Arms Otome - Chapter 19.1

Chapter 19.1

TL: Yuki

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We, who left the Knight’s Headquarters, will be heading to a dungeon as our next destination .

We are now in the middle of preparations .

The destination this time will be a cave near the shore northeast of the town of Valsa . The distance is about a day from here . Also, because the cave that we are targeting is a dark area, everyone decided to bring night-vision medicine . I cannot give up on using this medicine anymore!

The cave inside was also cold so I decided to also carry medicine that would warm us up .

We will be staying in a cold place for a while . Should I carry more?

Also I don’t expect finding any treasure chests in that area, that place has already been thoroughly searched after all .

Also because the materials that could be harvested here are not profitable, there’s only a small amount of people that visits that place .

In the terms of distance, we decided to not use a carriage this time .

I was also thinking of buying Dinna to increase the number of people, but since I probably won’t be able to call out to her because of being a front liner, I putting her on hold for now .

But someday, I will definitely call her out too .

As we walk out of the town of Valsa, I felt a sign of someone following us . It was a tall man wearing a black robe . He does look like a traveller, but………

It was as if he was waiting for us to come out .

Ente was seemingly on alert too . He is really suspicious after all . The man slowly approached us when he finally got a good look at us .

「Hime-sama, behind me」

Maevis immediately guarded me with her shield . It would have really been embarrassing if it was only a friendly wanderer . But right now, I could feel an eerie atmosphere being directed at us .

「Oya oya, you don’t have to be that vigilant . Are you the saint person that everyone was talking about? 」

Is this person acquainted with the knights?

If I’m not mistaken, it was only the knights that are calling me a saint after all .

「Who might you be? 」

I politely asked for the man’s identity, but he didn’t answer at all . He was keenly looking at Maevis’ Shield .

「Could that shield be the one that was obtained from that Ghost Knight?

It surely look strong, I wonder if you’re really the saint that they were talking about or not? 」

Is he not acquainted with the knights after all?

If he knows that the Ghost Knight from that tower was using this shield, he might have been a hunter .

「But maybe if I use you as a sacrifice, if it’s as powerful as that Ghost Knight, I might be able to make more or ones that would even be more powerful」

Hearing the contents of what he said, chills run throughout my body .

「Everyone! 」

Everyone was in battle mode all at once . Ente and Jenny were holding my hands and in front of us was Maevis holding her shield in front of us . Erina was also aiming with shining arrows behind us .

「I see . So that’s how the Ghost Knight and Wight was defeated . It certainly is a strong party . 」

The man who was showing an evil grin took a step back away from us .

「I guess, fighting you people in this form would be dangerous . But, it’s not yet the time to use that form . It will be bothersome if that Rukka finds out about my location so I have to do this quickly . 」

After a small chant, undead started to spawn trying to surround us . It was literally being made right at this moment . Is that person a Necromancerー?

What appeared in front of us were neither normal zombies nor ghouls………

It was monsters that could be found in the surroundings and was turned into undead .

I have never seen anything like this in 「ARMS Otome」 before . A total of 8 Demon Undead appeared . There are certainly many of them but……

「Erina, aim for that black robed person . Ente, Jenny, defeat the all of the undead . Maevis, keep an eye on that black robed man . 」

Everyone took action immediately . Shining arrows flew straight towards the black robed man, but they were easily deflected . It’s my first time seeing Erina’s arrows easily deflected like that!?

Ente and Jenny engaged with the undead monsters and divided their roles properly . Those creatures were tough creatures to begin with so turning them into undead made it even more annoying . They were at least able to endure a few of Ente’s attacks, but they seem to be having any problems .

Even if they are tough and strong monsters, their attack speed is slow and sluggish . As a result, ente haven’t even received a scratch from fighting them .

「Haaaa!!」

Ente’s sword glows in white silver . If her skill activates, it could easily crush the tough skin of the monsters especially because it was undead .

Jenny was also fighting with a lot of room to spare, but because there are a total of eight monsters that they are facing, those that can’t be dealt with by Ente and Jenny headed towards us .

「Tsk……… Maevis prepare to intercept with those that escape the front lines」

I want her to focus on the robed person in case he did something, but right now the zombies approaching us are to be prioritized .

Erina have been shooting that person since the fight started but she can’t land a clean hit . That person is certainly strong .

Maevis successfully blocked the assault and without letting any of the demons to approach us . This is a result of our training . The demons couldn’t do anything but receive her shield smash and be finished off with her sword . Maevis accurately deals damage to the demons despite their tough rock exterior . It seems tough, but it seems to be fine .

Now, if only we could rid of that black robed person……

「Oh… I tried to use at least powerful troops to deal with you, but it seems like they were easily disposed, it was a splendid suppression . I guess it can’t be helped」

The arm of the black robed man transformed into an inhumanly huge arm .

What is that?　Is that person really a human?

He began his assault using only one arm . Fast!

What is with that speed!?

Even though Maevis managed to block thet attack, she was not able to fully absorb the damage and was blown away .

「Maevis!」

I could understand that the damage was minimal . But it was a surprise for him to be able to blow her away just like that .

「Wow, I could say that you certainly have a really tough shield, it would have already been broken if it was a normal one . The user is also a splendid one」

The black robed man approaches me as he was saying that . At that time, Erina released a double-shot . Furthermore, the arrows were enhanced and were wrapped in light . It was critical shots that gives double damage against undead and demons . The man managed to avoid the first one but the second one penetrated his arm .

「Oi, that hurts you know . No way, for an arrowhead to actually be able to damage me」

The man shows an annoyed face, then he swings his arm towards Erina .

「Gyaaaa! 」

Not able to guard or dodge the attack, Erina was also blown away from me .

「Erina!!」

「I think that you should be thinking about your situation more, saint-sama」

The black robed man arrived in front of me . Though I’m carrying a sword with me, I think it would easily be blown away .

「Masterー! 」

「Milady! 」

「Princess! 」

Even if the three did their best to blow away the demons they were facing, the man grabbed my shoulders first .

「It’s annoying dealing with all of you . If you want to take her back, then join the incoming battle of Valsa . Well even if you did your best, the saint-sama would probably be turned into an undead by that time though」

My sight shook before Ente reaches me .

The next moment, I disappeared with the black robed man from that place .