Otome Game no Heroine de Saikyou Survival [WN] - Chapter 138.1
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Raid on the Princess
“…It’s cold today.”
The season was past spring, but the nights could still be chilly. Looking up at the Magic Academy sky as it begins to darken past dusk, a man dressed sloppily in a janitor’s uniform opens the lid of a copper canteen and took a sip of the liquid inside, pouring it down his throat.
The contents of the canteen was distilled alcohol from fruit wine. It seems unscrupulous to bring such a thing into his workplace, but distilled alcohol could be used to disinfect wounds, serve as an antiseptic, and even regulate body temperature in small quantities, making it a necessity for the lone adventurer.
“…I guess I’ll end it here.”
The unseasonably cold air made him want to take another sip, but still, any more would interfere with his work, so Viro weighed himself down with a scowl.
Viro of the “Rainbow Sword”, one of the most prominent adventurer parties in the country, had slipped into the academy as a janitor to escort a princess who became a student.
The only members of Rainbow Sword on this mission are Viro, who can blend in naturally anywhere, and Aria, who would not be out of place in the school. Aria, who was the same gender and the same age as the princess, protected the princess from her side, while Viro was responsible for guarding the area and gathering information. However, this time Aria was away from the academy to defeat Grave, so Viro was keeping a watchful eye on the area at night.
If attackers were the kind hired by middle-class nobles, the Royal Guards alone would be enough. To begin with, raids on academies close to the royal capital seldom occurred, as they could be dangerous for the raiders from a political point of view.
Even so, there were cases where those who could not read the situation or who held a grudge would send in their own skilled assassins, but they never made it to Aria, who was guarding the princess, and were taken care of by Viro and the dark side.
(…something is different…)
Viro stowed away the copper canteen in his pocket and touched the mithril dagger with his finger instead, muttering to himself in his mind. This coldness was not only due to the temperature. Viro’s intuition, cultivated over many years in the line of death, sensed something strange in the atmosphere and switched his attention from vigilance to combat.
Due to the rebellion of the Second Order that occurred previously, the number of personnel from the dark side also increased. It was still just Viro’s personal vague intuition, but in case something really happens, Viro rushed alone to the mansion where the princess was, leaving only instructions to raise the alert in the dark division’s communication network.
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“…What’s wrong?”
Near the forest to the north of the academy, one of the academy knights, who was patrolling the area with a pair of horsemen, looked back at his colleague who had stopped his horse.
“No, something…”
The deep forest that surrounds the school as if to repel people, especially on the north side, was dark even in the daytime due to the dense trees. The knight who stopped his horse felt something like a chill coming from deep within the forest.
The moment he turned to face his colleague who had called out to him to tell him of the strange feeling, his colleague was attacked by a black shadow that jumped out from the forest.
“What!”
In front of the startled knight’s eyes, his fellow knight, unable to speak, was bitten in the neck and crumpled to the ground like a dead tree before he could speak. Just as the attacker’s black shadow revealed its true identity in the dimness by showing its bright red eyes and blood-soaked fangs, another two shadows leapt out of the dark forest and took a bite out of the other knight, killing him in the blink of an eye.
“Let’s go!”
One of them called out, and the two who had been slurping blood as if they were devouring it raised their blood-soaked faces.
They know where their target was. They had been putting off even sucking blood up to this point, but now that they have reached this far, there should be no one left who could stop them. Convinced of this, the Vampires began to move like ghosts through the school, which was now completely dark after the sun had set.
“What?”
The Vampire Gostola of the Evil Race were killing the school knights they encountered along the way as they passed each other without hiding.
Even if their strength was somewhat reduced by this forced march, they were no match for the Rank 2 level knights. The information obtained from the new collaborator, a “noblewoman”, included information about the school’s security, which helped shorten their travel time.
After having defeated six school knights and a few unlucky students who were out and about at this time, the Evil Race finally arrived at the princess’s mansion.
The princess was escorted by a platoon of ten Royal Guard and several soldiers who served as the knights’ squires. The number of guards was less than half that of the Crown Prince, but that was probably because there were so many people who thought the princess was dangerous and few people who could be trusted.
However, the apparent numbers are meaningless. Not only the princess’s guards, but also the girl called “Ash Crowned Princess,” who was considered the most troublesome person in the school, is not here now.
At this time, only two Royal Guard and two soldiers are guarding the outside of the mansion. Since crossing the walls surrounding the mansion would take time to break through due to the Magic Defense Mechanisms, Gostola and the others decided to use their abilities to push their way through.
“Goh!”
A Chakram from a mature Evil Race splits one soldier’s forehead, killing him instantly.
“What?”
“Enemy Attack!”
The remaining soldiers ran to the pavilion to call for their comrades, and the Royal Guard immediately raised their shields to repel the Chakram that was fired at the soldier’s back.
“You bastards!”
” No way, Evil Race!”
Gostola bared his fangs as he laughed at the knights’ words.
“I ask that you get out of our way. We will protect the princess when we bring her to our side.”
“Don’t be silly! We won’t let near her highness!”
“Stop!”
A young Royal Guard rushes toward Gostola, shield and sword at the ready, and before the other knight can stop him, the female Evil Race, dual-wielding a machete-like blade called a kukri, slices the young knight in the side, cleaving through his shield.
“Gghh!”
“Sweet smell… too bad I don’t have time to suck your blood.”
“Damn, a Vampire!”
The Evil Race here were chosen from among the Vampire clans. All of them were near Rank 4 before they became Vampires, and now that they became Vampires, their fighting prowess had been multiplied.
“Now, die. The other will eventually meet you there.”
Such voices and words of the female Evil Race made the knights feel an extraordinary resolve. As the other knight was unable to even approach, Gostola moved unexpectedly and swung his sword with one arm.
*Clank!
A Throwing knife was repelled and pierced the ground, and a man emerged from the darkness beyond it.