Magic Of Mana Book 1: The First Tragedy
Chapter 7: Ogre and Centaur (Part 1)

Chapter 7 (Part 1)

Ogre and Centaur

“Aaah..!” Shumi involuntarily screamed as a sizable hot child plunged deeply into the upper left arm of one of the ogres he saw.

Shumi immediately shut his mouth and realized that his hiding will be discovered. Shukoi also directly helped him duck to keep him out of sight.

“I'm sorry!” shumi said softly to Shukoi who answered him with just a nod.

“Man?!” said one of the creatures, either the ogres or something that attacked them because this time, Shumi and Shukoi still ducked to be invisible. There was also a groan of pain with a different, rounder and louder voice.

Shukoi and Shumi peeked back slowly. They saw the ogres walking backwards as if frightened, including the one hit by the arrow that was now holding his injured hand. Located about ten meters away, there is also a creature that is no longer foreign.

He was a horse, but on the part that should be the neck, even the shape of half the body over humans. The face of the creature is also very human-like, only the earlobe taper up, has two small horns on its head. Overall, the size was also twice as large as an ordinary horse.

“Centaur?!” ask Shumi slowly. His eyes were astonished but also reflected astonishment, “why did he attack the ogres? Are they food?”

“No idea, Miss! But he realizes we're around here, get ready!” answer Shukoi.

“You guys, ran here because you wanted to protect the humans? Since when are you guys like that? It is only fitting that you dare to oppose us!” centaur said as he walked closer towards the Ogres.

The ogres were a little confused and frightened. They were indeed preparing with their weapons that resembled a huge mace from a log, but his gestures were only to bluff. They also continued to retreat vigilantly until their position was parallel to Shumi's current position but their distance was still quite far.

“Excuse.. We...” said one of the ogres standing to the left of the injured ogre.

“Heh?!” centaur replied mocking “apology means death! At least one of you should pay for it!” He took out a large sword whose blade width grew from the base to the end. The shape is also curved. Very shiny and there are ornamental carvings on the tip of the sword.

The Ogres looked increasingly frightened. They continued to walk backwards, until the bamboo grove, which was as dense as the bamboo grove that was where Shumi was hiding, stopped their steps. Now their position is on the right of Shumi, while Sang Centaur is still on his left side.

“You till when you run, huh?!” centaur said again, he is ready to attack.

Shumi didn't want this to happen. “Shukoi! We have to stop this!” abugn.

At first Shukoi looked like she wanted to resist, but she undoed her intentions. “Good, Miss!” abugn. He then removed his twin katana.

“I'll try to stop the step first!” said Shumi who was also preparing with his arrow. He stood up and ran to his right, as his gaze was unobstructed by the bamboo grove, he quickly returned to concentrate and pulled his bow, “Wind Respiratory Technique: Circle Blow!”

The arrow shot rapidly along with the whirlwind in the direction between the centaur and the ogres. This made them all shocked, but only the Centaur reacted. He raised his horse's legs up front and his human hands folded trying to protect his face.

Shuuut…! Small tornadoes are created and the centaurs and ogres are pushed back. The bamboo grove held the large body of the ogre until it curved almost broken because of their body weight, while the centaur pushed back to about 5 – 6 foot steps of his horse.

Not completely gone are the wind tornadoes from Shumi, Shukoi quickly tried to attack the centaur from his left side. He wanted to disarm the Centaur. “Soil Breathing Techniques: Strong Impact!” shukoi said as he jumped up high and struck the centaur sword with his katana.

The unprepared centaur released its sword grip and the weapon bounced to its right quite a distance away and lay on the ground. He also went back and forth slightly due to the effect of the Shukoi attack. But, he didn't collapse. He instead tried to strike back at Shukoi who was still floating in the air. His right fist slid towards Shukoi.

Shukoi had predicted the attack. He managed to avoid the punch by turning so that his body retreated and the centaur punch only shot a few inches from his body, hitting the air. As soon as he landed, Shukoi immediately jumped to his right, securing the weapon that the Centaur had dropped earlier.

Shumi ran and jumped forward, blocking the increasingly frightened Ogres and still sitting among the broken bamboo groves. “We are human beings who do not feel a connection with these ogres!” abugn.

Centaur. “If you have no relationship, why bother me?!” abugn.

“Because you want to kill them! What's their fault?” Shumi replied with a rather high tone as well, “they have given up and apologized? Are they murderers too?”

“Ti..no! We... not a killer!” cut the Ogre to the left.

“Ka..we are not evil!” the Ogre is the far right.

“Centaur wants us dead!” add the Ogre who is on the right of the injured Ogre.

“We just don't want to work anymore!” said the wounded Ogre.

“It seems obvious, Nona”, said Shukoi, “centaur enslaves the Ogres!”

“Aren't you supposed to have your own herd?” shumi asked the centaur, “why are you interrupting the other herd?”

“Looks like you guys aren't from Space, huh?” the centaur asked back, ignoring Shumi, “where are you?!”

“It doesn't matter where we are from! We just want you to go let those Ogres go free!” shukoi replied starting to get emotional as her opponent was getting disrespectful to the Princess.

“Ha..ha..ha...” Centaur's laughter is very big, “you don't know huh? We at Centaur already have the right to establish our own settlements in exchange for our devotion to the Space Kingdom! So, enslaving weaker creatures is prevalent!”

For some reason, Shumi felt burning hearing this. But, he was still trying to hold back his emotions. “What did you give to the Ogres you made slaves of?” abugn.

“V chance to live! I think it's worth it! Ha..ha.ha..” replied the Centaur, “stupid creatures like them, just need to eat, **** and sleep! Ha..ha.ha...”.

Shumi turned her body. He looked at the Ogres one by one who were still very frightened and said, “do you guys have the option of not working on them?”

“Ti.no, No.na!” replied Ogre who was on the right of the injured ogre.

“Since birth, we've been told to work, Miss! We do not know our parents,” added ogre on his right.

“We want to be free, Miss! We are always tortured! We're sick!” the wounded Ogre.

“Our friends are dying a lot, Miss! We don't want to die, Miss!” add ogre to his left.

Shumi turned her body back. His gaze is sharp now. “You heard that?” ask him at Centaur.

“Unfortunately, no! Ha..ha.ha...” Centaur replied lying, “you are not from the Space Country, you better be my slave! You are also beautiful, miss! You're gonna love this big body of mine! Aha.ha..ha...”.

Shukoi was about to act, but Shumi gave the code with her hand. Both of them are now very annoyed with this Centaur. Then, Shumi took her arrows.

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