I Picked Up a Witch With Amnesia

6. Bullshit – 12

“…Hmm, Chris. do you know that Actually, I don’t like dogs very much. Well, if you look at it, I admit that it has a pretty cute taste, but I couldn’t help but like the cat rather than the dog. In that sense, there is something I want to ask you. Are you a good dog? Or do you prefer cats?”

Iris spoke to Chris in a very relaxed voice, as if she was on a picnic. Unfortunately, however, Chris was in no condition to respond to the heavenly princess’s words. Because, right in front of their noses, wolves with a much larger body than a decent cow, with a little exaggeration, were brandishing their sharp claws at him!

Kaga gagak-!

Barely fending off the wolves brandishing their claws to tear him apart, Chris unknowingly resists the urge to slash himself as hard as he had been several weeks ago, when he had no objection to embarking on this perilous journey. It was barbaric.

As soon as the princess heard the news of Cain von Estel and Bianca del Castana’s engagement, she spewed out bloody murderous intent, and eventually wished that she herself would visit the Castana Marquis family. The purpose of the external visit was to ‘celebrate the engagement’, but Chris could not imagine the scene where the princess went to the Castana Marquis family and quietly applauded them.

In addition, the princess strongly insisted that he and Chris leave for the Marquess of Castana alone, with the logic that ‘If we go by carriage, we will not be able to make it to the date of the engagement ceremony.’ Naturally, the emperor did not like the fact that she left for the Marquis of Castana without any escort, and thus a long battle of words ensues between Iris and the emperor.

Chris doesn’t know what kind of conversation went back and forth between them. However, one thing is certain: Iris eventually defied the Emperor’s will and received permission to leave for the Marquess of Castana alone with Chris.

A few weeks after that, a forced march reminiscent of hell followed. There was no break time. When the horse got tired, he abandoned it, went to the nearest village, bought a horse, and ran on. Throughout this pain-filled journey, the princess did not show any sign of exhaustion. He just gave off an ominous look as if he was holding back something, without saying anything.

Thus, they were able to vomit the courage to enter the Marquisate of Castana in just a few weeks at most. And from there, problems started to arise. He heard the strange news that several wolves were blocking the only road leading to the Marquis of Castana from the island.

Of course, they couldn’t be said to be idle enough to wait for the wolf to get out of the way. However, since it was impossible for the noble princess to hunt down a few wild animals, her escort knight, Chris, eventually stepped in.

Thus, the situation has reached the present. Chris gasped and quietly raised his sword at the wolves glaring at him. If it was a decent wild animal, he would have already become a deceased spirit from the single sword he wielded. Chris, who claims to be the princess’s escort knight, had that level of ability.

However, the ones he was dealing with were also not ordinary wolves. The size is also huge, and above all, according to his common sense, the wolf was not a creature with absurd durability that would cause the sword to bounce off even if it spewed fire from its mouth or stabbed a sword straight into the top of its head!

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Moreover, intelligence has also been attacking by weaving squares around the subject of wolves, probably at a considerable level. The total number of wolves attacking Chris is six. The sight of each other compensating for each other’s weaknesses and skillfully digging into gaps reminded us of the movements of well-trained elite soldiers.

Kaang!

Chris’s sword collided head-on with the wolf’s claws. Surprisingly, the wolf’s claws did not show any signs of weakening at the subject of colliding with the steel-smelted sword. Cold sweat ran down Chris’s back. At this rate, the sense of danger that he might show rudeness in front of the princess came over him.

“…tsk.”

And seeing Chris like that, Iris unknowingly clicked her tongue. It was because it was hard to shake off the thought that if Cain had been here, the results would have been quite different.

“You are weak. That way, I can’t tell who’s escort is who.”

At the same time as she murmured, Iris thrust out her right hand at the wolf, who was aiming at Chris’ side and brandishing her claws. That, no matter how you looked at it, seemed nothing but madness, in the hope of dying.

“Princess!”

Chris looked at her in surprise. I know very well that the princess is strong, but to attack such a hideous creature without even taking out a sword? In an instant, Chris had a terrible imagination of the princess’s body being torn apart by the wolf’s claws.

However, things just went the exact opposite of what Chris had predicted.

Huung-

The moment the princess’ hand and the wolf’s claws touched each other, the wolf’s claws drifted aside as if they had been ordered not to touch her body. Needless to say, it was the power of the flowing stars that controlled all kinds of ‘flow’ within a certain range.

“To show its teeth carelessly toward people, it must be a dog that doesn’t know the subject. Then, shall we give an admonition on behalf of the owner?”

At the same time as she said that, Iris put her thumb and forefinger together with a smirking smile and playfully lobbed a chestnut at the wolf’s head. and-

Kwaang-!

Instantly, a loud sound that could hardly be believed to have originated from human skin hit the area.

fluff.

There were no death sentences. The wolf’s head, which hit her right in the middle of the night, evaporated without a trace in the blink of an eye. The torso, which had lost its head, flopped to the ground and collapsed. And soon, the body part that remained on the ground also turned into dust and began to slowly disappear. It was an absurd scene that seemed so unrealistic that it could only be seen as a play.

“…Hmm, you’re weaker than I thought. Compared to 10 years later, durability has significantly decreased. After all, this is sure proof that she is still very immature.”

While Iris muttered that while looking at the slowly weathering wolf’s corpse, the wolves began to howl ferociously as they looked at her back, who was lost in thought with her back turned while facing them.

They didn’t even intend to kill them because they had an order from their master, but the only thing in the wolves’ minds was to set an example for that arrogant woman.

“Kuaa!”

Now, with that woman turning her back, was her chance. One of the remaining wolves attacked her with lightning speed.

In that fleeting moment when her back felt as if the wolf’s claws would tear it apart, Iris looked back very slowly. Then, he whispered to the wolf in a very small tone.

“…It’s out of habit. How dare you go after a woman. Apparently, the example was lacking.”

Quad Deuk-!

In the next moment, Iris’ hand grabbed the wolf’s paw and twisted it in the opposite direction. The violent power, amplified several times by the ‘Flowing Star’, contained enough power to tear the wolf’s skin apart and make its bones protrude.

“…Ugh.”

At that creepy sound, Chris frowned involuntarily. Even though it was a beast that attacked itself, it was never pleasant to see the scene where its skin disintegrated and bones protruded in front of its eyes.

And, Iris’ attacks didn’t stop there. Using the flowing stars, she instantly grasped the true body of the magical energy that wrapped around the wolf’s body. It was felt. The fact that in the middle of the wolf’s huge body, there is a core that materializes the wolf into reality.

Pooh-!

It was a solid body that could even bounce off steel, but in front of Iris’s hand, it was as strong as a tofu. Iris, who so easily reached for the wolf’s heart, grabbed the core and gently gave strength to her hand.

Crisp-

The core was crumbled like candy under her hand. When the nucleus that bound the wolf to the present world was lost, the wolf’s torso soon became a phantom flame and disappeared from the world.

“…Uhm. After all, it wasn’t a real wolf, but a kind of synthetic beast. She is really insane to leave such a pet on the street without a leash.”

Composite water was a kind of familiar that wizards used. If it is different from a normal familiar, is it that it specializes in a slightly more combative aspect?

Judging by the uncanny lack of life in the wolves, it was clear that these beasts were released here simply to block this path. It wasn’t until Chris raised his sword at the wolves that the wolves bared their teeth at them.

Of course, even so, it was hard to say that she was really sane when she placed such a hideous beast on a street where people walked. Well, if you think about it backwards, it probably means that you are that desperate about this job.

slow down.

Watching the two wolves disappear in an instant under her hand, the wolves took the first step backwards. The wolves also realized who is the strongest here and now.

“You are smart. If you’re this clever, raising at least one in the imperial palace doesn’t seem like a bad idea.”

It was when she smiled at the frightened wolves.

– Kikii Iik-!

It was then. Suddenly, a gust of wind began to blow through the area. Iris raised her eyes and looked up to see a bronze bird flapping its wings in the sky, wrapped in wind all over its body.

Woo woo woo-!

The earth’s axis shook. From the depths of the earth, a giant made of rock arose and began to roar at her.

– Bake it-!!

“…Geugh.”

At the giant’s roar that shook all directions, Chris took a step back without even realizing it. While serving as the princess’s escort knight, he had faced all sorts of things, but he never imagined that he would compete with a giant made of rocks with a sword like that.

“…Hoo. Really, it looks like you were in a bit of a hurry. Did they wait here just in case?”

However, looking at those monsters, the princess, far from being frightened, was smiling as if she was delighted to meet a long-lost friend. Yes. How could Iris forget their existence? The strongest familiar used by Bianca del Castana, a magician belonging to the expedition.

“It’s been a while. Stymphalos, and Oried.”

Iris smiled and greeted them, but of course no greeting came back from them.

– Kyaa-!

– Bake it!

Bronze birds and rock giants explode with terrifying life. They had only been given orders by their master not to let anyone pass through this passage. Although the owner asked them to refrain from killing as much as possible, the Bronze Bird and the Rock Giant instinctively realized it. That the woman in front of them was a monster who might be eaten if they didn’t treat each other with sincerity.

So, do your best. In the next moment, a gale began to rage in the area. Chris felt his body being crushed by the strong winds that prevented the survival of life itself.

Koo Goo Goong-!

The rock giant raises a huge arm made of rock. A fist bigger than any rocky mountain was slammed down at Iris. No human being in this world would be able to preserve their shape after being hit by that fist-

“…This is a bit dangerous.”

I couldn’t help it. I had already guessed that the other person had memories, but I hadn’t expected that it would come out to this level of seriousness. It seemed that she, too, had to show one of the cards she had been hiding.

Aaris’ right hand gently wrapped around the handle of the sword. Then, he slightly stepped forward with his right foot and slightly lowered his upper body. It was the first ‘stance’ she took after the battle.

eyes, close From now on, what she was going to do, there was no need for sight. All that was needed was her own firm will to change the world.

“…ha.”

Take one deep breath in. Focus your mind. Straighten the blade of the sword that exists in your heart. The flow of thoughts that connects heaven and earth was concentrating on at most one human being.

cut That was what she had set her mind to, and the expression of her will to make it true at this moment.

The next moment, Iris’s eyes flashed open. A line was drawn in the void.

clap-

After that, she put the sword back in a nonchalant way. Because everything has already been done.

“…..”

It was a scene where time seemed frozen. Outwardly, everything was unchanged. Neither the grotesque birds that brought the storm nor the giants that shook the earth shook the earth, there was no movement as if they had stopped.

awesome-

Finally, time ticked. The space was distorted, and soon there was the sound of cracking. and-

aang-!

Everything within the path of her sword was slashed. The wolves, the bronze birds, and the huge rock giants were all cut down. Even the mountain on the other side was split in two. At the end, even the sky split in two.

Kurrr-

At the same time as the mountain split into two pieces, a tremendous shock wave swept around. It was a scene of majestic destruction that is hard to believe that it was the result of at least one human power.

“…Unbelievable…”

Chris opened his mouth involuntarily and stared at the princess. I couldn’t believe it at all. He knew very well that the princess he was protecting was much stronger than he was, but he never imagined that he would be hiding this much power.

“ha…”

However, Iris, who actually led the destruction, only looked at her trembling right arm with a dissatisfied expression.

Her body is not yet complete. It was nothing more than a forcible implementation of the result using the realization 10 years later as a stepping stone. As a result of a moment ago, she realized that all the muscles in her right arm were disconnected.

“… ugh.”

It wasn’t just the right arm that was broken. When I wiped my mouth, blood was oozing out. Apparently, her body ten years ago was weaker than she thought.

“…hah, damn it…”

Nausea eventually burst out of the mouth of the well-grown princess. If she went a little further, she would have been able to reach the Marquis of Castana, but the fact that she was unexpectedly caught in such a place was driving her crazy. Only in this way, from beginning to end, will she be in the hands of Bianca del Castana.

But I couldn’t give up here. There really wasn’t much time left until Cain and Bianca’s engagement ceremony. If he sat down in a place like this for reasons like this, he might regret it for the rest of his life.

“…Cain.”

Trying to calm her wobbly legs, she took a small step forward. Her two eyes were shining brighter than ever.

“Wait a little longer. I’ll be leaving soon…”