Chapter 421 – Dispersion

000

The light created by the holy sword was extinguished, and Cleon sat on the ground holding Amelia in his arms her in the small area demolished by the impact.

Caliburn’s slash did not cut Amelia’s body of her, but cut and separated the demon inside her of her, Fabilla.

As a result, the black crystal lotus attached to her head her fell off and rolled on the ground.

“Haha…”

[I… I’ll take a break…]

The voice of Caliburn, exhausted, thanks to the channeling of her mana.

When the armor made of divine magic that covered Cleon’s body disappears, the clothes made of cloth borrowed from Adamant are revealed.

Originally close to white, thanks to the large amount of Cleon’s blood sucked in, it was now a color closer to pink or red.

“Amelia…!”

Cleon checks Amelia’s condition her as he cradles in her arms her.

There were wounds here and there on her body of her, and the parts eroded by the crystal had been contaminated by black magic and had turned black.

Unlike being eroded by magic from another dimension, it was a wound that could be healed.

Although she was losing her mind, her breathing was erratic, and the blood flowing around her mouth indicated that she was wearing internal wounds.

‘Is it the effect of directly absorbing the magic of the leyline…!’

It was an act by Fabilla, but what the burden affected was Amelia’s own body hers.

If not treated promptly, it could have a major impact on her life and future physical health her.

At that time, Sasha hurries to run.

With Galatea freed in one hand, Lilim, who was also badly wounded, was carried on her back.

“Cleon-san! Are you okay!?”

“Ah… Thanks, Sasha. Thanks to you, I was able to save Amelia.”

Cleon looks at her Galatea, which she holds in her hands her, as she expresses her gratitude.

Like Caliburn, Galatea does not easily recover from magical exhaustion.

In addition, the barrier protecting Aruru and Rubera who had fallen beside them had also been broken by the shock from a while ago, and both of them were left face down on the street.

Can you think of it as ‘somehow I got over the dangerous hurdle…’. But at this rate, Amelia…’

If you think that while Cleon was breathing with such worries, he heard a rustling sound.

Surrounding the plaza they were in, they could see several kingdom citizens coming in.

“Shut up, is it over?”

“I-I think that dark horse clan is still intact…”

While being wary of Cleon, he had come to confirm that the situation had been resolved.

Some of them had club-like weapons in their hands to protect themselves.

Cleon looked back at them and shut his mouth for a moment.

Still, it seemed too early to feel at ease in this capital.

The air was heavy and sticky, and I couldn’t even feel that I had won.

“Hey, hey… You! The one you’re holding in your arms… Oh, is it Princess Amelia?”

Among the gathered citizens, a person close to Cleon said so.

“…Okay.”

When Cleon answered like that, the citizen shut his mouth as if he was a little surprised, then asked again.

“Lord, are you dead?”

“…”

In his words of her, Cleon could feel the mixed emotions of ‘I hope he is right’.

Cleon looked at the man and shook his head.

“No, he’s still alive. Although wounded…”

“Damn it! Are you still alive!”

A muffled voice echoed through the crowd.

They were still terrified.

It was caused by the fear of Amelia and the fear that the horrors Amelia created might happen again.

Cleon understood their fear, but at the same time he felt a disgust that made him want to vomit.

They don’t know exactly what happened to Amelia.

To them, Amelia would feel like a dangerous figure, a devil, or a witch who didn’t know when she would wake up again and run amok.

So Cleon doesn’t directly blame them.

I just tried to get myself up while letting go of my anger.

“Hey, wait!”

At that time, the man who spoke to Cleon once again opened his mouth as if to restrain him.

“Well, where are you trying to take her? Are you thinking of treating her?”

“…”

As if Cleon’s behavior was caught, they were watching Cleon with a wary expression.

“I am under no obligation to answer.”

“Ah, no! Answer me! She’s dangerous! It’s better for the future of the kingdom to die like this than to heal!”

“… Kuh…”

Cleon clenches his fist at their selfish words her.

She was glad she wasn’t holding the caliburn, and that Galatea hadn’t opened her eyes.

Because they react more sensitively to human malice than they themselves.

The flames of uncontrollable confrontation were about to flare up once more.

If they were injured like this, they must have thought that even an adventurer would be able to subdue them.

“…Everyone, it’s too much…!”

[That is what it means to be human. For them, the object that causes fear is an existence that must be excluded at all costs. Especially, by powerless beings.]

When Ruben responds to Sasha’s words, Cleon shakes her head.

“I have no intention of fighting you. But I will take Princess Amelia.”

“Kuh… It’s like a clan of dark horses who can’t communicate…! I won’t let it go like that!”

Then, the citizens each took their weapons and walked out slowly, trying to stop Cleon.

Sasha was perplexed by the actions of the citizens and looked around her with an expression that she didn’t know what to do.

That’s when.

When he heard a clicking sound, with a metal sound like scratching the ground, Ruba, who had fallen down, pushed Barisada to the ground and raised her body her.

Then, she wipes her mouth, holding the barisada by her weary face her.

“Rubera…!”

“I slept a little… And recovered. Cleon… You saved Amelia.”

“…Not yet. Until we get out of here safely.”

When the citizens saw Rubera, another clan of dark demons, rise up, they became even more flustered and wary.

“Sasha, what route did you use to get here?”

“…You just have to go through that hole. It’s connected to an underground waterway, so Kuon-san and Beatrice-san must have made an escape route.”

“Is it.”

If that’s the case, the first thing to do is to get out of here.

When Cleon thinks so, he watches the timing and sends a signal to Sasha and Rubera to jump into the hole.

It was then.

Okay. Hearing a creaking sound, they felt that something was coming closer to them.

Both Cleon and Lubera hurriedly turned their heads toward that place.

Tremendous magic power.

I had felt this sensation, albeit briefly, during the march earlier.

Looking there, I could see the citizens splitting into two sides as they opened the road.

Slowly, slowly.

The one wearing dragon-shaped armor is Drake, the dragon knight.

He was looking straight at Cleon with red eyes flashing.

“Drake…!”

“It’s the dragon knight! He must have come to catch Princess Amelia!”

When Cleon saw the dragon knight, he broke into a cold sweat.

If they were perfect, they would be able to compete on an equal footing, but now Cleon has poured almost everything into it.

Moreover, it was impossible to fight Drake while having beings to protect, such as Sasha, Lilim, and Amelia.

“…I’ll stop you.”

At that time, Rubera staggered, lifted Barisada, aimed at Drake, and stood as if protecting Cleon.

“No, Ruba. You can’t compete with him now.”

“…”

At Cleon’s words, Ruba looks back at him for a while and then speaks.

“A few seconds can buy you time.”

“A few seconds don’t mean much, Lubera. Calm down. …If you escape through that hole to the basement and block the entrance-“

It was the moment Cleon was about to say that.

Suddenly, one of the citizens raises their voice.

“Hey, he’s trying to escape! Help the dragon knight and stop that dark horse from escaping!”

When Cleon and Lubera’s eyes are directed toward that place at the same time-

There, a woman with white hair…

I could see that a woman named ‘Remilia’ who I had seen in that window was raising her voice her with the corner of her mouth raised.

As if that voice was a signal flare, citizens poured out from the streets toward Cleon.

“Kuh…!”

Cleon looks at the hole Sasha pointed at.

The distance isn’t that far, but it takes time to get there on an injured leg.

Before that, it was impossible to subdue the citizens without hurting them if they surrounded them.

And- at the same time, they saw Drake running towards them in plate armor.

Ruba took a deep breath and prepared to receive the attack with Barisada.

Cleon stars at the dragon knight for a moment, then opens his eyes wide and calls out to Rubera.

“No! Rubera! Don’t cross swords with Drake!”

“Yes…?”

Drake jumped in among the citizens, and eventually, while Rubera hesitated for a moment, he came right next to her party and-

He swung the spear wide.

Then, flames rose from the ground and surrounded Cleon’s party in a wide circle.

It was as if they had created a wall of fire.

Both Cleon and Ruba couldn’t help but be surprised to see her.

Because of that wall of fire, citizens could not approach, and it was impossible to see the outside from the inside and the inside from the outside.

“Why…”

Cleon looks at Drake.

The reason he told Rubera not to fight Drake was because he showed no intent to kill or attack.

“Good.”

And, Drake talks to Cleon.

The voice of her was masked by the helmet and tampered with, making it impossible to guess who was inside.

“…Is it an order from His Highness Cassius?”

When Cleon asked, Drake slowly nodded.

If so, there was no need for Cleon to delay. Before this wall of fire dissipated, he had to go into an underground aqueduct.

“…Thank you.”

As Cleon passed by the dragon knight, he stood up while talking like that.

Suddenly, I saw Aruru lying down next to Ruba.

She was still unconscious, and the wound on her leg she still looked serious.

Cleon approached her, took her hand her, and left her words.

“…Sorry, Aruru. See you again.”

A farewell that is handed over without knowing how long it will take until we meet again.

I don’t know if she could hear it, but she couldn’t leave without a word.

Then, along with Sasha and Lubera, pass through the hole made by the black crystal stem and disappear from the plaza.

Dragon Knight Drake saw them disappear. He picks up the largest of the broken pieces of debris around you and plugs the hole.

Where the fire barrier disappeared, what remained was the dragon knight and the fallen Aruru.

And it was about the citizens of the kingdom who did not understand the situation properly.

001

[Then, leaving the capital is the first thing, right?]

Cleon, who had descended into the underground canal, was advancing through it, guided by the familiar lantern held by Sasha.

“Yes, you should not come to the royal road either, and join us from outside. The destination is still stable…But I think it’s better to get out of the kingdom’s territory first.]

[Academy? If that’s the case, even the kingdom won’t be able to do what it wants.]

[…It’s not good to bring disputes to the academy. And, too close.]

Cleon and Layla use the restored magic passage to exchange stories and discuss the future.

[…Let’s decide after joining.]

While talking like that, Cleon walked through the underground waterway and looked back at Ruba.

“Rubera. Take care of the situation and go back to Aruru.”

“…”

At Cleon’s words, Ruba closes her eyes for a moment and ponders something about her.

“Are you going to leave me again?”

“…That’s not it. Unlike me, who is known to be directly related to Amelia, you can still live as a battle maid for the Tromeiya family. …Besides, the demons of the royal capital will be active when you are gone..”

“The reason is plausible.”

At Rubera’s thorny voice, Cleon sighed as if a little tired.

“You know. If you act with us, you too will be chased from the kingdom. …If that happens, you never know when you will be able to return to the capital again. The only ones who can chase Astaroth are you and the Battle Maid.”

“Yeah, I know. I mean. Just think of this as just venting your anger… Babbling until you accept the fact that I’m breaking up with you.”

At Rubera’s words, Cleon shut her mouth.

“…Sorry.”

After that, the two of them didn’t talk anymore.

Ruba had to sort out her emotions about her, and Cleon had to think more deeply about the future.

Leaving this place with Amelia is an unavoidable fact.

After that, after the incident calms down a bit, if the misunderstanding is not resolved, Amelia may not be able to return to this kingdom forever.

Besides, considering the things of Adam and Astarothe, it was also a necessity for her to return to the royal capital.

If I don’t come up with something, a way.

“Hey. Cleon.”

Just then, a woman’s voice came from the front.

It was a tall woman wearing an eyepatch who appeared by blue-lit familiars around her.

Megiddo’s clan, Flarous.

“And Ruba. Long time no see. Two people.”

“Flowus…”

Ruba also frowns at her as if she is reminded of her past her, but first her Cleon tells her.

“…I heard you helped Sasha and everyone. Thanks.”

“What. Since the situation was in a hurry, I have to help you too. It was a promise like that.”

As if the contract with Cleon is valid, Flarous talks.

“Quon… And the girl who was with her should be using the power of her demonic sword to open the way out of the capital by now. If you hurry a little, you’ll be able to run into them on the way .”

“…I see, thank you for letting me know.”

When Cleon gives her her thanks to her, and hurries to make a move to catch up with Quon and Beatrix-

“Lubera.”

Flarous calls Ruba over.

Reflexively Ruba and her Cleon her look back at her as well, stopping at her feet her.

“I have a story I must tell you right now. …Because now is the only time I can hunt Ishtal.”

“…!?”

Ruba looked back at Flous as if she couldn’t believe her words her.

“Only she knows where her Dark Clan is imprisoned. If you miss this opportunity, you never know when another opportunity will come to hunt her.”

At Flarous ‘calm words, Ruba raised her hand as if she wanted to calm down a bit and blocked her words.

“…Where is Ishtal and what are you doing now? How do you know that?”

“What. I have multiple eyes and ears on the ground. I’m just finding out through them.”

Among her familiars her, demons in the shape of rats squeak.

“…Now, wait a minute? Ishtal is definitely the head of a demon worshiping group called Astarothe, right? Lou, Mr. Rubera is seriously injured…”

When her Sasha her talks about her worryingly, Flous nods her head with an ‘ah’too.

“Certainly. Even if he is injured right now, the damage you suffered is greater. Then, it would be better not to overdo it.”

“Don’t play around. Talk quickly. She’s She’s now, where she is and what she’s doing.”

When Rubera’s voice becomes hoarse, Flarous laughs as if it were a joke, and Sasha hides behind Cleon as if frightened.

“‘Noble’s Rare’… I’m fighting a witch right now in a social club created by Fire Dragon Promise.”

“Witch… Fortune! Is she with Ishtal?”

I don’t know if it’s rude, but with Fortune’s skills, it’s impossible to fight Ishtal on an equal footing.

“Well. Ishtal seems to have been hurt in many ways due to encountering something not good… Isn’t that why time is dragging on?”

Ruba then turns to Cleon.

Cleon nodded her head, and used almost all the remaining magic power in her caliburn to use healing magic on Rubera that could heal her wounds her, albeit a little.

“…Take care of your own people. Lubera.”

“…Thank you, Cleon.”

After talking to Cleon, Lubera talks to Florous.

“I’m going to Noble’s Rare. Give me a familiar for guidance.”

“You speak as if you’ve left it to me… Well, I thought so.”

As she said that, she lent Ruba her bat-shaped familiar, and Ruba ran through the underground waterways with the familiar.

“Lu, Lubera-san, are you okay?”

“…It’ll be okay with her. Let’s hurry too. She needs to heal Amelia and Lilim.”

After appeasing Sasha, who was worried about Lubera, Cleon replaced her greeting with a nod to Flarous and ran in the opposite direction from her.

Now, there is not much left to do in the capital.

001

“Huh!? Cleon is gone!”

“What!?”

As the Dark Elf’s voice rang out loud, the female warrior with burning hair raised her voice in disbelief.

“What are you doing!”

“Oh, no… I did it earlier when the light came up. There were too many people so I couldn’t get close. It seems to have disappeared in the meantime…”

The albino girl sighed at the Dark Elf’s words, and the magic book she was holding in her hand her fluttered like a laugh.

“What should I do…? To meet Cleon-san again, do I have to get out of the capital?”

[Using Cleon-sama’s imprint you have, what are you trying to contact?]

At the giant stag beetle’s advice, the girl nods her head and slowly concentrates.

“Ugh… I can’t communicate properly because it’s blocked by something like a wall.”

“Maybe it’s a barrier? But it seems like I’ve canceled all the obstacles before…”

If the Dark Elves also talk like that, the female warrior of the flame lifts up the collapsed wreckage and pulls out the human under it to save it.

“Go, thank you… Hee, hee!”

“Ah!? I took it out, so what’s with that attitude!”

When Citizen sees the group’s unusual appearance, he gets scared and immediately gets up and runs away.

Seeing the female warrior angry at such a citizen, the Dark Elf let out a sigh.

“Don’t scare people.”

“You’re making me hot!”

“Well, it can’t be helped.”

Since he was a dark elf who had gone through something similar before, he shrugged his shoulders.

“Now…Then what shall we do? If this happens, I want to meet someone who knows Cleon.”

The stag beetle nodded at Sylph’s words.

Regardless of whether the head exists because it is a stag beetle.

“Hey! Hey, you guys!”

It was then.

Someone was running towards you waving their hands.

“That person… The bald head who led the adventurers earlier to rescue people… “

The Dark Elf recalls the image of him walking around busily when he was hectic, and faces him with a slightly wary expression.

“Whoa… Fortunately, you’re still around here. I saw you walking around earlier. …Are you a Dark Elf?”

“What. That’s right. I’m a sylph. What about you?”

“It’s Rampart. Hey, I’m looking for someone. He’s a black horse clan swordsman. He’s tall, and he looks a bit blunt… He’s supposed to be somewhere…”

At his words, the party looked back at each other for a while and then opened their mouths.

“If it’s Mr. Cleon, he’s already gone. He probably ran away with Princess Amelia.”

“What!? Seriously… He tried to help, but he’s quick…”

Although he couldn’t assign the adventurers to the escort mission, Rampart, who tried to help Cleon in what would happen afterwards, exhaled a deep breath, half regretful and half relieved.

“Rather than that, are you guys acquainted with Cleon? It’s quite… A unique combination. The Dark Elf’s insect magician, what kind of race is that side?”

“What is this bald head, why are you pretending to be friends?”

“Mr. Moose…! You’re so rude!”

The albino girl tells Moose and then tells Rampart.

“…We are also Cleon-san’s colleagues.”

“Oh, so! Then I’m also a colleague. …Well, okay. You guys, if you run into the Kingdom Army, it’s going to be a little annoying. First, let’s go to the guild and talk. We also need to find a way to contact Cleon.”

When Rampart says so, the stag beetle quietly whispers to Sylph.

[Are you okay? Can you believe it?]

“Well… I don’t think he’s a bad person. He says he’s acquainted with Cleon… Let’s believe him.”

Cleon’s friends from another dimension follow Rampart to the Adventurer’s Guild.

It looked like it would be a little later that they and Cleon joined together.