Heroes and Machine Girls Looking at Profiles - Chapter 75



75 – Black Runaway

“…Yes?”

An answer I never expected.

Iola, unable to keep up with the situation at the moment, asked again.

“Hey…I didn’t hear you very well…Could you say that again?”

“Huh? So I asked why I should fight with you?”

“Yeah…But you were definitely born to fight demons…”

When embarrassed went up and said that, the woman who had given the name of Schubel smiled.

“That’s right.”

“But…But we can’t fight together…”

“Well, there’s no reason to fight, right?”

“No, you definitely said you were born to fight demons, right?”

Hearing those words, Schuvel clapped his hands.

“Ah! That’s why you misunderstood!”

“…Yes?”

“It is true that the master who created me created me to fight against demons, but…”

The woman who said that, Schubel, said with a truly bright and dazzling smile.

“Now that the master is gone, there is no reason to fight anymore.”

“But…But you once fought for humans, right? Then you can fight alongside us…”

“Oh, I don’t like it. It’s not my master’s order, so why me?”

The situation has become strange.

Iola glanced at Kenji, the hero waiting behind her.

As if he had read her thoughts, Schubel opened her mouth and spoke.

“If you thought that that person over there could control me, you were mistaken. Even though he has the authority to release the sealing device, he doesn’t seem to have any ‘authentication’ for me.”

“……”

Honestly, Iola couldn’t understand more than half of what the woman in front of her was saying.

It was full of unknown things, including control, release authority, and authentication.

However, I was certain that I couldn’t leave that woman like this.

“Hero!!”

With Iola’s shout, the warrior Kenji quickly jumped out.

As if she had nothing to worry about, she immediately pulled out the sword from her waist and swung it for the woman.

Chaeng!!

A metallic sound rang out along with a sharp sound.

Shuvel blocked the hero Kenji’s slash by crossing the two daggers recovered from a corner of the room earlier.

At that sight, she went up and opened her eyes wide.

The warrior’s slash.

No matter how little the hero Kenji’s injuries from the previous battle remain, that slash has the power to literally shake the earth.

It was shocking that such a slash could be blocked with just such a dagger.

“…I never thought they would attack you as soon as you refused to cooperate. It was a good thing you refused.”

“……”

Shuvel glares at Iola with a mocking smile.

She moved her dagger sharply, deflecting the warrior’s sword, and took a large step back behind her.

And then, she raised her dagger high…

“Hero! Be careful!!”

“?!”

With this cry, the warrior Kenji raised her sword as if on guard.

And then, a dazzling light emanates from the dagger raised by Shuvel…

Nothing happened.

“…Huh?”

The light blocked her view, and she turned her head.

When she turned her head again, the hero Kenji was raising her sword and putting her on guard.

And, there was no one at the place where the woman named Schubel was.

“…Did you run away?”

“Ha, I don’t have any ether left, so there’s no need to fight needlessly.”

Walkyure, Schubertlaite.

She was quick to judge the situation and was able to respond quickly.

Although her combat ability is lower than that of the other sisters, she is the type to make up for it with strategy.

Of course, she is stronger than an ordinary first-class warrior, but even so, her combat power is not as high as that of the other sisters.

Just a moment ago, if he hadn’t found his armor and weapons in advance, he would have been attacked by the man behind him.

From noble mtl dot com

‘Anyway, what on earth is that guy…? Seeing as he was able to release the sealing device, it is clear that he was killed by someone…’

Authorization to use equipment from past wars, such as sealing devices.

The only ones who can do that are the managers of the time, like Erda, their ‘owner’ and ‘mother’.

First of all, it is absolutely not their mother, ‘Erda’.

If she gives power to her man, she will never fail to recognize herself.

“…Well, in any case, I’m glad I tricked him. I need to get out of this place quickly.”

Schwertelite.

She was already awake by the time Iola and the others discovered the stairs of this ruin.

Of course, like the others, I didn’t wake up because someone who received ‘certification’ was nearby, but for a different reason.

That’s because an ‘intruder’ appeared.

Action that occurs when the entrance is opened through a different procedure than usual.

Because of that, Schubertlaite was able to awaken.

The problem was that the sealing device was so old and broken that it was seriously unstable.

Awakening due to a weak supply of ether or emergency measures for the intruder worked properly, but among the most important emergency measures for the intruder, the seal was not resolved.

Of course, Schubertleite, who sensed the intruder’s intrusion and understood the current situation, was seriously embarrassed.

Even if an intruder enters, it is meaningless unless he is released from the seal.

Even the one with the weakest combat power.

So, she desperately shook her head.

And the fact that her opponent does not know about her, and the fact that someone who has been given the authority to ‘release the sealing device’ is present at the same time.

Schwertleitte, knowing that fact, attempted a gamble.

She tried to play off the truth that she was created to fight demons, and tried to trick her opponent into breaking the seal.

If the opponent notices, he will be trapped and destroyed there, and if successful, he will be able to retrieve the equipment sealed near him and run away.

And, I won the gamble brilliantly.

She was really startled when she was caught in a sudden surprise attack, but she still somehow managed to fool her eyes and escape.

Now, as long as she runs away like this, she can somehow get through this place.

The problem is what to do next, but I’ll think about it later…

“It’s on the ground!”

Schwertlaite ran out to where the light was visible.

When I went out there, I saw several people wearing black robes similar to the woman from earlier, and soldiers wearing armor I had never seen before.

They looked surprised to see Schubert Leite suddenly popping out, but she ignored them and headed outside her building.

As soon as she came out, she immediately spread her wings and flew away from the spot.

Freedom!

Thinking like that, Schubertlaite was filled with joy.

「I found something interesting.」

Schwertleite was startled by the voice that suddenly reached her ears and stopped in place.

“Who…Who is it? There is no one around…”

「I never would have thought that Brünnhilde’s sister would be in a place like this, even without an owner…」

“Who are you!! Brünnhilde, how do you know her sister?!”

Schwertlaite is looking around cautiously.

But there was no one around her.

No, there was definitely nothing.

“Oooooh!!”

“?!”

Suddenly, a presence was felt, and there was a shadow running towards Schubertlaite.

It flew at an incredibly fast speed, a speed that was incomparable to that of the man from before, and caused Schubertleite to crash on the spot.

“Ahh!!”

Schubert Laite crashed to the ground and her head was grabbed and crushed.

Then, I saw her feet approaching.

Even if I tried to lift her face and look at her face, I couldn’t.

“Thank you so much, Zeke. You do everything for me.”

“……”

Zeek?

It’s an unknown name.

You are probably referring to the owner of this strong hand that is holding you down.

As Schubert Laite was thinking such thoughts, an unpleasant feeling came over her, as if a snake was crawling all over her body.

“Yes, it worked out well. Let’s try an experiment on it.”

Experiment?

Schwertlaite seemed to get goosebumps at the unsettling words.

“It didn’t work for that woman, Brünnhilde… And it didn’t work for the children who had ‘owners’, as if something was blocking them… But what about this kid?”

A woman’s feet slowly approaching before her own eyes.

Looking at her feet, Schubert Leite trembled with fear.

“It’s over there! I definitely saw it flying that way!”

“We must capture it immediately! If we cannot suppress it, even destroy it!!”

Iola ran to the ground chasing the woman.

After hearing the testimonies of believers and soldiers on the ground, she was able to discover the identity of that woman, Schubel.

Apostle of the Goddess.

It is said that the sight of her flying with her wings spread was consistent with the apostle who had beaten the hero Kenji to a pulp on the battlefield at the time.

I couldn’t leave such a being alone.

The good news is that the apostle was weaker than the previous apostle.

Although he blocked the hero Kenji’s slash, considering his strength in deflecting his sword and his choice to run away, it was judged to be a fight worth fighting.

Iola judged that if there was support from believers, including himself, it would be possible to suppress or destroy it.

So, he led the hero Kenji, his followers, and the soldiers of the empire and began the chase.

It will be a long chase.

I thought so.

However, the chase ended more smoothly than expected.

In front of me, I saw a red-haired woman standing quietly.

She is the apostle of the goddess, who revealed her own name as Shuvel.

“…You gave up quicker than I thought, or did you just feel like you were going to get caught by us?”

“……”

“Well, anyway, you have to be captured or destroyed. We can’t leave the goddess’ apostle alone…”

While talking, Iola stopped talking due to a strange atmosphere.

Even though she was making such a fuss, the goddess’s apostle just stood there in silence.

However, after a while, the goddess’ apostle slowly raised her head as if responding to her voice and presence.

Then, she turned her head and looked in her direction.

At that moment, Iola’s body trembled without realizing it with eerieness and fear.

There was no sense of reason in the eyes that were looking at her.

“aaa!!”

Without even drawing a weapon, the goddess’ apostle rushed towards her soldiers.