CH 450

“…… So that’s Fath-san at her best, huh.”

I used Stop, so I’m standing by mid-air to see what was going on, but it’s true I would only be in the way even if I went in there. I was ready to jump out at any time, but I think Fass-san could have taken her down by herself.

“Instant Lightning Fist …… a straight elbow strike, a backhand swing, and a short uppercut. All of them are covered with lightning, so considering the speed, it’s almost like a thunderstorm…”

Thinking that I’d never want to get into a fight with the serious Fath-san, I descended to the Makina and Fath-san’s side. We’ve got the two ringleaders, and now we just need to subdue this Akzeryus guy and we’ll be all set.

“Good work, you two. And Sarge too.”

“Ho-ho-ho, I’ve fought dragons before, you know? Well, it’s a pain in the ass, but in my prime, I might be able to take you down.”

“Master, you can’t take down Sarge, okay? We’ve defeated two of the ten chief priests for now. What’s next?”

Sarge left Fath-san’s outstretched hand, and Makina said to me. I looked at Eagle-san and the Everlide soldiers and opened my mouth.

“Fath-san and Eagle-san will stay here and watch, Kemuda and Sherida, right? I want you to keep an eye on them. Makina will go with me to the house. Can you come with us too, Uncle?”

“Mm ……. O-Of course. I didn’t think you’d be able to defeat these two so easily …… Maybe this will help us get Everlide back ……”

“Yeah! If the prince is here, so much the better. Boy, let’s go after our friends!”

“Yeah. I’ll leave convincing them to you, it’s okay if you tell them what you just saw.”

We nodded and were about to leave Fath-san and the others behind and head for the mansion when we heard a sound like an earth tremor coming from the gate.

“What the hell!?”

“A-Aren’t those goblins!? And there’s a lot of them!”

As Makina said, we were astonished to see a flock of goblins coming into the town from outside. But we knew from the last battle that they were made by a man with such skills.

Immediately, Sarge grew larger and the fireball spat out, burning up the goblin. As I expected, the goblin transformed into a piece of paper. Then, out of nowhere, a voice echoed.

“Fuhahahaha! If I save that thing, I will be recognized by the Lord Founder! Take it back, you goblins! I don’t care if you kill the traitors.”

I don’t know where he is, but I can hear his voice. I’m guessing he’s outside the gates, but the goblins are rushing in so fast that I have to fly with levitation to get close.

“These two must be the ones they’re after. Sarge, get them on your back! If it’s this number, even us will never be able to handle them.”

“Whoa …… It’s the dragon at that time, it’s been a while.”

Immediately, Sarge took Fath-san, Eagle-san, and two of the Ten Chief Priests in the palm of his hand and flew into the sky. 

“Master!”

“You two, go! It’s frustrating to see the town overrun, but we have no choice.”

“All right! We’re running, Makina, uncles!”

“Yes!”

As we ascended, I heard Eagle-san call out to Sarge to look for the enemy.

We’ll leave that one to them, and we’ll run and cast magic on the goblins coming up behind us to get rid of them, but there really are a lot of them. One of them might be okay, but if they catch up with that many, even the soldiers won’t be safe.

“I’ll take care of this — Kyaaaah!?”

“You know that I won’t let you be left behind, right? Move your feet, Makina.”

“But even if we can escape, won’t we still have to defeat them?”

They are not very fast, but as the uncle soldier said, if we don’t start a counterattack somewhere, we’ll be surrounded. Just as I was thinking about intercepting them in the square, I saw something surprising coming at me from right in front of me.

“Noooooooo, boneeeeeees!?”

“Whoa, this will make it much easier. Wait, if there’s a horde of skeleton here, then–“

“D-Damn it, a pincer attack ……!”

That’s right, the Skeleton Army was right in front of us, and they were coming in droves. As Makina hugged me, I carried her like a princess and flew with levitation. 

The uncle soldier readied their sword and spear to intercept them, but I stopped them.

“Wait! This skeleton is not the enemy!”

“What!? That’s not possible ……”

“We made it! Lars!”

Then, as expected, Urka appeared.

He wore a green robe with Sarge gear, a shortsword in his right hand and in his left hand is a …… book?

“As I thought, it’s Urka. As you can see, it’s a horde of goblins, can you do it?”

“Of course we can. The knights are here too. We’ll hold them off.”

“What’s that book?”

“What’s that book?　What’s that book? – Oh, it’s a book that Retzel gave me, it’s called “The Book of the Death Prohibition”. It seems to fit my skills and I can now summon skeletons in large numbers.”

What’s that guy doing that I don’t know about ……? I’m sure he had a premonition of these goblins. But it’s still a blessing in disguise, and with dozens of knights, I’ll leave this to them.

“I’m sorry, but you’re in charge here! I have to fetch Prince Ryde and the others.”

“Leave it to me! “Retribution against those who obstruct the path of the dead”!”

Urka smiled and nodded at me, and passed me with a powerful statement that he would take care of this place. The goblins have started to scatter here and there, so intercepting them shouldn’t be too difficult. I think Urka is a growing talent along with Ryuuze.

“Urka’s always been a big help to us, isn’t he.”

“Well, maybe I should make his wedding with Milfy luxurious?”

“Oh, that sounds great …… We’ll have to think about that ……”

“Y-Yeah ……”

“Boy, the square!”

“O-Okay!”

We turned beet red, and once we joined the uncle soldiers in the square and told them that we had defeated the Ten Chief Priests, they let out cheers of joy.

“B-But if we don’t return, won’t our families be in danger ……?”

“It seems that the Reflexion kingdom has some plans about that area. I’m sorry, but I have to go get the prince, so please stay here a little longer.”

“Please! We have to find him before the others get killed ……”

Then we headed back to the mansion.

Speaking of which, I wonder how that knight from the Berias Kingdom and Akzeryus are doing …… I’m sure Tigre-sensei and Ryuuze will be fine. 

But the battlefield has become more complicated than I thought–