commotion (3)
Aren’t you afraid? Or did you think you had to protect it?
Ellie stood in front of Roel with trembling steps and said.
“Who, who are you?”
“we? Oh, they were just passers-by.”
“Ha, but until just now it was clear… … .”
Didn’t they send a sticky look at them saying that they were over there?
Besides, that mask… … .
It was such an incoherent statement.
Ellie shuddered, swallowing the unspoken words.
Even a young lady from a country estate could at least know that this situation was strange.
However, the opponent smiled and approached me casually.
“What does that matter? Hey lady, do you want to go with these guys for now?”
“Uh, where are you?”
“There is someone looking for you right now.”
The masked man’s gaze briefly touched Roel and then fell. The corner of his mouth was twisting meanly.
“Well, it’s difficult to have witnesses, so I’ll take the boy with me.”
“… … !”
In the end, it was said that their purpose was to take Ellie with them. Eli shouted, holding onto his trembling arm.
“Do you think everything will be alright after doing this in Esteban’s capital? After a while, the escort knights will take us… … .”
“Don’t worry, it won’t happen. It’s because the high-ranking ministers have already used their hands.”
“You, a nobleman is involved in this… … .”
Something was going wrong.
Thinking so, Ellie’s gaze quickly scanned the surroundings. However, all they could see was a street corner with few people and masked men blocking them.
At that time, Roel pulled Eli’s hem and said.
“… … late.”
“what?”
“The knights are already gone.”
It was a short conversation, but the contents can be inferred. The fact that the knights had already left this area.
“Well, then really the nobles… … .”
“So what? Of course, I have no intention of harming you, so I will follow us obediently… … .”
Shuuk-!
Shock!
“Kuh! what’s this!”
In an instant, the masked man who had been approaching meekly stepped back. It was because something sharp had rushed towards him.
The man who narrowly avoided it looked at the culprit with his eyes wide open like a demon.
“… … This dog is a f*cking baby. ”
A pure white rapier. And a little bit of a short swordsman.
Even though the child’s body was awkwardly lowered, there was no way he didn’t know what that attitude meant.
The fact that the attack that was rushing towards the man just now came from that child.
“Lo, Roel!”
Ellie was taken aback when she saw Roel suddenly raise her weapon.
No, of course it’s understandable because the situation is the situation, but isn’t it too dangerous to throw a knife at all?
At least you should think about solving it with a story… … .
“To live.”
“huh?”
“Those people. I don’t want to see They are trying to kill us.”
“… … Is it really?”
Ellie felt a cold sensation at Roel’s words.
And suddenly, I realized that even after coming to this point, I did not think that my life was being threatened.
It was completely different from Roel, who carried out the attack calmly. Perhaps it was because he had become accustomed to the peaceful atmosphere of the barony.
‘Oh, what to do… … .’
Obviously they are trying to harm themselves.
It wasn’t just about feeling afraid.
To make matters worse, the man began to warm up while holding onto the back of his neck.
“… … OK. It would have been nice if he had followed me when he said nice things, but when he comes out like that, I have no choice but to drag him away.”
It was a contradiction from the point of attempting kidnapping, but now there was no time to worry about such things.
The man gestured and growled at the other four companions.
“The client didn’t ask me to bring it safely, so I’ll break it in a few places.”
“I don’t need that bastard with a knife, so let’s kill him and go. The knife looks expensive too, so can we share it?”
“okay.”
Swoop-
The masked men began to approach, each pulling a rusty dagger from his bosom.
However, Roel, who had pushed Eli back before he knew it, rather rushed at them and raised his sword.
It was a movement without any hesitation, without any hesitation.
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“… … Roel!”
Shuwook!
Soon, pure white swords were scattered in an instant.
At the end of the trajectory of that unstoppable thrust was the arm of the man who had threatened them first.
And at the same time, the man who was caught off guard by a conversation with his colleagues couldn’t avoid it.
hook-!
“aaagh!”
A noise that pierced leather clothes and skin resonated in a deserted street corner. The masked man grabbed his bloody arm and stumbled. Then the dagger in his hand fell to the ground.
“dare!”
“That bastard!”
It was because of carelessness.
He hadn’t thought that that little bastard could hurt people.
Of course, it could also be because the speed of swinging the sword was faster than expected.
Only then did the men raise their guard and flash their lives.
“… … It’s light.”
“Looks like a better knife than I thought, right?”
Of course, it is a self-evident fact that it is an emotion caused by greed rather than the injury of a colleague.
Tadadat!
Shuuk!
The masked men attacked at the same time. And as if in response, Roel’s arm moved again.
Towards the man who runs the most… … .
“Oops!”
“… … ah!”
“Khehehehe!”
… … Missed.
Surprisingly, the sword that had been stabbed quickly stopped piercing empty space.
At this, the man who escaped the sword let out a fishy smile as if it was so funny.
“hehehe, even if you look like this, you’re a member of the underworld, but attacks like that from a kid like you don’t work.”
“… … .”
The advantage of the rapier lies in its overwhelming reach when extended.
The length of the sword that forces the opponent to enter within the desired range. And the user’s movements that control it.
However, the current Roel was too weak to control that.
His proficiency and physical ability, all of which fell significantly.
How much more can you target with that small body? What if that’s a situation where the assailants rush in and can’t afford it?
That’s why the man penetrated it and broke the attack with ease.
Shuwook!
“… … .”
In the meantime, four daggers stabbed me from all sides.
Right now, Roel’s movements followed Prince 1’s teachings as calmly as possible.
But even so, there was no way he could fully adapt to the unfamiliar real life.
hooked!
“… … ah.”
“Roel!”
In the end, Roel succeeded in dodging three daggers, but in return, he had no choice but to be stabbed in the shoulder with the other dagger.
Can I consider myself fortunate to be on the other side holding the sword? The hem of Roel’s robe was gradually soaked in red blood.
“Kkeuk!”
However, the assailant who succeeded in hitting the attack did not stop, and then kicked at Roel, who was hesitant.
puck!
Courage!
There was no way a child could withstand a sincere attack from an adult man.
The little body that was kicked in the stomach like that flew towards the ground.
Soon, a little dust rose, and the white rapier flew through the air before crashing into the ground.
“Whoa, it sure looks expensive.”
The man picked it up and flicked his tongue hidden under the mask.
Of course, it didn’t take long for that expression to change to interest.
“hmm? I thought it was a rare metal, but it’s just iron, right? But still so light and solid? How could this be?”
The more I looked at it, the more strange it was. To the extent that it can be said that it is not a weapon made by human hands… … .
At that time, the assailant who was holding onto his bloody arm shouted.
“Ah! You crazy bastard! Is that a problem now? Kill me from that dog right now! ”
“Oh, shut up and wait. Maybe you have something else?”
“f*ck! You can do that even after killing them!”
“Noisy. On the subject of being beaten by a kid.”
“what?!”
The man examining the sword shook his head like that and ignored the man’s words.
If I had been stabbed in the body, I would have been able to secure the commission fee and the share of this sword… … .
“… … Cool.”
“Tsk.”
One of the man’s eyes widened at the sound of a child’s coughing.
But that was then.
“hmm?”
Suddenly, the man’s eyes caught the nape of the child’s neck.
A white string and a purple jewel that makes up it. Its geometric shape, as if looking at an expensive mage tower artifact, was obviously familiar to men.
‘… … necklace?’
The man’s eyes were wet with desire as he gazed at the necklace exposed between the nape of his neck.
looked expensive. It seemed so valuable that it was difficult to compare it to a mere sword.
“… … .”
Swoop-
The man quickly reached for the necklace. Then he forcibly cut the line and quickly put it into his pocket.
At the same time, the eyes are focused on the injured colleague. If so, this necklace was completely his own.
‘Khehehe. Now, all you have to do is take the remaining girl to the client… … .’
It was at that moment that the corner of the man’s mouth rose in satisfaction.
“… … huh?”
Something, an unknown sensation, passed through the man’s skin.
As if it was the same for the other colleagues, the four pairs of eyes revealed through the mask were looking at him before he knew it.
… … No, more precisely, a little later than that, I felt the current sensation vividly and headed toward the place.
Right away, to the child who was quietly lying on the ground… … .
Woo woo woo-
“Ah!”
“what?!”
And the change happened in an instant.
Maybe it was good to say it was a fleeting moment. A strong wind blew, and in an instant pushed the man standing in front of the child.
bang-!
“… … Kuck!”
“hey!”
“what’s the matter!”
The man, who flew almost several meters in the blink of an eye, hit his head on the ground and passed out.
Thinking that everything was over, the masked assailants, who had relaxed, hurriedly showed vigilance and took out the daggers they had put in.
However, the assailants who showed such bewilderment never moved from their seats.
“I-what is that?”
The child who had apparently been attacked was getting up.
However, if they were just raising their bodies normally, there would be no reason for them to become stiff.
“… … Are you floating in the air?”
The child’s body was being held in the air as if something was pulling it.
It wasn’t something that was done voluntarily. Something else was holding the body up.
That, too, something that emits an eerie presence that makes them uneasy… … .
As I was stepping back in that unbelievable situation, the man who had been stabbed in the arm for the first time shouted with a distorted face.
“What are you afraid of, you bastards! That bastard doesn’t even have a weapon!”
“Is that so… … .”
“Eight! Bastards you can’t use!”
The man held back the pain, eyes stained with rage, and approached the child, holding a dagger in his other hand.
It was to kill him with his own hands.
But at the moment when the tightly gripped dagger was about to pierce through the body held in the air,
squeak-
“… … !”
Rather, a fountain of blood flowed from the man’s body. And that body, in an instant, became a cold corpse and rolled on the floor.
dump-
“… … .”
The masked assailants looked at the scene blankly, not understanding the situation.
It wasn’t exactly what I didn’t understand. Just fear took over.
That would be too… … .
“… … What is that.”
In an instant… … It was because something was springing up from the child’s hand, which should have nothing.
shimmering atmosphere. And a blurry form of deep blue. Until the last time I live that makes my body tremble.
“… … knife?”
It was an aggregate of energy made of pure mana.