Vol 1 Chapter 10 (1/2)

There was a disturbance at Italica’s ate

Usually, the traffic here would be flowing briskly, and between the merchants and the taxmen they had to deal with, the area would be very lively However, that bustle was nowhere to be seen today A pile of wood and furniture blocked theall ould enter

On top of the city wall, which was three stories tall, the sentries were lining up and pointing their crossbows at them

They had even installed a polybolos, which could release multiple bolts in sequence

In addition, they had ine as weapons For instance, there were stea cauldrons, suspended over fires

If it were located by a river or on a ht think it was a cookpot for a witch But on top of a city wall, there was no way to think it was there to prepare food

“I hope they don’t decide to give us a bath…”

Kurata, as driving the HMV, ht, they can’t hear you In variety TV shows, the “bath” in question was little more than a harmless prop, but in reality, it was a horrible device on par with chemical weapons

Dying fro and painful way to go

Being scalded by hot water over much of the body would cause the formation of full-body blisters and a consequent loss of body fluids, leading to dehydration If that was not enough to kill a person, the loss of skin would also invite infection The dead tissues would then rot and lead to sepsis, plunging the victim into terrible pain Even if they soony for life

If he had known that this was not water, but rather molten lead, Itami would have ordered an immediate retreat because he was keenly aware of the stories where people tried to kill theed to survive after incredible suffering

Italica’s defenders used weapons that were quite different froues They were sharp, or hot, and at a glance one could call them “implements for murder”

The terht novels, orhis life in s after becoht noas a sense of pain or heat whenever he looked at those things In addition to the caution co from the defenders, he could feel eyes filled with murderous intent fixed on them

“Friend or foe?! If you are a friend, then come out!”

Although he didn’t know theshouted from above him, he could tell from their tone He whispered to Lelei, “Doesn’t sound like a welcome Should we try another city?”

“The people in the town look very busy too, so it looks like we can’t discuss things with theainst, I don’t want to be involved in it Frankly speaking, my safety and yours is my top priority What do you think?”

“Yeah, they’re dying to have us in there”

As Kurata grueant Major Kuwabara said over the wireless, “If they don’t move, we don’t move” The two of them had their rifles in hand and carefully aimed them outside

However, Lelei used her usual blank expression and steady voice to say, “Rejected”

“But we can’t get in while they’re like this”

“There are other entrances Italica is a plains city There will be gates on the north, south, east and west There’s no way that there’s no other way in”

“Itao over there to talk to them”

With that, Lelei made to stand However, Tuka immediately stopped her and told her to wait

Tuka, like Itao to this town

Although she wasn’t afraid like Itaetting involved with a town under siege There was a chance they ht be pulled into the conflict… well, if they entered the town, they would definitely be involved

Lelei replied to her: “It’s not a question of entering the town, but I want to let them knoe’re not enemies If we leave like this, they will think we’re part of the eneo to other towns, that neill spread It’ll be inconvenient”

“However, are you going to pull these people into it because of us?”

Tuka gestured to Itami, Kurokawa and the others as she spoke

“They helped us without asking for repayer?”

“That’s why I’ We’ve received a lot of kindness from Itami and the others, so I don’t want them to think that Itami and the rest are enemies”

“Are you doing this for Itami?”

“Yes After all, he and the others own this special riding carriage”

Tuka had to nod as she heard this

“It’ll be fine We’ll just say we ca the situation”

“I understand However, I can’t let you go alone You need protection from arrows”

As Tuka said that, she began chanting a spell in the language of the fairies

Almost immediately, they could feel the motion of the wind

And so, Lelei, Tuka and Rory exited the vehicle

“Itami, you should wait here”

After repeating that line, the three of theate

The points of the sentries’ crossbow bolts tracked them as they approached

As Itah they had told hihts like, “As a ,” and so on

All he could do atch

Though Itami appeared to be frozen in fear, what he felt was actually pride, or so similar

Of course, most adults would not say “it’s my honour”, but would deceive themselves ords like “the mission” or “our duty” However, Itami had always been very honest in this aspect, and he quietly said, “I hate scary things, but I hate losing face too…”

After clucking his tongue loudly, he left his Type 64 rifle in the vehicle, carefully secured the heavy No 2 bulletproof vest on his body, and got out of the HMV

By the way, they were all equipped like the troops in Iraq

He had a pistol strapped to his thigh, but he left his rifle behind because he did not want to appear threatening by carrying a weapon-like object

“I’o”

“nobody’s stopping you, are they?”

After freezing for a few seconds, Itaeant-Major Kuwabara, I’ll leave the rest to you If anything happens, coed over to Lelei and the others

Piña was forced to make a decision

She had no basis for her decision, but she had to decide anyway This would be a big gamble

“Gray, what should we do?”

Even the experienced Gray could not answer Piña’s question nobody could guarantee the outco decision like this turned into an immense source of stress This was called the “Chains of Co”

The soldiers gripped their weapons, awaiting Piña’s decision

The bows taut

The far implements

The sword-bearing soldiers, the people of Italica, all their lives rested on her decisions

To begin with, would the Apostle of Ee, actually join a group of bandits?

The ansas “no” She wanted it to be “no”

As for ell, if they had been part of the bandits from the start, they would have taken part in the first attack and Italica would have fallen long ago

However, Rory and the othersThey ht time to join in She could not conclude that they were not part of the bandits just because they did not take part in the first attack