Chapter 60
It's Been a While
(but this is no time to say that)
Translator : PolterGlast
The man standing
before us had long, greenish-black hair tied back in a ponytail, and he held a
long shakujo in one hand. Unlike the black robes we were wearing, his loose
grey robe had gold embroidery in various places, making it clear at a glance
that it was a carefully crafted item. His long, narrow eyes, framed by a
monocle, were chillingly calm.
Socius's voice
trembled violently with shock.
"V-Veda-sama...!!"
At that moment, the
slime who couldn't read the room, San, shouted from our feet.
--Yaaay~~ Long time no
see, 'nnu~~!!!
Only Lotus and I could
understand their words even vaguely. I bit my lip hard and swallowed my
emotions. San had escaped from, in his words, the handsome glasses guy (Veda)'s
side in the early hours of this morning. He was bouncing with a casual air, but
the difference in tension between him and Veda was extreme. Also, it was a monocle,
not glasses.
If I dwelled on it too
much, I felt like I'd get confused, so I immediately pulled myself together.
Without a word, my emotions conveyed themselves to Ichi and the others. The
three of them looked at me as if startled and immediately slid into Lotus and
my bag.
Veda smiled gently and
raised his shakujo. In that instant, Lotus leaped forward. A blast of wind was
created in Veda's hand. "Nn, n-eh!?" But Lotus sliced right through
it. The grass and flowers behind Lotus were mowed down. "Wind can be
cut!?"
Without time to say
anything, securing an exit was the priority. The door was right behind me. I
hurriedly turned around and gripped the doorknob. It wouldn't move.
"Why!?" My strength was wasted, and it didn't budge at all.
Immediately, my neck was yanked upwards. "Ngeh," I cried out. In the
arm opposite to the one holding me up, Lotus held Socius. What incredible
strength. His sword was already back in its sheath, and Lotus leaped.
"W-waaaaaah!!??"
This time it was
Socius who screamed. At the sudden sensation of floating, I pressed my lips
together and endured it. At the very top of the circular space, the sky was cut
out like a hole. Lotus kicked off the wall, securing his own height. Our bodies
moved up and down repeatedly.
Lotus possessed a
flight skill. However, he couldn't fly from nothing. He needed height. In other
words, terrifyingly, he was doing all of this with his own power.
--Wings opened.
He could fly much
higher than me. The sky, within reach if I stretched out my hand. I let out a
breath of relief. That's when it happened. Shan... A small bell-like sound rang
out. It sounded far away. Such a faint sound, as if it would disappear
immediately, couldn't possibly have come from the shakujo in his hand. That's
what I thought, yet I heard it clearly. Then, in the blink of an eye, the sky
was covered with tree branches. The freely moving branches formed a lattice,
enclosing the ceiling and making it impossible to advance. We were inevitably
pulled back to the ground.
I collapsed and looked
at the man. Veda simply rested his shakujo on the ground and smiled.
Honestly, I was
cornered. If we didn't choose our means, there were endless ways to deal with
this. Lotus understood too. But he kept his hand on his sword without drawing
it.
Veda had only tried to
prevent our escape. The wind he had initially directed at us was probably the
same. The grass and flowers were just mowed down; they didn't seem to have any
lethal power. Veda observed us without moving from his spot.
--Let them escape if
they're going to. As long as they don't make a move, there's no problem.
That was the kind of
person Lotus was. He wouldn't unnecessarily interfere with people or monsters.
However, he quietly inhaled. He exhaled briefly between his clenched teeth. If
he needed a way, he would put in any number of measures The distance between
Lotus and Veda was closed in an instant. At that moment, Veda finally lost his
composure and widened his eyes.
Silver-white sparkled.
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