CH 444

T/N: Hello, I just want to mention this, but it looks like there’s no Chapter 443 in the raw and went directly from Chapter 442 to Chapter 444. However, the story is still connected with each other, so I don’t think the problem is really a problem. The author just wrote the wrong chapter number and forgot about it. Anyways, thanks for reading this, and I wish you well.

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“……”

About a kilometer up in the sky.

As I was looking down at the Gospel’s Descent near the south gate, Sarge asked me about it. I have my thoughts, but I have words to say in reply.

“I’ll try not to kill you too much at that time. But, if it kills someone I care about, I think it’s unavoidable.”

We nodded to each other and turned our attention back to the soldiers.

They’ll be arriving at the town of Gust in a few minutes, I muttered, frowning.

“Are they not going to deploy the troops and go straight in through the south gate? If you’ve been working in the dark in this town, there’s no way you wouldn’t know about the north and west gates ……”

“I see. In that case, Everlide soldiers would be disposable meat walls.”

We’re going to take a position almost directly above the ten Chief Priests as Sarge asks me, sniffing and swearing. We’ll execute the plan after everyone has entered the town and we’ll take them by surprise.

Just a little more and we’ll begin ……

There have been constant battles since we started our journey, but we’ve gone through the territories of Oriola and Glasco, battles with the country of Sandiola, and now we’ve involved the royal capital, making the entire town of Gust a battlefield.

I’ve been thinking about this for a while now, but the scale is getting bigger and bigger, and I’m wondering if it’s going to be okay.

People often say, “It’s just like Lars,” and they don’t mean that in a bad way, they just mean I can’t help it. But there are many times when I am the starting point, and I am worried that one day someone will be a victim …… and that will happen.

“…… Don’t worry, when this battle is over, the Reflexion Kingdom is going to protest to the Berias Kingdom, and that should be the end of it”.

Then we can all go to the sea beyond Glasco territory.

…… But no matter how the battle here is settled, there’s a good chance that war will start this time–

“Ha!? They’ve entered the town! Let’s go, Sarge!”

While I was pondering for a bit, a group of soldiers burst through the gate and rushed into the town. The two knights who had been posted as gatekeepers were seen feigning surprise and dispersing into the depths of the town as planned. The soldiers also deployed into the town and pulled out their weapons to lay waste to it.

In the meantime, I and Sarge, who had immediately begun to swoop down, rushed towards the three Chief Priests.

“What!? A Dragon!?”

“I’ll take care of it.”

I took out a piece of paper with transfer magic drawn on it from my pocket and was about to stick it on the man holding the greatsword when a woman in a long robe stood in my way.

“Get out of the way!”

“I don’t know what you’re planning to do, but …… What!?”

Sarge is swearing, and for some reason, we were pulled away and slammed into the wall. I had heard about this guy’s ability beforehand, so the moment I confronted them, I short teleported to get behind the guy with the greatsword. 

“You let your guard down!”

“Behind me!? You brat–“

The first one.

The man with the greatsword disappears from the scene along with the piece of paper I made that could be called a transfer magic talisman.

By applying transfer magic and magic circles, I created a tool to force people and objects I touched to send them away, instead of concentrating my consciousness to transfer them.

The plan worked, and I quickly kicked off the ground and approached the man with the spear. I should transfer that woman next, but it’s best to keep her in check.

“You’re next!”

“Did he just send Akzeryus away?! It seems that you’re trying to disperse us, but you can’t do that if you can’t get close enough!”

“That’s easy!”

That Aiatsubus, I think that the response is quick regardless of their personality, but I deflect the spear that he sticks out with a Sarge blade, but he pulls it quickly and it sticks out immediately.

“I won’t make it!? Transfer!”

“Transfer magic, what an idiot, you should regret your decision coming out here on your own!”

“Kuh ……!?”

As soon as I stepped behind the man with the spear, I heard the sound of glass shattering, my auto-protection was broken and the spear stopped right under my nose. A cold sweat covered my whole body and I rushed to get away from him.

“Tch, defense magic, huh …… You’re cocky for a kid.”

Even though he’s on a horse, his use of his upper body was much better. I didn’t expect him to thrust out from there, and I was also surprised that my auto protection was broken.

But this should make him think that I’m going to fly the man with spear. So I attacked the man with the spear again.

“!”

“How naive! I’ll just skewer …… Uooh!?”

The man who dodged the fireball thrusts out his spear, but I’m already gone.

“I’m not there yet.”

“I see, so you’ll be transferring yourself! But it’s useless, you won’t even be able to get close to me. Everything will be [Rejected].”

“Uwah ……!?”

No good ……! I tried to get behind her and put a transfer mark on her, but she avoided me and I got hit by her Rejection skill. This is the first time I’ve been hit by one of these, but it’s like an invisible wall pushing down on you with tremendous force.

I was going to send the spearman away, but I thought this guy might be quite troublesome, so I changed my plan. I wonder if Tigre-sensei can do something about it.

When I pulled Sarge away from me earlier, he went away at an unbelievable speed. With this speed–

“Thank you! With this ……!”

“These kids ……!? Kemuda, avoid them!”

“What the hell!? Oh, Ohhhhh!?”

Faster than the woman’s voice, it’s already too late as the man called Kemuda thrust out the spear that’s closing in on me. I slammed my left elbow into his face and stick the transfer talisman I had prepared in my right hand on his forehead.

“Too bad for you, kid ……!”

To the man who suddenly appeared.

“You are!?”

“Fuh …… I’m a knight-errant of the Berais Kingdom, Hitzrite. I separated from them in case something happens, but I’m glad that it was useful. But …… you really surprised me, kid!”

“Damn ……!”

I thought I let my guard down, but it seems that the knight commander and the others were deliberately blending in with the common soldiers. And that face was familiar to me. It must be the man who had fought Tigre-sensei in the dream battle.

At the entrance of the gate, only a few Everlide soldiers, the spearman, and the woman remained. According to the plan, the man with the spear was supposed to stay here. I still have the transfer talisman, but should I send them to Point D? Just when I thought that, the woman opens her mouth.

“…… It looks like you’re not just a normal adventurer. But can you defeat me when you’re surrounded?”

“You will. That’s why I stayed here! !”

“[Rejected]. Even if you are a dragon, you can’t attack me, you know? …… Mu!”

There was a shadow approaching from behind the woman, who reflected my Hydrostream back at me and talked nonchalantly as she watched me avoid it.

“You avoided it!? You’ve got good instincts!”

“What? Where did you appear from? [Rejection] Ugh ……!?”

“So, if you’re not thinking straight, you can’t use your weird skills, huh? Taaaaah!”

“[Rejected]!”

“I can’t pursuit her!?”

“Heavy blow, you lot. ……”

Even though she was hit by Fath-san’s fist on her right side, she kept her expression steady as she looked over at us and muttered 

This is point C …… Me, Makina, Fath-san and–

“Spearman, we’re here too!”

“What!”

— Hawk-san, who had become a holy knight, appeared and attacked the man with the spear.

“Lars, let’s take them down like this. We can do it, can’t we?”

“That’s unusual, I thought Fath-san would be more careful?”

“You see, when I was training with Makina, Ryuuze, and Kudelica and the others, I had an insatiable appetite for battle. For the first time in a long time, I thought it would be okay to give it my all.”

“Get them, Master! Ouch!?”

“You have to do it too, Makina. Go to the spearman. I think he’s got something more up his sleeve.”

“All right.”

I slapped my cheeks, knowing that the unexpected would happen, and flew to the skies with my Levitation to fight with Eagle-san. The battle of no return had begun–

Finally, the battle began.

Let’s start with Lars and the others, shall we?　

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“P-Please give me some time ……”

No, it’s already started, isn’t it? New work? It’s impossible.

“I’ll write whatever you want, as long as you make me appear ……”