Trust Makes It Possible
Several tens of minutes had passed since Leje began her battle.
"Tch...!!"
Thanks to her struggle, the damage to the surroundings had stopped spreading, but Leje wasn't happy with the current situation.
-Clang!!
"Why is it so hard!?"
She showed a bewildered reaction as she looked at the sword that had bounced off with the sound of metal ringing.
It was only natural, as the hardness of the magical beast's shell was so outrageous that it made her want to call it foul play.
Even amidst the fierce battle, the only damage the magical beast had sustained was a slight chipping of its outer shell.
For her, who had only heard stories about magical beasts, the one before her eyes was clearly demonstrating what kind of creatures they truly were.
At this rate, the fight would never end.
"Annoying…"
Muttering in a low voice, she adjusted her grip on her sword and took a stance.
[Grooooowl-!!]
At the same time, the magical beast let out a heavy roar and charged straight towards her.
The sight of the magical beast trampling everything in its path.
It was a scene that would have sent an ordinary person fleeing in terror.
However, Leje stood her ground, not moving a single step.
If she moved out of the way, the County would suffer that much more damage.
Thinking that she couldn't bear to watch that happen, Leje tightened her grip on her sword.
And, the moment the magical beast reached right in front of her.
-Crackle!!
At the same time she tried to swing her sword, a huge wall of ice sprang up before her eyes.
"Huh…!?"
-Rumble!!
A bewildered voice escaped her lips at the unexpected situation, and a huge tremor was transmitted from beyond the wall as if the magical beast had collided with the ice wall.
"Wh-what is this…"
As she stared at the ice wall in front of her, still unable to grasp the situation,
"Leje!"
"Rudell?"
She turned her head at the familiar voice coming from behind her, and what came into view was none other than Rudell.
"Sorry, did you wait long?"
"You're late! I thought my neck would snap from waiting!"
Shouting like that in response to Rudell's question, she had a faint smile on her lips.
"So, what do I need to do?"
"First, I'm going to lure that thing to the outskirts of the territory. Can you do that?"
"That's easy."
No matter how terrifying a magical beast was, it was still a beast driven by instinct.
Guiding its actions wasn't a difficult task for her.
"And then?"
"I'm going to bury it with a landslide."
"Landslide? Ah…!!"
She made a low groan, realizing his intentions after a moment of puzzlement at Rudell's words.
Within the Kingdom…
No, the Blade Ring Mountains, one of the five largest mountain ranges on the continent.
If a landslide were to occur in such a place, its power would be unimaginable.
However…
"By the way, are you sure about this? If we're not careful, it won't end with just one or two villages, you know?"
"Of course, we have to evacuate everyone! Let's move quickly! We don't have time!"
Rudell answered her question in a hurried voice and reached out his hand towards Leje.
As Leje took his hand and the two were about to move…
-Crack!!
[Oooooh-!!]
The magical beast, breaking through the giant ice wall, let out a low roar as it looked at them.
They couldn't understand the magical beast's language, but they could clearly sense the emotion in its gleaming eyes.
It was none other than rage.
"Run!!"
"Run!!"
Watching the scene, the two shouted almost simultaneously and started running…
[Grooooowl-!!!]
The magical beast roared and began to chase after them.
* * *
The two began heading towards the outskirts of the County to lure the magical beast.
"…Kill me."
"Absolutely not! I'm going to tease you about this forever!"
Naturally, it wasn't long before Rudell was on Leje's back as they traversed the County.
Even with his body strengthened by magic, Rudell's physical abilities were only slightly above that of an ordinary person.
He wasn't at a level where he could shake off the magical beast on his own.
Furthermore, he had to conserve his magic for the plan.
These factors combined to create the current situation.
[Grooooowl-!!]
Meanwhile, the magical beast was chasing closely behind them with a roar.
The sight of it trampling and overturning everything in its path was truly nothing short of a natural disaster.
"Uh… I think it's getting closer?"
"Really? I don't know?"
An uneasy voice escaped Rudell's lips as the magical beast got closer, but Leje responded as if it were nothing.
Meanwhile, the distance between the magical beast and the two continued to shrink…
"It's getting closer! It's getting closer! Hello, Lady Leje!?"
"Ahahaha!!"
Only when the magical beast caught up right behind them in an instant, causing Rudell to shriek in terror, did Leje burst into laughter and widen the distance again.
"You really!!"
"I'm going to be serious now!"
Responding to Rudell's loud shout, Leje started to pick up the pace once more.
"Sigh…"
Playing around even in this situation.
It was quite a predicament for Rudell, but what could he do?
He was partly responsible for her personality in the first place, so he couldn't blame anyone else.
Just like that, Rudell continued to traverse the County on Leje's back for a while.
"Where do we go now?!"
"That way! See that village over there!?"
In response to Leje's question, Rudell pointed to a village located far away, at the foot of the Blade Ring Mountains.
The village, devoid of any human presence, was a pioneer village newly established as the County began to be developed.
The villagers had already been evacuated to a safe place.
In other words, it meant they could destroy it to their heart's content without worrying about casualties.
"Heave-ho!!"
Leje jumped over the village's wooden fence in an instant and let Rudell down…
"So? How are you going to cause a landslide?"
"Let's see… It should be here…"
As Leje spoke while watching the magical beast approaching from afar, kicking up dust, Rudell took out the bag he was carrying at his waist.
What emerged from his bag were cannonballs used for cannons.
"Cannonballs? We don't have a cannon here."
"Of course not, I couldn't carry that all the way here."
It wouldn't have been difficult with shadow magic, but it wasn't time to reveal it to her yet.
Besides, Rudell had a more reliable method.
"Then what are you going to do?"
"What else? I'll go up there myself and detonate them. Can you buy me some time?"
"What!? What am I supposed to do then!? Get swept away by the landslide!?"
Leje exclaimed in surprise at his words.
Even with her superhuman physical abilities, facing a landslide head-on was extremely dangerous.
However, there was no other way in this situation.
"Of course you have to avoid it."
"You know, you haven't forgotten that I'm a princess of the Dukedom, have you?"
"You act like such a tomboy that I forget sometimes."
"Just you wait."
Glaring at Rudell, who spoke nonchalantly, Leje let out a short sigh and drew her sword from her waist…
[Grooooowl-!!]
At the same time, the magical beast arrived, collapsing the village's wooden fence, and roared at them.
"Go quickly! I'll take care of things here!"
"I'll leave it to you!"
With Leje's shout, Rudell's body began to float into the air, and in an instant, he soared above the mountain range.
As his figure gradually became a small dot, Leje turned her head and looked at the magical beast.
"Well, since it's come to this, let's see this through to the end…"
A reckless plan that might even cost her life.
But despite that, she felt no fear.
'Rudell will find a way.'
He would never let her get hurt.
Leje had that conviction.
"I'll make you pay for this later."
How dare he make a princess of the Dukedom do this?
Even if he gave her the entire County, it wouldn't be enough compensation.
She would definitely make him pay for this.
Muttering to herself with no one to hear, she made up her mind.
"But before that… I need to take care of this, right?"
Then, raising her head, she pointed her sword at the magical beast glaring at her and shouted.
"Since it's come to this! Don't even think about leaving here alive!"
[Grooooowl-!!]
And at that moment.
As if responding to her shout, the magical beast roared and charged straight towards her.
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