The Seirei Gensouki Spirit Chronicles
Chapter 4: Encounter

long and wolf ears sticking out of his head – shouted in a language not understood by Rio. In response to the voice of the first girl, the girl named Uzuma – who seemed to be in her mid-twenties and grew beautiful bird wings from her back – froze in her approach.

“It's okay ... it's just spirit art that detects nearest ode!” Another girl in the circle of – is also the same age as Rio but with very long and somewhat round emerald golden hair – immediately chimed in.

“She should not be able to see, but it would be wise to assume she knows our number and position now. Japos ..”

a short girl standing next to the fairy muttered while sighing. She looked slightly younger than Rio, with fiery red hair, short, and dwarf ears that were the same shape as the other girls. I don't know what they're saying, but the atmosphere has changed a little. My chance. After making that judgment, Rio took the opportunity to start a conversation with the purpose of buying time.

“Please wait! Are you demi-humans? If so, I'd like to talk to you. ” Everyone present frowned in reaction to the word “demi-human.”

“nona Sara, humans are vile looters. He might look like a child, but he had the skills to make it this far into this region. He definitely did nothing ” suggested Uzuma in a stern tone, looking towards the silver wolf girl named Sara.

“ ... I know. However, we need to know what the goal is,” Sara said, furrowing her brows uneasily.

“ In that case, we should assume the worst and immediately hold it. He could explain his story after that. We already have reason to believe that he has kidnapped one of us ” Uzuma said.

“... Orphia, is there an essence reaction other than us in that area?” After considering Uzuma's words, Sara looked at the fairy girl named Orphia.

“ Yes, one inside that earth wall. It didn't move, so it could have been a magic artifact. ”

“But if it's our own, there's a chance he could use it as a hostage,” Uzuma said coldly in response to Orphia's words. Sara and the others grimaced softly, raising the tension of the situation.

In the meantime, I don't know what they're saying, but it looks like we can't communicate. Should I tell them about Latifa right away? No. .. It would be a problem if there was speciesism between half the humans. Worse, they could turn this place into a battlefield. I just have to wait for my vision to recover..Truly leaving their conversation, Rio passively observed them without interrupting.

 If he proactively reveals information to them, there is a chance they will receive it in their protection soon – but that is just his wishful thinking. Latifa was born in

human and werebeast, so there was a chance he would be discriminated against, and he could be treated as

enemy by another demi-human because he's also werefox.

With Rio not at his best, he had no choice but to go with a safer plan. Because of this, his vision gradually recovered, and he could see much more clearly than before. During that time, Sara and the others finished their conversation.

“ Then as our representative, I will approach and distract him with

the conversation. Orphia, can you ask Ariel to search inside the earthen wall? Alma will support you. If one of us is inside, we have to save them at all costs. ”

“Understanding, Sara! ”

“Understand, Miss Sara. ” Fairy girl named Orphia and a dwarf girl named Alma each nod in response to Sara's orders.

“Uzuma, you made the necessary preparations to hold the boy back at that moment

aslo. ”

“Understood,” Uzuma received Sara's orders with great enthusiasm. After they arranged

the action plan was simple, Sara carefully approached Rio.

“... I will accept your request to speak. However, I ask you not to mention us with the words ‘demi-human’, ” Sara said with a slight accent, using common language in

strahl region.

“Thank you so much for accepting my request. In connection with using that name,

I sincerely apologize for my unwelcome rudeness. However, no words in Strahl can be used

used instead of a generic term for people like you .

separately as elves, dwarves, and werebeasts. So, if it's not too much trouble, can you

tell me about the individual species of everyone here?”

questions to gather more information as well.

“... I'm a silver werewolf, and our group here consists of many species including, elves and dwarves. When referring to us as a group, please call us folk spirits,” explained Sara.

“So so. Thank you for explaining it to me. ”

Hearing them being made up of many species made Rio laugh to himself. That lowers the likelihood of speciesism among half the humans. All that was left for him to worry about was the human blood flowing through Latifa.

“Sara, there's a werebeast boy here! She made sleep through spirit art!” The elf named Orphia shouted loudly, once again using language that Rio did not understand.

Uzuma, who was next to Rio and was ready to jump up and hold him at that very instant, immediately swelled up in anger. He jumped towards Rio from the side, and pointed his fist at his stomach

without holding. Since he did not expect their conversation would be interrupted by the attack, the reaction

Rio's delayed. He absorbed the punch by jumping back, but he could not fully defend it. He floated there after being flown a few meters into the air, then landed on the ground and rolled over.

“ Uzuma, I have not ordered anything yet! You've gone too far! My orders are to hold him. Did you try to kill him?” Sara scolded Uzuma for acting rashly.

“ His true strength is unknown, and he has enhanced his physical body with spirit arts. That's why I'm just taking the safest route. I may have knocked him unconscious, but there was no danger for him— “

“Awas, he used some kind of spirit art!”Alma – who is a dwarf from the group – yells amidst Uzuma's explanation.

“What?!”Uzuma reacted quickly, looking towards Rio. Rio tripped his leg with his hands stuck to his stomach. A bad sweat appeared on his forehead.

“ It is the art of healing spirits. ”

“ Cih, I'll drop it! ” As soon as Orphia accurately guessed the spirit art Rio used, Uzuma rushed to Rio once again. In his hand, he held a short spear.

“Hey, wait a minute! What does this mean ?! Kuh!” Rio shouted as he unsheathed his sword and stopped Uzuma's attack. A sharp pain pierced through his stomach, making his face twist.

“I'm sorry for attacking all of a sudden. However, we have confirmed that one of our kind is inside that earth wall. Because we suspected you of kidnapping one of us, I

now I'm gonna arrest you for interrogation. Please do not rebel!” Sara explained with a bitter expression, as if this was not her true intention.

“This is a misunderstanding! The boy under my care— ”

“No one will believe human words, let alone the word kidnapper. Surrender!”

Even when Sara and Rio spoke, Uzuma did not give up on her attack. He kept swinging his spear, beating it. On the other hand, after suffering many injuries to his stomach, and yet to fully recover his vision, Rio's movements became somewhat sluggish. That's the worst situation that could happen.

“I didn't kidnap the girl .. Just listen to what I'm about to say! … A-What ?!”

After dealing with Uzuma's attack, Rio's legs were trapped by something that made him stop completely. When he looked down, he could see the shape of the ground vaguely sticking out of the ground, unnaturally holding his feet.

“ Cih, your explanation is unnecessary. ” Uzuma muttered something, glancing at one of the folk spirits in the circle behind her sadly. The older dwarf woman knelt down with her hands pressed against the ground .

Uzuma turned the spear in her hand before launching one punch at Rio with all her might. Rio received a direct attack . What a ridiculous power! The impact was stronger than anything he had ever felt until now, sending the gripping sword in his hand flying away.

“Gah ..!”

feeling a sharp and painful pain running through his entire body like lightning. Uzuma placed her hand on her body and released a high-voltage electric current. With

his body was paralyzed, Rio's gaze immediately darkened as he fell to the ground.

The last thing he saw was the frantic figure Orphia ran towards him, and the sharp gazes of the spirit people

looking down on him.

Chapter 4: Encounter

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