17 Chapter 15: Rescue

SoldierG strolled up with a sneer and went in front of Scàthach, gazing at her body lustfully while giggling creepily.

"Don't you want to come with us, babe? We can make you ascend to heaven." He remarked, making others behind him snicker and chuckle creepily.

SoldierG grinned smugly and reached out to stroke Scàthach's cheeks when he felt a hand on his own wrist.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you." Shiro remarked threateningly,

SoldierG smirked arrogantly before turning around and said, "What can you do about it, huh? Kid!" He flashed his sword, which was on his left side, and said, "Go home, boy, because we'll have some fun with this lady." The people behind him snickered but also showed their swords.

Shiro sighed and looked at Scàthach, who was shaking. "Scá-chan don't laugh, I know they are just fourth-rate villains but don't laugh."

" S-sorry, Hearing their lines reminded me of the pathetic merchant I encountered in the past." Scàthach's shoulders were quivering, and she was trying hard not to laugh.

"Somehow, even without having met or seen the merchant you're referring to, I understand." Shiro remembered several clinche sentences whenever this type of scenario occurred.

Shiro gazed at the man in front of him, SoldierG was furious, he could practically see a giant tick mark around his forehead and his eyes were red, he was furious at both of them for mocking them.

" You dare mock me! I will Rip to threads and rape that woman in front of your dead body!"

SoldierG grabbed his blade and was about to vent his rage when he was thrown against a nearby valley of rocky walls.

SoldierG became perplexed; he was sent flying and felt his body lose strength; he felt his body begin to ache all over, rendering him comatose.

'What just happened?' many were perplexed and startled. Most of the soldiers were stunned and unable to move for a moment.

Suddenly, Scàthach's voice sounded. "Shiro, should we start hunting?" She asked as Shiro yawned lazily.

Scàthach smiled, a crimson colored spear appearing in her hands. Shiro nodded and put on his black-steel plated gloves.

These guys weren't worthy for him to bring out his Zanpakuto, so he utilized a glove instead. Scàthach designed and imbued the gloves with runes, so they weren't as easy as they appeared. He had received the gloves from Scàthach as a reward when he managed to land a hit on her during their sparring.

The soldiers' eyes furrowed as they readied their swords. The Soldiers' leader, who was riding a horse behind them, delivered the commands.

" Men! Hold your ground! Kill the kid and leave the woman alive! "

When the order was given, the troops stood solid, gripping their swords securely and holding their shields to their left.

"Good hunting" Shiro vanished from his position and reappeared in the middle of their formation before unleashing a single punch that sent them flying like a bowling pin.

Scàthach hurried after her, twirling her spear and stabbing the first person she encountered.

Shiro, on the other hand, smiled and straightened his palm, and a gear switching sound was heard, followed by the appearance of sharp claw-like blades at the tips of his fingers.

This was the second function of his gloves; it has sharp retractable claws that can pierce steel like butter. This feature was added by Hajime, who advised "A claw is good for a cat like you."

"Attack! Kill them!" yelled the leader.

SoldierB roared and raised his sword, prepared to cut Shiro, when he suddenly felt weightless and collapsed to the ground.

"Pay attention to your surroundings," Scàthach said, not paying heed to the corps beneath her feet.

Shiro stepped forward and stabbed SoldierA in the heart, preventing him from cutting Scàthach from behind. Shiro drew his bloodied hands back and looked at Scàthach. "You too.."

They both grinned at one other before moving again, this time with lightning speed, leaving the Demi-humans who were watching them in astonishment. They both moved fluidly, as if they were dancers performing to a lovely music.

The Demi-humans were aware of the massacre. They won't be able to say they were killing people after witnessing today's show.

In less than 30 seconds, all ten men were on the ground. Some have missing limbs, while others have holes on their chest. The leader of the men who witnessed his platoon's carnage was unable to move or speak, he just sat on top of his horse frightened.

He looked at the two people--No devil's--with horror in his eyes, shivering and sweating. He drew his horse quickly as he noticed both of them approaching him; he needed to get out of here, he needed to get away from them!

Unfortunately for him, his time has come, and his retribution has arrived. Shiro moved forward and used shunpo to get in front of the horse.

The horse neighed as it noticed a human in front of it. When the leader saw one of the devils was in front of them, he urged his horse to move but to no avail.

" No! Shitty horse! Move!!!" The leader exclaimed in a hurry. The horse neighed again but this time it stood and dropped its rider before running away.

Meanwhile, the leader winced in pain as he dropped on the ground, he looked and noticed that his horse was running away.

" No! Come back! Come back!!" the leader shouted at the horse where it had run away but the horse did not answer him and continued to flee.

" What are you going now mister? Your horse has abandoned you." Shiro asked playfully.

The leader went pale and slowly turned his head towards the smiling devil." P-p-please S-spare me! i-i didn't comment on anything about your woman! P-p-please spare me! I'll give you money! More w-woman if you want! That's! Please spare my life!"

Shiro was amused and turned his gaze towards Scàthach, who had just gone to the vehicle containing the captive Demi-humans.

"Hey Scá-chan hear that! He said you're my woman!"

Scàthach snorted, then grinned, "Heh! And what of it? Don't tell me that made you happy?!"

Shiro nodded and smiled. "That comment certainly made me happy!" He joked

She rolled her eyes "Is that so? Anyway, what are you going to do about him?" Scàthach inquired, pointing to the leader in front of him,

Shiro puts a thoughtful look, "Hm....I've had enough killing for today, and I don't think I want to kill him," the leader sighs in relief hearing that he will not be killed.

But then an idea popped out inside Shiro's head. "How about we give him to the Demi-humans?" With that comment the leader of the platoon face sunken.

"Oh! That's certainly a good idea! That way they would awe us a great favour!"

Scàthach exclaimed after making a rune to heal the wounded Demi-humans.

"Then it's decided we're going to take him to Faebergen!" The decision was made. Shiro and Scáthach took the road across the Sea of Trees to where Hajime and Yue awaited them.

And, of course, they went after they made the whole situation like soldiers were killed and ambushed by monsters, and for the soldiers corpses, they went and buried them in one place so that no one would see them, After all dead men tell no tales.

Shiro and Scáthach traveled using their four-wheeled car to travel back with the Demi-humans whom they freed and the troop leader who was tied on top of the car's roof.