Seirei Gensouki Konna Sekai De Deaeta Kimi Ni
[Savior]
[Savior]
Part 1
Some time before, Rio came to the center of the chaos of odo and mana, on his way to the Bertram Kingdom.
But, since it had been a little over an hour since the phenomenon had occurred, he was unable to find anyone in that place.
Rio spread his gaze, observing his surroundings.
After which, he found a slight trace of weeds being stepped on.
There was someone in this place before.
There were three footprints, and it seemed to be a mix of women and children according to its size.
He was heading in the opposite direction to the forest.
「Ke that way to the highway ..... Are they heading there? 」
(What just happened in the Strahl region)
(The remains of the odo disturbance and mana due to the large-scale activation of magic are completely clear in this place)
(Did it have some kind of connection with the light pillar from a while ago)
The strange anxiety that he could not describe with words made Rio trace those footprints.
There's a highway beyond this point.
He found traces of land being trampled by horses along the way.
It seemed that the people who were moving in this direction met a human who was riding a horse.
There was no trace of battle, the three of them went to the highway with horses just like that.
Rio followed the footprints further, although he soon arrived at the highway, as the highway was trampled, he could not even judge which direction they would go from the footprints.
「…………」
After which he clicked his lips slightly, after making sure that there was no one around him, Rio flew high in the sky with spirit arts.
After that he found several coaches far ahead of him on the highway.
The group of trainers moving forward on the highway were divided into two groups.
Perhaps just by chance, the three who were at the center of Odo and Mana's disorder ride in one of those coaches.
Perhaps because he was worried that if he just left, he decided to chase after them.
(Where should I go?)
When it came down to the ground again, leaving a 50% probability, he approached one of the sofa groups.
After that, he chased after one of the two in just two minutes.
From the look of the boys and girls riding on the carriage being carried around, Rio guessed in an instant that the one who sent this was the slave merchant.
Perhaps the armed group surrounding him was a mercenary convoy.
His ominous premonition grew stronger, Rio decided to talk to the people who spread out like a convoy of bodyguards.
「Ha ~ h, what do you want?」
Noticing Rio's figure getting closer, he spoke to the seemingly-leader man of the convoy, somehow being cautious.
「Sorry. I'm looking for people. Did you happen to meet three people who moved together in this place about an hour ago? 」
For now, Rio made a non-hostile plea.
「Oh？ Three people moving together? 」
The group representative replied while pretending not to know.
The man looked at Rio's body.
He was a little perplexed when he realized that it was Rio's intricate sword design peeking out from the gap of his long coat.
And that was how he looked at Rio's sword with skinny eyes.
Rio increased his vigilance.
「We didn't meet them -」
When the man looked back at Rio face and tried to pretend not to know.
「S-Save us!」
The voice of a girl shouting at his intelligence resounded.
The man slightly clicked his lips and looked towards the girl.
Rio also looked towards the origin of the voice with a confused face.
There was a black haired girl.
By his side was a confused black-haired boy.
Rio's eyes opened wide in an instant, and instantly looked back at the man -.
「..... Yes, he's the one I'm looking for. I'm wondering why you put it together with the clave coach? 」
So he asked while sending out a piercing cold gaze.
Rio's intuition was almost precise, based on indirect evidence, they metastasized.
状況 証 拠 か ら し て あ の の の の の し て て の の の の の の 間 違 違 い な な い い い の の の 感 感 感 感 感 感 感。
More than anything, the words that came out of the girl were proof of that.
The language does not exist in this world, right, it is Japanese.
「Ah, Ha ~ h, we can not understand their language, so we protect them from getting lost. Unfortunately we have no space left for anyone other than among the slaves 」
While overwhelmed by the sudden change in Rio's atmosphere, the man replied in a voice without consideration.
「Why is he asking me to save him now?」
He asked while facing towards the man with a sharper line of sight.
After that, the man showed a dirty face.
「Che, so you understand their words. Looks like you really searched them 」
The man said that without feeling ashamed.
Rio then —–.
「Then, can you also release the boy next to the girl?」
He said that while looking at the man.
The man then blinked his eyes at the other man to signal and they started to release a dangerous atmosphere.
「Ha ~, how to do again because you witnessed our criminal acts ……. . 」
While saying those words that looked like a threat, as he tried to unsheatheathe his sword, a thick killing intent that had been spewed from Rio.
All of his viscous killing intent pointed towards the person he met.
「!!!!! ？ 」
He's gonna kill me.
That was what the man felt at that moment, as his body was unable to make the slightest movement.
Just like that when Rio's hand touched the hilt of his sword, the man's body trembled little by little.
It's bad .
His skills are far above ours.
I made a mistake in dealing with him.
He's no ordinary brat.
He'll kill me if I make suspicious moves.
He'll kill me if I talk nonsense.
He'll kill me if I show hostile intent.
He can't not think like that.
Section 2
「Besides you, I never thought that you would snatch slaves other than using the normal route *」
Rio changed his tone as he spoke to the man who was being silenced.
By doing that, Rio will become a slave thief.
Rio did not want to commit a serious crime by releasing the unknown slave.
「I just want you to obediently hand over the two slaves kidnapped by you. You know that, right? 」
Rio continued to say those words with an indifferent voice and a cold smile.
「T-But. We also have our jobs. Don't think that we'll just obediently hand it over 」
The man squeezed his voice to answer with a trembling body.
Even though he had lived through the battlefield, now the man was terrified because he felt a fear that he had never experienced in his life.
But, out of pride at her own work, she frantically tried to reject him.
「Slave abduction is a true illegal act. Doesn't that mean you also commit illegal acts during work? 」
「A-Isn't that something often happy?」
「Yes. That is something that happens often 」
Rio approved the man in an instant with an emotionless voice.
That's right, it's not something unusual.
The strongest survival.
The people who obey the rules are only limited to where their power reaches, beyond that, power is the law.
The weak have no right to say anything before the very strong.
Even Rio knew about that.
「Although so, I hate the concept of it」
「A-what's up with it. Are you trying to act like a hero？ Something like that is obsolete. If it is you, there are ways to make your life more comfortable. If you like, how about joining us？ 」
「You keep talking like that since a while ago. I have said it correctly. I came to this place because I have an obligation to save both 」
"Hehehe …… . . As you said 」
「If you know that, then move your ass. Again from this, do you really want me to take them by force by trying to buy time? 」
That last line was the final blow.
The man called out to his subordinates who were on standby near the coach.
「. Oy, unlock it! Release both！ 」
「Vice Chairman-V？ Is it really okay？ If we release them like this, the leader will ……. . 」
The subordinate with the exception of the person they called the vice leader asked in a confused voice as they did not pay attention to Rio's killing intent.
The man was angry at those words.
「Shut up！ YOU IDIOT！ ARE YOU LOOKING FOR DEAD！ C WE ARE MERCENARIES, WE LIVE BY RECEIVING MONEY. AND KNOW WHEN BACK OFF 」
Analyze the strength to know the abilities of their opponents.
It was an indispensable ability to live as a mercenary.
The one who failed to polish that ability could not live long as a mercenary.
Although usually someone who exuded such abilities along with fear had a long experience, some of them possessed this power without even realizing it.
The man knows that.
There were many of them who had plain faces that would endlessly kill people when it became a battle.
Rio was clearly that type.
It was only because of luck that the man realized Rio's strength.
If Rio wanted to kill them, he would do so in one breath before even releasing killing intent.
「If you know that, get them out of the coach!」
「H-Hey!」
Scolded by the man who was summoned as the vice leader, the subordinate man opened the coach's door in panic.
And politely killed Aki and Masato.
By the way, after they got off the coach and were released, they timidly went to Rio.
「Others are not in this group?」
「Yes, because the others will be sold at high price as prostitutes, she went to another route」
The man answered truthfully Rio's question without hiding anything.
Although she would soon know that Miharu was not in this place if she asked Aki and Masato, she was trying to make a good impression for Rio even though it was only a little.
「Are you separated on the highway before coming to this road?」
"G . Right"
After he obtained the necessary information, Rio looked at Aki and Masato as if losing interest in the man. [TL: I really pity that guy [deputy chairman] so I call you "Mercenary B", we'll meet with "Mercenary A" which is even more depressing later]
At that moment, she somehow got deja vu when she saw Aki, although she slightly retreated, she immediately ignored him.
「……. . Let's go . We're running out of time now. There's still others, right? 」
He spoke to the two of them using a rather awkward Japanese.
There was no way he would not save the others after saving both of them.
Instead it will be easier to get a story from a person who was saved due to debt of gratitude.
「EH? Ah, japanese? A stranger? 」
Although Aki seems to understand Rio's words, maybe she mistook Rio as a stranger because of his appearance and wrong speech.
「We will run for a while after this. You, please ride on my shoulder 」
Rio said that to Masato.
「EH? Wouldn't that make us also so ..... 」...
Masato replied with a confused face.
According to Masato's common sense, it was a very inefficient act to execute while bringing others along.
「It's okay, fast. Don't you want to save others? 」
With those words as the trigger, Masato timidly climbed onto Rio's back.
For Masato who was about to enter his growth period after this and Rio who was already at the end of his growth period, since there was more than 20 cm difference in height, the proportion could not be called unbalanced.
"You too . While this may be embarrassing, please be patient 」
After saying that, Rio held Aki.
「Kya ....」.
Aki shouted a little.
Although it looked like a strange spectacle when looking from the side, the men around him stared at them without making fun of them.
「Hold tight, you two. Especially the one in the back, you'll be knocked off if you don't hold me tight. Is that clear? "
「Eh, yes」
Section 3
Being urged by Rio, Masato held tightly to Rio.
After confirming it.
「Uwa!」
「KYA!」
Rio started running in one breath.
The two let out a small shout as his reaction was more than what they had thought.
Aki and Masato were confused by Rio who continued to experience acceleration.
「I've never even heard a rumor about the boy. And his age is more than leader 」
Leaving the place with only teenage slaves and a convoy of mercenaries in the back.
「U-Uhm！ Please tell us, what is this place?」
While continuing to run, Aki asked as she looked at Rio face from a short distance away.
Even though Rio continued to run at an unparalleled speed since sometimes ago, he did not even pant.
He thought that it might be okay even if that was the case, he boldly decided to confirm their current situation.
「This place is Strahl region in Eufilia continent, and currently we are near the national border of the country called Saint Stellar」
Rio gave a proper answer to Aki's question.
「Eh, this place is not Japan?」
Aki displayed a dumbfounded face to the name of that completely unknown country, place, and continent.
「Japan ......
When he uttered the Japanese name in a truly heartwarming tone, Rio gave a full rejection to Aki's question.
「J-Then we're somewhere on earth?」
Aki asked timidly.
That line of sight was filled with emotions as if he was anticipating something.
「Sorry to disappoint you but, this is not earth. 」
But, Rio's reply seemed to tear down that hope.
A dubious expression floated on Aki's face as she couldn't swallow the truth.
「Then, this place is ……. Besides, why are those words …. . 」
Aki muttered with a slightly dumbfounded face.
His voice reached Rio's ears sharpening his senses along with his physical abilities.
But, he pretended he had never heard of it.
Even though he saved Aki suddenly, he wanted to shorten the information inside his head now.
First of all, why are there Japanese in this world.
He really wanted to hear the details about it.
Besides -.
（Why. This child …. ）
The problem was how far he had to get involved with Aki.
From the looks of Aki being a high school student, Masato should be around the fifth or sixth grade of elementary school.
Although he did not know how old the other people who had come with them were, it was a fact that it was impossible to survive when it was suddenly thrown into this world without warning.
The fate that awaits them is to die or become slaves of those who were kidnapped with hatred, it will be one of the two.
（As expected it will leave a bad taste if I leave them like that after I know their story）
There is a teaching, that one needs to care about the other until they can at least take care of themselves.
This would be a matter depending on how far he revealed information about himself including his previous life.
Right now, Rio is hiding his social status.
Although a coup has taken place, Rio was on the wanted list in Bertram kingdom a few years ago.
Although by the time he did not want to return and did nothing but escape, he would have moved in this area for a while after this.
So he had no choice but to do his best to hide his bloodline.
For this reason, he would create a magical tool to change himself.
Although the result was that he would live together with Aki and Masato for a while, there was no need to tell them about his lineage assuming that they would split up sooner or later.
But, if they were going to live long after this, it was better to teach them about it to make it easier.
「…………」
The first is to create an alias for himself maybe the right way of looking at the current situation.
That's what he thinks.
「A-Ano, how can you speak in Japanese?」
While Rio was thinking about such things, Aki had recovered from her confused state and asked that question.
Communication will not occur unless they use Japanese, and information cannot be collected without using Japanese.
Although he could not deny that it was a little troublesome.
Since the talks have gone so far, it may be difficult to fake the reason.
In contrast to the name, it might raise a lot of suspicion if he was lying unskillfully.
Even though he thought of many suitable lies, it might be too suspicious if it was sudden.
Should he lie based on the situation first? .
「……. . That's because I'm used to living in Japan 」
Rio replied after a few seconds of pause.
「Eh, are you used to living in Japan?」
Aki's head was uphill with a curious expression floating on her face.
This is not earth.
But, the young man before him spoke in Japanese, he said that he used to live in Japan.
What it means .
Rio's appearance was at least not like a real Japanese.
Even the color of her hair, she felt that she was a stranger or half at most.
（Is he half that returned to his country?）
Is Aki misunderstanding.
Section 4
「Let's put those talks aside now. By the way, may I hear your name？？
He advanced their conversation as the two passed slightly.
「M-My name is Sendou Aki」
「Sendou Aki's. Aki ……？ 」
Rio looked at Aki face while muttering his name.
「Ah, Yes. Is my name strange？ 」
Aki asked with a slightly red face as she stared at Rio face from a short distance away.
「No, I think it's a nice name」
When Rio retaliated like that -.
「T-Thank you very much ......
Aki's face flushed even further.
「Then, you are behind, what is your name?」
Rio asked for Masato's name which he carried without noticing Aki's change.
「M-My name is Sendou Masato!」
And then, Masato called out his name with a somewhat excited expression.
Perhaps seeing the rapidly changing scenery made him excited.
"I saw . I'm Haruto 」[TL: He said his name in Katakana ( ⁇ ⁇ ), this will be explained later]
「……. . A haruto？ 」
When Rio used his name in his previous life as his alias, Aki's atmosphere changed slightly.
He muttered Rio's name with an inorganic tone.
「……. Is there something with my name？ 」
「Ah, no, not nothing ………. 」
Aki only denied it as she fiercely shook her head.
"I saw……… . You two are brothers. Is that your other sister? 」
「No, we do have an older brother but, uh ~ m, we do, another person who was with us until a while ago was someone who was like an older sister to us despite not having blood relations...」.
「Ups, sorry. Looks like we're after them. Can you wait a minute in this place? 」
While Aki in the middle replied, she was interrupted by Rio.
Rio strengthened the sight of catching the coach moving in a distant place.
Aki might not have seen it and only saw it faintly.
「I'll go to those people. Do women like sisters for you also have black colored hair？ 」
As he paused as if trying to hide behind a medium-sized stone, he then gently let them down.
「You-Yes. Correct . Please save him! 」
「Yes, I'm fine. Please do not move from the stone because it is dangerous. There are no dangerous creatures around but, do not get out of the stone 」
Rio was strictly teaching them with a stern face.
Although it was quite far away, there was a chance that they would see something ugly.
Although he had some precautions against the situation, it was purely thinking about the safety of the two of them.
Although the possibility for it was low, just in case, so that the aggressive living beings flying in the sky did not approach the two who could not defend themselves.
「Understood-U」
"Yes! . 」
Aki and Masato replied in tense voices to Rio's warning.
"Good child . Let's continue our conversation after I return 」
After smiling in relief, Rio left the place leisurely.
Rio's movements were very smooth even looking from Aki's point of view.
It's okay because Rio's going to save them.
Aki's prayer was like unconditional trust.
Departing from the shadow of the rock, Rio approached the highway where the coach was about to pass by.
「Wait a minute?」
Just like that when he was at the coach's arrival point, stopping on the highway and not causing any vigilance on the other party, Rio spoke in a polite tone.
After which, the merchant group stopped their steps.
"What's wrong?"
A big man who seemed to be the leader of the mercenary group looked at Rio from on his horse, he asked in a cold tone.
His muscular body was wrapped in good quality leather armor, and wore cloth armor underneath.
He glared warily at Rio while releasing his glittering sword at his waist.
There is no appearance of someone who takes for granted a child who has not yet grown their hair like the man who faces Rio sometimes *. [TL: Mercenary B, the current man is Mercenary A]
He would directly stab Rio if Rio also unsheathed his sword.
「I heard that you took care of a black haired girl in this merchant group —-」
"What's going on!? "
Coincidentally when Rio tried to break the ice, a man wearing a nice dress appeared while cutting his words.
Perhaps he was the one leading this group of merchants.
Maybe he moved senselessly because he was in a bad mood.
Rio's slightly sighing.
「I heard that you were protecting a black haired girl in your group a moment ago. I was his protector. Thank you for keeping it safe and healthy 」
He said that while showing an expressionless smile.
Rio deliberately used this way of speaking even though it was clear that Miharu was kidnapped by them.
It was an indirect plea to let this matter end smoothly.
If they let him go with just this, or he needed to threaten them like some time ago, the latter was the worst possible way because he did not want to use force.
「...... We don't have a girl like that」
But, the slave merchant calmly pretended not to know.
Squinting his eyes while looking at Rio who was smiling coldly.
Their line of sight meets.
"That's weird . The other two who are under my protection have already been taken by me ……. . If you liked it, would you let me confirm it by looking into the coach? 」
~, Uck, the second from the back .... 」.
When he spoke to her, the slave merchant let out a faint shout.
Glancing at the slave merchant who replied with a trembling voice, Rio walked calmly towards the coach without even showing a trace of vigilance around him.
Or not, because he did not need to raise his vigilance.
Even slave traders who were not martial artists knew that there were many differences in abilities between them.
The man who was killed by Rio was sometimes quite a famous mercenary.
To the extent that he knew that Rio would not even lose even if he faced the other mercenaries together.
And Rio killed that person with a speed that could be said to be "God Speed" to the point that no one around him saw him.
Even those mercenaries could only look in a daze at Rio who was approaching the coach.
Perhaps they knew from their experience as mercenaries about the difference in their abilities more than themselves who were merchants.
The mercenaries who were looking at Rio who was coming towards them stepped back excitedly with pale faces, their thoughts being the same as the slave merchant.
☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★
At that moment Miharu felt an indescribable anxiety.
Suddenly the coach stopped, he quickly felt that the atmosphere around him was becoming heavier.
Even the young girls in slightly dirty clothes circling their bodies near Miharu showed a similar reaction.
Although the smell in the coach was a bit too strong, it was not worrying about him at the moment.
Suddenly, he could hear the sound of one person stepping towards their coach.
The man approached this coach comfortably.
After that, the owners of those steps arrived at their coach.
Miharu's heart rate increased in one go.
When he timidly raised his eyes, a young man stood at that spot.
He moved an uneasy look at the girls staring at the faces of the girls in the coach.
It looks like he's looking for someone.
Immediately the line of sight of the young man fell on Miharu.
The young man looked at Miharu in a daze.
Miharu was almost accidentally absorbed by the young man's eyes.
Just like that, the young man and Miharu stared at each other in silence.
As if time had stopped moving, the young man did not move in the slightest.
The same thing happened to Miharu.
「Mii ………. Chan？ 」
When the young man muttered something in a low voice, tears flowed from the corner of his eyes.
For some reason Miharu was also crying when she thought that the temporary moment was very beautiful.