Volume 1
Chapter 25
I Killed the
Bandits
Translator : PolterGlast
[Runa's POV]
I've levitated to the
scene, but the situation is worse than I expected. Eight, nine, ten... more
than ten bandits are attacking as if they don't care about hiding from the
guards. I thought it was more likely to be a coincidence, but... this is
clearly planned. Sigh... my prediction was wrong again. Since I came to this
world, everything has been going wrong.
"Hyahaha!!!! So
this is the level of a noble's guard!? You are not even worthy of our opponent,
the [Silver Narukami]!!"
"Boss! There's a
noble's daughter in the carriage, right? Before you take her alive and make her
a slave, give her to us!"
"Tch, fine. Just
don't injure her body."
"Roger that!
Well, I'll get her dirty though."
"..."
I can hear the
bandits' vulgar talk. They have no manners at all. It's utterly disgusting.
Seeing these guys acting so cocky... it makes me want to vomit from the bottom
of my heart.
"You're getting a
little carried away."
So, I cast fire magic
(without incantation). If someone were watching me now, it would look like huge
fireballs suddenly appeared around me.
I launched each
fireball, about a meter in diameter, towards the bandits farthest from the
horse's head. The moment the fireballs hit the bandits───
DOOOOOM!!!
Three large explosions
occurred simultaneously.
...Wow, even though I
caused it, it was quite powerful. Maybe I put in a little too much magic power?
Well, whatever. With
this, most of the long-range bandits who used bows and magic have been eliminated.
Next is, the bandits who are attacking the carriage directly.
"W-What!? What
happened!?"
"B-Boss!! It's
magic! Only magic can pull off something like this!"
"I know that!
What I'm asking is who did this!!"
The bandits are quite
confused. Well, the effect is better than expected. It seems that this magic
can be used as an effective means in the future.
But what's
disappointing is... the guards. Even though they had a chance to turn the tide
from their disadvantageous position, they're just staring blankly along with
the bandits. Are those really trained soldiers?
I descended rapidly
from the sky. And then, beside the carriage, I began to cut off the necks of
the bandits who had been riding on horseback one by one with my wind blade.
As I did this, I
thought.
Killing a person (this
act)—is something that someone normal would be disturbed about.
Murder is an unethical
act. Killing one's own kind is something that is naturally avoided.
But unfortunately, I
don't feel any disturbance. There's no way I would be disturbed by wiping out
such scum. It's no different from killing pests, something I do all the time.
In other words, for me, there's no difference between this and something I do
on a daily basis.
The only thing I need
to be careful about is to avoid getting blood on me. Without hesitation, I
killed the bandits.
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[Akana's POV]
After a particularly
large explosion, the voices of the bandits panicking started to ring out, and
then it stopped completely. Silence enveloped the outside of the carriage.
"W-Who the hell
are you!?
"Are you part of
the bandit gang!?"
Then, after a few
moments, my guards started to make a commotion.
"If so, it's
strange to kill other bandits here. You should use your head more. Earlier, I
even gave you a chance to turn the tide, but you were just staring blankly
along with the bandits. If this is what guards are like, the Gilmburg family
must be very short of money."
"W-What did you
say!?"
It's a woman's voice.
And, unlike the bandits earlier, she sounded somewhat elegant.
Could it be───
I opened the carriage
door.
"Wha, Lady
Akana!? You shouldn't go outside now───"
One of the guards who
was in the carriage with me tried to stop me, but I ignored him and got out of
the carriage to see the woman's face. And then───
"───"
"………?"
I was speechless.
The woman tilted her
head, looking at me who had suddenly appeared.
Floating in the air,
backlit by the sun, her figure was truly graceful. And with the strength to
annihilate a bandit group of that size in an instant—for a moment, I saw her as
a goddess.
"……Could you be
the young lady?"
"Y-Yes!"
"………Hmm."
The woman looked at me
with a sharp gaze, as if sizing me up.
"Ah, I apologize
for being so late with my greeting and thanks! I am Akana Gilmburg, the
daughter of the current head of the Gilmburg family! Thank you so much for
saving me and the guards!"
I bowed my head as low
as I could in gratitude.
""L-Lady
Akana!?""
The guards were
startled by my bow.
But it seemed that my
actions turned out to be fortunate.
"That's very
courteous of you. My name is Kakyoin Runa. A pleasure to be acquainted with
you.”
The woman also gave
her name and gracefully returned my greeting, pinching the ends of her skirt
with her fingers.
"………That's an
unusual name. Are you from a faraway land?"
"Well, yes.
Indeed, it's a name you won't hear around here. If I were to adapt to this
land, it would be more correct to call myself Runa Kakyoin."
"Kakyoin is your
family name!?"
"That's
right."
I was surprised.
Normally, the family name comes last, and I thought that was common in this
world, but there are places where the family name comes first.
Seeing my surprise,
Runa-san chuckled.
After a few beats.
"Nevertheless..."
I looked around. There
were three large explosion craters and many bandit corpses. The plain looked
like the aftermath of a gruesome battlefield.
Did you... really do
this alone?
"Um... Runa-san,
you did this to save us, right?"
"Yes, I did. But
normally, shouldn't you confirm it before thanking me?"
"Oh, yes, you're
right... sorry."
"Fufu, it's not a
bad thing, so you don't have to apologize."
Runa-san chuckled
again. Now that she mentions it, it's true. I must be pretty flustered.
Still... Runa-san is
truly beautiful. I would believe it even if she told me she was a goddess right
now.
Her clothes are
unusual too. I wonder if she comes from a good family.
"So,
Akana-san."
"Y-Yes!"
"What are you
planning to do now?"
"Huh...?"
"Are you going to
continue to your destination? This is just my opinion, but since your guards
are injured and the carriage is damaged, why don't you return to town? I think
it would definitely be better in the current situation."
"That's..."
I hung my head.
Certainly, considering
the current situation, that would be the best course of action. But───
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Akana and the others
had let their guard down, thinking that the bandit problem had been settled.
Even Runa, who had activated her perception magic just in case, might be
somewhat distracted by the fact that there was no enemy response within a
one-kilometer radius.
At a point even
farther than a kilometer away, there was one person hiding, a bandit and a
magic expert who could use ultra-long-range attack magic. Therefore,
considering the possibility that someone might come to help defeat the bandits,
he had been waiting at this point far away from the attack point.
If anyone tried to
help, he would use his far-sighted skill and use his specialty, long-range
attack magic, to defeat them. That was his job.
So why didn't he
defeat Runa before she broke through?
Runa, who had flown in
the air at an overwhelming speed, was already above the bandit group by the
time he discovered her, and before he could prepare his ultra-long-range attack
magic, she had already generated three fireballs and slaughtered his companions
in a matter of seconds.
Due to the abruptness
of the development and the shock of losing his comrades, he had been unable to
act until now.
Nevertheless, he
finally came to his senses and tried to launch an ultra-long-range attack magic
at Runa.
Even though he had
lost his comrades and the attack had failed, why would he make such a useless
struggle? ───It was because of his pride
and instinct.
He had lost his
comrades in this incident. And not just comrades he had known for a few years,
but comrades he had been with for decades. He couldn't face his dead friends if
he ran away with his tail between his legs after they were killed now—that was
his pride.
At the same time, his
instinct was telling him. If he didn't kill her here, he would definitely
suffer disadvantages later. He should destroy such an absolute monster here and
now.
Therefore, he
unleashed his best───his strongest.
Magic is classified
into three categories based on strength: lower, upper, and highest.
He prepared and
deployed the [highest] level thunder attribute magic───and launched it
towards Runa.
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