The Branded Female Fencer

City of Pleasure, Part 119 - Encounter in the Mist ② -

As far as I could feel in the signs, the battle seemed to prevail by itself. They are retreating from one demon after another. It seemed to use witchcraft, but it was a lineage that Enema did not know. I don't think there's so much magic I don't know about, Enema, but I was just intrigued and tried to get closer. It's apparently the man who's fighting. Not that he wasn't attacked, but he seemed to recover from the edge, no, playing. I know he is quite a user from his physical appearance and his use of witchcraft, but he also felt quite worn out.

The last demon we attacked was a pretty big one. It feels like a giant naked whale with hair all over its body, but magic and blows aren't working. The way they attack is slow, but they are releasing one small demon after another from their bodies, causing them to attack. Did the man feel he was going to be impoverished as he was, or when he converged his magic harder, he fired a giant sword-like blow. The demon made Tang Bamboo 10% was still not deadly, so the man made many attacks from the side, from the diagonal. And when the demons finally collapsed, the remaining demons scattered.

The man collapsed to the spot with a curse. Apparently, he ran out of power in an earlier attack. When I managed to get into the alley, I hid myself by putting up a small junction. I guess I'll take a temporary break. But Enema had set aside a little time, and had easily broken the line. Inside, a man with a nervous look sleeps with a painful look. Enema looked at the man intriguingly as he carefully bewitched his sleep so that he would not wake up in a few things.

"... Probably a bloodsucking species. Sounds interesting, could be a good pick up. I was tempted to fight the monster I might not be good at, and I guess I should just use this."

When Enema slept with his tongue, he broke into a nearby building with a man in his arms.

"Hey, that's it."

"Oh, there's still a distance, isn't there?

"You can handle yourself from here on out. I'm not dressed to let a woman walk me to the end."

"I can't believe you cared about that."

Gunz greeted the woman - the foundine - from the top of the warcraft that had been placed on her. It is also a confusing situation for Gunz. The same goes for meeting Blackhawk's captainship in the fog, but to be flat in that fog. And that you are taking a warcraft that you have never even seen like this. I've never even seen a horse-shaped warcraft that runs on eight legs. Besides, his physique is more than twice as good as that of a horse, and his speed is less than comparable. There were plenty of creatures in the fog who didn't get good at it, but they haven't been attacked since they met Fondaine. I wanted to ask about it, but Gunz hesitated to even ask me. This woman, in a different way from Fostina, didn't want to get involved. Honestly, I just wanted to leave. I only preferred the appearance, and Gunz was pulled back slightly, but I felt that what would be the balance just wasn't right for my life. Given the woman's hug, and the fact that she broke into a well-guarded nobleman's mansion, I also thought she was old.

But when Fondaine smiled gracefully, she slowed down her warcraft, which she was letting go. And the warcraft on which Gunz was riding also looked back at the Fondaine once in a somewhat distant and old place. It looks as if we are once and for all confirming Fondaine's intentions. When Fondaine smiled gracefully, she said goodbye to Gunz as she returned the Warcraft.

"Then I'll give you that warcraft. If you don't need it, you can't get rid of it. Leave me alone and you'll be back to me."

"... Rumor has it that you're a summoner and a tutor (Tamer), but do you gain from doing that to me? That kind of creeps me out."

"Oh, you're not used to being nice?

"It's just a life of being spit on and cursed. You know who I am, don't you?

"You must be Skarsnake's captain, right? And now I'm working with a black magician. I wonder if half the people have stopped."

"Dude, I know that much and I don't understand what it's like to cooperate. What are you up to?

"Favors are honest to receive, aren't they? Well... right. I can't tell you everything, but you can tell me a little bit."

And Fondaine gave a reason. Hearing that, Gunz turned his eyes round.

"... you're serious. Is that okay? No, because you..."

"I don't mind. Because I'm a mercenary anyway. I don't have absolute loyalty to Valsas. When he joined Valsas, he explained that, and Valsas himself said he didn't need loyalty."

"No, I like talking about those hands. Are you glad you told me?

"If it wasn't good, I wouldn't have helped you from the start."

Fondaine smiled gracefully, but still Gunz's distrust could not be plucked.

"What's the motive? What motivated you to do that?"

"Because I - I don't like humans. If it's enough to get along with humans, the Warcraft are better. That's all."

Are you suspicious that I'm human? So did you help?

"There's that too. Because you are more beastly than a beast. When it comes to intimacy, yes."

"Well, I'm convinced. But you're not gonna let me hear it all. You feel that? Can I ask you sometime?

"If you get a chance"

When Fondaine smiled again, Gunz also returned the niggardly. And Gunz's riding warcraft turned back on his heels and left. I could not dare to wipe my distrust in Gunz, but I was wondering if I could try to dictate it if I saw him again.

The remaining foundane crushed toward its back as he often dropped off Gunz.

"Yes - I'll talk to you when the world burns and collapses. Because you're going to live till then. Living and Dirty People to Love"

And as Fondaine turned to the fog, she sprinkled herself with the perfume that was in the bottle. Then, reluctantly, I heard a scream from the fog. He sprayed the incense of the beast.

"Well. There are many warcraft that I don't even know about. Looks like we're gonna have a lot of friends today, so look forward to it."

The Fondaine returned again in the mist, heartened by the pleasure. And Gunz was getting to Cerberus safely. Cerberus, agitated by Gunz, woke up scrubbing his sleepy eyes.

Continued