[Raul’s Second Berserk]
It seemed that Marden still had a hidden ace.
–But even disregarding it, we were already at a disadvantageous position.
Because Madeline and Jarvis were still in the enemies’ hands.
With Marden seeming to have the situation under control, Madeline and Jarvis’ fathers were visibly relaxed, but… if things went south for them, they might use Madeline and Jarvis as hostages—even if they were their daughters.
To prevent that situation, I secretly made eye contact with Jarvis. Catching my intent, Jarvis quietly nodded and subtly gave a sign to Madeline, her fellow captive.
“…!”
It seemed Madeline got the clue. I shifted my attention to the fight between Marden and Raul.
Both girls would take advantage of an opening to break free from their captors. They probably had been hesitant to do it because there was no help, but now there were us.
All that was left to do now was to create the opening…
“Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
Raul’s condition was a bit concerning.
I was afraid his heart was being corrupted by the demon sword seeming on the verge of going berserk.
“Contrary to your looks, you’re quite a violent boy aren’t you?” Marden remarked.
True, right now, Raul seemed to rely only on brute force.
He didn’t look like his usual self.
He was growing more violent as time passed.
“W-what’s going on with Raul…?” Andrei said, confused.
That reminded me, we hadn’t known each other at the time of Raul’s berserk incident. He had probably heard rumors about it, but witnessing it in person had him shocked.
Meanwhile, Principal Abigail calmly observed the fight.
With various unexpected situations occurring at the same time, she must be very cautious, afraid of taking a wrong move and making things worse.
I shared the sentiment, observing the battle between Raul and Marden while paying attention to Jarvis and Madeline’s movements.
――Soon, the fight had a new development.
“It’s time for you to stop this unrefined assault.”
Maybe unable to withstand Raul’s brute onslaught, Marden, who had been on the defensive, made distance and unleashed fire magic.
Countless flaming arrows flew towards Raul.
“Raul?!”
It should be difficult for even Raul, as agile as he was, to dodge so many flaming arrows. Injuries were inevitable.
No sooner had that thought passed my mind, Raul’s mana explosively increase.
It quickly exceeded Marden’s.
“R-Raul…?”
The mana Raul was now exuding, however, was completely different than his usual mana.
As I stood confused, Raul lightly waved his hand as if to scare away bugs flying in front of him, and the flaming arrows quickly began to fall from the air one after another.
“What?!”
Marden’s calm expression crumbled, showing visible shock.
In the meantime, Jarvis and Madeline used the opportunity to escape from their fathers.
“Ah!”
“S-stop!”
They immediately tried to chase, but I got in their way, stopping them in their tracks.
“You have no more hostages; just surrender.”
“Ugh…”
“Barrett Albers…”
With this, we had achieved our initial goal.
–But, honestly, the situation was turning much worse than it was in the beginning.
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”
Whatever the cause, I needed to stop Raul from going berserk again.
[Raul’s Second Berserk]
It seemed that Marden still had a hidden ace.
–But even disregarding it, we were already at a disadvantageous position.
Because Madeline and Jarvis were still in the enemies’ hands.
With Marden seeming to have the situation under control, Madeline and Jarvis’ fathers were visibly relaxed, but… if things went south for them, they might use Madeline and Jarvis as hostages—even if they were their daughters.
To prevent that situation, I secretly made eye contact with Jarvis. Catching my intent, Jarvis quietly nodded and subtly gave a sign to Madeline, her fellow captive.
“…!”
It seemed Madeline got the clue. I shifted my attention to the fight between Marden and Raul.
Both girls would take advantage of an opening to break free from their captors. They probably had been hesitant to do it because there was no help, but now there were us.
All that was left to do now was to create the opening…
“Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
Raul’s condition was a bit concerning.
I was afraid his heart was being corrupted by the demon sword seeming on the verge of going berserk.
“Contrary to your looks, you’re quite a violent boy aren’t you?” Marden remarked.
True, right now, Raul seemed to rely only on brute force.
He didn’t look like his usual self.
He was growing more violent as time passed.
“W-what’s going on with Raul…?” Andrei said, confused.
That reminded me, we hadn’t known each other at the time of Raul’s berserk incident. He had probably heard rumors about it, but witnessing it in person had him shocked.
Meanwhile, Principal Abigail calmly observed the fight.
With various unexpected situations occurring at the same time, she must be very cautious, afraid of taking a wrong move and making things worse.
I shared the sentiment, observing the battle between Raul and Marden while paying attention to Jarvis and Madeline’s movements.
――Soon, the fight had a new development.
“It’s time for you to stop this unrefined assault.”
Maybe unable to withstand Raul’s brute onslaught, Marden, who had been on the defensive, made distance and unleashed fire magic.
Countless flaming arrows flew towards Raul.
“Raul?!”
It should be difficult for even Raul, as agile as he was, to dodge so many flaming arrows. Injuries were inevitable.
No sooner had that thought passed my mind, Raul’s mana explosively increase.
It quickly exceeded Marden’s.
“R-Raul…?”
The mana Raul was now exuding, however, was completely different than his usual mana.
As I stood confused, Raul lightly waved his hand as if to scare away bugs flying in front of him, and the flaming arrows quickly began to fall from the air one after another.
“What?!”
Marden’s calm expression crumbled, showing visible shock.
In the meantime, Jarvis and Madeline used the opportunity to escape from their fathers.
“Ah!”
“S-stop!”
They immediately tried to chase, but I got in their way, stopping them in their tracks.
“You have no more hostages; just surrender.”
“Ugh…”
“Barrett Albers…”
With this, we had achieved our initial goal.
–But, honestly, the situation was turning much worse than it was in the beginning.
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”
Whatever the cause, I needed to stop Raul from going berserk again.
