Chapter 235

The actions of those three women have violated the traditional order of this era.

The Guardian Deputy should have been angry and reprimanded him sternly, like a staff officer.

But he didn't.

Because he wasn't entirely stupid, he knew exactly what Xiaotian's attitude would be after he arrived, and he had also anticipated what might happen. But he never expected that something like this would actually happen.

These three women's fighting skills exceeded his expectations.

The original plan of the Guardian Deputy was to lure the three of them to the Tenshu-kaku and then put them under house arrest if they gave in. Yae Village is now suffering from a series of natural disasters.

The Guardian Deputy desperately need scapegoats to take the blame for them.

The Guardian Deputy didn't care much about the feelings of the common people. In Area 11, where the class system was rigid and people inherited their jobs from their fathers, the lower classes were nothing more than walking beasts.

They can't decide where they're sitting.

But some people can.

Daimyo is acceptable.

This matter is escalating, and I can't be the scapegoat if I'm held accountable by the Daimyo.

These three people are undoubtedly the best scapegoats.

But why is this happening?

Guardian Deputy initially thought that at worst, these three women would only have a little bit of fighting ability. He planned to send people over to break up the fight when they got into a brawl with Oda.

If Oda wins, there will only be three corpses.

Corpses cannot speak or cry out for justice.

They can take the blame for anything.

Of course, even if they don't win, at least they can at least achieve a draw. Then, those who went to help can naturally help win the battle.

More importantly, the Guardian Deputy believed that he had arranged for many unruly samurai to be stationed around.

If the combat power of these three exceeds expectations by too much.

These samurai can then immediately move up to wait for reinforcements to arrive.

In short, it's foolproof!

Anyway, the Guardian Deputy didn't really intend to invite people over; he would be most happy if he invited three corpses instead.

But...

But why did it turn out this way?

They were just three women who appeared out of nowhere.

How so?

"What happened?"

Theresa and Mei, who rushed back, were so shocked by the sight of the corpses on the ground that they were speechless.

Despite the wind and rain today, they still went out early this morning.

Because Saber deduced that the current state of the village was likely caused by someone, and that it might not even be a 'human', they already knew what it might be.

They had been trying to find the big fox that had brought them here.

Now that we have this situation, we are working even harder to find it.

Although it's basically been a waste of time from the beginning until now.

But they are still trying.

The only one who seems to be not working hard is Saber, who spends most of her time at the shrine. She only comes out when something very serious happens.

The most serious incident this time actually occurred within the shrine.

When they returned to the shrine, all that remained were these corpses.

Saber...

"You... how could this be?" Theresa looked at the corrupted Saber and completely forgot the question she was going to ask.

"It's nothing," Saber shook his head and said, "Just a little bit nauseous."

This is the first time someone has actually been killed.

Although I had slashed at that Redhead guy before, at least I hadn't killed or injured him. And in the few battles I'd fought, I'd only managed to kill someone. This was the first time I'd actually killed someone.

He killed someone!

The kind where you kill someone in close-quarters hand-to-hand combat.

It's really a bit disgusting.

It also felt a bit like a mental shock.

"This..." Mei opened her mouth but didn't know what to say.

Comfort or interrogation?

Shouldn't Valkyrie's essence be protection? Why? Why did Mother start a killing spree here? Killing so many people?

"These people are samurai." Saber looked at Mei and Theresa and roughly knew what they wanted to say.

"A person from the Tenshu-kaku came and said that the Guardian Deputy invited us to visit them."

"And then these things happened."

"So you killed everyone?" Theresa asked, looking at Saber with a hint of fear.

"So you're just waiting for me to be killed?" Saber retorted. "This Guardian Deputy is clearly up to no good. These samurai aren't from the ground or weeds."

"It couldn't have just appeared out of thin air; it could only have been pre-arranged."

"Send someone over to provoke us, and then a bunch of people will rush out and start a fight."

"In some ways, it really is a traditional skill of the Area 11."

"Don't look at me like that." Saber said expressionlessly to Mei and Theresa, "Not everyone in this world needs me to give my life to protect."

"There are always some people who not only don't need protection, but also need you to take action to eliminate them."

"Like this group of feudal beasts."

"I! Don't care!"

Chapter 270 Strong Fighting Power

The Guardian Deputy's face was ashen.

When Xiao Tian returned with a bruised and swollen face, he knew he was about to face someone with strong fighting ability.

But I never expected their combat power to be so explosive!

He assumed it was the work of those three women. Perhaps even the shrine's shrine Miko was involved. Otherwise, how could so many samurai have been defeated?

However!

What he didn't expect was that this wasn't something three people could do.

This is a person!

This is what that woman who frequents the Yae Shrine did.

What's even more terrifying is that she didn't just injure the person; she actually killed them! A single, merciless blow!

What the Guardian Deputy found even more unbelievable was...

"Invisible Weapon?" The Guardian Deputy frowned, holding his teacup with both hands. "Isn't this a misjudgment?"

"Of course not," the Chief Priest said, holding his teacup. "I saw it with my own eyes."

"It looks like she's waving something."

"Then blood started gushing from the warriors' bodies."

"Then he was hacked to death."

Guardian Deputy rubbed his cup between his hands. He was looking for someone to take the blame, and those three women seemed perfect. He had considered that these three women might be quite capable.

But I didn't expect it to be this strong.

He killed so many samurai by himself alone.

All alone!

And...

"What kind of divine weapon is that?" the Guardian Deputy asked hesitantly. "Could it be that these three women are truly Heavenly Being beings from heaven?"

"It's roughly the width of a palm and the length of an arm. Judging from the way she's using it, it's probably a sword," the Chief Priest said. "It's probably some kind of very wide sword."

"Nodachi?" The Guardian Deputy immediately thought of a weapon that might fit his understanding.

"No, that's not it." The Chief Priest shook his head.

"It shouldn't be Nodachi."

Although you can roughly estimate the shape of a weapon based on its trajectory during combat, you can't make an accurate judgment if you can't see its actual appearance.

Without accurate judgment, effective countermeasures cannot be taken.

Even if we can guess that it's some kind of longsword, it's hard to say what might happen if it's a long-handled weapon with a thick, heavy blade attached to the front.

"But with such a divine weapon," the Guardian Deputy said with a hint of envy and jealousy, "It's all in vain to think about doing anything now."

What the Guardian Deputy said isn't wrong.

The Chief Priest also agreed.

In close combat these days, length is everything. Shorter weapons are only useful for surprise attacks. But whether long or short, they are all visible weapons.

This kind of Invisible Weapon is troublesome.

You have no idea how long the opponent's weapon is or whether the opponent has actually drawn their weapon and is ready to attack.

It can be said that this weapon is almost impossible to counter.

"Guardian Deputy," the Chief Priest said, picking up his teacup, "You are too hasty. How could you possibly do something like this? This matter needs careful consideration."

"You can't rush it, you can't rush it."

It wasn't that the Chief Priest didn't want to rush things. As the first person to come into contact with these three people, he had been in contact with them for a long time and could immediately sense that these three people would be a hidden danger sooner or later.

However, the origins of these three individuals are unknown; it is said that they fell from the sky.

The Chief Priest does not know whether this matter is true or false.

But a meteor did indeed fall that day, and Yae Sakura said that instead of finding the celestial stone that fell from the sky, they found these three people. The Chief Priest was reluctant to believe this was true.

It might just be a coincidence.

But Yae Sakura isn't good at lying to him about this.

Therefore, the Chief Priest also felt that he should test the waters slowly.

He had intended to probe slowly, but the Guardian Deputy refused and pulled this stunt. The result came out, but it turned out to be a hot potato.

The Chief Priest was caught in a dilemma, unable to move forward or backward.

Seeing the Chief Priest's hesitant expression, the Guardian Deputy asked, "What? Do you still want to ruin your Sacrifice Ritual?"

"The arrow is on the string and must be released," the Chief Priest replied.

He certainly did not destroy farmland, nor did he harm the villagers of Yae Village.

But one thing is certain: if the negative emotions in the village are allowed to accumulate, his position as the Chief Priest and the shrine will definitely be ruined.

Although these shrines and clergy members also belong to the ruling class.

But it's clearly different from the Guardian Deputy.

If the Guardian Deputy is really doing a bad job and can't find a scapegoat, he can just walk away. He can take his whole family back to the Daimyo. But the Chief Priest is different.

His roots are right here.