Chapter 14

“Ughh…”

What the hell happened……oh right, I fell. Well at least Ana and Abigail is alright.

I need to look for a way to go back up. But before that I need to check if I’m alright………… nope, no problem here.

Speaking of “here”, where am I? I’m supposed to be inside the cave but the surroundings look sculpted and not only that, the room is lit with a dim blue light.

I slowly stood up and found what seems to be a vest, folded on the ground.

This reminds me, I wasn’t the only one who fell here. He was the one that caught Ana and Abigail, and then threw them to safety.

He must have placed this pillow here for me to use as a pillow. Wow, that guy sure is thoughtful. I need to thank him later.

So then a new question pops through my head.

“Where is he?”

As I recall, his name is Chilton, the vice-captain of the 2nd platoon.

I walked just a few steps to make sure I don’t miss anything while holding the vest on my hand.

*Splash*

I was only looking at what’s in front of me so I was a little surprised to hear water.

My throat is pretty dry so I followed the small stream of water, hoping I could get a drink.

“Let’s see, it goes around here, huh?”

I continue to follow that water and in time I’m starting to hear flowing water. I sped up a little more because not only I could have a drink of water of course, but there might be a chance for Chilton or even Mr. Douf is there.

I found a small pond and beside it are a white shirt and a C7 assault rifle, the very same gun we gave back to the security at the upper floor.

If this gun is here, then that could only mean Chilton is close by.

But before that, I need a drink. This water looks clean so I guess it won’t be bad for me to drink some.

Of course I couldn’t drink the one in the pond so I got closer to where the water is coming from.

I then see a silhouette washing itself. That must be Chilton.

“Hey Chilton, I see your doing alright. You’re not hurt…any……where…Eh?”

“Huh?”

This is Chilton, right? His waist looks slender yet firm and a bob cut with side bangs, but the thing I noticed about him the most is those two lumps on his chest. Seeing him like this, kind of reminds me of a…

“You’re a woman!?”

“Kyaaaaa!!!”

*Slap!*

That sound echoed throughout the room and it was really painful. That was the first time I got slapped before. Shot at?

Yes, punched and kicked? Yes, bitten by a creature of the night? Absolutely, but slapped? Never.

“I’m sorry; I didn’t mean to peek at you. I was just…uh…I was…umm…”

“Just hurry up and get me my shirt! A—and don’t turn around! No peeking ether!”

So Chilton is a girl, should have seen that one coming. Lately I’ve been interacting with a lot of women. Could it be because of the spell that I finally gotten rid of?

“Um…here you go.”

“Th—thanks, now turn around please.”

“Oh, and here. It’s your vest, thanks for letting me us it.”

After grabbing her clothes from my hand, she moved away from me and hid behind a wall, then coming back out 5 minutes later.

“Sorry. I didn’t mean to show a student such a display.”

Huh? Why is she apologizing? I’m the one who saw you topless.

“Let me introduce myself again. My name is Sky Chilton; I’m the vice-captain of the 2nd platoon and no, I’m not a woman.”

“A—ahaha, s—sorry about that; I just thought that you we’re one. Considering how you move back then.”

Seriously, the way she stands even the way she walks…very manly. So you can’t really blame me for that since she was also wearing a helmet.

We both stood for about 5 minutes with an awkward silence while she continues to give me an angry look.

But why is she giving me that kind of look? Did I do anything to her without me knowing?

………this might cause trouble if I don’t solve it now so I might as well ask. I’m not really enthusiastic to do it though.

“Um… you’ve been giving me this angry look for a while, did I do anything to you?”

“……you haven’t realized what you have done?”

“Eh? Is it something bad?”

Don’t tell me I did something to her when the spell was removed without me knowing! James, you heat hungry animal!

“You deliberately fought those golems at the faculty building without informing the proper authorities first, a student of this academy shouldn’t be doing something dangerous.”

“Huh?”

She’s angry about that?

“And now you’re here bringing two girls in a dangerous place.”

That one is not my fault to; they’re the ones who wanted to come no matter what. Though I can’t really say that, she

might just think I’m making an excuse.

“Wait…don’t tell me that you brought those two here, so you could…”

Huh? I’m not sure why she’s backing away from me, but I got a bad feeling about this.

“…do naughty thing to them! You and—and two girls? Naked...and hugging each other and…”

Why do people always make me look like the bad guy? I admit that my face is not the friendliest, but come on…

“It’s not what you think, they just want to…”

“Kyaaa!!! Please stay away from me! I made a diction that my first is for the man I love!”

“Like I said, I’m not…”

“Ok fine! If you can’t keep your lust anymore………a kiss! You just kiss me, but only on the cheeks!”

As she said those very provocative words, she closed her eyes tightly and showed me her right cheek.

“…ok…I’m ready…”

“………………”

She’s trembling, dose this woman seriously thinks I’m going to do something to her?

*Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud*

“Huh!? Wai—wait, I only said a kiss on the che…”

“Shhh, stay quiet, someone’s coming.”

I know this is going to make a misunderstanding, since right now I’m not only covering her mouth; I’m also hugging her from behind.

I then lift her and hide behind one of the broken pillars that are sticking out of the pond.

The sound grows stronger and moments later saw 6 huge golems with over grown fists. From every step the ground shakes a little.

“That explains the sudden earth quake from earlier.”

But whoever is controlling them, must have found out that there are more people who went in the cave.

Of course Chilton saw them so she stopped squirming and we both waited for the golems to walk pass the room we are in.

“Phew, good thing they didn’t see us.”

If they did, our chances to find Mr. Douf might get smaller.

“Mmph…mmhm…”

I wasn’t able to understand what she said since my right hand is still on her mouth, but I noticed my left hand is on one

of her hills.

“Oh! Umm…uh…s—sorry about that. I didn’t mean to hold you there.”

I quickly let go of her and fixes herself without facing me.

“I…it’s fine, you did save us after all.”

But even though she isn’t facing me, I could tell she was really embarrassed since her hears are blushed red.

“Hey um…about earlier, I wasn’t really aiming for your chest or anything.”

“I know, don’t worry about it, or more like forget about it, If possible.”

(Sorry, I don’t think I can do that for anytime soon. I’m a guy after all.) That thought must never escape me.

We first checked if those big armed golems are gone and as soon as we did, Chilton started to get ready and held the rifle on hand.

As for me, I gave away the guns I had to the security and now I only have two pickaxes.

“Stay behind me, alright? Um…I’m sorry but what is your name?”

“It’s James, James Moriarty.”

“You mean like Sherlock’s arch-nemesis? That kind of James?”

“Yeah, let’s just say that my mother isn’t really good in giving names.”

“………alright Moriarty, just stay behind me, I’ll get us out of here.”

“Eh? Then what about Mr. Douf? We can’t just leave him here.”

“Well I can’t have a student remain in a dangerous place, now can I?”

This woman is really worried about me, huh?

“Don’t worry about me, the old man—I mean the chairman sent me here.”

“The Chairman, why would he send a student here?”

How should I answer this? (I used to kill things that you could only have nightmares about.)…is not an answer she

might like.

“I used to be in the US Navy.”

“You used to be in the Navy?”

I then stood straight and gave her a salute.

“Lieutenant Commander James Moriarty of the Expeditionary Strike Group 7, at your service ma’am.”

“Eh! No way, you’re really a Navy officer? But you’re so young.”

“I was really good officer.”

“Well, seeing as how you stand your pose I guess you’re not lying to me. Alright, let’s do this together Lieutenant

Commander.”

“Happy to be of service.”

My acting saves me again.

Oh, but technically I’m not lying to her; I did join the Navy once, though it was for infiltration and my ID and ranking we’re fake, makes me feel guilty for tricking her like this.

The awkward atmosphere is gone and now are about to start our search, but seeing her like this is really good, she must trust me now.

“Um…Lieutenant Commander can you please go on ahead of me? I don’t want to be sexually harassed from behind.”

Stolen novel; please report.

“…………………”

Ok maybe a little trust.

About 15 or 20 minutes has passed and we decided to follow the big handed golems from earlier in hoping to find Mr.

Douf’s whereabouts.

“Are you sure you won’t need any weapons?”

“Don’t worry these pickaxes are good enough for me.”

As long as the numbers of golems are about 60 or 80, I’ll be able to fight back with ease.

As we continue to walk the same path the golems went through, Chilton kept asking me questions like “What’s being part of the Navy like?” or “is it true that there are still pirates out in the sea?” Hearing here ask all this questions made me sure that Chilton is a military enthusiast.

But before Chilton finish her new question, I stopped her from talking because I was able to sense the small shaking on the ground.

We both walked quietly and soon found a dome.

But the dome wasn’t important, because we finally found Mr. Douf in the middle while having his hand tied behind him.

Surrounding him are the very same golems who caused the cave-in with additions of the slim golems and the ordinary golems. If I count all of them they would make about a 100 or so.

It’s not like I want more of them to be made and I know it’ll be bad if they are a lot of them, but still…it’s just that their numbers are so disappointing.

“Oh no, this is bad. Look at all of those things. There’s just too many of them.”

Are they? I don’t really see the threat here.

While I ponder on how she could see this as a bad situation, a man in a dark violet robe came out on what seems to be a stone gate, walked close to Mr. Douf.

“Greetings Prf. Dorrel, it’s good to finally meet each other face to face. My name is Mr. Smith.”

“Can’t say the same thing for me though, you’re wearing a mask after all.”

It was a good thing that the dome we are in right now has an echo. Their words are practically in stereo.

“You don’t have to say anything, I know what you want.”

“That’s good; it’ll make things easier for me.”

“I know that you’re after my cute daughter!!!”

“……………”

“……………”

Huh? What? I’m sorry but I was a little shocked for a minute there. What did the dandy man just say?

“Just because my little girl is really cute doesn’t mean you can just take her! I know you can’t hold in your desires because she is so adorable and innocent that you can practically call her and angel—no, a goddess even! But let me tell you this, my little Mabel will always be my daughter!!!”

Wow, that’s a surprise. Never would have thought that Mr. Douf is the over protective type when it comes to his daughter.

“Don’t tell me that this masked man is actually a Pedophile.”

I doubt he would do all of this just to get a little girl though. But we need to forget about that for now and save Mr. Douf, but the question is “How”?

“I, Sky Chilton place you under arrest for not only kidnapping Prf. Douf Dorrel, but for attempting to take a young girl!!!”

…………well, there goes our element of surprise.

She of course jumped out from our hiding place while having her hand pointed at the masked man when she shouted that.

“How in the world did you…No, forget it. Golems take care of this rat for me.”

And now all 100 golems faced towards her, charging.

“Oh, crap…”

After saying that, she took her rifle and started to fire at them.

She was able to take down a few of them, but the slim ones are faster and more agile then the ordinary ones and the big armed golems have tougher bodies.

“There is no way she can take them all down.”

So I to quickly got out and tore down the ones that was about to jump on her.

“So there are more of you.”

“Moriarty, you’re here to.”

“Yeah, the old man sent me here to get you.”

The two big handed golems, who are guarding Mr. Douf, ran towards me then swung their heavy arms.

Their speed isn’t really that great so dodging is a cinch, but I can really get preoccupied with these two, so as I drop down

from the jump I just did, I landed on one of the golem’s right arm.

As it swings its left arm at me, I quickly jump again and use the pickaxe to guide its left hook punch at the other golem’s torso.

*Smash*

But by destroying the other golem, it lost its left arm. Now then, to take this thing down.

With only its right arm, it did a straight punch at me. But I slid down its fist while kneeling and used the two pickaxes to flip myself above the golem, twist my body and finally smash its head.

And with a *Thud* the golem is now unmovable.

I then cut of the rope that binds Mr. Douf’s hands.

Chilton slowly walked back towards us while still firing at the golems.

“Prf. Dorrel, are you alright?”

“I’m fine, a little banged up but fine.”

The masked man then sarcastically clapped and gave us words of praise.

“I’m quite impressed on how you two made it here. But alas, you life will end here. True you may have beaten a few of my golems but that doesn’t mean you can win against them all.”

Is this guy kidding, I didn’t really count them all, but my guess is there about 80 left.

But before I start destroying these soil puppets, I need to clarify something.

“Was it you the one who deleted the videos in the security cameras?”

“………I guess I can tell you about it since you won’t be able to live for long. Yes, it was me. I deleted the scene about the faculty building.”

“Hee…but I guess you didn’t do a great job at it since one of my friends got it. You know the one with the brown colored hair.”

“You mean she was able to get the footage?”

“Hmm? That’s funny; I never mentioned to you once that the one who got back the footage was a girl.”

“You—you tricked me!?”

“Yeah, very easily to.”

That is why villains shouldn’t gloat when they think they’ve won.

But since he already cleared my doubts, I’m sure on who his identity is.

“Since you let that trick slip you, why don’t you just take of the mask off already, it’ll save us the trouble, Prf. Hikens.”

Mr. Douf and Chilton were shocked when I reveled the man under the mask.

“That can’t be, Prf. Hikens knows nothing about this the other side.”

“You might say that Mr. Douf, but when he said that he was only working in papers. He was actually lying about it.”

I then explain to Mr. Douf about his calm being too rough and there is now way that a man who works on papers could ever have them.

Though Chilton is making a face, saying “Who is he again?” while having her hand on her chin.

“And finally, he knows about Robin being a girl even though he’s not supposed to.”

“I’m impressed; you seem to be a clever young man regardless of how you look. You are right, I am Hikens.”

He then removes his mask and gave us a grin. But still, does he really have to talk about how I look like that? That is not cool.

“But why are you doing this Prf. Hikens? Could it be that your really after my cute daughter!?”

He’s really not letting that go, will he?

“Of course not, what I want is what’s under the academy, the underground storehouse where you keep those magical artifacts.”

Magical artifacts? First time I heard about those.

“With those artifacts I could have unimaginable power. I can’t believe you and that stupid chairman wants to lock it up and not even use its powers.”

Oh I get it; he’s the typical cartoon villain. Obsessed with power and rule the world stuff. But I guess I’d be asking too much if he did say something about ruling.

“And with its powers, I can rule the world!”

“Pff…bwahahahahaha!!!”

This guy is really serious! He actually said that! This is…this is…

“Just too hilarious! Hahahahahaha! You’re just like those cliché bad guys in cartoons! Hahahahahaha!!!”

“Wha!? What are you laughing about!? A brat like you would never understand my ambition!”

“Hahahahahaha! Ambition he said! Hahahahahaha! S—such a common dream! Hahahahahaha!”

“Stop laughing at me! Graa! Golems kill this idiot—”

“Wait…hah…let me have a second…hah…hah…ok, sorry for laughing at you. It’s just that you remind me of someone.”

Yeah that’s right. That man had the same ambition as this idiot right here.

“That “someone” also said about getting power and taking over the world, just like you.”

That man from my past did anything to obtain the power he wanted.

“So that’s why seeing you like this, hearing you say the same things he did makes me feel the same thing I had back

then.”

This man is the same; he’s going to take someone important to me.

“IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I WANT TO TEAR YOUR LEGS AND WATCH YOU WRIGGLE ON FLOOR WHILE YOU SCREAM IN FEAR!”

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Hey guys its me ZYLOS101, sorry again i got really busy lately. but don't worry, i don't plan on stopping this series. so don't worry. i just hope there are people who is still reading my story. these are my last word for now. "Let the OPPAI onee-san be with you, in both heart and mind". see you guys next chapter!!!