3-02: The Worst Encounter II (2/3)

3-02: The Worst Encounter II (2/3)

He had black hair that was rare for this world, and a face that was far too young than what shed expected.

To think that the first person to make her waver this much would turn out to be such a young boy.

Im already 15, though.

It was curious if he was telling the truth or not, but the boy confessed that he was actually already in the age of maturity in most countries.

At the same time, the black-haired boy mercilessly punched her in her wide-open stomach.

Gah!?

Sleep Itll be over soon.

Ah

Then he chopped her on the back of her head and knocked her out.

He received her unconscious body and laid her down on the ground, then he stroke Stellas right arm with his palm.

I know I was the one who did this, but this is terrible.

As he smiled a self-deprecating smile at the amount of blood that stuck to his palms, he shook his head, then as though swatting a bug away, smacked the stone spear that suddenly came flying at him.

Get away from Stella!!

Before anyone knew it, the princess had gotten away from Kites hold and was raising her voice.

The earth around her was risen unnaturally into shapes of spiral spears.

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There was a tinge of pure admiration as the boy said that while turning around.

Lilishas legs were shaking and so were the arms she used to aim that spear at him.

It was hard to tell whether her eyes were filled with fear or recklessness.

But it was clear that she was just acting brave, just like that spell she cast just now, though she still managed to aim accurately enough not to hit Stella.

This is exactly why I lowered your priority

It was curious what exactly he was referring to, but regardless, the boy sighed, then started walking again.

The princess cowered, but she didnt run.

I, am a royal member of Earthgant! I wont lose! Not here! And not to some incomprehensible child!

She started shooting spells of different elements, but the boy just shot them all down with spells of the same element as though hed predicted everything.

Ho~

But behind those spells that he canceled out were several shadows approaching.

How dare you hurt the head maid!

We wont be defeated by the likes of you!

Neither Kite nor Lilisha could even gulp in fear or cower.

When humans were truly seized with fear, they couldnt even move.

They could neither offer resistance nor flee, nay, even the thought of it proved impossible.

And then as though to drive them further into a corner, the boy moved.

It was all too fast for their eyes to keep up.

They never averted their eyes, yet he suddenly vanished, and then the next thing they knew was that something akin to a gust of wind had hit them.

You gotta wait.

When the boys seemingly troubled voice resounded behind them, they turned around in a panic, but all they saw was his defenseless back. As usual, they had no choice in the matter, and they naturally found themselves questioning what the thing in his hands was.

Huh? Kite said.

L-Let go of me! That person murdered my mom and my dad! I need to at least avenge them! The thing in the boys hand said.

An oddly familiar small creature with three tails was being held by the nape of its neck and was shaking its head.

Its too dangerous for you with your current strength, so how about leaving this to me? The boy said.

Kite didnt understand what the boy was talking about with the animal, but what really confused him was how gentle and peaceful the boys voice was.

But! The animal argued.

Im responsible too for letting my guard down, so let me take responsibility, the boy said.

I understand.

Though reluctant, the creature seemed to agree, and when the boy put it down, the boy told it to get away.

The creature did as instructed, though it made sure to keep its eyes on them.

The boy turned around and looked at Kite and Lilisha again.

Not a hint of the gentleness he showed the animal could be seen in his eyes.

Perhaps because of the short pause, Kite found himself faltering, but Lilishas expression was trembling for a different reason than earlier.

That was because she realized there was another problem.

Dont tell me Hero Kite, d-did you Kill a Tenkorius!?

T-Tenko? Umm, I dont know what that is, but if youre talking about a monster, then over there

Kite didnt recognize the name of the monster, but he nonetheless pointed to the two corpses outside of the forest.

When the princess saw the moonlight reflecting off of their figure and fur in the dark night, she became speechless.

A-Ahh No!

As realization dawned on the princess, she covered her mouth with both hands and screamed.

Kite, who didnt understand anything, however, just innocently titled his head.