Chapter 31: Save the Imperial Princess

‘I’m in stealth mode, so they won’t be able to see my identity.’

I simply thought so.

But.

Siren!

As I approached the carriage, a siren suddenly started to sound.

I started to panic, stopping before I could run forward.

What I hadn’t thought of.

Of course, the carriage carrying the Princess might be a little special.

No matter how crude the exterior has become.

One of the most important figures in the Empire is riding in that carriage.

So it might have been natural that magic was cast on it in preparation for various situations.

Bulletproof magic, shock absorption magic, and so on.

And it seems that detection magic was also cast.

Fortunately, my stealth hasn’t been dispelled yet.

“It’s an attack!”

When the siren rang from the carriage, detecting my movement, the knights immediately drew their swords.

But no matter how much they looked around, they couldn’t see me, and they began to unleash their fierce momentum in all directions.

‘Uh…. This isn’t it.’

I broke out in a cold sweat as I watched them immediately enter battle mode.

The situation is not going as I intended.

I had no choice but to hesitate for a moment in the sudden situation.

But.

“Damn it! How did they know!!”

As if they thought their plans had been completely exposed.

The Red Wolf guys who were hiding in the alley suddenly began to appear.

And the knights who discovered them pointed their swords at them.

“Who are you!”

“We have no name to tell you.”

“If you know who’s riding in this carriage, you’ll regret it.”

“Haha. That won’t happen. We know very well who the owner of the carriage is.”

“…Did you target everything?”

“Yes, that’s right. Hand over the Princess. Otherwise, you will see blood.”

“We can’t do that.”

The man who knocked Ed down when he attacked the Academy the other day.

He gnashed his teeth at the knight and threatened him.

But.

‘Why is he so arrogant?’

I was puzzled by the Red Wolf, who seemed relaxed.

Clearly, their level was not so high that they could be knocked down by a single attack from me.

But these are the Golden Knights who protect the Imperial Family.

Clearly, their skills are incomparably stronger than those guys.

The Golden Knights are all skilled people who are said to have the qualifications to become the next Sword Master.

But why are those guys, who are just terrorists, so confident?

‘Do they have something to believe in?’

Why are they so confident?

I can’t predict what their aim is.

Do they believe in their numbers?

Or is there a skilled person who can subdue them all?

“Prepare ‘that’!”

“Understood!”

That?

What on earth are they talking about?

Only questions accumulate.

But the question was answered by the object that appeared soon after.

A person appeared from among them, carrying something on his shoulder.

‘Why is that here…?’

Something huge, like a bazooka.

I know what it is.

A weapon that the Empire was secretly making.

A mana disruptor.

A person hit by this weapon has all the mana in their body tangled up, making them unable to use proper mana for a while.

It has very powerful performance.

Engineers from the Empire are working hard to develop weapons.

And that.

The stronger the mana and the more mana, the more powerful it is.

Knowing about the mana disruptor.

The person who seemed to be the superior among the knights urgently ordered the other knights.

“That’s…! Everyone, put your mana in your ear-!”

But.

“It’s too late. Fire!”

It seems a little late.

Whoosh!

“Aaaaargh!!”

A formless energy began to fly towards the knights, following the sound of breaking the air.

All of the Golden Knights hit by it began to scream in pain and struggle.

And next to them, I, who is a C-grade mana.

‘…I don’t feel anything.’

I don’t feel anything.

Clearly, I was also included in the attack range and hit.

Perhaps because I have so little mana.

Only a slight wave was felt at the time of the direct hit by the intangible energy.

I didn’t feel anything else.

‘There’s nothing wrong with my mana.’

Unlike the explanation that it interferes with the flow of mana and makes it impossible to use mana for a while.

I could move my mana without any problems.

Could it be that it can’t harm people with little mana?

This is lucky?

…Is it good?

“Kill them all!!”

“Aaaaargh!!”

“Ugh…! Everyone, get a hold of yourselves! We must stop them somehow!”

The guys who noticed that the knights had been hit by their aim began to rush.

Soon, chaos broke out in an instant.

The knights who can no longer use mana.

And the Red Wolf begins to pour magic on them.

It’s a complete mess.

Due to an unexpected variable, the situation is going strangely.

They are holding on somehow now.

But the movements of the knights resisting the incomprehensible power of magic are gradually slowing down.

And the situation is getting worse and worse.

‘At this rate….’

It’s dangerous.

Should I evacuate the Princess?

Countless thoughts crossed my head.

I saw one of the attackers approaching the carriage far away.

Seeing that, I quickly ran towards it.

And just before he tried to pull the carriage door.

“Gack!”

I struck the back of the neck of the guy who was trying to approach the carriage.

Soon, his body went limp as if he had fainted.

My stealth was dispelled by the attack just now.

But I’m not panicking.

I prepared a helmet in advance just in case.

Admiring my own preparation.

I opened the carriage door.

“Who…. Mmph…!!”

“Shh…!”

Anna, who was startled to see me suddenly enter.

I hurriedly reached out and covered Anna’s mouth.

If she makes a sound, the guys will notice.

I ended up acting somewhat coercively.

Now the panicked Princess’s resistance may become a little stronger.

I was about to worrry how to evacuate such a Princess when.

Soon, I could meet Anna’s eyes, who were staring at me blankly without any resistance.

“…?”

I was rather embarrassed by the unexpected reaction.

Why isn’t she resisting?

‘Is she scared…?’

It might be.

Even though she is a Princess, she is still an Academy student.

So I had the thought that maybe she was afraid of fear now.

This makes it a little easier to move.

I hurriedly took my hand off Anna’s mouth and grabbed her wrist and tried to get out of the carriage.

But.

“Fire Ball.”

“…!”

I hurriedly ducked at the sound of a magic spell suddenly heard.

Soon, a hot sensation brushed past my face.

And.

Boom!

“Aaaargh!!”

A scream of pain heard from behind.

I froze in the posture of holding her wrist.

And I came back to my senses at the sight of Anna looking at me from the side.

Clearly, she shouldn’t be able to see me because my face is covered by a helmet.

For some reason, I felt like I could see my face beyond the helmet.

Come to think of it, the Princess is a second-year student, one grade above me.

It is obvious that she has learned more and experienced more than me.

The magic just now.

The power was quite brutal to be called a normal Fire Ball.

‘Isn’t this person stronger than me?’

Such a thought suddenly crossed my head.

Maybe I didn’t even need to step in like this.

I began to think that Anna, with her level of skill, might be able to solve this crisis with her own ability.

But that’s not important right now.

I felt her gaze staring at me and took her out of the scene urgently.

The sound of the battle still going on far away was getting farther away.

Leaving that sound behind, I began to roll my complicated head.

I can’t understand the situation at all.

Seeing her cast magic on the attacker right away, she understands her situation roughly.

The problem is.

‘Why is she following me obediently?’

The thing I can’t understand is why she’s following me without any resistance.

Clearly, she shouldn’t know who I am because I’m wearing a helmet.

But I wonder why she doesn’t show any vigilance towards me, who is unknown.

“Excuse me.”

“…?”

I stopped walking at Anna’s voice suddenly speaking to me.

When I stopped walking and looked at her, Anna blinked her round eyes and asked me.

“But where are we going now?”

“…….”

I silently raised my finger.

An old mansion far away.

My destination is right there.