Volume 2 - CH 243

I heard a sound that only I could hear.

It was the sound of a pop.

I thought it was not possible, but I had to swallow the fact that I was actually hearing such a sound.

I had heard this sound before.

No wonder.

It was something I had created.

“? Ouren-sama, is something wrong?”

“The ball of water I gave to the Princess ……. was broken ……..”

“eh?”

That ball of water is supposed to burst on purpose by me, or burst when I run out of MP.

Well, the last time I ran out of MP, I forced myself to maintain it.

I didn’t know it could do that.

No, but why did it pop?

It certainly might be possible to break it with enough force to crush the compressed air, but …….

Can an oni do it?

But for what?

Hmm, it seems like it was broken because of the princess.

Because she looked so protective of it when she received it.

I don’t think she would break it on purpose.

“Well, it’s her, you know. …… She can be a little bit clumsy.”

“She’s certainly a little clumsy.”

This is the most reasonable way to explain it.

If she lost it, the princess would go berserk. ……

Well, I can make the same thing again.

This time, I put more MP in it so that it would not break unless something serious happened.

With this, it will never break.

Then I handed it to Uchikage.

“I’m sorry, Uchikage. Can you deliver this to the Princess?”

“I understand. It will take about four days to return.”

“Two days each way? That’s amazing. Please do.”

” Yes.”

Uchiage put it in his pocket and disappeared in a flash.

Fast as a flash.

I cannot see it with my eyes.

But still, it takes two days to travel a week’s journey by carriage. ……

It would be faster to run in his case.

So, I guess that solves my problem.

…… In the end, it’s just me, Houen, and Alena.

I don’t think it will be a problem, but we don’t have a tank named Reizen and a scout named Uchikage now, so we have to be careful if we have to engage in a battle.

Maybe I should widen the haze a bit.

“Well, shall we go get some kind of request?”

“Preferably something that involves exterminating monsters. ……”

“But, Ouren buried them all, didn’t he?”

“That reminds me,……. I don’t know if there are any of them around.”

I don’t know if they’re around.

At least there’s a way to get the materials.

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The wind is strong today.

The wind is blowing out from the west, shaking the grass and trees furiously.

People advancing with the wind in front of them may smell a burning smell.

There is smoke.

Such suffocating and stale smells tickle the nostrils.

The smell is so strong that you want to cover your mouth with your hand.

The smoke was black, and flames were blazing all around it.

Anyone who took one look would understand that it was a fire.

An explosion occurs when the oil ignites.

Wood chips and debris blown away by the explosion pierce the ground like rain.

All of them are very deadly.

A direct hit would be more than sufficient.

The soil in the rice paddies and fields has been crumbled up, and the castle town has collapsed as if it had been crushed over.

The only place that is safe is the castle tower there.

It is probably a miracle that the castle tower, which is located on a high place, was not destroyed or burned, but it was the only place that was still standing.

However, the Second Palace and other buildings were destroyed.

The storehouse and dojo were also destroyed, and black smoke was rising in many places.

Just being in the vicinity was dangerous.

But in the midst of all this, there were a number of people running to the rescue.

One man overturned the roof and rescued those who were under it, and another brought a large amount of water and sprayed it into the air as if it were raining.

The rain continued to fall for a while as if a bucket had been upturned, extinguishing the fire.

This was repeated over and over again.

But not one person cried.

Even the children hold back their tears and endure the situation.

They have reasons to do so.

In the midst of all this, there was one person who was staring into the forest in the distance, not doing any rescue work.

He was clutching a katana in one hand, and his other hand was simply clenched into a fist.

His claws were dug into his hands and blood was pouring out of them.

With black horns and dressed in deep red, Tenda wondered where he should take his disappointment.

And he didn’t know what to do now.

“Damn it!”

BHAM!

He hit the ground as hard as he could and made a crater.

Nothing was enough.

We can’t beat them.

We can’t do anything.

These thoughts kept running through Tenda’s mind.

All he could do was wait.

Reinforcements.

He needed reinforcements that were powerful and unbeatable.

He knew of one, but it was a gamble whether or not he would get them.

He didn’t know.

“Ouren-sama, please ……! I beg of you….. we are…. we can’t……..!”

He muttered quietly after his voice was squeezed out.

“Please….. save the princess…..!!!”