One More Time: Rebirth

Chapter 48: Mission

So I and my fellow black-clads were now venturing in a forest quite a distance from school. It was near the borders of the Eastern Kingdom. Why are we doing this because it was a mission given by the royal family? We black clads were given a lot of privileges in school. We gain a lot of freedom and allowances simply because we were strong.

So at times, the royal family will give an order to the academy and the black clads would fulfill it. Since long ago the strength of a black-clad student were more than the royal guard.

The royal guards of the palace usually consist of Red and blue-clad graduates of the academy. On the other hand, black clads were rare yet in this generation, there were six of us.

There was even a long time that no one was ranked as a black-clad. So because there were six of us the missions given were equivalent to the missions given to a royal guard unit. The mission this time was to investigate a recent attack on a village by the forest path near the borders of the Eastern Kingdom. A large number of merchants were killed during this attack, only two of them survived to tell the story.

So we were sent to capture the attackers if possible, but if it proves difficult we must kill them. I get why we were sent to do this job but what I don't get is why all of us are going. Someone within the advisors of the royal family insisted that all of the black clads go.

Truthfully even sending Jester was enough to complete this mission. Yet all of us were required to go. I told the principal my suspicions but he simply retorted that no matter if it is a trap or not as long as it was ordered we were obliged to follow.

This feeling of discomfort was irritating, well once we get to the problem. Trap or not we'll just destroy it by brute force. That was the idea, and usually, that's what I would do. Even back in my previous world I always dealt with problems using brute force. But after my bad end at the demon lord's castle, I felt that using brute force all the time wasn't the right way to do things. Also in this world, I must always be vigilant, since unlike before I wasn't strong enough yet to face the stronger beings in this world.

While I was pondering about this things, we finally arrived at the destination. We were disguised as merchants with large cargo. So about any minute now somebody should attack. As if on cue with my thoughts a bunch of warbeasts attacked.

Around fifty of them showed up but that wasn't the surprising part. The surprising part were the warbeasts that came attacking were children. These children were around the ages of nine to fifteen years old.

So these guys were attacking the merchants, but how come? Justice senpai was about to speak but was met with a thrown wooden spear. With that as the signal, all fifty of the warbeast attacked.

"Don't kill them!" Shouted justice senpai. I looked at Tsukiyomi she smiled at me bewitchingly and nodded her head.

Well, I wasn't planning to kill them in the first place. The problem was while I was evading the incoming attacks I spotted Cliff about to behead one of the warbeasts. I was about to act, but a pillar of stone blocked Cliff's way, it was jester senpai looking at the situation from afar.

Then within a second later, an area effect spell was cast. All of the fifty warbeasts were made to sleep. Yet none of us black-clads were affected by the spell.

"Is such a thing possible?" I whispered under my breath, surprised by Jester-senpai's accuracy in casting such complex spells. Tsukiyomi beside me hearing what I said answered.

"He's not a pure human."

"Not, pure? What do you mean?"

"Well he's a half-fairy, his magic wasn't human magic it was something else. He was controlling the spirits around the area. He might be able to use human magic but the majority of what he's doing is fairy magic."

Fairies in my old world, those things were beings that came out to guide lost humans to their deaths. I wonder what they're like here in this world.

"That was easier than expected. Why the hell did they send all of us?!" The one who was speaking was Cliff his irritation clearly shown by his killing intent leaking.

"Well, who cares senpai at least it's done. Come on lets' bring these guys back to the academy." Leto said so cheerfully.

Wait that was too easy what was the point of this? I picked up one of the kids.

"Jester-senpai can you release this one from your spell." Jester nodded his head. The warbeast kid opened his eyes and started struggling.

"Calm down, I won't hurt you. I just want to ask some questions." The little warbeast boy looked at me scared but he nodded his head obediently.

"So why are you attacking the merchants?"

"Umm, humans took our parents and told us to attack."

"What kind of humans? What were they wearing how did they speak and why did they ask you to attack merchants?" Sh*t, this seems familiar!

"Umm, they were humans who looked like knights. They told us to attack the merchants and not to ask questions. If we do anything else they would kill our parents. After saying so they left. We kept on attacking the merchants passing by but our parents never returned. So we thought we need to keep attacking." Sh*t so it really is that! Their parents are most likely dead. They told them they were alive to make use of them. We were sent here to kill them the other party knew if they attack we would kill them instantly. This was not a trap this was to silence the children, and in the meantime get rid of some merchants, but why?

As I was thinking of what was happening, I saw that Jester suddenly looking around warily, Tsukiyomi was doing the same thing. I then also noticed that we were being surrounded. Cliff-senpai clicked his tongue as he and all of us stood back to back with each other. The six of us were no forming a circle defense.

It was then the people surrounding us showed themselves. They were all wearing a white uniform like robe laced with mana. There hand holding the hilts of their sword, which looks the same curved sword as Setsuna's.

"Students of the Northern Kingdom, hand over those prisoners to us." A man spoke but I couldn't see him, it was then I looked up and saw a man floating above ground standing on top of his sword. Cliff-senpai was about to say something, but Tsukiyomi suddenly burst with bloodlust as she shouted at the man floating on a sword.

"CONTRACT BREAKER!"

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