“No one died, even though it exploded loudly. It’s a poem.”
said a man with a shaggy beard and a crude rifle slung over his shoulder, glaring at the wrecked wagon. His stout, but massive physique and the large scar on his face proved that he was the leader of this group.
“They look like ordinary aristocratic bastards. I don’t know what they’re trying to do by killing them, not taking them hostages.”
A mole-like man who appeared to be second in command standing next to him looked at the prince and the others who were wary of the surroundings and said.
“It must be something like a grudge. We got our money, so we just do what we have to do.”
The boss clicked his tongue, checked the loading of the gun, and aimed the gun at the blond-haired man who was hugging the woman——the crown prince.
“… … At one time, we were also a popular mercenary group.”
Then he murmured, feeling a little uncomfortable.
“So, don’t think that what you do back then isn’t that different.”
“Well, that’s right. Killing people is the same.”
Whoever the target is, it is the same act in the end. The moment I was about to pull the trigger with such thoughts——.
“… … ?!”
“What, what!”
Fog like a smoke screen exploded from the gray-haired boy who was marking. The mist that blew like a storm, blowing the hair of the two men.
“Kuh… … . Damn, that’s why guns are useless!”
I was so surprised that I covered my face with my arms, and when I got down, I couldn’t see an inch in front of me properly.
“This is why kids with magical powers are annoying!”
The boss sighed, lowered his gun, and looked around. The second-in-command, who was right next to him, was also nowhere to be seen. It was the thickest fog I have ever seen in my life.
“Calm down! All they can do in this situation is run! Stay vigilant and keep your distance! Don’t give me a chance to get out!”
However, what is invisible will not be different from the opponent. Numerical superiority is here. There was no way he could break through with such tricks.
“Tch, you’re really annoying.”
The boss clicked his tongue and looked around. I opened my eyes and looked around. There was no sign of anyone approaching.
“Did you say everything you said?”
Meanwhile, a young voice came from below.
“huh?”
At the same time as the boss gave a bewildered answer, a man with gray hair——Caspal jumped out of the fog. He was holding a long, sharp sword.
“… … !”
The boss realized that the man was the one who had blown out the fog before, and hurriedly tried to inform the people around him. This decision took less than a second.
“Billion, that’s it… … !”
But the boss could only make the sound of blood boiling.
It was because Caspal’s sword pierced the boss’ neck in less than a second.
“Ah, yes… … !”
The boss gripped Caspal’s sword with both hands as blood flowed from his mouth.
“Geoheuk, geuheugh!!”
Since he had already suffered a mortal wound through which his neck was pierced, his death was no different from a decision, but it was an instinctive resistance to prolong his life even slightly.
“… … .”
Caspal glared at the boss as if he was annoyed——as it was, he drew a half circle with his leg and kicked the boss in the head.
“Keep it off.”
The impact of the kick threw the head of the boss to the side, and the sword stuck in his neck tore his skin apart, and he rolled on the floor, separated from his body.
“Two, boss? What is it?”
Took, roll.
The head of the leader rolled around and came to a halt in front of the second-in-command.
“boss? … … uh?”
The second-in-command lowered his head a little and realized belatedly that the neck was separated from the body.
“Suck!”
Caspal’s sword passed vertically through the nape of his neck.
Unable to scream or even notice that his throat had been cut, the second person suddenly felt the boss’s head close to him and died.
“It’s hard.”
Caspal, who was holding the position of decapitating the second-in-command, murmured softly as he shook his sword. He wiped the sweat off his cheek with his sleeve and let out a rough sigh.
“… … There are roughly nine people left.”
Caspal closed his eyes and muttered. And I started to walk slowly, not being able to hear my footsteps.
“Let’s cut nine more times.”
The sword he was holding was completely different from the official sword.
It was sharp and thin, so it would surely break if it collided with armor or a sword, but it was in a shape optimized for cutting flesh, like a butcher’s lengthened sword.
Only Caspal, who hid in the fog and ended the battle with a surprise blow, was a weapon that could be used effectively.
Caspal closed his eyes again, took a deep breath, and felt the mist flow. And the rough number of people and movements were confirmed.
“Let’s turn left.”
Then he turned left and started walking. Caspal, who was not fit for battle and trained to use magic strategically, was able to grasp the movement of creatures within the fog.
A tactic that blocks the opponent’s vision, moves freely alone, and suffocates the enemy with a single blow before they can call for help.
This was Caspal’s true ability, which could not be measured by the knight academy’s system.
“Is it okay to just be vigilant? I don’t know what it is.”
“I will not be able to keep it forever. In the sun like this kind of fog… … .”
Caspal’s sword decapitated the thief.
“Soon, what?”
And even before his head fell to the ground, Caspal’s sword pierced the mouth of the thief who looked back before asking and protruded from the back of his head.
“ha… … . Seven forward.”
Caspal took a deep breath. And started walking again.
“I need to develop physical strength or magical power.”
Muttering in a low voice that no one would hear, Caspal walked lightly toward the next opponent he would kill.
‘Is this Caspal’s ability… … . It’s scary.’
I watched with admiration as Caspal defeated the bandits. In the original work, it was used in a 1v1 situation only in the Colosseum as a smokescreen image, so the impact was less, but in the ‘real battle’, it was a stronger ability than expected.
‘It would have been nice if it had been shown in the mission. I never thought he was hiding this power.’
Of course, there was a limit to stealing the sight of an ally. But even taking that into consideration, Caspal’s ability was like a kind of strategic weapon.
‘However, I can’t properly handle the consumption of magic and physical strength.’
It’s sunny weather. Fog created forcibly does not last very long. In fact, the fog was slowly dissipating and my vision was gradually recovering. It doesn’t look like he’ll be able to stay until he kills all the remaining 7 people.
Caspal also looked very tired after cutting down 4 people. It is a perilous appearance.
“Va, bv, what the hell is going on! Help me!”
“Ber, don’t shout unnecessarily. The location is revealed.”
I took another look at my surroundings, annoyed at Ber who was still in my arms who couldn’t grasp the situation at all. The thieves gradually noticed the change and began to be more vigilant.
‘It’s unsettling to just watch it like this. I need to write a number.’
“Princess. Maybe we should?”
Dimitri asked at the same time as Berg clung to my arms even more with a tear-stained face. I thought about it for a while and later noticed that Katyusha was moving.
“We can help if we can help, but… … .”
“Can I help?”
“I think it’s better to stay still.”
Katyusha was running through the fog. Between the hands that were clenched into fists, there was a memorization that I had never seen before.
‘Is that a new weapon you’re learning? That’s a lot better suited to the class of an assassin.’
The running Katyusha stopped. Then, after closing my eyes and taking a deep breath——
“Ha!”
I tossed a piece of memorization with it wrapped around it.
“Keah!”
A thief’s scream was heard. After confirming the sound, Katyusha continued to repeat the rest of the memorization to the place where the sound came from, still with her eyes closed. After a few screams, there was a thumping and falling sound.
“… … You succeeded.”
Katyusha opened her eyes and smiled faintly. I laughed too.
‘I didn’t expect it, Katyusha, did you learn to control your senses?’
It is Katyusha who has lived without one sense until now. Even if you regain your lost senses and touch, it will be easy to recall yourself in the days when you didn’t have them.
‘Did you block the view by applying the image at that time? Yes, at least this much can be called my maid.’
Very satisfied. I’ll have to compliment you later.
“I order.”
A voice echoed in my brain. We turned to where the voice came from. Someone was approaching. Golden eyes shone in the fog.
“Do it yourself.”
Ethel’s small fingertips were visible, and soon Ethel, who was developing magic, appeared.
“Ugh, aaa!!”
At the same time, a thief’s scream was heard from somewhere. The grotesque sound of scratching one’s own skin and breaking bones rang out loudly, then gradually became quiet.
“Are there five left? Take care of the rest. I have no magic anymore.”
Ethel’s golden eyes slowly returned to their original color. Ver and Dimitri looked at Ethel, confused as if they didn’t know what had happened. Ethel just yawned as if she was tired.
“Muh, what. What the hell is going on… … . Please tell me!”
“Ber, get away now.”
I entrusted Ber, who was horribly unable to grasp the situation, to Dimitri. Then, he took out a Beretragna that he hadn’t used in a long time from his bosom.
‘It’s okay if I leave it alone, but it’s kind of painful to do nothing.’
Concentrating his senses, he grasped the flow of magic around him. Confirmed that Caspal had just killed another person. There are 4 bandits left.
“… … Whoa.”
‘He looks pretty tired.’
After defeating the bandits, Caspal felt very tired. I don’t think it’s good to overdo it, so I approached Caspal.
“Caspal, do it like this.”
“… … Prince?”
Caspal looked at me as if he had no idea how he had found him.
I picked up the beretragna and fired.
“Ugh?!”
At the same time as a sharp gunshot rang out, the thief approaching from behind Caspal collapsed. It was a rough shot, but it hit well.
“Aren’t you so tired that you can’t even check the approach from behind? Rest now.”
“… … I was distracted by the prince talking to me.”
Caspal grunted and was embarrassed. And the fog that was not long left began to disappear. It was because Caspal was withdrawing his mana.
“Good job. Capture the remaining 3 alive. Let’s hear who bought it.”
As I was busy finishing my words, I heard the thief’s scream. It seemed that Katyusha had been defeated.
“… … Let’s capture two of them alive.”
“Die, you coward!”
At the same time, the sound of Dimitri blowing ice and the screams of bandits were heard as if it was finally time to act.
“Stop killing me!”
I shouted with all my might. He quickly found the last remaining thief and put a bullet through his leg before others killed him.
Fortunately, one person was saved.