Vol 2 Chapter 72 (2/2)

The ten hts and, I, Eclair, shi+on-san, Ilya, and Aim for the sum of fifteen members, crossed Sacrament’s national border

Leaving the border checkpoint, Sacrareet us

Meeting, we hold

As it was a patrol in with

The national border has mountains and the mountains’ reasonably spacious flatland as the relevant area

And so, though mountains did tower close to either side, bandits are apparently sohold deep within the mountains

They are said to attack merchants on the roads in this area, and conduct evil in the nearby towns and even the villages if that’s right?

……If their existence, is real

I’ll try asking Aim

「Intuition」

And, one word

She felt aze and the reply came

Soives a bad premonition doesn’t it

「Ilya」

As Ilya walked beside me I approached, and softly whispered into her ear

Ilya turned her face toward me, and nodded

Nn……close

……Her feel, is co to mind

My eye is going to her lips without my notice

No no, that’s unseemly

Let’s distinguish time and location

As we traveled, we exited into an open region within the mountains

There, there’s a mountain cabin

It’s obviously suspicious but, that’s not the only thing that’s suspicious

「――Alice, you understand right?」

Being warned by shi+on-san’s s

――Sacra in hesitation

This is, not a patrol mission is it?

Even if they finished scouting in advance, the cri that time, so there’s a possibility that they could launch an attack from the thickets

Even with that, as I didn’t see cautious behavior, ere led directly to the mountain cabin

That, rather than calling it a patrol, they’re guiding us

「This way」

Perhaps because Sacrauiding us to the mountain cabin

Meetingmy resolution

Having put our hand in this deep, I suppose we’re not simply here to be eaten

Being guided into the cabin, what’s there is――

「Leoneil Sacrament――」

His red hair was slightly long for a rey

A sort of person that brewed a prince-sama’s atmosphere, Sacrament’s royal son-sama who I’ve

who I’ve only met at the arena competition

……A ure than I expected is here isn’t he

「So it’s Alice-san, it’s been a while Ever since the arena competition I suppose」

「Ee, I’m surprised It’s been a while」

With that said, I didn’t reach a resolution with this guy

……If I had fought at that time, would I have won?

「I wouldn’t have expected so to coood」

Huh?

Though the at as the representative, is that fine, all you knights-san?

Looking to the behind me

I don’t want to though?

So you know?

I aton……

「……Is there some sort of, confidential discussion here? Leoneil-sama」

「That’s right I suppose, if I speak so as to get straight to the point our business is――ant to form an alliance, in secret like this」

「Why?」

「So as to otherthrow the commonwealth, surely it is tianization should we not?」

……Most likely Austia has secretly joined with the commonwealth like always

if this can e the outlook on whether the state of affairs hereafter tilts toar, that’s an extreestion but――

「I don’t understand the reason you want to conduct the negotiations in secret If you want to put pressure on the other side, you should do the reverse and boldly display them」

「Like that Austia will beco, and are in the process of paying reparations to the kingdo their heads for a while, that would make sense for us wouldn’t it」

There wasn’t a sense of wrongness but, I suppose I should expect that, for the things I have questions about, they’ve obviously prepared answers

――No, before that there’s a fundaht

「……is this a conversation you can do, at the negotiation seat without choosing your partner?」

「As explained, we intend to secretly――」

「Then」

After I glanced at the knights standing by behind ain looked back to the prince

「In the case where only these people had come, ould you have done?」

The mouth does not have a door built into it

If they discuss an alliance, the risk that it will leak soh

From the start, Kran, Maria-san, they really should have discussed this with such top level people

If they say this was to be secret, even more so

「This is a false front isn’t it, Leoneil-sama」

The reaction to my words was――

「Indeed, Alice That is exactly what’s called a false front! Faced with a good child, grandfather-sama’s marionette is still the same!」

It was from Eclair who had been silently present this entire time

She had so like an atmosphere where she couldn’t stay quiet anymore

「I am a soldier I protect the people of my country, loyalty to my orders from above is, to the contrary, an honor」

「You also have no shame!」

With one glance at Eclair being indignant, the prince looked back toward me

「let 」

Leoneil raised one hand

In an instant――the Sacrae drew their swords

――Most likely, so as to surround the e, they’re also in formation outside

「So as to cut open the chaos of battle’s

chaos of battle’s container, I intend to have you become a sacrifice」

As Leoneil spoke with a sust!

As if we’ll really let ourselves be eaten so simply!

I’ll turn this around in one round and surprise them, with this as it is

「――Whether the knights here can attack faster, or I can take your head faster, should we test it out?」

Narrowing his eyes, Leoneil looked me over from the front

Just a bit, I ran lightning through my body

「Fairy of Silver Lightning Though it was outside our predictions that you would come――We are, prepared!」

Froh the roof

Precisely toward the few of us over here!

「Ilya!!」

「Yes, my, lady!」

Ilya deployed her field widely, and received it completely

This resistance is because Ilya had perpetually maintained a defensive posture, in advance

Just,and painful, a little blood is flowing over my lips

「Break through!」

As shi+on-san drew her katana, she cut down an enemy troop that was near the exit

「Aim, cover me!」

「Roger, I’ll secure our exit route」

With Aim’s fast shots, enemy troops fell one after another

Kicking down the door, shi+on-san exited to the outside

Frohts proceeded outside with caution

「……」

「……」

Looking at that out of the corner of azes into eachother withouta step

Together――――We didn’t move

Definitely, he’s the worst opponent

「――I’ll let you burn to nothing!」

Within the slowlytension, Eclair forced herself in

With this!

The instant I thought that――

「――Isn’t that one too far」

Ley――With black flame, she flashed Eclair

「――A」

「Eclair!?」

A fatal wound……she hasn’t taken one

Her injury isn’t to such an extent

But, Eclair is dazed……I saw her necklace fallen at her feet torn off and shredded

Always, even when she was in the bath, the necklace that hasn’t been removed is

「Check, mate」

Leymia murmured dispassionately

「A, AAAAAAAa――――AaAAaAAaAa!!」

――Suddenly, Eclair pressed down on her right eye and fell to her knees

「Leoneil, afterwards this way」

「I apologize but, I leave it to you」

Saying only that, Leoneil quickly departed through the back exit

「……Leymia!」

「WeSaves me effort」

「What did you do to Eclair!」

「――Nothing?」

With Eclair cowering in pain, Ilya drew close

「This is……!?」

Ilya, let out a surprised voice

「Right, this one in with you see」

Momentarily, a cri outas released

Ilya was bloay, the Sacra were bloay, the building was half demolished

I and, Leyround

In short――A wave of ic power is it!

「It certainly is different isn’t it, a real gem holder」

As Leymia murmured, Eclair stood up like a revenant

Looking back that face, that right eye is――

「Crimson, odd eye……?」

That glowing crimson eye was somehow mysterious――――Somehow, ominous

While Leyic, she spoke indifferently to Eclair after she finished standing

「It’s been a while, princess Worst――――Demon eye holder」