The Neighborhood High School Girl, Miss Isezaki, Is the Great Saintess Returned from Another World~ And I, Suddenly Awakened as Her Exclusive Mana Supply Uncle, Travel Between Earth and Another World with Time-Space Magic~ - 60. Reunion

60. Reunion

After repeating “Leap Warp” several times, I teleported near the carriage.

Looking around, I saw thieves lying all over the place, and it was evident that intense fighting was taking place here.

However, despite facing over twenty thieves, the three knights (one injured) and Holly the maid were the ones intensifying their attacks.

In the distance, knights were swinging pillars in struggle, and one, bleeding from the legs, was bare-handedly punching the thieves.

And right in front of me, to my surprise, Holly the maid was engaging two bandits with daggers in both hands, holding her ground against them with ease.

Although her once proud maid uniform was now tattered, her eyes gleamed ominously, which was a bit intimidating.

Dodging the bandits’ swords, Holly swiftly slashed one’s throat with her dagger and spun around to stab the other in the chest.

With both bandits collapsing almost simultaneously, Holly remained vigilant, not letting her guard down. It seemed she wasn’t just an ordinary maid but also served as a guard.

Suddenly, Holly turned towards me and poised her dagger, but quickly lowered it upon noticing me.

“Lord Matsunaga, when did you get there? Are you unharmed?”

“Y-yes, I’m fine. So, what’s the situation now?”

While trembling with the blood-soaked dagger in her hand, Holly ran towards me, and I managed to respond somehow. She looked towards the forest as she spoke.

“Somehow, the Earth Dragon that was summoned earlier fell into the forest, causing a commotion among the thieves. If we keep this up, we might be able to repel them.”

“Isez… my wife and Lady Levia?”

“The enemy’s attacks are fierce, and I haven’t been able to check inside the carriage yet.”

With worry in her eyes, Holly gazed at the carriage pierced by arrows. Since the thieves were relentlessly attacking, repelling them was the priority for now.

“I see. Understood.”

Confirming the safety of the two of them was my responsibility. With that in mind, I started running towards the carriage.

As I did…

“Haha, die!”

A bandit, identifying me as prey, lunged at me with his sword raised high.

“Watch out, Lord Matsunaga! Let me handle this!”

Standing in front of me protectively, Holly intervened. But there was no need for her to protect me.

“No, it’s okay.”

I uttered a word and deployed an interdimensional wall at the feet of the approaching bandit. He tripped over it dramatically.

Then, just above the fallen bandit crawling on the ground, I opened a rift in space.

“Storage.”

From the Storage, I retrieved a large broken tree branch I had picked up in the forest earlier and dropped it directly onto the bandit from the rift.

“Agh!”

With a scream, the bandit lost consciousness. Now, there was no one to hinder us.

“Lord Matsunaga… What in the world are you…”

I heard Holly’s voice from behind, but for now, I had to head to the carriage. Without slowing down, I made my way towards it.

Around the Carriage

The area around the carriage was strangely quiet. It was probably thanks to the efforts of the guards; there were no thieves around.

However, from inside the carriage, only the sound of a woman’s sobbing could be faintly heard.

“Isezaki-san!”

As I forcefully opened the door, Isezaki-san, her face wet with tears, turned around. She seemed to be unharmed. But…

“Oh, sir! Lady Levia…!”

Saying so, Isezaki-san’s gaze shifted to Lady Levia lying on the seat. Fresh blood flowed from her neck, staining her elegant dress red.

A single arrow lay at her feet. It seemed that an arrow, piercing through the carriage’s wall, had severely injured her neck by unfortunate chance.

Lady Levia had already lost consciousness and lay limp with a pale face. But looking at her lips, I could see faint signs of breathing.

“It’s okay, Isezaki-san. Here, hold my hand. We have things to do, right?”

I gently conveyed to Isezaki-san and held her cold hand in both of mine as gently as possible.

“Yes…!”

Isezaki-san squeezed my hand back and vigorously wiped her tear-filled eyes with her sleeve.

Then, with a resolute expression different from before, she raised her hand towards Lady Levia.

“Please… ‘Healing Heal’!”

With those words, overflowing light enveloped Lady Levia. Then, the blood flowing from her neck abruptly stopped.

Soon, still enveloped in light, Lady Levia slowly fluttered her eyelids, trembling her eyelashes.

“Levia!”

“I… I am…”

As Lady Levia attempted weakly to sit up at Isezaki-san’s voice,

“Don’t move yet. Stay still!”

Isezaki-san, with a desperate voice, continued to cast healing magic with a serious expression.

“Yes… understood. Hehe, it’s warm…”

Lady Levia, with a peaceful expression as if feeling the healing magic’s light, gazed at Isezaki-san’s glowing palm and said,

“…This warmth reminds me of my childhood memories… I, at that time, climbed a tree to show my sister a good spot…”

At Lady Levia’s words, Isezaki-san’s serious expression softened into a wry smile.

“Yes, Levia. You suddenly fell from the tree, and I was really surprised, you know?”

“Hehe… I guess so, Sister… I have… many things I want to tell my sister…”

“Me too. But for now, rest slowly. Can you be a good girl?”

“…Understood. I’ll be a good girl… and rest…”

With a smile, Lady Levia closed her eyes. Isezaki-san gently supported her as she slowly lay down on the seat.