Then we passed through several towns, and it had been three days since we left.
　Looking at the map, it seems that we have crossed half the distance. The number of people coming and going seems to be increasing.
　I've been staring at the book again for a while, and I've learned two new spells. I'm not going to be able to get my hands on any of them.
　The good thing about this magic is that if you focus your attention, you can see what's happening a mile away.
　I learned it as useful if I could watch and listen and investigate before I jumped into danger, but the ladies nailed me for never using it to peek. You know.........
　Right now I'm experimenting with that magic 'Long Sense' to check the situation a kilometer away........ Huh?
　Is that ... the smell of blood?　I turn my vision to the side that smelled of blood. A gleaming, high-class looking carriage jumps in, men who look like soldiers in armor, and many lizardmen in leather armor surrounding it. Only one man in black robes can be seen.
　Most of the soldiers fall to the ground, and the remaining ones are tied up with the lizardmen with curved swords and spears to protect the carriage.

''Yae!　There's a man in front of us and he's being attacked by a demon!　Full speed!
"....!　Yes!

　The Yae of Gishodai whips the horse and increases its speed. All the while, I keep my vision connected and keep track of the situation. One by one, the soldiers are defeated by the lizardmen. It looks like there's an injured old man and a child in the carriage. This isn't good, are we going to make it...!
　...I see it!

"Come flames, swirling spiral, firestorm.

　Linze on the back of the pack cast a fire spell. A tornado of flames flared up from the center of the Lizardmen a few dozen meters away.
　With that, Else jumped out of the carriage first, followed by me, Yae and I jumped down from the carriage as it galloped past the Lizardmen. I let Linse take the reins of the horses.

''Kishaaaaahhhh, ministry.''

　A lizardman comes running towards me as I jumped down from the carriage I ran past. In response, I focused my magic and activated it to use the magic I had just learned.

''Slip.''

　The coefficient of friction beneath the lizardman's feet dropped to zero, and he took a grand tumble while raising his feet high with a momentum not seen in the contrast.

''Guffaw!''

　While putting the finishing touches on the fallen Lizardman A, he dispatched Lizardman B, who had jumped at him, into a sideways cleave.
　Beside him, Else caught Lizardman C's curved sword with her gauntlet, and then, taking advantage of the gap, the eightfold blade sliced through the side of her opponent's stomach. Nice combination.
　And as I was looking away, an ice spear flew in front of me and pierced the chest of Lizardman D, who was approaching from my blind spot. It seems that Linze had stopped his carriage and entered the race.
　With that momentum, we are defeating the Lizardmen one after another.
　Even so, there are still a lot of enemies.... I thought we had beaten a lot of them, but... The lizardmen themselves aren't very strong, but there are so many of them.

''Come, O Darkness, I seek you, my lizard warrior, Lizardman.

　The black-robed man at the back of the lizardman murmured, and several lizardmen crawled out of the shadows beneath his feet. What the hell?

'Fuyao-san, it's a summoning spell!　That robed man is calling the Lizardman!

　Linse shouts. Summoning... dark attribute magic? No wonder their numbers are hard to reduce. As long as there is a limit to their magic power, they won't be able to summon it indefinitely, but it's tricky. I'll be d*mned.

"Slip!
What?

　Sutin! and the man in the robe falls with great vigor. He immediately tries to get up, but shucks! And then he falls again.

'Ugh...!'
Prepare yourself.

　Yae jumped in at god speed and sent the man's head flying. Ugh....a bit gross.... The man's head fell straight to the ground and rolled away. What a mess.
　Eventually, all the remaining Lizardmen disappeared, probably because the master of the summoning died. Perhaps they would return to the place they were from.

'So that's it.... Is everyone okay?
I'm fine. I'm fine.
Oh, I'm fine, too.
So am I.

　We were safe, but the attackers were badly hurt. One of the soldiers limped over to me and said, "I'm sorry, but we're safe...

I'm sorry to hear that...
No. How bad is it?
Seven out of ten of my guards are dead... d*mn it, I wish I'd figured it out a little sooner...!

　The soldier's clenched fist shakes in frustration. I wished we had come a little sooner, but...that would be too late now.

'Someone!　Somebody help!　My old man ... my old man!

　The girl's cries echoed unexpectedly, and we all turned around at once. The carriage door was opened and a girl with long blonde hair, about ten years old, was crying and screaming.
　I ran up to the carriage and saw the girl clad in white and an old, white-haired man in a black ceremonial dress lying on the ground. He was panting in agony with blood pouring from his chest.

'Someone help the old man!　In the chest...in the chest...with an arrow in the chest...!

　The girl begs, her face muffled by tears. This old man must mean so much to her. The soldiers unload the old man from the carriage and lay him down in the grass.

'Linse!　Recovery magic!
''........Da, no. The stabbed arrow broke off when it fell and entered the body. Even if I cast a recovery spell in this state, the foreign object will remain inside my body.... Besides, the injuries up to this point... with my magic...

　Linse murmurs softly, apologetically. Hearing this, the girl's face gradually becomes tinted with despair. Tears flowed one after another, and she clasped the old man's hand with her trembling hand.

''...Miss...''
Mentor...
Goodbye....thank you... The days I spent with your daughter, the most precious thing in the world, are mine.................
Mentor!　That's enough...!

　God... can't you do anything about it?　If it's a great recovery spell, I haven't tried it, but I read about it in a book. I also know the spell. Probably nothing I can't do...I guess. You want to try one or two?
　However, if you cast a spell with the arrow still inside your body, you don't know what effect it will have. There's also the risk that it might pierce your heart....
　.........If only the arrow that was stuck in it could be taken out....... I see!

I need you to get out of the way!

He dodged the soldiers and kneeled down beside the old man. He pulled out another arrow that was stuck in the carriage and memorized the shape of the arrowhead. Focusing strongly on the image.

'Apports.'

　The next moment I had a bloody, broken arrowhead in my hand.

'Right!　You drew the arrowhead from inside your body!

　Else looks at my hand and screams. But not yet, this isn't the end.

"Come light, restful healing, cure-heels.

　I murmured, and the wound in the old man's chest slowly closed up. It was like rewinding a video. And the wound on his chest disappeared completely.

'....Oh?　The pain will go away...?　How is this........healed.... You're healed, it doesn't hurt.
Old man!

　A girl hugged the old man as he got up curiously. She cries out and clings forever to the old man, who has a troubled look on his face. I sit down on the ground with a sigh of relief as I watch it.

''Whee........''

　I'm really glad it worked out.