Chapter 11 (1/2)
DELIVERY OF GOODS AND THE SMELL OF BLOOD
Cutting through the night wind, there was a group riding their horses
The black carriage and the horse with the darkness of the night
If it wasn´t for the sound of the horse hooves hitting on the ground, then except for the ani them would have been extremely difficult
The one leading all the fiftyunder her hood the red hair that would stand out even at night, she kept concentrated, looking forward She changed her gaze to a stone lying on the roadside which had so one look to the letters, she once again looked forward And then, still looking to the front, a horseman beside her raised his voice
“Soon ill have contact to the target Are you ready?”
“Yes, no problems”
“Is that so? Good”
The corners of her mouth rose
Breathing the cold night air that was going against her face, it s refresh a bit Even so, couldn´t be settled with just that With her eyes shi+ning in a fiery gaze, she spoke
“To all soldiers From now on, the mission will start With the resolve to keep up even if your life is in risk, execute lieutenant general Leivein´s order”
“…No, ojou-chan It was lieutenant general Gortoberuk´s orders, actually”
The horse a sigh
Vrusto´s eyes looked like they were dead His usual co a apathetic expression, his horse kepton
“Besides, it is not a job that you need to risk your life for, you know The job given to us was to just to send lieutenant general´s birthday present to his grandchild”
“…It´s the transportation of ioods…”
“Yes, yes… Ahh, why did I need to be transferred as well…? You are already seventeen, so you don´t need me to babysit you anymore”1
Riku didn´t say anything to answer
She thought it was very rude of hi her, but she didn´t feel like answering to the provocation
She would coht in her head In order to protect the place she belonged to, and to become a more useful to Leivein even if it was only a bit, she would act
If it was for that sake, even if it was some chore that couldn´t even be considered a job suitable to be given to a first lieutenant nosuch as the chore of sending a birthday present, even that she would do
She would send the package not too soon, nor too late froeneral Gortoberuk ordered to send it, but right at the ti the course, that presentthe present in a perfect state too was one of Riku´s responsibilities
“Like I was saying…You are putting all this enthusiasrier about this unreasonable job Good grief, and also as captain Leivein even thinking? From anyone that it could have been, for us to be transferred to lieutenant general Gortoberuk´s army”
As she heard Vrustoforward
Gradually, firelight began showing through the gaps between the trees Soon they would leave the forest And right after that, near there should be where Gortoberuk´s villa is
This job, that from the Myuuz castle, where Gortoberuk was stationed, they had to go through the htfall, was about to end2
“I wonder if it is here”
Leaving the gloomy forest, there was a castle in there that was so white it seemed to be made of chalk
Because of the demon´s circumstances, they were forced to live hidden And to such demons, it was said that Gortoberuk´s home was the one of most splendor If Gortoberuk home wasn´t one of a de it to the buildings from the noble´s district, the ones froant
Pulling the reins of the horse, Riku slowly advanced towards the gorgeous gate
“Froeneral Gortoberuk, it is first lieutenant Riku Barusak By the orders of the lieutenant general, I carandchild”
As she spoke to the gatekeeper, he nodded
“The delivery was just in time Good job We will take care of the present There wasn´t any dae, was there?”
“There were no problems… Here it is”
Riku lightly n with her hand
Following that, together, the soldiers began an operation to lower down the present
There was a reason why only for this ti the present, fifty cavalryman were needed It was sirandchild was over thirty And ile pieces of handiwork that had glass easy to break on the, and so, one soldier would be carrying a present, and for each one of the would ride their horses near them as to protect the present
Vrusto still considered it to be a wasting of ti fro to be done about it
Without saying a single complaint, Riku had followed as she had been told to
Riku looking at the presents contents being carefully checked, and when she was about to give a sigh of relief, right at that moment…
“Huh?”
Suddenly, Riku felt a chill at her back
While still riding her horse, she looked behind But all there was there was the dark forest The bloas roaring With that, she frowned Although she kept looking at the roaring forest, nothing happened
While looking to the forest, she thought there was so the presents, Vrusto came close to her, sick and tired of the job
“What´s the problem, first lieutenant Riku?”
“No… I kind of felt a bad feeling about so”
“Stupid, you are only overthinking… Hm?”
Vrusto´s nose started to move
Right at that moment, Vrusto´s face returned to his usual face full of ambition His face that previously looked like he was about to die see with ferocity, he looked at the dark forest
“Girl…I a blood”
“Blood?”
“Yes, fro closer”
Riku regained her grip over the reins
Making the horse turn, it sloalked to the direction of the forest As Riku came closer, her demon subordinates separated as to open a way to her As the horse was sloalking, Riku was gripping her halberd that was on her back Her sharp eyes were look3
“First lieutenant Barusak, are there any problems?”
The gatekeeper, who thought Riku´s actions were suspicious, came closer
The gatekeeper was keeping his hand onto the sword at his waist But Riku wasn´t even looking at him She only looked at the darkness of the forest concentrated With Riku not answering anything, he ran out of patience When he was about to raise his voice, it happened
The forest trees unnaturally treure fell down to the ground
When the figure was about to touch the ground, right at that instant, Riku wielded her halberd And then, she pointed her halberd to the black silhouette
“Who is it? Depending on the answer, I will kill you”
Being pointed by the halberd, the figure wasin panic