy than a heavy adult.

I suppose the harpy instinctively prefers a pretty boy with thin lines.

What a luxury ！！！！

But I'll tell you what's on my mind.

Now the Harpy says you guys are too. Maybe ....... No, after all, Phineas was not kidnapped. He was sold to the Harpy.

Then who sold him? It's obvious.

I'm sorry, Mr. Kellaiah. 'I'm sorry, Mr Kellaiah. I made a mistake and I brought the wrong girl, so I was wondering if I could have the one that's there right now.　I'll bring you lots of better girls later.

I say a quick lie.

'What?'　But you're not the one who brought this child here.

You can't fool me as easily as you think.

'Mr. Walrath will explain later. We're here to pick up the boy first.

How about this.

I say, and Keriah meditates.

Then, after a few seconds, he suddenly opens his eyes.

'No. I sense a hint of hostility from you.

Oh, my God. Hostile intent is detected.

Keriah extends his winged arms.

'Everyone!　Ready your weapons!　It's coming!

I shout and they all raise their weapons.

Suddenly Keriah's figure disappears.

''Sizfe!!!''

My sister Kayna screams.

I twist my body to the right as quickly as possible.

My shoulder hurts.

I look at my right shoulder and see that the leather shoulder pad has been slashed open and blood is coming out of it.

''Ugh. ......''

Pressing his shoulder.

It was a close call. The old me would have had my neck scratched off.

'Are you okay?　Mr. Sisyphe!

Saying that, Leiria-san casts a healing spell on me.

'Ho, you avoided it. I was going to take your head off to start with.

Keriah sneers as he flies through the air.

'Ha!

Nora releases her bow.

But it ducks with a flutter.

'Hmph!　No such arrows!　Eat this!

Keriah flaps his wings.

'Guys!　Behind me!

In the next moment, a feather comes flying from Keriah's wings like an arrow.

That feather arrow (Feather Arrow) is blocked by the shield I created.

”Ho. You're good.

Keriah's impressed voice.

There's a lot of room on his face. I feel like a fool.

What do you want to do, Sisyphe? I'm not going to be able to get my sword out of your hands if you're flying through the air like that.

Novis's impatient voice. As expected Novis can't do anything about an opponent that the sword can't reach.

I don't know what to do either, even if you ask me what to do.

”A noble race that flies in the sky will not be defeated by females like you who have to crawl on the ground.

The Harpy laughs high and mighty.

'Darkness!

Maddie unleashes her magic as she laughs.

'NANU!

Keriah's surprised voice.

'Lie?!　Did it work?

Maddie is surprised.

Come to think of it, this might be the first time Maddy's magic has been useful in this request.

Keriah wobbled and circled around, flying unsteadily.

'd*mn it!　How dare you!　Remember that!

As expected, I wouldn't be able to fight in a blind state, I would fly away from this place.

''I did it! My magic worked for me!

As he knows, Maddy's magic power is weak. That's why magic often doesn't work on the opponent.

That's probably why she's happy that it worked. I pity her.

You did it!　Maddy!

'It's amazing!　Mr. Madia!

You're good!

That's Maddy.

'Heh heh heh. I read in the book that harpies have a low tolerance for darkness, but I didn't think it would work out this well.

Maddie is pleased when her sister Kayna, Leiria, Nora and Novice praise her.

'You've done it, Maddy. But it's time for everyone to help Mr. Phineas. It's not good if the Harpy comes back.

My words brought everyone back to reality.

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Are you okay, Novis?

Overhead, Novis was coming down through the rope with Phineas strapped to his back.

'It's okay, Siszfe. This guy is light.'

Novis looks at me downstairs and grins.

Not long after, the two of them come down.

'Are you alright, Mr. Phineas?'

I run up to Phineas.

Phinneas is a thin line boy, and his face looks like a girl.

'Yes, somehow. In case you were wondering, I was taken care of. ......

The harpy cares for the boy he captures.

But the living conditions are too different for the harpies and humans.

It is too hard for a human to live in the harpy's living area.

The Harpies seem to know that, and they confine themselves to the foot of the mountain as much as possible.

But even so, it will be hard for humans.

I'm sure that someone with a sturdy body like Novice's would not be able to endure such a thin, girlish boy, let alone one with a robust body like Novice's.

In fact, Phinneas is quite disheveled.

It has been more than a week since he was kidnapped. The clothes he is wearing are also tattered.

He seems to be in bad shape. It would be better to return to the Alm Kingdom as soon as possible.

”Novice, take Finnerus. We'll be back as soon as possible.

Yeah, all right. Just bear with me.

Then Novis holds Phineas.

'Sorry ......'

I don't mind. I don't have a problem with that. But I want you to be a good fighter. If someone is in trouble, you must be able to protect them.

Novis grins and smiles at Phineas.

Basically, Novis is a good-natured guy.

I'm not going to complain now that I've come this far.

'Yes, I understand. I'll be a fine warrior like you.'

Phineas answers clearly. He seems touched by Novice's words.

However, Phinneas' cheeks are a little red.

It's a bit bewitching.

''We're all going,''

We hurried back the way we had come.

And by evening we were able to return to the ruins of the giants.

'Guys!

Nora stops us in front of the ruins of the giants.

''What's wrong?''　Mr. Nora?

I ask Nora fearfully.

'It's an ambush. I believe it's those guys.

We all look up at those words.

'Everyone. Ready your weapons.

I say and everyone takes up arms.

'Um, what's going on?'

Getting off Novice's back, Phineas makes an anxious noise.

'Maybe Warlus and the others are waiting for me down the road.

!

Phineas lets out a small scream.

'What?!　The Commander? !

Yeah. The people who sold you out to the Harpy.

It was a mystery.

Why was the Harpy holding Phineas in such close proximity to the middle of nowhere?

How did they get to the place where they had Phineas so easily?

The place where Phineas was being held was too close to the land of the humans.

But it would be different if he hadn't been kidnapped, but sold to the humans for the same.

Rather, it was meant to be an easy place for humans to come to.

Perhaps the place was a place to deal with the Harpy.

”Come out of your hiding places, d*mn it!　I know you guys are out there!

Sister Kayna shouts at the ruins of the giants.

Then about 14 or 5 armed men come out of the room.

I look at the one in the center of those men.

It's definitely Walras. A little behind them stands the mage Kilius.

I saw him in the ship, the boy doesn't seem to be there.

'Hmph!　Well, I guess we can't blame them if they spot us. Well, if there's an elf in there, we can't fool ourselves. And you beat the Black Dog, which Master Atrana gave me.

After all, that black demon dog (Black Dog) was under Walras' command.

Perhaps it was a gatekeeper to prevent others from going to the place where they were capturing Phineas.

To get to that place, you have to camp at the ruins of a giant.

'I knew you sold Mr. Phineas to the Harpy, didn't I?

”Yeah, you're right, warrior girl. But still, what a bunch of curious people there are out there rescuing such a worthless brat. Instead of telling her mother she was kidnapped by the Harpy, she should've said she was eaten by a demon. Then no one would look for you. I'm still naive, too.

Walras chuckles as he looks at Phineas.

I look behind me and Phineas hides behind our backs as he flees from Walras's gaze.

Seeing that, anger rises from inside me.

'Wait a minute!　What were you thinking, selling the same person while being the same person!

With that, he points his sword at Walras.

''Hmph!　You sell people, don't you?　Han!　So what!　Look at the Republic of Ariadia!　It's a good life for a bunch of crooks who ain't got no fight in them!　This world!　It's the cheaters that do the good!

Walrath's eyes are glazed over.

What those eyes appeal to is anger.

The feeling is not hard to understand.