Chapter 17 – A Punch in a Pinch
Emma’s feet head towards a large park in the middle of the town.
This park is a natural park, so it’s quite vast. Emma has co here before to collect insects.
When I heard a cat in my room, I didn’t expect it to be this far, and I didn’t think that I would co here.
On the way, I knew in the corner of my mind that the long jump I did when I got involved with the drunkards was weird. Even so, I couldn’t stop because the cat’s cry that continues even until now.
I put off everything except the thing I’m most curious about for later. Emma’s nature couldn’t be suppressed even now when Minato, who is aware of the reincarnation, is conscious. I don’t understand how it works, but Emma and Minato becos one individual without any discomfort.
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Aaoo
Aaoo
The cat is calling.
When I entered the park, I saw human figures again.
With a number of people that’s incomparable to the drunkards a while ago.
“Where did it go!”
“Search! Increase the lights!”
I throw a side glance to the n who were speaking about searching sothing and run again with a *whoosh*.
The n are equipped like when Father and Older Brother go hunting for monsters, but hunters are the so-called civil servants hired in the territory. They are not as rough as those n in the park.
Although they look strong, hunters in Palace territory properly take care of their appearance.
They took care of Emma when she was collecting insects, so if it’s Palace territory’s hunters, I more or less rember their faces.
That ans they’re bounty hunters from other territories? Or hoodlums?
Let’s pass through without having anything to do with them.
“What’s that! Just now!”
A surprised n’s voice ca from behind the running Emma.
“Is it a cat?”
“You found it?!”
“No? That was…? A gi…rl?”
“?! Isn’t she too fast?”
It seems those n were searching for a cat.
Did they co together to pursue the cat’s voice that’s heard from sowhere?
After all, one cat equals one house’s price.
…Emma turns her head while running.
Why are those n looking for a cat? Even though it’s over there.
Emma knows certainly where the cat is. The cat’s voice is calling for Emma. Why am I searching when I already co this close? Although I can’t see its figure, I’m sure it’s there.
Just a little more.
Just less than 100 ters.
When I’m about to put more strength into my legs, I’m caught in sothing.
I fall forward with montum.
“Hurt!… Eh, it doesn’t?”
The mont I was going to fall, the spider shot out threads that beca a cushion.
Thanks to that, I’m uninjured even when I fell at top speed.
When I check my captured leg, sothing wrap around it. As I followed its direction, I saw the hand of a bounty hunter.
A whip?
The tip of that man’s whip wrapped around my leg.
“What are you doing!”
I shout without thinking, but rather than that, I should have escaped…
I’m surrounded by countless n before I could unravel the whip.
“Out for a late-night run, Young Lady?”
The n gather around with an unpleasant smile.
It seems there’s no chance to escape, and they won’t let either.
“Ah… Um…”
I’m so absorbed that I don’t see the surroundings, which I often regret and reflect later, but right I can’t joke about it. I have a hunch that it’s a little dangerous.
At least I have to save the spider, but when I touch my head, there’s no spider. It may have fallen from the impact when I fell.
“Head-! She’s quite a beauty?”
“Isn’t what she’s wearing high-quality silk?”
A man approaches Emma to touch her clothes.
“Please don’t touch !”
I slapped the man’s stretched hand without thinking.
“It hurts! Don’t get cocky just because we’re nice to you!”
The slapped man gets mad and raises his hand.
‘I’m going to be hit!’ I close my eyes and protect my head with both hands.
But, nothing happens.
“?”
In Emma’s, who is currently looking down, ears, there’s a *swoosh* sound of cutting the wind, followed by a *thump* sound of sothing falling.
There’s a sound, but nothing is hitting Emma.
“Uwah-“
“What is it!”
I can hear the flustered voices of those n.
Swoosh
Thump
Swoosh
Thump
“Uwah-!”
“Argh-!”
Swoosh
Thump
Swoosh
Thump
I raise my head timidly…
Swoosh
A flying man…
Thump
Then a falling man… sound.
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