The Traveling Hero Won’t Let the Innkeeper’s Son Escape

An ice spear is released from Bowman's hand. A sharp tip of ice loomed in front of Ruth.

Ruth was prepared to take the pain, but the shock didn't come after a while.

"Hmm?"

When I opened my fearful eyes, there was a clear membrane in front of me that was green enough to cover Ruth's body. The ice spear that flew in is falling to the ground in front of it. This is a situation where I think I was bounced by a green membrane.

(What the hell is this?

Surprised by what he sees for the first time, when Ruth sees it in its entirety, the top of the green membrane had two spheres and square ornaments bracketed in red strings.

"No way...... O, Orha?

I noticed that Orha, which should have been in my hand, was gone. Red string decorations are something I remember.

As in response to Ruth's voice, the green membrane changed shape to a knife - returning to the usual shape of Orha.

"Hey, what, that shield? Sword? Ha!?

Bowman has a stunned expression. Ruth was the same.

Until now, Orha has changed her shape somewhat, but she has never changed her original shape so far. I don't know what happened to Orha.

(Ah...... but it's like Alec said 'special shape weapon and protective equipment')

I think I got that explanation when Alec first handed it to me.

It was just too shocking that Olha was "Orihalcon” at that time, and I completely forgot.

Ruth thought that Orha only had a function as a sword, but as those words put it, it could be that it is inherently a combination of both offensive and defensive functions.

When Ruth was surprised, Orha suddenly stopped floating in the universe and fell to the ground.

"Orha!?

Orha does not answer Ruth's call. It wasn't even flashing, as if the battery was dead.

"Oh, get off me!

I try to pick up the fallen Orha, but Baron Bruton held me back and Ruth still couldn't move.

Baron Bruton, unconscious that he was even targeted, does not loosen the force of his arm grabbing Ruth the same way he did earlier.

"Just let it go again."

Bowman, who was surprised by Orha's deformity, returns to sanity and begins chanting again.

Ruth doesn't even want to shake Baron Bruton off.

(Why!? power in a man like this)

Ruth is more powerful than his age. I don't think I can be held back by Baron Bruton, who's in good shape but doesn't think he's powerful with all the fat.

Such a question is resolved by the sound of bokki, which rang at the moment when he was desperately trying to escape.

"You, armpit"

The tip from the elbow of Baron Bruton's right arm, who was grabbing Ruth, makes an unpleasant noise and loses power.

Surprised by his arms bent in a strange direction as they broke, Baron Bruton has changed his posture to hold Ruth at the tip of his still moving elbow without changing his expression.

Ruth's neck is tighter than it was earlier and he can't breathe.

(This guy is in a complete doll state rather than in pain......)

I guess there is no pain in Baron Bruton, who ruled his will, just to obey said orders. Therefore, I am able to hold Ruth down without adding or subtracting the force that my body is unable to exert due to fear of breaking.

"That's it!

Bowman's magic is complete. Ruth was ready for a shock this time.

- But the moment his hand shined, something passed in front of the Ruths at high speed.

"- Ah, ah, ah! Yum, yum!

Some of his fingertips were missing, along with the book Bowman had at hand. Blood erupts from the fingertips of both hands and screams at the pain.

Signs of witchcraft had vanished from around him.

(Hey, what's going on?

As he alerted himself to the new enemy and turned his gaze towards the passing object, there was a great sword that stabbed him while knocking down the trees a little further.

"Not yet, do it! Push that giant, later!

In response to a voice heard from nowhere, Ruth leaned his centre of gravity towards the Baron of Bruton on his back as he kicked the ground. Even with the power gained without adding or subtracting, the sense of balance remained the same, Baron Bruton falls back as it was without being able to react aggressively.

The fall shock took Baron Bruton's arm off.

Ruth shook his head back as hard as he could and got out of that arm. Stay up and fly forward, reducing your distance from Bowman at once.

I don't have time to be taking Orha. I twisted my body and swung my legs around.

"Huh!

"Oh, my God!

Bowman, who was looking at his fingers and screaming, did not notice Ruth's movements and was kicked off as he was.

The body slammed to the ground rolled as it bounced gently and stopped moving immediately. The fingers I cared so much about also remained on the dirty ground.

"Did you knock him down...?

When I approached the fallen Bowman, I could see he was fainting. I'll poke him with my toes, but he's not responding.

Ruth hurried to tear off the hem of his jacket and wrapped it hard around his fingers, where blood flowed.

(A little bit of this should hold up the bleeding)

Later, by the time I take him to the priest, I can only hope he doesn't lose his blood.

"Baron Bruton is fine."

Did you lose your mind with the head poke Ruth made earlier, and Baron Bruton is also falling with white eyes. I suspected he was dead because he didn't move at all, but his big belly is up and down, so it doesn't seem like it.

"Orha? Orha!?

After checking on the two, Ruth hurries to pick up Orha, who has fallen and stopped moving. I thought it would immediately show the usual reaction, but whether I spoke up or wanted to lighten up, Orha didn't even flash.

"... don't treat Bowman or anything."

When I was upset about Orha's condition, it was Cyrus who emerged from the back of the woods with such a voice. He looked a little exhausted but seems to have had enough shoulder injuries.

"I'm not always doing it with kindness. Because if this man loses his blood, he won't be able to pursue his responsibilities. Besides, I'd like to know what other villages were causing problems. Because I don't want you to die anyway. I need you to make it right."

"Yeah, I see."

Cyrus exhaled roughly, passing beside Ruth. Must have run desperately.

"Mr. Cyrus, what about the village chief or Daniel more than that?

"Daniel is keeping an eye on the village chief who made him grow up over there and giving him a little rest. He wanted to come over here, but he had to deal with that number on the boulder. Good luck with that."

"Is that so… I'm glad."

When he heard that Daniel and the village chief were safe, Ruth relieved himself of his chest.

As Cyrus speaks, he pulls out the sarcastic sword that stabbed Oki. But when it came out of the tree, it broke out of the center of my body.

"Uh, was that the limit? It was old...... OK, here's the problem."

Cyrus, who pulled out Bowman's book from his sword, threw the broken sword on the spot, opening the book and giving him a sinister look.

As such, Ruth peeks into the book as she approaches.

"What is this..."

Looking at Cyrus' open book, Ruth shrugged unexpectedly.

It just looked like a book. That wasn't a book. The exterior resembles a book, but the page does not exist inside. There's just a black board. From the part of the hole drilled by the sword, there is also a spark-like rise, where there is an overlap of processed fine metal-like objects.

(Like an electronics device? Looks like it's in there or something)

Ruth frowned at the way the machine had been damaged in his previous life. I've never seen anything similar to a machine like this in my previous life except the Gilmore on which Alec and the others were riding.

"It's a mechanical magic brainwasher used during the war. Sometimes this confuses the enemy or takes command of the troops"

"SE, WAR!?... Why is that?

Cyrus thickened the wrinkles between his eyebrows.

"…… This was built in my time."

"Eh? What do you mean -"

"Eh - Ruth, go!

The moment he tries to ask Cyrus a question, Ruth is rolled off the spot by him with his face up.

"What... Cyra... - Mr. Cyrus!?

When Ruth, who rolled over, raised his face, Cyrus' one arm was missing from his shoulder.

(Purple………)

A purple liquid was visible from the incision. As I knew, no bones, no muscles, no blood there. Cyrus' body is only in human form on the outside - as if it were a pseudo. I realized that once again.

"Damn."

"Are you ok!?

Not all the blood was overflowing, but Cyrus was holding her shoulders down because she seemed to feel the pain.

Ruth rushes to rush over, but is stopped by his hand as he stares into the back of the forest.

"Ruth, don't come... the guy hiding in the back, come out"

"Do not disturb, do not"

Machine-like voices spread through the woods. It's similar to what Orha told me before.

It was a knight wrapped around his whole body with black armor that came out of the shade of a tree that Cyrus stared at. He is the man who has kept his mouth shut on the side of the Barons of Bruton ever since he came to the village. I didn't think I could see him from earlier, but apparently he was getting closer to the Ruths by erasing the signs.

(But why by now?

Ordinary escorts should come out to protect their employers, Baron Bruton and Bowman, but there must be a different reason that they came out by now. Ruth was alert.

(What is that?

On the body of the knight in black, Ruth could see a purple sphere, previously invisible, flying around in such a way as to see the surface.

"The person ha, harmful to you, da. My lord."

"It's still you...... zero"

(My lord? Zero? Oh, what do you mean? Do you know Mr. Cyrus?

I don't know his gaze because of the helmet covering his face, but the knight in black has his face straight to Cyrus. Even from the looks of the conversation, there is no doubt that the knight in black called Cyrus' Your Excellency '. And that knight in black seems to be named' Zero '.