Chapter 2_4: Blinding Hope

After saving the princess from some thugs, I lead her to the rendezvous point where we can teleport back safely. Since I'm with someone, I decrease my speed as to not leave her behind. After running for a while, I'm expecting an attack from the enemy but there's none. The battlefield have become silent, not a single noise reach my ear. But, I mustn't let my guard down. Letting your guard down here means giving up your life.

"Hey, where are we going?" asked the princess.
"We're going to the rendezvous point, from there we need to wait until the predetermined time."
"I see."

I don't really like talking that much since for me it’s a waste of energy, at least that's my excuses. In actuality, I'm just a shy person. I've always been alone, an introvert if you might say. I feel very tired from pointless chit chat. Because of that, I don't really have any friend and I don't think I want to, right?

"So, tell me about this rebel group."
“I don’t know that much about it, I join them on a whim”
“So why do you join them?”
“Why won’t I? There’s nothing better to do and this kingdom deserve it”
“Deserve it? Do you realize who you’re talking to?”
“Then, let me ask you a question.”
“What?”
“Do you know about our kingdom condition?”
“Yes, my father’s kingdom is one of the biggest kingdom in this continent and we’re the leading kingdom in terms of <Blessed Warrior>.”
“Yes, that’s right but unfortunately, its degrading from there.”
“What do you mean?” Miyuki asked me with a curious face.
“People are starving, criminality everywhere, corrupt governments and your father, King Antzel don’t even give a damn about us.”
You're lying! It's not true.”
“It’s up to you to trust my words or not but that’s one of the reason people formed the rebel group.”
“…”

Landrantzel Kingdom was a strong kingdom, we’re advance in all kind of things from magic research, agriculture, military prowess and many more but all of that starts degrading at a certain day. All of the sudden, King Antzel starts locking himself in his private room. He rejects all kind of communication with anyone and only show himself sitting on the throne chair to decline every request, permission and other responsibility that the King had. I’m sure Miyuki Landrantzel realize it herself when her father starts ignoring his family.
Finally, we reach the rendezvous point. I don’t see anyone around, I suspect they might either have died or joined the main troop. Anyway, we sat down on the ground, leaning to a tree resting ourself after the run. I’m quite surprised a princess can endure that run but I guess being a <Blessed Warrior> and the legendary Landrantzel royal family name holder really helps.

“So what’s your reason? You haven’t tell me yet.”

This girl is persistent.

“Do you know how to be considerate of other’s privacy?”
“Said someone who nasty gazes a helpless almost-raped half-naked girl’s body”
“T-That’s a normal male instinct!”
“No, it’s not!” Her face blushes red, “Huh… Anyway, your reason is?”
“I don’t really like to talk about myself to others but I guess you’re fine.”

It’s not like I’m hiding the truth, it’s just making me uncomfortable to tell my cliché reason.

“I want to take revenge on my little sister.”
“Little sister?”
“My little sister was raped and killed by a corrupt government. The criminal case was even erased from the records. I wanted to take revenge on her by overturning the kingdom.”
“S-Sorry, but why do you keep with me after I you know that I’m the royal family?”
“It was originally my intention of joining the rebel group but as you can see now, the kingdom is in ruin. Also, you’ve suffer more than enough and it’s not like all the royal family is the bad guy. Now, I only want to help the rebel group to rebuild the Golden Age Landrantzel Kingdom. Is that enough reason, Hime-sama?”

I said that to her in a stern face, telling her directly that "Please, I don't want to tell any more than that".

“Y-yeah.”

Just after we finish talking, I felt a strong divine magic aimed at our place. It’s definitely not the enemy, it has the same magic-gene as the teleportation magic that teleport me here before. Every <Blessed Warrior> have their own magic-gene. Magic-gene is a unique identity of their user’s magic. You can’t see it physically, only sensing it. Only some people who are sensitive enough to them can differentiate between different genes. Even if the same magic is cast, they can be differentiate by who cast them.

“Is this the teleportation magic?”
“Yes, just stays where you’re, we’ll teleport in about 5 seconds.”

We get up, and walk toward the center of the magic circle formed by a light coming from the ground. After that, our view changes and in a blink of eye, we’re in the encampment.

A/N
Thank you for reading. Lots of dialogue, hope the readers won't get confused. I also start using <> for the Blessed Warrior, seems cooler for me.