Chapter 23 The Kingdom of Vedna (Royal Capital Road Journey) : Guardian

　Sota felt all the surrounding gazes pierce him at once.

　It was not due to his imagination.

　In fact, every one of the goblin yellowish eyes, with their irises split vertically, were directed at Sota, not at the women in front of them.

　The voice of Sota, which is neither the scream of a goblin nor the voice of a woman, stood out from the chaos of the battlefield.

　And his low human male voice was a "favourite" of the goblins.

　When the goblins recognised Sota, they swayed their drooping, old-lady-like breasts from side to side, drooling at the edges of their mouth, and shouting with excitement.

　It was clearly a reaction to witnessing a feast they hadn't even seen for hundred days.

"Eh...!"

　Sota voice swelled in the back of his throat as he witnessed the various emotions of the monsters directed at him.

　And then, without time to be frightened, a rattling danger signal ran through his whole body.

　His whole body, his instincts, were screaming at him.

　――Run away.

"-Haaa!!!!"

　Without a second thought, Sota took action.

　No matter where It is, not here, but far away, he took action to lead the goblins away and save the lives of Elrain and the other female soldiers.

　His cries were nothing more than the result of trying to shake off the fear that was ravaging his entire body

　He picks up someone dagger, which had been left on the spot, and run towards the horse stable. But it is not the goblin who simply let him go. The goblins abandon the battle in front of them and start chasing after Sota with great persistence.

"Sota-sama!"

　It sounded like Elrain shouting from the distance. ....

　Sota could no longer recognise her voice

　Panting from extreme tension and exhaustion, he used his dagger to cut the rope that held the horses together in one swift motion, and jumped onto their backs without a second thought.

"Go! Go!"

　Sota does not know how to ride a horse.

　If he did, it was only when he was about to enter primary school, when his family took him on a pony that was kept on a farm.

　he didn't even know whether to pull the reins or slap the rump to get going.

　So he just shouted go!.

"Whoa."

　The Horse neighing once in response to Sota shout, then jumped out of there without slightest hesitation.

"Wow, thats it!"

　Kicking away the swarming goblins, the horse gallops through the village vertically.

　The horse is shaken more than expected. Sota can only cling to the horse neck to avoid falling off.

"What are you doing? Chase after them! Sota-sama is in danger!"

　The stunned female soldiers are awakened by the sound of the voice. Each of them jumps on their horses, shouting something, or strikes a blow to the defenceless backs of the goblins who are chasing after Sota.

　Sota flees.

　Goblins in pursuit.

　Female soldiers chasing them.

　The war has taken a major turn.

　Slaughtering the goblin who devoted most of their attention to Sota was a simple matter for the first-class warrior.Sota action of jumping out to help Elrain unexpectedly made the situation better.

　However, the situation does not last long.

　Soon after, an arrow pierced deep into the thigh of the horse carrying Sota on its back.

　The goblins can handle a certain amount of tools and weapons used by humans to a certain extent, whether it be daggers or bows.

"What-!"

　The goblin arrows pierced through the flesh, causing the horse to roar and jump.

　One by one, the arrows chased after them. Each one pierced the buttocks and abdomen, and the horse roared even more.

"Sota-sama!"

　In the distance, the soldiers scream.

　The soldiers scream in the distance because Sota body, thrown from the horse back, flies through the air.

　 He fell with his shoulders to the ground, exhaling the air that had accumulated in his lungs, as he was about to fall off the horse.

"Ugh ...!!!"

　Sota, with the pain in his shoulder, threw himself up and look around him.

　There were already many goblins. From the low vantage point on his knees, the green skin monster stretched as far as the eye could see.

　Soldiers were approaching from afar with waves of anger, but they couldn't possibly arrive in time because they were blocked by goblins.

"No, ugh....."

　The distance between them was so close that they could almost reach out and touch.

　The goblin was drooling as it walked towards Sota.

"Haaaaahhhh!!!"

　From the sky, a gold clad in white and silver armour fell.

With a long sword in her hand and a devilish expression on her face, Phyllis aigur, swept away the surrounding goblins with a single blow.

"Phyllis!"

　Fifteen heads were blown off in a single blow?

　The goblins are beginning to show their fear at the blow of a strong person who is clearly different from the others.

Phyllis kept her tense expression as she readied her sword right next to Sota.

"Sota, I'm sorry for keeping you waiting, ...!　I'm sorry I frightened you while I was by your side. ..."

"No, no!　Phyllis-san was in a coma,..., or rather, is it safe to be awake now?　Your body is ...."

"Heh, She doesn't deserve to be called a woman if she's sleeping so peacefully while man is in danger."

"Phyllis-san ...."

"Goblins, I am your opponent from here. But don't think for a moment that you can lay a finger on Sota against me."

　Phyllis said this, and she held her long sword in the upper position.

　The spirit was so powerful that Sota thought that even if he lined up a thousand goblins, he wouldn't be able to talk about it ....