Chapter 224 – DEFEATED INSTEAD (1/2)
CHAPTER 224 – DEFEATED INSTEAD
『He’s the guy that whose fortune was read before Tanya』
「Ahh, there was that guy……I see, it’s him huh」
Although I don’t remember the man, I remembered the episode.
He was told to go somewhere, and there will be seven good and three bad in the following encounter or something.
I remember very well that I was pissed off because Tanya was read as one good and nine bad soon after.
『Hikari remembers too. He had a very happy face』
「I SEE」
I really can’t remember his face, but since Hikari says so, then it’s probably true.
『What’s this difference with the way you treat Hikari and me』
「If you feel frustrated, then remember what happened in this era」
『Guu……!』
Eleanor could not say anything back.
It’s a fact that a lot of things would get easier if she remembers this era, so it can’t be helpe to bully her for that.
Leaving her aside, I checked the surrounding with my senses multiplied 777x.
The soldiers have decreased a lot, there are about only tens of them.
However, they’re all scattered, so it’s a bit annoying.
“What should I do?”, but when I was thinking of that, Hikari returned to her human form.
「Otou-san, leave it to Hikari」
「What are you going to do?」
「Everyone, come out〜」
The drakes were summoned one next to the other from Hikari’s shadow.
One hundred drake soldiers. Soon after they were summoned, they were enveloped by an aura and changed their appearance to that of a human.
I wasn’t the one who did that, the aura came from Hikari’s body.
Hikari, she gained the ability to summon them and transform them by herself!
After summoning her one hundred underlings, Hikari looked up to me with an excited face.
I stroked the head of my daughter, the loveliest girl in the world.
「Hikari, amazing. When did you learn that?」
「Ehehe〜……Okaa-san taught me. She said it’s the etiquette of the Demon Sword」
「I see」
「I’ll go with everyone okay?」
「Alright. Do your best to catch them alive」
「Un!」
Hikari nodded with a smile and ran, bringing the drake soldiers with her.
「You taught her something like that?」
『I just thought that she would need it someday』
「Hikari, she’s growing up so fast」
『It might be just a matter of time before she brings her boyfriend or something. Kuku』
「Boyfrie……?」
『Kuku, I wonder if Otou-san will say “I won’t give you my daughter!” or something?』
「……no」
『Hou?』
「It’s “Over my dead body”」
『Kuku, you don’t plan on giving her, but you really plan on killing them huh』
Of course, as long as I’m alive, I won’t let anyone have our Hikari.
『Kukuku. Well, before that comes the rebellion period』
「……」
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………………！？！？！？
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I have imagined the worst thing that ever happened in history, but I somewhat regained myself and faced with the man.
Looking closely, there’s a woman beside the man. Although the man looked like an ordinary human, the woman has golden hair and pointed ears, she looks like an elf just like Helene and Iris.
That woman is hiding behind the man, and the man was covering the woman although he looked surprised.
「Are you alright?」
「Y-Yeah. You……you’re the ten man, right?」
「Ten man?」
『The fortune teller』
「Come to think of it, I was told that I have ten good huh. Then, you are really that guy at that time」
「That’s right. I’m the one whose fortune was read by Akansa-sama. I’m Rex, Rex Apos」
「I’m Yuuki Kakeru」
While introducing myself, I looked at the woman.
「Can I ask for your name?」
「I’m……Soora Mercouri」
She said with a whispering voice.
Soora hid more and more behind Rex.
「What’s the matter, Soora?」
「That person’s sword……it’s scary」
「Sword? It’s true that it looks black and frightening though」
「And also, the other sword earlier, it turned into a girl」
「I guess so, but what’s the problem with that?」
Unlike Soora who looked afraid, Rex only looked dumbfounded and clueless about it.
Well, that doesn’t matter.
More than that, it’s Mercouri.
She named herself with the surname Mercouri.
Even from how she looks, she is without a doubt Mercouri who is related to Helene and Iris.
I was relieved being able to find her.
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Olivia volunteered on the interrogation of the soldiers who were captured alive.
「Human is not good in it right?」
She said.
I was told the same thing before by Eleanor, and it just means that Olivia also saw me like that.
It’s true that I’m not good at it, so I left it to Olivia.
While she did that, I was guided by Rex and Soora.
And as the ones who saved their village, Io, Tanya, and Hikari joined with us, walking around the village.
After a while, I noticed something.
「There are more women」
「It’s true. I wonder if the men are out for work」
Io said and looked around curiously.
「I-It’s not like that. There are just more women born in our race」