episode_0013

The acrid heat accumulated in the lungs has a sticky consistency and does not escape at all.

My skin is so hot that it feels like it’s going to cook at any moment, and tears constantly flow from my smoky eyes.

“Haak, kahak!”

The warhorse ran away even as his nose and throat throbbed like crazy, but the fire showed no sign of ending. How fast does it spread?

“Chase! Split the back of his head!”

“Khahaha! Those so-called honorable bastards ran away!”

The cries of enemies can be heard not far away. They were surprisingly close together. As expected, in a forest with many obstacles, there was no way for the barbarians to escape the riding Zabel.

“…passing by while chopping down trees! electric potential! Don’t skimp on mana!”

“Yes!”

Following Weber’s command, those in the lead moved further ahead and released aura.

They also knew that using Aurors on trees rather than enemies was clearly a waste of mana, and that they would be the first to die as a result, but they gritted their teeth with a determined look on their faces.

Suddenly! Suddenly!

With a single slash of a sword or spear with an Aura, even the Areumtree tree can be easily crossed.

However, there are hundreds or thousands of trees spread out in front of us. Perhaps they will be too exhausted to fight once they leave the forest.

“Damn…”

It was very painful and complex to see him sacrificing his strength and stamina to cut down a tree for his comrades behind him.

“Phew…!”

As the tree in a straight line falls down in an instant, my vision is wide open, and my heart, which had been suffocated by the red-hot flames and dense trees, is relieved.

-Heeheeheeheehee~!

The horse must have sensed this as well, as it jumped over tree trunks with clearly visible growth rings and gradually began to gain momentum in its running speed.

It’s okay so far. till now.

I held the sword handle a little loosely and looked around.

Xenia and the knights were tightly surrounding me, so my view was partially blocked, but I could clearly see the cloud holder humans approaching one by one beyond the fluttering flames.

“Phew…!”

Whip! visor!

It started with a playful clash of weapons, like a sword fight.

However, the clash spread violently like wildfire, and screams and shouts were rampant, so when I came to my senses, I was running in the middle of the battlefield.

“Huh…!”

I can clearly feel Tyra’s trembling as she hugs me.

“Pfft…!”

“Kaaaa!”

The tired and tired knights could not show their skills. The speed hasn’t slowed down yet, but it seems like it’s just a matter of time and it’s just a matter of mental strength.

There, finally, what I had been worried about happened.

The enemy’s shaman has extended his malicious intent.

“No guessing!”

“It’s the same!”

However, perhaps because their senses have become sharper due to exhaustion, the knights cut them down with weapons clad in magical auras. It was impossible to cut them all down, but that alone was a huge task. The knights’ morale soars at that miraculous sight.

however.

“There it is! There’s that kid over there!”

“Capture that guy no matter what happens!”

“It doesn’t matter if you’re not that damned Hellberg’s child! Grab it no matter what!”

They started targeting me persistently. I don’t think I’m convinced yet that I’m the youngest member of the Delheim family, but if I get caught by them, I’m sure they’ll find out soon.

“Master! Wow!”

“You damn bastards!”

Thanks to the guys flocking this way, the battle line collapsed in an instant.

With more than one person per person, the knights guarding me collapsed in an instant.

“Haaap!”

I swung the weapon with all my might, but the attack seemed not funny to them, so I shook the weapon lightly and shook it off.

“Damn…damn!”

“Master!”

The troops who went ahead also saw my crisis and returned.

“Don’t come! Just go!”

“Protect the master!”

Even if I shouted desperately, it was only a vain sound.

Because of me, the entire unit stopped.

“Damn…! Fuck! You bastards! Go! Who cares about me! Profit…!”

I was shaking with guilt and helplessness.

If only I had been stronger, or at least had grown more than I am now.

“Khahahaha! I got it!”

The barbarian, who had largely shaken off my attack with just two sword strikes and almost knocked me off his horse, extends his hand.

“Master!”

Tyra hugged me tightly.

“K, ahhh!”

Just before the guy’s strong hands grabbed hold of my neck, I opened my mouth wide and bit off the guy’s little finger. My gums hurt because I was wearing tough, sturdy leather gloves, but I didn’t care.

“Ugh, this damned little sadist!?”

I was caught off guard for a moment and stabbed the sword into the neck of the guy who withdrew his hand.

A miraculous blow that bounced out reflexively and hit the mark. I was truly lucky.

“Wow… crazy… chin…!”

The guy with his mouth open with an expression of disbelief that he was attacked by a child falls from the javelin.

“Whoop, bebeoreuh! Move your troops forward immediately! Move!”

I shouted with all my might, but my voice could not spread widely in the noisy battlefield.

Meanwhile, the situation was quickly getting worse.

The knights fought desperately, but anyone could see that they were outnumbered.

death.

The fear that I had tried so hard to ignore is slowly creeping in.

A shiver runs down my spine and goosebumps appear all over my body. My vision is blurry due to the cold sweat running down my face.

“…Puddeuk!”

As stubborn as it was, my rebellious temperament flared up against that.

death? Fuck you. fear? Fuck you!

“Do you think I’ll be left behind like this!? Even if you search, you won’t just search!”

On horseback, he lost his temper and swung his weapon again and again.

At some point, the horse died, so I fought with both feet on the ground.

“Kahak…!”

I can’t breathe and every muscle in my body screams.

If it weren’t for the desperate knights helping him, he would have been lying on the ground a long time ago.

“You’re so persistent! Search!”

“Kwaaagh…!”

However, no matter how hard they tried, their inferiority in battle could not be resolved.

“It’s annoying to struggle! I told you to just save her, so I’ll cut off your limbs!”

A huge ax wielded by an enemy several times larger than me was aimed at my right shoulder.

“Kaa…!”

I quickly raised my sword, but I couldn’t even block it, let alone block it.

The moment the high-quality armor was torn and blood splattered, I lost feeling in my right arm.

But it doesn’t matter.

“You damn savage bastard…!”

I quickly moved the sword to my left arm and glared at it, and the guy’s face distorted.

“…I don’t like the snow! I’ll dig out those eyes too!”

The ax is lifted above the head again.

“K…!”

Block, spill, or avoid.

You have to do something.

“Ah…?”

But my body so easily rejected my will.

No matter how much you try, it won’t move.

“…!!”

The next moment, the ax came crashing down.

Kuuk.

The moment I see the face of the guy who will kill me in my eyes and grit my teeth to endure the pain.

“Master!”

Someone pushed me.

“…Uh…?”

The bones and flesh were cut and hot blood flowed.

I couldn’t believe it, so I opened my eyes and stared blankly at the sight I had never imagined.

“Eh, Erica…?”

“Boss…sorry…sorry…”

That was the end.

Erica’s eyes, which were about to say something with a faint smile, suddenly lost their vitality and became cloudy.

“Ah…ahhh!!”

I clearly felt that something inside me was breaking and exploding.

“Stop! Everyone, step back!”

At the same time as my scream, the cloud holders flow out like an ebb at the command that rang out from the forest.

“Ugh, huh…!”

“Master. young master! You need to come to your senses! Be cool!”

Weber shook my shoulder. But I couldn’t easily keep my sanity.

“Hmm…I expected it since he was Delheim’s child, but he seems to be surprisingly weak.”

A deep voice filled with ridicule.

I looked back reflexively.

The middle-aged man who broke through the group of Cloud Holders was wearing thicker and more colored leather armor than the others, and even his simple helmet had colorful feathers.

“Nice to meet you. My name is Malkoop, and I am leading them as ‘Little Claw’. By your standards, he would be the leader of a knighthood.”

“…!”

The moment I made eye contact with this guy, hatred surged through the top of my head.

“Puddeuddeuk…!”

“Hmm, I like the eyes. Are you going to run straight into it? Then you won’t be able to save the knights?”

“……”

Looking around, I saw that the fire was only able to invade the space where we fought. Is something like this possible with magic? This also seems like magic.

He roughly wiped away the tears that were flowing steadily, without stopping, and took a deep breath while raising his sword with his left arm.

“Margrave of the Kindry Empire! Proud knights of the Delheim family! Are you ready to accept an honorable death!? Do you still have the courage to rush at the enemy!?”

“…?”

“The target is that ‘little toenail’! It’s Malkub! The knight who cuts off his head will be rewarded handsomely in the underworld! alcohol! female! money! Anything!”

A heavy silence fell upon my words for a moment.

But a few seconds later, the temperament of the knights surrounding me changed.

“You must keep those words. Master.”

“I’m already looking forward to seeing what kind of reward I will receive…!”

There were no shouts or shouts in response. The sharp and ferocious spirit of fighting and fighting spirit that was forged by sparing even the mediocre stamina expands without hesitation.

“…He’s bolder than I thought.”

Malkub looked a little embarrassed. That alone was satisfying, but it’s a shame it ends like this.

“Calm down and listen to me. I’ll make a suggestion. Depending on the results, I will save you all…”

“Fuck you.”

“If things continue like this, it’s just a dog’s death. You really think you can kill me.”

“Fuck you.”

“Listen to me, you arrogant brat!”

“Gong…!”

“Malcoop. That’s enough. Let me tell you.”

At that time, a young voice that did not fit the battlefield rang out.

It was trying to give an attack command while emitting deadly force, but it froze in place.

I made eye contact with a girl sticking her head out from the back seat of the Zabel that Malcoop was riding in.

“…!”

Healthy, bronzed skin, small head, and delicate facial features. Even though the child had not yet shed breast fat, I could intuitively know who it was.

Cloud Holder’s Beast Princess.

“Leona…!?”

“Huh? what. How do you know me? He’s an amazing guy.”

When her name was called, she jumped off Zabel and stood in front of Zabel with quick steps.

“Princess! It’s dangerous!”

“This is okay. It wasn’t that far away. hey. Let’s stick with me.”

“…What?”

My eyes widened at the unexpected words.

“Come join me. If you win, I will send you and all the remaining knights alive.”

“……”

“Are you going to do it or not? Speak quickly.”

“Why are you…here…?”

“Huh? iced coffee. My father. They said to experience the battlefield. So I came here, but I couldn’t fight and just watched. I heard you were there at that time, and Malkub said he could fight with you.”

Perhaps because he was young, the main point of what he said was a little off, but it wasn’t difficult to understand.

In short, her father was also greedy to raise his children like my father Helberg.

Only then do I understand. Why was the scale of those who came to plunder this year so large, and why did they move so passively?

Does this mean that the father’s heart in this era is all there? None of this is normal.

Well, it’s only natural if you recognize Leona’s talent. Because comparing her talent to mine is almost laughable.

“Ha, haha…”

A mythical character that no one could choose.

The character I liked the most and wanted the most.

Now she had become my enemy and was right in front of me.

Really… I’m lucky.

“Good. Leona. Let’s fight.”

She laughed as if it was fun to hear what I said.

“Hehe, of course it should be so. You’re not that stupid, are you?”

“Thank you for the compliment…”

“What is your name?”

“Delheim de Sanderom.”

“It’s too long. Well, it doesn’t matter. Because it’s not like we’re friends.”

“That’s right…”

As I made my way through the knights surrounding me, I quietly whispered to Weber.

“Weber. Be prepared to pop out at any time. So that you can protect me.”

“Yes? Ah, yes.”

I move to stand in front of Leona and she raises her arms.

A dark-colored gauntlet that resembled an eagle’s claws was tightly wrapped from the tips of the fingers to the elbows.

It is a rare item that grows with its owner. Even in the released character image, she was wearing that weapon. It’s definitely Leona.

“Hmm, you hurt your right arm?”

“…Is there a problem?”

“Of course it is. If you’re in that state, won’t you be so worried that you won’t be able to fight properly?”

“Don’t worry. Still, I have no problem beating you.”

“What? Haha…I don’t know where that confidence comes from.”

“Don’t talk nonsense, just attack.”

As I pointed the tip of the sword and gritted my teeth, she laughed and waved her fingers like curtains.

The seemingly sharp ink-colored claws shook, and the next moment, the entire claws were illuminated with blue light. Although it was faint, it was clearly an aura.

“That’s impossible!”

“Are you saying he reached the level of a sword expert at that age!?”

“I can’t believe it!”

As our knights were shocked, the barbarian warriors proudly shrugged their shoulders.

Leona smiled with a confident face and showed off her aura as if she were boasting.

“Are you sure it’s okay? Going at full power?”

“…Come.”

Honestly, I was incredibly surprised. No matter how talented he is, he can reach that level at an age similar to mine. It’s a monster itself.

“Hmm…good. Then let’s go! Don’t fall down like this!”

She was curled up like a small animal and was attacked at high speed.

It moves like a cat, so it’s hard to guess what kind of attack will come.

“Pfft…!”

Besides, my physical condition is not normal.

“Hiyaap!”

With a cheerful cheering sound, her body is tilted at an angle, her right hand stabs her side from below, and her diagonal left hand aims at her temple from above.

They really don’t care.

At most, would cutting off one arm be the only option?

“…Well, it doesn’t matter.”

I smiled and pushed myself forward in a determined manner.

“What!?”

Admiring her bewildered face, he threw away his sword and stretched out his left arm.

“Kk…!?”

After narrowly avoiding the sword with flexible movements, her posture collapses and my hand touches her neck.

“…What, I lost money because I was embarrassed. Is this the end?”

My left hand was just holding her neck, not strangling her. Actually, I didn’t have the strength to tighten it, but I still smiled.

“Okay. This is the end.”

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“Let them enter.”

The moment after saying that, Leona disappeared. It suddenly disappeared.

“!?”

“…What…!?”

While Cloud Holder was confused, he quickly turned around and ran.

“Stand right there, you damn kid!”

A terrifying, deadly weapon is shot in the back of the head.

If this continues, I will die.

“Weber! Protect me!”

I looked at the person closest to me and stretched out my hand with all my might.

“Inhale…!”

Weber, whose eyes were wide in confusion but who moved like a beam of light, swung his sword with a dazzling aura behind my back and at the same time grabbed my outstretched hand and pulled it with all his strength.

When I saw Malcoup’s distorted face as he flew halfway, I started laughing without knowing.