Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 416: The Battle Begins and Ends
Within the mountain village, A battle broke out.
At the same time that Tauro was taking down one of the dagger-wielding men, Zion skillfully caught an arrow aimed at her with her left hand, successfully deflecting it.
“You’re blocking my arrow with your hand?!”
The man with the bow and arrow was astonished by Zion, who he thought was the rear guard of the enemy.
Zion quickly counterattacked her surprised opponent by chanting a light arrow spell.
Zion’s decision was based on the thought that if she tried to close the distance with the archer, she would be shot again in the process.
The man with the bow and arrow was surprised at first, but just barely managed to avoid the arrow of light, as if he had anticipated it.
And then, as he readied his bow and arrow to fire the second shot, he turned his attention to Zion.
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Only to find Zion, who was supposed to be at a distance, was now right in front of him.
The arrow of light was only to buy time to get closer.
The archer was surprised by the quick movements which were hard to believe were coming from a rear guard, was startled and jumped backward.
“That’s impossible.”
At the same time, Zion threw her fist at him, jumping right into his arms.
As the dazzling fist of light was sucked into the archer man’s body, a ray of light pierced his insides, accompanied by a dull sound of a blow.
Gah!
The archer man collapsed to the ground and lost consciousness.
Meanwhile, Ankh was being overwhelmed by two opponents.
“These guys are used to fighting,……!”
Ankh has a large sword, so it is not very maneuverable.
However, since it is a magic sword, it is also lightweight, and even though he was being pushed back by the two of them, he was able to handle it skillfully.
The enemy leader and the sword man had intended to quickly get rid of the Ankh and join forces with the spear man, but they were surprised inside when they could not do so.
“I see this guy is the ace of this team! Let’s fold!”
The enemy leader decided to give up joining the others and concentrate on Ankh.
But then something unexpected happened.
The man with the dagger was quickly beaten by a child.
“Damn! I’ll take this big swordsman. Get the kid!”
The enemy leader orders the sword man to do so, then he slashes at Ankh.
“Take that! Double Shadow Slash!”
The enemy leader has his own unique technique, and two slashes attack Ankh.
“Oh my!”
Ankh responded with a flying slash that was imbued with wind magic to cancel out the twin shadow slashes.
“That was my Double Shadow Slash, that’s ridiculous!?”
The enemy leader was surprised that his technique had been blocked.
It had been a long time since he’d encountered an enemy capable of such a feat in a long time.
“…Two Shadow Slash…huh? You must be Shado, the famous “no two swords required” in the mercenary world.”
“! If you know that name,… that outfit… you must be the Ankh,……, the “Red Demon in Black,” right,……? You’re still alive…!”
“No one is dead. I’m a retired mercenary. No wonder you are so strong. I was one of those people who, when I heard your name back then, was careful not to make an enemy of you, but I never thought I’d run into you here.”
“When I was on active duty, I avoided you, but I never thought I’d run into you somewhere other than the battlefield. …… I’m surprised to see that you are even stronger than you are rumored to be,……!”
Shad slashed at Ankh, trying to catch him off guard.
Ankh, however, was quick to respond.
“I probably would have lost to you back then, but you’re no match for me now.”
With that declaration, Ankh cut off Shad’s sword with one swing of his Great Magic Sword, then used the same momentum to cut him down, securing his victory.
At the same time, Ragune had overwhelmed the spear man with her magic spear and finished him off with little resistance.
And Tauro attacks the sword man unilaterally with the agility of his small sword “Tauro”.
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The man with the sword then decided that he could not win against the overwhelming difference in strength between him and the child in front of him, so he put down his sword and surrendered.
“T-That’s not possible… All five of them were skilled mercenaries who could rival even the most skilled adventurers!”
Grado, who claimed to be a merchant, turned on his heel on the spot and tried to run away, leaving the carriage he had come in.
But the agile Zion easily caught up with him and caught him.
“Dammit!”
Grado still couldn’t accept it and continued to curse.
“Garde-san. After this village, we’re going to the capital, right?”
“…Y-Yes! I’ll go!”
Garde, who had been watching the whole thing in shock, replied politely when Tauro called out to him.
“I will then hand him over to the territorial army. Chief, The man you were dealing with was a dangerous one. Therefore, It only makes sense that you should also be charged with a crime, but since you didn’t seem to know about it, I will consult with the higher-ups so that we can somehow get you off the hook. However, it would be a problem if the village suddenly loses its source of income. I will add a word about that to Count Graunewald, so I will make sure that nothing bad happens to you guys.”
““What?””
The village chief and Garde were confused when the boy in front of them mentioned the lord’s name.
“This is who I really am.”
It was then that Tauro took out his proof of being a territory inspector from his magic storage for the first time.
“That, that crest is my lord’s!”
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The village chief was so shocked that he prostrated himself on the spot.
The villagers who had gathered there were also shaken by the sight of the village chief and wondered what was going on.
Garde, on the other hand, is himself and was staring blankly at the adventurer he had hired, who had shown his credentials as a territory inspector and made the village chief prostrate himself before him, with a dopey look on his face.
With their legs completely loose, it was quite a funny sight.
“All’s well that ends well. Heh, heh, heh!”
Tauro said a line like from a period drama in his previous life, and was satisfied that the matter had been resolved for the time being.