The Otome Heroine's Fight for Survival: Volume 5 [Parts 1 to 7] by Harunohi Biyori

Author:Harunohi Biyori
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Light Novel, partial, magic, fantasy, isekai, survival, maid, violence, sword and sorcery, strong female lead, female protagonist, skills
Publisher: J-Novel Club (generated)

Corrupted Event, Part Two

“Who the hell is that girl?! Hurry and get Elena back, you fools!” Viscount Savoire ordered, so shocked by the fact that I’d taken the princess and Nathanital that he even forgot to refer to her by title.

Lightning wouldn’t strike the same place twice. If the knights managed to recover their hostages, I wouldn’t be able to rescue them again. Either way, escaping with two civilians in tow would be nearly impossible. Not only that,& although these people were dragging Elena into their schemes, they genuinely believed they were acting for the good of the kingdom. If left alive, they’d simply try again.

I had to kill them here and now. I would protect Elena, no matter what—even if it meant staking everything I had on it.

“Alia...” Elena murmured.

“Y-You—” Nathanital began.

“Be quiet,” I interjected. “You’ll bite your tongue.”

I turned to face the knights charging toward us and, using the power granted by Iron Rose, leaped forward while holding both Elena and Nathanital.

“Haaah!”

As a knight thrust at me with a spear, I stepped onto its tip, using the shaft to propel myself upward. The knight hesitated to release his weapon, and I took the chance to deliver a kick powerful enough to crush his face.

“You! How dare you!” one knight snapped.

“You’ll pay for this!” another declared.

Using the dead knight’s body as a springboard, I vaulted into the air and deflected an incoming sword with the flat of my right foot. I kicked at another knight with my left foot, snapping his neck. Finally, with the combined weight of three people, I landed a crushing blow on the neck of the last knight, shattering it.

“Don’t underestimate her!” Rutger shouted. “She may be a scout, but she’s Rank 4! And she has some sort of strange ability!”

At their commander’s words, the shaken knights regained composure.

“Keep your shields forward!” Rutger commanded. “Archers, ready your bows! It doesn’t matter if they take a few hits!”

Their original plan had involved drugging Elena into compliance, but now they were clearly growing desperate to take her back. Perhaps they’d accepted that failure meant their deaths, and thus they were willing to risk her safety despite the fact their duty should’ve been to protect her at all costs.

Elena, cradled in my arms, clung tightly to my sleeve. Gazing intently at my ash-gray hair, she whispered, “Alia, you should’ve just left me here.”

“If I were the type to do that, I wouldn’t have chosen to stay by your side in the first place, Elena.” I looked at her—at the face of someone who would rather accept death than become a puppet for the nobility and a source of discord—and our gazes met. “Fight against fate, Elena. Even if it means death. Fight until your last breath.”

“You don’t mince words, do you? But you’re right.” Her eyes flared with determination again. That fierce expression suited her far better than resignation ever could have.

“Loose!”

Arrows flew toward us from behind the line of shield-bearing knights as they slowly advanced toward us. They’d clearly expected me to shield Elena with my own body.

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