Wortenia Senki Volume 1 Chapter 18

Chapter 1 E 18 - (Escape) 3

Third days since he was summoned to another world.

"Take her back you said? Since they are riding a horse, to catch up to them would be..." 

Hearing Sara's words, Ryouma's line of sight directed to the far away distance. 
The thief horse was already 150m apart from them. 

"It is still possible. " 

After Laura said that, she begin her chanting once again. 

"O wind spirit s.h.i.+lf. Respond to my request. Tear that person to piece. Swift wind cutter, wind slas.h.!.+" 

When Laura finishes her chant and swings her right hand sideways, a blade of wind appears, and it flies toward the thief. 


*Zwuz* 

Wind slas.h.i.+ng sound reaches the thief's ears. 

"Wha... d.a.m.n it! Why he able to use magic?! Is he also a magic user?!" 

While driving the horse, Ryouma face surfaced in his mind. 
However, no matter how much the thief curses someone, the reality won't change. 
Second and third wind slash... Each time Laura swung her arms, a blade of wind appear from it and fly toward the thief. 

"D-d.a.m.n it!" 

The continuous release of the blades of wind, finally caught the leg of the horse. 
The horse who get its right leg cut off collapses on the spot.  


"Now then... Let's go. " 

Laura who's succeeded in stopping the horse, offer her hand toward Ryouma. 

"O-Oh. Oi. " 

Ryouma who began to run with Laura while holding hand began to notice an unusual phenomenon. 
As he runs, he feels like a feather grew from his legs. 
They can rush up toward the thief in just about 10 seconds. 

As he looked back, Ryouma feels surprised with the distance he ran through. 

(This girl... Did she use the same power as that old man? That wind she created a while ago. Without a doubt is similar. The power as well. But this time, what's going on??)

"This is the power of wind magic. master not aware of it?"

Sensing Ryouma's bewilderment, Laura feels suspicious toward him. 

(This person, what in the world... He posses such martial art prowess, and yet he does not have the knowledge of magic art?... that is impossible... But...) 

In this world, magic arts have always been a.s.sociated closely with the so-called strong man. 
Even if someone is unable to use magic art, at least everyone should have the basic knowledge of it. 

With this, Ryouma was at a loss for words. 

(Well, it's not like I don't know it. However, if I were to answer it without thinking, it will drag me down instead. What should I do!?) 

Silence drifted between them. 

"Big sis... " 

Due to Sara's voice, the subtle voice between them changed completely. 

"Did you get hurt? Sara?" 

"Yes! I took a defense posture properly before the fall, so I'm fine. " 

(Defense posture... That might be possible but, falling from a horse, it can't be that she's unhurt just by doing a defense posture...) 

These sisters might actually turn out more skilled that what Ryouma had imagined. 

"Is that so. By the way, Sara. The thief?" 

It seems like he cannot move due to his leg got crushed by the horse. What should we do, Ane-sama?" 

"Let's just ask master... " 

The eyes of the two sisters directed toward Ryouma. 

"Me?" 

(Well, I guess there's no problem with this, I think? ) 

Ryouma feels there are no advantages to keeping the thief alive. 

"If you're fine with my decision then, I will decide alright?" 

Ryouma pulls his sword as the two sisters nodded their head, then he walked toward the horse. 

"*neigh*..." 

"d.a.m.n it! My legs! Gets off from me, you stupid horse!" 

Along with the horse voice, the thief curses can be heard.

"Y-You b.a.s.t.a.r.d..." 

The thief notices Ryouma's face as he gets close to him. 

"Oi! Don't come...! Don't approaches me!" 

However, Ryouma did not stop his steps. 
The thief face distorted as he saw the sword on Ryouma hand. 

"H-Hei? Forgive me? Is it money? I will give you the money! Or is it a woman? You can have them as well!" 

But still, Ryouma keeps advances his steps silently. 

"Y-You b.a.s.t.a.r.d! Just because I acting modestly doesn't mean you can go all smug! I'm a one among the 30 members of the [Red Moon group] you know?!" 

Ryouma slowly began to swing the sword in front of the thief. 

"W- Wait! We're not your ordinary thieves group! I'm part of the Zalda's force! If I'm getting handed over, Zalda Kingdom won't stay silent you know!" 

After listening to the thief words, Ryouma opened his mouth slowly. 

"Are you a moron?" 

"What?" 

The words from Ryouma who had been silent all this time caused the thief speechless. 

"If I kill you, how are they going to know who's the one that killed all of you? Can you inform Zalda kingdom if you're dead?" 

Toward Ryouma oblivious question, the thief's face grew pale. 

"Dead people can't do anything you see. And besides, I have no intention to keep you alive either. " 

Finally understood what Ryouma had said, the thief complexion changed. 

"S-Stop! Stop it! I have a daughter!" 

Whether in reality or novel, there's no significant difference concerning villain manners.  
Eat the weak, and ask for pity from the strong. 
If Ryouma was a protagonist from some short of Light Novel, he might hesitate, however, unfortunately, Ryouma isn't that sweet. 

"Well, I don't care even if you have children you know? " 

He bluntly said that without changing his complexion. 

"S-Stooop!" 

The man's face filled with fear. 

*Zwuz* 

A ruthless iron hammer mercilessly being swung over the thief's head. 

"Are you sure its fine doing it like that? " 

"?? Is there a problem?" 

Laura called out toward Ryouma who began to put his sword into its sheath. 
Apparently, usually, Laura is the one who makes negotiation or talks on behalf of the sisters. 

"No, it's not like that. However, should you listen to him first?" 

"No. I honestly have no interest. Moreover, whether his words are the truth or not, it won't make it as an adjudication material for me. " 

"Adjudication material is it?" 

A puzzled expression shows up on Laura's face. 
Despite there's no evidence, she thought that Ryouma is someone who's easy to believe at another person. 
In fact, with how the way Ryouma thinks, it can only be described as someone who has a deep distrust toward the human. 

"I'm not a soft person who readily believe a thief words. Well, even if he's talking about the truth, it does not matter. ... By the way imouto-san, it's good that you end up fine. " 

"Thank you very much. Master. " 

While saying that both sisters bowed their heads. 
Although Ryouma accepted their grat.i.tude, he finally asked the question which he feels concerned since a while ago. 

"It's fine. By the way, I have a question. That master thing you're calling me since a while ago, what does that mean? I was wondering about that since a while ago. " 

"Didn't we exchange an oath using blood covenant a while ago? Since you become our master, thus I have to call you master. " 

A question mark appeared above Ryouma's head. 
After thinking for a while, Ryouma recalled the blood from cutting his ring finger that Laura had asked to do. 

"By blood covenant, do you mean that one? the one where our blood from the ring fingers mixed? " 

"Yes. " 

And then, Sara who has been standing at the back appeared at the front. 

"Master. Would you like to exchange blood covenant with me as well?" 

"She's right. Master, would you also make a blood covenant with Sara? " 

(What happened here... what kind of absurdness is this?) 

The sisters advance their proposal one after another, while making Ryouma feels like he had been left out by his own instead. 
Ryouma unconsciously looked up toward the sky. 

"Although I feel bad, please spare me. Or rather, Laura, you don't have to serve me either. " 

Whether it was because of Ryouma's words which they found unexpected, or because of other reason, sorrows appeared on the sisters face. 

"I-It can't be. Do you hate us?" 

Tears appeared on Sara's face, while Laura shows a gloomy expression. 

"No. It's not like that. " 

"Not like that?" 

The sisters were looking at Ryouma's face with an upward glance. 
Due to the two peerless beauty, their glances are capable of stirring Ryouma's heart. 
Ryouma immediately suppressed his disordered heart, and swallowed the words of acceptance that he was about to say. 

"You girls, aren't you going to wait for your master here?" 

"Since I already exchange a blood covenant, I do not have to listen to that person orders anymore. " 

Laura answered his question plainly. 

"However, since Sara still has that person restriction spell on her, thus she won't be able to move from this place. Therefore, I wish for Master to exchange a blood covenant with Sara as well. " 

"?? Is that means you girls can go to the town?" 

""Yes, if we both exchanges blood covenant... "" 

The two nodded their head answering his question. 

(I guess I have no choice huh? After all, if possible I don't want to leave these girls here either. ) 

It can't be helped if he feels bitter toward himself whom despite having pursuers on his back, he still sticks his nose to other people business. 
Although there are other means other than helping, he can't see death without helping either. 
Ryouma thought that while deeply sighed. 

"I understand. For now, we will exchange blood covenant. After that, we will have to organize the items from the carriage, take the valuable gold coins and other items; then we will head toward Aru town. If we go now, we will arrive around 20 o'clock. However, you guys will have to explain everything the moment we reached the town alright?" 

"Certainly." 

Bright smiles of relief from the sisters' expression reverberate within the forest. 


After Ryouma had performed blood covenant with Sara, he turned his back and headed toward the carriage and inspect the items that the thieves had lined up previously. 

"Oi oi. Isn't this full of precious things?" 

Other than a box filled with gold coins, there were many hair ornaments and jewelry filled box such as sapphire and ruby. 

"When someone going to sell a slave, they have to decorate them first. With their looks improved, they can be fetched for a high price. " 

"Fuun..." 

Consider the size of the carriage; there should be around more than 10 slaves. 

"This box filled with gold coins is the profit from selling our comrade." 

If one were to consider that all of them have the same level of beauty as the sisters, then no wonder they had profited this much. 
Maybe due to remembering how their friend being sold, tears fall from the eyes of the sisters  

*Crack... Crack* 

Cracking sounds interrupted from inside the forest. 

"Laura. Sara!" 

Toward Ryouma voice, the sisters pulled out their swords. 
Of course, it was the swords he gets from the thieves. 
It is reasonably efficient for something impromptu. 

(Is it a monster? or another thief?) 


Then a human voice could be heard by Ryouma which betrayed his expectation. 

"Master! Over here!" 

From the forest appears a man. 
The man then looked around and noticed Ryouma and the sisters existence. 

"Ooh! how about the luggage? And the goods? Are they all alright?!" 

Following the man, there are another three men wearing armors appeared.
While the first man was getting close, a voice can be heard from inside the forest behind him. 

"It seems the thieves have already escaped one way or other, as for the luggage I wonder if it's still fine?... however for the goods they are here. " 

"What?! That Laura and the other. Are they already being used?! Did the thieves already violate them? If they are already being stained, their price will fall you know!?" 

"There seems to be no problem; however, there might be a slight difficulty here." 

The man gazed toward Ryouma. 

"What!? What kind of thing?" 

"Master. Since the situation seems safe, please come out here first. " 

"You sure it's safe right?" 

After saying that, the sounds of branches being stepped on can be heard. 

(Is this guy a human?) 

It was reasonable for Ryouma to think of such. 
He appeared to have a height of around 170cm, and weight around 200kg, which makes him looks like a pig. 
That was not a fat over a muscle which is typical for sumo wrestler, but a body fat due to excess eating and drinking erosion. 
He wears a sleeveless vest that didn't cover his belly and Arabian pants that usually appear in the Arabian night stories. 

(Is this person the slave trader? I guess I can consent if the one who ditches Laura and her sister is something like this person...) 

Ryouma get himself a sense of consent after seeing the pig that suddenly appeared in front of him 
Probably he just escaped without pretense with only his bodyguard after receiving a surprise attack. 
Otherwise, he won't be able to escape the blades of the thieves with such obese body 

"Ooh! You both are fine! I've always thought whether you both have been raped and killed by the thieves or not!" 

Saying such words, he approaches the sisters. 

"Don't come!" 

Sara's pointed her sword 

"I will stab you if you take another step!" 

However, the slave trader and the escort guard only shows smiles filled with ridicule. 

"Master. It seems like the young lady have gotten cheeky huh?" 

"My goodness. It looks like they've forgotten that they are slaves. Was the training too weak?" 

"You see, young lady. You might have forgotten but, the master over here is your owner, you know? You belong to this person. Yet, what are you doing pointed your sword toward the person you belongs to?" 

"Be quite! We're not your possession anymore!" 

"Gahahaha. Did you go insane? You both belong to me. You both are the valuable goods which I had polished for over five years. " 

"Didn't you abandon us and escaped by yourself!?" 

"Isn't that obvious? If I were to die because of sticking with the goods, there wouldn't be any meaning. But if the goods that I throw away are still in the original position. What's wrong with picking it up once again?" 

Although their appearance is not that bad, Ryouma felt a sense of disgust rather than anger toward the slave trader and the escort guard. 

"Well~. Master. Let's leave it at that first. " 

"I guess so... No matter how strong they are, without a master present, they won't be able to do anything. " 

Apparently, they do not seem to think that Laura and her sister are already capable of using their power once again. 
Five versus three. 
If Ryouma and the others can beat the slave trader, everything should be fine. 

"That young man over there seems to have intervened with what had happened, is it not? " 

Toward that words, the eyes of those people turned toward Ryouma. 

"I see, did you do such unnecessary thing? That means you're their knight on a white horse huh? Well, whatever. I've suffered a damage considerably due to the thieves attack. Having one slave is good enough rather than none. Oi! You guys, catch that young man alive! Since he has a good physique. He will sell well for a labor slave. Ghua.!" 

A s.h.i.+ning silver ring stabbed the slave trader neck. 
The chakram from Ryouma hand flew silently and slit the slave trader throat and stopped him from talking. 
Unrest immediately appears among the escort guard. 

(Moron. You talked too much. ) 

Him talking without stopping with clear enmity toward your opponent, for Ryouma, such conduct is nothing more than being foolish. 

(It's too the point of making me feels that he do that on purpose...) 

Ryouma sneered toward the dead pig. 
But right now, he's in the middle of a battle. 
Ryouma immediately erased an unnecessary thought in his mind. 

"Now!" 

The two sisters reacted toward Ryouma voice. 
Laura and Sara immediately slipped through Ryouma's side and attacked the escort guard who is still letting their guard down. 

(Just as I thought... ) 

Something that Ryouma had imagined appeared in front of his eyes. 

Each of the sister swordplays has their own characteristic. 
Laura's swordplay is more inclined toward power. 
A high-powered sword slash, the moment the sword clashes against her opponent sword, the opponent sword got blown off, and with no change of speed, her sword slashes her opponent head. 
While Sara's swordplay is more inclined toward technique.
She diverts her opponent thrusting momentum with her sword slightly and then stabbed her opponent throat. 

"W-What, you b.i.t.c.h... how come you can use your power?!" 

In an instant, the escort guards that left their guard down get killed by the sisters' swords. 
In front of Ryouma, only one man left, the one that appeared first. 

"Funn!" 

The escort guard persisted against the bloodl.u.s.t emitted by the sisters. 

"W-Wait a minute... Oi. " 

Maybe because he finally realizes his current situation. 
A fl.u.s.tered face appeared on that man face. 

"Wait a minute, why did you guys can use your power? If the master is not here, you should not be able to use your abilities no!?" 

Sneering smiles appeared on the sisters face. 
They did not show any carelessness. 
Their whole body are always prepared to respond instantly the moment the escort guard attacked. 

"That person over there is our master!" 

The sisters' eyes are looking at Ryouma. 

"That is impossible! A slave can't change their master on a whim... they need to perform blood covenant..." 

"We already know about blood covenant since young age. our father has taught us about it, you see?. " 

Toward Sara's words, the escort guard face turns pale. 

"What did you say?! Then why until now?!" 

"There's no need to explain it to you. " 

While listening to Laura's words, Ryouma approaches the man. 

"Khu... d.a.m.n it! You better remember this!" 

The man then performed his last gamble. 
He chooses to run away since he thought it was disadvantageous for him. 

(Though his judgment is not bad... But I guess that won't happen huh? ) 

While looking at the back of the man who ran away, Ryouma muttered such words inside his heart. 
The man decides to run via the highway instead jumping inside the forest. 
There are monsters in the woods. 
Even if it scares him, he should go there instead, yet due to this kind of judgmental mistake, he lost his life. 


Ryouma takes out a chakram from his waist bag, then throws it at the man head. 

*Zwuz* 

*Gusha* 

Following the sound of the chakram tearing the winds, a sound of his head getting smashed by a chakram can be heard. 

"Well them. There are various thing that I wish to hear, but for now, we will head toward Aru town first. You guys can tell me everything there. " 

Ryouma said such words toward the two girls while collecting the chakram. 

""Certainly. "" 

After responded toward Ryouma, the two of them scattered about to collect all the valuable goods. 

(It seems like although my intention is to help, it has turned into something troublesome huh?) 


Ryouma sighed while looking at the two girls. 

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