A Failed Summoning To Another World

Chapter 19) A Night To Remember

Still carrying the little kitty in my arms, I sidestep the Prez's first strike.

Fate: "Why are you here?" I ask slightly monotone.

She swiftly turns to me and swings her sword horizontally.

Prez: "I have no reason to answer to you, fiend." She growls, quickly following up with her attack.

Still dodging the Prez's katana, I continue talking with the kitty snug in my arms.

Fate: "At least let me explain myself." I request, ducking left and right to avoid her swings.

Oh yeah, Prez took kendo as well as judo, didn't she?

Prez: "There is no need for an explanation, I saw what you did up there." She says coldly, swinging her sword without any signs of stopping.

Impulsive, that was a trait of hers no one had expected she would have on account of her always calm demeanor. Yet here I am, with a child in my arms while she continues her attempts at cutting me down.

Seeing as how we were getting nowhere, I forcibly put a stop to her attacks by catching her blade with my bare hand. Her eyes widen when she sees that she's unable to pull her sword from my grasp.

Fate: "I'm not feeling very patient at the moment, so I will ask you again, let me explain." I command her.

After witnessing my glowing red eyes, she shivers and finally puts an end to her resistance.

Fate: "Thank you." I sigh, reverting back to my normal voice. "I am not a bad guy." I tell her bluntly.

Her eyes are filled with a heavy dose of skepticism.

Prez: "And why should I believe you?"

I let go of her sword and take a step back, trusting she won't attempt anything again.

Fate: "Take a look around you and tell me what you see." I gesture to the cages that surround us.

She keeps her eyes trained on me, but hesitantly turns away to look at the cage closest to her. I don't know what exactly she sees, but I could probably take a guess.

Fate: "Well?"

Prez: "How is a man on the brink of death supposed to prove your innocence." She glares at me, her pupils slightly trembling.

I don't blame her for being shaken up, she's still only a kid after all, one oblivious to the real world, this real world.

I glance down to Eveline who was still sleeping soundly despite all of the racket.

Fate: "This girl was one of them, I am only taking her back from these people and bringing her back to her home." I say softly.

The prez's face contorts into shock as if only realizing for the first time that I've been holding onto a little girl the entire time.

Prez: "Then the people upstairs..."

Fate: "The real slavers, am I in the wrong for killing all of them?" I question her with narrowed eyes

She gulps down whatever's in her throat and takes a step back, seeming to finally become wary of me. She was afraid of me now, but showed no signs of attacking.

Prez: "You...You could have reported these people or taken them into custody couldn't you? You're clearly powerful enough to knock them down, there was no need for all the bloodshed, it's just wrong." She tries to appear confident as she states her beliefs.

Her so foolish and naïve beliefs, she may be the Prez but she's really still a kid. I sigh and keep my tone hard, she needs to learn about the real world.