Chapter 22- The Night of Defamation

The librarian ran from the gate, thinking to himself how. They can read minds now or can they only talk to me through my mind. I must be safe and very cautious one slip up, even the most unpretentious mistake could cause not only my life, but the life of this village.

 It has to be something in the library I didn’t read or haven’t come across yet. I must return to my studies and find out what is going on for the village. "There’s the tree!" Megumi Exclaimed tiredly. "Yes!" Mr. Howkuu said "we must hurry." They then began to run fast as they could, all of a sudden Tasyoukee saw a Slooping Slew Rize "Mr. Howkuu look" he said. "I know I see keep running fast as you can!"

 He exclaimed. "Are we running from someone or something?" Megumi asked. "To be honest I don’t know you guys but I thought this trip would be safe and easy, but instead it seems a little tedious." As the group is running they all hear this sound it sounded like dozens of brooms sweeping across a mat or something. 

Then they turned around and they saw the wind picking up. "OK you guys stop!" Mr. Howkuu exclaimed. "Wait why the group?" Asked. "Something is following us and whatever it is we should not and cannot bring it back to the village with us." "We must handle it here and now" Mr. Howkuu said. 

So, they stopped and then Mr. Howkuu told everyone "concentrate now and activate your art." So that is what they did, Megumi activated hers first with rage. Then came Tasyoukee thinking of his love for Megumi. Next was Enjo activating his art through scratching his right arm bleeding very little with settle pain. Everyone looked at Yuuta "well?" Mr. Howkuu asked. "I don’t know I can’t through the five triggering affects remember." He replied.

 "Oh that’s right" well, as Mr. Howkuu shook his head "OK be ready you guys for anything." The sound of a dozen brooms stopped. Then in front of them here came the elders running they come to a halt. Mr. Howkuu tried asking the elder guards, "what have we done to be hunted down and treated like criminals of the village?" The 2 elders walked closer and closer to Mr. Howkuu with their heads bowed and hands clinched. 

Then they stopped bowing, raised their heads, and unclinched their hands. They both said simultaneously "that you all are of Wakai except you you’re the teacher which makes it even worse." Standing on each side of his shoulder in front of him. One elder guard grabs one of his shoulders with his 2 first fingers and the other does the same. "HEY WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Megumi exclaimed loudly. 

They both pinched his shoulder and then Mr. Howkuu fell to the ground unconscious. Megumi thinking to herself if we can distract them one of us can move Mr. Howkuu out of the way. "That won’t work your pitiful child, you and your friend’s efforts are futile." Whispering to herself "wait is that the guard's voice in my head." She quickly realized it was and yelled out "THEY CAN READ MINDS whisper among each other." So, they did, then Megumi started running at the elder and lunged. 

He simply side stepped her and dodged the attack. Then Megumi turned around and looked at the elder guard she lunged at him so bizarrely, she couldn’t believe he dodged a pinpoint hit. The elder just simply back handed her then Megumi fell to the ground. 

His face it looked as if he became very irate that Megumi would even think about that. Yuuta whispered to Enjo, and Tasyoukee "we must do something." "Remember Enjo can’t speak in that state we can, but I wonder can they read his mind while he’s like that." Tasyoukee said. "Yes, that’s right." Yuuta responded. "OK we’ll try and get Mr. Howkuu and Megumi to you Enjo." "I’ll make my move" Tasyoukee said. 

"No wait we need a plan." He replied. Tasyoukee closed his eyes then opened them, and a white lasso appeared in his hand it looked like it was made of steel. "OK I’ll try and hold them while you make a run for Megumi and Mr. Howkuu." "OK!" Yuuta replied.