Vol 9 Chapter 142 (1/2)

Holy Maiden Candidate

Thelma Zayin

The woman who once held the title of Holy Maiden drew closer to the burned down carriage as we kept lookout of the surroundings

There were traces of battle around, and in the burned carriage, were the bodies of uards

Whether their deaths had led to victory or not was cleanly burned away

Eva held her hand to her mouth, while Aria’s face was pale

I didn’t feel too great either

(… Come to think of it, that was the first I’d directly dispatched a human on my own)

I had rendered the return trip of some adventurers in Arumsaas impossible, but it’s not like I had directly dealt with them

I felt a strange sense of unease Clara walked over to my side

“Lyle-san, only one of them survived They’ve lost consciousness, but they’re more or less safe”

I nodded, and headed in that direction

Zayin’s forh Priest 【Gastone Benini】intended to perform their last rites, and bury the dead

But due to a lack of tiic

“… Couldn’t you give them a more respectful burial?”

Is what Thelma-san said, but Gastone-san shook his head He understood how dangerous it was to remain here

Clara tugged at my sleeve

“Lyle-san, I didn’t want to say it, but if you’ll let me haveto her willfulness on top of that? We should have been on our way as soon as time permitted”

Clara’s words were correct They were correct, but I had circumstances of my own

Mainly the ancestors in the Jewel

The Third spoke

『Put her in your debt here, and have her rely on you in Bei for our own stronghold in Beiive them shelter!』

Novem, Miranda, Monica and Shannon… the reason the four of the, was to attain a base in Beim

Nor to be done in the property they’d purchase, so she wanted to stay behind

But as she saw the rest of us off, she looked extremely lonely

The Sixth

『You’ve got to give a good iet yourselfout some information, Lyle?』

The ancestors were even more lively than usual

I felt like letting out a sigh, but I endured it and turned ain consciousness, and we had handed over some of the medicine we had on hand to treat him The Fifth spoke

『… How suspicious Even after they’d erased all other evidence so cleanly, having a survivor left behind feels quite out of place Is it a trap?』

I turned e about hi with Skills, I couldn’t really understand anything

(I should’ve taken Shannon Rather than leaving her to lend a hand in cleaning, she may have been more useful on this side)

It was too late, but I regretted not putting ht into our formation I addressed Clara

“Well, it isn’t a bad thing to get her in our favor And let’s re me”

Hearing that, Clara nodded, and went off to transmit my words to the rest of our comrades

I looked at the former Holy Maiden Thelma-san

A hooded girl was standing beside her Fro cared for just as much as Thelma-san, so she must be an important one

When I res, I sensed the pursuers close in the distance a bit

(They haven’t given up I can only think they’re getting their nuether to launch an ambush)

Our opponents were fah to blow themselves up

On top of equipathered in accordance with their ordeal, I could tell they weren’t bandits

There was a possibility there would be poisons in their weapons, and I got the feeling concealed weapons were fair game

(How troublesoh And the Boas blocked)

I didn’t think they’d start their counterattack so soon, but they were accustoht would be too dangerous

The information about the Boas already transmitted to them, and perhaps they had put up some countermeasure with it

While I tried thinking up a new plan, Gastone-san came over to us

“I apologize for taking our time Let us depart at once”

I nodded, and issued orders I had me comrades board Porter, and had us take up the rear

I also thought it best if we looked after the injured

“We’ll take care of the injured”

When I said that, Thelma-san wandered over, and shook her head

“We cannot trouble you to such an extent And I want your party to concentrate on guard duties The injured man is one who has been in service to us for many years Please let us use our own hands to treat him”

From the Jewel, the Seventh let his voice

『… So pushi+ng her to leave hi wrong, her sentiment for her friend will dull her decision Lyle, he won’t wake up for a while, but you have to stay on your guard』

The Fourth was of the same opinion

『I want to remove uncertain factors as much as possible, but you’ll lose credibility if you force them apart』

And tying hi may happen was also impossible

He was a cause of concern, but we abided Thelave a proposal of his own

『Lyle, tell thee so the iet away, and load the e to a minimum』

Just calling hiripped the Jewel, and proposed the Third’s proposal to Thelma-san and Gastone-san

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The way back to Beim

Stationed at the back of the group, we looked at the three carriages pressing on in front of us

They had stripped off quite a few of the parts, but their constructions were sturdy With a for the prepared spur of the moment

Cli onto the roof, May looked behind, and started up a conversation with me

“Hey, I’m a bit curious, but…”

“What is it?”

I turned to her, and she plopped herself down cross-legged, but she continued speaking without sending her eyes my way

“What e do if those guys froht?”

I answered the question

“Run if we can I’d like to think they won’t follow us all the way to Bei to crush them”