Seirei Gensouki Konna Sekai De Deaeta Kimi Ni
My closest picture is of Latifa
My closest picture is of Latifa
After taking a glimpse of the girl's blade, Rio twisted his body at once.
But, the girl's arm suddenly spun like a snake, from the small slit of light armor, the blade pierced into the side of Rio's stomach.
「!!!」
Rio unintentionally frowned when he felt an edged tool enter his body. [KLT: ⁇ 、 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ 。。。。。。]
He directly pushed the girl away along with his knife, extracted from the stomach of Rio's side. Traces of blood sprayed onto the green cloth.
After confirming that he was separated from the girl, he also made a step back to keep his distance, so that he could face the girl's attack.
After she was pushed away, the girl's attitude was shattered; her face which had been hidden by the hood was finally revealed and her appearance could be seen.
Rio was stunned when he saw the fox ears growing from the girl's head.
（Communismi!?） [TL: sorry it's actually "Beastman", I can't help myself]
He was shocked by the beastman, whom he had seen for the first time. Rio felt that the place he was stabbed at was not too painful, but he felt a sort of smoldering sensation all over his stomach.
（Is this ...... poison?）
He immediately noticed that the knife was smeared with poison.
Maybe it's a quick-acting poison.
Before the poison circulated throughout his body, he began to heal and detoxify with spirit arts by touching the diseased part with his hands.
Even though the girl waited for Rio to be unable to move and die, she instead became astonished, seeing Rio's complexion getting better and better. He immediately ran towards her with full force.
(Very fast!)
The girl's running speed even surprised Rio.
The speed of the girl was the fastest Rio had ever seen.
Even if each knight used their 『Body Strengthening Magic (Hyper Physical Ability)』 there might still be a match.
He himself did not have the luxury to say that because he could still feel the discomfort in the place where he was stabbed.
He unleashed his magical power to eliminate killing intent, released by the girl, and strengthen his body and physical abilities at the same time. Rio then jumped horizontally, towards the girl.
The girl also changed her direction after him.
Rio threw his throwing knife; he aimed at the girl's feet as he ran at her, trying to shorten their distance.
The girl then jumped up to avoid the discarded knife, and grabbed a comfortable tree branch. Just like that he nimbly made an acrobatic twisting motion upwards, then stood on the top of a tree.
This time it was Rio's turn to jump and close their distance.
Like a sudden gust of wind, he dashed towards her at full force.
Dazed by her actions, the girl's hand went inside her robe, took out three throwing knives from inside and then threw them at Rio.
Rio pulled his sword from its scabbard and used it to fend off all the knives like bullets thrown by the girl, then returned the sword to its sheath again after that. [TL: IAI???]
The girl quickly got off the branch, where she had a bad footing, doing so to avoid a direct confrontation with Rio.
Rio jumped from the top of the tree to the girl; a leap that produced enough power to kill her. [KLT。。。。。。
After breaking the branch to kill the momentum, just like that, Rio continued to fall below.
Incidentally, after she landed on the ground, the girl thrust her knife as she got closer to Rio.
Even if he was only grazed a little by the poison, it was enough to eat away at his life.
While he was fending off the girl's blade, Rio retaliated by hitting his chin with the bottom of his palm. [TL: SERIOUSLY, DON'T DO THIS AT RL BECAUSE YOU CAN PRODUCE SOMEONE WITH TI!!!]
The girl, however, dodged Rio's palm by shifting her head.
（Learnest. He is still a child but his physical abilities are very different from humans.）
Rio admired the strength of this girl even as he fought in the battle against her.
Although she did not think that she would be defeated, the girl's physical ability rivaled even Rio, with his physical abilities being strengthened.
（However, the movement is still rough.）
From that fact, he became convinced that he would not lose.
（No, it's just my price ....）.
No victory or defeat is guaranteed in battle.
Rio vaguely thought that he would not be defeated as long as he was equipped with the ancient spirit arts and martial arts he forged in his previous life. [TL: Editor-san please look for "kobujutsu" ( ⁇ ), I still don't know what kind of style it is?] [ED: it looks like the martial arts style uses weapons like staff, tonfa and nunchucks]
Practically speaking, the advantages of possessing spirit arts were enormous.
However, as if waiting for that carelessness, a knife pierced towards him.
A sudden attack was meaningless, even if it was done with more force than before. [TLC: This section is still confusing, though, please help me fix it -> ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ 。] [ED: he said "sudden attacks are meaningless even if I don't release my power"]
In order to gain a certain victory, the girl's movement took precedence. He observed it in great detail, so Rio was accurately prepared for it when the girl stabbed with his knife.
Rio fended off the girl's attack with his bare hands the entire time, and then started to counterattack. [TLC: sorry, confused again–> 、 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ 。。。]
Little by little the girl started to get herself cornered.
Eventually the gap between their real abilities became increasingly visible.
Rio made sure not to, to the best of his ability, use an attack that could accidentally kill him.
If he used spirit arts, the fight would end a long time ago.
—-
「!!!」
Little by little impatience appeared on the girl's face.
Perhaps the girl also vaguely understood that she was no match for Rio.
Out of impatience, the girl launched an attack, aimed at Rio's heart.
「UGA!」
However, Rio dodged that by twisting his body slightly, and hitting the girl's stomach with the palm on his right hand.
A dull scream came out from the girl's mouth. When her senses swayed and her balance was broken, Rio, with his left hand, pushed the girl's head from right to left. [ED: One-two, right and left shot take and throw.]
「GAH」
The girl's body slammed hard into the ground.
Disarming the knife in his hand, Rio turned around and applied the key together. [ED: Can someone rewrite this into a better sentence.]
The girl tried hard against her limits, until she knew that she really could not move her body.
"Stop there. Can you understand my words? 」
[ED: ⁇ is used by police, a prefix for anyone to stop someone because they are doing some action, such as fighting, bluffing, etc. To be used in a bad sense. In a good sense, it's like saying we get the job done here.]
Rio said that while pushing all his weight onto the girl's body and both his hands.
「Hii, Hii, Shark, uuuuuuuu, Higuuuu」 [TL: She cried, just for information, and of course not R *pe]
Then his face changed, as if he was afraid of something, he swung, kicked, and struggled while his entire body shivered; it was like he was going crazy. The girl then cried.
「UGUUU ..................... u」....
As if the trauma was triggered, the sobs of the girl increased almost to a scream.
「Oi. Calm yourself"
Rio tried to calm her down, because she was panicking too much.
"UU UU. Nah! Let ... Release！ S, stop! 」[ED！ derived from hanashite which means to release.]
The girl could not speak well, Rio clicked his tongue.
Lying the girl face down, she hit the back of her neck using her hands, one time, and then she lost consciousness. [TL: wait, what are you going to do with that loli?]
「........ What kind of environment was he raised in? 」
He said that while suspicion arose in him, and looked at the girl who had fainted.
Unlike his cold heart like a machine in battle, it was hard to believe that his emotions would become unstable.
It seemed like he had become extremely afraid of something as he held it back.
"It's…………………"
Rio noticed something about the girl's collar.
「Care of Obedience ...................... does he ......................a slave?」
The Collar of Obedience was a magic tool worn on a slave.
It was difficult for a slave attached to that thing to go against his master's orders.
The so-called 'desire to obey something ordered to them' would appear; trying to go against the order was futile. When enchanted with a special spell, intense pain would run through the body of a slave.
Magic for releasing magic it is called 『Relieving Magic * (Relieving)』, advanced magic that is difficult to learn. It is a grave crime to use it without the permission of the owner. [TL: got a better name for this?]
Also, the equipped person could not personally let go.
It was that kind of magical tool.
The way the girl started crying was strange.
Maybe she actually did not have some kind of extreme trauma, that was what Rio thought. [Maybe she has extreme trauma to shoot at like that, that's what Rio thought.]
However, if he was allowed to move freely, perhaps he would try to fulfill his master's orders, and try to kill Rio a second time.
He sighed while feeling annoyed, Rio took the rope from his bag, and tied the girl's hands and feet. [TL: Bondage???]
He moved the girl to take the knife from her waist, shook the girl, then waited for her to get up. [After taking the knife from his waist and pointing at him, he shook the girl, and then waited for the woman to wake up.]
「Nn ........................n! ？ 」
After noticing Rio, he reacted and started to move.
However, he then noticed that his body could not move; frantically began to open the rope.
Showing a knife, Rio looked into his eyes from a close distance.
「Nn !」
It seemed like he could now have a conversation that he could not previously have.
It was still the same, there was no light in those eyes; it did not mean that he was losing his mind.
「Have you woken up？ If you don't want to die/want to live, answer my question. If the answer is "yes", nod your head. Don't say anything if it's “Not” 」
Nonchalantly saying that to her, her hand held her neck; rio started observing the actions of the girl.
From the start, the girl really had nothing to say to Rio. [Since the beginning, Rio thought the girl might not be telling the truth.] [That is when the answer is yes, he will instead be silent instead of nodding.]
His actions are precisely because of that.
Knowing that her actions were obvious, the girl looked at Rio and became frightened.
—-
「You're a slave, right?」
「…………」
「Is your master the royal lord Bertram?」
「…………」
「You came to kill me on the orders of that person?」
「…………」
The girl kept quiet.
Finally, Rio had heard all the things he wanted to hear. The girl had no other use.
(Now, what to do with this girl afterwards?)
「......... Do you want to be freed from slavery?」
After a while, Rio said that while sighing.
「……」
It was only for a moment, but the girl's disciple regained his light. Rio's not left behind.
"Rubber."
The girl looked at Rio, in some ways she was fascinated and kept looking at him.
He did not know Rio's true motive.
「Well, however, after you are freed from slavery, will you still try to kill me?」
「…………」
A brief silence followed that for a while, then the girl shook her head slowly.
The reaction, pulse, eye movements, breath, and sweat of the girl, were all completely under Rio's supervision.
「So ......... After I release you, you will be treated as a runaway slave in the country of the human race, even knowing it? … How about that? 」
The girl was confused and looked at the surroundings restlessly; then, seeing Rio's serious expression, she finally gave a small nod.
After confirming the girl's answer, Rio's right hand held the back of the girl's neck.
A dim light flowed from Rio's hand, then the choker detached from the girl and fell to the ground.
「…………」
The fallen choker is reflected in the girl's eyes.
He's dumbfounded.
And then, moments later, the girl began to move her head to check for sensation from her neck.
「Eh ............, fue, fue, Hiks, hiks, UeEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE」 [TL: for your information, she cried]
Suddenly, the girl cries, knowing that the choker is completely cut off from her.
Rio sheathed his knife, sighing slightly, when he saw this scene.
It had been more than 10 minutes since the girl started crying. Slowly she grew tired of crying, her crying voice stopped.
「Is it okay now?」
Rio called the girl.
The girl was startled, then looked at Rio.
「I will return your knife, even if the poison is gone. It's okay for you to run away after that. 」
Rio said so as he carried out medical treatment to the place that was lightly cut off, then he cut the rope that was holding the girl and let go.
He returned the knife which was the girl's equipment.
「Eh ………? 」
The girl became confused hearing Rio's words.
「I said, you better escape quickly. It seems living in the territory of the human race will only make you experience a harsh life, but that will not happen if you are in the territory of a half-human, right. 」
Rio said the information to persuade the girl.
「You will find the Demi-human region if you move to the east of this place. I would also go east, but unfortunately my clothes were torn. I'll go back to town. We'll split up here. 」
The girl remained stunned after hearing what Rio said.
If the slave collar is still attached to her neck, the girl will probably continue to try and kill Rio.
In that situation, he had to kill the girl
But, it's another matter if he's without a collar.
He'll stop trying to kill her because there's no need.
He let go with such thoughts.
He needed someone to take care of him until he could take care of himself; rio had no intention of doing that.
Rio heard that the beastman tribes had heartwarming feelings towards their brethern.
If that was the case, then he thought that he also needed to make them meet the girl.
After saying that and releasing the girl, Rio returned to Almond city.
There was already no killing intent or malicious intent from the girl, towards Rio.
The girl just stood in a daze, watching Rio leave.
After returning to Almond she bought clothes, then after that she immediately left.
Then he left the highway once again; rio was passing through the forest.
Rio made sure no one could see him, then instantly raised his movement speed.
He dashed forward, weaving his way between the gaps between the trees. Suddenly, Rio's movement came to a halt.
"…………… ."
Facing that person, who had been following him since a while ago, Rio called out to surprise that person.
In that place was a fox girl who had been following him since a while ago.
He was a little surprised by her calling him, but still showed himself.
—-
"What's the problem?"
Rio asked what business he was doing with her. [ED: ⁇ in the anime sense, do you need me for something.]
「E, erm, Come, go, to the east, together …….. ..
Rio was stunned for a moment by the girl's words.
Even though she had trouble speaking, Rio could understand what she was saying.
However, Rio could not understand his intentions.
Why would the girl say something like that.
Did, incidentally, he mistake me for a good person?
Rio considered that.
「Listen here, I am not helping you with good intentions. I'm not taking you either. 」
He said that to correct the girl's misunderstanding.
It was also because he felt reluctant to kill her.
He did not want to take that sin.
From such selfish reasons, he let go of the girl.
To him, that was all there was.
「…………… .Let's go together, desu」 [ED: I tried to make a smaller font (size 11) to show a smaller sound]
The girl said that with a barely audible voice.
Rio could actually hear what he just said, and sighed a little.
「I'm a human being, you know. And selfish at the time. Aren't you afraid that I might be the same as those who made you like a slave? 」
Hearing Rio's words, the girl shook her head.
「A unpleasant feeling ……… .I can't feel it, sesu. Funny smell*, too, don't have 」[TL: it's called estrus smell in Mushoku Tensei, and Rudy is often owned by the beast race because of it]
The girl said that while pointing towards Rio.
When he heard the strange smell, it made him slightly doubtful. It seemed to be the foundation for the girl's trust in Rio.
「After all, I can't take you to beastman.」
He said that while puzzled; the girl's desire was stronger than he thought.
That was definitely not an excuse for despair.
Many Beastman tribes hated the human race because of the way humans treated their brothers as slaves.
If Rio went to that place along with a girl from the beast tribe, he could easily imagine the chance he had called a foreign enemy.
「Nah, up to that place, let's go ................................... desu.」.
The girl said that, in some ways she was very hopeful for it.
The girl lived her life in slavery until now.
He wanted to be released from slavery.
For most of her life, the girl had been used to taking orders from someone.
Now that he's released, he doesn't know what to do.
The girl walked aimlessly inside the forest while Rio was back in the city. When Rio left the city, he was somehow able to sense it and follow it from behind.
While scratching his head with his left hand, Rio sighed a little and then spoke in a resigned tone.
「…….. Then do what you like. But, I will take another route once we arrive at the beastman territory. Understood it? 」
Compared to him following her from behind like this, it seemed like moving together was the best course of action. Just like that, Rio decided to accept traveling together with the girl, while creating a half-hearted reason in his heart. [TL: NEW TYPE OF TSUNDERE ..
"GOOD"
The girl bowed while still confused.
While he was doing that, Rio confirmed the girl's appearance.
He was covered by a green robe that was large enough to hide his entire body within; part of it was to store different types of equipment inside.
「Do you bring food and water？ How about a blanket?」
He confirmed whether he carried the minimum requirement.
「I've, accept, a little food. Water takes from the river. I got this, for the blanket, desu. 」. [TL: for your information, he spoke in broken sentences, the explanation will come after the ark 2 main story ends]
The girl said that while wagging her robe.
Rio sighed because of what he saw. [TL: very bad loli]
That is reasonable because the amount of provisions will not be enough for the trip.
「Understood. I'll take care of your food and water. Now, this is our concern, I wonder if I need to return to that city once again ............ 」..
Although he thought it was annoying to go back and forth to the same place, since he was the one who allowed him to travel with him, it seemed natural for him to take care of him as well. [TL: -_- ']
「Wait a minute here. I'll buy your needs in that city. Let's see, wait for me for an hour. Understood it? 」
He said that while also giving instructions to the girl.
After the girl gave her confirmation while timidly nodding her head, Rio then started to turn towards Almond.
「Ah, that's right, what's your name?」
As if it had just suddenly come to him, he stopped and then asked the girl's name.
「Latifa」 [TL: in katakana– ( ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ > Ratifa)]
"I saw. I'm Rio. It's nice to meet you. Latifa. 」