Chapter 7
Chapter 2 Episode 7
(Compulsory Quest)
Day 90 after being summoned to another world .
Ryouma knew it .
That there's something unnatural about this quest .
However, the only one he was able to get support from are only Lione and her mercenaries group .
Seven days have passed since the time the mercenaries had a meeting around the bonfire .
Since then, there are no unwanted visitors such as monsters or thief came .
If nothing were to happen, that in itself is a good thing .
Although there was a discord between Ryouma and the other mercenaries except for Lione and her group during the meeting, but something like that can be considered as a trivial thing .
But he knew .
When everything is this calm, usually a storm is about to strike .
Like thus, seven days had passed since they left the port town of Fulzad .
And Ryouma prediction was proven right .
*Hyu*
The sounds of an arrow cutting the wind .
It happens within the forest area near the border of Rozaria Kingdom .
Suddenly arrows are being shot one after another from the forest on the right and left sides of the highway .
"""What's going on!"""
""It's an ambush!""
The mercenaries raising their voice one after another, however, one merchant rebuked them
"Everyone calm down! . Don't break the formation! "
A warning is being issued one after another by the mercenaries who are guarding the carriages .
There are around ten carriages in total .
The one who drives the carriages are the merchants themselves .
While the mercenaries for the sake of strengthening their guard ride horses .
In a situation where surprise attack happen .
Even if they are mercenaries, it is normal for them to feel agitated, after all, they had been taken by surprise .
However, in that situation, Ryouma stared hard at the merchant who gives command calmly toward the surrounding .
"Calm down! . Hide from the arrow! You can use board plank or cloaks; anything is fine . You can also hold up your hand covering your head to defend from the arrow even if its just a little!"
It was a command that can be said as appropriates .
If it can be done, even if it's only to escape from this hell a little then do it .
"Ryouma-sama!"
"Yes . . . Finally, it has come . "
In contrast of the surrounding mercenaries, Ryouma's tone of voice did not show any agitation .
Ryouma had predicted that someone would attack them .
The problem is,
He does not know when, where, and what kind of attack will happen .
"Listen alright? Sara . From here on out is a battle for survival, understand?"
"Yes . I understand . . . . Onee-sama and the others . . . "
Ryouma nodded his head toward Sara's words .
"It's fine . Lione-san and her mercenaries group are reliable people . . . . On the other hand, how many skilled people are on this side, but, I guess as I've expected huh!"
Ryouma flicked away an arrow that heading toward him using the spear in his hand .
It was evident that the carriage he was riding receive much more intense arrows attack more than the surrounding place .
In a short time, the carriage Ryouma was riding on turn into something that looked like a hedgehog .
This means their attack aim have been arranged beforehand .
On the driver seat, Ryouma and Sara desperately trying to protect the horses pulling their carriage from the arrows .
(I know it was suspicious, but, I guess as I expected huh . Our problem now is . . . to find out who behind all of this . . . )
The most possible candidate for this is Ortomea Empire .
Three months has passed since the case with Sardina .
With that, it was not strange if some action will happen soon .
However, Ryouma stopped his train of thought up until here .
(How stupid am I . . . Right now, our priority is to survive from this place . I can search for the person behind all of this slowly and carefully later . )
Finally, the rain of arrows has stopped .
Just one minute has passed .
In the meantime, seven mercenaries have been struck by arrows and died .
As there is 30 mercenaries guard, roughly a quarter of them has died by the surprise attack .
And most of the horses which pulling the carriages are dead due to the rain of arrows .
Only the horses pulling the carriage which Ryouma was in survive .
Ryouma immediately divert his line of sight toward the surrounding .
The carriage which Ryouma was riding is located in the middle .
In other words, it was in a position which he finds it hard to escape either from the front or the back .
"Sara! Can we move away!?"
Toward Ryouma question, Sara grips the reins and looking toward the front .
"It's impossible! The carriages at the front have blocked the highway!"
One might wonder if it was because of the surprise attack that the mercenaries have become disordered .
The carriages in front of them have blocked the highway in a way that no space left to let them pass .
Their position are as if making sure that Ryouma and the others were unable to escape .
Ryouma looked behind and clicked his tongue .
The highway behind him has been blocked in the same way .
"Boy!"
Lione and her mercenaries group come toward Ryouma .
Because of his prediction, none of her subordinates receive any fatal injury .
Everyone get off with just a slight wounds .
And everyone who ends up dying are the one who does not take Ryouma prediction seriously .
Until here, a battle cry can be heard from behind .
"It's come huh . . . "
After being restricted by the arrow, another force attacked from behind .
Such plan is actually not bad .
"Boy!"
Vexation floats on Lione's face .
"Lione-san . As we planned . "
Toward Ryouma's words, Lione nodded her head lightly and faced her adjutant on her side .
"Understood . You! Blow the carriages in front of him to make way for a retreat!"
Contrary to the other mercenaries who raises an angry voice, Lione instructs the mercenary near her calmly .
"Ane-san . . . Are you serious? Are we going to abandon the merchants?"
Lione turned her cold eyes toward the mercenary who rebuke her .
"Shut up and stop complaining! If you don't want to die here, then do it!"
"A-Ane-san . . . "
"I'm not trying to convince you! But if you want to survive, obey me!"
Toward Lione's aggressive attitude the mercenaries began to shut their mouth .
This is a battle between professional ethics and the instinct to survive .
"Ane-san! Some merchants still on the carriages! What are we gonna do?"
A different mercenary asked Lione .
It seems like he was hesitating to blow up the carriages in front because of some merchants still inside .
According to Ryouma prediction, the merchants should have escaped during the surprise attack .
(What's going on? Aren't they the enemies accomplice? . . . No, wait . On the contrary, they are not running away because they are accomplice huh . . . )
Lione was asking what to do with her gaze .
For Ryouma, there's only one conclusion .
Ryouma nodded his head lightly .
"Don't mind them and blow them away!"
"U-Understood!"
The mercenary who comes back to ask instruction from Lione goes back to his original place with his face filled with fear .
A few moment later .
"BOOM!"
One of the carriages that blocked the highway exploded and flew to the side magnificently .
"Ane-san, it's done!"
"Everyone listen! If you want to survive, run without turning back!!!"
After giving her order to the other mercenaries, Lione turns her eyes toward Ryouma .
"Up until here, it was as predicted by you eh, Boy?"
"I only thought about the possibility that might happen . By the way, the things after this, I can leave it to you right?"
Ryouma's eyes shine coldly .
"O-Of course . It's alright . Your important doll and Bolts from our side should be able to prepare everything smoothly . "
Lione said those words after being overpowered by Ryouma's icy glare .
"If that is the case then good . I've explained the plan to Laura sufficiently . Because she's a smart girl, she won't make a mistake . Next is . . . the problem on our back huh . . . "
"I know . You've warned us enough . "
Alright . Lione-san, please be careful . "
Lione kicked her horse and moved forward .
"Ryouma-sama! We as well!"
The sounds of sword fighting from behind the carriages began to disappear .
All the mercenaries on the back seem to have been cleaned by the raiders .
"Here we go!"
Toward Ryouma's words, Sara nodded her head and whipped the horse to make it move .
An empty highway can be seen on the front .
Lione and the other who had gone first riding a horse can run to the limit until their destination, however, Ryouma is different .
Although two horses pulled it, the speed of the horse-drawn carriage will be inevitably slower due to the heavy passenger part .
Of course, although they can leave the passenger part behind, Ryouma didn't choose that .
The reason for that is due to the possibility to attack back the assailant .
Which need Ryouma to maintain moderate distance to lead the assailant to the destination spot .
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Ryouma's face can feel the strong winds .
It was very difficult for him defending Sara from the rain of arrows .
Some arrow slipped pass through Ryouma's defense and pierced the driver box, some part of Sara's clothes began to be dyed red due to the blood from her body .
Some blood also started to dye Ryouma's clothes who also got his ear grazed by arrow sometime ago .
"Not yet huh!?"
An impatient voice can be heard from Ryouma who's in the middle deflecting arrows .
"It's already about time . . . AH! There it is! I saw it . "
Something fluttered in the middle of the highway .
Within Sara's vision, a flag of red lion and black background fluttering about .
The distance is around 500 meters .
"Alright! We manage to do this one way or another . You understand right; this is a crucial time . "
"I understand . "
After she had said those words, Sara loosened her hold on the reins and cut the speed down little by little .
From behind several man riding on horses entered Ryouma's vision .
'Alright . . . This is good . Cut down our speed a little more . . . . The other side seems to have slowed down their speed too huh . . . great . . . "
The figure of men riding on horses pulling a bow clearly appeared within Ryouma's vision .
"Get them!!"
When Ryouma's carriage passes the spear that being stuck in the middle of the highway, he grasped his spears and raised it high .
*Gushaa!*
A sound something being cuts up can be heard from behind .
At the same time, the sounds of horses running from behind also disappear .
Ryouma then got off from the carriage and began walking back toward the stone pillars that suddenly appear .
Naturally, Sara also follows him from behind .
"It seems like everything gone as planned eh . . . "
Toward Sara's words, Ryouma nodded his head lightly .
Ryouma was not yet convinced that everything is a success .
Because he believes that if he let his guards down, misfortune will befall him .
Mercenaries such as Leone, Bolts and the others sprang out from the forest and began walking toward Ryouma .
Their number is ten people .
They walked toward the stone pillars that appeared in the middle of the road .
"Confirm whether or not there's someone who escapes the range of the magic art!"
Under Lione command, the other mercenaries spread out in a group of two .
"Ah . . . It seems like someone is escaping, isn't it? If that is the case, you can follow the trail of blood into the forest . "
The pursuers that had their body getting pierced by the stone pillars groaned after listening to the mercenaries .
After Bolts had confirmed with Ryouma, he lifted his right hand lightly, and then several of the mercenaries who saw the signal immediately go into the forest .
"Young master . What are we going to do now?"
Ryouma shows a surprised expression after hearing the way Bolts call him .
"What do you mean by a young master?"
"Well . . . Well! You can say it is the way I respected someone . "
Apparently, it seems the result of his strategy has improved his image within Bolts mind .
Ryouma shows a bitter smile while saying nothing .
"Well then boy, What are we going to do after this?"
Lione who finished ordering the other mercenaries asks Ryouma .
On the other hand, it seems like there's no change in the way she called him .
Although for Ryouma, either way, is fine . . .
"Well, for now, we should gather some information . We should be able to get some since there's a lot of them who survive . "
Cold icy expression appears on Ryouma's face .
It was a cold smiling expression that enough to make a veteran fighter such as Bolts and Lione to feel the chill .
Sara and Laura who saw Ryouma expression began to pray to God .
Because these girls know, what kind of miserable end these assailants will have .
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