127. A boat that runs through water with fire [2]
127.
“Let’s go back, Saint Esilia. She has many people who care about you. I do too. Yes, at your age, you are at an age when your adventurous spirit is in full swing. I think it’s good to experience something like that at least once. However, an adventure without a fixed destination is just wandering. Wasn’t it enough to wander now? I need a place to come back and rest. Let’s go back to our original seats.”
“… ….”
Essilia only glared at the event, but she said nothing. She did not expect that the event would also be able to have a positive conversation. If that were the case, she wouldn’t have run away in the first place. It was better for him to act, she thought, than to conduct a conversation unnecessarily mixed with rhetoric. After she sighed, he said.
“Be surrounded.”
According to Aevent’s order, the Paladins created a siege around the two. The longswords pointed at them shed a gloomy color of blood. The paladins looked at her saintess as if asking for understanding, and she made an expression that she couldn’t help it. Aevent, who was watching the Paladins slowly approaching, spoke.
“Assistant, hand over her saint over here. Then promise a generous reward. She didn’t know what the saintess had done with you, but when she saw what she had done up until now, she probably didn’t hide her true identity. She probably did what she knew thee too. She won’t be held guilty for that. If only she would pass. Also, she will pay her reward more generously than the reward the saintess said.”
“…… Refuse.”
“…… Do you know what that means? It means that your life is not guaranteed. Give me another chance Will she become the abductor of the saintess, or…… Will I become one of those who saved her saint?”
Esilia, realizing the meaning of Aevent’s words, came forward with a loud scream. It was unbearable for Jer Pied, who had protected her, to be accused of being her abductor rather than anyone else. Of course, it was only the will. As she sighed, she was immediately stopped by Zer Pied.
“What?! Don’t be funny! The knight is not that kind of person!!”
“…… Ecilia.”
However, Aevent did not react much to Ecilia’s angry voice. Rather, she nodded her head as if she was more interested in the helper being a ‘knight’.
“Ah, were you also a knight? I’m not wearing armor for that kind of thing…… Is it an expelled knight? Well, anyway, that would make the story easier. It looks like a wandering knight wandering around without a map, but he’ll take care of a place for you. It’s none other than the ‘capital’. How about it, isn’t this a pretty tempting proposal?”
Hearing that, a strange light appeared in the eyes of the ‘shadows’ in the rear. It is a considerable position if it is a knight’s position staying in the ‘capital’. If he could occupy an important position as a knight in the ‘capital’ where all kinds of things gather, he would be able to lead a fairly prosperous life. It was an unconventional proposal. To the extent that if they were a knight they didn’t know the name of, they would gladly accept the offer.
Of course, iEvent didn’t say anything about the proposal without thinking. It was based on a reasonable reasoning that if she had been an assistant to the saintess, she would have outstanding skills.
…… Of course, even a person like that would not be able to get out of this situation.
“I refuse.”
So, when she heard that person’s low voice without a moment’s hesitation, Ah Event was quite taken aback.
“…… What?”
“I refuse. The saintess cannot be passed over.”
I-event inevitably bit it. It was a sound without hesitation, so I couldn’t grasp the situation for a moment. Because of this, the order came out of his mouth a little later.
“…… Hit! Capture the saintess alive! I don’t care who he is!”
At the same time as the cry of the child event, the paladins stabbed their long swords at once. And soon regretted it. Zerfied’s spear dug between the paladin’s swords at an exquisite angle to stop their attack. The paladins who grasped the situation immediately tried to pull out the sword, but they did not budge.
‘…… !’
Aevent, who was about to join the attack, stopped at the absurd sight.
‘…… What? Are you using your center of gravity to hold on? ?’
However, his thoughts did not last long.
-Cheating…….
The Paladins’ swords began to move slowly.
-Hooung – !
“Aaaaah – !”
His Partizan swung quickly, overshadowing the fact that he moved slowly. It was just a single swing, but the Paladins couldn’t overcome his power and had to fall apart. At least a few brave men were holding on to their swords to the end. And like everyone else, they soon regretted their choice.
“Uh… billion… ?!”
One paladin wanted to slap himself. That’s the surest way to wake up from your dream. What if this isn’t a dream?
But it was too vivid to be a dream. He whipped his leg. It was so vivid, the feeling of stepping on the air was conveyed. He was floating in the air now. The man who lifted his sword with his spear was even lifting himself holding his sword.
The paladin slowly scanned his side. Likewise, his comrades, who were still touching his sword to the spear, were floating along with the movement of the man who lifted his spear with one hand. And all of their expressions seemed to be reminiscent of the times when they were disciplined by their parents as children. The paladin understood why his companions were making such faces.
Because he suddenly wanted to see himself and also his parents piercingly.
“Quaaaaagh!”
The Paladins, who managed to balance after falling apart, had to greet several colleagues flying toward them with their whole bodies. Indeed, it could be seen as an excellent welcoming attitude.
As befits a paladin, they knew how to be polite to the few colleagues who didn’t let go of their swords. There was even a sound of how fiercely he was greeted, as if the spirit of bone renewal had materialized.
‘…… !’
Watching the Paladins fall apart, I Event flashed their eyes. Upon receiving his signal, the ‘shadows’ in the rear prepared to attack.
It was then.
“Who dares go wild in my boat!!”
Everyone who had rushed to the clear voice stopped. Only then did the intruders know.
There was originally one more person on this ship besides the saintess and her assistant. And, of course, someone who is very natural to be here.
“Give me your side!”
As soon as he heard Erben’s cry, the Death Knight hugged her saintess and lay flat on her deck.
Under the deck, Erben emerged from a hinged door and was carrying a very peculiar object. In a way, he was like a miniaturized ship gun. Aevent, who blinked at the familiar feeling, held back swear words inside. He couldn’t spit Because he had to scream his throat out.
“Dodge to the side – !!!”
Fire hit all directions.
It was as if a river of flame had risen over the sea. The Paladins, who were late in coming to their senses, were twisting their bodies as their armor was entangled in fire.
“It’s an incendiary bullet!! You rude intruders!”
Erben’s triumphant voice spread like flames.
“Damn it! Into the water! Jump into the water!!”
The paladins who heard the words of the event threw themselves into the sea in a hurry. No matter how much the Paladins possessed considerable force, it was difficult to boast of such a narrow ship. They had to twist their bodies to escape the fire in all directions.
Still, in the case of the Paladins, things got a little better. It was because the armor they were wearing blocked some damage.
However, it was quite serious in the case of the ‘shadows’ who did not have such a thing. In particular, almost two-thirds of Troll Legash, which had a large hit area, was screaming as it was engulfed in flames. Upon seeing this, Aevent uttered swear words and took out a holy relic from his chest and threw it at them. He didn’t have time to heal them himself. He himself was soon forced to jump into the sea to escape the flames.
“Benyago!”
Benya Go, his face distorted, hurriedly reached out for the holy relic that was flying towards them. However, among them was Jerphied. Benjago wanted to scream when he saw Zerfied stretching out his long arms before him.
And the next moment, he changed his mind to wanting to shout a roar of joy if things hadn’t been this way. The man was pulling his arms back as if twisting his body. ‘Did the boat shake?’ Benjago caught the flying relic. Then he immediately opened his divine power.
“Ahh…… !”
Finally, Benya Go was able to open his mouth. With time to spare, he threw the relic at his comrades as he plunged into the sea. Latia and Legash were also able to jump into the sea with shouts of joy due to the divine power from the relic he threw.
After confirming that all the intruders had jumped into the sea, Erben fired a series of incendiary bombs with all his might from the muzzle triumphantly. The power of the explosion was absolutely formidable. Enough that he quickly pushed the boat out. Using the recoil of the explosive power to move forward, it was a feat that his ship belonged to a fairly small size.
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Those floating on the sea were forced to watch it in a daze, stunned by the spectacle full of contradictions, running on the water while breathing fire.
Only one person. Except for the Holy Knight Commander Aevent. He was thinking of something else. It was the action of the saintess’ helper on the ship earlier.
‘The Holy Relic… dodge…… ?’