"Anyway, no matter what, you need to rest first. Once you get to headquarters, rest well."
"...You're right. Thank you very much."
Although I care a lot, no matter what I do, I always have to restore my body to a perfect condition first.
"Next is this young man... Is he really trustworthy?"
Seeing that the conversation suddenly turned to him, Ryan Hyde frowned in displeasure.
"You doubt me?"
"Even though they're not family, they're willing to defy the world for their conscience and loyalty. It's a beautiful story, but a little too beautiful."
Leonardo had heard that he had risked his life to protect Sharon.
However, how could an ordinary knight, risking his life, stop the leader of the Knights of Light?
After all, Leonardo had only heard the outline of Ryan Hyde's actions, so it was understandable that he felt a little bit uneasy.
"Wait a moment! You really shouldn't doubt Ryan Hyde—"
Just as Sharon was about to protest, Royce raised a hand to stop him.
"Sorry, I was going to add this at the end to avoid going off topic."
"Oh? What's that?"
"Ryan Hyde, was chosen by the Holy Sword in an emergency."
"……What?"
"In other words, he is a hero of this era."
"..."
Leonardo was stunned.
This is no wonder. We were clearly discussing real things when a legendary figure suddenly appeared before our eyes.
Leonardo awkwardly turned his gaze to the sword resting on Lionhead's lap, his movements as stiff as a clockwork puppet that had forgotten to be oiled. Then, the sword emitted a faint phosphorescent glow, as if consciously proving its identity as a hero.
Leonardo turned his gaze stiffly towards Ryan Hyde again.
"That seems to be the case."
The person in question also confirmed this with a confused look on his face. A beat later—
“What the heck!?”
Leonardo's screams echoed throughout the car, making Cui curl up her rabbit ears.
Rouse was right. If we were to talk about this matter in chronological order, we would definitely be too concerned and digress. Such a shocking thing, no one could ignore it.
"Fufu, Mr. Leonardo, do you understand now? Lionhead is a knight of unwavering integrity! If you can't even trust him, then no one in the world is trustworthy!"
"Master Xia, Master Xia Lun, that's an exaggeration."
Sharon puffed out his chest proudly. Meanwhile, Ryan Hyde was a bit shy and modest. After all, he still didn't understand why he was chosen, and if he was praised too much, it would be very troubling.
Looking at his reaction, Leonardo seemed to finally accept him.
"Ahhh~ We're here to welcome the last magician of the Age of Gods, but to think he's possessed by a formidable figure... It makes me feel strange."
"Special? What do you mean?"
Ross asked, tilting his head slightly in confusion. Leonardo crossed his arms over his chest and took a deep breath.
"Fate. It seems even fate is on the liberator's side."
"That's true."
Everyone in the box smiled like accomplices. Leonardo naturally extended his hand.
"Anyway, I look forward to your continued guidance, my brave hero."
"Please call me Lionhead, Mr. Leonardo."
"Ha, in that case, please omit the word 'Your Excellency'."
"As for Cui, you can just address her as 'Sir'."
"Just shut up."
The atmosphere relaxed a lot and everyone started chatting.
The sun began to set, turning a fiery orange and about to sink into the mountains.
The lights in the car came on.
The dim box was illuminated by the setting sun and warm lights.
At the same time──
"Alright, from now on, we just need to wait for Natsu and the others to meet up in Obius. If you don't mind—"
Leonardo was about to suggest having dinner together, but before he could finish his words—
Right at this moment.
"—Father! Something's coming!"
Suddenly, Sharon shouted a warning, like a scream. It was Ryanhead who immediately took action.
He looked out the window and saw a small twinkle in the distant sky, like a star.
He shouted, drawing his sword at the same time.
“—『Holy Suppression』!”
Ross held Sharon in his arms, and then Cui and Leonardo rushed over and lay on Ross's body.
In an instant, there was a flash, a loud noise, and an impact.
A dizzying feeling came over everyone and they lost consciousness at the same time.
“—Hmm, what on earth was that just now…?”
Still ringing in his ears and stinging in his damaged eardrums, Routh climbed to his feet from his prone position. He had lost consciousness for only a split second.
Sharon was still in his arms, unconscious but unharmed.
He breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately looked around nervously.
"Impossible... They actually attacked the train!?"
The broken windows became skylights, the seats were on the walls, and the compartment doors became floors - the entire train was overturned.
"Lord Royce, Master Sharon! Is there anything wrong?!"
"Ugh~ What the hell is going on!? I hate it~"
"Those guys...will attack us as soon as we leave the city!"
It seems that Ryan Hyde and others were not injured.
Leonardo pulled a small orb from his bosom, a communication device. He was hastily checking the safety of his companions scattered throughout the vehicle, and also checking the situation.
"Tsk, are they only able to contact the engine room?! I see, they're attacking when the lights inside the car come on and they can see their target!"
"Ah~ In other words, they knew we were going to Obius from the beginning~"
"Ryan Hyde! Maintain the Holy Suppression!"
"As you command!"
As soon as Rouse finished his warning, the impact came again.
The car flipped over, its solid metal floor becoming a wall. However, the flash of fire pierced through it just the same. If the first shot was a cannonball, the next was a sniper attack, focused on penetrating.
Even after penetrating the physical barrier beneath the car, the force of the sniper attack was still strong enough to shake the "Holy Slayer".
Ryanhead was originally unable to use this top-grade defensive magic, and was currently only able to use it with the help of the power of the holy sword, and he was not used to it yet.
Now he could only trust in the holy sword and desperately poured his magic power into it. However, after resisting two or three incoming attacks, Ryanhead began to groan through clenched teeth.
"Judging from its range and power... Leonardo! Warn your accomplices, it could be the Holy Bow!"
"Holy bow? Damn it! Who would have thought the one beneath the white robes was actually the leader of the Beastlight Knights! What a terrible joke!"
"Mr. Leo, what should we do? Since they dare to stop the train, they might even endanger the passengers."
"With memory manipulation, everything will be fine. The worst-case scenario is that everyone is killed, right?"
As long as they didn't show up in public, they could always find a way to blame the terrorists they were talking about after they had taken down their targets—the "Liberators."
However, thanks to Sharon's inherent magic "Super Intuition" and Lionhead's reflexive use of the power of the Holy Sword to defend upon hearing the warning, they were able to block the surprise attack.
If we continue to resist, the opponent will definitely attack directly to avoid a stalemate...
"Wow, father... is coming!"
At this time, Sharon woke up. Cui carefully leaned out of the car window that had become a skylight to observe the situation.
"Five flying dragons are coming this way! One has already attacked!"
"They're being too quick! It seems they overturned the train so they could take advantage of the chaos and launch an attack!"
At this time, the bottom of the car was riddled with holes, like a vegetable leaf eaten by insects.
However, this was the only area under attack. No passengers would be willing to poke their heads out of the skylight. Since there was no risk of being witnessed, the enemy would naturally charge forward without restraint.
Leonardo thought about this for a moment. Fortunately, this place was already within the range of the "Black Gate".
"There's no other way, Tsui! Move!"
"Mr. Leo!? What about you guys?"
"We can't just ignore the passengers!"
"Can you defeat an opponent like that?"
"There's no need to win. If they retreat even for a moment, I'll activate the Black Key and let the passengers evacuate. More importantly, the passengers haven't seen them yet!"
If the opponent has the means to sense the target within tens of meters, just flying over the train will be enough to confirm that the target has left, without having to check inside the car.
Then, they should start searching the surrounding area instead of wasting time on unnecessary killing.
"Understood. Can we proceed with Plan 2?"
"Okay! Please!"
Cui took out the "Black Key" from her bosom.
"Everyone, it's time to start the transfer!"
"But... no, okay. Leonardo, I'm sorry."
"Hmph, you should probably say 'thank you' now, right? See you later."
Rolls felt deeply ashamed for having endangered the passengers. His conscience was even more troubled by the thought of abandoning them. However, it was also true that staying here would only increase the danger.
Ross convinced himself in this way, and at the same time picked up Sharon with one hand.
Cui activated the "Black Key", space began to distort, and a light curtain appeared before her eyes.
"Come on, let's go!"
Leonardo opened the box door that flipped downwards, jumped onto the aisle, turned around and gave a thumbs up, then ran out.
"Lord Royce! Please go first!"
Ryan Hyde maintained his "Holy Absolute" and volunteered to guard the rear.
Ross agreed. Before entering the space gate, he wanted to check the souls of the pursuers outside the punitive team he had seen at the station. He turned around and saw...
“How… is this possible!? No, this is impossible—!”
Suddenly, Ross froze, his expression as if he had seen something impossible.
In an instant──
—Are you shaken?
He felt a familiar voice speaking to him.
He wanted to check more carefully, and although he was a little dazed, he still tried to peek outside the car. But──
"Hate it, it's driving me crazy! Stop taking so long!"
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