Reincarnated As An Ogre, I’m Going To Enjoy Life In This Other World! - Chapter 73

Luna and I stood in the square where the statue of the Holy Maiden was erected. The sound of people approaching from all sides was clear, and Roin could be seen with Aris at the entrance of the cathedral.

“Luna, are you ready?”

“Yep! I’m ready whenever.”

I hoisted Luna onto my back, facing away from the cathedral, and took a crouching start position. Luna wrapped her arms around my neck and tightened her grip.

We waited until the controlled people were almost upon us, with people coming from every direction, their arms reaching to grab us. The moment their hands were about to touch, I signaled Luna.

“Luna, now!”

“Yes!”

Luna cast a defensive spell on the people in our path, and I bolted forward, blasting away the people in front of us.

“Ugh, nghhh—!”

As I ran at full speed, Luna clung to me desperately trying not to be blown away

“Luna! Are you alright?”

“Yeah! I’m fine!”

Luna answered firmly while resisting the pressure of the wind, when I checked behind us, the pursuers were far behind.

Ahead of us, I could see the gate, the entrance to the Holy City. I accelerated further and jumped toward it.

I planted my foot on the gate and gathered my strength. The sheer force made the gate creak.

“Oooooooooooh! Hyah!!”

I kicked the gate with all the power I had built up, and the impact sent it flying. The combined force of my run-up and stored power propelled me toward the cathedral like a laser beam.

I could see Roin’s panicked face, but it was already too late. I landed and snatched Aris, grabbing her with both arms.

“Luna! Now!”

“Yes! Aris-chan, wake up!”

Luna, who was on my back, hugged Aris, and her body began to glow faintly. Gradually, light returned to her eyes.

“Luna…? What… am I…?”

“Aris-chan!”

Luna hugged Aris, tears streaming down her face.

“This is… ridiculous! To think you could fly here in an instant… you monster!”

“There’s no one left to protect you now!”

“Damn it! Where are the others? Hurry up!”

Roin’s usual composure was gone, and he was now in a panic.

“The others are on their way here now. It’ll take them another two or three minutes.”

“Tch…!”

Roin drew his sword and took his stance. Just as I was about to ready myself, Aris walked up from behind.

“Kingil, it seems I’ve caused you trouble. I’m sorry, but could you leave him to me?”

“Aris… Alright, I’ll leave it to you.”

Aris nodded and took her stance with the broken sword in her hand.

“Roin, as the captain, I’ll be the one to give you your final judgment.”

“Shut up! I’ll turn you into my puppet again!”

The moment Roin extended his hand, Aris was already standing behind him, and his arms fell to the ground.

“Ughh! My… my arms!”

“Without your arms, you can’t control your puppets. You’ve lost, Roin.”

Roin collapsed and lost consciousness.

“Is it over?”

“Yeah, once we catch Gebhardt, this will be over.”

“I see.”

“Thank you, Kingil. It seems you were the key to saving this holy city after all.”

“No, it wasn’t just me. Luna was the one who made it possible.”

“You’re right. Luna, you’ve worked hard too.”

“Aris-chan.”

Aris looked at Luna and smiled brightly, but then her face collapsed and she hugged Luna, looking like she was about to cry.

“I’m so glad, I’m really happy you’re safe.”

Luna also shed tears as she embraced Aris in return.

“Mmm, I’m sorry, Aris-chan… If I had been able to remove it earlier, you wouldn’t have had to… with him…”

“It’s alright, Luna. Protecting you is what I’m here for.”

“Aris-chan!”

Luna couldn’t hold back and kissed Alice.

“Hey! Luna…! Kingil’s watching!”

“Sorry, I couldn’t help myself…”

Feeling awkward, I turned away and pretended to whistle, and the two of them giggled at me.

“Now, let’s stop with the mushy stuff, and get back to work. Kingil, thank you so much. I’d like to thank you properly, so how about you come to the hidden room in two days?”

“Are you sure you don’t need help?”

“Yeah, we can handle it from here.”

“Got it. I’ll see you in two days.”

“Yeah.”

“Kingil! Thank you!”

I said goodbye to the two and made my way back to the inn.

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