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「I heard about the situation Please don't bla her forcefully」

「That's……certainly there is no way she cannot not answer if pressed by Kouki-dono」

Rothko sent a gaze filled with sonificance toward Lilin ilted and looked down before his expression turned serious and he asked Kouki

「And, what are you planning to do?」

「Of course, I will head to the capital」

「With your current condition?」

「There is no problelance it was clear that his complexion was still bad The healer who exa also said that Kouki's bones were still fractured, and above all else Kouki hadn't recovered from his weakened state

He really wasn't in a state that could fight

「It doesn't look like I can stop you……I'll prepare the fastest arous Please, I beg you to take care of her majesty and the capital Don't worry about Arquette」

「Thank you very ain」

Rothko, Ivana, and everyone inside the roo at so before they bowed reverently

After that, the ilance corps quickly prepared arous and necessary luggage During that ti with si, accompanied by Lilin

Rothko and his wife Syla, and also Ivana and others of the vigilance corps gathered to see the that, the people of Arquette also stopped working and gathered one after another

Words of gratitude that was filled with feeling that they wanted to convey as athered people, one small silhouette rushed out

「Hero-sama!」

「Ah, you are……」

That silhouette was the boy that at that time became the impetus that decided Kouki's path Froilance corps attire──his father run after him in panic

「Thank you, hero-sama! You save father, and everyone! Thank you!」

「tsu──」

Kouki didn't knohat to call his current emotion He didn't understand

He scattered a lot of lives He couldn't see it within his field of vision, but surely outside the defensive wall a lot of corpses were piled up The weight of that was tre body and the weariness assaulting his whole body weren't only because his wound and fatigue

But, even so,

「I' you」

「Eh?」

Not just the boy, the boy's father and mother who ran after hi voice

Kouki kneeled down on one knee and spoke with a faint smile

「At that time, if you didn't ask me for help, uy So pathetic I cannot walk forithout so "help et it but……I, was useful for hero-sa hiht The father and mother made a shocked expression at Kouki's confession, but their expression quickly turned gentle and kind and they said their thanks once more

Kouki watched the boy led away by his parents while he aving his hand at Kouki

Lilin as standing beside Kouki asked hiht or perhaps happiness

「You aren't denying it even when you are called hero-sama aren't you?」

「……He is still a s like that」

Kouki averted his face to dodge the question Lilin raised a chuckle seeing that Because if it was Kouki from before, he would still deny it no ht a change into so important inside Kouki For Lilin, Kouki looked like he had really changed She would be troubled if she was asked "where", but she soth was different

Reliable Lilin thought so while pro Kouki to ed for everything」

「That's et you until the next life We will convey our unending gratitude to the next generation too」

Kouki nodded 「Thank you」, then together with Lilin he ran past the gate

Loud cheering resounded from behind

Those cheers too also felt like a push on Kouki's back

They advanced silently for a while The borrowed arous see that was impatient from the loss of three days was also softened more or less

「Kouki-san How is your body? This child's running is also stable, it's fine even if you sit down in a way that is more relaxed」

「Aah, look's like it At the very least I need my bones to recover before we arrived in the capital」

Lilin nodded even while thinking of how a bone even while traveling in a great hurry

Kouki dried up his little re on the heavily wounded area by chanting basic recoverymeticulous attention so that he wouldn't beco evenher teeth in vexation of her inability of using healing blessing art while erous oath that at the very least if enemy appearedto Kouki

Like that they advanced forward and entered the desert area A little while after that

「H fro from the capital direction? That nu with speed that raised up dust cloud behind

Looking at the gradually approaching arous, the two could see the arous breathing roughly with their long neck that was usually stretching up straight was now hanging down Those were the proof of the arous's fatigue

Even so looking from how their speed didn't relax down at all, it could be seen that it was soree that the riders didn't hesitate to use the arous until they expired

It seeroup also noticed Kouki and Lilin One rider waved his hand while other riders were pointing at the person at the center of their for

And then, a s hidden at the shadow of the arous's neck showed up their face abruptly

The identity of that silhouette was clear just from that

「!? Koone!?」

Kouki let out a hysteric voice

Yes, it was Koone as fiercely rushing their way When the distance between both sides had decreased considerably into a range where they could differentiate the other party's faces, Kouki and Lilin could see that the people around Koone were the members of escort squad that was led by Spike

「Kouki-sama!」

「Koone!」

The way both of theed It seemed that Koone didn't even bother with how Kouki called her without any honorific

Both sides' arous ca The arous of Koone and others looked like they would faint anytime now because they had continued to dash in full speed fro to Arquette?」

Koone heard about Kouki's safety and Arquette's situation fro Kouki's expression that was completely different froether and nodded in response

「Koone, Koone was, let escape oncewith a face that could break into tears anytime, it seemed that the battle between the ardoy where Arquette and its neighboring territories that had the role as material accuainst the capital that would becos> suddenly appeared also see>, so to speak it seemed to be a teleportation ability It seeh the farther the distance was, but the ability could teleport through considerable distance

And then, currently the capital was in a state where they could soht with the barrier of the oasis, but even there it beca>'s new ability

Of all thing, the characteristic of the oasis was being nullified by the <Dark King> even though it was only bit by bit The oasis was encroached by miasma and turned into mere water

It seemed with the oasis in between, the teleportation couldn't ell, so that could be said as fortunate The ability o Different froion of Arquette, the capital's surrounding was desert, so the attempt wasn't noticed at all because it didn't leave behind any trace

A part of the oasis was already nullified and it seeroup of soldier was shaken by that and they were annihilated after their opening got taken advantage of

The total force of the enemy was seventy thousand Even now, it seemed that even more branch force was teleported to the rear territory It see received notice that Arquette was safe just before Koone escaped, by using > that was teleported, an army from the nearest territory that had been destroyed was commanded to head to Arquette Timewise, the army was likely to arrive within today

Currently, because of the effort of nullifying the oasis, the strength poured to dispatch branch force, and how the <Dark King> was refraining fro directly, the worst situation where the capital was fallen could barely be avoided but……

Because of the teleportation of <Dark Being>'s branch force, the dispatched soldiers couldn't return and the capital couldn't hope for reinforce> teleported to other place right before the soldiers' eyes, the fact that the people in the rear territory that they ought to protect was being attacked without the about it was thrust to their face The soldiers were starting to lose spirit fro> start ave up the capital as hopeless had Koone escaped even if she had to pay great sacrifice for it She told Koone, to go at where Kouki was at

Koone refused, but by Moana's command, Spike made Koone faint and when she woke up she was already above arous

Koone understood that she had to survive However, she didn't want to leave no matter what One of her reasons was of course because she si more than that whichto die- She is planning to use her own life to end the war, and beg so the people's life is spared!」

Kouki was taken aback with realization

He understood the true shape of the anxiety swelling up in his chest

Koone was the same like him

The battle was decided Then ould Moana do in that case? That was obvious

The <Dark Being> didn't wish to annihilate mankind at any cost Their final objective was to raise huive hu> wouldn't hesitate to crush the capital including the nearby cities But, if the opponent surrendered then there wasn't any need to especially kill theht now, then the chance for mankind to rise once more wouldn't vanish

If the seed of rebellion led by Koone ood of their escape, then the hope wouldn't disappear no ht now, in order to not let more life disappear, Moana would offer her own life as co she could use the life of herself who had h No, Kouki was convinced Moana would choose that path

「Uaa……」

A groan leaked out fro Moana?

No

「Kouki-sa-, please! Save onee-chan-」

It was the sa for help

That hy, he despaired

The reason was, because Kouki couldn't choose it

「I……」

「Kouki, sama?」

If Moana sacrificed her life, then most of the people of the capital wouldn't have their life taken away to turn them into livestock After all, compared to the people of the rear territory, the people of the capital were there exactly because they possessed abundant blessing power that let the>, the capital citizen ithout a doubt the sort they would want to breed and had a stable supply of

Conversely speaking, the neighboring territories that were currently attacked, and Arquette that would be attacked once more today would be destroyed before the notification that the queen surrendered and the as over could reach theht now, the place that really needed help──wasn't the capital but the rear territories

In addition, just as he heard it was only the <Dark King> who could use teleport If the situation at the teleport destination could only be reported back by ht now it should be possible to shave the <Dark Being>'s battle force by destroying their branch forces one by one By doing that, the people of each territory could be gathered in one place as much as possible to make it easier to protect them……perhaps

Therefore, who he should save wasn't his "important person", but "the many who he didn't even know their face of"

It was ideal if he could save both

However, the reality was always shitty at any time

If only one side could be saved, then the huawa Kouki would──

「Sorry……I'm sorry-, Koone Sorry-」

「……」

With that Koone understood Koone too also knehat kind of person the human called Kouki was

In the end, he was the sa sister Rather than their own life or their important people, they couldn't help but choose the many, they were that kind of human

Koone's expression was dyed with despair

She wondered, why her important person wouldn't be ht as ione?

The color of e Koone Even so, she tried to someho Kouki's answer, she made a misshapen smile and tried to reply back, but she couldn't for that Kouki heard the sound of a part deep inside him cracked It was hard to breath He felt dizzy His chest felt like it would burst apart

However, he couldn't abandon people If it was between just one person against the many, he couldn't abandon the etting caught up in that dream He decided so

Kouki would first protect Arquette, after that he would save the rear territories as many as possible even just by one aze

They closed their eyes for a bit, then the silently accepted that conclusion Their teeth that was gritting hard was exposing their asha

But, at that ti even the deter their hile raising dust cloud

「Do, Don't screith me-, don't screith me-! Why the hell!」

Kouki spontaneously spat out curses

Ahead of his gaze, there was a crowd of <Dark Being> that was likely to be Koone's pursuer The nuh nuroup

「Are you-, are you unable to stoh-, I decide to save people even if I have to abandon Moana-, abandon that kind person-, you are going to deny even that-!! Don't screiththat was directed exactly at the world, or perhaps at soht to be called as fate

「That person's beloved-, she is entrusted toto take away this child!!」

「Kouki-sae that Kouki never showed even once until now

Without even caring of Koone and others ere gazing at him in astonishment, without hesitation Kouki firmly moved forward and protected the other behind his back

He wasn't in a state that could fight Anyway right now they shouldto say that

But, she was ht whirling around Kouki That was, the proof of surpassing the limit

「I won't let only this child to be taken away」

As it was his ic poas strengthened temporarily, there was a possibility he could annihilate the eneic If there was only leftover enee soh he wouldn't even be able to stand after the fight, but……

In front of the absurdity that was too much, Kouki couldn't think about the after else If it was necessary, then he would fight again until he turned into trash! Only that fighting spirit was heightening

Like that, Kouki was,

「Here I go──<Li to crush absurdity with recklessness and iht break his body……

hyuu~~~ With such stupid sounding sound, soht after that The next moment terrific flame blast and shockwave that looked like the end of the world blew up everything Such absurd scene entered Kouki's eyes

「Eh?」

Kouki's , even his chanting of Limit Break was interrupted

While behind hi open in astonishment, Kouki inadvertently looked up to the sky──

He saw meteor shower

However, there was no e fire trail trailing behind the with pashuuuuu- sound

And then i about in chaos were quickly turning into ht, you are just too absurd」

With great joy, relief, and then a bit of resentful complaint in his voice, Kouki's called out the na-sama──Hajime who fell from the sky with zun- sound snorted「He weapon on his shoulder

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