Even so, Shizuku continued to persuade, hoping that Guanghui could find a better answer.
"He's completely different from the rest of us who 'do things because we can't.' So even if we were to ask him to 'do what he can,' he wouldn't easily accept. He's not trying to gain power for that kind of thing. Besides, if he loses sight of the people and things he values because of distractions, he'd be putting the cart before the horse."
“…I don’t quite understand.”
Guanghui's troubled expression seemed to grow even more distressed. It seemed as if unknown values were churning in Guanghui's mind, further confusing her thoughts.
However, Shizuku could see that Kouki did not completely ignore what her childhood friend said, but was trying hard to think about it.
Shizuku's originally serious expression and voice softened slightly.
"Hmm, maybe it's a little different, but it's like someone who trains hard to become a world champion, but because they're strong, they're asked to fight off street thugs. Do you think I can help you understand it better?"
"...Now that you put it that way...it's true...but, this concerns the lives of everyone in this world, you know?"
Kouki retorted angrily, and Shizuku frowned.
"Being unable to ignore those in need is certainly Kouki's strength... but that's purely Kouki's value. You can't force it on Nagumo-san."
"...What? Shizuku is speaking up for him?"
Seeing that Guanghui seemed to be sulking, Shizuku showed a helpless expression.
"Why are you acting like a child? I'm just saying that everyone has different values. Besides, I'm sure you haven't forgotten that, after all, Nagumo-kun saved many lives, including ours. It was the same back in Ur Town, and according to Kaori, he also saved the Principality of Ankaji. I heard that he defeated the dark organization that trafficked people in Furen, and he also rescued a seaman girl named Myu and sent her to reunite with her mother... Don't you think he saved more people in this world than we did?"
“That’s… correct…”
"He must be acting just for himself... for someone like Yue who matters to him... Hehe, if you think about it, he might just take out the god, huh?"
"What? A god like that is just too pitiful..."
Even though it seemed impossible, Shizuku couldn't help but smile softly at the thought that if it was Hajime, such a future could actually happen.
Guanghui had a complicated expression, but he couldn't completely deny what Shizuku said, so he could only complain helplessly.
Silence fell again.
Realizing that Kouki was once again confronting her inner struggles, Shizuku stopped talking.
I wonder how long it took?
Suddenly, Fornil, originally flying in a straight line, changed course. Aerial travel isn't hindered by terrain, so it should simply fly straight to the Empire. Kouki and Shizuku looked at each other, bewildered.
“…What happened?”
"Anyway, let's get back inside the ship."
The two nodded to each other and hurried back to the ship.
When Shizuku and Kouki entered the bridge, all personnel were already there, surrounding a crystal-like object placed in the center of the room.
"What happened?"
"Ah, Shizuku-chan. Yes, it seems someone is being chased by the Imperial soldiers."
Kaori answered.
The cubic crystal she pointed to showed two Bunnymen running across the canyon, with Imperial soldiers chasing them, almost like they were playing tag.
This crystal is also a divine artifact.
This special crystal is created by fusing two minerals through the magic of creation. One is the "Farsight Stone," which has the ability to see far away, while the other is the "Far-Seeing Stone," which, when infused with the same magical power, can project the scene reflected in one mineral onto the other.
That's how they were able to project images of distant places onto the crystals on the bridge through the camera crystals installed on the outside of Fornil. Hajime simply named it the "Crystal Screen."
Shizuku glanced at the crystal screen and indeed saw two rabbit-people women desperately running for their lives in a narrow valley without any water.
But their bodies were shaky and their movement was slow, far inferior to the imperial soldiers on horseback. It was only a matter of time before they were caught up.
In addition, there were several large transport carriages far behind the imperial soldiers. According to Liliana, they seemed to be carriages commonly used by the empire to transport slaves.
Judging from the situation, the Imperial soldiers were not originally chasing them. It is possible that the slaves escaped or they stumbled upon the Bunnymen and decided to capture them on impulse.
"I see. That's why you changed course..."
Shizuku finally understood the reason for the change of direction.
According to Hajime's personality, he should have just ignored it and passed it by. However, since the other party was from the same tribe as Shia, Hajime couldn't just sit there and watch, so he decided to get closer to see what was going on.
At this moment, Guanghui's face changed drastically and he roared:
"This is a serious situation! We must rescue them immediately!"
This was above the sky, yet he was shouting urgently as if he was about to rush out to save someone.
Hajime didn't respond to Kouki's urging, but instead frowned and stared at the crystal screen in surprise.
"Hey, Nagumo! You're not going to leave me to die, are you? If you don't go, I will! Let me down now!"
“Wait a minute… Hey, Shia, aren’t they…”
“Eh?…Ah, these two!”
Hajime suppressed his excitement and sought Shia's opinion.
He zoomed in until he could clearly see the two bunnymen's faces. Then, Shia seemed to notice, and her rabbit ears suddenly perked up.
"Why are you two so carefree? Miss Shia, they are of the same species as you! Are you so indifferent?!"
"Excuse me, could you please be quiet for a moment?"
Seeing that Xia rejected his opinion outright, Guanghui closed his mouth unconsciously.
Incidentally, the reason Guanghui called Shia "Miss" was because, when he introduced himself with a bright smile, he addressed her by her name, but she just smiled and refused. That was the first time Guanghui realized how oppressive a smile could be.
"Hajime-san, there's no mistake, they are Lana and Mina!"
"As expected... they've changed so much, I almost couldn't recognize them... their movements, their expressions... hmm..."
He folded his hands across his chest and pondered.
At that moment, the two fleeing Bunnywomen—the Lana and Mina Shia had mentioned—staggered and stopped, seemingly on the verge of collapse. They were standing near the center of a slightly wider area within the canyon.
Guanghui snapped back to his senses at the sight, turning to walk off the bridge and head for the forecastle. Although still some distance away, he intended to cast a spell to attract the Imperial soldiers' attention.
"Wait a minute, Amano-gawa, it's okay."
"W-What are you talking about! A delicate woman is about to be attacked!"
Guanghui was extremely anxious and glared at Hajime, but Hajime grinned.
He looked at the crystal screen and said with amusement:
"Weak? How could that be? They're... 'Hauriya', huh?"
Guanghui showed a surprised expression, not understanding what he was talking about, and then heard someone shout in surprise.
He turned back to look at the crystal screen, wondering what was happening, but he saw on the screen -
The bodies of the imperial soldiers piled up like mountains. Some were beheaded, while others were killed by arrows in the head.
“…Huh?”
Not only Guanghui, but everyone present was stunned.
Kaori and the rest of the Earth Team came here because they witnessed a brutal massacre.
Liliana and the other members of the Kingdom Group witnessed the moment when common sense in this world was overturned.
Just as everyone was stunned into silence, the situation in the video changed. The troops chasing the Bunnymen hadn't returned, and the transport commander felt something was amiss, so he sent out several scouts to investigate.
Not long after, the scouts discovered a mountain of their own corpses, and then saw two rabbit-men women huddled together and shivering in the center, and immediately rushed forward to question them.
Even through the image, one could see the soldiers shouting in panic and demanding in threatening terms what was happening.
Under normal circumstances, they might have been more cautious, but they suddenly witnessed the bodies of a large number of their companions being tortured and killed, and before them were slaves for display who had no fighting ability. So it was no wonder that they were so shaken that they approached the two rabbit women without any vigilance.
The result is a heavy price to pay.
Just as a scout was about to grab the rabbit ears of the rabbit-man woman, Lana, an arrow suddenly flew over and hit the head of another scout behind him.
After a momentary spasm, the man fell to the ground. The scout heard the sound and turned around.
At that moment, Lana, who was originally trembling with fear, jumped up silently, swung the small sword that she had held in her hand at some point, and cut off the head of the scout in front of her with one blow.
Another Bunnyman, Mina, also lowered her stance and rushed forward, running past the beheaded man...
The incident happened suddenly, and the last scout was unable to react in time, and his head was easily chopped off.
Seeing heads flying off like toys, Guanghui and the others turned pale and covered their mouths with their hands. Ling almost lost consciousness and fell to the ground, but luckily Ryutaro caught her.
The Bunnymen had actually killed the Imperial soldiers in an instant. Seeing this incredible sight, Liliana and the Royal Guards Knights could not help but stare at Shia.
Their eyes were filled with astonishment, as if to say: Aren’t you the only special individual?!
"No, it's true that I'm the only special one. There's no way there are so many Bunnymen like me. Miss Lana and the others are like that because of the training they received... It's because of Mr. Hajime's training that they became like that. Even hell wouldn't be enough to describe that training. It should be called demonic transformation."
“““““…”””””””
Everyone looked at Hajime, their eyes showing that they were all thinking the same thing.
——You again!?
Hajime looked away guiltily.
During this period, the incident came to an end, and subsequent transport carriages and remaining imperial soldiers arrived at the killing scene.
Seeing the bodies of their comrades scattered on the ground and even blocking their way, the imperial soldiers stopped.
No matter what, they couldn't just turn a blind eye and step over the corpses and move forward. Moreover, their spirits were greatly shaken and they couldn't take the next step immediately.
The Hauriya tribe did not miss this fatal gap. No, all their fighting was to create this gap.
Thirteen Imperial soldiers remained, compared to three Hauriyas who had leaped from the cliffs on either side. Even adding Lana and Mena, who had vanished without a trace, and the sniper who had just fired, the Hauriyas numbered at most six, a two-fold difference in combat power.
However, only after four of the imperial soldiers had their heads cut off and one had an arrow shot through the eyebrows did they finally prepare to fight the Haolia tribe that appeared.
The Hauriya tribe's onslaught continued unabated. Like a stream, like a swarm of living creatures, they launched a continuous assault on the imperial soldiers.
The moment one man blocked the imperial soldier's katana with his sword, another member of the Hauriya tribe jumped out from the side and cut the soldier's head off in an instant.
An arrow shot towards the imperial soldier from the front.
The arrow arced, traveling much slower than the first. The Imperial soldier saw through the arrow's momentum and shot it down. But in that instant, another Bunnyman, as if anticipating the Imperial soldier's gaze, dove in from a blind spot and decapitated him.
The bunnyman kicked the severed soldier's head at the roaring Imperial soldier who was approaching. The Imperial soldier, seemingly blinded by rage, fixed his gaze on the impudent Hauriya, when another Hauriya suddenly appeared from behind and decapitated him.
They thought the enemy was on their right, but the attack came from the left; they thought the enemy was behind them, but they were attacked from the front. The imperial soldiers were constantly toyed with by the ever-changing and unpredictable attacks.
It didn't take long...all their heads were chopped off.
"H-Is this the Bunnyman tribe..."
“Is this true…?”
"Rabbit is so scary..."
On the bridge of Fornil, everyone's tone was filled with trepidation.
"...Oh, they trained pretty hard, it seems they didn't slack off... But they did slack off a bit at the last minute."
Ignoring the stunned Kouki and the others, as well as the women (mainly Liliana and Suzu) hugging each other and crying and trembling, Hajime took out the Shurajane.
A red light flashed as Shi opened a switchable windshield, extended the muzzle of his gun outside the ship, and took a standing shooting posture.
This place was still five kilometers away from the scene. Aside from Yue and the others, everyone else remained frozen in thought. Hajime remained motionless, squinting through the telescopic sight as he quietly pulled the trigger.
A red flash streaked across the sky with a crackling sound.
The flash of light from the distant sky just happened to hit the imperial soldier who stepped out of the carriage and stretched out his hand to cast a spell on the Hauriya people.
The Imperial soldier's head vanished without a trace, as if it had never existed. Due to the intense heat, not even a spurt of blood emanated from the wound. If someone were to say it was a headless puppet, they might believe it.
Hajime exhaled lightly and hoisted Shurajan onto his shoulder, everyone's attention focused on him.
"W-How did you know there were enemies there?"
"Does Nagumo-san have super powers?"
Ryuutarou and Ling asked on behalf of the stunned and speechless Royal Guards.
"If they're planning a physical attack, I won't be able to tell... but if they're planning to use magic, I can tell."
Hajime pointed at his eyepatch. In other words, he was using the Mystic Eye Stone and the skill "Farsight" to detect the ambush from the changes in his magic power.
"So the eyepatch isn't your hobby! I thought you had that kind of fetish..."
"I was thinking it was just Nagumo's personal fashion sense... Sorry! I always thought you wore the eyepatch just for fun—"
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