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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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When Bayard enters battle, she turns violent.
From what I heard, itâs not a characteristic of the bear tribe, but a characteristic unique to Bayard herself.
In exchange for losing her reason, her physical abilities are enhanced to a degree beyond imagination.
But no matter how much she loses her reason, Bayard has never attacked an ally even once.
But right now, Bayard finally began attacking her own allies.
At Bayardâs rampaging roar, Rubyâs legs froze.
Because she knew Bayardâs strength to the point of being sick of it, she unconsciously froze in fear.
Well, that was understandable.
Imagine if a bear suddenly appeared in front of you.
Not just any bear, but a bear from the bear tribe that could devour any decent knight.
Anyone would hesitate.
But there was one person, only the commander, who didnât do that.
He quickly ran forward and blocked Bayard.
Bayard, who had completely lost her reason, immediately swung her hand.
The commanderâs swordsmanship wasnât elegant even in empty words.
It had a roughness that could only be seen in ordinary security guards. But with that roughness, he was fighting Bayard toe-to-toe.
How many members could fight toe-to-toe with her?
Even Ruby, who was somewhat confident in head-on battles, could barely last about 5 minutes if she faced Bayard head-on.
But she had never felt humiliated by that fact.
Rather, it was something to brag about.
Because it meant she could last a whopping 5 minutes against Bayard.
But the commander, who was nothing more than a mere human, was fighting toe-to-toe with her.
What would happen if Ruby intervened there?
Far from being of help to the commander, she would only be a hindrance.
Ruby never overestimated herself.
Instead, Ruby held her ground.
She took in the entire fight with her own eyes.
It would be a lie if she said she wasnât frustrated.
The rough swordsmanship that didnât contain any essence of technique.
Just with that alone, he could fight Bayard toe-to-toe.
She envied the commanderâs strength that far surpassed humans.
I want to become that strong too.
I want to become stronger than anyone and defeat that trash.
With those thoughts in mind, the dwarf took in everything with her eyes.
As if sharpening a sword on a whetstone.
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Save me.
Fuck, please save me.
Hey. Canât you hear me?
It was no exaggeration to say I felt like I was going crazy.
My eyes hurt from the repeated color changes between gray and normal as time stopped and resumed.
It felt like staring at the noise on a television.
But the bigger problem was that my stamina was starting to reach its limit.
Forget about time stop, just avoiding or blocking Bayardâs fierce attacks consumed a significant amount of stamina.
At least with time stop, I was using it in short bursts, so the stamina consumption wasnât that great.
But just fighting Bayard right now made me feel like I was going to collapse from exhaustion.
I rolled my eyes to the side.
Our dwarf girl was watching this fight from a distance.
No, if youâre going to pull aggro like this, at least do a back attack or something.
Moreover, my attacks didnât work on Bayard at all.
If I were to use the analogy of rock-paper-scissors, it was as if I was checking in advance what the opponent would throw, and then throwing the winning hand accordingly.
The opponent would read it first with only reaction speed and change their hand.
Dogs tend to bark first when theyâre scared.
Plus, I knew Bayardâs circumstances.
I also knew that she became like a beast when she went berserk.
Combining all those facts, I made one inference.
Bayard, who didnât attack her comrades, not only didnât recognize me but even attacked Ruby?
She must be scared.
The hellish scene she saw still hadnât been forgotten.
In fact, Bayard deserted out of fear.
Usually, when someone deserts, they go back to their hometown and hide away.
But Bayard didnât do that.
Rather, she was hiding, holding her breath in a cathedral set up near Lionheart Fortress.
Why?
Even though she could be caught and executed under military law?
The conclusion I reached after combining all these facts: Bayard still had lingering attachments.
Whether it was for revenge for her comrades or something else.
So I bet on that.
âGrrrrrr...!!â
Wait a minute.
Did I make the wrong judgment?
I hear beast sounds coming from my embrace.
She even bit my shoulder?!
I could feel my shoulder being torn and blood started to flow.
I thought I should back off now, but I quickly changed my mind.
If Bayard had recognized me as an enemy, I would have been torn to shreds in an instant.
But Iâm still alive and well.
I even had the leisure to have a conversation.
Then, it meant that my method was working on Bayard to some extent.
âI obviously canât know what you saw there.â
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âBut I can take in all those emotions. Let it all out, and cry.â
As soon as I finished speaking, Bayardâs clawed hand stabbed my back like a thorn.
Ah, wait a minute.
Wait, time out, donât throw up.
I think Iâm going to die from the pain!!
âCommander, you can stop hugging her now.â
âHuh?â
âSheâs already asleep.â
â...I see.â
At some point, Bayard had stopped rampaging.
She was sleeping very comfortably in my arms. But her claws were still stuck in my back.
I clicked my tongue.
Anyway, with this, I finally solved the problem.
I didnât damage Bayardâs combat power. And since she lost consciousness, I got a legitimate excuse to take her to Lionheart Fortress.
Before, it felt like I was almost forcibly dragging her.
I carefully moved her arm.
Naturally, the claws stuck in my back were pulled out, scratching my back as they went.
âBy the way, I saw the commander in a new light this time.â
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âI thought you were just all talk. I never thought youâd actually protect her even at the cost of getting injured.â
I didnât protect her at the cost of getting injured.
Itâs just that there was no other answer.
But I wonât tell her this fact.
You, just watching from behind earlier.
I saw it all.
Be prepared, I will definitely pay back this debt someday.
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