Chapter 16: The cry of a woman
After he had bumped into one of the imperial soldiers, he fell. the people he came out of Reiko’s barrier with were all surprised to see him fall.
"See, I told you that there were still some people left in the village."
One of them said, his tone was filled with joy and excitement. This person was either an idiot or someone who thinks everyone around is the same.
They didn’t know that the person Hajime had run into was not one of the villagers but an imperial soldier from the capital of the kingdom.
"I’m sorry, I didn’t see you there," Hajime said as he tried to look up at the person he had run into, while the man was taken by surprise that he thought he was being taken by a surprise attack.
"A kid?" The man muttered as he looked down at Hajime, who was now trying to stand up while keeping an eye on the man.
The man looked in front of him, and that’s when he heard people’s chatter.
The chatter was coming from the group of people Hajime was with.
He raised his left hand and placed it by his ear while his right hand was occupied by the weapon he was carrying.
A small red light flashed where he placed his left hand, which was followed by a faint ringing sound while his attention was still on Hajime and the chatter ahead of him.
He was calling for the other imperial soldiers to inform them that he had found the villagers.