Chapter 281 Departure
The moment Rui and Yuma crossed paths, the “Flame Longsword” caught the black monster’s back.
The slash hit directly, causing a fierce explosion, scattering flames around. Yuma stopped and looked back.
“Hahaha! I’m covered in “Water Magical Power,” so that doesn’t work at all!!”
As Yuma raised his voice triumphantly, Rui smiled.
“Then, let’s try a little more.”
“Eh?”
Yuma had a bad feeling about Rui’s casual words. By the time he noticed, Rui had disappeared, and slashes were flying in from all directions.
Rui was moving around at super speed.
Each time the Longsword hit, an explosion occurred, and Yuma couldn’t keep up with the speed. He was being unilaterally pummeled.
“Naaaaaaaaaaa!!”
The slashes exploded all over his body. He was covered in “Water Magical Power,” so he wasn’t damaged, but the impact made him fall on his butt.
He shook his head and raised his upper body, but he couldn’t keep up with Rui’s super-fast movements and was pummeled again.
“Kiiiiiiiiii!!”
Yuma stood up and stamped his feet in frustration.
Damn it! If he tried to keep up with the speed and used “Wind Magical Power,” he wouldn’t be able to defend against Rui’s explosion magic.
But if he used “Water Magical Power” to increase his defense, he wouldn’t be able to keep up with the speed.
In short, he and Rui were incompatible. He didn’t have the dexterity to quickly switch between “Wind” and “Water.”
After that, he continued to spar with Rui, taking over five hundred flame slashes, but not landing a single attack.
He realized once again that Rui’s flame slashes combined with the Dark Knight (Donkel Ritter)’s speed were as strong as ‘Oni with an iron club.’
In the end, the practical training ended without him landing a single blow, but the people who were watching applauded with thunderous applause.
Yuma, who had undone his transformation, scratched his head and thought,
–Well, if they were happy, I guess it’s okay. He cheered himself up.
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“Are you really going to England?”
As they said goodbye to the people of Germany and were about to leave, Felix suddenly asked.
“Yes, that’s the plan. How did you know, even though I didn’t say where we were going?”
Rui replied with a puzzled look. Yuma and Rui were in front of the entrance to the Underground City, about to get into a truck.
Around them were the people of the Underground City who had come to see them off, as well as Emilia, Muller, and Wolfgang.
“Of course, I’d know. You wouldn’t come all the way to this dangerous place just to help Germany. You must have a bigger goal.”
Emilia, who had been listening to the conversation, interjected.
“Could it be… are you going to defeat the 【Blue King】?”
Yuma scratched his nose with his finger, groaned “Umm,” and then answered.
“It’s not that defeating the 【Blue King】 is our goal… but we might end up defeating him as a result. When that happens, we’ll just do our best.”
A murmur of “Ooh” went around. For them, both the 【Blue King】 and the Conglomerate were terrifying Monsters.
But in reality, the 【Blue King】 was a much more terrifying Monster.
Muller, who seemed to understand this, adjusted his glasses and looked at Yuma.
“Allow me to say this out of concern, but even for you two, defeating the 【Blue King】 will not be easy. For your safety, you should stop going. England right now is a hell far beyond this place.”
Rui and Yuma exchanged glances. Yuma’s cheeks relaxed, and he looked at Muller again.
“Thank you, Muller-san. But it’s okay. We’ve defeated the 【Red King】 and the 【Green Lord】 in India. Even if the 【Blue King】 stands in our way, what we have to do won’t change.”
Muller, Emilia, and Felix gasped at Yuma’s powerful words.
“I see… you’ve come this far after defeating two 【King】s.”
Muller smiled slightly, closed his eyes, and shook his head.
“…I see, now I finally understand what you meant when you said that after seeing the Conglomerate, you wouldn’t lose to Monsters of this level. I won’t say anything more, be careful.”
Rui and Yuma firmly shook the hand that Muller offered.
After that, they shook hands with Emilia and Wolfgang, and when they offered their hand to Felix, Felix raised an eyebrow and said, “Hey, hey.”
“What, you guys were planning to go alone!?”
“Eh?”
Rui and Yuma spoke at the same time. Felix scratched his head roughly and said, “Haa, really.”
“How are you guys planning to get to England!? The air and sea routes aren’t easy.”
“Well, we were thinking of going by ship from Hamburg Port…”
Rui answered hesitantly. Felix’s eyes became even sharper.
“Do you think it’ll be that easy! Even if you get a ship, how are you going to drive it? Do you have a license!?”
Yuma and Rui couldn’t retort, saying “Uu…” They had been thinking lightly that things would work out somehow if they went.
“I used to live in Hamburg, so I know the geography well. And Werner has a ship license. If we go, it will be helpful for you to get to England.”
“Eh? Then…”
Rui looked at Felix with a surprised expression.
“Yeah, Werner and I will go with you. This is a small token of our gratitude. We’ll take responsibility until you arrive in England.”
“But… there’s also the evacuation of the people here, and wouldn’t it be bad if Felix-san and the others weren’t here?”
Even if they could get out of Berlin, it wouldn’t be easy to get to a safe place. There were Monsters outside of Berlin too.
Originally, they should have escorted them to a safe place, but Yuma and Rui prioritized hurrying on.
The people of Germany understood this and were sending them off with smiles.
It was too much to rely on them any further. Felix and Werner were the personnel they needed, they thought.
“I’m leaving these guys to Emilia. Muller-san and Wolfgang are here too. You might see them as a weak group, but they’re the guys who have survived even in this world, you know? Don’t underestimate them.”
Felix grinned, and a boy pushed through the crowd and ran over.
“Felix! I’m here too. I’ll protect everyone from the Monsters!”
It was Luis who declared powerfully. When Yuma glanced at him, he saw that the pistol in the holster was hanging on Luis’s waist.
Felix chuckled and squatted down to pat Luis’s head.
“That’s right. I’m counting on you to take care of everyone, Luis. Make sure everyone evacuates safely.”
“Yeah, I understand. Felix, you take those people to England safely too.”
“Yeah, leave it to me!”
Felix stood up and looked at Yuma and the others.
“Well, that’s how it is. Even if you guys don’t want me to, I’m going with you. I’m the type who can’t rest until I’ve repaid a debt. Werner too, right?”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
The bald Werner also grinned. Yuma and Rui exchanged glances and smiled wryly, thinking that they couldn’t refuse.
In the end, they decided to go with four people and started preparing for departure.
They handed over some of the food in the container to Emilia and the others, and Rui stepped on the accelerator and started the truck.
The truck drove down the rough road, saying goodbye to Emilia, Muller, Wolfgang, Tzore, and the people of the Underground City who were waving their hands.
“Tell me if you get tired. I’ll take over the driving.”
Rui thanked Felix for his words from the cramped back seat.
Even though it was a truck, it was quite cramped for four people to get in.
Felix was asked to sit in the back seat, but Werner was enduring it in the container.
Yuma wondered, “Is it okay to bring ordinary people along?” On the other hand, he also felt the reassurance of having Felix and the others with them.
The truck rattled and headed for the ‘Port City’ Hamburg.