Chapter 496: Confronting the Empire’s Heroes

When Robbie faced the Empire’s Heroes, he was thinking. The other side has four Heroes, and for some reason even the Kingdom’s Sage and Division Head Hütter are on the Empire side. Against that, on this side the one who can oppose is probably about me. I must not expect Lady Sonya or Lady Agnes. If so, I have to take the initiative from this side and somehow make it so negotiation is possible. If that is the case, I have to take someone on the other side hostage and bring it to negotiation. If that is the case, the one who seems possible to take hostage is only one. The short woman sandwiched between the two great men.

Thinking that he mutters "Concealment" "Stealth" "Divine Legs" in his mouth and moves. The surrounding scenery moves in slow motion. Everyone’s gazes are looking at the place Robbie was, and their eyes are not catching up. Hütter slowly opens his mouth and is saying something. While watching that he embraces the torso of the short woman sandwiched between the two men, advances behind the Heroes and places a short sword on the woman’s neck. And releases the magic.

Gazes of not only the Empire but also the Kingdom people move and concentrate on Robbie. Everyone opens their eyes wide and is surprised.

"W-When..."

When one of the great men says, the other man also,

"Honghua!?"

Shouts. Because he tries to extend his hand,

"Don’t move!"

When Robbie shouts once the movement stopped.

"Are you guys the Empire side Heroes?"

If Robbie asks,

"I am Hero Zhu Biao."

"I am Swordsman Li Jing."

And the tall woman

"I am Tamer Xu Meiyi."

"The woman you are capturing is Saintess Xie Honghua."

Zhu Biao says last. His voice is hoarse. Agitation can be seen through.

"If you guys do not put out hands, I will also guarantee this woman’s safety. I am Marie Kingdom Ambassador Robin Marie. If possible I want you to return to the Empire as is?"

When Robbie says the Heroes say nothing, but the Empire knights started saying "Why is the Marie Kingdom’s ambassador in a place like this?"

Robbie’s left hand is wrapped around the woman’s abdomen. He is gripping the flesh of the woman’s abdomen through the thin cloth. Even in such a situation, Robbie is enjoying the sensation of the hand and fingers. For Robbie who on a daily basis deals only with madams whose appearance is 20s to 30s but actual age is around 40, at the sensation of the flesh of the abdomen of a woman around 20 where appearance age and actual age match for the first time in a long while, he was inwardly shedding tears of emotion.

From Robbie’s sense of values, as the standard flow of light novels the woman the Hero brings is decided to be a virgin. Besides this woman with an innocent face and buns placed on top of her head is decided to be a virgin! Besides even though small the places that stick out stick out, and the places that tighten are tightened. Compared to the same-age girl called Agnes in front of the eyes, the situation his own body is placed in is lonely....

However, thinking such things is also only an instant, and Robbie returned to Sonya and the others while embracing Xie Honghua. He must not be near Zhu Biao and the others. Being beside Sonya and Agnes is the important thing.

Hütter was surprised the moment Xie Honghua was captured by Robbie, but conversely thought this gave Robbie a chance. If he takes the two women Robbie brought hostage, Robbie should have to listen to this side’s words. Give lightning to the point of fainting and defeat them, and make them this side’s things. If so it is also possible to take Robbie back to the Empire.

"Lightning"

When Hütter chanted and emitted lightning toward Sonya and Agnes, on that line of fire Robbie embracing Xie Honghua appeared! Hütter hurriedly tried to bend the lightning but there is no way he can. Hütter had never experienced interpersonal combat. He spent his life until now solely on research, and even in the Mainz Kingdom he shut himself in and was called an eccentric. Therefore he thought himself to be the highest magician in the Mainz Kingdom and Hagen Empire, and thought there was no need to change anything nor need to listen to people’s advice. He has a rigid head and is poor at arranging magic or using it according to the situation on the spot. In short he was completely unsuited to actual combat.

Robbie saw that Hütter shot lightning. And he also intuited that it is not strong enough to kill a person. On the spur of the moment he uses Xie Honghua as a shield.

"Gya!?"

Xie Honghua raises a scream and faints.

From Zhu Biao’s viewpoint, Robbie embracing Xie Honghua suddenly appeared at the original place, and he saw Hütter shoot lightning toward there!

To Zhu Biao it looked like Hütter shot lightning toward Xie Honghua, and he saw Xie Honghua collapse. Robbie is barely embracing and supporting her. It also looked like Xie Honghua died.

"What are you doing!!!!"

Zhu Biao screams and tries to brandish the sword and slash at Hütter.

"Lord Zhu Biao! Please wait!!"

"Lord Zhu Biao, that just now was a mistake..."

Li Jing and Xu Meiyi desperately stop Zhu Biao. Hütter fearing Zhu Biao’s anger hides behind Noshima and takes distance from Zhu Biao and the others. And,

"Restraint"

When he chants, the movements of Zhu Biao, Li Jing, and Xu Meiyi stop. In the eyes of Robbie embracing Xie Honghua a white semi-transparent rope-like thing is seen applied to Xie Honghua’s body. Is the "Restraint" just now this rope?

"Fuu, that was dangerous. Getting enraged toward me and pointing a sword is out of the question. Forgetting the favor of teaching you guys, and directing killing intent toward the master, are you not ashamed as a person! Inferior even to dogs and beasts!"

Hütter wipes cold sweat and spits out. Zhu Biao grinds his teeth with a gununu, but cannot move his body.

"Shall I kill Heroes who do not listen to my words? I can just summon Heroes again. If it is an unnecessarily strong Hero, they bare their fangs like this. Unless it is Heroes who move according to my will there is no meaning."

Hütter’s true feelings leak completely. Noshima who is Hütter’s shield was actually also restrained. At the time of Hero Summoning, "Restraint" magic was cast by another magician who was not Hütter. Hütter had received the "Restraint" magic from that magician. Therefore it is the same system of magic, and the magic that was received once is activating. At the excessive strength of the restraint he is about to vomit.

At Hütter’s excessive way of speaking Robbie started thinking "This guy, shall I kill him here?"

At that time, a voice echoes in Robbie’s head.

"I have been waiting. I will have you feed wyverns again."

At the same time as that voice, the air became heavy.