I Became the Burden of a Conscienceless Party

68 – XX Tina (13)

XX Tina (13)

“You cowards. Your cowardly ambush won’t work a second time. You cowards. Your cowardly methods won’t be able to pressure or push me any further!”

“I guess you must have felt very wronged.”

Haona has been saying that I am a coward since a while ago.

If he had done it once, it would have been understandable, but since he kept making excuses and calling him cowardly, Esmeralda felt like she indirectly knew why his school days had been like that.

‘Okay, let’s soak one while we’re at it,’

Apart from that, Esmeralda had no intention of missing this opportunity. If she could eliminate the Demon King’s Army’s core force, the Legion Commander, in advance, her journey would be much smoother.

Esmeralda picked up her sword, even though she felt as if she was bullying someone weaker than her.

Why is that really so?

Haona is a strong person who is much stronger than Esmeralda.

“Come! Hero Party! I will teach you that no matter how much you struggle, you will be the final winner!”

Haona gathered up the sand that had already half melted and disappeared.

At that sight, the warrior party prepared for attack from their respective positions.

Esmeralda briefly locks eyes with Tina, who has returned from running away.

Something that communicates between two people.

Something that can be understood without needing to be said.

tie.

Haona, who felt that, shouted and attacked the two people who had what she didn’t have.

“I will kill you!”

Haona saw that sight and changed his objective from capture to kill.

That means he had been keeping his hands to himself until now. Haona, who had been insisting on capturing all of the warrior party members with the sole intention of keeping Liris in check, began to put forth all his efforts.

Kwaaah!

The sand laden with heat sweeps over the warrior party once again.

Esmeralda used her ice magic sword to push back the torrent of sand, and Tina slipped through it.

Even if you just brushed near it, you could feel the hot heat, but Tina’s body, transformed into a dragon, had an extraordinary tolerance to heat.

Esmeralda pushes in stubbornly, and Tina nimbly digs through the waves of sand.

“Where!”

Haona distributed the sand even more finely and spread it over the entire area he could see.

The sands, laden with heat, spread wide like a gentle mist in the rough waves.

Although its physical strength would be low, the sand, which had already reached near its melting point, was an excellent weapon in its own right.

‘It was your mistake to try to melt the sand!’

Haona concentrated and manipulated each grain of sand.

A technique that corresponds to the extreme of elemental magic. With just that, Haona was able to gain extremely delicate senses.

‘What the… … .’

Haona was able to determine the location of her opponents through the sand she was manipulating.

Yes, Esmeralda and Tina are still struggling through the sand.

Pushing through this heat, through a space that was nothing more than a wall of flames.

Esmeralda was honest, but Tina increased her speed even more.

Kwajik!

Finally, Haona was able to face Tina, who had come right up to her eyes.

“Got it… … !”

Tina had become even more like a dragon. Not only did she have wings, horns, and a tail, but dragon scales had grown out over her skin like armor.

Yes, the heat of the sand could no longer harm her.

“Huh!”

Haona was grabbed by the collar by Tina, who had transformed into the hand of the dragon.

For a moment, memories of his school days flashed before his eyes.

“dare……!”

But he is different now.

He can’t stand the humiliation any longer.

Haona prepared to counterattack immediately even though he was grabbed by the collar.

It’s true that he was miserable in the past, but things are different now.

He had had such nightmares many times, but he overcame them all.

The past is painful and haunting, but it no longer intimidates him.

Whirl!

Haona grabbed the handle of the umbrella she was holding and pulled it out.

A very thin sword.

Although he was a wizard, he was a soldier, so he didn’t completely give up his physical abilities. Yes, even if the distance was close, there was no reason to give up.

“This is faster!”

Tina’s center of gravity is still towards the back as she approaches through the sand.

Although she managed to reach out and grab Haona’s collar, the dagger in her other hand still seemed too far away to reach her.

In comparison, Haona made a decision the moment he was grabbed by the collar.

Although it is thin, it is much longer than a dagger.

In other words, if they deploy the same stabbing attack, Haona has no choice but to take the lead.

Bang!

“what?!”

But there was something Haona hadn’t thought of.

“You can’t do everything alone!”

It was Esmeralda’s support that came out of the sand late.

Esmeralda popped out of the sand and immediately struck Haona’s sword away.

And Tina, as if she believed it, stabbed Haona with the dagger she was holding without a moment’s hesitation.

“Huh?!”

Haona quickly tried to avoid Tina’s attack by tilting her neck back, but it wasn’t enough.

Tina’s dagger is stuck squarely in Haona’s right eye.

An attack that is no different from a decisive blow.

“Pain can’t stop me!”

However, Haona, who has been forcibly training her body’s endurance since her school days, has a lot of patience for a magician.

He threw his head forward again, still with the dagger still in his hand, and slapped Tina’s hand away from his collar.

“Ugh!”

And then he immediately used magic to repel Esmeralda and Tina.

An opportunity created by pouring excessive mana into a simple public magic that is not sand magic.

However, it was impossible for Haona to seize that opportunity.

He immediately knelt down after pushing Tina and Esmeralda away.

Then he immediately pulled out the dagger stuck in his eye and threw it to the ground, but he realized it was too late.

“It’s poison… … .”

Unlike before when I was feverish, I was extremely calm now.

Yes, he was real. I could clearly accept that fact.

Defeat. But it’s not the end.

“Next time it will be different.”

Haona decided to run away.

You can try as many times as you want as long as you survive.

Crack!

Haona ground his teeth and immediately prepared a plan to escape.

It swept away the remaining sand all at once and immediately began to move away from its original location.

“Did you know you’d miss it?”

Esmeralda noticed Haona’s change of attitude early on and followed closely behind him.

A normal person would think that the commander would run away, but Esmeralda has the ability to see the entire stream of consciousness.

Her [Emerald Tablet] has many uses.

‘It’s obvious that he’ll be a more annoying enemy. We have to deal with him now.’

What Esmeralda could not have anticipated before the battle was Haona’s gloomy personality.

Although it may seem petty at first glance, Haona has overcome it all.

A strategist who is not afraid of defeat and prepares for the next one.

That was Esmeralda’s assessment of Haona, and it was obvious that the next time they met, she would have an even harder time than now due to that strategy.

The one who runs away and the one who pursues.

However, in terms of physical abilities, Esmeralda is several times superior to Haona.

“Huh!”

“Got it!”

The moment Esmeralda’s sword, which had been able to immediately begin pursuit, swung towards Haona’s nape.

“Okay, shall we stop for a moment?”

Esmeralda could feel her body stiffening for a moment.

No, it’s not just her.

Haona, who had been putting her hand between her sword and her neck, stopped, as if she was thinking of running away even if it meant giving up her arm.

And Tina, who followed behind her late, and Irina and Milia, who were assisting from behind with divine and elemental magic, also stopped.

A moment where it felt like time had stopped. However, I could tell that wasn’t the case as I saw the scattering mana and the shadow of a person approaching from afar.

“Oh, you’re trying to solve things with violence? That’s so barbaric, kid.”

Esmeralda felt a strong sense of alienation at the sight of the woman approaching her.

An ordinary girl you might find in any quiet rural village.

However, if you look at each element one by one, she is quite a beauty. It is difficult to see such a beauty as ordinary, and to evaluate her as ordinary even though she is in such a historical site.

That’s what makes it different.

[Name: Mara Pa… … .]

“Oh, I forgot. Did I introduce myself first? Hello, everyone in the warrior party. And the commander of the Demon King’s army. For now, can you call me Lapa?”

[Name: La Pa]

The moment the woman finished introducing herself, the information Esmeralda saw changed in real time. She was not a demon, but she simply changed her name. Furthermore, she could not see anything other than her name.

Esmeralda felt more in danger than any enemy she had ever encountered.

“I’m the Dean of the Eye of Truth… … . It seems like our kids made a big mistake this time. I’ll apologize. And while I’m apologizing, I’ll add one more thing. Can you just let that guy go?”

“… … Well, that’s fine. But why did you stop me? Could it be that you’re also part of the Eye of Truth?”

An unknown enemy that has appeared in the current situation.

Esmeralda decided to give up, knowing that if she insisted here, it would put the entire party in danger.

“No way. I just want to confirm something separately.”

“… … .”

Esmeralda stared at Rapha, her body still stiff.

I can’t even guess what he’s thinking.

La Pa

The Dean of the Eyes of Truth. Her actions so far are suspicious.

First of all, it made Tina weird.

He is hiding his identity as a dragon.

However, he had no intention of antagonizing Esmeralda and even apologized on behalf of the scholars who had acted rashly.

However, the situation is such that they are asking for the life of the commander of the Demon King’s army.

What on earth is the purpose?

Why are you telling me to keep it alive?

“I understand. I know how frustrating it would be to have to let go of all the fish you caught. Instead, I’ll give you this.”

Bam.

Rapha threw something he had been dragging towards a place where Esmeralda could see it.

“I picked it up in front of you. It was caught in a trap and was struggling… … . Is this yours?”

“… … Nice to meet you, warrior. It’s an honor to see you again.”

“Oh, yes, that’s ours.”

For some reason, it was a load tied with a rope.