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"Master Alphonse, I'll get it."
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Attacks with bows and arrows continue from the soldiers near Guido.
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At first, I immediately detected the attack and succeeded in blocking it by building a wall.
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Then, Valkyrie, seeing this, imitated me and built several walls to minimize the damage.
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However, the other party changed their attack.
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They suddenly appeared and shot arrows at us from an angle as if they were jumping over a ten-meter-high wall.
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Then, footsteps could be heard from the other side of the wall.
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Probably, they were going around to the side of the wall while shooting arrows at the wall.
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Arrows flying from above are difficult to deal with by themselves.
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Humans are vulnerable to attacks from overhead.
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It was when Walter and I were all looking up and concentrating on the falling arrows.
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Someone called out to us, "I'll get it.
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"Kiku? Can you go?"
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"I'll be fine. I'll take care of it.
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"Good. I got it.
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That voice belongs to Kiku.
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He was the first orphan I picked up in the favela, along with Hannah and Mitya.
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Kiku had always wanted to work as a mercenary since he was an orphan.
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He has not changed his mind since I picked up Kiku and the others and started to educate them.
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I will become strong and play an active role on the battlefield.
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Kiku, who had been training himself under the guidance of Ai with such a strong desire, had come to the battlefield this time.
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"Kiku squad, let's go!
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Incidentally, Kiku, like Walter and others, has been assigned a squad leader.
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Kiku is a little younger than Hanna and still has a childish appearance, but he is a candidate for the leadership of the Barka Mercenaries.
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The orphans gathered from the poor districts are quite capable since they put more effort into their studies than the other mercenaries.
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However, since they have no experience in actual combat, they could not be used as executives out of the blue, so we decided to incorporate them into the mercenary group as squad leaders or group leaders.
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It was said that it would be a bad idea to put them into actual battles while they are still children, but it seems that they were able to move people together reasonably well during military exercises and so on.
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This is probably due to Ai's guidance.
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Besides, the orphans were taught by Ai not only how to fight and study but also how to use magic power efficiently just like me.
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The other mercenaries were trained to work as an army first, but they were taught to develop their individual strength as well.
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Kiku jumped out from the side of the wall and his men followed him.
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Kiku seems to have succeeded in organizing the mercenaries in his squad.
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Despite the danger of the situation, all the members of Kiku's squad jump out from behind the wall after him.
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Ahead of them, arrow attacks by Guido's men are waiting.
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An arrow is fired at Kiku's squad as they leap out of the way.
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But they block them with their large shields.
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That's the shield of the magic-armored soldier I got in the magic labyrinth.
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A metal shield large enough to cover a grown man is used to block the arrow attack.
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Kiku and the other mercenaries ready their bows as some of Kiku's squad blocked the attack.
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"Release!"
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Apparently, they are supposed to deal with bows with bows.
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About ten mercenaries drew their bows and fired arrows while hiding behind their large shields.
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Their arrows cross each other with a whoosh.
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The difference between them was obvious.
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It seems that Kiku's squad had the advantage in arrow attacks.
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It was probably thanks to the practice.
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I taught Kiku and the other orphans how to handle bows and arrows, which was originally the movement of the archers called meteors.
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The members of Kiku's squad have completely imbibed the body movements of Ryusei, who was well-known as a particularly skilled archer in the country of Glugaria, which specializes in archery.
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The arrows shot by Kiku's squad seemed to be incomparably stronger and more accurate than those of Guido's men.
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Several bow attacks were repeated, and it was clear that the pressure of the attack from the other side had weakened.
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"Now! We're on our way."
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"Yes, sir. Don't let Kiku's squad beat you! Show them what Walter's squad can do.
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Kiku and his team have successfully opened up a path for us.
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As soon as I see that, I make my move.
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Walter's squad and I jumped out from the wall where we had been hiding.
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As we start to run toward Guido, I glance over at Kiku and the others.
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Kiku and the others were by no means unscathed, even though we had beaten them with our bows.
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That's true.
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They had been under concentrated attack to begin with, and they had dared to leap out and fight back, exposing themselves to the enemy.
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Even though they were trying to hide themselves with their large shields, it was impossible for them not to be wounded.
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Kiku's squad, all of them with bows in their hands, were bleeding from their bodies.
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Moreover, their bodies were covered with those black death butterflies.
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The jet-black butterflies had the nasty effect of making blood flow from the wounds.
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The effect of the Black Death Butterfly was clearly visible.
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Kiku's squad, which had initially gained momentum due to its superiority in archery, soon began to lose its momentum.
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If they got even the slightest wound from a bow attack by the opponent, blood would flow from there.
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It is fortunate that the big shield has not caused too many wounds yet.
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But I don't know how long it will last.
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We can't let Kiku and the others' efforts go to waste.
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Let's defeat Guido as soon as possible.
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Since the Black Death Butterfly is Guido's magic, the effect should wear off once Guido is defeated.
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With that in mind, I took my eyes off the wounded Kiku and the others and headed for Guido.
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