Seirei no Moribito

A bright time when the sun crosses the horizon.

I scratched the grass roots and heard several noises running away.

"Target, move northwest. Division 4 is currently tracking '

"Headquarters, roger. After rendezvous with Division 2 at point E, initiate contact with the target. '

In the woods where the trees thrived, two groups of people were running.

Those who follow, and those who are pursued.

All those who followed were uniformly dressed in the same manner.

Dark green jacket with black trousers. Shining on his left chest is an emblem indicating his affiliation with the Wang Capital First Educator Gate, but he has consolidated himself with a variety of weapons.

And those who are pursued. There was no such thing as common ground.

Old and young, everyone moves their feet to escape the chaser, sometimes setting a trap and just running away.

But I realized it was pointless.

Because they belonged to a group called the "wind discipline commissioners," they know their strengths best, and their “cruelty."

There's no way they could get caught up in a trap like this.

And exactly, the sight of that street happened.

It exploded that he planted a bomb in the “spiritual art” of flames - and so on, bounced back to himself.

“Commissioner Kazaki” 's boy, who had pale confirmation of the

'... that's warm. Is it so easy to hunt down someone with the courage to escape from the Spirit Tree? Hey, what do you think of the Chairman?

The boy gives a small glance at the superior officer who has spoken to them using their own network of contacts created by "spiritual art" solely for private language purposes, and then returns the boy without hesitation.

'Easily hunted down, naturally, superior. Otherwise, it's not worth the task.'

'... that's a boring answer. Really boring.... but it would still have been more boring if it hadn't'

'... boring answers are fine. We don't need any extra emotion or thought. I don't even want it. That's Commissioner Kazaki. "

Return the exemplary answer as it is, and the boy keeps running.

Traitor - No, the rat, it's not caught yet.

'... hey, Lord Chairman. What do you think of our great Spirit Tree?

'Is it sudden, superior officer? You want me to have a chat with the rest of them?

"You'd understand if you were a" wind discipline commissioner, "wouldn't you? The rat we're hunting down right now is just a“ common citizen ”disputed fool. I don't think it's possible, when it comes to democratic society, to interrogate them and execute them for the last time. '

"... because it is not a democratic society, people can die peacefully. That allows us to exist... no, superior officer?

'... you only return boring answers. But... from the standpoint of "Commissioner Wind Discipline," you are a fine exemplary, my Lord Chairman. "

'Naturally.' Cause we're "Commissioner Kazaki."

Fill order, as the "Spirit Tree” says. Just for that reason, the boys hunt rats.

That's what the Spirit Tree wants, so there's nothing wrong with killing it.

"Rendezvous at Division 2, and Point E of Division 4. This leads the target southeast. '

"Headquarters, roger. The goal is the protection of thirteen ordinary citizens. Don't let any of them get caught by the Wind Discipline Commissioner."

'Naturally. "The Spirit Tree."

"Hey, Lord Chairman. What was the target?

'… the detention of thirteen ordinary citizens, and interrogation. Don't be secured by the' Knights' already in motion, if secured, a hundred punishments for whipping per person '

'Oh, you did. But it looks like the Knights have already led us southeast.

'No problem. The chairman of the committee is setting a trap at the rendezvous point of' The Knights'. '

"... hey, isn't that what they're gonna die for?

'... well, one would be enough'

A group of people in dark blue jackets appear before a boy who continues such a conversation.

"- Superior officer, encounter the division of the" Knights ". I'd like you to consider what to do. '

'... whatever you want, you can kill'

"This is Division Two! Half the division was killed by one“ wind discipline commissioner ”! They took away two more citizens who had already been protected!

"Headquarters, roger. The second division withdrew immediately. After rendezvous with the 4th Division Separate Unit, please proceed immediately to the rescue. '

"Copy that, Division Two!

"Good news, Lord Chairman. A cleric secured and interrogated ten citizens to make them throw up information. If we catch the rest of you, we'll go to the afterlife in the trap of the chairman of the committee. '

Are you finished chasing him? Well, I wish I could have killed you enough over here. '

'... you should only fix that euphoria, Lord Chairman. Every time you spot an enemy, you kill them, you lose my share. "

'Wouldn't that be nice? There are so many "heretics” in the Knights that they rot. They scratch people from somewhere every year, so there's nothing wrong with where I killed about ten people. "

Pale, the boy keeps talking wirelessly without any emotions, while at the same time searching for the last prey to advance his legs.

"... is it true that we are similar..."

Sighs of superiors heard from beyond the radio.

At the same time,

"Howdy. Hey, Chairman, let me just do my job, put it down and have fun with myself. How sloppy is that?"

"If you catch the rest of the rats, isn't that the chairman of the committee killing them all? Ten and thirteen. The numbers are higher that way. '

"What are you talking about? You bastard and just a fool who defies" Spirit Tree. "Then the former is more of a killer than Kofi. Ahhh, I wanted to kill you too...... '

"Blur's fine, but work hard... even if it's only a hundred whips, it hurts."

'Huh. If the superior officer says so, work properly ~ su'

The last time I heard a powerful weather girl who was falling out everywhere, I couldn't hear anything from the radio.

I did, but I can hear it in the boy's ear.

(over there)

Step on the grass, there are small but definite footsteps.

The boy changes course from south to east and runs.

"... a sickly falcon." Synfusion ""

Smaller, quick-mouthed and witchcrafted, the boy, benefited by the Spirit of the Wind, rushes through more than twice as fast as earlier.

But don't make any noise.

"Superior officer, I found rat footsteps. We've changed course from south to east. '

'All right, the chairman of the committee will wait there. The clergyman and I will rendezvous with the Lord Chairman. "

"This is Division 4. Protect one ordinary citizen. Testimony suggests that ten citizens have already been captured in the hands of Commissioner Kazaki."

"Headquarters, roger. I sent the 5th Division over there as reinforcements. We will certify the protection of the ten citizens caught in the southeast as a top priority '

'Okay. Division 4, I'll be in a hurry right away.'

"... the rat was mistaken."

"... fu, embedded, my lord chairman?

"Yeah. Not rats - it's specialty bait. … I hope to consider how to deal with it '

"Oh! Wait a minute, Chairman! Hey, boss, let me kill you! '

'Ignore the Commissioner's bullshit. Prioritize the elimination of enemies in front of you. But make sure you throw up where the rest of us are.'

In the words of the superior officer, the boy slightly distorted the edge of his mouth without pulling out the knife that was lowering to the enemy in front of him.

The young man, wrapped in a dark blue jacket representing the "Knights" affiliation, presents a brilliant figure of response.

Unlike the boy, however, the youth's expression was distorted by distress.

"... are you..." Mr. Wind Discipline Commissioner ”?

……

To a silent boy, the young man gives an unfortunate look.

"... I expected that from you. You deserve to be a part of The Knights... No, I thought you were someone who could create a cut that would change the current Knights. But... in fact, were you already on your side?"

The youth are:

"Too bad. I didn't know I was going to kill you."

He waved down his sword without any hesitation to the boy, who was brilliant and set his expectations.

"This is Division 5. Relative to one of the“ wind discipline commissioners ”. I couldn't get the information to throw up, but I pushed him into retreat '

"Headquarters, roger. Division 4 safely protects twelve. I hereby terminate my assignment with regard to the violation of Article 5 of the statute 'Knights'.

'... oh, can I ask you one question?

'What is it?

Why should I keep the identity of "Commissioner Kazaki” a secret?

"Because it has no less effect on the enactment of order in the Wang capital Merlin. You can't present information that doesn't need to be revealed to lead Wang Du to confusion. '

……

"I will end the question with this."

'... right. I... can't even save him - well, that's more convenient. "

"Lord Chairman, I didn't expect you to choose to withdraw."

Each of the three gathered around the boy who blurred the blazer with a knife wound gives his thoughts all he wants.

"... Really, it sucks. Twelve bastards took this one from me, and I couldn't kill one after all... Gu."

"… was the extra strength in your hands? I can't help it, let's just say we all get on with the whip."

"... I didn't think you'd lose. This was not calculated, but unfortunately we were unable to follow it either, so unfortunately..."

The cleric heals the boy's wounds with a simple “healing technique," but adds a word.

"- But you're not convinced that we're all whipping. I've captured and interrogated ten people, so I'm sure they've done well."

"If that's what you mean, I've been watching your brother's captured citizens. Well, I'm the one who actually threw up the information."

"Then I questioned the two men whom the Division, whose Lord Chairman had exterminated, was protecting"

No one or he, in his own words, pushes all the blame on one boy.

But this was their normal routine.

"... you're all right. I'll be punished by myself."

Some parts were a little unconvincing, but the boy dared to say so in order to get it over with.

To that word,

"We did it, Lucky! Bye bye bynara ~"

"Now, if you'll excuse me."

"Hey, brother. It's been a while, but why don't we go play?

"... no, I would normally like to go home and sleep"

Leaving such a grudge, the two instantly disappear somewhere.

And the boy, while he thinks the healing magic that healed him around the corner has gone to waste.

"... Sir, I did something wrong to the clergyman."

"Well, never mind. He doesn't care either."

"That's right."

Complete that you are not responsible.

As it were, we both tried to follow the scene.

"Yes, my lord chairman. You didn't hear what I just said about" Spirit Tree. "What do you think this behavior was really necessary?

"... nothing, I don't care. I do what the Spirit Tree says. Even if they tell you to throw your life away, that doesn't change."

The boy,

"We don't have feelings. I'm just going to devote myself to the Spirit Tree. From now on, all the way to death."

"... that's an exemplary answer. It's a worthwhile but boring answer for the Spirit Tree. It's so boring... the right answer."

The superior officer shrugged so, reaching out to the boy,

"Now, I don't know what we were doing to each other in this place, but suppose we're going back to the dorm"

Talk to the boy as just a student, not a superior officer.

It doesn't give you a peek, but it's well above your strength.

"- Lord Eileen?