episode_0053

Immediately after hearing the news of Ilia’s betrayal, Ban left the battlefield and was running hurriedly somewhere.

His body was already covered in wounds, as if he had been in several fights along the way.

The place I finally arrived at, dragging my limping legs, was the dungeon. Was it my imagination that gave off an ominous vibe? If I hadn’t asked, I would never have set foot in here.

– If you hear from Sarago that Ilia betrayed us, run to the dungeon right away.

-Then when you go inside, there will be a key and a bag next to the door. Go to the room where you bought the bag and give it to me, then go inside and let the kids out.

Ban shook his head, wondering, ‘What on earth is this?’

If it were normal, I wouldn’t have listened to the request the scoundrel made to me. But now, I was secretly leaving the battlefield without permission from my commander and listening to his request.

If you asked me why, I couldn’t answer. My body had already agreed to Logs’ unusually serious gaze.

Ban stood in front of the door leading to the dungeon and took a deep breath.

… If there are soldiers in here, we will have to fight again.

If I fight in my current state, will I win? I don’t know, actually.

Even on my way here, I almost got beat up by the soldiers more than once. If it was that bastard, this wouldn’t have been a big deal.

Thinking about that made me feel a strange competitive spirit. If I were to feel this way toward someone much younger than me, I would definitely be teased. But for me, Logs is out of the question.

He is already far above the cadets in skill level.

So… I guess it’s okay if I can’t keep my promise here.

I opened the door with a light heart.

The first thing I saw was the bag Logs had mentioned and the key on top of it. It really is true.

It was only natural that the requested items would be there. However, it was a great thing to do it on a battlefield where variables could arise at any time.

‘Is it stupid or bold…?’

Now I have to find the kids…

-There must be a really pretty woman in that enemy’s eyes. Her only special characteristic is that she has a very foul mouth.

-Too abstract? Don’t worry. You’ll probably hear it the moment you enter.

Even thinking about it again, it’s too abstract information. In the first place, you saw Ilya, and yet you still call someone a beauty.

No matter how much Ilia betrayed me, she was an elf with incomparable beauty to anyone in my entire life.

I looked at the prisons from a distance, worried. Fortunately, contrary to my worries, I only felt a presence in one of the prisons.

In this case, there is no need to look for the beauty that Logs mentioned.

Walking through the empty prison cells.

A woman’s voice in a prison where presence was felt.

Boom! Boom!

“Hey!! Who the hell is there!!”

‘Even the foul mouth is perfect.’

Those are definitely the people over there.

The closer I got to where the voice was coming from, the louder it sounded.

“If you release this, I’ll let you live, so release it quickly!!!”

‘Do you usually let someone who says that go?’

Not long after I heard her voice, a small voice said, “I wonder if there was anyone else who thought the same as I did.”

“People call it blackmail.”

“Shut up! You do something too, Kadira!”

“I, I’m trying my best too!”

“What are you doing…!”

Their gazes quietly turned to me.

Two beautiful girls with ruby red eyes that seem to look at Ilia and beautiful eyes that shine like sunlight even in the dark prison.

Even though both of them were sending me the message of life, I couldn’t help but gape in amazement. It also made sense why Logs was so confident.

‘I have something to talk about.’

My body wouldn’t move as I wanted it to because of the tension I felt for the first time since Ilia.

At an age where I had spent most of my life in male military academies, it was somewhat natural.

While I was calming my restless mind, the red-eyed beauty’s murderous intent grew even more intense.

“What are you?”

‘No matter how hard I try to calm down, I don’t think you’ll listen to me in your current state…’

While Ban was fidgeting, Kadira spoke to Sarah.

“You should be more polite when asking for favors.”

“No… What good would it do to be polite to the enemy?”

“Still, I think it’s better than threatening like you.”

“What?”

Kadi looked at the class, leaving the angry Sarah behind.

“So why did you call me?”

The tension hadn’t gone away, but I was almost relieved that this person would listen to me.

A shadow formed on her bangs.

“But keep in mind, if it’s useless, I’ll kill you.”

“… ”

I don’t think the atmosphere here is one where people will easily believe me. But the deputy commander told me that I should at least try before I can move on to the next step.

I made up my mind and took courage.

“That… I came at Logs’ request… !”

bang!

Kadira reacted to Ban’s story and hit the iron bars hard.

“Where the hell is this kid swindling me!”

‘I knew it!’

Now, what should I do to persuade them? In their current state, even if I tell them something, they won’t listen.

I was nervous again, beyond worrying, and now feeling anxious. After all, it’s so hard to talk to anyone!

It would have been better if someone else had come instead of me… Why did you have to choose me…

While Ban was internally cursing Logz, Adgar, who had an abnormally large body, grabbed the iron bars next to Kadira.

“So, can you tell me what you were asked to do?”

Kadi grabbed Ad’s shoulder with a serious expression.

“Wait a minute, you don’t believe me?”

“Think about it. Why would this person lie to us now?”

“Then why isn’t it a lie?”

Ed frowned, feeling annoyed by Kadira’s questioning, but he clicked his tongue and opened his mouth, knowing that she would clearly not believe him if he didn’t explain.

“What did the scoundrel have in his hand when he first came?”

“… wasn’t there.”

“Yeah, the bastard I know is a very meticulous guy. That’s why I felt something was wrong when he came running to save us without thinking. So I thought the bastard himself expected to be attacked and sent people.”

“Aren’t you believing that idiot you’re talking about too much?”

“Isn’t that the decisive reason from the beginning?”

Adun pointed to the bag that Ban was carrying.

“Isn’t that a fucking bag?”

“… ?”

At Ad’s remark, Sarah, Kadira, and even the children who were quietly listening looked at the bags that Van was carrying.

Logs always carries a subspace bag. This is information that anyone who has observed him even a little bit would know.

But it was a separate matter to know that the bag Ban was carrying was Logs’s.

Logs’ bag is a bag without any special features or characteristics. It has no decorations or pictures on the outside, so unless you check the contents, you probably won’t think it’s Logs’ bag.

But Adun confidently said that the bag was Logs’ bag.

Sarah opened her mouth in contempt at the sight.

“You… actually like Logs?”

Adun took her words seriously.

“Shut up.”

The two glared at each other and prepared to fight.

match!

A clapping sound was heard between them.

“Stop fighting.”

And their mediator was always Lina.

“My doubts have eased a little after hearing what he said, but I think it would be better to listen to what he has to say first and then make a decision. Should I listen to him for now?”

“There’s no need for that. My reasoning is always right.”

At Ad’s confident statement, Lina smiled and asked again.

“Let’s listen till the end?”

At that sight, Adun quietly lowered his tail.

“Okay. Then let’s take these handcuffs off first.”

“Oh, do I have the key…?”

Crunch.

“Ah… The key is fine. We already got it out”

Lina’s face turned sad as she thought, ‘If only I had released them a little sooner, I could have saved Logs.’ However, the time they released the handcuffs was just after Ban came in.

In the first place, the handcuffs probably couldn’t have been released quickly enough to save Logs.

***

“It is difficult to explain in detail due to time constraints, but I think you will understand this much.”

“Then Logs means alive.”

“… ”

Ban lowered his head without answering. The expressions of the children in the prison also hardened at that sight.

Even so, Logz expected everything to happen this way.

Sarah swallowed the words, “Could he really be dead?” and glared at Ban.

Not only Sarah, but everyone waited for his answer. Everyone hoped that something positive would come out, but at the same time, everyone thought that he might really be dead.

The Logs who passed out in front of us were losing more blood than we could have imagined. We couldn’t just blindly believe that he was still alive.

The longer the silence in the class continues, the more negative thoughts I have.

As Lina, unable to bear it any longer, opened her mouth, Ban also opened his mouth at the same time.

“So now log… ” / “I think he’s alive.”

“He is definitely not a man so soft that he can die easily.”

Those who had fought or seen Logs laugh at that answer.

“I agree with you. If the life force of the bastard wasn’t so tenacious, I would have already killed him.”

“I admit that too.”

Ban, realizing that the atmosphere that was about to become heavy had been refreshed, handed them a map.

“Your luggage will be in the room on this map.”

“Thank you.”

“No. After you pack your bags… please escape from here.”

“Please help us too.”

“I’ve already received great help from one person. I can’t wait to get more help from the Academy cadets… ”

“Just pack your bags and come here, right?”

Asbel pointed to a red circle drawn on the map. Ban shook his head again.

“Really okay… !”

“The princess wants it. Refusal is punishable by death.”

“Laves!”

“… ”

“Okay, I understand. Then, good luck to you.”

Asbel, who was trying to leave, grabbed Ban’s hand. Ban felt embarrassed and at the same time felt goosebumps at the murderous intent he felt somewhere.

“Wouldn’t it be better to go together with someone who has deep wounds?”

“… ”

– Actually, I don’t think that will happen… But I guess they might follow me. Don’t tell the kids when you come looking for me.

“It’s okay. I have to go back soon too…”

“Okay…then be careful.”

The moment Asbel lent him luck, Ban felt as if his whole body was being healed and as if his whole body was being cut apart at the same time. Thinking back, it was a truly strange ability.

After that, I came to him as per Logs’ request and threw the sword in my bag to him… I never thought I’d be able to kill that monster with one blow.

Can I do it too?

Unlike before when the fighting spirit was burning, the class’s motivation was already dead when they saw that scene. However, regardless of my feelings right now, people are in danger.

“Hey Logs! I did you a favor, so hurry down and help Captain Luca!”

“… ”

“What are you staring at! Hey!!”

***

“What are you staring at! Hey!!”

The voice of the class calling me lingered in my ears. But I couldn’t answer. To be exact, my mouth wouldn’t open.

The reason is probably this overwhelming power.

A human figure appeared before my eyes, illuminated by a gentle yellow light. Even though it was my first time seeing its face, I could instinctively recognize it.

‘Ilia’s former master, Neyz.’

Is there something you want me to do?

She kept looking down at me.