Chapter 407: The Last One
“That pompous fool! Where is Rogueheil… Sh-shit! It’s always like this! He’s meant to back us up, but doesn’t show when you need him! He's useless when it counts!”
Thermal’s body trembles with rage as he stares at the passage that I blocked. The target of his abuse is the still-absent final member of the Three Knights.
“If we prepare to kill Irushia here, the Saint will be forced to step in! Even if she runs, princess-sama can kill Irushia and gain time for the next fight. There’s no problem at all with that plan!”
Thermal is distraught. One of his hands still clutches Miria’s leg as a threat, but he's using his other hand to furiously scratch his head.
I feel a sudden chill and rush forwards.
In my experience, once cornered like this, there’s no telling what someone will do. The figure of the Hero after he was forced into an unfavourable position and suddenly started to kill humans crosses my mind. That was an extreme case, as there was the interference of God’s Voice, but it’s easy to imagine what could happen when someone who has taken a hostage becomes desperate.
Thermal was counting on escaping with Miria as a hostage more than I thought. From his behaviour, I had assumed that he couldn’t hurt Miria, but that has backfired. My options were limited, but… I was still too impatient to secure Miria.
“Congratulations, Irushia. I'll flee for now. You can have the girl, but this is my revenge… Essentially, I’m venting my anger on her. I’ll be taking this girl’s legs…!”
Healing magic skills such as [Rest] are only capable of healing what could be recovered by normal healing processes. Even though a body covered in cuts can be healed, a severed arm or a crushed eyeball can’t. Regeneration of body parts requires skills like [Autoregeneration], but although I have that skill, it’s not one that can be used on others.