“Phew…”
Riley sighed big.
It was because Ian was staring at him from the side.
Fortunately… Ian’s gaze was not about expecting something from Riley. It was a gaze of concern.
‘Be calm.’
It was barely noticeable, but Riley’s hands were shaking. He tried closing and opening his hands to calm his hands and then closed his eyes.
It was because the situation was different from how he swung swords while being on the vacation at Rainfield.
Ian was right next to Riley.
Riley was concerned Ian may never look at him the same after Riley demonstrated his swordsmanship. Riley narrowly opened his eyes and moved his left hand toward his waist.
‘It’s bothersome. Don’t bother with thinking about all sorts of things. Ian is different. Unlike the past life, he is on my side.’
What Riley gained after all the hardships he endured in the past life…
After his death, what he received as a reward after being reincarnated…
Iris and Ian could be considered as such.
‘That’s right. I didn’t think I could hide this forever, so… Let’s just trust Ian.’
Perhaps he didn’t want to think about it anymore. Riley decided to just trust Ian. His left and right hands each held a sword. Riley fiddled with the fingers as he took a deep breath again.
“Ian, we are going, all right?”
“Pardon?”
Ian was comparing Riley’s two-swords stance with Sera’s stance. Ian vacantly asked back, but…
“Ah? Y… Young Master! Wait…”
He tumbled and raised his hand.
It seemed Riley was going to practice what he said about the time being gold. Riley was already charging forward with the swords lowered.
‘… I’m going to finish this in a flash.’
Ian unconsciously thought about what Riley said earlier. Ian tumbled and followed after Riley.
‘He is fast?’
It would have been befitting to call it an explosive speed.
It appeared that Riley instantly sent mana to his legs.
Instead of running, it looked like Riley was making huge leaps every time.
Ian, who was following Riley, was impressed.
‘This kind of movement is… not in the textbooks?’
The way Riley was charging forward…
The way Riley had his swords lowered toward the back…
Ian have never seen such moves before. However, interestingly, Ian couldn’t find anything to fault on them.
<Ian, it’s a bother, so move quickly so this doesn’t get dragged on.>
“…?!”
To Ian, who was following behind Riley and was impressed by Riley’s stance, seemed shocked to hear the voice directly in his head. Ian opened his eyes big.
‘Telepathic communication?!’
It was one of techniques used to send messages to another using mana.
It was a technique that only those who were skilled in mana could use. Of all people, Riley was using it, and Ian was surprised. While Ian was thinking that, the sight of an orc’s head being cut off and floating up was caught in Ian’s eyes.
“Huk?”
“Huuk!”
As they heard before coming to the colony, as soon as they went over the forest’s boundary, they could immediately see the orc’s main colony. Now… a black haired boy charged in there and was dancing.
“Huuk? It’s a surprise attack…”
At the colony’s entrance, with a black haired boy making an entrance, an orc was going to tell others that the colony was under attack. However, along with a sharp sound piercing through the wind, its head was thrown off to the sky.
“The enemy is com…”
The other orc could not finish the sentence before its head was lifted to the sky. The head fell to the ground.
‘Seven, eight.’
Holding the swords in his ten fingers, Riley spun the swords in circular motion and turned his body in reverse, swinging his sword like a windmill.
‘… thirteen.’
Since Riley charged in, quite literally in a flash, Riley handled thirteen orcs. He narrowed his eyes and moved his gaze.
‘There are about… 160 orcs in this colony? With the ones just killed accounted for, the remaining ones are…’