I Became the Burden of a Conscienceless Party - I Became the Burden of a Conscienceless Party chapter 143

143 – The Protagonist (1)

Main character (1)

After an uncomfortable night.

Esmeralda picked up her passed-out luggage and began to explore the surroundings.

Jim, who had just regained consciousness, fainted again.

Esmeralda, who was exhausted both physically and mentally from treating Jim, fell asleep and when she opened her eyes, she found the magic sword right in front of her.

In the end, Esmeralda, unable to adapt to the suddenly changed environment, resorts to violence.

It was inevitable.

Because she’s the type of person who solves most of her problems with violence in the first place.

Isn’t a warrior someone who beats people with the holy sword?

“Is everyone okay?”

Esmeralda asked the luggage hanging on her shoulder.

Of course, there was no answer.

Esmeralda was able to find her way back around the cliff to her original location.

“It won’t be okay… … .”

The landscape was turned into a wasteland after the Legion Commander’s Force swept through it.

***

When Esmeralda was defeated in the battle with Eleven and fell off the cliff, the warrior party was also busy with their own work.

First, Garnet, who tried to block the Force to prevent the extras from dying, was unable to withstand the overwhelming power of the Force and ended up falling.

How can she win now against an enemy that even she would have had to give it her all to defeat in the past?

Eventually, Garnet started to run away from the Force, holding the unconscious extra by the scruff of the neck, and the other warrior parties also started to leave the battlefield in their own ways.

Normally, we would risk our lives together, because we all know that’s the best way to survive.

But in the end, now that we are apart, isn’t your own life the most important thing?

There was no sense of solidarity, such as having to save a comrade or having to wait for the hero. At least for Irina and Milia.

Irina and Milia immediately started running away after seeing Garnet being pushed back by the Force.

“… … Get away, Irina. It won’t be efficient if we run away together.”

“Don’t say such sad things, Lady Millia. Oh, and you shouldn’t even think about letting me down. You don’t want to experience the same thing again, do you?”

Irina, who had limited mobility, clung to Millia’s magical tentacles while holding back tears, and Millia tried to pull Irina away.

They knew that if the two ran in different directions, Irina, the priest, would be targeted first.

“Kids! I’ll go with you!!”

And as the two run away, Tina, who has belatedly realized the situation, also clings to Milia’s tentacles.

With two unexpected intruders, Milia couldn’t help but frown and mutter.

“Are you saying we should die together?”

“We have to live together.”

“That’s right. Living together is the best. I’d risk my life for you.”

“… … .”

“… … .”

Tina, who had joined late and had not seen the sticky and petty conversation between the two, spoke with pure and bonding words.

The two of them began to feel a slight sense of guilt at Tina’s appearance.

“Kids, have you been waiting for me?”

“Oh! Sister Garnet, you’re late. Sit here. It’s a nice ride here.”

Tina smiled brightly as she offered Garnet a seat next to her, following her with her wings of flame spread out.

As for Milia, she just gets more and more angry at the number of uninvited guests.

However, since she knew that saying another word here would do her no good, Milia had no choice but to keep her mouth shut.

The three who started to run away, and Garnet who joined the two later, surprisingly, the entire warrior party was able to run away as one.

of course…….

“Are you chasing me after all?”

The problem is that the Legion Commander’s Force is tracking down such a party of warriors.

“Fortunately, it seems like the mobility is lacking. Is it really only about strength?”

“… … There’s no way I’ll get caught.”

“No, I don’t know about that.”

Since the Legion Commander’s Force has poured everything into its power, its speed and technique are bound to be lacking.

But, even with such obvious weaknesses, there is a reason why he maintains his position in the Force.

“That little b*stard will chase us in a straight line. And once he sets his sights on something, he won’t stop until his head is broken.”

The Force rushes forward in a straight line, destroying everything in its path as it pursues a fleeing enemy.

It is impossible to escape using obstacles as runaways usually do. If you run away and come across a wall, the distance will inevitably increase.

And individual mobility isn’t really a big problem either.

“Haha! Running away like that! How ridiculous!”

“That damn opportunityist baby.”

Because Legion Commander Twelve is burning the Force on the shifting sands.

Twelve, who uses a form of magic called sand manipulation, has surprisingly versatile abilities.

“How long can you run away? Puhahahahaha! Let’s go! Force!”

Twelve, showing a typical strong-weak-weak-strong appearance.

Even seeing such an ugly sight, the party of warriors without a warrior had no choice but to run away in despair.

***

After some time had passed since we had escaped from Twelve and the Force.

The warrior party was taking a break, having set up camp in a secret location.

As night fell, a severe cold wave began to strike, so we had to rest.

Since the pursuers are also physically fit, the pursuit is temporarily cut off.

Now, I don’t know whether to give up the chase or to resume it when the sun rises and I’m in the best shape possible.

The consensus within the warrior party was that whenever possible, stamina should be recovered as much as possible.

Fortunately, I was able to find a good hiding place early, and it was a good situation for me to hide and hold out.

“… … A black bonfire? So humans can use this kind of magic? It would definitely be good for camping in the middle of the night to avoid pursuers.”

Garnet nodded, looking at the black flames that Millia had created.

A method that cannot be considered by magicians who insist on fighting based on firepower.

Even though a fire is lit at night, not a single ray of light escapes.

Rather, Garnet felt a creepy feeling at the sight of the black flames that seemed to devour the surrounding light.

“Huh? Is that so? I guess you could think of it that way.”

“… … ?”

But surprisingly, Millia’s magic wasn’t created with Garnet in mind.

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Because her magic is more vicious and terrifying than that of the demons.

The black flame was also a byproduct of creating tentacle magic.

“It doesn’t come off easily if you touch it, so you better be careful.”

“… … .”

A black flame with astrology.

The flame that did not go out easily and stuck to the skin was much more cruel than Garnet’s flame.

“What, woah, they say that progress is always made through failure.”

Garnet had nothing to say, so she decided to praise Millia for now.

Thanks to her, I can light a fire without any worries even in the middle of the night.

“By the way, what happened to Esmeralda? Did something happen to her? Hmm… … If it’s Eleven, I think it’ll be fine.”

Garnet didn’t know what situation Eleven was in right now.

That old inspector is going through explosive growth, beyond aging and stagnation. And if he’s not careful, Garnet could end up being defeated by Eleven.

“Oh, there was a warrior.”

“… … Well, I guess I’ll do well.”

“Are you my colleague?”

“Eww! That’s right! What should I do with Esmeralda?! I left her behind?!”

Garnet narrowed her eyes at the seemingly positive reaction from everyone except Tina.

Doesn’t it seem like we’re even more distant than each other?

“By the way, what happened to Jim? Is he with Esmeralda?”

“Oh, that’s right! Mr. Jim! We have to go find it right now!”

“I’ll take out the tentacles.”

“stop.”

A distinctly different reaction.

Garnet couldn’t help but hold back tears as she thought of Esmeralda, who was a much lower priority than Jim.

“If you move now, you’ll only be showing your opponent a good side. And Esmeralda is with you, right?”

Garnet felt like a nanny. She had never imagined that she would be so involved in this crazy party.

She first stopped the members of the warrior party who were starting to get confused.

It felt like I was experiencing some of the stress Esmeralda normally experiences.

“… … Since you’re with Esmeralda, there won’t be any problems.”

“That can’t be. It’s the most dangerous right now, when we’re alone together.”

“Esmeralda is sinister.”

“What on earth do you think of Esmeralda? No matter what, isn’t the slander too much?”

Garnet scolded both of them.

I started to convince them based on Esmeralda’s usual appearance.

There is no special relationship between Esmeralda and Jim.

Rather, Esmeralda is in a situation where she hates Jim and finds him annoying.

Why else would they ‘use’ luggage to coordinate the two?

If you like it, it can’t be like that.

Garnet, who was reciting such things one after another, looked desperate.

“… … Well, is that so?”

“I will trust Esmeralda.”

“okay…….”

In this way, Garnet succeeded in stopping the two people from attempting a suicide attack.

Of course she couldn’t know.

That the worries of two people were happening at this very moment.

If they had known that fact, they would have shed tears of blood too.

***

Time passes and it is early morning again.

Esmeralda, who was carrying her luggage, began to explore her surroundings as stealthily as possible.

Judging by the extensive area of ​​destruction and the direction it leads from, it appears that the warrior party escaped safely.

That means, from now on, you have to rejoin the warrior party.

“Okay, Mr. Jim. There are two things you need to keep in mind from now on.”

“Two or so?”

Jim, who had woken up and started walking on his own two feet, stared blankly at his scorched-earth surroundings before asking again.

“First of all, we must move secretly so as not to be detected by the enemy.”

“That’s a given. Then what’s the second one?”

Esmeralda spoke in a much more serious tone than when she had explained the previous matter.

“I won’t tell you what happened between us yesterday.”

“Where do you start and where do you end? Does that include falling off a cliff?”

“That’s okay. If you try to fool someone clumsily, it’ll be worse.”

“Then, you were touching my private parts while I was sleeping, sir?”

“I’ve never done that before?!”

Esmeralda shouted, her face turning bright red.

But she also knew that Jim’s words were credible.

That makes sense… … .

“… … Oh, nothing happened to us yesterday, right?”

When she opened her eyes, Jim’s magic sword was right in front of her.

I lost consciousness while feeling each other’s heartbeats while hugging each other tightly, and when I woke up, the situation was suspicious.

“Please explain exactly where everything starts and ends.”

“… … .”

Esmeralda quietly drew her holy sword in response to Jim’s remark.