Chapter 503 Pursuer

The three disciple girls plus alpha are running on the barrier path thats extending in the air. Led by Chinatsu, who is in charge of defense and making the path, Touko, Haruna, and Kira are heading toward the imperial capital. Since they are moving at a fairly high altitude, it seems that there has been no obstruction by the Elderado Great Empire since the first border fortress. Even if there was, it would be nothing more than a faint clamor from the ground. Perhaps they were attacked, but nothing could reach them, so they didnt mind about it at all. However, its not that they dont have any problem at all.

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Hah, taah!

In the back row of the group, a sound of fierce battle resounded. Since the start of the trial from the border, Haruna and Kira have been clashing with each other weapons. Harunas marching speed is much slower than usual because she has to run backwards while fighting.

Haruna, its been about an hour. Even if you are just parrying attacks, it must be tough to deal with this guy. Switch with me and rest while you still can.

Eeh!? I still, can do it, you know!?

Idiot, what I want to say is that its dull for me if I just run. Besides, its about time for Elderado to prepare their forces to deal with us in the sky.

If thats, the case, okay! Lets count, to three, and switch places!

Okay. One, two

Three!

Touko switched places with Haruna at the perfect timing, and she repelled Kiras long sword with her Pulverizer. After that, she continues to repel Kiras barrage of attacks and begins to fight dexterously while running backwards, just like Haruna did.

Phew~, I worked up a good sweat~!

Good job, Haruna. Here, use this towel.

Thank you! Fuwaah~, Im coming back to life~!

Fufu, recover your stamina while you can now.

Haruna received a towel from Chinatsu and wiped her sweat off as she ran. For the girls, running continuously like this has already become a standard practice. Only running at this speed wont make them tired, and its almost the same level as standing or sitting. If its Haruna, she might even be able to run while sleeping like Lily.

Are you not tired, Chinatsu-chan? You have been putting up the barrier, right?

No, Im fine if its just this much. After leveling up, I chose a skill that allows me to perverse my magic power, and this is nothing compared to the training back then.

Ah~, it was very worthwhile at that time, wasnt it? But, dont push yourself too hard, okay? If something happens, I will go down to the ground and do my best to make up for it!

Okay. Then, I will leave it to you at that time.

Chinatsus heart is calm. Maybe its because her everyday life is too messed up, its rather peaceful for her now.

Still, I wonder whats wrong with Kira-san? He keeps chasing after us and attacking us.

Its not written in the rules, but according to Shish, its one of the handicaps. He said something like, Dont think that your allies are always your allies. Sometimes, your allies can be your biggest enemies.

I feel like it contains a lot of Deris-sans personal experiences. Mainly from when he was an adventurers.

Chinatsus predictions are always right on target. In fact, Derris was pushed around by his allies far more often than by his enemies.

However, the three of them cant ignore the existence of Kira. He would pursue those closest to him among Haruna, Chinatsu, and Touko, and attacks them. Since leaving the border, Kira has been repeating this act without a break. The attack itself is simple, but the range is much wider than it appears, and the power is tremendous. Even though Haruna and Touko are dealing with him, if they were to walk through the fortress with Kira, the enemy soldiers might get caught up in his attack. There was the danger of violating rule number three, so Chinatsu decided to ignore the fortress.

As a result, they successfully prevented Elderados landmine attack and crossed over the fortress through the sky. Incidentally, Chinatsu, who prevented that attack, had anticipated to some extent that such a thing might happen.

Also, Im curious about the lack of a face. I feel like Ive heard that voice somewhere before. Hmm, where was it?

Oh, you mean that creepy shouting voice?

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Hahaha, youre so energetic, arent you!? Wheres that voice coming from when you dont have a head!?

The shouts of Touko and Kira could be heard from behind them. No matter how many times they heard it, they couldnt catch Kiras words, and all they could feel was the creepiness. However, Chinatsu could somehow grasp the source of the sound.

Its coming from the neck, I think?

Huh?

No, just talking to myself. Unfortunately, I cant understand what hes saying. Even if I try to talk to him, he doesnt seem to respond to our words. By the way, how strong is Kira-san?

Hes very strong. Maybe its because Vakala-san has instructed him to do so, he only launch simple attacks form the front but I know that hes strong. At least, I dont think hes weaker than me.

I guess so. After all, it was almost evenly matched when you fought the undead whose ranking was 31st.

Uhh. I should have asked to fight him in the castle. Yesterday, I was looking for Kira-san while I was cleaning, but I couldnt find him at all.

Is that so? Come to think of it, he didnt even appear during the swap battle. Even today, he only appeared when we were about to leave. I wonder if Vakala-san wanted to hide Kira-sans existence from us?

Maybe he wanted to give us a surprise?

In this case, the surprise was awful, though. Now I understand why Nell-shish muttered that he would be a hindrance. Oh, Haruna, it seems that we have a guest. Can I leave them to you? Of course, killing is prohibited, okay?

Okay! I will do my best!

Oi, Haruna! If were going to get in your way, should we step back and keep our distance!?

No, its okay! I wont let them go all the way there!

Purple lightning approached from the front. On the other hand, Haruna put her Doggan Staff in her pouch and concentrated her magic on both hands.