Wortenia Senki Volume 1 Chapter 18

Chapter 1 E 18 - (Escape) 3

"Take her back you said? Since they are riding a horse, to catch up to them would be..." 

Hearing Sara's words, Ryouma's line of sight directed to the far away distance. 

*Zwuz* 

Wind slashing sound reaches the thief's ears. 

"Wha... Damn it! Why he able to use magic?! Is he also a magic user?!" 

While driving the horse, Ryouma face surfaced in his mind. 

Second and third wind slash... Each time Laura swung her arms, a blade of wind appear from it and fly toward the thief. 

"D-Damn it!" 

The continuous release of the blades of wind, finally caught the leg of the horse. 

"Now then... Let's go. " 

Laura who's succeeded in stopping the horse, offer her hand toward Ryouma. 

"O-Oh. Oi. " 

Ryouma who began to run with Laura while holding hand began to notice an unusual phenomenon. 

They can rush up toward the thief in just about 10 seconds. 

As he looked back, Ryouma feels surprised with the distance he ran through. 

(This girl... Did she use the same power as that old man? That wind she created a while ago. Without a doubt is similar. The power as well. But this time, what's going on??)

"This is the power of wind magic. master not aware of it?"

Sensing Ryouma's bewilderment, Laura feels suspicious toward him. 

(This person, what in the world... He posses such martial art prowess, and yet he does not have the knowledge of magic art?... that is impossible... But...) 

In this world, magic arts have always been associated closely with the so-called strong man. 

The thief face distorted as he saw the sword on Ryouma hand. 

"H-Hei? Forgive me? Is it money? I will give you the money! Or is it a woman? You can have them as well!" 

But still, Ryouma keeps advances his steps silently. 

"Y-You bastard! Just because I acting modestly doesn't mean you can go all smug! I'm a one among the 30 members of the [Red Moon group] you know?!" 

Ryouma slowly began to swing the sword in front of the thief. 

"W- Wait! We're not your ordinary thieves group! I'm part of the Zalda's force! If I'm getting handed over, Zalda Kingdom won't stay silent you know!" 

After listening to the thief words, Ryouma opened his mouth slowly. 

"Are you a moron?" 

"What?" 

The words from Ryouma who had been silent all this time caused the thief speechless. 

"If I kill you, how are they going to know who's the one that killed all of you? Can you inform Zalda kingdom if you're dead?" 

Toward Ryouma oblivious question, the thief's face grew pale. 

"Dead people can't do anything you see. And besides, I have no intention to keep you alive either. " 

Finally understood what Ryouma had said, the thief complexion changed. 

"S-Stop! Stop it! I have a daughter!" 

Whether in reality or novel, there's no significant difference concerning villain manners.  

If Ryouma was a protagonist from some short of Light Novel, he might hesitate, however, unfortunately, Ryouma isn't that sweet. 

"Well, I don't care even if you have children you know? " 

He bluntly said that without changing his complexion. 

"S-Stooop!" 

The man's face filled with fear. 

*Zwuz* 

A ruthless iron hammer mercilessly being swung over the thief's head. 

"Are you sure its fine doing it like that? " 

"?? Is there a problem?" 

Laura called out toward Ryouma who began to put his sword into its sheath. 

Despite there's no evidence, she thought that Ryouma is someone who's easy to believe at another person. 

Although Ryouma accepted their gratitude, he finally asked the question which he feels concerned since a while ago. 

"It's fine. By the way, I have a question. That master thing you're calling me since a while ago, what does that mean? I was wondering about that since a while ago. " 

"Didn't we exchange an oath using blood covenant a while ago? Since you become our master, thus I have to call you master. " 

A question mark appeared above Ryouma's head. 

Ryouma unconsciously looked up toward the sky. 

"Although I feel bad, please spare me. Or rather, Laura, you don't have to serve me either. " 

Whether it was because of Ryouma's words which they found unexpected, or because of other reason, sorrows appeared on the sisters face. 

"I-It can't be. Do you hate us?" 

Tears appeared on Sara's face, while Laura shows a gloomy expression. 

"No. It's not like that. " 

"Not like that?" 

The sisters were looking at Ryouma's face with an upward glance. 

Ryouma immediately suppressed his disordered heart, and swallowed the words of acceptance that he was about to say. 

"You girls, aren't you going to wait for your master here?" 

"Since I already exchange a blood covenant, I do not have to listen to that person orders anymore. " 

Laura answered his question plainly. 

"However, since Sara still has that person restriction spell on her, thus she won't be able to move from this place. Therefore, I wish for Master to exchange a blood covenant with Sara as well. " 

"?? Is that means you girls can go to the town?" 

""Yes, if we both exchanges blood covenant... "" 

The two nodded their head answering his question. 

(I guess I have no choice huh? After all, if possible I don't want to leave these girls here either. ) 

It can't be helped if he feels bitter toward himself whom despite having pursuers on his back, he still sticks his nose to other people business. 

Ryouma thought that while deeply sighed. 

"I understand. For now, we will exchange blood covenant. After that, we will have to organize the items from the carriage, take the valuable gold coins and other items; then we will head toward Aru town. If we go now, we will arrive around 20 o'clock. However, you guys will have to explain everything the moment we reached the town alright?" 

"Certainly." 

Bright smiles of relief from the sisters' expression reverberate within the forest. 

Maybe due to remembering how their friend being sold, tears fall from the eyes of the sisters  

*Crack... Crack* 

Cracking sounds interrupted from inside the forest. 

"Laura. Sara!" 

Toward Ryouma voice, the sisters pulled out their swords. 

It is reasonably efficient for something impromptu. 

(Is it a monster? or another thief?) 

The man then looked around and noticed Ryouma and the sisters existence. 

"Ooh! how about the luggage? And the goods? Are they all alright?!" 

Following the man, there are another three men wearing armors appeared.

He appeared to have a height of around 170cm, and weight around 200kg, which makes him looks like a pig. 

He wears a sleeveless vest that didn't cover his belly and Arabian pants that usually appear in the Arabian night stories. 

(Is this person the slave trader? I guess I can consent if the one who ditches Laura and her sister is something like this person...) 

Ryouma get himself a sense of consent after seeing the pig that suddenly appeared in front of him 

Otherwise, he won't be able to escape the blades of the thieves with such obese body 

"Ooh! You both are fine! I've always thought whether you both have been raped and killed by the thieves or not!" 

Saying such words, he approaches the sisters. 

"Don't come!" 

Sara's pointed her sword 

"I will stab you if you take another step!" 

However, the slave trader and the escort guard only shows smiles filled with ridicule. 

"Master. It seems like the young lady have gotten cheeky huh?" 

"My goodness. It looks like they've forgotten that they are slaves. Was the training too weak?" 

"You see, young lady. You might have forgotten but, the master over here is your owner, you know? You belong to this person. Yet, what are you doing pointed your sword toward the person you belongs to?" 

"Be quite! We're not your possession anymore!" 

"Gahahaha. Did you go insane? You both belong to me. You both are the valuable goods which I had polished for over five years. " 

"Didn't you abandon us and escaped by yourself!?" 

"Isn't that obvious? If I were to die because of sticking with the goods, there wouldn't be any meaning. But if the goods that I throw away are still in the original position. What's wrong with picking it up once again?" 

Although their appearance is not that bad, Ryouma felt a sense of disgust rather than anger toward the slave trader and the escort guard. 

"Well~. Master. Let's leave it at that first. " 

"I guess so... No matter how strong they are, without a master present, they won't be able to do anything. " 

Apparently, they do not seem to think that Laura and her sister are already capable of using their power once again. 

If Ryouma and the others can beat the slave trader, everything should be fine. 

"That young man over there seems to have intervened with what had happened, is it not? " 

Toward that words, the eyes of those people turned toward Ryouma. 

"I see, did you do such unnecessary thing? That means you're their knight on a white horse huh? Well, whatever. I've suffered a damage considerably due to the thieves attack. Having one slave is good enough rather than none. Oi! You guys, catch that young man alive! Since he has a good physique. He will sell well for a labor slave. Ghua.!" 

A shining silver ring stabbed the slave trader neck. 

Unrest immediately appears among the escort guard. 

(Moron. You talked too much. ) 

Him talking without stopping with clear enmity toward your opponent, for Ryouma, such conduct is nothing more than being foolish. 

(It's too the point of making me feels that he do that on purpose...) 

Ryouma sneered toward the dead pig. 

Ryouma immediately erased an unnecessary thought in his mind. 

"Now!" 

The two sisters reacted toward Ryouma voice. 

Laura's swordplay is more inclined toward power. 

While Sara's swordplay is more inclined toward technique.

In front of Ryouma, only one man left, the one that appeared first. 

"Funn!" 

The escort guard persisted against the bloodlust emitted by the sisters. 

"W-Wait a minute... Oi. " 

Maybe because he finally realizes his current situation. 

They did not show any carelessness. 

He chooses to run away since he thought it was disadvantageous for him. 

(Though his judgment is not bad... But I guess that won't happen huh? ) 

While looking at the back of the man who ran away, Ryouma muttered such words inside his heart. 

There are monsters in the woods. 

Ryouma takes out a chakram from his waist bag, then throws it at the man head. 

*Zwuz* 

*Gusha* 

Following the sound of the chakram tearing the winds, a sound of his head getting smashed by a chakram can be heard. 

"Well them. There are various thing that I wish to hear, but for now, we will head toward Aru town first. You guys can tell me everything there. " 

Ryouma said such words toward the two girls while collecting the chakram. 

""Certainly. "" 

After responded toward Ryouma, the two of them scattered about to collect all the valuable goods. 

(It seems like although my intention is to help, it has turned into something troublesome huh?) 

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