Volume 9 Chapter 9 (1/2)
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Chapter Nine: Confrontation with the Mysterious Bird[]
Saito exited the main tower and immediately went to Louise's room to find her However, she had not come back ”What if I can't find Louise” That was the only thing on his mind
He had never seen Louise so sad before
It was his fault regardless of the circuivable
He wanted to ize
While he was running, Saito is She saw the princess she esteeht to be faithful, hugging each other as if they were lovers; how s hurt?
Although they were not lovers Louise had seen hi, what a pain itabout this, Saito's heart ached
Leaping out of the rooht
In the ure could not be seen anywhere
When he was going towards Vestri Courtyard
The clouds cleared, and theon the bench could be seen
“Louise!”
He unintentionally shouted and rushed forward, only to find that he was mistaken
“What? Oh, it's you”
It was Tabitha Not even attending the ball on such a night, reading a book on a bench to which no one would come; it was really typical of her
“Hey, did you see Louise?”
Tabitha did not respond
Staring fixedly at the book, just like that, her body did not stir an inch
She didn't hear ht, and repeated himself
“Do you knohere Louise is?”
The face which was illuht, was completely pale
At thatin ainst the moon
“What's that? It's not a bird and it's got legs?”
With the figure of a hue creature It looked like the dea and television in the former days
“Gargoyle” Tabitha said briefly
“You!” At the moment he said that, Tabitha waved her staff
Buoo! A gush of air expanded towards him, and Saito was blown off his feet
“What are you!”
Not even having the time to shout, ice arrows aimed at Saito and fleards him
At a place so endlessly
“Cruel too cruel hy!”
Pitch black darkness was all around her
It was as if she was left behind, all alone in this world Yet, right now she was not fearful of the darkness Rather, Louise felt it gave her broken heart comfort
“Unforgivable cruel absolutely unforgivable”
Her words and tears flowed endlessly together Heron itself
She repeated those same words, over and over, and then
“What's unforgivable?”
In the middle of the darkness, a voice could be heard
Louise as in a state of confusion, felt so inside her heart
“I was betrayed That's why, it's unforgivable”
“By ere you betrayed?”
“By someone as dear to me”
“Well then, you e”
“Revenge?”
“It's unforgivable right? If that's the case, you reat Void”
At that, Louise came to her senses
“Who are you?”
“One of your friends Since long ago one who serves your people”
“Who are you! Come out!”
Louise shouted into the darkness Then she remembered the previous incident in Albion
“Myoznitnirn?”
“You got it; but you're still wrong”
She focused her eyes and a winged shadow caht
“Gargoyle?”
As Louise was about to stand up,
“Don't worry I will not harm you”
The gargoyle which had appeared from the dark headed towards Louise's feet and crouched down reverentially
“What what's your intention! Myoznitnirn! You said you won't harm me! Then come out! Come and face me!”
However, the gargoyle opened its mouth
“For what happened before, I apologize But, that was a so-called test To determine whether you deserve to be our ally or not”
“Stop lying! You think I would believe those words?”
“Then, ask yourself In this world, whose words do you believe in?”
Louise was speechless Just a while ago wasn't she betrayed by the two she believed in the most?
“My master can show you the way”
“A lie that's a lie!”
Louise's voice was becoly softer
“The only one who can truly understand you is a fellow user of Void We want you to lend us your power”
“My power?”
“It's natural for you to be cautious Yet, excessive caution would turn your eyes away from the truth”
Whether or not it was
Gradually, Louise's caution disappeared
Louise, as confused because of her grief, did not know that she was falling for a trick
“You, are you really my friend?”
“Of course”
“My friend? You won't betray me?”
“I will definitely not betray you”
The gargoyle slowly turned around, and showed Louise it's back
“Please ride on reat master of the Void”
Louise could not resist that voice any more
She felt the gargoyle's back and Louise's senses gradually faded Slowly, as if she was falling asleep, Louise laid down on the gargoyle's back
Gaa!
Gagaa!
Gagagagagaaa!
A storest attacks, fleards him Saito tumbled sideways to avoid them
Clearly, it was an attack whose aim was to kill Saito
If he had not undergone Agnes' training, he would not have been able to evade them
“What the heck!? What do you want!?”
Saito yelled in anger He did not understand the reason behind this attack at all
“Oi! Tabitha! You, what the hell wh-!”
The response was ic
Tabitha scattered Windy Icicles in all directions, surrounding hi
Bashushushushushuuu!
After the smokescreen of water vapour produced by the countless Windy Icicles cleared up
Contrary to her expectations, rather than seeing a skewered figure, Saito was standing there with Derflinger unsheathed The Windy Icicles were absorbed by Derflinger, while the re ones were swiped away by Saito with his blade
“What on earth, what's your reason? Why did you attack me? Explain!”
Tabitha lifted her staff
“Because of a command”
“Command? Who commanded you!”
As expected, her reply was ic
Saito gripped Derflinger tightly and leaped He planned to shorten their distance in oneBut Tabitha reacted to Saito's ilely, just like the traditional Wind element which she prided in
As if she were a clockwork puppet, Tabitha coe the sword Saito brandished
She was ju the sword, and at the same time,
“Deru Bagaraasu”
She chanted the spell, and subsequently, usedcotton wool
And then, sometimes, she would utter incantations which would cause attacks like bee stings
The air was distorted, and it attacked Saito
“Air Hammer”
At that instant the sas already set up, but, taken by surprise, Derflinger could not absorb it
Receiving the full blow, Saito was hurled into air
“damn”
However, that attack did not carry strong powers
It seemed that both sides lacked decisive blows Just to match with Gandálfr's speed she had to put in a lot of effort
Because she did not have enough ti incantations Naturally, the Windy Icicles and Air Hammers eakened
Yet, Tabitha was fast
With a sht body, her ht before this
“The way this person moves They are the movements of an assassin”
Derflinger revealed its feelings
“assassin?”
“Yeah Avoiding direct battles, and when the opponent reveals his weakness, deciding the victor in an instant That girl's one by one strikes are not very strong Her h”
“Why is she doing so well, considering she's only holding a staff?”
“Partner's heart is uncertain, that's why”
“That's very true! Why a her!?”
Saito could not even display half of his usual power
Unable to understand her reason for attacking, he could not fight Tabitha
Before he knew it, in his defensive battle, Saito was driven into a corner No even if he could utilize Gandálfr's full power, Saito would not be able to fight Tabitha seriously Even now, he could only draw his sword to try his best to knock off Tabitha's staff Saito was that kind of person
The offense and defense strikes continued back and forth
Saito and Tabitha were confronting each other within a distance of 15 mails
They were just barely out of the attack range of each other
Just slightly further than the distance that Saito could cover in one jump
Even if Saito just rushed forward, Tabitha could have just dodged it at this distance
That was the same for Saito as well Even if Tabitha uttered any spell he had the confidence to deal with it from this distance
“Oi! It's about tiht answer”
At that moment,
“Are you having trouble dealing with him?”
As if reverberating in their heads, a voice could be heard from above the sky
The gargoyle which they had seen before, was carrying so them
It was a shadow
In the ht, pink hair shone
“LOUISE!”
Louise's body was seen, carried on the back of a gargoyle, she seemed to have fainted
Saito unconsciously tried to run tohere Louise was but before he could do that, Tabitha blocked his path
“You step aside!”
With eyes that revealed no elared at Saito
“There is no reason for her to step aside This child is the Knight of the North Parterre Our loyal watchdog”
“Watchdog?”
“Isn't this a? Chevalier versus Chevalier A coht”
Tabitha bent her body slightly and readied her staff
Heavy
The atmosphere appeared to have turned heavy abruptly
Her ical powers manifested into an aura, which drifted about around Tabitha, like a heat haze Under the illuht, that aura squirmed about demonically
Blue
An aura that embodied Tabitha's power
Saito gulped
This girl's ical poas not just for show
“Oi, Tabitha Since Louise is at stake, I'll have to be serious”
“Because you are strong, I can't go easy on you”
Tabitha started to recite spells
“Hey, Gandálfr If you aren't serious, you'll get hurt Don't you get it? If you continue like this, you can't save your precious master”
“Step aside Tabitha! Just step aside!”
Ignoring his angry yell Tabitha continued chanting her spell
”Laguz Water Is Isa Hagalaz”
At the same time Tabitha rotated her staff to match the chant
Magical power fore ice javelin
Guided by the staff the ice javelin turned
While turning, it kept on swelling larger, sharper, and the blue radiance kept increasing
Derflinger muttered
“That 'Javelin' its destructive power is strong Don't get hit partner, or we'll be done for”
“Oi, Tabitha! To save Louise I ht have to kill you! Do you understand!?” Saito yelled
“That is the same for this child as well”
The gargoyle's shout reverberated from above
“Do it! Partner!”
Saito shook his head as if giving up, and jumped
Si her staff doards
With a wave of the staff, the huge Javelin aimed down and shot towards Saito
The sword and the Javelin intersected each other
Dissected by the sword, the Javelin broke and shattered into pieces
But amidst the icy debris, Saito was hit by ice splinters which rained down like broken glass
“Chi-!” Tabitha growled
Finding a gap between the ice splinters, Tabitha brandishi+ng her staff to fire off another Javelin
“The first round was a decoy!”
Derflinger shouted
Tabitha had completed two javelins at the same time just now
“Uooooooo!”
Together with his scream, the runes on Saito's left hand shone
In a split second, he rushed over and knocked Tabitha down
Straddling her small body with his knees, Saito pointed his sword at her
But Tabitha would not release her staff
“Throay your staff!”
Saito shouted, as he readied his sword fiercely over her head
Tabitha stared at Saito motionlessly
Those eyes were completely cold It was unknohat kind of emotion laid hidden behind them
The only thing they expressed was, ”I will defeat the enemy”
The enemy that was in front of her
That hat those eyes seemed to say
Magical athered around Tabitha's staff, the ice spell 'Javelin' was for her staff the spear would be unleashed, and would pierce through Saito's body
Without the slightest hesitation, Tabitha waved her staff
“Stop!!”
Saito yelled, and swung his sword doard
The ice spear was activated, and Bang!, both Saito and Tabitha were enveloped by a mist of water vapour
Tabitha gazed at Saito, dumbfounded
Saito's sas stabbed into the ground beside Tabitha's face
Tabitha's 'Javelin' which shone with a pale light pierced Saito's side Red blood flowed from Saito's wound and dripped onto Tabitha's cheeks
The snohite cheeks were stained in red
“Why?”
Withoutan inch, Tabitha asked Saito