Chapter 511: 461 ’Tingta Jieer’ _3
Reiger looked around as soon as he could, taking in the surrounding terrain.
It appeared to be a secluded village somewhere, with simple houses dotted around, fields, pastures, and a vast prairie stretching towards the horizon, providing a pretty decent view.
"A village?"
Reiger recalled what the dwarf had said at the beginning.
The other party claimed that at this time tomorrow, an execution squad would arrive at Tintagel, so this village must be the Tintagel referred to by them, right?
"So this girl is indeed..."
Reiger glanced at the girl beside him, then shifted his gaze forward.
In that direction, several figures were rushing towards this place.
"Quick! Hurry over there!"
"Something must have happened over there!"
"The Wind Clan really is useless, they couldn’t even keep an eye on an impostor!"
"Where’s the Tusk Clan? Tell them to get there fast!"
"We know that without you telling us!"
In this way, several figures who were rushing this way suddenly broke away from the group, unleashing terrifying physical abilities. They ran on all fours like wild beasts on the ground while leaping high towards this side, some even jumped onto the rooftops of a few buildings, resembling the legendary wild men who could traverse eaves and walls.
"This is terrible!" the girl panicked, her face turning pale as she said, "Even the fairies from the Tusk Clan are coming, what do we do?"
Reiger watched the girl, who was both anxious and panicked, not frightened by her words, but rather found her noisy.
Fight them?
Reiger began to contemplate such a matter.
"Forget it."
Knowing how the girl felt about the fairies who had imprisoned her, Reiger realized that she wouldn’t want to see the villagers’ fairies killed by his hand.
Although it was a bit disappointing not to be able to test the skills of the fairies from Fairy Country, there was plenty of time in the future, and since he was new to this place, it was time to stop here for now.
"Come here."
Reiger reached out his hand and picked up the girl.
"Hey, hey, hey...!?"
The girl immediately let out a cry.
Don’t get the wrong idea, it wasn’t because Reiger had touched somewhere he shouldn’t have or because his way of holding her was particularly suggestive.
The boy just indifferently held the girl as if she were a piece of carry-on luggage, tucked at his side.
Yes, tucked under his armpit, that kind.
"This, this position is so embarrassing!"
The girl’s face turned red as if she were about to cry.
"[High-Level Teleportation]."
Reiger disregarded the girl’s reaction and activated a teleportation magic, disappearing from the spot.
About a dozen seconds later, the figures who had been running from the village burst into the basement.
"She’s gone!"
"We can’t find her at all!"
"Damn! How could this happen...!?"
"Quick, search for her! We must find her!"
"Yes! Hand her over to Woodworth! Let Woodworth execute her publicly!"
"We have no need for a false ’Child of Prophecy’!"
In the midst of such shouting, the figures in the basement dashed out again, scattering in all directions of the village.
They carried out a thorough search, intent on capturing the girl who was on the run.
They were completely unaware that the person they were looking for was actually right above their heads.
Reiger appeared silently in the air, hovering overhead, his body’s outline wrapped in a pale blue magic light as he looked down at the village below, causing the girl, who covered her mouth to prevent herself from screaming, to widen her eyes for what felt like the umpteenth time.
"Is this, is this magic?" the girl asked, gaping at Reiger as if looking at some wondrous animal, astonished: "Can you actually fly?"
"Not only can I fly, but I can also swim in the sea." Reiger glanced at the girl tucked under his arm and said, "Would you like to try it?"
From this position, Reiger could see that there was a coastline along the village’s border.
That meant they were near the sea, and if Reiger truly wished to take the girl into the water for a swim, it was entirely possible.
"No thank you! No thank you!"
The girl seemed to realize that Reiger wasn’t joking and promptly declined loudly, even ceasing her instinctive struggles.
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"So you get scared too, huh?"
Reiger couldn’t help but chuckle.
"...You talk as if others wouldn’t react the same."
The girl murmured quietly.
Without acknowledging her, Reiger descended towards a hill near the village.
Although the hill was close to the village, it was unlikely that the fairies would search this area anytime soon.
Reiger, with the girl in tow, landed smoothly on the peak of the hill, stepping onto an unexpectedly soft and comfortable patch of grass.
"Um... can you put me down now?"
The girl asked humbly.
Reiger didn’t respond but simply put the girl down.
"Thank you." The girl finally calmed down, bowed deeply to Reiger while expressing her gratitude: "Thanks to you, it seems that I won’t be handed over to the execution squad tomorrow."
The girl’s somewhat self-deprecating words sounded like finding joy amidst sorrow.
"Don’t mention it." Reiger replied nonchalantly: "Even without me, you would have probably escaped soon enough."
"Ahaha." The girl scratched her head and said, "You’re overestimating me. As you have seen, I’m just an ordinary country girl, possibly the weakest fairy in Tintagel. There’s no way I could have escaped the dungeon on my own."
As she spoke, the girl seemed to change the subject.
"By the way, I haven’t asked your name yet, and I haven’t introduced myself either."
The girl lowered her hands and showed Reiger a gentle smile.
"I am Altoria Castle, pleased to meet you."