Arifureta Chapter 105 (1/2)

Going back in time a little Precisely when Ririana and them arrived in the Royal Palace

Pakyaa~aaaaan!

[Tsu!? Just what is-!?]

Towards the unpleasant sound of glass being broken, shi+zuku Yaegashi+ as sleeping in her rooot out of her bed sheets while grabbing onto her black katana which was beside her pillow It was clearly thecautious of their surroundings even while resting

[……]

For a while, shi+zuku hid her breathing with a stern expression and was ready to draw her katana at any moment, however there were no abnorh of relief

The reason why shi+zuku was releasing this kind of alertness was because over the past several days, there were absolutely no signs or sightings of Ririana or Aiko

Even for soruity within the Royal Palace On that day, the day when Aiko returned, she disappeared after announcing that she had so important to tell them at dinner ti bad had happened to Aiko in order to silence her

Naturally, she searched for the two h they were told that Aiko and the questioned by the head of the church, Ishtar, at the main temple, she wasn’t allowed to meet them directly In addition they even forcefully avoided her by declaring to shi+zuku that they would be released in a few days,Erihido also said to not worry about the but withdraw reluctantly for the ti

However, even then her vague anxiety didn’t disappear, just like nohen going to bed she was vigilant and cautious like a spy

When shi+zuku soundlessly got off her bed, she quickly straightened up her equipment in a few seconds and carefully left the room Since Kaori decided to travel with Hajime, shi+zuku was the only person in the room now When she confirmed that there were no abnormalities within the corridor, she immediately knocked on Kouki and Ryutaro’s door which was opposite to hers

The door opened immediately and Kouki’s appearance was seen Ryutaro was in the back of the room and seemed to be fully awake It appears that they’ve also woken up like shi+zuku due to the loud sound a while ago

[Kouki, please have more caution To suddenly open the door…wouldn’t it be troublesome if it was an assailant? unsure of this line, 誰何するくらい手間じゃないでしょ]

shi+zuku’s eyebrows drop a little when Kouki opened the door without any caution and warned him On the other hand, Kouki had an astonished expression Even though he heard the breaking sound, he didn’t think that there would be any iers in the corridors of the Royal Palace It appears that he wasn’t fully awake yet

These past several days, shi+zuku had a sense of incongruity within the Royal Palace and about Aiko and theuard up], is what she continually said but, Kouki and Ryutaro thought she was thinking too much about it and didn’t take it seriously

[More io? It sounded like so……]

[……I don’t know Anyways, lets wake everyone up and gather infor from it…]

shi+zuku only said that and turned around to knock on her classathered for an i sound froan to raise his voice as the students began to gather in the corridor looking annoyed that their slumber was disturbed

Then, at that time,one of the maids that was friends with shi+zuku rushed in She coe of knights, due to this connection she became intimate with shi+zuku

[shi+zuku-sama…]

[Nia!]

Thelike she was in low spirits It was a shadow of her usual dignified atruity and raised her eyebrows, but it was overtaken by surprise at the inforruity was completely bloay

[The first large barrier was broken]

[……What was that?]

Nia plainly tells the truth as shi+zuku instinctively asked back

[The Majinzokufixing Ninzoku errors lol are invading A huge ardoe barrier]

[…it can’t be, just how did they…]

The information was far too unbelieveable, even shi+zuku lost her calm and became stunned

The other classan to mutter noisily The Majinzoku’s ar’s capital without arousing anyones attention, with the large barrier broken it became even harder to take in It’s unavoidable that they wouldn’t be able to keep calm

[…Is only the first barrier of the large barrier broken?]

Within that, with a stern expression Kouki asked Nia The large barrier that protects the Kingdom was composed of 3 pieces, The first on the outside, second, then third barrier, the third barrier was the strongest as it covered the smallest scale of land out of the others

[Yes For now…however, the first barrier was broken in a single blow It’s only a ……]

Towards Nia’s answer, Kouki suggested to everyone that they should help out in repulsing the army

[Even if just a little we should help buy tidohts are prepared…]

There were few that showed a resolute expression towards Kouki’s words shi+zuku and Ryutaro, Suzu, it was only the front groups such as Nagayama’s party

The other class their eyes away They are the people who have lost their will to stand on the front lines To suddenly challenge a huge ar their hesitation

Then even if by ourselves, Kouki began to resolute his heart, surprisingly, Eri Nakamura answered

[Wait, Kouki-kun Rather than fighting on your own, I think we should quickly join with Meld and them]

[Eri…but]

[Nia-san, the army……how much do we know about them?]

[……they’re roughly 100,000 in strength]

The students all held their breaths when they heard the number

[Kouki-kun We can’t suppress them if it’s only us …We have to oppose nuer than an ordinary person, I think that you should go to the place where you’re most needed That is, shouldn’t we cooperate side by side with Meld’s group…]

Although it was froth in her eyes wasn’t below that of Kouki and the others And her opinion was justifiable

[Un, Suzu is also in favor with Eririn As expected of Suzu’s Eririn! Those glasses aren’t just for show!]

[Suzu~u……The glasses are unrelated~]

[Fufu, I also agree with Eri I lost my calm a little there What about you Kouki?]

Towards the 3 girls opinions, Kouki was hesitating However, after carefully thinking over Eri’s judgement, Kouki also trusted her quite a bit, in the end, he decided to join up with Meld’s knights and army corps just as Eri said

Kouki and thehts and soldiers wereNo one noticed the smile in the shape of a crescent by their side……

When Kouki and theency hts have already lined up in an orderly uys didn’t know it’s pronounced ho-zay Rankaido, was on the platfor in thestill with pale and stunned expressions, they just stared at José with no vigor

Then, José who noticed that Kouki and the and beckons Kouki

[……Good job co here Do you understand the situation?]

[Yes, We’ve heard from Nia already Ehtto, where’s Meld-san?]

Kouki nodded towards the welco words and question of José, and he didn’t see Meld’s appearance as he looked around so he asked about his whereabouts

[The head is dealing with a few things More importantly, sa~a, come into the center The Hero is our leader after all…]

As José said, Kouki and theuided into the center where the soldiers were lined up The classmates who stayed behind, [Eh? Us as well?], showed a puzzled expression, while being crowded by silent soldiers they could do nothing but follow Kouki and them

Passing through the silence, the surrounding soldier’s expressions hardly changed at all too, along with the knights appearances, the feeling of incongruity began to swell up within shi+zuku It was the bad feelings that she felt ever since the beginning when she woke up, shi+zuku’s heart was conflicted Unconsciously, she put power into her hand that was gripping her black kanata

And when Kouki and thehts, José restarted his speech

[Everyone, the situation draws near However, there’s nothing to fear There is no eneainst us We do not know defeat Death shall not strike us Sa~a, everyone, welcoht noe exist specifically for this day Sa~a, take up your swords]

The soldiers and the knights draw out their swords altogether

[It’s the beginning of the slaughter Watch closely]

José took so out of his bosom and held it over his head As instructed, not only the soldiers but also kouki and them payed attention

And…

Ka!!

Light bursted out

The thing José was holding shot out bright light which was co attention to it were completely defenseless, they i a short screa straight at the light

And, in the next instant……

Zuburi~

countless vivid sounds ring out

[Agu~?]

[Ga~a!]

[Gufu~!?]

Following that, muffled screams were heard from many places

The screao It was the voice that leaked out when in agony and pain Then immediately afterwards, there was the sound of countless people falling onto the ground ~Dosa Dosa~

Inside that, only shi+zuku understood the cause After entering the open space, her caution was raised to the ruity within José’s speech Thats why, iht exploded, she took up a defensive stance without being shaken and immediately after that she was able to block the assassin’s blade with her black kanata It was likely the gift of training that allowed her to only rely on the presence she felt while her eyes were blinded

And, after the light settled down, shi+zuku began to look around her surroundings as her sight began to recover, every single one of her classhts and soldiers swords and being held down onto the ground

[Wha, this…]

They raised their groaning voices as they were knocked down and suppressed fro at her classmates appearances that had swords in their backs, shi+zuku’s voice was stuck in her throat It can’t be, she began to iine the worst outcome that they were all dead but, it appears that everyone was just barely alive as they all raised out voices in agony

Although she was slightly relieved when knowing that, shi+zuku turned a stern glance towards the surrounding soldiers in the unpredictable situation, a strange scene was reflected within the mesh of the crowd and she unintentionally stiffened up

[Ara-ra, should I say that it was as expected? ……Ne~e, shi+zuku?]

[Eh? Eh…what are you-!?]

Right, while all other classround, there was only 1 other student that was cal That student was colutinous voice they talked to shi+zuku Since their ated too much, shi+zuku’s questions and doubts were stuck in her throat

In that ht thrusted out their sword towards shi+zuku’s back

[Ku!?]

While being shaken up by the other persons sudden change, shi+zuku was barely able to dodge and turned towards the student with an alance

[You also dodged this huh…really, shi+zuku is troublesome huh?]

[What are you sa-!?]

Further increasing in intensity, the soldiers and knights join in and thrust their swords out shi+zuku surpassed theaze as her name was called out

[shi+zuku-sama! Help……]

[Nia!]

There the appearance of Nia was thrown on the ground with a knight on top of her and a sword about to stab into her shi+zuku immediately arrived nearby Nia’s location in an instant with her high-speed ht as on top of Nia and blew him away

[Nia, are you alright?]

[shi+zuku-sama……]

While supporting up Nia as on the ground, shi+zuku looked around her surroundings in caution

Towards that shi+zuku, Nia s both hands around her

And,

……A dagger was stabbed into shi+zuku’s back

[Agu~!? Ni, Nia? Wh, why……]

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