Chapter 20 (1/2)

Chapter 20: First outing

In a wasteland far from the kingdom, there were countless people.

It was a battlefield.

Soldiers are bleeding and collapsing, those who are standing are also drenched.

What they were confronting is a giant totaling five meters tall.

The giant wielded a large sword and swung down relentlessly upon the soldiers.

In the midst of all that, there was a girl in a dress.

She stood in front of the giant with a sword and s.h.i.+eld in hand.

「Everyone please step back. Form hereon I will protect you all!」

The soldiers cried out in response to the girl's declaration.

「Princess, please withdraw! The hands of the demon will strike upon us soon」

「No, from here I have to endure it!」

The giant swung down――the sword of the demon was deflected by the s.h.i.+eld of the princess.

「Ku……」

While wounded from the impact the sword flashes forward, and the demon's sword is repelled away.

「Now, quickly! Get the injured to the healer」

「Y-Yes!」

Behind the princess, the soldiers carry their comrades and start running.

Seeing that, the princess smiles.

「Well, with the remaining soldiers alone, we cannot defeat this demon, but I have to do as much as I can……」

The princess with her s.h.i.+eld began to move towards the demon, but at that moment.

――Parin

A light appeared behind the giant distorting the s.p.a.ce around it.

From there, a man emerged from the light.

「……this looks like a dangerous place」

I understood in a moment.

Cliffs and wastelands in the surroundings.

A giant of absurd height in the front.

Beyond that a girl in a tattered dress looked over here from the other side.

This situation is most definitely bad. It is not normal.

「That light is..impossible, Royal Teleport?!」

Uwah, and the girl in the dress also knows the magic's name.

It is definitely someone related to the royal family.

Since it is a royal teleport, I thought I would be summoned to the royal castle or something, though now that I think about it, that would actually be a lot worse.

「What should I do about this……」

When I ponder so, Soulas spoke while still in her grimoire form.

『Ah, but this magic, it seems like there is time limit? Look there is something written, [Temporary transition ・one minute remaining until return]

When I opened the grimoire, certainly it was written there.

I see, if I can withstand it for a minute, I wonder if I will be able to  leave this b.l.o.o.d.y and murky s.p.a.ce, and return to that relaxing local town.

Then in that case, I would like to just wait for one minute, but…

「Who are you? Where did you appear from!」

The giant was looking over here and cried out.

Of course, that s.h.i.+ning and gleaming light, it must be pretty eye-catching.

And that must have drawn their attention to me.

「……No answer? Right now, I, Demon Bereal and the princess are currently enjoying a fun battle time, and suddenly, you appeared, what did you come here for, human」

He even did a self-introduction, somehow I understood the situation.

Still doesn't change my conclusion that I came to a bad place.

If possible, I would like for you to pretend that I am just pa.s.sing through, I wonder if it possible to endure for a minute, but just as I thought that.

「Mu! ……the smell of the Demon King」

I have no idea what he is mumbling about, but then he started taking heavy steps towards me.

『Wawawa! He's coming over here Kouta-san!』

「I can tell from just looking」

However this is not good. At this rate I feel like I will be dead before a minute is even up.

In a place with so many people it is difficult to unleash something like Highest tier magic.

Therefore…

「Etto……ice!」

First strike initiative. I fired ice bullets.

A single blow of the ice can easily penetrate a troll’s skin, and the ice bullets. .h.i.t the chest armor of the giant.

「Guo, a cowardly attack without even a self-introduction! Moreover, such destructive power from a mere attribute magic……!」

I was hoping just a few shots through his armor and it would be over.

But it seems it might have just made him slightly angry instead.

「……Uwah, this is really bad」

To not go down with a single blow from the beginner magic, it's very strong.

If it is like this, the other beginner magic will not work either. I do not know if Highest tier magic will work though.

Then…