Vol 6 Chapter 89 (1/2)
Reunion
In a scene of piling snow, I held up my sabre to strike
I made sure to watch the movements of all five enemies, but even with their ns of retreat
More than that…
“A support Skill, huh Hoonderfully plain Perfect for you, isn’t it Lyle?”
One with an annoying grin stood in a stance similar to mine
Our foundation was the same
While exhaling a white breathe, I used Skills to confirs
Who was going to attack when, and where everyone was ai
If I wanted to concentrate on my own battle, I had to keep myself in a position to be able to protect Shannon and Eva at any moment
I thought I would easily be able to incapacitate the enemy, but it looks like that vieas naïve
(For the Walt House’s knights and soldiers to be this troubling…)
Keeping close watch ofin so serious expressions
They were tough enough to get to their feet proic
The Fifth issued some orders to me
『But killing them here will cause some trouble down the road If possible, you should avoid it, but… I never would have thought you’d run into theressive at that Lyle, hold back and they’ll stab at all your vitals Fight with the intent to kill as well』
If I kill, I’ll definitely be fanning the flames
I was more than prepared to be ht it would be Alfred that I’d run into
The Third spoke
『To have the Walt House’s soldiers- trained for generation after generation- as your ene to be a pain』
A soldier right behind me advanced, so I reacted
Using that opportunity, Alfred stepped in
His consecutive thrusts aiained a sharpness they hadn’t had before
I repelled those withatbackwards, used er atmy head
What I hit was his thigh
I stuck it in quite deep, and he raised a groan With that ht elbow into his face
Since my body was left quite open after that ain, so I scooped up some snow on my boot, and kicked it up to steal his vision
His attack fell slightly off his er
Motioning to the other Soldiers, Alfred retreated a distance, letting me put an incantation to mouth
“So in the end, I’ic Fire Bullet!”
While it wasn’t a powerful spell, its almost-instantaneous usability let me bombard the area They were aimed with the Second’s Skill, so they hit without fail
The soldiers burst into fla in the snow, they recovered and stood at once
One of theh
Only the fireball ai him
It dissipated right in front of his face
(What? It’s as if it was crushed to pieces)
And of that fact, Alfred sounded quite amused
“So you’ve made one man drop out And let me praise you on your use of Skills It looks like your brainless sword strokes aren’t the only thing to you”
Brandishi+ng his sabre, he fixed his posture
The collapsed one held down his leg, wrapped a cloth around it, and started crawling away to perforency procedures
Based on the density of the stains he left, it will be nigh impossible for him to aid the battle anymore
(But I need to keep mindful of him)
Behind, Shannon
“We have to run! Lyle, we have to get away ASAP!”
“Yes, I know that!”
When I yelled out, two soldiers cut atone headed off to help his fallen coer
It stabbed deeply into one of their right shoulders, and I used my sabre to cut at the other’s arm
The Sixth cried out
『Lyle, get serious!』
When I juht arrasped…
“What!?”
I tried to free
With the Second’s Skill, I could sense soled around it
And Alfred cut in
I iht into his stomach
His mouth opened, and saliva shot out
“B-bastard!”
My leg was grasped, and perhaps since the range was too short for a sabre to be effective, he drew the dagger at his waist
“I aiting for this”
Since he had rounded leg to deliver an impact to his chin
The gripping sensation aroundin the air for a moment, I landed
I collected the fallen dagger witha fallen Alfred with blood co down from his nose
Seeing the dagger gripped in my hand, Alfred screamed
“G-give it back! That’s so Celes-sama bestowed upon me! Don’t touch it, cur!”
“This isn’t so for you to hold”
After kicking Alfred’s dropped Sabre a ways away, I sent a glare to the soldier treating his wounded comrade
He was looking at me with mortified eyes The injured one was the same
They definitely hadn’t lost the will to fight
There, Shannon yelled
“Lyle, that guy has lots of hands! It’s a Skill! There are Four growing from his back!”
On her words, I looked at Alfred
While she said soot to his feet quite norround, it was pressed down… no, a ainst it formed
Perhaps twice the size of a norer than that of anyone’s present
The Fourth spoke
『Invisible hands, so like that? So he’s a Skill holder』
The Seventh also seemed to remember
『Co in that Virden house Did they find the need to have such a things… oh right, they were an underground organization I’m sure invisible hands would prove essential in… various circumstances』
In trickery, or perhaps assassination… it was a Skill that looked to be useful for plenty of dirty jobs
While holding his left hand over his face, He extended his right hand to the side
The fallen sabre leisurely rose into the air, and returned to that hand
Shannon shook, and…
“That guy has four ar them at will…”
While I couldn’t see anything, Shannon seemed certain
Alfred looked at her, and…
“Are your eyes special? Then Ito her with your head, Lyle I’ll mince it, crush the bones…”
The eyes Alfred sent at me were already corroded
In the past…
When he was my senior disciple
At the start, he was a kind and strong man
He would call out to s
But now all he gave off was an unsightly smirk
“Celes… was it Celes who did this to you!?”
His invisible hands answered the feelings I shouted out
They didn’t send stimulus to my eyes, but I was also a Skill holder
The Second’s Skill showed me his movements
The li Shannon’s advice
The falling snoas brushed away by those unperceivable appendages
But…
“Once you understand the trick, it becomes quite simple… Earth Hand!”
Brown ar with the ones Alfred produced
With a grating sound ringing out, Alfred seemed to be in pain
“You… Washout!!”
Running between the gaps in the Earth Hand and his own, I thrust my Sabre at his heart
But…
“Lyle, they’re protecting his body too!”
As Shannon said that, I parted from my Sabre, and jumped back
Sent off its trajectory, the blade stuck into his left arm, and blood started to flow
A little squea on with the man’s body
“Countless ar it like arht, and the fingers are squir like…”
Hearing that, Eva
“What’s with that… disgusting”
My impression was the same
Soon after contacting his flesh,in the air
“I-it’s heavy You were fighting with so like this?”
He thought to use it, but as it was heavier than he expected, he ended up discarding it
The Third sounded satisfied
『Doesn’t look like he gets too much power out of those bad boys All Skills can be troublesome, but rather than battle, I think this one’sthe card tables Or maybe theft?』
The Fifth too
『No skillfulness No power While I think he’s gotten e to it, if you know the base ability, that’s all there is to it』
It would be scary if I didn’t know its identity, but this is thanks to Shannon’s aide
At the same time, a countermeasure surfaced in my mind
The situation was beginning to favor me
Alfred was incessantly glancing at the dagger, and unable to concentrate I’ ways to reclaim it
(Would I be like that if the Jeas taken?)
Just as I thought to blow hie came to a halt a little further down the road
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… Novem worried for Lyle’s late return
She had waited a while on the inn’s first floor, but there were no signs of hi back anytime soon
“He’s late It’s almost time for dinner”
As Novehed with her hand to her face, Aria chewed on a beefsteak as she spoke in a tired tone,
“He’s not a child He’ll be back sooner or later”
At the sa across frohed
“Don’t you ever get tired of eating the saain? Also, show a bit of worry while you’re at it Lyle’s family is also in the Imperial Capital, it seems”
Aria spoke with pride
“I’m merely a maiden on a quest to find the world’s best beefsteak Also, I’ all places he’s likely to meet them They’re not the class of people you’d be able to encounter at will, right?”
Monica was nearby, standing rather than seated
Perhaps unpleased with Aria’s attitude, she quietly…