Chapter 204: Someone Precious
Chapter 204: Someone Precious
"I knew you were coming!"His sword knocked upward the blade Stevie was bringing down. Then he swept it sideways. His sword cut a horizontal line across Stevie’s abdomen. Stevie immediately stepped back, but a red spray rose from the tip of the blade.
"Gyaa—!?"
Stevie’s voice rose — Stevie was hit!? His side was open! I thrust my sword into that opening. My leg would not move properly and the thrust did not fully extend. Yet I felt the tip of the sword enter flesh.
"You idiot—!!"
He roared and kicked me in the face, knocking me down. I tumbled and rolled backward. Damn it—! Only a cut!?
"This time, dieeeeee—!!"
Screaming, he tried to leap at me, but Lily charged in from the side. Lily’s sideways sweep collided with his sword. Even though my sword had entered him, his strength was still greater. Lily was sent flying, sword and all.
At that moment,
"Robby-sama! Hurry!"
From behind him Stevie clung to his leg. Stevie, still bleeding from her abdomen, leapt onto him. From Stevie’s hands a bariii!! of light erupted and his body glowed. Electricity? For an instant his eyes rolled back and his movement stopped; he lost his balance but did not fall, and with awkward motions he cut away the Stevie who had clung to him. Stevie’s back split open and a great spray of blood rose from it.
Now! Only now! With all my strength I thrust my sword toward his heart. Using my one working leg as a spring I dove into his chest. The sword was sucked into his chest; the tip slid smoothly without striking chainmail or bone and was swallowed by his chest.
"Guwah!"
His movement stopped. He looked at me with a face that asked what on earth had just happened. I twisted the sword and swept it sharply sideways. From the wound left by the withdrawn blade his blood erupted like a fountain. He leaned against me. At that moment he tried to raise his sword and stab me. From behind, Stevie grabbed and stopped that arm! When I stepped back he collapsed, and I saw Stevie riding on his back. She was covered in blood from head to toe! Her back was split wide open! White flesh was visible.
"Robby-sama..."
Stevie twisted one cheek as if forcing a bitter smile.
I leapt over him and ran to Stevie.
"Stevie!!!! Are you all right! The wound is shallow! Stay with me! Wait, I’ll put medicine on it!"
I rummaged through the mana bag — there should have been something, I should have had medicine, something, anything? The hands holding Stevie were steadily dyed with her blood.
"Damn it!!"
The man who had been fighting Lily, enraged, charged at me. Abandoning Lily, he came at me. I cut him completely in two through the abdomen. I sliced him open leaving only the spine.