1. The First Letter (41)
With a pop, my foot kicked the ground. A fleeting moment that no one reacts to.
It seemed that only I was swimming in the frozen time. My hand gripped the handle of the sword at the waist.
The target, of course, was senior Elsie, who stood with her back to me, but next to her was a man of reliable build.
“What, what is this bastard… … !”
He glanced back at the sudden presence, then immediately blocked my way with a stunned expression. Indeed, unlike the 4th graders, it was a quick response.
However, his fault was that he did not pull the sword out of its scabbard.
Push, and a solid silver line was drawn. And blood spurted out along the line. In an instant, the gaze of the man blocking my way became dumb.
Before he could draw his sword, my blade with a silver aura ran across his forearm. It wasn’t a deep wound, but it wasn’t a shallow wound either.
It was enough of an injury to incapacitate one swordsman. A scream escaped from the man’s mouth.
“Quaagh!”
Everyone’s eyes turned to me at the sudden uproar. My body rushed once more as I pushed the man who stood in my way.
It was then that I met eyes with senior Elsie. Her blank gaze was on me. Like a beast that allowed an unimaginable blow.
But my sword couldn’t reach her. It was because two men stood in front of me again.
The man on the right was reliable, and the man on the left was dry. However, they both had one thing in common: holding a sword.
The two swung their swords as if crossing each other. The time difference attack, the angle and perspective were perfect, needless to say. Trained swordsmen were such a frightening being.
Even in a moment of time, it reacts in the realm of instinct. So surprise was necessary.
I stopped at a point where their sword strikes barely reached, and threw the sword with all the power that was rushing in.
The sword flies with a sharp puncture sound. A look of bewilderment appeared in the eyes of the two men.
“Uh, what… … !”
The place the sword is aiming for is, of course, Elsie-senpai.
The two men, having read the sword’s style, hurriedly withdrew their swords. And no matter who came first, it was to slash upwards, to cut off the blade that had been thrown out.
And that was the last one. The side armament I was accustomed to was pulled out from my waist.
With the sound of pak, pak, a stab wound appeared on the thighs of the two men. Blood gushed out like a fountain, and the postures of the two swordsmen collapsed with screams.
“Keah!”
“Big… … !”
The time it took for three of the 4th graders to collapse was literally just an instant. The body that added acceleration to acceleration was swimming in a different time zone from others. Even the screams of the victims flowed slowly.
But I wasn’t the only one who could sense that instant of time.
As if trying to squeeze through the gap between the two men, the one waiting for me was Elsie-senpai, who had finished the high-speed chant without realizing it.
A blue magic power dwelled in her body. It was shield magic. It is one of the basic magics that all wizards learn, and an important magic that can preserve life in the event of an emergency.
She was as talented as senior Elsie. No matter how hurriedly I used it, there was no way that its power would weaken. Even with an aura, it was impossible to destroy it in one blow.
If that’s the case, it means you have to hit a few effective hits, and that amount of time was enough for the rest of the gang, who were still engrossed, to join the battle.
Realizing this, Elsie’s eyes showed a hint of pride.
Looking down on you, wondering what you would do.
A cruel smile formed on her lips. The thought of how to take care of this cheeky junior was visible. Like a child tearing off the wings of a dragonfly, innocent yet spiteful gaze.
So I flew without a word. Not the sword, but the body.
There was a thud, the sound of her shield colliding with my body. I didn’t stop there, I forced my body into close contact and pushed Elsie-senpai once again.
The shield only absorbs shocks above a certain level. It was clear that he would not be able to breathe if he resisted any kind of force. I was crossing that precarious line.
Uh, uh, at the moment Elsie-senpai had already fallen. And the one on top of it was me.
“You, you, what are you doing now… aagh!”
Bang, bang, bang! The hatchet covered with a silver aura frantically pounded on senior Elsie’s body. Every time that happened, a translucent film was created and fragments flew in all directions.
Inside, Elsie-senpai had no choice but to cry and scream.
“Stop it! buy, save… Whoa, uh… help me! oh, anyone… aagh!”
Knock-knock was the last thing.
It must have been a temporary shield. The resistance did not last long.
Cracks spread through the translucent membrane around the point where the ax blade had been stuck. It was an irreversible speed. And soon, with a clatter, the shield shattered.
It was a beautiful sight. Particles of light scattered in all directions, creating a hazy atmosphere. However, Elsie-senpai, who witnessed the scene, had a deep despair on her face.
Her terrified blue eyes turned to me. In those eyes, I was reflected with the hatchet raised.
Elsie-senpai couldn’t hold back the fear any longer. she howled like a scream.
“That, stop!”
At that moment, my arm, which was about to swing the hatchet, stopped.
Ha ha, ha ha, my chest swelled and sat down, repeating the rapid breath. I didn’t know because I was concentrating on the battle, but it seemed to be quite overkill. My lungs felt like they were being squeezed.
It wasn’t just me who stopped. Elsie-senpai’s gang who came to their senses belatedly and rushed at me, Delphine-senpai’s gang who were staring at Elsie-senpai out of their spirit, and hundreds of onlookers kept their mouths shut.
It was a strange silence. The illusion that the world has stopped for a moment.
It was only when a drop of sweat dripped down my hair wet the ground that the world came alive again.
The signal was Elsie-senpai’s crying voice.
“Huh, uhhh… I, I lost that, so… Black, my, please, hehe… Hey, stop it… Whoa, whoa… … !”
The cry was high and long. What she did was like a barbershop, but her crying sound was soft and clear, befitting her doll-like appearance.
Tears streamed down her eyes. Tears dripping down her cheeks, it was embarrassing for her.
I wasn’t Delphine’s senior, but I was caught up in the back by me, a junior in the third year whom I had been ignoring, and lost miserably. I couldn’t imagine how she must feel now crying and begging for her life.
Only then did the onlookers begin to hum again. Delphine-senpai was still mesmerized, and Elsie-senpai’s gang watched me and Elsie-senpai under me with empty eyes.
“Whoa,” I said, catching my breath. There was still strength in the hand holding the hatchet.
Quietly, I whispered.
“Elsie-senpai, what did you just say?”
“Huh, huh… what, what?”
As if feeling suspicious of my sudden question, Elsie asked with her wet blue eyes full of me.
My figure reflected in the lake-like eyes of that rainy day was quite ferocious, drenched in sweat and blood. So I liked it.
“If you like Delphine-senpai, would you wait for me for one night?”
At the sound of my continuing voice, Elsie-senpai trembled. Her eyes started shaking violently. My expression did not change at all.
Golden eyes filled with ferocity and murder. My reflection in Elsie-senpai’s eyes was definitely like that.
“That, that… Oh, misunderstanding! Yes, there was a misunderstanding!”
“Elsie senior, do you know? A fight for the honor of a noble is always a matter of life and death.”
Despite senior Elsie’s desperate excuses, there was no sign of my arm holding the hatchet going down. Senior Elsie’s eyes were stained with fear again.
Her body trembled. The little body trembled, and it seemed several times more pitiful. The onlookers must have heard the conversation between me and Elsie-senpai, so their expressions were taken aback.
It was Elsie-senpai’s gang who became desperate. They tried to approach me, but after a few glances I had no choice but to back away.
No matter how fast they were, they couldn’t be faster than my hatchet. Then, senior Elsie became more desperate.
“That, so… Misunderstanding, misunderstanding! I, I do not intend to tarnish your honor… … .”
However, senior Elsie’s plea did not cause any ripples on my expression. The youthful fear deepened in Elsie-senpai’s eyes. She couldn’t even shed a tear anymore.
No matter how much honor was at stake, it rarely led to murder. It was because there could be a remnant between the families. So Elsie-senpai was somewhat relieved.
The complacent thought that all we had to do was declare defeat, that we would have to bear the shame for a moment.
However, inside the shield, the hatchet was struck as if it were about to strike my neck at any moment, and the blade containing the aura lay under me as I cut my gang without hesitation. Even she couldn’t help thinking about it.
Are you really not going to kill me?
As I raised the hatchet even higher, Elsie-senpai crouched down and let out a scream.
“Okay, I was wrong! Wrong! All, I won’t do that again! Please save me! help me! can anyone help me… aagh!”
Pak, do.
The ax blade hit the right side of Elsie-senpai’s head.
A look of relief flashed across the eyes of the spectators who were watching me with tense faces. Still, my older sister must have been precious, and Lupin, who was poised as if to run at me, was the same.
However, this was a story limited to onlookers.
Senior Elsie, whose life was threatened by me, peeked at the hand ax that had been taken next to me with still trembling eyes.
At that chilling anticipation, an unconcealable fear lingered in her eyes. Heehee, she struggled and inhaled.
I whispered in her ear for the last time.
“Senior Elsie… … .”
My eyes glanced at lupine. It sounds like something she told her younger brother before.
“… … Next, there is none.”
Elsie-senpai desperately nodded with tears in her eyes. That was enough.
I pulled out the hatchet and kicked it around my waist again. And he stumbled and got himself up. After exhaling, I felt that my breathing had eased a little.
I did something crazy again today.
If safety was the first priority, it would have been better to wait until the conflict between Delphine and Elsie was over. It was something I couldn’t figure out why they were so active these days.
Only the feeling was refreshing. I said to Celine, who was looking at me and Elsie-senior with bewildered eyes.
“Let’s go, Celine.”
“… … uh, what? Yes, that, yes!”
Taking Celine, who had been standing so blankly, I took a step forward.
Then, Elsie-senpai’s gang, who were blocking my way, and the onlookers who surrounded me naturally retreated and made a way.
What to do if you walk down that path.
However, there was still one more person who could catch me as I left.
“… … for a moment.”
My movements stopped abruptly at that brief call.
My tired eyes turned to my back. There, there was a pair of bloody eyes whose true intentions were unknown.
“Would you like to talk for a moment?”
That Delphine Yurdina was showing interest in me.
I love it! Mad dog MCs are the best.