Wortenia Senki Volume 1 Chapter 20

Chapter 1 E 20 (Restraint)

*Zaza* 

Within the forest, A sound indicating something pushed the plants can be heard. 

There's no sight of Laura and Sara around him. 

Even the blinking light of the stars and moon are being blocked by the leaves of the high trees. 

"For now, nothing happen..." 

Ryouma muttered such words while warming up his body under a tree after making a fire pit in front of him. 

He thought, at least everyone can forgive someone for being sentimental if they had been summoned to a different world so suddenly. 

Even though it's only have been one day and a half, Ryouma have realized how terrifying to walked around strayed from the highway. 

Although he moved away from the highway, it's not like he was taking that far of a detour. 

They say one can fall into a vicious circle where he was to kill a monster, due to the smell of blood of the monster he killed the other monsters would hunt him. 

(Finally, here they come?) 

The skin on his body that is currently resting in front of a fire feels the air surrounded him change. 

Not a gazes that comes from a monster. 

It also not the gaze of an adventurer who passes through the forest just like him either. 

And if one's companion were to perceive of such a gaze, they might mistake them as a thief and receive the first strike. 

Since he does not feel any greed from the gaze. 

Ryouma put his hand on the sword handle. 

Then a voice of a man resounded. 

"It looks like I've surprised you. I beg your pardon. " 

Ryouma put a bit of power in his hand. 

"Well well. No need to be cautious. I would like to borrow a little bit of your time, would you mind?" 

Such an irritating way of speaking. 

A slight agitation appears on Ryouma's face the moment he saw the face of the man that have emerged from the forest. 

A thin oval shaped face. 

He has the appearance that won't make him looks suspicious even if he were to walk on an ordinary street in Japan. 

On the contrary, the man starts talking selfishly instead. 

"Well~. I only want to ask 2-3 question after all. " 

Ryouma urged him to continue after giving up since he felt that saying anything would be just a waste of time. 

"You looks like an adventurer, but, what are you doing in this forest? are you doing some work?" 

Then Ryouma answered the man's question honestly, 

"At the time I was in Aru town I heard that the border was blocked. Moreover, there's information that it is unknown when the problem will be solved. Thus I decide to pass through via the forest. Well, since I was confidence with my ability, I've prepared to camp out... " 

"Hou... Is that how it is? But still, You don't seem to have much concern huh? No matter how much you are confident with your ability, but to think that you decide to cross the forest by yourself... Are you in lots of hurry or something? For example, are you being pursued by someone?" 

The man's eyes narrowed. 

"No. I just thought that it was better for me to get some more experience rather than waiting the blockade to be opened again. " 

"I see, I see... " 

Ryouma then asked the man in return. 

"So now, for what purpose did you ask such question eagerly?" 

"Ooh. I'm sorry for being slow. My name is Saitou Hideaki. I serve as the deputy leader of Ortomea Empire Nightmare chivalric order [Succubus Nights] " 

(I know it, so he's part the pursuers... but Saitou? looking at his outward appearance he looks like a Japanese, but...) 

Ryouma keeps on acting while holding back the question that appeared on his mind. 

However, until here Saitou understood that it felt dull when being asked back and answered as such. 

"Ah, I'm sorry for being rude. By the way, what do you need from me? Did you perhaps, suspect me?" 

Hearing that Saitou make an expression trying to deny. 

"No no no. We don't know the man in question face. " 

"Huh? You don't know his face, and yet you keep on pursuing him?" 

(Fuu... As expected they don't know my face huh... well, I guess it was to be expected. After all, I killed everyone who saw my face. ) 

Within Ryouma's mind, he was proud of his judgment. 

"Well, It was realistically something that is a pretty tough thing to do... I was being ordered by my superior to catch the criminal as fast as possible... Well, anyway, I have something that I like to ask. " 

Saitou carefully cut to the case. 

"A request is it?" 

"Yes. I only have a little time; thus I want to confirm it. You don't have to worry. This is only a formality. Since you may leave immediately if you can prove your birth and parentage. After all, we can only do this since we don't know the face of the person we pursue... Thus we want all the cooperation of a male with a good physique that is going through the forest, see. Thus pardon me for being rude. " 

Although he was smiling while saying sorry, Saitou's eyes are not smiling. 

"If I don't cooperate with you then?" 

Toward Ryouma's words, Saitou lightly lifted his right hand. 

"At that time, I guess there's nothing can be done. I will make you cooperate by force. " 

*Hiyu... Stab* 

An arrow flew from inside the forest and stabbed the ground just right beside Ryouma. 

"I see. So something like this huh. " 

Ryouma said those words while shifting his gaze to the arrow that stabbed the ground. 

"Yes. Thank you for your immediate understanding. Thus, would you mind coming with me?" 

This is what people call hypocritical courtesy. 

Ryouma give both his hands. 

He advises her to ignore the Emperor's orders. 

Listening to Saitou's advice, an expression of bewilderment floats on Sardina's face. 

In those time, it was Saitou who supported her from the shadow. 

Such Saitou advised such a thing. 

No matter how much of a trusted adjutant, she cannot ignore the order of the Emperor just because of intuition. 

"Intuition is it... No matter how you look at it, it was impossible for me to do it just because of that reason. " 

"Please, I beg your pardon. However, at the time when I was talking with him, I felt that he was too dangerous. Although he puts on a smile on his face at the time I talk with him, we won't know what's actually inside his heart. Furthermore, he did not resist at all when I catch him. He did not resist excessively when I put a handcuff on him. As if convinced that he will be freed after we checked him.

Hearing Saito words, Sardina's heart stirred. 

(Certainly, that sounds worrisome... Especially for him not putting any resistance... After all, he's the man who's said to be merciless, the one who killed Gaies and burned the castle. I can't imagine him to be caught without resistance even if there's no escape for him. ) 

"Nee~. Is there any chance that he's the wrong person?" 

"No, I was sure that he's the otherworld person. The problem is, I don't know whether he's the one who killed Gaies-sama, but judging from the situation, there's no mistake. It's impossible to even by chance that an unrelated otherworld person who's not familiar with this world trying to pass this forest by himself. " 

Sardina nodded toward Saitou's words. 

"Please guide me. Isn't that obvious? Since it comes to this, we have no choice other than to talk with him. " 

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