episode_0207

As soon as she received the news that the attack had begun, Seria rushed out of the castle and returned to the castle walls, unable to say anything as the hell unfolded before her eyes.

“Ballista Chapter――!”

“Bart!! These fucking bastards!!”

The face of the person who was screaming and loading an arrow was blown up by the magic that flew in, and a colleague who saw this let out a roar in anger and fired the loaded arrow, piercing dozens of people.

They scream to kill each other, and they move just to kill the other person. In the middle of the battlefield, washing away the blood, Ceria stood.

“Shoot!! Shoot!! Kill at least one more guy before they load the Trebuchet!!”

“Mangonel!! Where is Mangonel!! Bring it quickly!!!”

“They’re fully loaded!! Stop the attack!! Put up the shield!!”

―――!!!

Rain of arrows, screams coming from all directions, loud noises repeatedly hitting the protective shield, and even the fishy smell of blood.

Seria was in a panic, standing in the middle of a deafening battlefield. What should you do? I need to save at least one more person. scared. I want to run away. I don’t want to die. We have to save the injured person.

Two conflicting wills collided in her head and tried to control her body as they pleased, and because of this, Seria was left confused and unable to do this or that.

The vague resolutions, such as “I should help people,” crumbled so meaninglessly and helplessly in the face of the horrendously terrible reality.

“Seria!!”

At that time, Lamina shouted at Seria, who was as frozen as a stone.

As soon as Seria, who was startled by the sound, turned to look back, she was so nervous that she lost her footing and fell to her knees.

Idiot–!

At that moment, a blind arrow was fired and passed by the spot where Ceria’s head was, cutting off several strands of her hair.

“Ah… … .”

Sensing an eerie sensation that made the hairs on her entire body stand up, Ceria blinked blankly, looking in the direction where the arrow had passed. Ramina, who saw this, quickly came over, picked up Ceria, and ran away inside the fort.

Only then did Seria begin to come to her senses little by little as the body heat wrapped around her back, and after confirming that the surroundings were safe, Lamina looked at Seria and shouted.

“Are you crazy!? Are you standing there because you really want to die? ”

“Aha… … . Sorry, a little. I’m out of my mind… … .”

“Is this a problem that can be overlooked by saying that you are out of your mind!? You almost died!”

I almost died. The moment Seria heard those words, she felt like she came to her senses.

Before Seria’s eyes, images of people dying from arrows, people having their heads exploded after being hit by magic, people writhing in pain and screaming in anger flashed by like a flash.

Lamina frowned at the sight of Seria sitting blankly, grabbed Seria to her feet, and led her away.

“I can’t do it. Ceria, you are in a safe place――”

“No, it’s okay. I am… … .”

“I’m not okay!!”

Lamina cut off Seria’s words and shouted furiously, then grabbed Seria by the collar.

Seria was startled by the sudden situation and looked at Lamina with wide eyes, but she had no choice but to keep her mouth shut when she saw Lamina’s expression.

“My friend… … . Even after being hit by a blind arrow and seeing him almost die… … . How could it be okay… … .”

Lamina said, with her eyes turning bright red and suppressing the crying in her voice as best as she could.

―!!――!!!

Another loud impact followed by a loud roar, and this time it was accompanied by a sound like a thin stone plate breaking.

It meant that the protective shield protecting the royal capital had reached its limit.

“… … Let’s run away. If you stay here, you’ll die. Just think about throwing everything away and surviving. Escape to another country. huh? If things continue like this anyway, whether the capital collapses or not, this country will be–!!”

“Lamina… … .”

“This country is doomed… … .”

Ramina was crying. Although she was trying hard to pretend to be fine, Ramina was still a student attending the academy.

This was his first time standing on a real battlefield full of blood and screams, and he had not grown enough to overcome this pressure.

Seria, who vaguely noticed this, gently wrapped Lamina’s hand and called out to her.

“Laminae.”

Did you notice that? Did you recognize the emotion contained in that short word?

Ramina was horrified and cried out, clinging to Seria’s arm.

“No. Seria, really. If I go out this time, I might really die! By ourselves, with just a few dozen guards, we can never stop it!!”

“I know. I know it well too.”

Even in this situation, Seria smiled and tried to reassure Ramina.

Ramina couldn’t understand how Seria could smile even in this situation.

‘I’m scared too. ‘How can you make such a face when you were shaking alone without knowing what to do just a moment ago?’

Lamina looked up at Seria, pondering the question she couldn’t come up with, and Seria gently removed Lamina’s hand.

“Yes. I know what you want to say. I’m scared too. I want to run away right now. I don’t have any thoughts of wanting to die.”

“Okay then! then… … .”

Then you can run away. Like I said, you just have to get out of here. There is no need to fight back.

Lamina looked at Seria with that meaning, and Seria read the meaning in her eyes and smiled faintly.

Because she also had the same thoughts as Ramina, Seria could not say anything to Ramina.

“But, the people here didn’t give up. We’re trying to protect this place. You shed blood to protect people, and even while shedding that blood, you maintain your position.”

Therefore, Seria just smiled slightly and held Ramina’s hand.

Because there was no way or way to make Lamina understand.

Therefore, Seria simply carried out her own will and her own will.

“Seria… … .”

“So, I will do what I can here too. At least one more person will be saved. Doing the best I can.”

Lamina’s hands, which had let go of Seria’s collar, could no longer bind Seria…

no. Although he was holding on, it would be more correct to say that he could not shake Seria.

Because Seria’s body and mind, which stood upright, were no longer shaken by any delusion.

“Thank you. Thanks to you, I was able to calm down.”

After saying that, Seria smiled brightly at Ramina and ran straight up the castle wall.

Lamina, who was left alone, stretched out her hand as she watched Seria’s retreating back, but the hand wandered in the empty air and fell helplessly to the floor.

―――!!

Ramina trembled at the sound of another loud noise and looked down at her trembling legs. At that sight, Ramina chewed her lips and clenched her fists.

It’s ugly. However, that doesn’t mean I have the courage to follow Seria and help people. So I hated myself even more.

Ramina opened her eyes to the fishy taste of blood in her mouth.

‘You promised to help Ceria and stop the rebels… … . ‘Why are you doing this here?’

Ramina tried to get up from her seat, but her legs were unable to move as they were weighed down by terror and fear.

No, I couldn’t even apply any strength, as if it had been cut off below the waist.

‘We need to help Ceria. but… … . scared. ‘I don’t want to die.’

‘Seria was just as scared, but she went out to fight again.’

‘Are you going to run away like a coward? Or are you going to go out and fight like a knight? Are you going to be here indecisive and unable to do anything?’

I don’t know. I don’t know. Don’t force such heavy things on me. I’m not Ceria. I can’t do it like Ceria.

Lamina, who fell to her knees in front of the heavy choice that overwhelmed her, eventually lowered her head, unable to overcome the weight.

“This… … .”

Lamina lowered her head and saw a familiar button on the floor.

It was a button from the school uniform Seria was wearing that had fallen off while grabbing her collar.

“Ah… … .”

Lamina, holding the button that had fallen on the floor in her hand, recalled herself dragging Seria down just moments ago.

-Seria!!

At the thought that Ceria might die, I thought of myself unconsciously throwing myself into the flames of that scary battlefield.

“… … .”

My legs, which were still weighed down by fear, had no strength.

However, Lamina slowly stood up, holding on to the wall.

“Move… … . I mean move… … !!”

Ramina struck down the fear that was weighing her down by hitting her leg again and again with her hand tightly gripping the button. Then, Lamina got up from her seat and moved forward, struggling to move her trembling legs.

What moved the fearful Lamina was not pride as a knight, nor a desire to live, nor a sense of duty to protect this place.

Funnily enough, what made her move was the very simple feeling of not wanting to lose her friend.

“Seria!!”

Ramina, who jumped up onto the castle wall, shouted as she saw Ceria dragging the bleeding soldier in front of her to a safe zone.

“Me too, I’ll help too!”

When Seria heard the sound, she suddenly raised her head and looked ahead, and her eyes widened as she saw Ramina running towards her.

“Laminae?”

Ramina smiled weakly at that dumbfounded face.

It’s not that surprising, the moment you say that.

A cry that was almost like a scream came out of Seria’s mouth.

“It’s dangerous!!!”

Lamina turned her head to the side at the shout, and what caught her eye was a huge stone, or rather a rock, flying towards her.

Why is that rock flying at me? What about the shield?

‘ah. It’s broken.’

The roar I heard earlier was the last.

And this is my last time.

At a moment when a fleeting moment felt like eternity, Lamina sensed her own end and closed her eyes.

at that time.

“Please borrow my sword for a moment.”

Ramina, who came to her senses with the feeling of being pushed against herself, opened her eyes as she felt her body falling backwards.

Standing there was a person he knew well.

“Throwing away only needlessly large things.”

There was only one woman in this kingdom who had bright blonde hair that looked like it had been melted and squeezed out of gold, and sparkling gold eyes that looked like the sun in the sky had been imprinted on it.

“It’s annoying.”

What on earth are you going to do? no. You’re going to die. Run away. It’s impossible. How do I stop that? It’s a dog’s death.

Just when Seria and Lamina were about to shout at the princess to run away, the princess, who was holding a sword with both hands, instead of stepping back, took a step forward and raised her sword.

“Haaa!!!”

As if someone had decided that it couldn’t be done, as if she was refuting what was wrong, the princess let out a wild expression and lowered her sword.

In an instant, the princess’s sword struck down with ferocious force along with a flash of light.

―――!!

” That’s ridiculous… … .”

It tore the flying rock in half at once.