Chapter 71
Chapter 71: Lei was Watching
“What? Do people from the fief capital not see Hollows? Children in Lentforce get the chance to see Hollows even if it’s protected by a barrier,” Kyaro asked an escort while hunting Hollows at a constant pace .
“Hollows hardly ever enter the city . And your safety is guaranteed if you work in the castle . ”
“Hmph, well that’s dangerous . ”
“What is?”
There weren’t many Hollows at the beginning of the night, and the guard looked curious as he stared at them .
“If you don’t know the dangers of Hollows, then you’re going to take being protected for granted . ”
“What’s wrong with letting people live in peace?”
Kyaro cut down the Hollow in front of him and suddenly went back into the barrier .
“Hey, did you know? The Four Marquises can’t leave the Kingdom because they have to maintain the barrier . ”
“That’s their job, isn’t it?”
“Well, yeah . ”
Kyaro remained on alert and watched the Hollows .
“But, to spread a barrier around your fief capital…”
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The guard looked at Kyaro as if asking what he wanted to say .
“Your Princes will no longer be able to leave the capital . The people may think that this goes without saying, but it’s scary to me . ”
The guard usually went with the Prince on his travels . Therefore, he really cared about him . The matter of spreading a barrier around the whole city hadn’t been made public . However, he had never considered that maintaining the barrier would restrict the Prince’s movements because he was so proud that his Prince was going to play a significant role in protecting the people .
Hollows and Hunters were a surprising experience for guards . It was rare for him to see his Prince take care of a toddler . A lot of unexpected things happened on this trip . But now, maintaining their defence was the priority . “I’ll think about the troublesome things later,” the guard regained his focus .
“Leilsama, don’t look at those dreadful things and go inside where it’s safe . ”
“Ai . ”
I watched their exchange from beginning to end from behind the door, and Dory, who was watching me from behind, finally cautioned me .
I toddled back to the middle of the room . Everyone was taking turns sleeping, so there were blankets everywhere, and my bed was in the middle with Dory . Alistair’s barrier box was placed by my bedside . We reviewed how to use the barrier boxes earlier, so everyone should be able to use the barrier box immediately if the Hollows broke through the entrance .
Dory was responsible for holding onto it . I was told to activate the barrier box as soon as possible if I thought it was dangerous .
The hut was only equipped with small lights because the portable lights were taken to illuminate the surroundings outside . Half the guards and half of Bart’s crew were inside the hut resting as well .
“I’m going tho shweep . ”
“Leilsama, you’re smart . Let’s rest, so we don’t get in their way,” Dory said as she laid next to me on the blanket .
“Dory?”
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“I can sleep as much as I want in the basket tomorrow . Please don’t worry . ”
“Ai . Goodnighth . ”
“I can’t sleep very well in this tense atmosphere,” I heard her say that, but I want to say, That’s why we survive . Those who remain awake but aren’t able to fight should accumulate their strength, so they don’t get in the way . I fell asleep quickly . But before I fell asleep, I heard, Dory say gently, “Good girl” .
How long did I sleep? I probably woke up because of the loud sounds . I’m a morning person . So, I didn’t quickly jump up as soon as I woke up and pricked up my ears to listen .
“I can’t believe they have three barrier boxes,” a guard’s voice said . I heard the powerful sounds of something colliding outside the entrance .
*CLANG* I listened to loud noise from where the wall was . The hut shook a bit .
They came after all .
“Woah . ” The people in the hut raised their voices in surprise . All the guards looked like they were going to go outside . I got up and called out to Dory, who was staring at where the loud noise was coming from in surprise, “Dory . ”
“Le-Leilsama . ”
“Ai . Dory . ”
“What should we do? What should we do?”
“Dory!”
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“Yes!?”
Dory’s voice got louder because she was flustered .
“Gathher eberywon here . ”
“Huh, what?”
“Ushe bawwier . ”
“But…”
“We can ushe ith . Ith won’th diminish . ”
“But…”
*CLACK . CREAK . * I heard along with the sounds of a tree breaking .
There wasn’t any time to wait for Dory to pick it up . I sat up properly and wore the Rug Dragon, which was next to me, on my back . I grabbed the barrier box, which was by my side and put it on my thigh, then took a deep breath .
“Come here!” An infant’s loud voice echoed in the room, and everyone turned to me at once . I held up the barrier box to show them .
“I’m ushing thhe bawwier box . Come here!”
Everyone gathered around me after freezing for a moment .
A hole was made in the wall along with a creaking sound .
“Eek,” someone gulped .
“Acthivathing bawwier . ”
I turned the barrier box switch with a click . *DING* the air around us changed . The barriers didn’t negate each other when they came into contact . This shouldn’t bother those outside .
In the meantime, the walls were destroyed in no time, but it wasn’t the Hollows who entered the hut; it was an average human who was dressed in armour . However, he was wrapped in a barrier . In other words, a man was holding a barrier box behind him .
“Eep!” I raised my voice before the man could say anything . Victory goes to those who make the first move .
“Eeep!”
“Shut up!”
I shut up . However, my voice was heard .
“Lei-sama? The hut is destroyed?” A guard heard my voice and said .
“It doesn’t matter if they can hear you, we have a lot of people there . Help won’t come,” the man, who was accompanied by a follower, said .
“Now, hand over the girl . ”
Translator: Blushy
Editor: Anon