245 – Indigenous people (4)
“Raid! Attack!”
Monia shouted and immediately fired wind arrows at the spot where she assumed the arrow had come flying.
“Ugh?!”
“Kuk!”
In the direction Monia shot her arrow, a scream is heard from her bush. Chester and Rex stood in front of Monia at the same time, holding out the shield her grandfather, the blacksmith, had made for her as a parting gift.
The flying arrow hit the shield, and the arrowhead reacted with the shield, causing the shield to vibrate violently.
The arrows hit the vibrating shield and bounced helplessly.
“Monia, stand behind and shoot.”
“Yes.”
Monia, bowing her star wish, was about to shoot an arrow, but she saw water people appearing, and she pulled out a wooden spear that had been stuck in the bottom of the boat and started throwing it.
“Move quickly!”
Some water people urged the crocodile to move quickly. Thanks to the crocodile’s skin, arrows and poison needles were blocked to some extent, but it was not always safe.
It would be a big deal if an arrow accidentally pierced a weak spot in the hide and the crocodile died or was otherwise injured and mutilated.
Senna pulled out her hope while blocking the arrows flying towards her with her shield.
As the tentacles of her Hope dwell on Senna, Senna’s power grows stronger.
Sena, tying a rope around her own waist, threw one end of her rope to her Rex, who grabbed her and wrapped it around her own arm.
As soon as Rex made sure he had a tight grip on her rope, Senna went straight ahead.
She runs at a terrifying speed, and then she spurts off the tip of her belly and jumps up.
Monia shot an arrow of wind near Senna’s direction, and the shot arrow passed through her ring and flew away, then exploded like a bomb, knocking out all the arrows fired from Sena’s direction.
The moment Monia fired her arrow again and exploded in her bushes, destroying all the bushes that covered her body, Senna safely landed on the shore of her river and began to wield her own sword.
The swordsmanship of a knight solidified by the power of the long history of the Matoto Continent was neat and tidy, and at the same time, it felt somewhat tidy.
Thanks to the exclusion of necessary movements as much as possible, it is swung faster than anything else and in the shortest distance.
One person’s throat was blown off with each flash of the blade, and no poison needle or arrow shot in haste could pierce Sena’s armor.
Unfortunately, they did not have the technology to create a bow that could pierce her armor.
“Looking at that, I think I can understand why knights are called weapons, not troops.”
Monia admired Senna as she wiped out her assailants like her chariot in a spurt.
“Sure.”
Chester agreed as well, sticking out the crossbow outside the shield, and started shooting the crossbow for the first time in a while.
Finishing off her assailants, Senna grabbed only one of her highest-ranking men and jumped up again.
When the rope is pulled, Senna jumps into the air and is dragged like a fish caught in a fishing line. While she was being dragged, she rotated her body and fell on the boat, but Senna, who had finished her fall perfectly, grabbed her head in a slight dizziness.
“Whoa.”
“Are you okay?”
“Yes. When she fell, her helmet shook and hit her head.”
Senna grabbed the swinging helmet.
“Have you lost weight lately?”
Saying that, Sena set the subdued native to the ground.
Untying the rope around Senna’s waist, Chester tied the stunned native with the rope and signaled that the situation was over.
The water people who threw wooden spears worked hard to relax and calm the frightened crocodiles.
* * *
Time passed, and the assailant awoke.
The identity of the attacker was a tribe of warriors who, as the Chester family had roughly predicted, attacked Chester and met their deaths the moment they were attacked.
“They attacked first and shamelessly.”
Monia grumbled with her disgruntled face when she realized she was targeting Chester.
As Chester calmed Monia down, she looked at her chief, who sent her eyes full of resentment toward her.
“Well, it’s okay because I know why they attacked us. If you really are the chief of the tribe, there won’t be any more raids.”
When Chester said that, Monia hoped for a star and shot her chieftain in the head.
Chester pushed the corpse of the chieftain who fell toward them and threw it into the river.
The water people who saw it realized that the guests this time were very different from the aristocratic people they had served so far.
I wonder if I’m used to fighting, there was no hesitation in doing something.
“I’m going to sleep.”
“Yes.”
Sena went into the bedroom on the side of her ship to get her to sleep, and Chester and Monia were also on her ship. I lay down and took a rest.
After the water people carefully arranged the arrows and poison needles stuck in the boat, they commanded the pacified crocodile to lead the boat.
Water People also gathered on one side and took a break.
Although the raid was short-lived, things like sudden raids and battle fatigue remained deep and strong regardless of time.
“Anyway, that’s amazing. Did you say Rex? To pull a person through the air like that!”
“When Sena first crossed, she was surprised how she would return to the boat, yes. If you can move like that, there’s nothing strange about it.”
“Did you see that shield? It vibrated strangely.”
“That woman named Monia, what the hell did you shoot? She couldn’t see the arrow.”
The water people who talked about today, saying that today is a day to have many amazing experiences, became greedy before they knew it.
Senna’s knife and Monia’s starlight are all really desirable, aren’t they?
If I could have that, I thought I could create a powerful force in this chaotic continent.
However, they quickly gave up such greed.
Because the moment he looked at them greedily, he could see Chester pulling out his machete while looking at them in the same way.
‘If you’re going to aim, you should aim at night.’
‘Right.’
Of course, greed was not something that could be easily given up.
“If I had that, wouldn’t I be able to stand against a gun?”
The words uttered by one water person quietly permeated the other water people. However, one of the older water people hit the head of the water person who said the words.
“Didn’t you see them fighting a while ago?”
“That was all done by Sena, right? So while Senna was asleep…….”
“I heard that the man defeated an ambush by six men by himself.”
“… ….”
“Can you win if six people fight?”
“That, that, you can!”
“Six children?”
“Kuh… …. Yes, I can’t.”
“Yes. Are you calmer now?”
The old water man confirmed that everyone’s heat of desire had subsided and nodded.
“Of course, our situation is not good either. Those who want to rule our lands are after our skills and knowledge. The threat is imminent and could stab us at any moment.”
Saying that, the old water man looked at Chester. As if the atmosphere was going to get a little weird, Chester and Rex were watching them as well.
“So at least we shouldn’t create danger with our own hands. If it’s a hostile relationship with humans, they won’t blink an eye no matter how many times they die. Even each one is powerful. Are you going to make that an enemy?”
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“…… Sorry. My thoughts were short.”
“No. I understand that the situation is bad and you are impatient. So, that’s why think more before you act.”
Everyone nodded at the old water man’s words, and the old water man, who confirmed that everyone was serious, approached Chester and explained the situation.
Knowing that Chester could barely speak Continental, he calmly explained the situation in slow, low words.
“You wouldn’t have to tell me that.”
After hearing all the explanations, Chester himself stuttered and spoke in their language, and the old water man laughed and said,
“If you don’t speak up, explain the situation, and clear up misunderstandings, your blade will be at our throats someday.”
Chester didn’t deny it, and swung the machete he had picked up and slammed it into the palm of his hand.
“If you don’t intend to target us, if you don’t, … ….”
Chester woke up Monia and he conveyed what he wanted to say.
Monia translated the words with her sleepy face.
“If you don’t intend to target us, that’s enough.”
“Oh, that’s right. It was that kind of pronunciation. ‘Enough’.”
Chester stroked Monia, who clung to him and tried to go back to sleep, and the old water man backed off saying that he had heard the answer and that was enough.
“Whoa. It’s scary.”
“Why?”
“Looking at that man, it seems he is dealing with a beast, not the same person. The mental state is closer to that of a beast than a man. Especially now. It was kind to us, but that’s gone now. Still, since we’re maintaining a level of neutrality, this should be enough.”
The old water man looked back at Chester.
“Monia, there is a fish I have never seen before. Would you like to try it?”
“Ugh~? Muggle…….”
“Okay, I’ll catch it, so eat it when you wake up.”
Chester was stroking Monia with one hand while catching a fish swimming close to the surface with the other hand.
“As expected, this is more comfortable and faster than something like a harpoon.”