Part 3
Upon climbing up onto the tree roots, Yō and the others found that the members of [One Horn] and [Five Claws] were already in a state of disarray and semi-destroyed in formation. Even though it wasn't long since the toll of the warning bells, they couldn't help but wonder what could have happened to cause this within such a short amount of time.
Just as they were panicking, Gry descended from the skies while whipping up his whirlwinds. He must have been through quite a fierce battle for his prided wings seemed to be in a mess after engaging in battle and his hind leg had suffered quite a deep gash from a blade.
Gry who had landed beside Yō was looking pale on his face and he opened his trembling mouth:
"Yō! Great timing! Now, take your comrades and make a run for it immediately!"
"EH?"
"They have a monster within their ranks! These guys are on a totally different level compared to the ones we faced earlier! If this goes on, we will surely be destroyed! Please hurry to the East Side and ask Shiroyasha-sama to provide assistance!"
Just when Gry was still shouting agitatedly, the sound of a stringed instrument being plucked sounded again.
Yō who had an impression of that sound suddenly lifted her head.
[This tune……It's the same as the time with the fog!]
Although Yō remembered the situation of the previous battle, the other party had not been kind enough to give her time for conveying her information.
The sounds of the stringed instrument being strummed and plucked continued to sound out one after another and the comrades at the frontlines were falling with the sound of each note. Even for Yō and the others who were very far from the source of the sound, they were also struggling to keep their consciousness.
"It's that fellow! The sentry in entrusted to the task of keeping watch had his consciousness stolen by the sound of the harp, allowing the other party to be twice successful in launching their surprise attack! Although the frontlines are being held up with the support of a masked knight, who knows how long it would hold up……"
Yō and Kuro Usagi helped to translate Gry's sad and painful news.
Upon hearing those words, Jack immediately opened his mouth in surprise:
"A masked knight? Could…Could it be that Faceless had also gone to join the battle?"
"Hey……Jack-san, things aren't looking too good for us! If that fellow meets some kind of mishap, [Queen Halloween] will not sit by and ignore the matter! We'd better go help her immediately!"
Jack lighted his gunny sack with a summoning of a huge ball of hell flames while Ayesha leapt onto that Jack transformation as they rushed off towards the frontlines. Yō and the others who were left behind turned their questioning gazes to Gry once more, wanting to know more information about the current situation.
"Even the person with the mask is unable to win against that Titan who plays the harp?"
"The correct way to put it would be that the situation is so tricky, it hampers her from doing so. The closer the sound, the stronger the effect it has on you. Even Sala-sama seemed to have her true powers restrained by that sound in yesterday's battle. Judging from the above, the item should be of a Gift of at least God class."
"God class……Then what about the masked Titans and the Titan who's playing the harp? How's their situation?"
"They were together in the battle at first, but the harp playing fellow has already disappeared. The masked knight is now currently holding up by bearing the strumming sounds while continuing to fight on……And, the owner of the harp isn't a Titan."
"Eh?"
"The other party's height is around the height of you guys. It's a human that uses a long swathe of clothes to cover the face. Judging from how the Titan tribe seem to follow the instructions of the person, that fellow might be the commander."
Gry seemed to give off a low growl. And during that time, the Titan tribe continued to attack in waves.
The sounds of the roars of Titans and the dying screams of Eudemons woven together could be heard from where they stood.
"……And it wasn't that fellow only. Confirming from the skies, the number of the Titan tribe exceeds five hundred and is a huge army that hasn't appeared before. And since [One Horn] and [Five Claws] who are responsible for the frontlines have already entered a state of being destroyed, then……"
"……Uu……"
After knowing that the situation was much worse than they had thought, Yō was momentarily stumped for words. She, who couldn't even do anything against one Titan, couldn't think up of a better plan. Even if she were to help translate, the contents were so bleak that she didn't know where to start from.
Hence, Kuro Usagi helped to convey the situation to Jin and Asuka. That's also when Jin took a step forward and spoke a line that made everyone feel surprised:
"No problem. I have an idea."
"……Eh?"
"Not too long ago, I just received the Gift that was sent over by [Thousand Eyes]. If the Titans are of a Celtic descent, this gift of mine should be able to cause the enemy lines to fall into confusion in a short time."
"Is….Is it true?"
"Yes…… But it isn't enough with just that. If we do not get rid of the harp player who's commanding the army, it will only cause the situation to continue without end. So, to prevent the magic caster from escaping……Yō-san, we need your strength. Would you be willing to lend us your strength?"
Jin looked towards Yō.
Yō blinked her eyes in surprise but immediately furrowed her brows.
"……Does that mean you are trying to offer up the most important task to me?"
"No. If my predictions are right, then we would come to a situation where we would need Yō-san's strength. And it is a job that only you can accomplish."
Unblinkingly, Jin stared back at Yō. Under that gaze, the thoughts that suspected Jin of passing the job to her out of pity had also vanished.
"……I understand. Tell me about the plans."
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