Foreigner's Mistake

Book 6: Chapter 80: Shock ~ 20

With a flap of her wings, Minerva landed beside Reine's house, carrying the three of them. Before they even landed on the ground, Liz jumped down lightly.

Mother!

Although she was only out for a day, she was probably eager to see her mother, whom she had not seen for some time. Satoru, who had planned to go down first and lend a hand, watched on with a smile, feeling out of sorts.

The next moment, however, Satoru senses a strange feeling in the vicinity of the house, which is supposed to be quiet and peaceful. There was no particular change in appearance, but something was wrong. It was a feeling that sent a chill down his spine.

.......Something seems off.

Even Leia, lurking in the shadows, seemed to feel an inexpressible sense of discomfort.

Liz, wait!

Satoru calls out to her as she rushes toward the housebut it was too late.

Kyaaa!

The door to the house slammed open suddenly, but not fast enough, as a muscular man in leather armor grabbed Liz's hand, twisted it behind her back, and pulled her inside the house with a knife to her throat.

!!

Quickly, Satoru dismounted Minerva and stood at the entrance of the open house after Liz. The scenery inside the house was clearly different from what it had been only a day and a half ago. Inside the house, which is not very large, are five men, one with a knife at Liz's throat, and another with a small sword at her neck, using the apparently unconscious Reine as a shield.

Yo, are you Satoru?

A man in partial sheet metal armor, who appears to be the leader of the group, is pointing the tip of a long sword at Satoru. Although not as large as Satoru, he is a fairly large man. He has an air of being accustomed to the situation.

What? You guys are....

Satoru stared at the man with a terrible look on his face. At first Satoru thought he might be some kind of a bandit, but that was impossible. Because? It's simple. He took the trouble to name Satoru.

Are you sure you want to talk like that?

Satoru's gaze frightened the man for a moment, but the next moment he showed his composure. We have two hostages here. Even if he is so good that the High Mentor is wary of him, it would be impossible to take on two hostages at once if the other party is only one.

Raymond realized after all this time that his plan was a bit of a mistake, but he assured himself that he would be fine. Satoru was just staring at him, not even touching the great sword on his back.

Raymond's eyes are on Satoru, and beyond his shoulder is a part of the flying dragon's body and a brown-skinned girl straddling the base of its neck. Strange. I knew there was a tall, nice girl called Minerva or something with him, but I had never heard of such a girl. And I don't see Minerva or whatever she is.

Mother......

Liz looked frightened, but still concerned for her mother, who seemed fainted. Reine's face palls and she goes limp. With a "humph," Raymond looked at Satoru again.

Come inside by yourself. ...... The information is a little different, but keep that woman and the flying dragon away from here.

Satoru.

It's fine, Rico. Obey him.

Rico's impatient voice made Satoru hold up his hand to stop further resistance. It would be much more troublesome to provoke the men at this stage.

Blood was rushing to his head, but that didn't mean he could go on a rampage. He looked at the situation inside as calmly as possible. The man in leather armor who is capturing Liz and the man who is capturing Reine are both very open. Besides the leader of the group, there is an elf and a man in sheet metal armor who are free. If you look closely, you can see a spray of blood around the entrance of the house, and the man who is pointing his sword at Reine is missing one of his arms. There are also blood stains.

The great sword on your back should also be mounted on the flying dragon. That sword is the Giant Killer, isn't it? You can sell it for a lot of money.

The leather man knows Satoru's name and the name of the great sword he carries on his back who or what is he, I wonders, but no answer comes immediately. But I have only the slightest idea.

Satoru backs away, keeping his eyes fixed on the men in front of him, and places the great sword he asks for on Minerva's back. For Rico, the Giant Killer was too heavy for her to even hold. Levatein will be left with him.

......I'm counting on you

Glancing back at Satoru, Rico nodded in response to Satoru's serious gaze. She doesn't think Satoru will be trouble to do anything against these bandit-like people. The only trouble is that Liz and Reine are being held hostage. If Liz' and Reine were somehow got hurt, perhaps Satoru's heart is also - that is Rico's concern.

Oi, girl, come here.

Pulling her hand twisted behind her back, the leather-armored man pulled Liz close to Reine. Liz's foot touched Reine's shoulder, causing Reine to lose her balance and fall down with a thud. The gesture was too strange, even if she was unconscious.

Mother ....... Mother?

That's when Liz noticed that her mother was acting strangely. Her body was not moving even a little. She is not breathing...?

Raymond clicked his tongue when he saw that Reine had fell, but the man without one arm who was holding a sword against Reine gave her a sneer.

Too bad, girl. Your mother's already dead.

...... Huh?

Satoru's thoughts stopped for a moment at the unbelievable words. Liz shakes trembling and suddenly starts to lash out.

Noooooo! Motheeeeeer!

The fact that Satoru, the most difficult opponent, was tied up must have caught the man in leather armor who was restraining Liz's off guard. He laughed and pushed Liz toward her mother's corpse.

Liz's trembling hand touched Reine's face, which was unusually cold. What it means is her death. Realizing what was happening, Liz trembled.

At the same moment, a translucent apparition of Reine suddenly appeared above her head. Not only Satoru, but also all the men turn their eyes to Liz's.

The apparition slowly spun her words with a gentle expression on her face.

Dear Liz. I'm sorry. Dear Satoru. Please take good care of Liz.

Last Word ......

Leia's exclamatory voice echoed in Satoru's mind. The apparition is politely thanked and disappear.

A last word

Hopelessness settled in Satoru's heart as he realized what those words meant.

...... You fucking amateur, you're doing something unnecessary!

In frustration, Raymond thrust his sword into Reine's body. With a dull thud, a small amount of fresh blood sprays out.

......!!

Mother!!

At that moment, the sound of something breaking into a thousand pieces echoed in Satoru's mind.

Raymond pointed the tip of the cut back at Satoru as if he was proud of his victory.

Bro, I'll have you following right behind her! The girl there is ...... Ah?

Raymond turned his eyes in surprise. A kind of shimmer is rising around Satoru, who is tied behind his back. It was a rush of pure magic he had never seen before. There is only one thing in Satoru's consciousness.

Anger.

This is bad!

Ahh!

At the moment Leia and Liz' short voices were heard, a torrent of magical energy rose up around Satoru with great force.

You guys...... you guys are fucking DEEEEAAADDDDDDD!!!!!!!!

Satoru's angry shout echoed through the air. Raymond and his friends were obliterated without even a moment to think by the tremendously powerful explosion of magical power.