Chapter 94: Secret Weapon
Hearing the news of the enemy’s invasion, Rin-san and my eyes met.
I nodded and stood up.
Arisu and the others also stood up after me.
「The reason why you brought us here, is because you wanted to use us as fighting power isn’t it?」
「I wouldn’t force you. But in the current situation, we wanted to ask everyone who has the power, after all there isn’t time left.」
I looked at my 3 companions in sequence.
「No matter what I will follow Kazu-san.」Arisu smiled and said.
「Leave it to me! No matter what, I will defeat it.」Tamaki said proudly.
Then Mia used her usual tone and expression and said “Nnn. Just do what you should do, Kazu-chi”.
「Mia, you have changed.」
「Really?」
「How should I say it, once you calm down, you will notice it. When compared against yesterday.」
「If you want to know the reason, it should be because Kazu-chi is always beside me. So I am not anxious.」
Why will you be anxious, I tilted my head.
The corner of Mia’s mouth rose, and she smiled.
「Wanting others to admit to one’s matters, those kind of feelings.」
「If you are not around, I will be troubled.」
「Nnn. So I will not be lost anymore.」
「I understand, you are so reliable.」and placed my hand on Mia’s head while looking at Rin-san.
I shall put the matter on which part of the oracle to believe aside for now.
But I believe that fighting together with Rin-san and People of Light, will be the shortest path back to the mountain.
If that is so, then it is natural to help one’s companion who is fighting.
At least, we need to help them regain their freedom.
In the worst situation, it is fine to retreat after getting a certain amount of achievements.
「Please use us as needed.」
Rin-san clapped with a “PA”.
Before that, the room without any furniture or any movement, began to change.
Curtains covering the side of the room appeared.
No, that’s not right.
That must be something that already existed.
They probably used some illusion magic or something.
I see, after recovering from my panic, I understood it.
Why Rin-san is alone, and appeared defenselessly before us…… I understood it completely.
Actually it was not how it seems, there are probably guards waiting behind those curtains.
That magic has now disappeared.
A part of the curtains behind Rin-san rose.
I saw a female hand that was thought to be a maid’s.
A female appeared from behind the curtains.
She is wearing leather armour and had a small dagger by her waist.
For her age, she is probably close to mine.
She is a girl with snow white skin like a doll, silver colour hair and ruby red eyes.
Along with a slender bodyline, she did not have any 3rd or 4th ears like the demi-humans.
For an instant, I thought of a human.
But immediately, I realised I was wrong.
A pair of elegant and slender ears peeked out from the silver hair.
「An elf…… huh?」
The moment I said that word.
Her pair of blood red eyes, with her strong intention, pierced at me.
「Lucia, please call me that, Kazu-sama.」
「Ah…...」
I took in a breath.
It feels like I am being suffocated.
I shook my head in a panic.
And once again, looked at her in her eyes..
This time, I wasn’t swallowed like just now.
Then she nodded to me slightly.
「Ah…… “sama” is not need, Lucia…...san.」
Lucia, for an instant, met eyes with Rin-san who is sitting crossed-legged on the seat.
Rin-san grinned.
「Lucia, hopes that she will be able to serve you as a soldier for now. You can use her freely, even if you break her, it is fine.」
Wait, some incredible terms came out.
First of all, what is the meaning of “for now”?
It is fine even if I break her, what is with that.
「A month ago, she is still a certain kingdom’s king’s daughter, the 17th successor to the throne.」
An elf princess huh?
We looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
Rin-san shook her head slowly.
「That kingdom is already gone. The forest that that kingdom is in were destroyed by the monsters. The King and his people and also the trees. She is under our protection, and with the meaning of the “the one who end it” in her kingdom’s language, she is renamed as Lucia as she hope to finish her clan’s last wish. Her life will be better if it was used to defeat the monsters.」
I see, now I understand.
She is just like Nagatsuki Sakura.
With her identity and position, from a certain meaning, perhaps she is considered as irresponsible…...
Well how she wanted to use her life is irrelevant to me.
Afterall, what I can protect, are at most limited to my companions, who are the people in this party and the people at the Cultivating Centre.
Although we just helped those people from the city, but in the end, we aren’t able to keep protecting all the way.
If she want to move towards the monsters, there is no way to stop and we can’t stop her.
But under the situation when we are moving together, having that kind of suicidal behaviour is quite troubling.
Even if you say that she is a pawn that can be disposed…...
「Sorry, I am a user of Summon Magic. For disposable pawns, the familiars are enough. I don’t need suicidal volunteers.」
「Well there isn’t unlimited uses to Summon Magic right?」
「If you saw the battle between the giant centaur and us, you should understand. Our battles does not need others who do not have any battle experience. They will only become a hindrance.」
Maa…… Although we are unfamiliar with it just a while ago.
Mia looked over with a “chee” expression.
I ignored it.
To the current us, outsiders like her will only cause hindrances is the truth.
But perhaps…...
The troublesome thing is that, it may not only be her.
Seeing the reaction that they had towards the giant centaur, no matter kind of power that the World Tree has gathered, they are unable to enter our fight.
We are probably very strong.
And not just exceptionally strong, but overwhelming so. Even if you add all of them together, we are probably still stronger.
Indeed, Rin-san gaze at me…...
And grinned.
Ah, this is…...
I have been had…… huh.
Now Rin-san’s expression is like Shiki-san’s.
「Please forgive the thing about probing you. Just like how you say, I wish to leave her to you.」
「What is going on?」
She had done a personality test as she had wanted to know if we are suitable for her to entrust Lucia to us.
I understand that sort of thing.
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