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Chapter 89:

The sun sets. And rises again.

During that time, Gray and Emilia rest only the bare minimum, like rehydrating, and ride their horses in silence.

They haven’t had proper rest for the past two or three days, but if they waste too much time, the attackers from that forest might return, and the members of the Goddess Cult will notice. If that happens, they will undoubtedly be on high alert.

Since they don’t know the enemy’s strength, if they can launch a surprise attack, that would be ideal.

Well, they might already be aware… but for Gray, not being able to see the kids is the bigger issue.

Certainly, the kids must be feeling lonely.

Or rather, Gray is lonely too.

As he’s lost in thought…

“Halt, you two!”

“Hm?”

“Huh?”

When they were almost at their destination, the headquarters of the Goddess Cult, a voice calls out to them from somewhere.

They pull the reins and stop their horses. In the process, the man with the longsword falls off and lets out a groan like a squashed frog… Well, that doesn’t really matter.

Then, almost simultaneously, Gray and Emilia turn towards the direction of the voice. There stands a black-haired man in blue plate mail, about four meters tall, on top of a large rock. He’s looking down at them, holding a spear.

Without moving from his spot, he says, “Who are you people? What business do you have ahead?”

His tone is indifferent, but his eyes are glaring at them unpleasantly.

Gray gets off his horse and faces the man on the rock.

“…You’re suddenly calling out to us. What’s it to you who we are and what we’re trying to do?”

The man furrows his brow in response to Grays’ words and looks towards the longsword man who had fallen earlier.

“Questions are coming from us. And that man over there…”

He directs his gaze at the longsword man who now looks pale and trembling. It seems he’s quite scared of the man.

“You there. Don’t tell me you sold us out?”

“U-uh… N-no…”

The man replies in a low voice, emitting a threatening aura.

From their exchange, it seems they are acquaintances… probably fellow followers of the Goddess Cult.

Well, that works out perfectly.

Thinking that, Gray prepares to cast a spell to pull the man down from the rock.

“Gray, can you leave this to me?”

Emilia, who had dismounted her horse without Gray noticing, speaks up. She’s holding a sword that she drew from its sheath.

Wondering what’s going on, before Ares can respond…

“It seems that our movements have been leaked to the enemies of the Goddess Cult. Surprise attack seems impossible, and we should conserve our magical power. Besides, I was just in the mood for a warm-up.”

Before Gray can answer with “Understood,” the man, seemingly dissatisfied with being called a warm-up, steps down from the rock and assumes a spear stance.

“Don’t get ahead of yourself. I’ll kill both of you for that traitor over there.”

Before the man finishes his speech, Emilia disappears… or so it seems.

The man’s wide-open eyes show that his left arm, which had been sliced off, is now in his view.

“Huh?”

He lets out a foolish-sounding voice, and from behind him, Emilia’s slightly annoyed voice can be heard.

“What’s wrong? You couldn’t even see that? Thinking of facing both me and Gray at once…”

Just as Emilia finishes speaking, the remaining right arm of the man is also sliced off.

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