Otome Game no Heroine de Saikyou Survival [WN] - Chapter 138.2
“Are you guys alright?”
“Viro-dono!”
The knights’ expressions lit up with hope when Viro, a senior adventurer, appeared. At the same time, several knights appeared from the pavilion, and the situation changed dramatically, causing the female Evil Race to bluntly click her tongue.
“Gostola-sama, Garry, leave this to me and go ahead.”
“… I leave it to you.”
Gostola called out to the female Evil Race, and the older Evil Race, called Garry, nodded deeply, and the two of them jumped over the heads of the rushing knights as they made their way to the mansion.
“What the heck was that physicality?”
“They’re Vampires!”
“Damn it!”
*Clank!
The female Evil Race girl, using her Kukri, stopped Viro, who was about to follow after hearing that, and Viro’s dagger knocked it away.
“I’m in charge here. There’s no way I’m letting you go.”
“Damn it, you guys go after them! Don’t let them get too close to Her Highness!”
Viro scolded the knights, who were momentarily dismayed by their inhuman physical abilities, and the knight captain, who quickly regained his senses, bowed his eyes to Viro.
“Sorry, Viro-dono, I’ll leave this to you!”
“Oh!”
“You guys, I’m not letting you go…”
The female Evil Race knight was about to throw her kukri knife at the knights, but Viro’s throwing knife stopped it.
“I won’t let you go!”
“You humans are just a bunch of…”
“[Light]!”
The other knights who dragged the knight who was cut in the side away from her used [Light].
If it were only Viro, there would be no problem fighting her, but if the opponent was a Vampire who lived in the darkness, it would not make sense for humans to fight in the dark. However, the knights gulped at the sight of the female Evil Race that emerged from the light, and Viro let out a sigh as he spat out the words.
“Damn, I’m not so lucky to have such a beautiful woman as my opponent. I’m not good at dealing with women.”
“…Even in this appearance?”
A young woman with dark skin and silver hair. But her skin, which would have been beautiful, has been burned, to the point that even a Vampire like her can’t regenerate it, leaving her in a miserable state.
Perhaps it was the aftereffects of traveling even during the daytime. Although they had chosen a dark forest for their journey, if there was even a glimpse of sunlight through the trees, the sun’s rays would mercilessly bring destruction to a Vampire. Even so, they were able to reach this point because of their regenerative powers as high-ranking Vampires and their persistence, which overcame even the pain of their bodies.
Even with such a battered body, she was still a Rank 4 in skills and physical abilities. Even against an opponent who would clearly be a bad match for him in a proper fight, Viro grinned as if to cheer himself up.
“A real beauty won’t hide a scar, you know?”
“You’re a funny guy.”
The Evil Race woman smiled slightly with only her lips, and turned to Viro with her two kukri knives at the ready.
“My name is Lestes, and I’m going to take you seriously.”
***
“Don’t let him go to His Highness!”
The Royal Guard desperately tried to stop the two Evil Races as they headed for Princess Elena’s place.
If the usual attackers entered the house, they would normally hold them off and let the royalty escape, but if it was nighttime and the attackers were vampires, they decided to stay in the back of the house.
“Ah!”
Gostola’s single-handed sword knocked away the knights’ shields, and Garry’s Chakram sliced through the soldiers.
Some were dead, some still breathing. But Gostola and his comrades gave priority to going ahead and securing the princess, rather than putting the finishing blow to those who had fallen.
“You can’t get through here!”
“Then let your corpses become a symbol of your loyalty!”
The only knights standing on their own two feet here were the six who had once gone to the dungeon to protect Elena, and having fought against the Rank 5 Minotaur Brute, they were able to withstand the onslaught of Gostola and his men of equal fighting strength, but it seemed only a matter of time before their walls would come crashing down.
“Uoooooh!!!”
“Haaaaah!!!”
The knight captain’s shield and Gostola’s sword clashed. The knights had a fighting strength of about 500, which was at the top of Rank 3, but even with one arm they were unable to withstand Gostola’s attack, which had a fighting strength of almost 2,000, and were thrown off to the other knights behind them.
“…guh.”
“Gostola-sama!”
However, Gostola, who had overexerted himself on the journey to this point, also fell to his knees, and Garry, who had struck down soldiers, came running up to him as he let out a moan of pain.
“…It’s no problem. Go on.”
“Ha.”
“…Wait…wait…”
The knight captain, who was still breathing, reached out with his fallen body, and Garry, kicking it down, opened the door to the last and most solid room, and at the back of the room, Elena was holding a small knife, and in front of her, the old butler and the escorting maidens, who were her aides, were holding their swords to protect her.
Elena was holding the knife as a last resort to commit suicide. As royalty, she has been trained to choose death rather than have her be taken advantage of.
“…Ho.”
Gostola could not help but marvel at Elena’s eyes, which were still not dead.
The strength of those eyes was the strength of will. The strength of mind that tried to resist until the last moment convinced them that they were not wrong in their plan to risk their lives, thinking that taking her away would lead to the weakening of this country.
It was not only the old butler and the escort maidens who protected Elena. Even the ordinary maids, whom he could tell had received no combat training whatsoever, surrounded her of their own volition, trembling to protect the princess.
“O princess. If you honestly fall into my hands, I will spare their lives.”
“Nonsense. I will not allow you to taunt the resolve of these men.”
“…I beg your pardon.”
Gostola’s eyes narrowed as if she were looking at something dazzling, and when Garry silently took out his Chakram, the common maids saw it and let out a shriek that sounded like a stifled scream.
Elena remembered one girl who had once promised her ‘never to give up’… Suddenly, she felt something and turned her head in the direction of the window.
Outside the window, there was a black beast running through the darkness. The black beast, which had been cutting through the wind and darkness and running through the air like an arrow, was brought to a halt as if it were gouging the earth, and using the recoil, the figure that was holding on to its tail was sent flying away and flew into the room, smashing through a large window on the second floor.
*Gashan!!!
Her peach-blonde hair swept through the fluttering debris. Elena shouted out the name of the girl who had stopped Gostola and the others by throwing a knife from inside her fluttering skirt.
“Aria!”
“Sorry to keep you waiting, Elena.”
T/N: Hi, everyone. I have a few things to share with you. We have finally hired an editor for this novel. She is currently working on old chapters but she will be able to work on new chapters from next week. Thanks for reading this novel.