"What!?
As Ardis quickly looked forward, he saw some of the refugees fleeing scattered.
However, I don't know the details because I can't reach the magic exploration and it's quite a distance away.
"I'll check it out. You guys stay alert back there. Let me know as soon as you see the chaser."
Saying so quickly, Aldis rushes to the place where the problem is.
"I'll come with you!
Eleanor continued behind her, but Aldis glanced at her and moved on.
Ardis, who ran away from Eleanor alone, saw a herd of beasts attacking the evacuees.
The body is joined by constricted parts of the head, chest, and abdomen, with six thin feet growing from the chest.
The black-lighting surface resembled the Double Sword Beast, but it was nearly twice its height and its center of gravity was in a fairly high position.
The head has a sharp jaw (jaw) that is not as sharp as a double Swordbeast, and would be easily cut off as a human arm.
"Ali!
It is a species of beast called ants among mercenaries.
Body length varies from 50 cm to 80 cm depending on the individual.
It wasn't a tough opponent on its own, but the problem was the number.
Unlike most four- or five-body double-sword beasts, ants always act in groups of dozens to hundreds.
The danger of dealing with a herd is much higher than that of a Twin Swordbeast.
"Hyiiii!
Refugees who do not have the skills to fight simply run away.
When Aldis checked the number of ants in his magic expedition, he summoned about fifty swords from the Gate.
"Go."
According to the command, all flying swords fly over the ants attacking the evacuees.
Once stopped in the air, the dagger turns down and falls at a sharp angle.
One flying sword pierced the ant's head and sewed it to the ground. Other flying swords began to hunt down the prey one after the other.
As the fleeing refugees move around, the flying sword slaughters only ants with unusual accuracy.
"Ke, sword...?
"From where....?
Without the refugees' understanding, their threats will be removed.
"Well, I finally caught up...."
It was Eleanor who came after Aldis.
It seems unusual for school sorcerers to acquire basic health, and they can only run close to one kilometer and still observe the surrounding situation.
"Looks like it's almost over... can you leave that to me?
Confirming that the colony of ants attacking the evacuees had been defeated, Eleanor looks at another colony coming a little further away and asks Aldis.
Well then, I'll leave it to you. Let's see how many school sorcerers can do. "
We are approached by the same swarm of ants.
The number is about thirty.
It's not a lot for Aldis, but a typical mercenary can be a pretty tough opponent.
Cyrillic will do something about it, but it's not usually a student magician.
With the intention of following Eleanor as soon as she was out of control, Ardis decided to let her do it.
Eleanor, who had Aldis's approval, started singing with his cane up.
"The fierce red was born in the trajectory of a fiery flame, the sigh of an ancient dragon..."
Heh.
Ardis was impressed by Eleanor's chant.
Because it wasn't magic like treating it like a student.
"--Purgatory Flame" Ferno Lesta Ganov "!
When the magical name came out of his thin lips, a group of ants headed towards us were wrapped in red flame balls.
Ants crawling through the ground with high heat are burned and blown away instantaneously by an explosion.
The aftermath reached where Ardis was, and the hot air blew his cheeks.
After the sand has cleared, only scattered are the skeletons of ants burned and no longer shining.
Even though ants were dense, they cleared it up without getting beaten up.
Let's say the power is strong enough to withstand battle.
"Excellent work. I don't suppose there were school sorcerers."
Ardis honestly praised Eleanor more than she expected.
"I'm honestly not happy that you're telling me that you're going to produce more power than that at the same time."
Eleanor turned away from the words of Ardis and uttered hidden words.
Apparently not very honest.
Not all of the victims were killed, but it was worth dealing with early, and the damage was small.
As it stands, the chaos calls for chaos, and the evacuees who could have been separated in all directions finally begin to calm down.
In the meantime, words were thrown into Ardis' ears from among the evacuees.
"Is that... a magician with a thousand swords?
As far as Ardis knows, there is no one else who uses sword magic in this country.
The people of King's Landing recognize the same.
Naturally, as long as you are not so careless about who the user is, it is a story that you can quickly understand.
"Thousand Sword Magicians must have been heretically approved by the Church."
"You're talking about a cult, right?
"I heard about killing the priest of the church."
"Why are you here?"
"If we stay together, we'll be watched by the church...."
It's been two years, so I'm pretty sure it's pretty cold.
Still, the influence of the church is stupid.
This way, while keeping Ardis in the loop, there is still a feeling of rejection so much as to speak anxiously and quietly.
Though there may be more dropouts than I thought, Aldis sighed small and tried to get back to the end of the group.
At that time.
That's a lot of selfish talk.
Suddenly Eleanor reveals her anger.
"What the hell are you guys doing? Indeed, he is a mercenary once called the Magician of the Thousand Swords. I know you're heretically sanctioned by the church. So what? Have you ever been harmed by him? Are you saying you've been subjected to violence, bodily harm, or unreasonable demands?
"But the Church says the magician of the Thousand Swords is evil...."
While being pushed by Eleanor's sword, a young man disagrees weakly.
Eleanor, on the other hand, questioned the young person directly (but) while showing the behavior of a lady who laughed with her nose.
"What's the proof? Did you see something with your own eyes that convinced him he was a cult? Did you hear the word" fact "in your mouth? It's just because the church says so, I doubt it. Don't you think it's embarrassing for a good old adult to dance like someone tells you without even thinking about it?
"That's...."
Eleanor looks cool at a young man who is stuffed with words.
"If I had bothered him directly, most people would have never met him. Are your eyes and ears decorated? What's that head for? Think carefully. Did he do something to you? Hey, there you are. Did the magician of the Thousand Swords do something to you?
Surprisingly, Eleanor asks a middle-aged man who was with a young man.
"... no, I'm fine... nothing"
Middle-aged men who were suddenly pointed at each other admitted it was hard to say. No, I had to admit it.
Because there is no meeting between them and Ardis. There's no way I'm going to get hurt.
Of course, not a few of the 300,000 people who live in the King's City suffered indirectly from Ardis.
However, considering that we crushed the three great demons and dealt a huge blow to the Empire on the battlefield four years ago, it is more beneficial for most kings than harm.
If they think calmly, they will understand that Eleanor is right.
If this had been told by other young women, they might have rebelled.
But strangely, Eleanor has the elegance not to forgive the opponent.
Instinct rather than rational, the refugees listened very carefully to her.
Eleanor, who would probably have pulled the words out of the middle-aged man, somehow denied them herself.
"Nothing? I don't think so."
"Eh? No, I mean...."
Middle-aged men who didn't seem to understand what Eleanor was trying to say lost their words with confused expressions.
"Four years ago, I took part as an apprentice in the war against the Empire. The magician of the Thousand Swords helped me when I was surrounded by Imperial soldiers and thought it was over. Until yesterday, the point of contact with him was" saving lives ", that's all. If I've never been harmed, there's no other reason to hate or resent me."
Aldis himself, this is what Eleanor himself told us earlier.
Eleanor once again questioned the middle-aged man who had stopped without knowing what he meant.
"What about you? Did he do something to you? No, what (...) did (...) and (...) did (...) et al. (...) (...)?"
That being said, I finally realized that both the middle-aged man and the evacuees around me were not telling Eleanor.
"Okay, I got help..."
Yes. There is no reason to give back what Eleanor saved them from Aldis.
"What about the others?
Eleanor looks around at the refugees.
Many face each other as if they were evil.
"Your relationship with him is between the person who saved life and the person who saved it. Nothing more or less. With that in mind, we can look at ourselves."
Happy to see it, Eleanor encourages Aldis to leave words to hit her.
Let's go, Mr. Ardis.
"... ahh"
Originally, Ardis did not intend to speak up against the evacuees.
Unless you do it directly, it is true that you should do it on your own, even if it is a rumor.
But Eleanor spoke for some of what Aldis couldn't say.
It is also meaningful when asked by a third party.
No matter how right it is, no matter how rational it is, it can only be self-defense if the person talks.
This time, a third party, Eleanor, threw a stone at me.
This may have caused them to change their consciousness a little.
"Should I say thank you?
It was unusual for Aldis to throw such a word with care, but Eleanor's reaction to it was unsatisfactory.
"I don't need it. I didn't do it for you. I was just angry with their attitude."
I see. I understand a woman named Eleanor a little bit.
"Really... okay."
As Ardis straightened back, he started walking to the rear with her shoulders crossed.