Chapter 25-2


    Of course, Sion already knew their identities.


    The reason why they were willing to take the risk and kill Hte was born out of a sense of duty and revenge.


    No one could have predicted that the family that had been annihted long ago would resurface now.


    <em>Originally, they were supposed toe out a littleter since it hasnt started yet, should I view it differently?</em>


    Even in the early and middle parts of the story, the protagonist never had to confront them.


    During the time the protagonist was wandering in the frontier regions, they were scattered and active in different ces.


    It wasnt until theter part of the story, when the protagonist spent a longer time in the capital city, that they naturally came into conflict with them.


    <em>Its bothering me a bit. Should I take care of it beforehand?</em>


    It was the first time sinceing to this world that Sion had felt animosity.


    If he had stayed quiet until the protagonist took action, Sion would have remained a bystander.


    But since they had targeted Hte even before the story had started, Sion was boiling with anger.


    They should stay within certain boundaries. Should I leak the information now?


    If Sion leaked the information, it could reduce their influence to some extent.


    However, this could also affect the original plot and could cause problems for the protagonists actions.


    Of course, their base wouldnt bepletely destroyed, but Sion couldnt help but be wary of even the slightest variable.


    <em>Even if the protagonist takes care of it, only his reputation grow slightly. Even If I take action, there wont be any problems</em>


    After the protagonist kills their leader, the attention of the nobles and aristocrats is drawn to them.


    However, there is not much noticeable change, and neither the heroine nor theirrades are reced.


    The only remaining results are the fact that the protagonist is special and that some nobledies show favor.


    <em>Maybe I should think a little more</em>


    Sion-Nim! Theyreing!


    The Captain Guard shouted and blocked the sions path.


    Magic and arrows no longer flew, but masked individuals rushed in, scattered.


    Perhaps they were conscious of swordsmanship and magic absorption, trying to minimize damage.


    Excuse me for a moment, Sister.


    W-what are you doing right now


    Sion quickly grabbed Htes hand.


    Hte was momentarily taken aback but couldnt shake it off.


    Beuase, she had to calm down the changes that had urred inside her body suddenly.


    <em>Why is my mana acting up like this</em>


    Hte couldnt control the mana surging inside her body.


    The mana spread out in an instant and reached her right hand.


    Eventually, the mana was released vigorously,pletely erasing its traces.


    <em>She has a lot of mana. Ive already filled up.</em>


    Sion let go of Htes hand and drew in the mana within his body once again.


    All the mana was instantly engraved on the Exceed Rain and emitted a purple light.


    Open the path!


    At Sions shout, the escort knights were startled and bowed their heads.


    Sion swung the Exceed Rain with all his might, drawing a horizontal line.


    Then, a long purple line shed through and cut down all the trees around it.


    Crack!


    Ugh!


    The purple sword energy swept through the enemies.


    Although the number of enemies killed was fewer than before, they no longer approached.


    Instead, they just tried to dodge the sword energy and catch their breath.


    I warn you for thest time! If you attack again, I will chase you to the end. I can sweep you all away by myself!


    Sion raised his sword and shouted loudly at the enemies.


    At the same time, the escort knights surrounded Sion and prepared to face the enemies.


    However, the enemies did not move and did not even reveal themselves.


    <em>Hte is impressive.</em>


    In order to deal with the enemies, Sion had no choice but to absorb Htes mana.


    Htes mana was overflowing, and the amount exceeded what was expected.


    Without Hte, it would have been impossible to acquire such arge amount of magic in such a short time.


    Thats why I can waste magic and not get tired


    Sion-Nim, it seems to have quieted down a bit.


    The attack has also stopped. Theyre either assessing the situation or running away.


    Could they attack us by sneaking around?


    Its not impossible, but it takes too much time. After going through all that trouble, would they want to fight us?


    Youre right, but we cant let our guard down.


    Even if its because of me, they wont attack recklessly. Lets keep watching for a bit longer, and then lets head back to Kelidos. We cant go to the capital by road in this situation.


    Understood.


    Meanwhile, Hte looked down at her left hand and cautiously clenched it, then opened it.


    She couldnt understand what had happened.


    Why did her mana suddenly run wild on its own?


    <em>..Could it be that someone took my mana? How?</em>


    ***


    In the eastern region of the in Kingdom, there was an unnamed in.


    Masked individuals were hurrying towards somewhere.


    He had made the judgment that they couldnt seed in their mission, so he was retreating quickly.


    Several of his subordinates had already died, but he couldnt just leave the remaining members to be ughtered for one reason.


    <em>I messed up. The information was wrong</em>


    The man leading the group was the overall person in charge of the mission.


    He had checked the information rted to the mission in advance and didnt let his guard down until they arrived at the location.


    If Adira, the Duke, had been involved, he would have naturally stationed knights to protect her daughter, and he and his subordinates could have been in danger depending on the situation.


    <em>I never received any information that Sion Laird is such an exceptional swordsman</em>.


    He had continuously collected information and constantly verified it to determine its uracy.


    Even if the information had been incorrect, they could have dealt with the situation flexibly depending on the circumstances.


    But this mission was exceptional, and that one piece of information had led to a disastrous result.


    <em>Sion Laird was said to be an aristocrat who didnt have any talent, but how could he?</em>


    The man couldnt help but be amazed at what he had witnessed Sion Laird do.


    The Dark Purple sword swept through fiercely, and no one could withstand its power.


    Arrows infused with magic and mana were swept away, and all that was left in the wake of the sword were pieces of corpses.


    <em>Hes a scary guy. Did he already master the sword?</em>


    Using the sword was not simply a matter of channeling mana into it.


    One had to maintain that state while tracing a trajectory and expelling the fluctuating mana in a stabilized manner to barely realize the attack.


    In other words, it required talent and experience that corresponded to his level, as both maintaining and altering mana needed to ur simultaneously.


    However, Sion Laird had managed to create perfect swordsmanship even though he was not yet in his thirties.


    <em>I made a big mistake. Sion Laird will surely try to kill us. If Duke Adira and Marquis Laird are backing him up</em>