Volume 5 - CH 14

“Well, it doesn’t really matter if I let him go.”

I said, shaking the knife in my hand.

The tip of the knife had pierced through a hitogata in the chest region.

“…….Yuki is terrified. Seika-sama.”

As I was retrieving the Gobonoyakunoren Ombonoyasu and breaking the exorcism spell, Yuki said abruptly.

“Hmm?”

“For Seika-sama, it doesn’t matter whether there is or is not a medium for …… curses, does it? It’s just a hitogata only, like that …….”

“I’m not going to say it’s irrelevant. If you can’t use your opponent’s hair or blood, you’re limited in many ways, plus ……”

I said with a wry smile.

“It’s just a little bit of a pain.”

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Thus, the second attack by the demon tribe was cleared up without incident.

Since the previous attack, he had thought about and prepared various ways to deal with the situation, and this time there was no damage, except for some damage to the training area for the practical magic training, and no one noticed.

There were some charred remnants of their bodies left behind by molten iron, but we decided to leave them as they were, even though we were a little lost.

We had heard rumors that some of the merchants who had been in and out of Rodnea had gone missing. They had probably looted several settlements before coming here.

If the empire was not too stupid, it would have at least known that a party of demons had invaded the city. Otherwise, they would not have set up security in the imperial capital at this time of the year. Even if they could not capture their location, they would at least be able to trace their footsteps and guess that they were headed for Rodnea. If they find the remains of the struggle and the bodies there,…… they will at least understand that they are dead. Maybe.

It would be more convenient if they interpreted it as a split in the group, since only the demon guy is dead elsewhere.

Either way, it’s better than having to cancel class again without finding another dead body.

By the way, I’ve unsummoned and erased the cold iron, but I left the giant worm carcass behind.

It was just in the way, and I wonder if I should have put that one away as well……. While I was walking thinking about that, I bumped into a small figure at a corner.

“Whoa. Mabel?”

“Oh, ……!　Se, Seika?”

Mabel, out of breath and rolling her eyes, looked up at us.

With a look of impatience on her face, the gray-haired girl approaches me.

“Where is he?”

“That guy?”

“That… an assassin has come!　Seika, you know that, don’t you?”

“That’s”

“And he said he was a demon …… ogre!　I’m sure they’re still looking for me!　If they don’t find me, they might do something …… or someone might get attacked …….”

Mabel is desperate and asks me.

“I have to stop him!　Didn’t Seika save me earlier?　And that fog. …… If you know where that guy is, tell me!　If I leave, I think everyone will be in danger. Even if I don’t win……!”

“Mabel. Calm down a little.”

When I patted her on the head, with that Mabel finally stopped talking.

However, I still can’t afford to express myself.

I say with a light smile.

“You’re good.”

“eh……?”

“You were first worried about the other students right?　You could have run away.”

“Well, that’s because …”

“It’s not easy to do. It’s proof of your kindness and courage.”

“Uh …”

“I’m sorry I didn’t notice. I thought you were used to the academy, but …… you’ve been on your toes.”

The curse spell of exorcism does not work on people with a strong sense of purpose.

I had wondered why Mabel was the only one, when all the other students and teachers had retreated to their dormitories and school buildings and never come out. …… I guess this child had been on the lookout for the assassins the Chamber of Commerce had been sending her all along.

“Even under your adoptive parents, by any chance?”

“… because … they are known to the company …”

“I told you not to worry. However, it hasn’t even been a year since then, so I guess it’s understandable.”

Maybe the reason she was so relaxed at my parents’ house was because it was the first place she was allowed to do so.

It was a long way from the school and the Imperial capital, and with a military platoon stationed there, she finally felt safe.

“’It’s okay, Mabel. You can live a normal life now.”

“But, he’s the one who ……”

“That wasn’t an assassination attempt on you.”

“eh……?”

Mabel looks pouty.

“Yeah, huh……?　Then he’s …….”

“Um … well, can I tell you? They were aiming for a hero.”

“What!　Amiyu?”

The color of panic again appears on Mabel’s face.

“Well, then, I guess I’ll have to do something about it. ……”

“ah……”

I tell her with a bit of a stammer.

“It’s over”

“eh……?”

“You don’t have to worry about them anymore.”

“Them ……?　He wasn’t alone?”

“Uh … well, that’s right. There were about five people.”

“Five?　That’s …… all of them were defeated by you!?”

“Ah”

“Well, was that okay? It would be tough to fight five people like that …”

“Uh, no, ……, it wasn’t really that big of a deal.”

“I see…… except for the ogre, the rest weren’t a big deal right?”

“Um…….”

I reply with a slightly annoyed smile.

“I didn’t really know who was strong and who was weak,—-.”

“Se….. seika?”

Mabel stepped back half a step as if confused.

With a bitter smile, I point my index finger at her in front of her lips.

“It’s a secret, Mabel”