Chiyu Mahou no Machigatta Tsukaikata ~Senjou wo Kakeru Kaifuku Youin~

The arrow flew at a great speed.

The ones who shot it were the beastman soldiers ordered by Jinya-san.

Shit! Now Arc-san doesnt have a sword, so he cant block the arrow! If the target is only me and Arc-san, I could still manage it somewhat!

With quick reflexes, I took out the gauntlet and released magic into the gauntlet.

Ive been using magic to heal Kanoko-san so my body is taking more load than usual, but I dont care, I put my palm out in front of me.

Healing magic rupture punch!

A shockwave of healing magic from the palm of the hand acts as a wall to repel the arrow.

I was able to hit most of the arrows with it, but I noticed that there were some arrows that were beyond the range of the bursting palm.

The arrow wasnt aimed towards us.

As soon as I realised where the arrow was going, I stuck out my hand and grabbed it.

.!

At the end of the arrowhead that stopped him was Kanoke-san, who was still asleep.

Why was the arrow aimed at Amakos mother? If I hadnt prevented it, it would have hit her in the head.

Did they shoot it by mistake, perhaps?

No, how could a sensible beastman miss an arrow at this distance?

I shouted and turned to Jinya-san.

You almost hit Kanoko-san! Do you aim your arrows at your own kind?

Jinyas expression did not falter at my voice.

Its as if hes saying he doesnt mind if Kanoko-san gets hit by an arrow.

Indeed, as Jinya-san said, no arrows were aimed at Amako and Hayate.

So it did not hit Amako and Hayate.

The moment I came up with that idea, my thoughts were instantly tainted with anger.

In other words, as long as the arrows dont hit Amako and Hayate, its fine. So it doesnt matter if Amakos mom dies.

The arrowhead that I grabbed had a sweet smell to it. This smell is similar to the poison of the wicked dragon that we fought before .

So you even resorted to using poison too.

Its not a problem for me because its not a poison of the level of the wicked dragon, but if the bedridden Kanoko-san received this, she could die immediately.

I was so angry at the unreasonable attack that I snapped all the arrows in my grasp and glared at Jinya-san and the beastman soldiers.

The beastman soldier, flustered by my gaze, holds up his arrow, but Hayate-san steps in front of us, interrupting him.

Jinya!! What are you doing bringing the Kingsguard here! Theyre not the ones who want to harm us! Didnt we agree on that earlier?

Thats not the point. Im finally getting my chance. I cant let this pass me by.

Chance ?

At Hayate-sans words, Jinya-san glanced at us and continued.

As of today, we, the beastman race, have formed an alliance with the demon race.

What?

An alliance with the demon tribe?

I was startled by the unexpected words.

What are you talking about? Are you trying to involve the entire beastman race in a direct war? No, more importantly, is that the consensus of the chiefs of the beastman tribe?

Of course it is. Weve got the power. And the cooperation system offered by the demon races side, how can we not take advantage of it?

Jinya!

Did the demon race come here before we did?

If so, that means weve been lured out into enemy territory. It is fortunate that Hayate-san is on our side, but the situation is terrible. We need to think of a way to escape.

There is no way the chiefs will agree to that. What have you offered them? !

Power. Im doing what I need to do for that.

Jinya-san replied to Hayate-sans words and shifted his gaze to Amako.

Hand Amako over to me.

.

Amako hides behind me as if shes scared.

I have no intention of handing Amako over either. Why should we hand Amako over?

.With this number of opponents, we can get away with it if we have to.

I distracted him with a healing magic bullet, and while I was doing that, I stunned the soldier with the beastmans bow in front of me with a healing punch, and then I carried Amako and Kanoko-san and escaped with Arc-san and Hayate-san.

I might get hit by a few arrows, but Ill be fine.

If necessary, Ill hit Jinya-san with a series of healing blinding or healing punches to knock him unconscious.

Okay, lets do this.

Just as I was about to take Amako in my arms after glancing at Arc-san, an arrow shot towards me.

I ducked reflexively, and when I looked in the direction where the arrow was shot, I saw Jinya-san, whose calm expression had changed completely, holding his bow and glaring at me.

Dont move from there, healing magician! If you move, Ill kill Kanoko!

!

Hes not afraid to use a sick person as a hostage !

And he shot an arrow at me even though I hadnt acted on it yet. Did he know what I was going to do? Do you have the same kind of magical vision that Halfa had in Lukvis? If thats the case, I dont know if I can protect Kanoko from the poisonous arrows that are fired in anticipation.

On the other hand, Im confident that we can charge in and force our way through, but we cant put Kanoko in danger. As of now, were being held hostage by Kanoko.

But.

We cant just give up Amako like that. !

If Jinya-sans goal is Amako, he cant leave her alone, even more so.

Dont get emotional, just think about it calmly. If he takes Amako, I wont be able to protect her.

Thats right.

I put my hand over my mouth in feigned frustration and whispered to Nea on my shoulder, keeping my voice as low as possible.

Nea, take care of Amako.

Nea, who nodded silently with a cocked head, bounced lightly and moved to Amakos shoulder next to me.

Fortunately, Jinya-san and the others didnt notice.

Letting Nea stay as an owl did the trick. Now, I wont have to leave Amako alone. Worst case scenario, even if Neas true identity was revealed, she would be able to escape easily.

I turn my gaze to Jinya-san without looking at Nea.

Im not going to be rough with her. Shes too important to us, you know.

I cant believe it.

You and Kanoko-san, after your extreme actions in trying to kill us with poisoned arrows, youre not going to harm us? What youre saying and what youre doing are a mess.

Moreover, when we talked earlier, I thought he was telling us to get out of this country.

I have no idea what he wants to do.

What are you planning to do with Amako?

Were just trying to get her to cooperate with something. As soon as were done with her, well let her go.

Let her go?

Hah! You didnt answer the more important question.

What do you mean by something?

As I was thinking and trying not to show it on my face, Hayate-san who was standing diagonally in front of me angrily ran up to Jinya and grabbed him by the chest.

I panicked and called out his name.

Hayate-san!

Dont screw with me! Youre trying to resume that research again? And this time with Amako, arent you ashamed to be an adult?

I dont think so. I told you before, didnt I? Im just doing what I need to do for me. Besides, Im doing it for a different purpose this time.

What the hell is that-

Konoe, hold Hayate.

Let go of me, ku Jinyaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Hayate-san was being held down by the soldiers of the Kingsguard and glared at Jinya-san in anger.

We could not leave Kanokos side without a fight and could only watch the scene unfold.

Jinya-san, who had Hayate restrained by the Kingsguard, looked at us again.

If you make a move, well have to take appropriate measures as well. If youre caught quietly, Ill spare your lives and Kanokos.

In other words, if we surrender, hell spare our lives.

Its all very suspicious.

Im sure Jinya-san isnt so polite as to keep a makeshift promise. And since were human, we have no obligation or duty to keep that promise.

As I was thinking about how to get out of this situation, Amako, who had been silent and downcast since a while ago, stepped in front of me and Arc-san.

Alright. In return, you must absolutely keep your promise.

Nea, who was on my shoulder, also trembled as if she had been startled by Amako, who had taken the other partys condition without permission.

I myself was so surprised that I immediately grabbed her shoulder.

Amako!

Im fine.

As if you are

But when I saw her expression when she turned around, I was utterly shocked.

Her face was expressionless, but she was angry. She was angry, but not in a normal way.

Amako took one look at me, unable to move from in front of Kanoko-san, and let out a strangled voice.

Ive found something that I have to do in this country.

Things you have to do ?

Yeah.

So you found out something here, Amako?

Or has she made up her mind?

Amako looks up at me, still confused, and then turns to Jinya-san behind her with a determined look on her face.

Leave everyone alone, and Ill listen to you .

Thanks for listening to me, kid. It was going to take a lot of work to catch this guy. Go get the two humans over there.

Jinya-san, who took her hand off her bow, instructed her subordinates to seize me and Arc-san.

Both Arc-san and I were held down and our hands were bound with rope.

While being seized, I glared at Jinya-san with eyes filled with anger.

Im not interested in what youre going to do, and I dont want to know!But dont you dare harm Amako. !If anything happens to her, well never forgive you!

Terrible. Really terrible indeed. I thought about what I would do when the plan that was originally supposed to end in a discussion ended in failure, but I was relieved to be captured with the hostages I prepared for insurance.

Ku !

I have no idea what Jinya-san is talking about.

But there is no doubt that this person invited us here from the beginning with the intention of betraying us and Hayate-san. And we were all caught in the trap.

My hands were completely restrained, and I and Alok were taken away by the soldiers of the Kingsguard, and we had to leave Amako without choice.

After being captured by Jinya-san, Arc-san and I were put in a cell in the basement of the first large building we entered.

It was a dimly lit room made of stone pavement and wood.

In one of them, I was put in the same cell with Arc-san, and his arms were cuffed with wooden shackles made of wood and iron.

I never thought Id be put in jail.

Weve been in jail for what, about three hours?

Ive been to jail before because of Ferrum, but I never thought Id be locked up in a cell.

I can move around a bit, but the wooden and iron shackles on my arms make it more difficult than I thought it would be. Besides, I dont know if its this prison or the shackles, but I cant use magic.

I can only use healing magic, so it doesnt have much effect on me, but its probably a nuisance for Arc-san, who mainly uses fire magic.

I lifted up the fetters in disgust and found that they looked very old.

I can break it if I want to .

Well, I wont do that now. Besides, theres something wrong here, too.

The inside of the prison was also covered in dust and showed little signs of use, and the only guard was a nervous-looking beastman soldier standing across the cage.

Oi you there. What are you looking at!

I casually stared at the guards, and they shouted at me, their voices trembling.

It seems that he is not used to dealing with human beings, so he is very nervous.

Now that I have a better grasp of the situation Im in, I let out a sigh and rest my back against the prison wall.

I hope Amako is okay.

Even though she surrendered because she had something in mind, Amako would be nothing more than a mere girl without her precognition magic.

The thought that such a girl might be in danger gives me a heart-wrenching anxiety.

I believe that Amako-dono has some idea of what shes doing.

Yeah , I suppose. Theres no way that girl doesnt have anything on her mind.

I nodded at Arc-sans words.

Currently, I dont know what Amako is thinking. But from our experience of traveling together so far, Im sure its not meaningless. Thats why me and Arc-san are caught here obediently.

Then theres Hayate-dono.

Unlike us, Hayate-san is from the beastman side, so Im worried that he might have taken our side and been treated as a traitor and treated badly.

Yes, considering Jinya-dono, it might not be surprising what theyll do to him.

Hayate-san was on our side in that situation.

Above all, she cared a lot about Amako, so I hope hes okay.

But now that were trapped, theres nothing we can do about it.

Well have to wait and see for a little while, right?

Yeah.

I sat on the floor and stared at the mousy ceiling.

Yes, for now, well just have to wait and see. First, Ill wait for contact from Amako or Nea. If we dont hear from them in three days, well move.

Its been a long time since Ive been put in jail.

Is that so? Wait what?

What do you mean youve been put in jail?

In an instant, I was pulled back to reality and turned to look at Arc-san, who was laughing.

Well, its not a jail, its more like a cell.

Id be surprised if it was solitary confinement. I hadnt imagined Arc-san to be put in such a place.

Youre buying into it too much. I used to be quite a troublemaker myself. I cant even count on the fingers of my hands the number of times I was thrown into solitary confinement for causing a ruckus with a coworker and was made to reflect on it all night.

H-Honestly, I cant imagine it at all.

Hahaha .

It was quite a surprise that there was such a time when Arc-san, who was polite, serious, a good cook, and a good fighter, had such a time.

After that, as we continued to exchange idle conversation to distract ourselves from our anxiety, we heard the sound of several peoples footsteps coming from the stairs leading to the ground.

I stopped my conversation and looked at the stairs, and what came down was Hayate-san, bound by two beastman soldiers and was shackled and put in the same cell as us.

If you look closely, you can see that his mouth is covered with blood and his cheeks are swollen.

Hayate-san, are you okay!

Uhhhh .

I glare at the soldiers who brought him here.

The soldiers turned away hurriedly and slunk back to the ground.

They were just following Jinyas orders to bring me here. Please dont blame them too much.

Hayate-san got up, holding his painfully swollen cheek.

If my healing magic hadnt been blocked, I could have healed his wounds.

More importantly, I have to apologize to you guys.

Saying that, Hayate-sans expression turned painful, and he got down on his knees, almost crashing into the ground despite the shackles he was wearing.

Im sorry! I brought out the worst in you guys just because I made you meet Jinya !

Worst thing? Hayate-san, what the hell is Jinya-san trying to do?

Raising his head, Hayate-san clenched both fists tightly as if he was trembling with anger.

I was under the impression that Kanokos research had failed. But the truth is, it didnt. Kanokos research was a success, although the results were not what I had expected. But no one knew about it, except one person.

Except for one person? No way.

Yeah, its Jinya.

Thats when I realized the answer to my inexplicable anticipation when Kanoko-san was taken hostage.

It wasnt a premonition based on magical vision like Halfas, but Jinya-sans genuine prediction of my movements.

Just like Amakos precognitive magic.

Jinya extracted the precognition magic from Kanoko and made it his own.

The moment I heard those words from Hayate-san, I was almost overcome by an inexplicable rage.

He had taken Amakos mother away from her, and now hes using that magic as his own?

Had he taken her magic and then taken Kanoko hostage, or worse, tried to kill her?

And now hes turned his attention to Amako. He was bragging about it, you know. This is an awesome power. Its too good to be owned by one individual.'

Un-fucking-believable.

Jinya-san is going to start the research that kept Kanoko awake, and now hes going to start it on Amako.

What did he mean, Ill let her go?

Everything he says is full of lies, isnt it?

Authors Note:

With precognitive magic, hostages, and poisoned arrows, Usato was finally caught.

Jinya was also scared inside.

Originally, he was supposed to be attacked during the discussion.

As for the reason for the failure, its because Usatos reflexes are not right.

TL Note:

Hey! Its my bday today! Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday to meeeeee~, its still covid and I cant go anywhere.