Chapter 30
When Ortashia pushed the front gate with one hand, the sound of the trees rustling near each other made the situation eerie . The guards huddling together in the courtyard become even more scared that they instantly made way when Ortashia is upon them .
Ortashia had an ugly face after noticing that nobody is attempting to catch her, sighing as she complained to Shingen who was walking beside her .
[How boring . Before this, I always deal with blood-shot eyes that feels like they are trying to kill me . But now look at this . Like a stray dog, frightened, scared and unable to even look up . ] (Ortashia)
[It can’t be helped . Because it’s you after all . ] (Shingen)
Ortashia could only shrug her shoulders . Well that’s true, she muttered . Soldiers who looked different than the guards quickly rushed in, silently brandishing their spears .
Ortashia leaked out a voice of admiration .
[Hoo . There are some here who still have backbone . ] (Ortashia)
The ones standing in front of Ortashia now were wearing armor made of interwoven iron plates . They didn’t have time to put on helmets though since most of them didn’t wear it . They are private soldiers that Gering had personally employed . All seem to be excellent personnel, judging from how they carried themselves .
[Then, what do we do, Shingen?] (Riru)
[Leave this to me . ] (Shingen)
Riru appeared besides Shingen, giving him a side glance .
[I’ll also help too . ] (Riru)
Mina who was behind Shingen, lined up beside Ortashia, sword at the ready .
[Then, Your Highness, I will act as your escort . ] (Mina)
[I actually don’t mind if I have to kill them all myself . ] (Ortashia)
Shingen shook his head in refusal to Ortashia’s remark .
[No good . You still haven’t fully recovered yet . We’ll have to avoid fighting as much as we can . ] (Shingen)
Ortashia snorted .
[…… . is that so? Very well . I shall see how you fight . ] (Ortashia)
As she said so, she pushed the black-haired young man’s back forward .
[Ouch, ouch, ouch . . Well, by the way, your opponent will be me . ] (Shingen)
Shingen said to the private soldiers in front of him . The soldiers in question jeered, thinking that they are about to fight a weakling .
[Fuhahaha . What can a chick like you do ? Sorry to say this . But you should just scram ]
[Hey kid, go back to your mama’s tits . We are here for Ortashia . ]
Shingen did not get angry from those voices looking down on him but slowly drew out a curved long blade from its scabbard . There was a metal screeching noise coming out of it . The private soldiers frowned while eyeing the sword .
Inhaling and exhaling softly, one of the spear-wielding soldiers wondered about the sword .
[What’s with that weapon… . ? Haven’t seen that before…]
At that moment, the young man disappeared from sight . Before they could react, he’s already closing the distance .
[Wha, what the ?! Such a thing!]
Shingen aimed at one of the soldiers who responded momentarily and struck at his side
[Gufu]
Another switched his sight to Shingen after witnessing one of them collapse to his knees, but a cutting edge promptly severed his body . The links between the iron plates are easy to break . It scattered and the splinters danced in the air . One of the soldiers who saw how the attack easily went through the armor screamed .
[Cutting through it? This kid does not only have strength! He also has skill!]
The soldiers who were caught off guard quickly rallied up together . A spear was thrusted, but Shingen easily twisted his body and avoided it . A soldier who found an opening tried to swing his sword .
However, a moment later he lowered his sword and broke his posture .
[Wha-at ?]
The head of the soldier fell down from the neck, rolling on the ground .
Ortashia was admiring how Shingen fought with deadly precision .
[Hoo . You managed to avoid that . I thought you wouldn’t be able to . ] (Ortashia)
The tone of Ortashia’s speech contained no worry as if she was watching a martial arts performance . When Shingen has taken the stage, it will be his no matter what . She’s not interested in the weaklings . A strong person attracts her attention and fascinates her .
Mina placed her hand on her chest, feeling relieved .
[ That’s a little too… ] (Mina)
[ Un~, rather than cutting, it’s more like slamming . Sometimes, He seems as though being swayed by the sword . He’s relying on sensation or instinct rather than fighting experience now . He never engaged in real battle before . ] (Ortashia)
Ortashia saw through how Shingen fought . He certainly used his own strength behind his swings rather than using the weight of the sword . That’s why when the slash missed, it clanked on the armor . Nonetheless, it’s effective since it still inflicted some damage to the body .
The private soldier also realized that Shingen was still an immature fighter, so they instead dragged the fight on and tried to corner him instead . The spears tried to kill from all sides be it from sideways or the front . But all of them surprisingly did not hit the mark . Even when an attack seemed to hit, there was not enough to say at all .
A soldier finally caught the sword thrust by his armpit . But Riru quickly intervened . Sword light flashed and the next moment the opponent’s belly had been cut . Riru looked down on her feet with a bad face then looked sideways at Shingen and advised .
[Shingen! It’s okay to attack head on sometime, but be careful . Or else you’ll die!] (Riru)
Shingen gave his thanks for being helped and then scratched his head .
[That is because I’m not accustomed to fights just yet . ] (Shingen)
[What excuse is that?] (Riru)
[Think about it . I was just a lumberjack before . ] (Shingen)
[Ah, yes . But really . ] (Riru)
Riru pointed at his weapon .
[Weapons like that were surely made for swordfighting . ] (Riru)
And surely not of a lumberjack’s . While working, lumberjacks mostly work with axes . And besides, though it’s not unusual to wield dagger or sword for self-defense but the thing Shingen had cannot be categorized as any of the two . Even if by chance, it was just for self-defense . It didn’t seem to be likely .
[Then, where did you get it? You stole it?] (Riru)
[Someone gave it to me . Cut it out, will you?] (Shingen)
[From whom ?] (Riru)
[My elder sister!] (Shingen) (TL Note: Onee-san kitaaa!)
[You have a sister?!] (Riru)
[Yes . Is it so wrong to have one?!] (Shingen)
The private soldiers started to pour in during the short conversation . They trusted their back to each other, believing that each other is capable to handle their end .
Ortashia’s lips formed a smirk as she took one step forward . Mina was quick to observe that . .
[Please don’t . Shingen-kun had said so himself . ] (Mina)
[But there is a fight right in front of my eyes . This: I can’t leave it to the pets alone . This body feels crazy with suspense . Look, even the winds urge me to fight . ] (Ortashia)
The wind certainly had gathered around Ortashia, making her hair waving around in the air . Mina still refused however .
[Please don’t . ] (Mina)
Ortashia weakly gave up . The wind mysteriously became softer too .
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