Someday I will learn

Chapter 27: Missing children (Part 4)

“Just come on and be a good girl…  We will minimize the pain your about to feel.”

The grunt said holding an ax and dashed. He swings his ax swiftly in my direction.

I jump back to avoid the ax. After that, I prepared myself and hold my sword with my two hands.

“Are you going to kill her? That force is too much.”

“Nope… I’m using the back of the ax. I will only make her knock out. After that, teach get a bit of lesson.”

“Be sure not to scar her face. It’s the main selling point of these little girls.”

This is my first time battling an adventurer. With our weapons already rise to each other. I guess I can say that our lives are already on the line.

I put my hand in the front of me and chanted.

“Wind magic: Gust!”

Followed with my chant stir up wind blow through my hand. I targeted the sand on the ground. Resulting in the dust flying through the air toward their nasty-looking eyes.

“I can’t see?!”

I’ve taken the advantage and then leap forward. I swing my sword and hurt the feet of the Ax grunt.

“Aaaaaaaaaaa!”

The grunt screamed in pain.

That sounds painful.

This is the first time I hurt a human. At first, I thought I’m able to battle them like how I battle monsters and demons. But I was wrong. In the time the tip of my blade touched and made a cut on his feet. I felt a terrible feeling that goes through my muscles. It feels like my body is disapproving of the action.

I stepped back.

What the hell I’m thinking? These people are evil. The world will be a better place if these people are gone. That right, these people are scums of the society.

After collecting myself. I grip my sword tightly and take a deep breath. I raised my sword and about to attack the grunt with my sword.

“That ain’t gonna happened!”

Behind my back, someone grabbed my hand.

“You got her good.”

“Thanks to my sneak magic… I was able to go behind her back. I dislike damaging goods. Now just behave you damn brat.

This scrawny-looking grunt can use magic. That doesn’t really surprise me, but what surprised me is the incredible strength this guy had. Grabbing my arm with his hand. I feel like my hand is going to crush down.

Because of that, I lost my grip on my sword.

This is the difference in strength between child and adult.

In that case…

“To bad for you little girl.”

“Right back at you.”

Using wind magic, I created a wind blast powerful enough to push both of us in different directions. The grunt flew after receiving a direct hit. His body was then slammed hard on the carriage containing the logs.

The impact was so hard. It breaks the side of the carriage and making the logs roll down on his body.

Below the log of woods. Blood gushes down.

I think he died.

“Ch-Charles… Y-You brat. I’m going to avenge my childhood friend. I’m going to kill you!”

That guy can still move?

No, with that sort of blood loss. He can’t really attack much. However, I’m not so kind as to just leave him be.

The ax grub walked toward me despite him having a fatal wound of his feet.

Using wind magic I made him lost his balance by firing a small tornado to his body. He falls to the ground like I’m expecting. I hurried my body and decided to s***h his neck.

This is the second man I killed. At first, my body was hesitant but after killing twice. What is this feeling? My body feels like it’s shaking a bit. And my chest started to get tight for some reason.

I shake my head left and right. Thinking about it is not necessary. That’s right, I must use this opportunity and save the girls inside the logs.

“You totally killed someone… That definitely scary. For someone as young as you. Killing is an abnormal scene to see. I don’t feel much empathy inside of you. I bet you don’t even feel anything killing those two. Is this the first time you killed someone?”

“This is not the first time I killed monsters.”

“Monsters… I don’t care about damaging you anymore. You’re not going anywhere easily.”

The thin-looking man that was supposed to be their boss arrived. Wearing armor and a large shield. Unlike the other two. This guy absolutely has no openings.

“All I have to do is kill you.”

“You’re a mess up kid aren’t you. Anyway, you can’t do that because of these children. My attribute is fire and with a chant of my magic. I can burn these girls inside the logs. Aren’t you here to save them… Don’t even think running away and reporting this to the guard knight. We’re paying them big bucks to let us do these illegal things.”

“That cheating?”

“Cheating? We’re not playing here little kid. This is the cruelty of life. Being a  trashy scumbag is better than a human doormat… Goes without saying, what’ll happen to the contents right? They have been drugged fast asleep. SO they won’t even feel it getting burned into charcoal.”

“You’d kill them?!”

“That’s right, but if you stay. That won’t happen.”

“In other words, you want to make me stay and fight me?”

I hold my sword and pointed it toward his body.

“You can just quietly stay and join these girls in their deeps sleep.”

“Not a chance at all.”

I swing my sword and attack him with a s***h. He blocked my sword with his great shield. He then pushed the shield and trusted his sword aiming to my belly. I avoided the sword and make a counter s***h.

“Flaming s***h!”

He made my sword and his sword collide with each other. His sword is currently enveloped by flames and it's increasing its power drastically.

One direct collision with his sword made my hand tingle. I stepped backward.

Use his shield to absorb the attack of his opponent and quickly make a counterattack. That’s his fighting style.

He started using magic. He is not playing around.

“Come now… You can use magic right? Ordinary sword s***h from a kid won’t work on me.”

Looking at him. He's not even making a move from the spot he's standing. His words are like teasing but in truth his serious. I can see it by looking at his aggravated eyes.

“Though your opponent is a little girl. Aren't you awfully cautious? To the point even wearing a full adventuring armor.”

“Ah, you mean this? This is just in case. Just in case I became so ignorant. But, I guess needn't bother wearing this, because I can end you the way I am.”

With my torment, he immediately runs and thirsts his sword. Then followed with a swing upward and downward. He started to shower me with slashes.

His attack is getting faster and faster and inflicting shallow cuts on my body. I dodge as much as I can. Then kick the ground and made a distance between me and him.

“Why would someone as skilled as you became a kidnapper. With your skill, you can become a great adventurer or even a knight.”

“Well, that takes me back. I’m a kingdom former knight. Even working as knight most of us is not really recognized. We’re earning fix amount of money no matter how hard we fight. The reason behind all of this is obvious. It’s the money of course. The money is great…  Nasty rich old man, shitty people doing crazy experiments and more illegal works that need sacrifice. This will make me lots of money."

“You're a scumbag.”

I said and glared at him.

A loud rustle on the bushes was heard. I turned my head and then saw an unexpected person.

“T-Taki? What are you here?”

“I saw you going out from my window! At first thought, you just going to buy something, but you're taking so long I became worried and followed you. What going on?!”

Taki said.

“It’s the kidnappers!”

“Another cutie appeared… Stay there and behave or else these children will die.”

He's constantly keeping his front on Taki. All while making sure to not step too far away from the unconscious girls inside the log. Knowing that we won’t abandon the hostages to go and escape. He's carefully limiting the action we can take.

I can’t step back too far to chant magic because he’s holding that girl's hostages and against that armor. We are powerless. There is no way to strike him down.

Also, I’m running out of stamina. I just came out from the hospital this morning. I’m still not in good shape to battle.

I started panting.

What should I do?

The man then charges in my direction to attack me.

“That won’t do! Sound skill: Paralyzing tone!”

I with a ring of Taki’s bells The body of the armored made was stiffened. He can’t even move a muscle. He was then puzzled and tried his best to look toward Taki’s face.

“Sound magic? That rare magic… I must have you and sell you at a high price.”

“Sound skill: Blast Tone!”

Thunder-like sounds and striking lightning pierced through the body of the armored man. His belly after receiving the incredible attack from Taki was holed.

“... Huh?”

Losing his life he falls to the ground.

Such powerful skill. Is Taki this strong all along?