Chapter 40 – / 40
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“Uh, hey…Mr. Pyria?”
“…”
Randel barely opened his mouth, but Pyrrhia did not respond. She just lowered her head and was muttering something.
“– — —.”
Pyrrhia, who had been muttering something in a voice that even Randel’s sensitive ears could not hear, suddenly raised her head and raised the staff she was holding high.
“Earthquake!”
“..!”
As Pyrrhia shouted her starter word, a large wave began to spread around her. The waves soon became vibrations, and the vibrations became earth rumbles. And by the time it collided with the army of thousands of Orcs, it had turned into a natural disaster.
Coo goo kung!
The chaos unfolded. An earthquake in the desert turned the sand dunes into moving sand waves. Orcs lost their feet and fell down without being able to maintain their balance, and orcs were crushed by their comrades and grabbed a handful of sand.
However, the earthquake did not last long and subsided. Fortunately, Pyrrhia was able to use it at least to this extent because it was an earth-type magic, one of the few attack magics used by assistant wizards. Even so, the consumption of her magical power was so severe that she felt considerable mental fatigue.
“Randel!”
“..!”
However, Pyrrhia’s eyes were no longer shaking with fear as she shouted Randel’s name. Randel read the meaning in those eyes.
Randel felt her heart sink, and she cried out loud.
“The knights form a formation centered on Mr. Pyrrhia and attempt to break through by taking advantage of the Orcs’ confusion!”
Her group her her her, with Randel at the forefront, began to move quickly. The direction is Roswell Village. All you had to do was go back the way you came, but the hardship would be nothing compared to when you came.
Randel bit her lip until she bled.
…
“Really… I would like to thank you both. I should have treated you better…”
As Viscount Shelton bowed again and again, Aisha waved her hand.
“No. I did something. Anyway, it’s been longer than expected, so I really think I should go now. Let’s meet again sometime when we get a chance.”
“Yes. I hope I get a chance to repay this favor. Aisha. And I hope Minwoo goes bye too.”
“..Aisha, Minwoo. “I will never forget this favor.”
Liné, who was standing next to the Viscount, also bowed his head. She was already dressed in luxurious attire, like that of a proper noblewoman. She felt like she didn’t suit Suin, but well… Minwoo decided to respect Viscount Shelton’s taste her. And she decided to purely bless the two people who will live happily ever after.
After exchanging greetings with Viscount Shelton, Aisha and Minwoo climbed onto the transfer magic circle. After confirming that the two were ready, the imperial official wizard dispatched from the capital activated a magic circle.
While the magic circle was being prepared, Aisha tilted her head and spoke to Minwoo.
“But when did those two people become so close? It’s amazing…”
“Yes. But, isn’t that a good thing? No matter what happens, it’s best to be peaceful.”
“That’s right… It looks good too.”
Aisha, who had no idea what was going on, just thought like that and nodded her head. Even though she was a concubine, she seemed to be impressed by the bond between a human and a beast.
“By the way, are you feeling okay now, Aisha? “Your fever got better just yesterday, right?”
“Eh!? Ugh, uhm..! There’s no problem now. Um..! Not like that..! Haha..!”
Yesterday’s affair with Minwoo all day had already become like a dream to Aisha. She had her maid clean up her messy appearance after having sex, so there was no room for suspicion.
Minwoo seemed to be feeling mischievous and spoke to Aisha again.
“You didn’t have a strange dream again, did you? Come to think of it, I heard a strange noise coming from Aisha’s room last night.”
“Hunyaat!?”
“Haha, just kidding. Anyway, I’m glad you’re feeling better. If you weren’t feeling better yet, I was going to give you a massage.”
“M-Massage..!?”
“Huh? Do you know what massage is, Aisha?”
“Oh, no! I don’t know..! That kind of thing..!”
Minwoo just smiled as he looked at Aisha who didn’t know what to do with her cheeks turning red.
“The transfer magic will be activated soon. I hope you both stay as still as possible…”
As soon as the wizard’s chant ended, the two people disappeared from the magic circle.
…
“Whoa!”
“No! Revil!”
Revil, one of Randel’s subordinate knights, ended up injuring his leg after being attacked with an ax by an orc. The scouting party was already moving forward quickly, killing close to a hundred Orcs, but the speed was gradually slowing down. The Orcs who had fallen into confusion due to Pyrrhia’s magic were recovering faster than expected.
His subordinate knight, Revil, despite his injured leg, used his strength to strike the neck of the orc that was attacking him and shouted.
“Captain..! I’ll take my time, so hurry up and get out!”
“Ugh… Revil..!”
Complete the mission even if it means sacrificing your life. Because that was the duty of a knight, Randel respected Revil’s wishes even though he was heartbroken.
Revil, who remained in the rear, was soon surrounded by a group of orcs and was no longer visible. But hell wasn’t over yet.
Soon after, the remaining knight was buried in the desert sand without even being able to survive the Orcs’ concentrated attack. Randel could only pray for the rest of his men in his heart.
Randel had already lost hope that he would return from this place alive.
If at least one Pyrrha can escape from here, their presence will be known to the empire. If you do that, you can at least avoid meaningless death.
Randel said as he pierced the neck of an orc with his sword.
“Pyria! Do you know how to use flying magic?”
“Don’t be silly! Not only can I only use it on myself, but even if I use it in this situation, I’ll just be a target for throwing weapons!”
“I will do something about that. So, when you climb on the sand dune in front of you, use your flight magic to escape here!”
“..Are you going to die here?”
“You two will survive, but everyone will die! Please follow my words!”
“…”
Pyrrha had already gotten rid of her fear, but she had not even gotten rid of her human emotions. Although they had only been together for a few days, she had already developed a crush on Randel. At first, she thought she would just touch him because he had a handsome face, but his knightly appearance shook her heart.
I have to leave him to die and leave alone…
Pyrrhia was silent for a while, but after a while she opened her mouth.
“..Okay. It’s the captain’s words… So I have to follow it.”
“Hehe… It’s the first time you’re calling me captain.”
“What… If you didn’t want to be called by your name, why didn’t you tell me from the beginning?”
“No, it’s the opposite.”
“The opposite, what does that mean…”
Randel just smiled as he looked at Pyrrhia who made a puzzled expression on her face. And Pyrrhia soon realized the meaning of that laughter.
“You can’t believe it…”
However, there was no time for the two to talk any more.
“Well, we really don’t have time! I will attract the attention of the orcs, so Pyria, please chant the flight spell!”
“Ugh…”
Eventually, tears overflowed from the corners of Pyria’s eyes. But eventually she made up her mind. Not everyone could die. At least one person must live to tell this news. Otherwise, you won’t even be able to take revenge.
“— — —-.”
Pyrrhia quickly began chanting. Unlike simple floating magic or lighting magic, flight magic is quite a high level of difficulty. Even though she specialized in auxiliary magic, it was difficult to use magic without the help of her staff. But now, she was chanting flying magic so perfectly and quickly that she went beyond the limits of her usual capabilities.
“You ugly orcs! Your opponent is me!”
As Pyrrhia’s chant was about to end, Randel let out a loud roar.
It wasn’t just screaming loudly. It was a battle cry, a unique skill unique to knights that temporarily released the refined magic power within their bodies into their voices. It had the effect of momentarily breaking the enemy’s spirit and stopping their movements. Randel, who was given the title of Imperial Knight at a young age, had such spirit that even hundreds of Orcs could not suppress him at all.
“Fly!”
As soon as the orcs’ movements stopped, Pyrrhia’s magic was activated. It seemed like her body was slowly floating in the air, and in an instant, she rose high enough to surpass the height of the orcs.
‘Randel..!’
Pyrrhia simply called Randel’s her name her her her in her her her her her her. She didn’t have time to see him fighting the orcs below. This is because her flying magic requires a high degree of mental concentration.
Fortunately, Pyrrhia was using flying magic more skillfully than ever. The way she felt now was that if she had taken the Imperial School of Magic’s graduation exam again, she would have been able to get the top spot as well. If it were her usual self, she would definitely have thought that and been flattered.
But now Pyria was lamenting her own incompetence in her role. If she had been a better mage, she could have used the transfer magic to escape here safely with everyone, but she did.
Actually, that was a ridiculous assumption. In the first place, transfer magic was such a high-level magic that even the Empire’s chief wizards could not use it without the help of a magic circle. But for Pyrrha now, everything was just mean and sad.
‘Randel… I will definitely avenge you…!’
Pyrrhia just kept thinking about her revenge. The tears flowing from the corners of her eyes were scattered in the air by the wind.
That’s how Pyrrha escaped from hell alone.
It was supposed to be like that.
“Wow..!?”
At that moment, a strong shock came from her side. A sharp pain, as if being hit in the stomach with a heavy rock. The pain robbed her of Pyrrha’s concentration. Soon she was falling vertically like a bird with a damaged wing.
‘Is this how I die…’