Chapter 45
There were a total of three black mages.
“Uwaa……!”
One of the black mages who discovered Daphne clutched both cheeks and let out a sigh.
“That’s why I said let’s be careful! There’s a punitive expedition right next to us! I said let’s just hide today and go out!”
The other two black mages beside him, who was speaking while trembling, replied.
“Hey! Why should we hide because of those ragtag bunch? We can just kill them all!”
“Yeah! Just kill them!”
“Do we really have to? Do we have to kill? Really? Even that kid?”
“Of course!”
“No, no. Let’s just kill the kid. Huh? Without getting caught by the punitive expedition!”
The black mages, who had finally unified their opinions, turned their heads toward Daphne. To observe Daphne.
“Uh?”
Then, one black mage’s eyes widened.
“Me, me! I know her! I saw her in the newspaper. Daphne Akion! The one who stopped the marquis family terror last time! Hero’s daughter!”
“What?”
The other black mages’ morale rose.
“The hero’s child?”
“The child of the guy who killed our previous leader?”
“That’s why she looks so annoying and unlucky just by looking!”
“…….”
Even I would probably curse the same if it were the hero’s child.
But the problem is that I’m in the body of the one receiving those curses.
Daphne scratched the back of her head.
“Uuum.”
Daphne made her mouth into a straight line and let out a nasal sound.
“First, rest assured. I have no intention of calling other humans.”
If the punitive expedition comes, Daphne might not be able to absorb the death energy.
During the bomb, she somehow deceived the eyes, but extracting death energy from a human body is obviously an action that would cause unnecessary misunderstandings.
She can’t unnecessarily make the hero suspicious.
That quick-witted guy would easily find the answer from small clues.
It would be better to deal with the black mages alone and roughly throw them away. No, that would definitely be more convenient.
“Instead, I’ll ask just one thing. Why on earth are you here?”
“Ha?”
The black mages were a bit flustered.
She looks like a child with no abilities, yet instead of fearing them, she’s standing boldly on two feet asking questions.
It’s strange. We’re black mages? Just looking should feel the death energy and make breathing difficult? How can she be so unaffected?
If Daphne were a bit older girl here, the black mages would have suspected ‘Maybe she has something to rely on?’, but Daphne was still in a 5-year-old child’s body, and her chubby cheeks gave a very cute impression that dispelled suspicions.
Instead of suspecting, the black mages bluffed.
“Well. Since you’ll die here, I can answer one question before you die.”
“We came to find the traces of the great calamity.”
Daphne’s brows narrowed.
“……Celus?”
“Uh, uh?”
“How dare you casually say that person’s true name! You impudent thing!”
The black mages were a bit flustered.
Because those who know the true name of the ‘calamity’ are extremely rare.
How does this child……? They who were flustered soon recalled that Daphne is the hero’s child.
“She must have heard from the hero! That damn hero’s child!”
“How dare you casually spread that person’s true name!”
Putting aside the blah blah noisy stuff, Daphne approached them closely with her fists clenched tightly.
The Great Sage’s words came to mind.
-If you find the main body, you’ll be able to get the answer.
Are these guys also aiming for my body?
No, these are the guys who would kneel and grovel, reciting strange chants just by seeing me?
These damn bastards……! Daphne’s tightly clenched fists trembled.
“Why are guys like you looking for the traces of the calamity?”
“Of course to obtain that person’s power……! No, why am I answering! That’s enough! Attack!”
“Kill her!”
The black mages flew up simultaneously.
They, without anyone first, spread their hands wide.
“In the name of death dancing under the dark night, I command, seize!”
Seeing the long incantation, they’re not as skilled as the previous assassin.
But that doesn’t mean it’s sloppy enough to ignore.
Daphne discovered the death energy swooshing toward her feet and immediately kicked the ground and jumped up.
“In the name only death can glimpse, I will burn you!”
At that moment, a black-and-white fireball flew toward Daphne.
Daphne twisted her body, but being in the air, she couldn’t completely avoid the fire.
Her shoulder got a bit injured from the fireball that grazed her narrowly.
If it were another human, the moment hit by this black-and-white fireball, the shoulder would have been crushed.
But since Daphne was a dragon who could absorb death energy, her flesh was fine.
Just hot.
“What? Why is she fine?”
“Did you cast the magic properly?!”
Leaving the black mages’ bickering behind, Daphne who landed on the ground looked down at her hot right shoulder.
“Oh…….”
Then, she soon let out a sigh and raised her eyes sharply.
“What, is she doing something?”
“Just in case, everyone be careful!”
Daphne raised both hands above her head.
“What on earth is she trying to……!”
“Light!”
“……Eh?”
The magic Daphne used was truly basic magic.
Just floating light, a magic with no attack power.
“What, what did she do?”
“Did she cast the wrong magic?”
The black mages were flustered, but Daphne was calm.
“Now the guys who were sleeping will know the commotion.”
Daphne grinned and expanded the light even larger.
Then, murmuring sounds started to be heard little by little.
The punitive expedition woke up due to the sudden light.
“What are you! Earlier you said let’s fight among ourselves!”
“You said you wouldn’t call! Did you deceive us!”
Daphne shrugged her shoulders.
“I have very good judgment.”
And replied in a very cool tone.
“It’s just that I judged 3 vs 1 is still too much.”
“…….”
“Hoo, such cool judgment. I’m amazing.”
The black mages tilted their heads, then soon grasped the situation and screamed.
“So that’s deceiving!”
“Catch heeer!”
Yeah, not getting caught.
Daphne hid into the forest faster than anyone.
***
“It’s death energy! It’s right nearby!”
“Get up! Form ranks!”
The knights who were forcibly awakened from sleep by Daphne’s light quickly came to their senses upon feeling the death energy immediately.
They don’t know who created the light.
But what’s certain is that black mages have appeared nearby now.
“Confirm the opponents! Don’t rush in recklessly! The opponents are black mages!”
“When knights face mages, it’s about overwhelming with numbers! Never face a mage alone!”
People often say.
One mage is equivalent to a hundred knights combined.
After reaching a certain level, even knights could fight mages sufficiently, but the ones here haven’t reached that level.
Moreover, the opponents are not ordinary mages but black mages.
Not many would be able to overcome the constantly tightening pressure of death and swing their swords.
Therefore, they must overwhelm with numbers.
In that process, some will lose their lives but…….
‘All for the empire!’
The knights entered the forest holding their swords with one mind and one will.
In the midst of that, Teti, who finally woke up, yawned long and looked around.
The ones remaining at the campsite are only apprentice guardians like Lache.
They are in charge of treating injured knights from the rear, meaning practically out of combat power.
Since Teti is also an elf and a healer, they seem to have left her behind…….
“Ha, sseup.”
Teti scratched the back of her head and muttered.
“Daphne is not here.”
She said it calmly, but it wasn’t a calm situation.
Wasn’t there the words she begged and pleaded to Daphne not to die.
-No matter where those black mages are, I’ll find them all! I won’t make Daphne worry at all!
“…….”
Ah, when Daphne comes, I’m really gonna die.
Having thought up to here, Teti jumped up. She finally came to her senses.
“Daphneee! I’m coming!”
And started running across the forest following Daphne’s energy.
“……What?”
Rache’s eyes widened as she watched such Teti.
“Daphne is missing?”
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By Anna 💓
