Just as the bandit was about to continue speaking, a sharp sound of something breaking through the air suddenly rang out!
When he turned his head, trying to see what was flying toward him, the object struck him squarely!
It was an arrow!
It was Una's arrow! Using her treasured bow, Una fired a shot that wounded the bandit's shoulder. The headmaster immediately slipped free from the bandit's grasp.
At that moment, Uchiha Madara charged forward in an instant and slashed across another bandit's chest! A bloody gash appeared before the bandit's eyes. Though it was not fatal, the sight of his own blood terrified him so badly that he fainted!
Evan and Mel also sprang into action, each easily taking down one of the remaining two bandits. At the same time, Forte and McBain knocked down two more. Everyone formed a protective circle around the headmaster. The bandit leader who had been shot roared, "They have backup! Retreat! Headmaster, if you want your student and the sheet music, come to the Valley Tea Shop!"
Forte wanted to give chase, but McBain pulled him back and said, "Don't pursue a cornered enemy. Besides, they still have hostages."
The headmaster nodded as well. "That's right. Those people are vicious desperadoes. If we're careless and they ambush us in return, getting injured would be bad."
McBain turned to face the headmaster of Cantus Music Academy and introduced himself once more. "We are members of the McBain Band. We came to Cantus Music Academy because we saw that you had Leonie's resonance stone here. But just now, we saw that the point representing that resonance stone disappeared from the magic map. May I ask what happened?"
The headmaster nodded. "It was taken by that group just now. Not only did they steal the