Chapter 78: [Roy] Rescue Event
I was running down the empty main street bathed in the sunset glow.
My fountain pen had broken, and I needed something for class tomorrow.
I could have asked someone at the mansion to prepare one, but I wanted to do it myself as much as possible.
7th Street was basically a shopping street, so empty streets were unusual.
Or rather... something was off.
I stopped and looked around. At the same time, I pulled my favorite longsword from the pouch-shaped magic bag at my waist.
I didn’t draw it from the sheath. I kept it ready for warning.
"Those who run away should be fine..."
"...Who... kuu!?"
The moment I answered the raspy voice, I felt the wave of magic power and leaped backward.
The place I had been standing exploded violently. I put one hand on the ground and turned forward.
At the same time, a figure in a black hooded mantle appeared.
The figure was holding something bound by magic power ropes at both ends.
I stared at that something — no, the two people — and gritted my teeth, muttering,
"Lucy, Serin..."
The instant I saw them, black magic power burst from the hood and a water magic spell was fired.
I drew my longsword from the sheath, dodged the water spell sideways, and closed in. But a wall of water appeared in front of me and I stepped back.
While slicing through the water whips that stretched out from the wall, I looked at the two suspended girls writhing in pain.
I sighed in relief when I confirmed they weren’t dead yet.
But then a counterattack from magic struck me.
Thanks to training, it wasn’t easy, but I managed to block it.
However, I still couldn’t save both.
I ran around, slicing the whips, and clicked my tongue in frustration.
"Good, Roy..."
"Instructor!?"
While running from one end of the street to the other, I heard Raide Instructor’s voice. I scanned the area with just my eyes.
No, he had gone to Santony. He shouldn’t be in the royal capital.
But right now... yes, I clearly heard Instructor’s voice in my head.
While the magic didn’t stop, I kept using my skill and slicing it apart.
I was getting closer to the black hood, but the magic didn’t stop.
No, I could feel its power growing stronger while I sliced it.
I panicked when I saw blood flowing from the wrists of the two girls being held.
If I used my skill that let me attack both at once, I could save one of them.
But which one should I save?
Lucy, my lover?
Or Serin?
...Which one should I save!?
"If you can’t choose..."
"Kuu! What... now... something..."
As I got closer to the black hood while trying to remember something, I cut the whips.
The faster the magic became as I approached — there was nothing I could do about it.
But looking at the two girls hanging there, there was clearly no time left.
...Remember Instructor’s words. Words?
I recalled the words Raide Instructor had given me before going to Santony.
"If you can’t choose both... choose both... Right now, Roy can do it."
"Yes! I can do it right now!!"
I calmed my heart, kept slicing the whips, and looked around the buildings.
Cautiously so I wouldn’t be noticed, I saw something moving on the roof.
Without turning my head, I looked at it with my eyes. There was someone wearing a mantle the same color as the roof.
The figure didn’t move to another location, so I grinned and said it with my mouth.
I slipped through the increasingly sloppy magic as the girls’ magic power was running out, and fired my skill.
The target was the magic ropes holding Lucy and Serin.
The moment I used the skill, I used the building’s protrusions to move up to the roof.
The figure noticed me, but I kicked him away with full force.
"Guha!?! ...Who are you, ha!?"
"I’m Roy. Roy Dragole."
I looked at the man who had fallen on the roof, confirmed he wasn’t moving, and peeked down at the street.
All three — the girls included — were lying on the ground.
If Instructor had been watching, he would have scolded me, but I sat on the roof, let out a sigh of relief, and smiled.
He wasn’t here anymore. Toward Instructor.
"...Thank you, Instructor."
I looked at the increasingly busy main street and decided to go down before things escalated.
I asked a nearby person to call for guards, then began treating the girls.
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Nimi and I took a leisurely bath together.
No matter how many times I saw her naked, the sight was still captivating. The moderate softness made me want to touch her just with my hands.
The purpose was to test the effects of the Seniso grass, so I only kissed her and touched her breasts before holding back.
After applying the liquid and washing her hair, foam appeared again. The hair was slippery, so I washed it carefully but not too roughly. After giving her several scalp massages, Nimi let out pleasant-sounding moans.
If that made her happy, I would do it as many times as she wanted.
After washing Nimi, she washed my head. The sensation of her warm, wet breasts pressing against my back was overwhelming, but the feeling of her hands washing my hair was even better.
...This... I understand why Nimi lets out those happy sounds.
Just as I thought that, a gentle voice laughed behind me.
My voice must have leaked out, so I felt a little embarrassed and pretended not to notice.
I got out of the bath and sat on the sofa in the living room.
I put my pants on, kept my upper body bare, and rubbed my slightly damp hair with a towel.
When I grabbed the tips of my hair with my fingers to check the texture, I could only feel that it was slightly smooth.
Our room didn’t have a mirror. I could go to Nimi’s room or the bathroom, but it would be awkward to walk in on a woman in the bathroom.
"Hot water is getting cold."
"Hm? Ah, it’s hot... hot..."
At Nimi’s voice I answered while looking at her and was surprised.
She was walking toward me wearing a large brown towel that covered her breasts and private area. Her hair was still damp and glossy after being wiped.
Nimi’s hair had always been beautiful, but the way it bounced made it even more radiant and shiny.
I was lost in admiration as I gently stroked Nimi’s hair while she sat beside me.
"Amazing... it’s beautiful."
"Fufu, didn’t Raide-san know?"
"No... I knew the effect, but I never actually used it."
While I combed through Nimi’s hair from top to bottom, Nimi watched me with a gentle smile.
Meanwhile, she wiped the parts of her hair that I wasn’t touching with soft, quick motions.
The sight was so endearing that I leaned in. Nimi smiled embarrassedly and answered.
"Nn, nnu, chu, unnu, uu, chu..."
I wrapped one arm around her and pulled her close, giving her a light kiss on the lips.
After kissing her several times and pulling away, Nimi leaned against me.
When she looked up at me with misty eyes and flushed cheeks, Nimi said shyly,
"Raide-san... can I still make a request?"
"Yeah, I can...?"
Nimi stood up and approached me, then hugged my head while looking down.
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