Nearly unconsciously pleading so, the young girl squeezed her eyes shut.
And─
“Don’t fucking happily try to kill a girl now… you scumbag!”
A loud impact noise blared.
“Uwoah!?”
What happened?
Shut eyes awaiting the long absent sword slash, confusion seized her.
Timidly opening her eyes revealed a young man slamming a guy’s head against the ground before her.
“Huh…?”
“Let’s save the Q and A for later. We’re hardly in fitting conditions to enjoy quiz sideshows now.”
The youth stands to shield the girl.
Close enough to grasp his vague silhouette.
─ Black clothes and a plain mask.
She too had heard of that appearance.
The hero racing in when someone faced danger, rescuing them.
Resembling the figure she’d only caught rumors about.
The young man states.
“Gotta erase the freedom that it’s okay attacking others. Those trampling on people’s happiness require proper Binding.”
Snap goes his finger click extinguished into the battlefield’s clanging metals.
Right then─
“So, into a world with bindings.”
Something rose from behind the youth─ no, girl.
Darker than the dim scenery, the faint undulating contour resembles an upright water pillar.
Expanding sideways, that water pillar transforms into a wall massive enough to engulf everyone present.
─ [The vast sea inviting into the world of bindings].
Phil activates his magic.
” [Shadow Sea].”
The moment those words left his mouth, the wall enclosed the entire battlefield as if to swallow it.
The bandits.
The knights.
The girl.
Motionlessly, powerless to resist getting consumed.
Like a single wave.
Swept everything here into the realm of shadows.
“Now then, are you the last one~”
Phil drags up an armor-clad man from within the space he created.
The scene likely resembles rescuing someone drowned at sea
despite the firm paved highway ground.
“S-sorry…”
“Don’t worry about it.”
Unable to selectively absorb only enemies in the poor visibility,
Phil opted to swallow everyone then began pulling up the unintended knights and girl afterwards.
And with the man he just fished out being the last,
the crisis concluded with the enemies Bound in his plane.
“Umm, thank you so much for saving us… On everyone’s behalf, please accept our gratitude.”
That’s when a voice called out from behind Phil.
Clearly visible in the illuminating torchlight, the voice’s owner─
“As the Amethyst Marquis Family’s only daughter, I am Alicia Amethyst. Sir Hero of the Shadows.”
With lustrous silver hair like mithril, amethyst-colored eyes, distinctively contoured limbs, and a cute face,
the girl wrapped in a dress made of lightweight fabric looked as enchanting and beautiful as the moon rising in the night sky.
(Why is it that noble daughters or girls in special positions… they all have to be beautiful? In a way, this world is harsh?”)
Whether it’s Kahlua or Milis,
those in certain positions always seem to be beautiful.
Is there some equation established somewhere that dictates this? The facial attractiveness quotient of the world seems excessively skewed.
“Don’t worry about it. I didn’t do it to be thanked.”
Indeed, originally, he should have left this place without saying anything the moment he helped.
Before being introduced, before being thanked.
As can be understood from these actions, Phil doesn’t want such things in the first place.
However, this time it’s different!!!!
“If I’ve been introduced, then I have to introduce myself──”
Yes, it’s for the sake of introducing himself!
It’s not Phil’s name but a fictional one!!!
“My name is Fee. Remember it!”
With a proud attitude that might come with a ‘boom’ sound effect,
Phil declares towards Alicia, just as he mentioned being the [Hero of Shadows].
If the man in front knows that the [Hero of Shadows] is here, then if he introduces himself under a different name, it won’t be associated with the man named Phil.
As Kahlua mentioned, this is quite an effective plan.
Everything is to deceive the true identity of the [Hero of Shadows]!
Everything is to live a free life without being bound by anything!
Therefore, taking advantage of the opportunity to help, he devises a plan to deceive with all his might.
However──
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“So, you guys should hurry back. There might even be an encore from the audience.”
Phil waves his hand towards Alicia and the others, saying, “Go over there.”
Certainly, even if he saved them from bandits, it’s not certain that the second wave won’t come. The surroundings are dark, and the town is still some distance away. For the sake of ensuring safety, it would be better to enter the town quickly.
One of the knights who understood what Phil was saying bows his head, urging Alicia towards the carriage.
For the sake of her safety, Alicia also boards the carriage.
And──
“Huh? That voice…”
Phil couldn’t hear the last words Alicia muttered.
Perhaps because of that, Phil watches Alicia’s carriage start running without thinking about anything, immersed in a sense of accomplishment.
(Well, now rumors of [The Hero of Shadows is not Phil Salemabart] should spread, and Ms. Privacy-san will finally be back. A long business trip… Ms. Privacy-san has really become someone important.)
If Alicia, who helped this time, denies it, information about the true identity of [The Hero of Shadows] will become confusing. If that happens, even if not everyone believes it, the suspicious gallery-like stalkers will decrease.
It’s not the main purpose, but Phil feels a sense of satisfaction that things have gone well.
“Now then, I’ll quickly prepare to hand myself over to the guards. Kahlua is probably diligently waiting without sleeping anyway.”
Phil puts his hands on the ground.
Then, as the surroundings gradually darkened, Phil’s sinking hand slowly grasped something.
“Before freezing, maybe I should physically bind them.”
While in the bound world of Phil’s creation, he cannot physically bind them when handing them over to the guards.
So, Phil pulls up all the unconscious bandits and starts binding them with the rope he had.
At that moment───
“Oh, is it already over~?”
A thud. A heel-like sound echoed in the silent night.
In the moonlit surroundings, Phil raised his face and found a girl walking towards him.
“Miss, it’s dangerous to walk alone at night.”
Phil stood up, directing his gaze towards the suddenly appearing girl.
A nun’s attire adorned with gold decorations reflecting in the moonlight. Platinum blonde hair swaying from the wimple, and a serene and beautiful face that captivated the eyes.
At first glance, she seemed like a beauty unsuited for a place where bandits walk, but the one-size larger warhammer shone with a distinct “No.”
“Haha! In that case, will you escort me back properly? Going on a date while feeling the night breeze is quite charming, isn’t it~!”
“If there weren’t dangerous guests unconscious, I’d be happy to.”
Phil remains cautious.
Of course, he doesn’t think that a nun appearing at this hour got lost and came to enjoy the night breeze. The warhammer, more dangerous than bandits, is evidence of that.
And───
(That nun’s attire… it’s the same as Milis-sama’s, right?)
What does that attire signify? That should be clear soon.
However, the appearing girl walks towards Phil without caring about such things.
No, to be more precise, towards the unconscious bandits.
“Today too, helping people, [Hero of Shadows]-kun───no, Phil Salemabart-kun?”
“I don’t know that name. My name is Fee.”
“Haha! Let’s go with that! After all, today I didn’t need [Hero of Shadows]-kun!”
The girl clad in a nun’s attire smiles sweetly as she reaches Phil.
And───
“There we go♪”
She swings the warhammer horizontally towards the unconscious bandits.
“…Huh?”
It’s not that Phil was unaware of the warhammer. If someone approached carelessly, he would be cautious to ensure he wasn’t harmed.
However, that’s only for himself.
When the sound of a fresh fruit being crushed echoes, Phil involuntarily stares in amazement.
The swung warhammer accurately captures the heads of all the bound bandits.
“Phew… Today too, I safely defeated the bad guys! Big sister’s job is done~! When I get home, there will be a bath and sweets waiting~!”
A red puddle mixed with white and red meat clumps spreads before her. In the midst of that, a girl wipes the sweat from her forehead without caring about the splattered blood.
It’s unbelievably shocking. Why did she kill them? If he handed them over to the guards, it should have ended there.
But the girl is different.
“…… What? “
“Oh my…!?””Saving people is good, Hero-kun. But───”
Her eyes, which should have been transparent, clouded, and the girl in front of Phil laughed ferociously.
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“Did you know that saving includes killing bad people?”
The girl leaves with a final “Let’s meet again sometime~” and walks away, leaving Phil behind on the moonlit night road.
The young man known as [Hero of Shadows] is left alone in the moonlit night.
It’s not that he didn’t think anything, and it’s not that he shrunk at the gruesome sight.
“To kill or not… is normal, right…? Really, I just don’t understand women.”
Simply because her actions differed from his own thoughts.
“Hey, Abi… If it were you, could you forgive that? After all, it seems like you and I are different.”
That’s all.
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and we meet a troublesome person,tbh feel like killing bad idea cause if you keep them alive you can at least get some intel from the survivors about their base of operations etc then kill them