Chapter 456: Returning Alive
The flies that survived Aro’s [Gale] fly towards me again. A figure jumps down from behind her and cuts deeply into the neck of one of the flies. The fly slams into the ground shoulder-first and tumbles, spraying body fluids, then stops moving.
“…Not a bad cutting edge. Though it’s still several steps down from my beloved Leral.”
The half-naked man swinging the sword is Volk. Looking at the sword in his hand, I see that it is magiatite-jii.
『Volk… I thought you were caught by the Holy Knights…』
“As if that slow lot could catch me. I played along for a bit so that my wounds from fighting the Demon Lord’s underlings would heal. They got a little angry at my attitude though, so it doesn’t look like I’ll be able to return to civilisation for a while.
I-I see… So you met up with Aro and the others and came back here.
Aro also jumps down in front of me and glares at the remaining flies. A fly that looks like it was about to flee jolts to a stop midair and flails. From a nearby tree, the nightmare appears and opens her mouth wide to bite into the fly’s abdomen.
It seems the remaining flies don't plan on fleeing. They surround me swoop down, each coming from a different direction. But, Aro and Volk intercept them one by one, and soon they’re all wiped out.
“Kishii…”