Those Who Came Attacking Were
“……Heh, they’re handy huh”
“That is right! Chrono-san really made this robe, shortswords and such for me in less than an hour!”
“Uwaa, isn’t this a Magic Sword! Furthermore, there are even three identical ones! Haa, although I’d also seen a good number of Magic Tools, it’s been a long time since I see products that are so brilliant!”
Shertia and Elise Imperial Princess, who talk excitedly behind the working me. Elise Imperial Princess, who’s staring at the Magic Tools I created, was surprised, and Shertia was showing off the things that I created for her. Those are things that I quickly created in my spare time though.
“Uーn, if you weren’t that person’s subordinate, I would’ve scouted you!”
“Haha, I’m happy that you give me that much recognition. Here, it’s completed”
I hand over the completed Magic Tools to the two of them even as I’m listening to their conversation. I handed a blue bracelet to Shertia and a silver earring to Elise Imperial Princess.
“Shertia’s bracelet is the Magic Amplification Bracelet, although only three times a day, it’s an item that amplifies the potency of Magic by almost ten times. If it’s used up, it’ll absorb the Magic Power in the air and regenerate Magic Power.
I gave Elise Imperial Princess, the Earring of Detection. It’s a passive type; it’ll respond to sounds and Magic Power, and determine the source. It’s just that, the range is centred on Elise Imperial Princess, if it’s here, I guess it can roughly grasp the hallway, the upper, and the lower floor at best”
“Even so, it’s more than enough! Who are you, really? If it’s a Magic Tool Specialist who possessed this much skill then it’s reasonable even if their name is well-known though”
It’s a given that I’m not known. Since I was killed before the announcement.
“I wear this……pour Magic Power in……ah, this is amazing!”
Elise Imperial Princess, who wears the earring and tries it without delay. She’s walking around the room and testing it for a little while, but her face subsequently turns grim. And then
“Both of you, get over here!”
A panicky voice reverberates. Shertia was stunned, but I, who somehow foresaw the reason, carried Shertia and ran towards where Elise Imperial Princess is. At the next moment, the dark space, that Elise put up so that the outside can’t hear us, sounded and broke.
And then, when I realised, men with their weapons ready were standing in the room……I guess there’s a total of about ten people. Although their numbers aren’t many, each one of them is probably reasonably skilled. I don’t really get it though.
“……why are you here?”
As I’m being cautious of the surroundings, I hear a surprised voice from within my arm. I look down and Shertia is surprisedly looking in the direction of the men who entered. I also got swept along and looked in the direction that Shertia directed her gaze and, a man who has identical silver hair as Shertia was standing over there.
“My foolish little sister. Because of you, I……whatever. I’m gonna have that Azure Dragon’s Tear for sure today”
The silver hair man who readies what I suppose is a Magic Spear that he holds in his hands while saying that. Judging from the flow of the conversation, this fellow is Shertia’s elder brother, the scum who set up Shertia’s parents, his own parents.
“A scum through and through huh”
“……what?”
I let Shertia, who I was carrying, down, and stand in a way that I’m shielding her. Shertia is looking up at me anxiously by my side, but I look straight at Shertia’s elder brother, Shelcieg.
“I’m saying that a fellow who can’t cherish his little sister……his family, is a scum!”
I take out a Magic Crystal that I’ve hidden in my robe while saying that. I then throw it onto the ground. The moment I threw it onto the ground, there’s a ‘Bon’ sound and smoke envelops us. It’s a smoke orb that I’d created beforehand just in case.
“Good job! While we have the time……uu! Watch out!”
Although the smoke orb obstructed her vision, Elise Imperial Princess, who’s able to sense presences, knows our position, so she comes over and pulls our hands. However, Elise Imperial Princess, perhaps she felt something, she shouts. I also felt a killing intent a little bit later.
I immediately stand in front of the pair and toss a Magic Crystal into the sky. It reacted to the Magic Power I poured in and a barrier appeared in front of us. I can defend against most attacks with this but
“Oraa!”
it didn’t even hold up against a single attack of the white-haired man who emerged from the other side of the smoke. We, who were blown away by the impact of the barrier breaking.
Elise Imperial Princess somehow broke the fall and recovered her posture, Shertia too, was embraced and shielded by me, so she’s alright, but the white-haired man just now, he’s the only one whose disposition is different in comparison to the others.
“Oops, that’s close, that’s close. The Imperial Princess is to be secured. I almost got you caught up in it”
The man who talks in a manner like he didn’t think he’s in any wrong. Although he has an aloof vibe, this fellow is terrible news.
“……Byaku, you also came under Onii-sama’s order?”
“That’s right, Imperial Princess-sama. Sorry but I’m gonna have you let me kill that girl and guy, alright? I’ve gotta obtain the Azure Dragon’s Tear that the girl’s holding as well after all. Hey, whatcha blanking out for, Azure Dragon’s. It’s for your sake so quickly get moving”
“……I know”
……un. It’s awful. I wonder how we should break out of this situation.
