The ending
A man was laying down on the crumbling roof of an abandoned fort waiting for the timing.
The moment when a girl in robe came out.
His line of sight was aimed at Jack Lieber.
And at that exact moment the tensed bow was released.
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It probably was coincidence that I saw it.
That figure on top of the roof.
And right then – An arrow was shot at me.
I wasn’t the only one that noticed.
Both Phil and Raquel did too.
I understood in an instant.
In approximately 0.3 seconds.
I will get hit by that arrow and die.
That’s why—
For them, it must have been an immediate reaction.
To cover me.
Both Phil and Raquel tried to shield me by rushing ahead of me.
That’s why—
For me, it was a natural decision.
I have two ahead of me.
With both arms fully stretched I push hard.
In this world moving slowly, their astonished facial expressions was burned into my retina.
The arrow is approaching.
I’ll probably die.
If that’s the case.
———— 【 Veiled Wings of Freedom 】!!!
Just 0.3 seconds after I noticed the arrow.
A sharp iron arrowhead pierces my left chest.
However, at that moment.
I was erasing my weight.
Pushed by the inertia from the arrow, I rolled on the ground.
However,
All the power given to the arrow was dispersed—
There was no scratch left on my chest.
“Ji-kun!!”
“Jack!!”
The two of them rush up to me.
I stood up to show them that I’m safe and look at Raquel with a smile.
“That one was fast, right?”
My reaction on the activation of the spiritual art was at best 0.5 seconds.
But now it’s about 0.3 seconds.
It’s an improvement of 0.2 seconds.
Raquel smiled in relief after checking that I was safe.
“Not quite there yet”
“So strict…”
It seems that there is still more to learn…
“Wait—! That person!”
Phil pointed in the direction from which the arrow flew.
Is it a bandit? Did they escape after seeing that their ambush failed?
When I look in the direction Phil was pointing at.
I was frightened.
He opened his mouth wide.
As if he was trying to swallow that sharp arrow.
And immediately after that.
He pushes deeply with his own hands.
That arrow was thrust into his mouth.
That depth… No doubt.
It has reached his brain.
The man then lost his strength and fell from the roof.
It was too abnormal and mysterious.
That was— Suicide.
“W-W-W-What… Was that…”
We stood there stunned.
The moon was floating in the night sky… As if it was looking down at us.
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The abandoned fort’s inside was thoroughly investigated by the subjugation team that came looking for the “Crimson Cats”.
The result was 32 corpses, excluding Vicky’s corpse.
All causes of death were suicide.
Some had cut their own throats with their swords.
Some hit their heads against the walls many times.
And some broke each other’s necks.
Every corpse had evidence of the owner destroying himself until it was physically impossible to move.
In this way, the bandit group “Crimson Cats” was completely destroyed.
Because it was too suspicious, my father issued a gag order for the cause of death of those bandits.
As consequence, rumors began spreading on the streets.
— It seems that a boy and a girl, of 7 years of age destroyed the “Crimson Cats” on their own.
That’s why.
Rumors of Phil and me began spreading in the capital—
In particular to the Royal Academy of Spiritual Arts.
The ending
A man was laying down on the crumbling roof of an abandoned fort waiting for the timing.
The moment when a girl in robe came out.
His line of sight was aimed at Jack Lieber.
And at that exact moment the tensed bow was released.
◆◆◆―――――――◆◆◆―――――――◆◆◆
It probably was coincidence that I saw it.
That figure on top of the roof.
And right then – An arrow was shot at me.
I wasn’t the only one that noticed.
Both Phil and Raquel did too.
I understood in an instant.
In approximately 0.3 seconds.
I will get hit by that arrow and die.
That’s why—
For them, it must have been an immediate reaction.
To cover me.
Both Phil and Raquel tried to shield me by rushing ahead of me.
That’s why—
For me, it was a natural decision.
I have two ahead of me.
With both arms fully stretched I push hard.
In this world moving slowly, their astonished facial expressions was burned into my retina.
The arrow is approaching.
I’ll probably die.
If that’s the case.
———— 【 Veiled Wings of Freedom 】!!!
Just 0.3 seconds after I noticed the arrow.
A sharp iron arrowhead pierces my left chest.
However, at that moment.
I was erasing my weight.
Pushed by the inertia from the arrow, I rolled on the ground.
However,
All the power given to the arrow was dispersed—
There was no scratch left on my chest.
“Ji-kun!!”
“Jack!!”
The two of them rush up to me.
I stood up to show them that I’m safe and look at Raquel with a smile.
“That one was fast, right?”
My reaction on the activation of the spiritual art was at best 0.5 seconds.
But now it’s about 0.3 seconds.
It’s an improvement of 0.2 seconds.
Raquel smiled in relief after checking that I was safe.
“Not quite there yet”
“So strict…”
It seems that there is still more to learn…
“Wait—! That person!”
Phil pointed in the direction from which the arrow flew.
Is it a bandit? Did they escape after seeing that their ambush failed?
When I look in the direction Phil was pointing at.
I was frightened.
He opened his mouth wide.
As if he was trying to swallow that sharp arrow.
And immediately after that.
He pushes deeply with his own hands.
That arrow was thrust into his mouth.
That depth… No doubt.
It has reached his brain.
The man then lost his strength and fell from the roof.
It was too abnormal and mysterious.
That was— Suicide.
“W-W-W-What… Was that…”
We stood there stunned.
The moon was floating in the night sky… As if it was looking down at us.
◆◆◆―――――――◆◆◆―――――――◆◆◆
The abandoned fort’s inside was thoroughly investigated by the subjugation team that came looking for the “Crimson Cats”.
The result was 32 corpses, excluding Vicky’s corpse.
All causes of death were suicide.
Some had cut their own throats with their swords.
Some hit their heads against the walls many times.
And some broke each other’s necks.
Every corpse had evidence of the owner destroying himself until it was physically impossible to move.
In this way, the bandit group “Crimson Cats” was completely destroyed.
Because it was too suspicious, my father issued a gag order for the cause of death of those bandits.
As consequence, rumors began spreading on the streets.
— It seems that a boy and a girl, of 7 years of age destroyed the “Crimson Cats” on their own.
That’s why.
Rumors of Phil and me began spreading in the capital—
In particular to the Royal Academy of Spiritual Arts.
