As soon as the fight ended, all the surrounding people returned to their normal reaction. It happened because the spell broke when I rendered liodas unconscious.
After heaving out my last sigh, I knelt on the ground and desperately tried to pick myself from the ground. All my muscles inside my body twisted themselves, giving so colossal pain. I even groaned while caressing my skin, covered in scars and wounds from the musical blast.
"What was that power. I received?" I asked myself, while gazing at my bastard sword.
Clarent only increased my powers if my deed coincided with that righteous chivalry. However, when liodas hurt my partner, my mind went blank and turned berserk against liodas. My emotions took the better out of and controlled my mind while fighting the bard.
All my thoughts clouded with negative ideas, wanting to kill the person who hurt my girl. And that line of thinking did not touch the kind gestures of Clarent, considering my inner desires.
But despite those evil thoughts, I still gained that power, even greater than those of Clarent. If my sword gave these buffs, my system would have notified . However, that was not the case, since I received no notifications from my system. Nothing appeared in my sight, except for the dark entity floating before my eyes.
Coincidentally, that event happened when I activated my dark magic out of my body. When those obsidian aurae appeared on my face, clouding my senses. And when that happened, those distinct powers ca into , amplifying all my abilities.
It was as if everything got dialled to eleven, strengthening more than ever before. And when I realised it, I already defeated liodas using that borrowed power.
"It didn't co from Clarent.. Where did that co from?" I asked another question, but no one gave the answer.
I brushed off those thoughts and focused on my surroundings. I needed to check the battle's aftermath, considering the fight against liodas. He was not as strong as the tyrant king. But liodas was still a formidable foe that I fought on my journey.
Since the innocent people got affected by our fight, they all rose from the ground and looked at the surroundings. Those villagers finally t my eyes, wondering what had happened.
But before they could say and think anything terrible, Fisher went in front of and interrupted their thoughts. "These two n did nothing wrong! They fought because they had a small argunt! And these two n saved us by putting ourselves asleep! That spell actually replenished our strength. So don't forget to thank them after they feel rested. For now, please return to your designated spots. Work hard, but don't forget to take breaks in between."
The crowd believed the soldier's words and gave him a nod. After listening to Fisher's words, all the villages returned to the town. They said nothing but kind words to us as they went back to their houses.
"Why did you do that?" I asked. "Why did you lie to them when liodas could harm everyone and nearly kill you?"
Fisher heaved out a sigh and nudged onward. "I will answer all of your questions inside the guild. For now, you should get so rest and contain your friend. You are welcod inside the village. You look tired, young man. And thank you for saving our lives."
As soon as Fisher said his fill, he and his wife went along with the villagers. They wanted to help with my friends. However, Fisher and his partner knew I should explain everything he said to them. And those two were also leaders of that village. Since they held so title to their na, they needed their presence to calm everything down inside that town.
Fisher turned back around and gestured for to follow him back. I nodded at him and went to my friends to tell them what would happen from now on.
rleen suffered minor injuries from the battle, especially from the sound waves. Fortunately, rleen was still conscious even after that, but couldn't hear anything but ringing in her ears. According to my system, that condition would continue after a few hours of rest. As luck would have it, that illness was still reversible inside this world.
I did not know any sign language to help rleen. And even if I learned them, rleen wouldn't know their anings.
I did what I could to tell them about our situation. And for starters, I nonverbally gesture to rleen to help carry liodas towards the town.
After talking with rleen, I went towards Fenrir and inspected her condition. Since she had the genes of a wolf, Fenrir heard all those blasts with doubled intensity. It only ant that Fenrir's ears multiplied the damage she received, which knocked her out for a while.
I also had to carry Fenrir on my back, together with the sleeping liodas. Thankfully, Fenrir was strong enough to handle liodas' weight, even with those slim arms. Well, I could argue that rleen used so light enhancent magic to conjure a barrier. And that wall was the one carrying liodas' body as we walked on the lively road.
Even after experiencing that battle, the villagers still flashed a smile at us. They were all working hard on their fields but stopped by to greet our faces. I returned their kind gesture and smiled back at them, together with rleen by my side.
As soon as we entered the village, so people greeted us.
"Sir Fisher wants to talk to you. We will escort you towards the guild. He prepared a ban," the scouts said, and lowered their heads.
"Raise your heads. We're nothing but guests to your village," I answered, and motioned my fingers. "And I also wanted to ask this, but..is that guild perhaps an adventurer guild?"
Those two scouts shook their heads and answered, "No. This guild Fisher made is a ho to us who wants to protect the village! It's not sothing that Calot has, but it's still a barracks that teaches people how to fight."
I accepted their offer and let these scouts lead the way. After a few minutes, we arrived at the guild that Fisher told us. It was not the adventurer guild that I expected. It was an organization inside this village that acted as a camp for soldiers, like in Calot. But since they cannot receive the king's blessings as a knight, these villagers would not have the class. Instead of calling themselves soldiers, these people enrolled in that guild would just beco guardians of this village.
It was like the scouts had ntioned earlier. Children and young adults held a wooden sword, which they swung in front of them. Dozens of screams echoed around our vicinity that belonged to the youths practising the sword.
As we entered the gates, the scouts left us be and told us to wait for Fisher. Within a few monts, the soldier arrived, together with his elegant wife at his side. He still wore his armour even inside this building. I could only guess that Fisher would always show up in a fight if the village got under attack.
"I introduced myself before, but I will do it again," the soldier exclaid, as he placed his hand near his chest. "My na is Fisher Fling. This is my lovely wife, Gwen Fling. We are honoured to greet you youngsters who saved my children's lives. As you may all know, the villagers anointed as their chief. And since they trusted with this position, I would do as I could to help my village. I am also a knight from the Calot Kingdom. But since I married Gwen, I relocated my duty in this village. We are not part of the kingdom or.... Al. Nothing."
Fisher's last words spelt "Albion", which was the group that the kingdom's alliance nad. That information remained a secret from the mass. However, when that word got ntioned in the fight, Fisher had his doubts about . Fisher might be a knight with high status since he knew about that news.
The soldier asked a question before giving the spotlight. "I'd like to hear your reasons first, why you know about Albion. Are you a spy from a traitorous kingdom? Or are you a demon disguised as a knight. like ?"
Fisher asked such a delicate question to . If the kings of Albion heard his query, they would strip off Fisher from his status as a knight. No one should ntion anyone as a traitor of Albion. I rembered reading that from the community before arriving in this world.
I also lowered my head while introducing our nas. "My na is Arthur Wyllt. That girl with the staff is my. lover, rleen. The girl wearing black clothing is Fenrir. And the bard is liodas."
Before Fisher could say anything to , I interposed his words and exclaid, "Forgive us, Fisher, for the troubles we caused. liodas has a dark past, and I would like to keep that confidential."
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