The sword princess' tale

Volume 3 Chapter 12 - An Out-Of-Place Suprise

-Leon's POV-

"-'interesting' huh? So what are you going to do after knowing what I am?"

"Nothing? It's not like I have any interest in hurting both of you, and Charl seemed to care not a single thing even if she befriended an Evil God."

True enough. Big sister would never measure people from how they looked like. But it made me wondering why she knew that garbage of a Hero. Don't tell me that guy forced himself on her? An unpleasant thought ran across my mind and I scowled.

"...I really must kill him."

"Eh? Want to try killing me?"

"Ha?"

As she drew a horizontal line in the air in front of her neck with her thumb, I was reminded by the fact that she's an eccentric one. Even her lies are very... irritating.

"Is that a challenge? You won't even last beyond a minute."

"Hey, I'm a Warrior you know? I can at least last for five minutes...!"

What a cheeky human. She's no different than brats and judging from how retarded she is... I'm pretty certain she has not seen Death directly. If so-

"I won't hold back." I said.

I kicked the ground and flew like a bird above Anise. As I felt the wind and sense of floating, I then landed behind her and quickly spinning to unleash a sweeping kick.

"Khg?!" The girl blocked my kick with her arms just in time but I sneered as I put more strength in my legs. I heard cracking noises yet Anise planted her feet firmly on the ground as if refusing to go down unsightly.

"Hah... ha ha! See!? I can even defend-"

"And be crushed? Got it."

I blew air with my nose and I pulled back my extended leg. Once the sole was on the ground, I used it to pivot myself and kicked Anise from the other side where her arms could not reach in time to defend for. The sounds of broken bones became apparent and my attack blasted the girl away to the wall.

*CRASH!* -like a frog smashed to the wall, Anise spat out air from her lungs forcefully as pieces of stones falling along with her body.

However, I don't have any time to play around so I once again kicked the ground and arrived right in front of Anise. My hand made its way to her neck and I firmly grasped her.

"Gah... Aaagh...!" the girl groaned in pain.

"Didn't I tell you to answer my question? What is your aim, human?"

The liar smiled as she started to have difficulty in breathing. She struggled while being raised up singlehandedly by me but her deceit remained unbroken.

"...ha... hah! I... Don't know what you mean..."

"Is that so? Then I'll change my question. What do you want by revealing your lies in front of me?"

"...well... because I love you?"

...I could feel something twitching inside of me. Knitting my brows together, I honestly thought of killing this girl but big sister would be saddened. Even I am not so cruel to kill innocent people but I have no mercy when it came to those who threatened big sister and our parents.

I won't fail. I'll slaughter those who dared to harm my family and obstructing me from returning to the place I belonged to. Even if my enemy is the Great Demon King, a Champion of God, or even the mythical Dragon of Calamity.... I'm not going to go down against any one of them and I will return with victory.