159 Paladin vs Grim Reaper (2/2)

The man on the white dragon laughs.

'Vomit?　Are you Alfoss?

How many times do I have to do this?

Herkert was surprised again.

Alfos had had the angels keep an eye on Kuna.

So he knew where Kuna and the others were.

It was no coincidence that they came here.

They knew this man was coming from the information Raina had given them.

'Alfoss!　Help Kuna!　Isn't it your mission to save beautiful women!

Coona shouts and Alfos chuckles.

'Of course!　Your Highness!　Leave it to me!

Saying that, Alfos holds his bow.

He already has the appearance of a holy knight from the neck down.

Regardless of his character, I feel like this guy can cross over to Zarxys.

That's why I'm going to impose on this guy.

'Alfos-sama!　Why are you helping these guys!

A female angel on Alfos' side says.

'I'm not sure, but I heard the Dark Knight saved you, didn't he?　Don't you feel like you're losing when the Dark Knight saves you and I don't save her?

Alfos responds with a series of arrows.

Zarxis can't attack us with Alfos' arrows.

He walks past the angels.

The angels have been stopped by Alfoss and have not attacked us.

”No thanks to you, Alfos!　You saved yourself!

He shouts to Alfos.

Coona deserves to be saved.

So don't thank this guy for it.

'I know!　Your Highness!　Leave it to me, Zarxys!　Here we go, Varginis.　It's pest control time!

Alfos says, and the white dragon Valginia roars and the angels take up an attack stance.

''Don't lick it!　Young man!

The roar of Zarxis' rage.

The battle between the Holy Knight and the Grim Reaper begins.

But it doesn't matter.

We head to Kroki's place while Alfos is pulling Zarxis along.

Wait for me, Kroki!

Dark Knight Kroki

It's been quite some time since I've been in this village.

It's a bit noisy outside the village.

Apparently, they have captured another human who has invaded this land.

They didn't kill them for some reason. I'm stopping them from just capturing them.

Maybe we should go help them later.

Tiber says that some of the adults in this village have gone to the lord's castle to take care of their captors.

Because of this, the children are loosely monitored.

It allows Wendy to come to this abandoned house frequently.

She frequently comes here to hear her story.

But it seems to be late today.

'Kuroki-sama~. It's hard~

Tibel comes back, screaming.

She must have been with Wendy.

'What's going on?　Tiber?　Wendy isn't with you?

Tibel has been working with Wendy to find out more about this village.

We often come together when we return here.

''That~. Kuroki-sama~. That servant human has been taken away~''

'What?　Wendy?!

The servant person Tiber is referring to is Wendy.

I feel sorry for her that she misses her so much and treats her like a servant, but now is not the time to talk about that.

What does that mean?

I can't believe they took Wendy.

I have a bad feeling about this.

What does it mean?　Could it be that Wendy is in danger?

If that's the case, we should go and help.

''No, Kuroki-sama~. I don't care about that servant~. It's just that it's getting harder and harder to get food~

He almost stiffens when he hears Tiber's sad words.

I guess Tiber is more worried about the food than Wendy is about herself.

'...... Yeah, I know. It's tough. By the way, Tiber. Do you know where they took Wendy?

I sit up and ask Tiber.

'Yes. Then I understand~. Kuroki-sama~. I was taken to the castle with the other little humans~

The other little people?

Yes~. They've all been taken away~. The big humans don't eat, so they won't get any food from now on~

The other little humans are the kids from the lost house.

That's what they all took too.

And the big humans are the adults in this village who cover their faces with a white hood.

For some reason the adults in this village do not eat.

Maybe they are not ordinary people. If that's the case, it's understandable why they are hiding their faces.

By showing the face of a stranger, they may be trying not to make children afraid of them.

But that doesn't seem to be from good intentions.

Maybe we should move: ......

I look out the window and see the castle.

The castle is as eerie as ever. The undead will be nesting there for sure.

But I have to go.

Move?　Are you going to rescue your servant, by any chance?　Ew!　You can't do that! Kuroki-sama~. Your body hasn't recovered yet~

Tiber jumps around himself and panics.

Indeed, Tiber is right.

My body is still recovering.

But if I thought it was no good at this level, I wouldn't have fought Rage from the start.

Perhaps I am unraveling from that battle.

I won that battle and got Kuna.

I can't forget the pleasure of winning the gamble and get even more into it. That's how it feels.

Maybe the end result is ruin.

Abandonment is the right thing to do.

But if I retreated here, I would have learned to run away and would not be able to fight in the future.

'I'm sorry, Tiber. I'm sorry, Tiber,” he said, ”but you can't leave here. But as long as I can, I won't do anything reckless. I promise.

'Ugh~. I see~. I see~. I'll drop you off~.

Tiber seemed to be following me.

'Thank you, Tiber. Let's go then.