“Missed, huh.”
Aishe spat out in a cold voice from atop her massive Armored Dragon, her riding beast.
The Armored Dragon bore the name “Dragon,” but it wasn’t a true dragon. Like the Wyvern, which had wings but no forelegs, the Armored Dragon was a “Sub-Dragonkind,” a mere large lizard without wings, never exceeding Rank 4 no matter how much it grew.
But true Dragonkind were fundamentally different. Even a lower species like the Earth Dragon could sweep away a party of Adventurers with a single breath and shatter spires built by humans kilometers away.
Just now, Aishe had spotted an “anomaly” about to take off from the crumbling spire and ordered the dragon to attack. But whether her aim was off or the distance was too great, it only 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Fighting alone will always lead to a limit. What I’m doing is just buying time.
Even so, there’s a reason to fight.
I’m sorry… Elena. That day when we were little, I promised I’d even kill the Evil Lord if you wished it… but I’m risking my life without being asked.
Slipping past the confused soldiers around the commander, I turned my face further towards the direction of the enemy’s main camp.
[Aria (Alicia)] [Race: Human Female] [Rank 4]
[Mana Capacity: 213/330] [HP: 188/260]
[Overall Combat Strength: 1497 (During Special Body Enhancement: 2797)]
[Combat Art: Iron Rose /Limit 154 Seconds]
One hundred and fifty seconds remaining—my aim is the head of the Evil Race Army’s general.
“A-Re (Quickly)!”
My speed-enhanced legs kicked off the sandy ground, blowing me backward.
Leaving the scenery behind, the afterglow of light trailed behind me like a comet, and dozens of arrows were released from the enemy’s main camp, who noticed my approach.
Arrows fired from a distance are nothing to fear. I dodged every arrow with my eyes, and again, I twisted my body to evade the thicket of spears thrust out from the gaps in the shields, plunging into the enemy ranks.
“What is this guy!?”
“Kill her quickly!”
“You’ll hit our own men!”
Confused soldiers. Because of their confusion, carelessly wielded spears and blades grazed me, but if they weren’t fatal wounds, there was no point in stopping.
I deflected one spear attack, hitting another soldier. I dove in, spinning my body, and cut down the enemies who got in my way.
Not yet. I should be able to move faster. I slipped through the doubled subjective time, flicking away even the scattering blood with my hands, and rushed through with a speed that didn’t catch the enemy’s eyes. I plunged my Dagger deep into the brow of the man who seemed to be the commander, who was looking at me with an astonished face.
…Two down.
“What is that…?”
The Evil Race Army was in chaos. The girl suddenly appeared, ran through the battlefield with inhuman speed, and killed the commanders of several units in just a few dozen seconds.
Of course, the Evil Race Army wasn’t just watching. They changed formations, changed weapons, and even used Magic, sometimes involving their own comrades.
Even so, the girl didn’t stop. Even as blood flowed from several places on her body, and her ash-gray hair, burning with fire, was dyed with blood, she continued to wield her black Blade, also stained with blood.
“Stop her!!”
The number of commanders killed by that deadly Blade exceeded five, and the girl—Aria—charged into General Aishe’s main force, even as she took several arrows to her body.
“Who are you, you fiend!”
Aishe, who noticed her figure, stood on the back of a giant Armored Dragon and drew her sword.
Hearing that voice and seeing that figure, Aria instantly judged her to be the general. While smashing the skull of a guard who stood in her way with Pendulum, she turned a sharp gaze towards Aishe.
“I’ll have you keep me company.”
“What…!”
The guards instantly surrounded Aria. What could she do in this situation? As the guards all turned their Blades towards the foolish enemy who had jumped into the jaws of death, Aria threw a ceramic bottle she had taken out from Shadow Storage.
“Be careful!”
“Stop it!”
The trained guards moved immediately, throwing daggers and shattering the ceramic bottle in mid-air. But it wasn’t aimed at Aishe. Its aim was—
“GIGYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!”
“What!?”
The contents of the broken ceramic bottle splattered on the Armored Dragon’s face, and a terrible stench rose.
It was probably a type of neurotoxin that caused intense pain. The Armored Dragon, driven mad by the pain and pungent odor, began to rampage, and Aishe, who had been standing on it, couldn’t help but kneel.
A momentary gap was created, and Aria, who had broken through the guards in that instant, clung to the Armored Dragon. At the same time, Aishe threw a Dagger while losing her balance. But Aria also kicked off the Armored Dragon’s hide, dodging the Dagger with a movement that seemed to kick through the air, and with all her might, she pulled the reins, showing the rampaging Armored Dragon a way out.
“You wretch!!”
While widening her eyes at Aria’s Martial Arts, Aishe slashed at the blood-soaked Aria on the violently shaking Armored Dragon, and the Magic Steel sword and Magic Steel Dagger collided, scattering Ember.
“Why does a human woman interfere!!”
“Because I have something to protect.”
Aria’s HP, having taken attacks and Blade Magic, was reaching its limit. But Aishe’s sword, as a Rank 5, couldn’t overwhelm Aria.
In terms of simple skill, Aishe was superior. But, not only was Aria’s Status enhanced by Iron Rose, but in this battlefield with unstable footing, Aishe, who had lived for one hundred and thirty years, was being pushed back by the difference in the number of life-or-death situations she had gone through compared to the human girl who had only lived for a dozen years.
“You, is this your aim!”
To separate Aishe from her subordinates and lure her to a more advantageous battlefield. That way of fighting, and the Martial Arts from earlier, were reminiscent of a certain person who was called a War Demon on the battlefield.
“But it’s useless! You can’t defeat me, no matter what tricks you use!”
Even so, Aishe had techniques that she had honed for over a hundred years. Even if the enemy had abnormal Status, it wouldn’t be enough to defeat Aishe.
“I said I’d have you keep me company.”
“!”
Aishe finally realized the purpose of the girl in front of her.
The Armored Dragon was running towards the rear. What was in that direction? There was an Earth Dragon that was finally about to fire its next attack at the Hot Air Balloon.
“GUGAAAAAAA!!”
The Earth Dragon, which was being controlled, went berserk and was distracted by the Armored Dragon charging towards it.
The Tame that had been performed on the Earth Dragon, a true Dragonkind, was not perfect. Even so, it wouldn’t have cared about an attack from a puny human. Under normal mental conditions, it wouldn’t have given a damn about an attack from an Armored Dragon.
But, the imperfect mental control resulted in the approaching giant body of the Armored Dragon arousing an instinctive defense instinct.
–Rumble–!!
The Fireball that was supposed to be fired at the balloon was directed at the Armored Dragon.
“Tch!!”
Aishe clicked her tongue violently and jumped backward, and Aria also jumped in response.
The Armored Dragon, which continued to run, was burned by the Earth Dragon’s breath and scattered in the desert. The light disappeared from Aria’s hair, which had been blown away by the blast while using its giant body as a shield, and Aishe saw it as an opportunity and swung her sword. Aria, while being blown away, didn’t take her eyes off her and swung her Blade at the same time.
“–Vorpal Blade–!!”
“–Critical Edge–!!”
The two Combat Arts released at the same time. The two collided in mid-air, Aishe’s sword pierced Aria’s abdomen, and Aria’s Blade slashed Aishe’s side.
The bodies of the two, scattering a large amount of blood, fell to the ground. And a few seconds later, one of them slowly stood up with unsteady steps.
“What is this, guy…”
Aishe, while holding down her side where blood was gushing out, directed the question, which was the umpteenth time, towards the girl who had lost consciousness and returned to her Pink Hair.
Why does this girl fight this hard? Isn’t she afraid of dying?
Why does this girl know that technique? The reason I couldn’t kill her with that Combat Art at the last moment was because I evaded it with that person’s technique.
What is this hair color? Aishe had seen this Pink Hair somewhere before.
“But–”
Dangerous. Aishe immediately judged so.
There were mountains of things she wanted to ask. But, she couldn’t leave someone who could hinder the Evil Race Army’s invasion and kill multiple commanders alone as a general of the Evil Race Army.
“Die.”
Aishe raised her sword, even though she herself was seriously injured.
But at that moment—
“Wait!!”
Someone stopped Aishe, who was about to swing down her sword.
“You… hah.”
Aishe’s eyes widened at the sight of the boy.
He didn’t know when he had appeared, but the prince of the Evil Race Nation, who had been missing for several years, was there, panting and looking at Aishe.
“Lower your sword, General Aishe. I will take custody of her in my name.”
Aishe, who had been silently glaring at the prince, spat out blood-mixed saliva and quietly lowered her sword at the words of the prince, who was riding a beast, accompanied by two attendants, a middle-aged man and a still young girl.
“Do as you like with such a dying thing, but if she survives… I also have something I want to ask about the technique of my sister that she used.”
“We’re falling, grab on!!”
Ron shouted in the basket of the gradually falling balloon.
The hot air balloon managed to take off without being attacked by the Earth Dragon again. However, whether it was damaged when debris hit it during the first attack, it reached its limit about tens of kilometers away from the town, and its altitude began to drop.
“…Aria…”
Elena muttered her name while clutching the edge of the basket.
Why did she do such a thing? Why did she go alone?
Aria called Elena her “friend” at the end. There was a difference in their positions, and Elena thought that she shouldn’t say those words no matter how much she wanted to.
Aria’s last smile flashed in her mind.
Was that Aria’s… Alicia’s real smile, or was she forcing herself to smile because it was the end? Was her usual self a false appearance…?
(No, that’s not it.)
Both are the real Aria. That was probably a smile directed at a true friend.
Not because it was the end. I won’t accept that it’s the end. Aria is alive. There’s no way Aria would break her promise to Elena and die.
“…I won’t forgive you if you die.”
The painful look that had been floating in Elena’s eyes disappeared as she muttered that and raised her face, and a strong light and a slight anger floated in her eyes.
Aria went that far to save Elena. Aria will never die. I won’t forgive her if she dies. I will go to the Calfaan Empire, contact Claydale’s home country, and use everything I have to save Aria.
That’s why Elena vows to survive even if she has to gnaw on stones.
“Ron, give me instructions!”
“Rena…”
“I’m not depressed anymore. And, you can call me Elena.”
“…Okay, pull that rope over there.”
Chako and the children’s frightened faces regained a slight color as Elena, who had been depressed, began to move.
But that didn’t improve the situation. The balloon’s altitude is still unstable, and it’s unclear whether they can deal with the danger in a situation where they’re missing two of their maximum combat power.
“Ron, Monsters from the sky!”
“At a time like this!”
Two Giant Crows were approaching from the sky. They are Monsters with a difficulty Rank 3 due to their large size, but if the balloon was in good condition, they wouldn’t be that much of a threat.
However, in the current state, it’s unknown how long even the Monster leather balloon can withstand, and Elena, who can attack, can’t use Magic properly on the swaying footing. If even one of the ropes connecting the basket were cut while they were standing by, a soft landing would be difficult, and there was a possibility that it would become impossible to repair.
“Gyaaaaaaa!!”
“Kyaaa!”
One of the Giant Crows attacked the balloon, and the basket shook violently. As the ground got closer and Ron was struggling to land on a flat surface, the other Crow finally rushed towards the rope.
“—Hurricane—”
At that time, a Level 4 Wind Magic was released from somewhere, tearing apart the Crow that had rushed in and blowing it away into the sky.
Elena was more impressed by the skill of knocking away only the Giant Crow without shaking the balloon with the range-type Magic than the Magic level.
Everyone was surprised, and even the remaining Giant Crow stopped its attack, and a jet-black beast pounced on the Crow that had lost altitude like a gale, dragging it down to the ground as if tearing it apart.
“O-Oi, we’re falling!”
Ron, who had regained his senses, raised his voice, and the balloon landed on the soft sandy ground.
But it was hardly a soft landing, and both the balloon and the basket were lying on their sides, but thanks to that, the children only suffered scratches from falling on the sand and looking surprised.
“Everyone, are you safe!”
“Yes, we’re safe… but.”
Everyone nodded at Ron’s words. No one was seriously injured, and even if they were, they only had bruises and scratches. More than that, they were more surprised and relieved, and everyone was stunned when a woman who seemed to have cast the Magic earlier, wearing a deep hood, called out to them.
“You guys don’t seem to be injured.”
Chako and the children exhaled when they heard her gentle voice, which seemed to be that of an adult woman.
“Thank you very much. But… who are you?”
The woman, who smiled wryly at Ron and Elena, who were still slightly wary, took off her hood and revealed her Dark Elf face.
“I’m looking for someone. By the way, have you seen my pink-haired, unsociable disciple?”
The Evil Race arc is finally starting to move in a big way.
It was planned for one chapter, but I will post another chapter today.
It hasn’t been corrected yet, so it’s scheduled for around 3:00 PM.
Next time, Part 2, Chapter 2, Final Episode “Pulse”