Chapter 2 â Isolation And Awakening
I had no idea what was going on when the sword swung out, leaving a whooshing sound in its wake.
Everyone around me probably did. I was standing there with my stupid face down in front of the king, who was staring at me with a confused look on his face.
The distance between the knight and me â the one who almost killed me earlier â is about 10 meters. I can now see the back of the armored man as he looked around restlessly.
ââWhen did I jump!
I was relieved and terrified at the same time when I realized that it was because of my âTeleportationâ skill. I didnât know how it had been activated. I donât think Iâll be able to get away safely until I know for sure.
As I prepared myself for my next escape, my shoulder was suddenly grabbed from behind. When I turned around, I saw that gorilla macho was about to hit me.
âYou! Just surrender quietly!â
âYouâve got to be kidding me! Iâm not going to be killed without a word! Arenât you on the victimâs side too? Iâm just getting caught up in this bullshit!?â
âDonât lump me in with you, you incompetent bastard!â
I struggled desperately, but there was no way I could resist his ridiculous power. I was punched with all his might, and I fell in front of the knight again. Before I could shake my dizzy head, a silver light flashed in the corner of my eye.
âAghhh⦠Heyâ¦â
Before I could finish my words, my hair was grabbed, and the tip of the sword plunged into the floor.
There was no chance of getting the weapon away from him, and the knight raised his sword again while clicking his tongue, and as I crawled on my back to escape, swords were thrust at me from all sides.
Not good; Iâm gonna die this time, the teleportation⦠itâs impossible to keep my posture if I teleport like this, and itâs no use to do appraisal; all I can see is my own deathâ¦
The bodies of the knights swam.
There was no shock or pain that pierced my body; the knightâs face gasped for breath and froze above my head.
ââ¦Storage!â
Apparently, there was no need to shout out the name of the skill. If the activation were simultaneous with the shouting, my body would have been skewered.
I managed to make it in time, but the situation is still critical, and Iâm desperately trying to get on my knees and crawl out of the room at the highest speed I can.
âWait!â
My legs were grabbed, and I was dragged back to the middle of the room.
âUghh!â
I was punched and kicked, and then I was struck in the lower back and suffocated. Before I could escape, a toe slammed into my stomach. As I rolled around, vomiting gastric juices, the knights rushed to kick me.
ââHmm?
My status screen flickers at the edge of my vision. I guess theyâre searching for memories and strategies to survive. Various scenes and information glow in my mind like a revolving lantern.
Name: Takefu Yoshiaki
Occupation: Merchant ***
The letters, which were garbled, wavered and appeared. There were letters that I hadnât expected to see there.
Occupation: Merchant of Death