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Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 39

Surprise always gives you the upper hand.

And a surprise attack attempted with a body strengthened through aura or magic is close to the level of a freely moving arrow swinging between enemies. To ordinary people, it can be said to be a disaster itself..

Thanks to you, I'm now a disaster wandering around among these damn people..

"run away!"

It is a good thing that the will of those who tried to stop me is broken and those who choose to run away are starting to appear. They chose to run away because they felt that there was no one who could stop them. As soon as I could express my gratitude towards the guy who proved that he was a commander or whatever, and that he was capable of everything, Cheryl flew in and plunged her sword into the guy's chest..

"Wow!"

I liked the fact that I didn't have to worry about my back thanks to Cheryl moving in step with me, but it was a bit annoying that I had already cut down nearly ten guys and couldn't see anyone who could be considered a commander. It looks like about three guys were together earlier, but was there a head among them??

"This bastard!"

While I was hesitating for a moment to think about it, one of the guys dug in at a fairly fast pace and stabbed me with a sword. A bit of a scary face. Traces of knife bread. The judgment and ability to let down your guard for a moment.

"Are you the boss, you bastard?!"

-Parkan!

"crazy fuck!?"

My sword, which I swung with all my might, split vertically the sword of the guy who was aiming for my heart. Thanks to you, he was freaked out and I was freaked out too..

The sword split vertically....?

"This is it?!"

It was such an amazing sight that even I was astonished, but as soon as I realized that this was an opportunity, my instincts made the first decision and I moved my body and tried to stab by pressing the sword down..

With the sound of metal grinding, sparks fly between the sword of the man that was split in half and my sword, creating sparks similar to those seen when cutting metal with a grinder. The guy's despairing expression appeared beyond the tip of the sword that was stabbing like that..

"Fuck no, no...!"

-Puuk!

Perhaps because he was so shocked, the guy didn't even think about putting down the sword, but his heart was pierced by the sword and blood poured out. In the illusion of an unwelcome death riding a sword, the man who met my gaze and was expected to be a commander or action leader died without even being able to breathe..

"Oh, that's a monster."

"Run away, run away..."

From that point on, even the four guys who were running around started to back away in fear. I guess my expectations were not far off..

After the strange sensation of pulling the sword out of the sword, blood splattered from the sword that was swung wide, and the guys started running away in panic as if it was some kind of poison..

"They are like cowards who only know how to kill those who are weaker than them. Aren't your colleagues all over this forest?! If he was a Fabier or something, he would have brought a signal flare, right? Shoot, you bastards! Anyway, you guys are criminals from this point on. Isn't it better to just fight and fall than to live a miserable life??"

"Wow!"

"run away!"

I thought maybe one or two people would rush to come, but I guess my expectations were too high. As I was looking helplessly at the guys who dropped their weapons and ran away without even looking back, Cheryl came up next to me and said calmly..

"They killed all 20 people who were in command. How can they possibly attack me??"

"ah. It did."

I later remembered that I had said that there were only twenty people here, excluding those spread out in the forest..

"I moved and forgot about it, thinking that since it was a surprise attack, I had to kill it as soon as I could reach it.."

Without even realizing it, I assumed it was the guys in the forest and made my move..

Cheryl, who was looking at me as if I was absurd, raised the vertically split sword, examined it, and opened her mouth..

"Was this really what you were aiming for??"

"How can you aim for that? I tried to hit it, but it got stuck. It must have been a cheap sword.."

"But I don't think it usually ends up like this....?"

"Actually I think so too."

I've heard that there are times in life when you perform movements or perform skills beyond what you are capable of, so this might be what it feels like. What kind of sword did you split like bamboo?.

Out of curiosity, I looked at my sword and, as expected, the blade that had been split and scratched was all harpooned. Out of resentment, I wanted to at least empty the pockets of those who died, but I thought it would be hard to get a good reputation if I did something so shameful when it was obvious that Ogatorf's name would be mentioned, so I decided to just endure it..

"What do you want to do? I want to chase after you?"

"not really. That noble guy is still there, and he has 10 people close to him, so there's no need for him to lose strength with things like that.."

"Unless they go crazy, will they point a knife at us who devastated this place??"

"I have to pretend to be tired so they can push me in."

"what?"

"Even though I'm really tired, if I go out feeling like I've finished it somehow, he'll be worried too. Threaten, cajole, or remain ignorant. Only by seeing his reaction will you be able to understand a little more about him and prepare.."

Because our true nature comes out in the illusion that we have choices. Cheryl, who had been quietly looking at me as she smiled, showing off her molars, also smiled fiercely..

"I like that."

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After a little extra effort, and only taking about three heads from some of the better equipped guys than the others, we set off to get out of the forest..

The sound of clashing weapons coming from all directions showed that the situation was not yet resolved, but unless they were caught while they were walking, there was no need to go and bother them..

I killed all those who caught me, but.

"Even so, I never thought I would intentionally make a bloody mess...."

We cleared out the main camp so unilaterally that we were left with no wounds, so after much deliberation, we picked up some of the dead guys and forcibly smeared their bodies with their blood. Of course, neither I nor Cheryl were reluctant, but there was nothing we could do..

At least Cheryl only got blood on it, so I had to go to the painful expense of intentionally cutting my leather armor with a knife to be more sure..

"It's more plausible that you fought a fierce battle than that I fought a fierce battle, right? In reality too."

Well, even if I didn't know anything, if a girl about Sheryl's age walked out, covered in blood and wearing scarred armor, holding a person's neck in both hands, I would be nervous at first. Because the gap with common sense is too great. A larger, more muscular man would be more helpful in maintaining appropriate alertness..

As I left the outskirts of the forest and came out again, I caught a glimpse of the guide, who looked clearly embarrassed even from a distance..

"W-what happened??"

"What happened? It's about killing everyone in the ruins and getting out.."

"what?!"

"There were roughly twenty people? I caught one guy and checked him out and found that there were 20 of them at the main base. I heard there were about 40 of them spread out in the forest, so I just killed them and got out. Among them, these guys have the most decent equipment, so they look like leaders.."

I could almost see the leader's complexion becoming paler as I threw the head in front of him, which made me feel bad just holding it..

"He killed them all?"

"So does that mean only the soul comes out after death? I also killed some of the guys in the forest, so I must have killed around 30. Still, there are 60 people in our group, so don't you think we can organize the remaining 30 people? We've done enough, we're going to rest now.."

"That needs proof..."

"I won't stop you, so why not go in and take a look? There are probably some noble soldiers over there. You can find out just by walking straight the way we came, so do whatever you want. Because we're tired and can't go."

Even though I couldn't tell if the head that had fallen on the floor was his face or not, I could tell just by looking at it that the leader's eyes were shaking as if there had been an earthquake. The guy, who took a few steps back and hesitated, didn't even try to stay calm and quickly turned around and ran towards the camp, shouting..

"Wait, wait! I will come back with a report.!"

"...It's clear that being so openly embarrassed doesn't make you happy.?"

"If that person is happy, then the head on the floor must be smiling too.."

As I waited with an infinite yes to Cheryl's words of kicking me in the head one more time, the camp became noisy, and a man who clearly looked like a nobleman appeared accompanied by private soldiers..

I was a little disappointed, expecting to see a dirty-looking nobleman with an oily face, fat as a pig, and wearing rings with all kinds of jewels on his fingers, but he turned out to be an extremely normal man on the outside..

At first glance, the man had the appearance of a warrior, with neatly shaved brown hair and a not very tall but stocky body that could be seen even through his clothes..

He approached us in no hurry, and unlike his seemingly polite demeanor, he glanced at us with a sharp gaze and spoke..

"I am Baron Favaera, the client of this subjugation. I heard from the servant that you are the ones who came out after subduing the bandits who were camped in the forest. Is that true??"

Even though the eyes were blue, they felt very dull and were very unusual eyes..