Seirei no Moribito

Scorching Sea Urchin ①

It was only a matter of time before a good time passed, and it was a moment before the peace was replaced.

The first thing I noticed about that discomfort was Emilia, who was floating unexpectedly.

"... what, this?

Suddenly silent, Lynn tried to ask something suspiciously to Emilia, who tilted her neck surprisingly in the direction of the day after tomorrow, and he soon realized as well.

"... what do you mean?

People around them who were enjoying the festival also gradually began to notice the anomaly, and they all looked up at the sky uniformly.

Something unexpressed, like cutting through the air, winging the sky.

The first thing Lynn and Emilia felt was not the sound they heard from the sky, but that unique sign emitted by the "protectors” with their overwhelming presence and spirits.

The answer appears with the sound, sooner than you wonder why such signs can be felt.

"... hey, Lynn... that..."

to that sight in sight. Emilia pointed to the sky with her trembling fingertips, and Lynn exposed her vigilance and bit her lips,

Why are you here?

He stared at a large number of "protectors” who were assimilating with the clouds and heading straight for the "King's Capital".

Suddenly the guardians flew in, and the inhabitants raised their voices of confusion and fear, and there was no unity but to watch the change.

"Eh, Emilia, get down!

- Lynn fell to shelter Emilia from the countless fireballs unleashed by the "Guardians" in “Spiritual Arts," and in the next moment "Merlin, the king's capital" turned into scorched earth in hell.

The scorching mass poured down from the sky burned the house, the people, the cobblestones, relentlessly burned the inhabitants, and instantly melted them all without any excess.

Though Lynn calmly thought somewhere about making a juicy noise and disappearing without leaving the prototype as if it had been taken in by the magma, the thought was filled with doubt.

(... why is the “Protector” here! Iselia didn't say that, and she didn't even feel a precursor!... the reason for attacking Merlyn... is too much for Rose alone. So there's another reason? You don't have to let me know, there's a reason to attack here...)

Remember to know what's going on, move your head in parallel at the same time, but Lynn doesn't end up finding an answer.

"... you abominable witch."

He leaked a small, seemingly hateful voice, confirming that the flashy explosion had stopped before turning back to Emilia.

Emilia didn't catch up with the sudden, she stood still without taking any action with her unfocused eyes, taking Lynn's offered hand and trying to get up,

"" Emilia!! "

It was captured by the twins of Eña and Eña, who were peeking in the funny half.

The thought that had escaped by the shock recovered, and the twins cared first about Emilia's injury with tears.

"Emilia, you're not hurt. Good, safe..."

"Naturally. There was Senior Irene by my side... there's no way Senior Irene would let Emilia get hurt."

"Heh... Eña, and even Eña... how did you get here?

Emilia repeatedly blinked and expressed her astonishment, but let her face pale by complaining about the sight she had seen earlier when she took her sight off.

"- Oh, man..."

The tragedy around what should have been a busy crowd before, turning into a hell of a picture of an annoying cry, is too painful a reality for Emilia, who has no such thing as a blood-soaking experience.

"... Eña and Eña are safe..., guys, are...?

Still in response to the screaming in her ear, she assumed the worst,

"... is, come on, we have to go help!

to Emilia, who, with a pale expression, tried to run out in an unbridled foothold like a ghost,

"Wait, Emilia!

Lynn hastily but firmly grabbed Emilia's hand and wouldn't let go.

The silent defense of Lynn, who won't let go, even willingly, of Emilia, who waves that hand away but tries to go, continues for a while,

"Lynn! How... why, what... eh!

"Easy, Emilia! It doesn't change the way you act without darkness."

"So, but... everyone..."

"... If this is the raid on the" Guardian ”'s..." Spirit Tree, "then the Knights will always move. Any more damage would be pushed to a minimum."

"But! Everyone could be in danger!

"The instructors are in charge of checking students' safety and rescue operations! It's not even a question of how you can do this on your own!

"Well, I... how do I..."

to Emilia looking around with a sobbing look on her face even now,

"I'm here."

Even in the sense of calming the confusion, Lynn hugged her small, luxurious body and gently stroked her back.

"I'm here. So... it's okay."

"... Lynn..."

Slightly shaking her shoulders, Emilia gradually regains calm and calm with Lynn's words and their movements,

"... knew, you didn't...?

Smaller, Emilia inquired with a voice that only Lynn could hear.

Did Lynn, the "wind discipline commissioner", know that the "guardian” was coming?

I have never made a clear affirmation that this was the case, but I naturally knew that Emilia, who had thinly accounted for it, had overheard her anxiety.

But...

"... there's no way you know"

Carrying on pretending not to notice, Lynn misled.

If I had known, I wouldn't have taken Emilia around. That's about what I took to encourage Eña and Eña to go back to the dorm somewhat.

But even if she knew, Lynn wouldn't have acted.

If it was an order, I'd do it, but if Iselia hadn't told me anything, Lynn would have killed her.

Because I didn't think they had enough value for him to move.

(Interpretation, these people are also fools who unconsciously killed their parents. Institutional people die or irrelevant people die, but it doesn't matter to me)

Just saying Emilia will be sad.

(... Precisely, all you have to do is suffer and then die. Everyone... the Knights, the Guardians)

Push your strength into your hand grabbing Emilia's clothes and immediately loosen them and let your body go as it is.

Fortunately, Emilia didn't seem to notice that little change in Lynn.

Meanwhile, the twins, who watched up close the contrast between Lynn, who was too calm, and Emilia, who lacked calm from the side, were caught up and scratched emotions, while at the same time restoring calm to Emilia,

"... Emilia, let's go back to the dorm"

"We have to let the instructor know we're safe, and we have to do defense and rescue."

"... yeah"

The three of them desperately hid their feelings, such as anxiety and fear, in their eyes, and acted to do what they could now, and Emilia looked straight at Lynn.

"Lynn. Please, come with me"

Three people, including Lynn, were stunned by her words like that.

It is a well-known fact that Lynn is rumored to be a "wind discipline commissioner," in a situation where the "Spirit Tree” has now raided correctly.

I wonder what it means to wish him to accompany you in that, and even if you knew it, you put it out in your mouth. I doubt Emilia's sanity,

"... me,"

Lynn is

"... you know best that I'm not the one to do that."

Relentless, he pushed Emilia away.

I can't and I don't want to act together.

Even though I knew on one scale why Emilia had spoken such nonsense about revenge swirling in Lynn's heart, I could only thrust it away.

Because if you don't, you'll be in danger.

Emilia has a sad look at Lynn's attitude, which can be taken for granted.

"... sorry. It was my fault."

honestly pull back and try to put the spot behind you,

"- That's a little troublesome."

A third-party voice broke in.

The first person to react was Lynn, who switches the knife he had in his left hand while pointing his body in the direction in which his voice spoke to him, and at the same time pushes the non-combatants Emilia and the twins over to force them to distance themselves.

Emilia, who could not take passivity, ran into Enya, and where she was about to fall back, Immia rushed to support the two of them to stop them from falling,

"... a member of the Knights"

Absolutely zero degree killer leaked out of the phosphorus.

Even though the three hardened into the killing, the Knight-like figure was not frightened to this extent, and somehow appeared in front of Linda and the others.

At some point, it was the young man wrapped in metal armor decorated with gold that appeared in an unnaturally unpopular street.

Her loess hair is shortened and her red eyes, like blood, look at phosphorus without alarm as she raises her mouth angle about what's funny and starts talking.

"As far as I'm concerned, I just wanted you to go straight back to the dorm where the Knights are waiting. See, that way they'll try to get you, and save me the trouble? Besides, I was wondering if it would be a good idea to give the captain a hand and make some money."

- With more than ten knights behind your back.

The three men caught in unexpected events blackened and white their eyes without understanding the reason,

"But he's the one who doesn't carry things so easily."

Without any preliminary motion, the youth instantly unplugged the sword while packing the distance to wield its murder weapon.

Gumpty metal sounds,

"Lynn!

I heard Emilia screaming a beat late.

Staggered gaze at close range does not miss, trying to identify the target.

"Heh, is the boulder the chairman? Mostly, we can clean up the coarse enemies in this room."

A prolonged speech is a quick, continuous sword strike on the back of a young man, and Lynn tries to prevent it all by slightly changing the angle of the knife placed next to him.

"" Flash/Moon Shadow "!

At a time when his opponent waved his sword again, Lynn returned the knife to her left hip, sheathing it out between moments and releasing a living slash.

The sword lines that fly drawing the light muscles are dispersed by the magic of defense unleashed by the rear knights,

"- Correction. The boulder is a favorite of the" Witch of the Spirit Tree ”. That's not a glimmer, man."

Lightly, the young man flaunts his shoulders while revealing the identity of Lynn, who continued to delude him.

"He just insulted me as a student. I wish he could laugh at me... the captain repeated warnings over and over with reason. Oh, if this were the case, I should have turned to Lily's capture. I would have enjoyed it many times after all."

to the word, while Lin, who obtained the answer, laid a sword without alarm,

"… is complete. Is the raid Iselia's arbitrariness? So your aim was to capture Commissioner Kazaki... even if there was no raid, did you intend to do it from the beginning?"

"Brilliant. I can't believe not only the arm of the sword but also the head... but I didn't think my stupid sister would have grabbed our move and reported it, but come on... I'll leave the puppets to the elite and we'll drive normally."

He grinned slightly and wriggled his sword with his hand,

"Again... Nice to meet you, Lord Irene? I'm Harnoyn Goldie with the Fifth Division. Once the Baron Son stands,“ Commissioner Kazaki ”Lily Goldie hits my sister. Well, I hate each other too, so I'm barely conscious."

pointing to Lynn at the cutting edge, pointing her gaze at Emilia and the twins, who are flashing behind her back,

"Mission priority, even if there are irrelevant people. If you don't want to involve those adorable ladies - you can do everything you can to be a pillar of humanity, okay?

He jumped into Lynn's pocket at an incomparable rate.