Interested in the One-Eyed Female General So I Joined the White Wolf Knight Order, but It Turned into a Harem?! - Chapter 47

Chapter 47

Chapter 47

It was a year ago . ――――――On a rather humid day . A time when the White Wolf Knight’s fame was spreading all over Ardesil . The young knight leader who was hailed as the second coming of a hero and praised by the people, Maruto, was attending the meeting of the knights leaders .

They discussed a wide range of topics from the replenishment of the forces to the countermeasures against the recently appearing demons . The meeting was held from morning and touched upon a certain agenda regarding the actions of the Fuhren Saint Knights and hours of discussion on whether they could deal with this trouble .

The general consensus had been met and thus, the meeting was over . Maruto’s face looked spent . His mind overused while a headache and fever tormented him .

At the end of the meeting, the adjutants went to the bar and served liquor to all the participants . Maruto who, at first, hesitantly participated, finally relented by the sweetness of liquor . Although he wasn’t supposed to drink it, he got drowned by the alcohol anyways . Finally, after getting heavily drunk and almost collapsing, he fled from the scene .

The exhausted Maruto went back alone to his home without waiting for escorts in the dark of the night . The road was empty . It’s frightening but feeling to go to bed was much stronger .

There was a vibrant and bustling tavern . When he took a look, he saw his subordinate dancing and singing from the window . Turning his body towards his house, he walked .

A shadow followed him from behind, lurking behind the scenes . No matter where he went, the shadow kept following from a certain distance . When he stopped, the shadow also stopped moving .

It’s quite obvious that it was stalking Maruto .

Maruto finally noticed the sharp gaze that was coming from behind him . While continuing to walk casually, he carefully looking back without alerting his stalker .

He could see the air ripples . Something was lurking under the pitch dark shadow . Maruto narrowed his eyes, walked quickly and changed his course . He entered the narrow alley on his right .

The shadow realized that its presence had been noticed . It drew a dagger and followed the route Maruto took fearing that he had escaped .

The alley led to the center of the marketplace . In other words, it’s a backdoor . The alley’s ceilings were quite narrow that moonlight didn’t shine through . Its stone pavement was wide enough for two people to walk in side-by-side . Maruto was nowhere to be found . The shadow impatiently crossed the alley .

For the mysterious stalker, the alley seemed to be a straight path . But actually, if one look to the left and right, they’ll notice that the alley actually branches out .

The sound of a sword being drawn can be heard from behind the stalker . It stopped upon hearing that .

[… . . ]

[You . Who sent you?]

There was no reply . Maruto shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands .

[Well, it’s not like I have no clue about it……for example, it’s probably Runatitas, isn’t it?]

There was no answer, however, he noticed a slight shaking for a moment . Maruto narrowed his eyes .

[Is it on point?]

It was told in a mischievous voice, but the small statured assassin remained silent under the hood .

[I guess you won’t tell me that easily, huh…]

The small assassin charged with dagger drawn . Judging the distance between the two of them, the assassin kicked the ground and took a stride toward Maruto . Closing the distance before the enemy could react, the assassin swung the dagger . Seeing the dagger came close to him, Maruto fearlessly received the attack with the short sword . Sounds of metal clashing could be heard .

[… . !?]

He blocked the blow very neatly . It’s as if he already knew beforehand his opponent’s movement . The assassin decided to reassess the target’s capability .

(―――――I was told that… . . no……)

Rumors say that the target was not proficient in swordsmanship . He always stayed behind his men and protected by his aides . In other words, it should be easy to kill him when he has no escort around him . After waiting for several days, the opportunity finally came . So the assassin decided to strike .

But he’s still standing there . Despite his life is being targeted, the gentle looking man could still muttered in a light tone .

[Ee~ that’s a good one . However, I also have a good sense regarding my distance to the opponent . ]

[……eh?]

A voice leaked out in disbelief . To think that he can still speak like that in this kind of situation . Right in front of the enemy no less . It’s like he’s a teacher practicing with his pupil . The assassin looked up, trying to figure out what is he thinking . At that time, her face became partially visible . Strands of silver hair spilled out from the hood . The thin jaw that formed an inverted triangle was too beautiful to behold .

The little assassin was undoubtedly young . Maruto raised his eyebrows upon seeing all that .

[Eh, you are that young? How old are you?]

[……?]

[Moreover, you are a girl, aren’t you?]

The assassin clenched her teeth at that question, glaring as if to kill . It’s said that when it comes to assassination, it doesn’t matter how cheap you act, you must be quick before any stray escort or knights accidentally appeared and started to retaliate . With that thought, the girl lashed out again .

The girl silently swung her dagger, targeting the chest area . It’s the way of assassination . Having a dagger is more advantageous in close quarters .

However, all she heard were the sounds of her dagger cutting through air . Maruto, who was in front of her, twisted his body so that no slashes managed to land on his body .

(―――――――Why, why it won’t hit!)

Maruto easily evaded the attack aimed at his neck .

[Whoops, that’s dangerous . Ah, by the way, what’s your name?]

Like before, he kept spouting questions . No matter how she looked at him, he neither seemed like a warrior nor that he looked strong . And yet she couldn’t land even a single hit .

Rocking his body left and right, even quick slashes using rebounded movement was avoided without difficulty .

[……!]

The girl was enraged by that gaze that seems like he looked down on her fighting spirit . Every time their eyes met, he started to laugh . It’s as if like she’s being played with . The girl’s slashes started to be filled with the heat of anger instead of the previous coldness . Maruto was completely defenseless and didn’t even try to attack back . He simply took one step backward, then another step and so on .

Once again the girl aimed for his chest, thought that it finally hit, only to realize that it was just his mantle . Using that opportunity, Maruto pulled down the girl’s hood .

[Uuhh?!]

For a moment she couldn’t see in front, but she quickly returned her hood to its original position―――――――to find out that Maruto was no longer in front of her . When she finally found him, he’s already at the end of the alley . He actually managed to escape . That act just now was to distract her .

[The knight ran away?!]

The girl soon calmed herself down but the face under that hood turned gloomy as she kicked the ground and started chasing .

Eventually, after fighting continuously in the maze-like streets, the girl was able to corner him into a dead end . Not noticing that she was lured there .

The girl lifted the corner of her lips, convinced that this was the end . Maruto on the other hand was leaning on his back against the wall behind him . He looks so miserable that it’s funny .

She said that there is no escape for him now with a low voice . This time, she’ll definitely take care of him . The girl pulled out another dagger that was hidden under her leather armor . And with that, she wielded a pair of daggers at once .