79 – Grand Duke Aka – 79
“Bandits, are those guys insane?”
“… … That’s what I mean. Some people these days choose to commit suicide that way.”
Priscilla sighed and shook her hand. Those who tried to get off the carriage stopped at the word bandits.
“yes? Suicide?”
Rose, who was already holding a pipe in her mouth and clenched her fists, tilted her head and asked Priscilla.
Then, as if it was nothing, Priscilla pointed to the driver’s seat behind her.
“What do you think is pulling the wagon?”
“Sleipnir?”
“That is correct. Rosé. Would you like some candy as a prize?”
“and! candy!”
Rosé quickly picks up the candy in Priscilla’s hand as if by magic.
However, Rosé and Amel still had expressions of incomprehension.
Do I even have to explain this?
“Sleipnir’s basic ability is the same as that of a warrior-type 2-star summon.”
“… … yes? Those eight-legged horses?”
“Yes, so what about bandits… … . It will be sorted out on Sleipnir’s line.”
Then, as if to prove my words, the coachman’s voice came from the driver’s seat.
“Slay! Pnir! bite!”
Along with the clicking sound, the sound of horses hooves began to be heard all around.
Hii Ying ─── !!!
“Hee! What’s this!”
“You didn’t tell me there was such a thing!”
“Eh, run away!”
“A horse eats a man!!!!!”
At the same time as Sleipnir’s cry, screams can be heard from all directions.
About 2 minutes passed like that. The surroundings became quiet and the hole connected to the coachman’s seat opened.
“Princess. We will move after clearing up the situation.”
“Yes, please.”
“No, I guess we all have to go out.”
“yes?”
Priscilla looks at me as I suddenly stand up and loosen my wrists.
Are you still not feeling this?
“The smell of poison and iron is strong. It seems the guys just did nothing but tie us up.”
“… … Are they assassins?”
“It is very likely.”
As soon as they openly appeared, they shouted that they were bandits and attacked such an expensive-looking carriage.
It was judged to be too unrealistic, so it was a big help to activate [Skill: Increased Smell] just in case.
Judging by the smell, there were about 30 seconds left before the assassins arrived. We got off the carriage in turn.
“Gregory. Where is it?”
Selua Negal, the instructor who pulls out the sword from her waist and asks me. I said naturally, pointing to the front with me as a standard.
“At this rate, it looks like it will arrive in 15 seconds. Get everyone ready.”
“Raphael!”
“Hugo!”
Except for Rose and the instructor, the other two also summoned their summoned beasts, and the coachman also drove Sleipnir and joined us.
Apparently, he was planning to fight alongside us.
… … Well, if it’s two Sleipnir, it’ll pay for the meal.
“Is this the first time since you came to the academy that you assassinated Priscilla?”
Raphael stares straight ahead with a grin, as if he heard our story in the image space, and Hugo, who is already working on his appetite.
It seemed that he had accumulated quite a lot of things as he had been saving himself at the Imperial Academy.
“come.”
As soon as I opened my mouth, black daggers flew from the front.
Raphael quickly leaps out in front of us and neutralizes most of the daggers with the wind generated by flapping his wings.
Hugo protected the summoners by punching or kicking the rest of the daggers.
What appeared in front of us were 12 assassins who covered their bodies and faces with black clothes.
“… … It’s a cliché.”
An assassination plan targeting the princess, why was everyone so open about assassination?
As I was staring at them in amazement, a distorted voice came from between them.
“The target is the princess. Kill everyone else.”
And at the same time, the battle began.
Assassins splitting up in threes in an instant and attacking us from all directions.
We also decided to turn our backs on each other and each take one direction.
The coachman seemed to have decided to protect Priscilla.
“… … It’s ridiculous. Assassins targeting the princess? Who are your guys?”
The instructor, who easily cut off the assassins’ swords with a very light movement, subdued one of them and thrust the knife into the guy’s throat and asked.
However, the unanswered assassin.
Perhaps because there were still a lot of assassins around, the instructor slit the assassin’s neck without hesitation and started dealing with other assassins.
Hugo and Amel were confronting the three assassins without difficulty, probably because they had often matched their agreements.
From the looks of it, it seemed that Amel was in charge of defense and Hugo was in charge of attack.
I don’t think I need any help with that.
Priscilla’s side was a real mess.
Priscilla, two Sleipnir, and a coachman protect Priscilla, and Priscilla casts auxiliary magic on them.
Obviously, as Priscilla was the main target, the talented people seemed to be driven that way.
and our situation.
“Wow!”
Instead of me standing still and observing the situation, Rosé was confronting three assassins.
“Oh, Gregory! I, I, it is dangerous!”
Rosé said that, but her body still had no scars.
Still, it seemed that the assassins were also made up of talented people, as Rosé also failed to land an effective hit.
“I will join you.”
As it is, I run towards the guy who is turning towards Rosé’s left.
An assassin that senses my movement and changes its target to attack me.
I shouted as I approached him at close range.
“transform.”
As soon as it sparkled, the assassin’s body flinched and trembled as it turned into wheel foam.
Yes, you guys are also not resistant to wheels.
No matter how well the opponent trained as an assassin, the sight of the strange creature for the first time seemed unbearable.
Of course, it was only possible because the items bought at Gaul’s Merchant were just as effective.
“First, let’s deal with you guys.”
As I said that, I slashed the sword flying towards my side with my arm, and with the other arm I swung the guy’s arm as if cutting it with a saw.
The black robes of the guys who get caught on the thorns on their legs and end up tearing them apart.
Beyond that, a hideous skin that did not look human appeared.
“… … The summons are mixed.”
“yes? Summons?!”
“Yes, judging from his appearance, he is a summoned beast that specializes in assassination. Assassins seem to be mixed. Everyone be careful.”
Assassin was a normal level summoner specializing in assassination in the game, and the highest level was only [★★★★], level N.
However, if there was an advantage to them, it was that the cost performance was too good for assassination.
If you look at their movements, at least 2 stars. The guy Raphael was dealing with looked like a 3 star.
“Gregory! This guy is a human!”
A human face could be seen through the mask torn by Rose’s [Indomitable].
It seems that there were also real assassins who made assassinations for a living in the middle.
These guys seemed to be the ones managing the summoned creatures.
“Then, slowly move your body properly——”
“Gregory! I’ll ask you to capture them alive as much as possible!”
“… … I will.”
I decided to put off dealing with it with all my might.
“Rosé, let you take care of those two guys. Can you do that much?”
“yes! Enough!”
Judging by the expression, it doesn’t look like a strong enemy, and I naturally looked at the rest of the human guy I was in charge of.
“Assasin… … . It’s an organization that uses the summoned beasts of an organization that used to make a living from assassination in another world… … . He seems to be a pretty famous guy, right?”
“… … .”
The guy who silently glared at me despite my question.
“What, if I stare at you like that, will I die?”
To my question, he responded by throwing a dagger.
I had already read the air flow and easily dodged it.
“An attack after a surprise attack, obviously. It’s kind of boring.”
Dodges the attack from the guy behind him. A few attacks hit the deck on the chest, but it seemed impossible to pierce my body, which had been strengthened by evolving into a 3-star.
“Raphael asked to be captured… … . Let’s try our best.”
[(Skill: Black Swamp) is activated.]
A black hole formed at the feet of the instant guy. Numerous wheels rose from there and began to wrap around the guy’s body.
“… … Whoops! heheheaaah!!!!!!!!
The boy who had been silent until now finally opened his mouth.
“Hmm, I wasn’t dumb either. Why have you kept your mouth shut when you can talk so well?”
“Take it off! take this off!!! Jebaaal!!!”
Numerous wheels burrowing into his black suit.
Could it be that the pain of being eaten from the inside of the clothes was strong? The boy’s jaw was wide open.
And, this was too clichéd.
“No way. block it.”
After hearing my command, the cockroaches entered his mouth and popped out of his mouth after biting what appeared to be poison.
“Kyaaagh!!! please… … ! please kill me… … !!!”
The guy rolling on the floor screaming.
After confirming that he was unconscious, I released the Black Swamp and approached the fainting man.
“… … It won’t happen for a while.”
And as it was, I sat on top of him and watched the other guys fight.
“Haist! Strength!”
With a pipe that is no different from a potion in her mouth, and applying auxiliary magic to her body, Rosé unleashes a bold attack using the property of not being easily destroyed by [Indomitable].
Digging up the ground and scattering dirt at them, or hitting their defenses as hard as possible to distort the balance of the body, he was working hard against the two at the same time.
“These two guys are really… … ! Don’t annoy me!”
Rosé, who had not been able to land effective hits in the ongoing battle, shouted and stepped back to increase the distance.
And the [World Tree staff] that is taken out from the waist
Oh, I forgot for a moment.
… … Rosé was a wizard, not a swordsman.
“aaa! Rosé Fire!”
Rosé, who is so angry that she ignores the existing chant and spits fire at them while shouting her name.
They also fell victim to Rose Fire and struggled in the flames, probably not expecting that Rose, who was using a sword, would use magic.
“ah… … ! You said you asked for a live capture so that you could become Raphael… … ! Uh, what should I do?”
Rosé grabs her head after realizing that she has reverse summoned the two.
“do not worry. Assassins don’t have vocal cords.”
“… … yes?”
Clearly, the setting was like that.
“Unless they are of high rank, most assassins cannot speak because their vocal cords have been removed. Also, those who have been trained to commit suicide in spite of other tortures. It would be better to reverse-summon it and damage the summoner.”
“Yeah, that’s right! thank god!”
Rosé let out a sigh of relief after hearing my words.
The other guys were also eliminating other Assassins other than humans, as if they realized that Assassins couldn’t speak.
“… … Well, it will be sorted out soon.”
One by one, the Assassins are being eliminated by Hugo and Amel.
In fact, now that Raphael had captured the guy who seemed to be the leader, it was as if there was no hope for them.
“Raphael, is he the captain?”
“huh? Do you think so? Hey, what would you like to say?”
After saying that, Raphael smashed his fist into the guy’s mouth with all his might.
As soon as her fist glows, his teeth grow again and the wound heals.
“The poison for self-determination?”
“How many times did corn fall on the ground?”
“That, that’s not… … .”
“Hey, shut your mouth. But a fist into the throat?”
“Bah, just open your mouth… … !”
“Shut your mouth because it interferes with the treatment!”
And then Raphael’s fist pierced again.
Oh, the largest number of corn popped up so far.
“Cure! Aren’t you just torturing yourself!”
As the corn grows again, the assassin shouts at Raphael with all his might.
She smiled as if it was so much fun.
“Originally, an evil heart is treated with a divine fist. Now, start treatment again?”
“Kyahak!”
“One more shot!”
“Kyaaak!”
“Hey~ How is it, do you think your heart has gotten a little nicer?”
“shut up!”
“hmm… … . Should I increase the intensity of treatment? Now, shall we hit you two each time?”
continue. continue. continue.
Looking at the ongoing physical therapy, I suddenly realized that everything around me had been sorted out.
Apparently, there were a total of three people who were human.
With the exception of the guy Raphael was beating, the other two were unconscious and tied to magic-reinforced ropes, so it seemed right to assume that the cleanup was actually over.
“Come in. Gregory. If Raphael is like that, I can’t stop him.”
After saying that to me, Priscilla shook her head and entered the carriage.
It must have been a familiar sight to Priscilla.
“Well, how are you? Have you gotten any better?”
“I will tell you! I will tell you all!”
“Are you still talking nonsense? Now, patient~ tell me if you are sick~”
“Ahhhhh !!!”
I thought that Raphael’s treatment would be quite long.