Chapter 95.2

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2017-11-01

I’m Back In The Other World? 95c

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Link to the Raws .

Chapter 95 – Trap

On the next morning, we went to fight Soutinsu’s army on the border again, just like yesterday .

If yesterday’s rumors are true, the battle should almost be settled today . The adventurers near me seem to be at ease while thinking that .

The enemy’s army doesn’t seem disheartened though, rather, they feel creepy…

Perhaps they’re planning something for today, but I don’t know what, so I can’t prepare against it .

The bad feeling from yesterday didn’t disappear after the night, rather, it grew more and more .

…… I should have told the prince about it yesterday… There is nothing I can do about it now though .

Anyway, I should be careful, a single person paying more attention to things might find something others wouldn’t . 1

Just like yesterday, a signal to start the battle is sent, and the soldiers start rushing to the field .

Everyone seemed hyped today, which made me make a yell .

「Seiya-! …… Next!」

I cut Soutinsu’s soldiers down and focus on reducing their numbers .

By fighting, I could see that Soutinsu’s soldiers look the same as yesterday, but with more morale than before . At the same time, they aren’t really rushing forward, so it gives a very eerie feeling .

To shake off that feeling, I searched for more enemies .

Is it around noon already? I already lost my sense of time, but it seems like it, based on the sun’s position .

A chill ran down my spine .

I don’t know from where, but I felt an ominous feeling .

I fell back to see what it was .

But before I could check it, Soutinsu’s army started withdrawing .

Considering the difference in our fighting forces at today’s start, it might look like they’re fleeing in defeat, but when I think of what I’m currently feeling, it makes me suspicious .

While Sobyuuru’s army cheers, they move to pursue Soutinsu’s army . Looking at it from a distance, it seems like the retreat is a strategy of sorts .

Thinking on it, I think I read somewhere that faking a withdrawal might be a good strategy to lead enemies to a trap .

Mages that didn’t appear even if they should be here . Soldiers that are in great disadvantage, but still keep their morale high . And them this retreat, I think this is all connected .

…… Could it be, are they actually casting a forbidden spell?

This idea came to my head . Soutinsu is a country that carried out summoning magic by sacrificing many people’s lives . I don’t think they would have qualms in using it .

I hurriedly tracked the source of my ominous feeling .

…… I found it! But this magical power …! And the place is… .

A very big magical power came from the source of the ominous feeling, and its aim was right at the middle of the pursuit .

Draw them in and then annihilate the soldiers with a single forbidden spell…!

Considering this much magical power, a radius of 1 km might be caught . It will get over half of the kingdom’s forces, maybe even 70% .

Not only that, the people from Soutinsu that are luring Sobyuuru’s troops will also get caught . Are they really going that far?

「It’s a trap! Please retreat, the enemy will use a wide area spell!!」

I shout to the soldiers around me, but barely anyone listens, they’re too busy running after the enemy . Besides, from my position, I can’t reach many people that were on the chase .

「Run away! Magic will come! You’ll die if you keep going like this!」

I need to help as many soldiers escaping, but I can’t do much alone . Then, I need to find Prince Sedrim and Prince Edwil… .

I ran towards the central unit with Qi strengthening my body, while I kept shouting for people to retreat . I don’t know if I’ll be able to find them, so I need to save as many troops’ live as possible . Otherwise, Sobyuuru will definitely lose .

「Prince Edwil! Send a retreat order immediately! The enemy is preparing a large scale magic! Right now, more than half of our soldiers are in its range!」

I finally found prince Edwil and ran towards him as quickly as possible .

「What?! Is that true?」

「The area in which we’re pursuing them is the center, a mage should be able to feel the overflowing magical power . There is no time, please hurry!」

Hearing my words, Prince Edwil instructed the nearby mage .

「Is this true? Can you feel the magical power?」

「…… . Yes, as she says, I can confirm there is a lot of magical power gathered… But this much is…」

「It’s probably a ritual to cast a forbidden spell, so please withdraw immediately!」

Ignoring the magician who is blinking and mumbling, I approached Prince Edwil .

「…… . Understood . I’m sending a complete withdrawal order! Hurry!」

When Prince Edwil instructed the mage, a signal flare was launched to signal the retreat .

「Prince Edwil, please retreat too, we’re also in the spell’s range… . . So, where is Prince Sedrim?」

「Alright, you withdraw as well… Sedrim was leading the front charge, so probably…」

Prince Edwil’s line of sight looked at the frontlines .

The collected magical power should reach the critical point soon . Since the withdrawal flare should also be visible by the enemy, they must be hurrying the cast .

…… If things go like this, the prince and everyone on the frontline will be caught .

「Prince Edwil please withdraw… I’ll do something about that spell . 」

「That’s stupid! You’ll just die!」

Prince Edwil was surprised by my words . He is probably right though, it is reckless to go alone against 100 mages on a ritual spell… .

But, that doesn’t mean I have no chances of winning .

「I might be able to handle it somehow . I need to earn enough time to let Prince Sedrim flee . 」

I hold my trump card and look at the center of the spell again .

My trump card is the sword that was blessed by God . If I put all my magic in it, and stab it on the center of the spell, I might be able to disrupt it . If not…

… Maa, I don’t know what will happen then .

I have no plans of dying in vain, nor do I wish to hasten my death, but I’ll regret not acting when I have a chance of doing something . Also, if I leave this be, Sobyuuru will lose the main chunk of its forces, I don’t know what will come of this war in that case…… And I have my reasons to not let the prince die .

「You absolutely must not fail…」

I leave him alone and rush to the battlefield with Qi strengthening my body .

While passing through the withdrawing soldiers, I ran to the spell’s center .

The battle was still going on over there, soldiers from Soutinsu were rampaging against our warriors to prevent withdrawal . Perhaps they received orders to stop our retreat without being told anything else .

「Both armies should retreat! A strong spell will be caught and you’ll die if you stay!」

If both sides don’t stop fighting, neither will be able to escape, so I warned both .

「Sakura!? Is that true?」

In response to my voice, a knight in a fancy armor turned to me . That knight… .

「Prince!? Why are you still here? We have no time, please hurry!」

The prince should have stayed on the backline… There is no use in worrying about that though .

「Do you all wish to die!? If you don’t have a death wish, run as fast as you can!」

Enemy soldiers were angered by my words, but they sensed my desperation and decided I was not lying, so they hurriedly fled .

「Sakura, hurry and escape too!」

The Prince got his horse near me and tried to pull me to him .

「No, I have something to do here . The spell will be activated before we escape, so I’ll remain to stop it, price should flee . . 」

There is no time anymore, the spell will activate in a minute . We don’t have time to run escape its range .

「Don’t be stupid! I can’t leave you!」

「Prince, who are you? Who is part of the royal family? Who should be given priority? For this country’s sake, you muse live…… It’s okay, I don’t want to die, so I’ll manage somehow . Can’t you trust me on that? 」

「…… Sakura…」

「Saa, please go ahead, I won’t be able to concentrate otherwise . . 」

「… Damn, you absolutely cannot die! We’ll meet later!」

I breathed a sigh of relief while looking at prince’s retreating back .

「… Well, I should at least do my best to survive . 」

I pull out my katana and focus my magical power in it . I will use it to undo the spell at the last second .

「Ku- …… As expected, it’s truly tough…」

Using all of one’s mana can cause death, so I should save a small amount of it .

However, it’s the first time I’m using a large amount of mana at once, I was usually using it in small amounts, I’m unsure on how much I’ll handle, but I’ll endure with willpower .

At the moment the forbidden spell was about to be cast, I finished pouring my mana unto my katana .

「Haaaaaaaaa!!!!」

Before the spell was released, I stabbed my katana at its center .

As soon as the magic tries to be released, a strong wind blows, almost throwing me away . I cling to my katana with pure willpower .

「Kuu- …… Not yet, this isn’t enough…!」

I have to endure for at least a few minutes, so as to let the prince escape, but if I hold it for too much, I’ll die due to mana exhaustion .

If I wish to survive, I need to counter this spell .

Ritual magic can be countered by either disrupting it, or by blocking it out with an equivalent amount of mana .

However, a spell this big is absolutely impossible to block, so the only option is to disrupt it…… Which is still quite unreasonable…

To be honest, I don’t know how much of it I can disrupt, and even then, the moment my mana runs out, I’ll be blown away .

My last hope is this katana . It should boost physical and magical strength, but I don’t know what else it can do, I’m putting my cards on its functions I don’t know about . l

Honestly, that’s a terrible bet, even more with my life at stake . I did what my heart told me to, but now I’m regretting it a bit . But this is not a game, so I can’t turn back now .

「Aaaaaaaaah!!!」

I shout to inspire my heart .

The wind that came from the disruption already became a tornado .

If I lose my concentration for even a bit, it’s the end .

However, contrary to my mind, my body is already reaching its limits .

「Absolutely… I absolutely won’t die in such a place!」

My shout threw many of my feelings that had accumulated within me .

I remembered my previous’ life’s memories in a moment I got a high fever, and then, some time after I was thrown here out of nowhere…… But I decided to do my best to survive even if I had nothing to keep me alive . I don’t want to die after working this hard on it .

I put the rest of my energy on my hands and push my weight on the katana, digging it deeper into the ground .

At that moment, I heard a “pishiri”2 sound, and light started overflowing from the place my katana was in .

The light quickly grew, and my sight was dyed white .

I thought the spell was cast, but the magical power still feels a bit strange, so I don’t think that’s it .

As I put the last bit of my power, my consciousness faded into the light .

I looked up at the sky, and before my consciousness disappeared, I could see a black hole amidst all that light .