Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 90
The man, rather than screaming, stood in shock, staring at his arms lying on the ground.
His expression seemed to indicate that he had no idea what had just happened, but he quickly lost his balance, collapsing to the ground in a cold sweat.
“Ugh, my arms! My arms!”
He writhed on the ground, his face covered in blood and dirt gushing from his wounds, screaming in pain.
For someone who had made such a grand entrance, he certainly didn’t seem to be living up to his bravado.
Well, he had let his guard down without knowing his opponent’s strength.
And he was trying to face Emilia head-on in a place with no obstacles.
Emilia approached the writhing man, presumably with the intention of restraining him, letting him recover enough to speak and extracting information.
Based on the interaction with the longsword man, this caterpillar-like man likely held a higher position within the Cult of the Goddess. Thus, he should have more information.
However, just as Emilia was about to address the caterpillar-like man:
“Hmm.”
Intense light suddenly enveloped the area, causing Emilia to jump back, putting some distance between her and the source of the light.
When the light dissipated, two men had appeared in front of Emilia, seemingly out of nowhere.
One had long hair tied back and sharp eyes, while the other had a bear-like physique. Both were dressed in plate mail armor similar to the caterpillar-like man.
“Oh, oh… Cordeau, you really made quite a scene.”
“After all that boasting, you got taken down without even having a chance to use your skills.”
“Guh… Hea… ling potion! Get me a healing potion!”
“Sorry, but healing potions are precious. You’ll have to return to the temple and get treated by Beth.”
The two men who had suddenly appeared seemed to be ignoring Emilia and were engaged in conversation with Cordeau, the caterpillar-like man.
“…Who are you people?”
I raised my sword while asking the two men. I was ready to use magic at any moment.
I had said I would leave it to Emilia earlier, but the situation had changed. With these Four Knights and their skills—whatever that ominous nickname meant—I couldn’t afford to be careless.
According to the diary, these guys from the Cult of the Goddess conducted human experiments related to skills. And the contents were so unspeakable.
In that case, Cordeau, the caterpillar-like man, must have been the perpetrator rather than a victim. He was more likely one of the culprits.
“Heh. We don’t have names to give to the likes of you.”
The thin man scoffed and responded mockingly.
“Hmph. A thug like you has no name to call myself.”
As if mocking us, a slender man replies with a snicker.
Kuku …… I see.
“Enough chit-chat, Clive. Go back and get Cordeau treated. If you’re too slow, Mordi will get cranky again.”
In response to the bear-like man’s words, Clive, the other man, made a clicking sound with his tongue and reached into his pocket.
Was he planning to run away?
“I won’t let you! Air Cutter!”
I released magic, sending Air Cutters towards the three of them, Emilia and me simultaneously attacking.
From their equipment, it didn’t seem like Restraining Bind would work on them. So, physical immobilization was the only option.
However…
“I won’t be disturbed!”
As Clive shouted this and slammed his Pole Axe into the ground, the earth beneath us rippled like waves, deflecting the Air Cutters.
Emilia and I both retreated to avoid the deflected magic.
Then, Clive raised a red stone in his hand, and a bright light enveloped the three of them.
“Kakaka! What a pity. But you’re planning to chase us, aren’t you? We’ll see you later.”
The bear-like man, perhaps caught off guard, hoisted his Crescent Axe Polearm onto his shoulder and laughed heartily.
Emilia attempted to step forward again, but at this point, she couldn’t stop the activation of the teleportation stone.
Quickly, I instinctively cast another Air Cutter spell towards Clive.
At the moment the men disappeared, Clive and the bear-like man displayed surprised expressions.
“I-I’m sorry, Gray. Despite all my boasting, they managed to escape…”
As the light subsided, Emilia approached with a deeply apologetic expression.
“No, I’m the one at fault there.”
That technique the bear-like man used… Could it have been a type of magic I didn’t know about? Or was it one of their so-called skills?
Well, either way, he showed us one card from his hand.
Next time, I’ll make sure to kill them for sure.
“About the last magic spell you used, Gray…”
“Ah… I did feel some resistance. I can’t say for sure how much damage it actually did, though.”
I might have managed to sever one of his arms, or it might have been just a graze.
While talking, I picked up the longsword man who had been lying on the ground and placed him back on the horse. He seemed like he wanted to say something while looking at Emilia and me, but I had no intention of spending any more time on him, so I glared at him and ignored him.
“Let’s go, Gray.”
Emilia, who had been feeling a bit down, seemed to regain her spirits as she mounted her horse and said that in her usual manner.
“Yeah.”
I wanted to get back home as soon as possible and spend time with the kids, but we had been delayed.
Kuku, I’ll make sure they pay the price for this.
…I wonder if Nina is feeling lonely.
Honestly, I feel lonely too.