Chapter 8 (1/2)

The monster in the shape of a boar; its eyes let off an oht as it raised a war cry With his classmates that couldn't evenaround his body, using his swords to receive its charge And Izu her katana into the boar, but…

”Wha! It's too hard to cut!”

The katana blade chipped, and unable to endure the is to scratch at the ground a nu at Rudel onceinto the trees, Rudel could feel the pain spread through it

”Kuh!”

This tiic at the boar Eleics of fire and wind did hit their ed without any injury

”You're on!”

Regaining his stance, Rudel faced the boar Seeing his for with ic, and the weapons in their hands

Nuh to be suppressed by an exhausted class and injured Rudel

Rudel hadn't given up The dragoon were the strongest in Courtois That oon's loss would be the defeat of the country… the information from some book he had read before revived in his head

The tusks protruding from the boar's splendid lower jaw came up at Rudel…

Wringing out the power in his body, Rudel swung his sword As a result… the boar's fang stuck into the ground, but Rudel lost the battle of power, and was sent through the air once more Its tusk broken, the boar came at Rudel in a frenzy When it was already difficult to stand, avoiding a body blow fro beast

”Right, that's as far as you go”

Alongside a voice, the guards in the rear attacked at once Their ic burned the boar, their swords and spears cut and pierced it… Rudel and his classmates were shown just how far their powers differed

It was all over in an instant An eneuards who defeated it in an instant, Rudel's heart was filled with huic he had polished served no purpose at all, shame at the reality that he would've died had he not been saved

It all filled Rudel with an intolerable vexation

”Withdraw? Don't be stupid! Having come this far, we can't just withdraw!”

The words Izumi sent Rudel as he pulled himself to his feet: 'Let's withdraw' Unable to see his surroundings through his shame and irritation, Rudel opposed

”Rudel…”

Izus, she couldn't say any more

”Just a little o…”

Right, it wasn't long to the destination point… only halfway more They really had no choice but to withdraw Exhausted class lives on the line

Seeing Rudel, Basyle thought

(Reality's a harsh mistress If that oal… well, it's only natural a kid can't make decisions under these circumstances)

Frouard's point of view, Basyle had determined any continuation was impossible, and had sent some ahead to inforive up Telling herself that keeping a child coiven up on selling herself to him

Alord without his own judgement was just what Basyle wanted But…

”W-we can go just a little further, right?”

”T-that's right, we can do it!”

”It's just a little more, so stay firm”

Looking over Izumi and Rudel, the classmates said it of their own accord Was it to protect themselves, or were they mindful of Rudel? No one could say

But those classmates had finally entered Rudel's eyes It was there that he finally understood they weren't in a state to continue on There was no helping the injuries, but their weapons were in tatters, and he could spy ragged faces Going on any further would be dangerous…

Rudel ht hand And after a while, he undid it and declared…

”Our class is… withdrawing”

”Hly decent”

In a separate place, Basyle gave her i nobles persist was a surprise, but the fact Rudel resolved to withdraw upon seeing them was also praiseworthy