My back hurt
9-22. Flute of reinforcements
KHAN KHAN KHAN
Those sounds were echoing again.
In the midst of all this, we finally made it to the mansion where Prince Kreis was supposed to be.
We were now in an alley a little ways away from the location of the site.
There are many mansions in the area, so the moonlight doesn’t reach many places around here.
It was a good place to hide.
As expected, there are many guards here.
Even at night, there seem to be dozens of patrollers.
…… Is Houen okay?
It’s a little strange, though.
Even now, I still can’t see any flames.
His flame skill is like a cheat, if it hits he wins.
It is unnatural for him to be fighting with only his spear without using it even once, even though it is very obvious.
He doesn’t seem to be getting back.
Will he be alright?
“Ouren, let me go back.”
“Alena-chan ……!?”
“Got it.”
“Ouren!?”
Maria, who was always next to Alena, called out her name in surprise.
Of course, she whispered.
“Hold on a minute! There’s no way you’re going to let a child go back alone!”
“Although Alena is a child, she is no longer a kid. She’s a great fighter and that’s why she’s with us on this mission. I trust Alena and entrust her with Houen.”
“No, that may be true,……, but!”
This is a genuine intention.
However, there are other reasons as well.
Alena is one of the people who has witnessed Houen’s memory loss.
It would be unwise for an outsider to get in the middle of the matter and cause another misunderstanding, and if possible, I’d like to have someone with an understanding of the situation go to Houen and the devil.
Alena probably knows this as well.
Besides, there is only one person who can completely stop the demon’s movement right now.
“I leave it to you.”
“Yes!”
Alena floated gently, leaving Maria behind and heading back the way we came.
The rest doesn’t seem to complain.
Hmmm, Maria is absolutely glaring at me.
Please don’t leave, because you will have to play an active role over here.
“Sigh ……. There’s hardly anyone who doesn’t listen to the guildmaster.”
It can’t be helped. It’s Ouren’s group after all.”
“How can you be so optimistic ……?”
Well, nothing wrong with that.
Ignoring the conversation, I deployed the haze manipulation into the mansion.
There are about forty or so enemies.
It’s pretty strict, but… if it’s this much, it’ll be fine.
The problem is the six who are guarding the place where Prince Kreis is.
I created water and a map of the mansion.
I showed it to everyone.
“It’s a map.”
“You …… can do that…….”
“There are forty enemies. The general location is here ……. And Prince Kreis is at the far end of the second floor.”
Once the location is clear, the rescue should be relatively easier.
Mainly because Shadow Eye is very good at infiltration, I want them to take a good look.
However, it would be very difficult to rescue them if they had to deal with six people.
If that is the case, I think it would be best to leave this area to Uchikage.
“Can you do it?”
“Leave it to me.”
With that, he set down his rake and prepared for battle.
I’m sure the current Uchikage would be able to rescue him alone. ……
I guess, you never know what might happen.
There’s also the possibility that that robed woman is inside the mansion.
After checking the floor plan for a while and getting the structure of the mansion in their heads, they stood up.
In this case, it’s Uchikage and Shadow Eye’s turn.
Uchikage vanishes from the scene in an instant, and Shadow Eye disappears as if absorbed into the shadows.
KHAN, KHAN KHAN, KHAN.
The sounds are close.
I immediately deployed my haze manipulation and scanned my surroundings …….
There were four figures standing on a roof near where we were.
“…… Lize, can you handle a fight?”
“Huh? W-well, somewhat …….”
“Ah, let’s change the question. Can you kill people?”
“……, no. I don’t think so. ……”
Somebody needs to support Lizeth.
And then Maria raised a low hand.
As long as she can provide support, there will be no problem.
I immediately produced a schematic of this terrain, showing the points where the enemies are.
After deciding who would head where, we quickly took action.
Yurie leapt and climbed onto the roof, while Roze used her magic to leap up.
Maria and Lize started running side by side, while I created a continuous water string spear, grabbed it, and levitated it upward.
Landing on the roof, I take a breath and look at the enemy in front of me.
I saw the robed man I had met that day.
I had taken one down, but it looked like he still had a lot of friends.
“Now …… I wonder where your master is. Reizen.”
His robe is rolled up by the wind.
From there, a sad-looking Reizen appeared.
