Seirei Gensouki's
Chapter 162: The End of the Battle
When Rio and Alfred's finishing moves clashed against each other, a burst of light and a storm swept through the surrounding area.
When the light stopped, a cloud of dust covered the middle of the battlefield hiding two fighters. .
A while later, a vortex like an updraft appeared at that spot and slowly dispersed the cloud of dust thus revealing the scene in the middle of the battlefield.
What appeared there was the figure of Alfred Aimar who lost his sword and lay face down and Rio who stood quietly with his sword in his right hand.
「H ……………. 」
Alfred tried to stand up but his trembling body refused to move.
Rio quickly approached Alfred without any time lag, extended his left hand while gathering magical power within it, then placed his left palm over Alfred's head and forcibly robbed his consciousness with spirit arts.
After that, he took out the metal handcuffs from his coat and tied Alfred's hands behind his back. After standing back up, he slowly turned around.
There, Christina and Celia were staring at Rio with dumbfounded faces.
Rio smiled for a moment as he looked at Celia and turned towards Charles-tachi who was still standing rigidly in their place. After he collected Alfred's sword, he stood about ten meters away from Charles-tachi.
「All of you, throw away your weapons. Although I have no authority over your safety, I can instantly kill you if you try to do something funny 」
Hearing the heartless warning from Rio, the knight who was with Charles turned pale. Although their side had six knights apart from Charles and Alfred who had fainted, they were all not eager to fight against Rio who had defeated Alfred, the kingdom's strongest knight, in a frontal battle.
On the other hand, Charles' mouth gaped as he was at a loss for words for a few seconds but then—, he said,
「D-DON'T MESSAGE WITH ME！ WHO WILL PROVIDE UNDER SUCH PROVISIONS! ? ALL OF YOU, THIS IS AN ORDER! . DON'T QUESTION YOUR LIFE AND DEATH. DO HER! 」
He began to nag at the top of his lungs as if back to his senses.
After that, the knights started drawing their swords despite the hesitation. Even if they knew that their chance of winning was next to zero, they might not be able to refuse their superior orders.
But, Rio summoned his wind spirit art and moved in front of Charles a moment later—,
「If you still want to fight me, you are on my first killer list, you know? The same was true for the next commander if he still wanted to continue the battle. I'd not like to spend too much time on this matter, but, if you insist, feel free to welcome your near-certain death. The one who will die first is you. 」
He pushed Alfred's sword in his left hand down Charles' throat while threatening him with a tone filled with killing intent.
「Guh ………. . W-wait! Don't kill me, let's negotiate the matter! ⁇ ⁇ 、 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ 」
In the next moment, Charles tried desperately to stop Rio from killing him.
「.............. Do you think that you can sacrifice the lives of your subordinates but not yours? 」
When Rio asked her as if sneering at her, Charles blushed in embarrassment. But, he still managed to open his mouth with a narrow face without blowing his upper part.
「O-Our side has Vanessa Aimar. So, how about we make a deal! ? 」
「This seems like a good sword but, how about trying its sharpness? No, should I try this one? You also saw what would happen if I loaded my magical power onto this sword right? 」
Although Charles tried to bluff to make a deal, Rio pushed Alfred's sword further down his throat without the slightest bit of hesitation. The sword that received Rio's magical power began to shine with a dim light.
「Hyii. II UNDERSTAND! I SURRENDER! I HURT MYSELF! THAT'S WHY I HAVE TO PROVIDE FOR MY LIFE! YOU GUYS YOU, GO TO YOUR GUNS! 」
Charles' expression froze stiffly and he declared his surrender as he lost his composure. The other knights immediately threw their weapons and equipment.
Rio decided to disperse the magical power loaded into Alfred's sword for a while. But, the tip of the sword was still thin from Charles' throat. Lalu–,
「Oi, that's right there. 」
Rio pointed to the knight closest to him after sheathing his sword back into its sheath.
「…………. Me-me? 」
The summoned knight Rio replied hesitantly.
"Religion . Please collect those abandoned weapons and collect them there. Accelerate . …………… And then return to your place once you are done and turn with your back to us. 」
The knight and his comrades nodded when they heard the indifferent instructions from Rio.
「Then, for Charles. I'll ask you a few questions. Answer honestly if you still want to keep your life. First, how many people are coming with you? 」
Rio asked a question to Charles while keeping an eye on the other knights.
「. 」
Thought but I only saw eight people here? 」
「One person guarding Vanessa Aimar. And the other one takes care of the griffon we brought! 」
「Where is Vanessa-san now? 」
「Close-From here. Just a minute from this place. 」
Charles replied to Rio in a very frightened voice due to the cold and sharp metallic feeling on his neck. And then, during that time――,
「.................... Oi, I'm done. 」
The knight who collected the weapons reported to Rio. Moreover, Celia rushed at him as if she could not hold back her feelings anymore and—, she said,
「U-Uhm!」
And then called out to Rio from behind.
"What's the problem? "
Rio asked Celia while keeping an eye on Charles.
「U-Uhn. …………. . It's about him, but .............. 」....
He was referring to Aisia but Celia could not say that name in front of Charles. He looked at Rio's back from behind his hood with an impatient face.
"………… . He should be around this area. 」
Rio turned around and looked at Celia for a moment and smiled calmly at her. Although his line of sight passed Christina who was standing by his side, his eyes immediately looked at Charles. t. And then, as he pulled the Alfred―― sword,
「GAH! ? …………. . Urgh 」
Rio confiscated Charles's clothes and dropped him with a leg making him fall. Rio then took another pair of handcuffs and tied Charles up.
"Do you want to come with me? 」
「U-Uhm」
Although Celia was staring at Rio back as she did her work with a bored face, she immediately nodded with a bright face when she asked him. While looking at Charles who was lying on the ground in a pitiful state, he started following Rio with a stiff gait.
「You will form a formation together with the other knights」
「..... understand. 」
The knight ordered by Rio walked timidly as he gathered the weapons. And then the other knights except Alfred and Charles gathered in one place.
「Yosh. Then, please get closer than that. Just until you're about to touch each other. ,,,,,,,,, Good, keep it that way. …………. . Can I wait a minute, Cecilia? 」
After making sure that the knights were close enough, almost touching each other' backs, Rio called out to Celia in a small voice.
「Uhm, what's up? 」
「Please imprison those knights with earth magic. I don't mind the size as long as it's strong enough to keep it. And then, please make the ventilation in the ceiling enough so that they do not run away and live. 」
「……………. Entiendo. Leave it to me"
Celia nodded when she heard Rio's request. Perhaps because he had calmed down, he had a stern expression on his face.
"Thank you very much . 」
「I should have said that. Thank you for saving us now.