Clip-clop, clip-clop.
“Oh! I can see a huge castle!”
“Wow! It’s so big!”
“The walls are huge, too!”
The next day, we finally caught sight of the walls surrounding the Royal Capital in the distance. Shiro and the others leaned out from the back of the carriage, staring excitedly at the cityscape far ahead.
“Now that we’re this close, we should reach the Royal Capital in about half a day.”
“““I can’t wait!”””
Sue was leaning out from the carriage as well as she gave us a rough estimate of when we’d arrive.
I imagine it must have been quite an emotional moment for Sue to finally be returning to the Royal Capital, where she had been born and raised. Incidentally, we’d reach the military facility in about an hour, which meant our mission would be completed for the time being.
“I remember being told that a field trip isn’t over until you’ve made it home. We haven’t actually entered the military facility yet, so we still need to stay on our toes.”
“Since it’s a clearly defined destination, there’s a chance the dark organization might try something.”
It wasn’t just Sue and me. Ao also remained vigilant. There’s still a possibility that the dark organization would make one final attempt to resist. And unfortunately, that concern was about to become a reality.
“All right. First, let’s get the prisoner transport carriage inside.”
While Tory-san gave orders to the troops, we stayed on guard around the area alongside the soldiers.
Whoosh.
Suddenly, something came flying from the highway and was thrown into the military facility.
Wait… isn’t that thing shaped like a grenade?
“Ao, magic barrier! Everyone, keep watch on our surroundings!”
““““Yes!””””
As I shouted the order, I also wrapped the object that had been thrown inside a magic barrier.
BOOOOM!
“So it really is some kind of explosive magic device.”
Whoosh.
“They’re throwing another one!”
“Gah! Magic barrier, again!”
They actually threw another explosive magic device right after the first one. This time, Sue and I worked together to enclose the explosive magic device inside a magic barrier.
BOOOOM!
“Phew. We stopped it, but I guess they really were going to make a move.”
“““Wait!”””
Shiro and the others, and Ao took off after the suspicious person who had thrown the explosive magic device. Even if the culprit managed to flee the scene, I seriously doubted they could escape Shiro and the others’ incredible sense of smell.
“Shun, Sue, you saved us. Thanks to you, we were able to get the prisoner safely inside the cell. The cells are sturdy enough that even a fairly powerful explosion or magical attack won’t break them.”
“But just as we suspected, the dark organization really did attack us.”
“If all they have to do is throw in an explosive magic device, then anyone who knows how to use magic devices could do it. They may be a little different from the expendable pawns we’ve encountered before.”
Tory-san came over to Sue and me and thanked us for stopping the attack.
Perhaps the dark organization had different people for different jobs: those who were only good for attacking, those who knew how to handle magic devices, and those who were capable of even more.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeneijiworks.com
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