Chapter 91

The square was teeming with people.

They were being guided to the square by the Sea Dragon. They were spewing curses at the kingdom, but thanks to the Sea Dragon's preparations, they had not yet turned into a mob.

Not only the usual residents, but there were also many people who were clearly poorly dressed. Here, "people" also included beastmen.

"Gentlemen! Thank you for gathering here!"

The one who declared this loudly was the black-skinned, muscular man, Bahar. He had the presence of a guild master and his baritone voice resonated throughout the square. Damn, he's also a handsome guy.

"Many of you have already heard this internally, but we will redeclare it here!"

A chorus of angry voices rose from the square.

After a while, Bahar raised his hand, and the square naturally calmed down. He had quite a charisma. Originally, this role was supposed to be Chelina's.

"The residents of Piratus have made a decision! The current King of Piratus is not fit to be king! We will take his head!"

This time it was a deafening roar. The people in the square raised their voices so loudly that it seemed as if they could burn the black sky with their heat.

"Originally!"

The residents' voices momentarily toned down, as if suppressing the heat that had risen within them, urging him to continue.

"This declaration was to be made by the beloved Chelina Veriello!"

Ohh?!

A strange wave of murmurs spread through the crowd.

"But! Chelina Veriello was captured by the foolish King Piratus II upon learning of this!"

Uwaaaaa!

A mix of anger and sorrow rose in a chorus. And from somewhere, "Retrieve her," "Retrieve her," "Retrieve Lady Chelina!" spread like a wave, and before they knew it, the entire crowd was stomping their feet and shouting, "Retrieve her!"

"Yes! We must retrieve the courageous Chelina Veriello!"

Uooooo!

The crowd, filled with murderous intent, raised their arms, spreading the roar.

"Righteousness is on our side! Who truly cares for this country? Who is the rightful king of this country?!"

"Chelina! Chelina! Chelina!"

Hundreds of voices echoed, bringing to the surface the name of a single person.

"Yes! We must retrieve her! Rest assured, righteousness is on our side!"

As Bahar raised his hand, the fishermen waiting in the carriage simultaneously pulled off the covers.

The carriage was loaded with a large number of swords and spears—weapons.

"Look! The one present here is Baron Leter!"

Ohh! The crowd showed a slight confusion.

"These weapons were prepared by the distinguished Baron Leter of this country! His Excellency has gladly cooperated with us! Take the weapons! Righteousness is on our side!"

"Righteousness is on our side!"

"Uooooo!"

"Retrieve Lady Chelinaaaaaa!"

Various roars swirled as weapons were distributed to the crowd. Those who had received them raised their weapons and rushed towards the castle gates.

This was the birth cry of a revolution that would be remembered in the history of this country.

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"What are we going to do now?"

I asked Bahar after the weapons had been mostly distributed. The reason I was still here was that I had been helping to distribute the weapons. I had intended to charge in immediately, but Bahar had stopped me.

"There is a place we need to go."

Bahar said this while preparing his own weapon.

"Where?"

"A good place."

I frowned at Bahar's joke.

"You'll see... and, Your Excellency, about that matter. Is it correct?"

"Y-Yes, it's fine... I leave it to you..."

"Then I'll leave it to you. ...You! Safely deliver His Excellency!"

"Understood!"

The burly middle-aged men moved forward, protecting Baron Leter. Well, His Excellency doesn't seem to be of much use in battle, so they'll probably take him to a safe place.

"Let's go."

Bahar led the way through the dark night. The paths he chose were all narrow and sparsely populated.

"Hey, there's no gate this way, right?"

"Even if we head towards the gate now, we won't be able to move with the crowd. Just follow me."

"Arrogant..."

I followed the lean, muscular fisherman, my P229 already decocked and ready. The back alleys made the direction increasingly uncertain.

After a while, Bahar crouched in the darkness and signaled us to do the same with his hand.

"How's it going?"

I asked into the darkness, and the darkness responded.

"No problems."

Bahar nodded and beckoned us over. We entered the building.

It was dark inside. Of course it was.

"Hey, have you gotten a bit better at using波动 (wave motion)?"

A deep, gruff voice came from the darkness. As my eyes adjusted, I could see the speaker by the faint light from a slightly open wooden window.

"You... it's you, Chicken!"

"Who's a chicken?!"

"Your voice! Your voice!"

As I was about to raise my voice, Chicken crowed even louder, and Bahar's men tried to calm him down.

The speaker was bare-chested and muscular, with pants that were as tattered as those of a homeless person in Japan.

"Isn't that Master Max? What are you doing here?"

I asked, lowering my voice hurriedly.

The orange mohawk man, Max, was the master of the wave motion dojo where Chelina had learned wave motion, and he had also examined my wave motion.

Though I hadn't learned anything from him.

Looking closely, I could see that his followers, who looked like they would fit in with shoulder pads and large motorcycles, were also present.

"We've been part of the Sea Dragon's team from the beginning. We've been planning with Mr. Bahar for a long time."

"Is that so?"

Despite his appearance, he was a reliable reinforcement.

And the muscle ratio had increased. Who would be happy about that?

"Max, how much information do you have?"

"We're just hiding here. We can only peek outside from here."

Bahar's question was met with a shrug from the orange mohawk.

"Then let me tell you, there's good news and bad news."

"Tell me the bad news first."

Max's shoulders tensed with displeasure. He was scary.

"Unfortunately, the good news comes first. Chelina is on our side."

Max's expression immediately brightened. He was scary.

"That's great! We'd give our lives for the lady! Her guild is the reason my family has been able to eat!"

"That's reassuring. But the bad news is..."

Bahar paused.

"Chelina has been kidnapped by the pig king."

He spat out the words with a sharp gaze.

"What?!"

"Voice! Voice!"

This time, not only Bahar's men but also the post-apocalyptic followers held down the standing Max.

"Is that really true?"

Max, who had finally calmed down, asked Bahar as if he were about to attack him.

"Sorry. I saw her being taken away right in front of me."

"You... you...!!"

His upper body muscles bulged. He was scary!

"Paul Marmore betrayed us. He sold Chelina."

"..."

I was about to feel relieved that Max had finally calmed down, but his body was trembling with rage, and his muscles were bulging, even causing a wave motion glow. He was scary! So scary!

"I... I did receive some help from Marmore. When I was a kid, he gave me jobs like waste disposal. The pay was cheap, but it helped me survive... But...!"

His wave motion... no, his fighting spirit was dancing.

"Marmore, I want to kill him! I can't forgive someone who would kidnap the lady!"

Max looked at Bahar and me alternately. His eyes were scary!

Bahar shifted his gaze to me. I nodded with a sigh.

"Understood. Marmore is yours. It would be better if you could bring him in alive, though."

"Hmph. If I can, I'll break his limbs and bring him in alive."

Chelina is too well-liked.

"Can't be helped. That's fine."

Bahar sighed deeply.

"You're a man of understanding, Mr. Bahar."

That's what they call blackmail.

"Since it seems we've reached a conclusion, I'd like an explanation now."

I glared at Bahar, who pointed silently. There was a wooden window in the direction he pointed, and a faint light was leaking through.

He was telling me to look outside.

I peered out through the slightly open wooden window.

"...The city wall? When did we get so close?"

About 15 meters away, the city wall loomed.

"This is the western part of the city wall. There's no gate, so the guard is light."

Bahar, inspecting a large spear, answered.

"I see... Light guard is good, but how do you plan to get over it?"

The city wall surrounding the Piratus castle was high enough to be a challenge to climb.

"Actually, this western wall was repaired during the reign of the previous king. It looks solid, but compared to the ancient walls, it's like paper."

That information doesn't seem very useful...

"Maybe it's softer than the ancient walls, but what are you going to do about that stone wall?"

"That's where His Excellency comes in."

He grinned. It's annoying when a handsome guy does that. Damn.

"His Excellency?"

My question coincided with a high-pitched sound from somewhere. It sounded like a plane cutting through the air.

Suddenly, a vibration and a loud explosion.

"What?!"

"Look!"

Bahar pointed at the city wall. ...What's with those thick iron rods growing out of it?

What is that?

The high-pitched sound continued, and with each one, the vibration and explosion echoed, and more iron rods grew.

"What the hell is that?!"

I forgot we were hiding and shouted.

"That's a ballista arrow. And it's being fired from a pretty large one."

Hag, ignoring my surprise, was calmly adjusting his beard.

"To be able to fire iron arrows, it must be a pretty good one... I didn't think such a thing would be in this remote area."

Despite the chaos in front of us, he was strangely calm. Yarai was the same.

Are you guys too used to this kind of thing?

The steel arrows, one after another, gradually began to break down the city wall.

"Hey, Bahar! What's going on here?"

He gave me a nasty grin. It's annoying.

"This... is a chance!"

Bahar broke through the wooden window and jumped outside, followed by his fishermen, Max, and the dojo students, all shouting.

"What are you doing, Akira! Let's go!"

Hag and Yarai were already waiting outside. They adapt quickly.

I hurriedly tried to get out, fumbling with the window frame.

"Wrap yourself in wave motion!"

I was scolded.

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