A week has passed since the three have left the capital and they continued their journey towards the beastkin village called Radria. As they were talking a break Shizuru-chan looked at Lea and said.
"Let's camp out here for the night."(Shizuru)
"Yeah I'm pretty tired myself Shizuru-chan"(Hana)
"Lea-san please take cake of Hana Hime-sama until I return."(Shizuru)
"Huh?"(Hana)
She handed a sword to Lea and left.
"Where is Shizuru-chan going Lea-san?"(Hana)
"She's going to hunt some deers for our meal today so be patient Hime-sama I'm sure that Shizuru-san will be okay. After all she's the one who saved Hime-sama's life right?"(Lea)
"B-but she's injured and it's because of me. If she got attacked by monsters or humans then how while hunting then how will she protect herself?"(Hana)
Right now Shizuru-chan only has a bow and three arrows with her I doubt that's enough to protect herself from monsters or worst humans if she encounters them. Anyways she smiled at me and quickly went off. After two hours of hunting Shizuru-chan returned to our campsite while carrying a large deer.
Shizuru-chan then grabbed the knife in her pocket and started to dismantle the deer. Then we started the fireand then we ate the deer after a minutes later Shizuru-chan said.
"There's someone else in this forest besides us....... We need to leave now!"(Shizuru)
"R-right let's get our things and go to the beastkin village."(Lea)
"Jump Lea-san!"(Shizuru)
Clang!
Then out of nowhere an arrow suddenly appeared. But Shizuru-chan easily managed to deflect the arrow with her knife.
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"Everyone run! I'll hold them off as long as I can get to the village now!"(Shizuru)
"No! Don't leave us behind Shizuru-chan!"(Hana)
I tried to grab her hand but she jumped away and said.
"Leave me behind Hime-sama i'll catch up with you after I beat the person chasing us. Lea-san please protect our Hime-sama until I return."(Shizuru)
"I will even if you don't tell me Shizuru-san. Please take care."(Lea)
Then Lea grabbed my hand and said.
"Let's go now Hime-sama it's dangerous here! If we stay here then they attacker will just target us and we'll only drag Shizuru-san down."(Lea)
"....O-okay let's go Lea-san. Take care Shizuru-chan please promise me that you'll come back alive!"(Hana)
"I will so don't worry about me Hime-sama"(Shizuru)
Shizuru's point of view.
Clang!Clang!Clang!Clang!
I tried to block the arrows that were fired towards be but it's really impossible for me to successfully block all the attacks until they get further away for this location.
"Show yourself coward! How can you call yourself a warrior if you're not coming out to face me!"(Shizuru)
"..... Oh so you're trying to provoke me?did you really thing such a tactic will work against me?"(?????)
Hime-sama and Lea-san are at least 300 meters away from here so I guess it's alright for me to increase my power output. But I'm not sure if I can beat my opponent in our current situation. But the princess must escape from here she must lead her people.
"Gather and accept my will come and give birth to a new miracle. [Sacred Light]"(Shizuru)
My body was surrounded by light and my powers have slightly increased. I really can't use my other magic [Strengthening magic] right now because I'm greatly wounded I don't think my body can keep up with the amount of power that the skill will give me.
"I guess their managed to get to the village now so it's okay for me to fight without holding back."(Shizuru)
Then a man approached me. His body build quite buff, He has grey hair and blue eyes. He's wearing a leather breastplate and plain old peasent cloths. So he must be an adventurer right? He approached me and said.
"Why did you let those elves escape? Aren't you a soldier from the empire's army right? Then why bother protecting the enemies of the country? I just accepted the request of a noble to bring the high elf princess alive so if you help me capture her then we can split the money his going to pay me."(Man)
"Are you an adventurer?"(Shizuru)
"No I'm not an adventurer but I'm a mercenary that the lord hired so if you're not going to help me then I have no choice but to kill you."(Man)
He drew his sword and then I saw a group of men with bows and crossbows and they all aimed it towards me.
"So those arrows that were fired earlier came from you're friends right? Then I've got no choice but to fight with all my strength!"(Shizuru)
Running is no longer an option since they have already surrounded me then the only choice left for me is to fight! I swear that I'll protect Hana Hime-sama so wait for me!