( Yuuki's POV )
When Erin said more people were approaching, I thought they were enemy reinforcements, but the two different battalions that appeared went to attack the order, and the surprised expression of the castle's inhabitants told me that they too did not know who these mysterious allies were.
Those who appeared to be the leaders of those battalions were a girl with short blonde hair and a red-haired man with dark skin.
Blonde girl: There are fewer soldiers than expected. It seems someone capable is defending Citro Village.
Fergus: Soldiers of the Magedome, what are you doing here?
Redhead: I knew that predetermined destiny was nothing but a fraud, they can't even predict their enemies won't let them expand their territory.
Conon: Damn it, I at least want to punch that weird-eyed freak.
Fergus: Calm down, for now we can only escape.
Yuuki: not so fast.
I moved at a speed that surprised those present, and upon summoning my twin sword, I gave a powerful swing that launched a series of energy slashes forward, but the archivists disappeared as they were absorbed by yellow portals, and the forest and the remaining soldiers suffered the fury of my attack, I clicked my tongue as I let the enemy escape, but with no more enemies in sight, the battle was officially over.
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After the battle against the Order of the One True Path, everyone gathered in the castle's great hall, Hoping to learn more about the people who helped them defend their home Citro Village, me included.
Asad: Let me introduce myself first, my name is Asad, captain of the second company of magicians of Janam.
Chrodechild: And I am Chrodechild, commander of the blades of the night veil; we are also part of Janam.
I noticed a hint of sadness and anger in Chrodechild's tone when she mentioned being part of Janam, and that piqued my interest somewhat, my eyes also told me that she was a princess, and that only meant that her relationship with Janam was not something simple.
' I suppose paying a little visit to that Magedom of Janam is a new priority.
Asad: We received information from a spy in the Magedome that the Order's army was heading to the village of Citro, and we mobilized to stop them.
Chrodechild: But it seems our help wasn't needed; Citro has some quite capable warriors.
Chrodechild glanced quickly at me when she said that, and the next to speak was Sieg, the ash-silver-haired boy who seems to be the leader of this group.
Sieg: Thank you, but we received help; we don't know what will happen if we are attacked again.
At that moment everyone present concentrated their attention and I only responded with a small smile.
Asad: I see... In that case, how about you form an alliance with Janam? Even with help, opposing the order with so few people is admirable, and the kingdom welcomes capable people like yourselves in our efforts against the order.
Liu: That's a tempting offer. Would you mind giving us some time to think about it?
Asad: Of course.
Sieg and his group left the great hall to discuss the alliance with the Magedome of Janam, and I take the opportunity to speak with Chrodechild.
Yuuki: Hello Miss Chrodechild, would you mind talking for a bit? My name is Yuuki, by the way it's a pleasure to meet you.
Chrodechild: That's fine, what do you want to talk about?
Yuuki: The sword style that you and your group use seems interesting to me; I would like to have a friendly fight if you don't mind.
Chrodechild: I see, then you should talk to Meruvis about it; he's a much more skilled swordsman than I am.
Yuuki: Meruvis? Is that the type of long brown hair? I could certainly see the dedication he puts into his technique.
In Chrodechild's group there were three people, including Chrodechild himself, who stood out, and I noticed the one who seemed to be the best swordsman.
Chrodechild: It's impressive that you saw that so easily; I think that was to be expected from a warrior of your caliber. I'm somewhat curious about exactly where you come from.
Yuuki: I come from the kingdom of Babylon, a place very far from here. If you ever visit, I would love to give you a tour of the place.
Chrodechild: That sounds good; there must be many powerful warriors in that Babylon kingdom.
Yuuki: There's no doubt about that, and if I ever visit the place you're from, I'd like a tour too, and I'm not talking about Janam.
Chrodechild: ...You really are a sharp person, it would be nice if I had that opportunity to show you where I come from in the future.
Chrodechild did not give details of where she came from, But from what I heard about the order and the determination with which her group fought against them, I could deduce that his kingdom had been taken over by the order, It's best not to push that issue any further for the time being.
Erin: Yuuki, could you come with me? It's about the help you asked us for earlier.
Erin discreetly told me that the help to return to my world was ready, so I followed her, we went out to the place where I had appeared, the arch near the ruined castle square, there we met the orange-haired girl from before along with a black-haired man, their names were Hotupa and Moana, they were part of a group I knew as wanderers who were experts in the kind of portals that existed in this world.
Beneath the arch was a golden portal that reminded me of the way the two archivists made their escape, Hotuoa told me from there he could take me back to my world, but when I approached the light began to flicker as if it were a light bulb about to burn out.
I took a few steps back and the portal returned to normal, then I moved closer and the light completely disappeared just as I was about to cross the portal, but that went back to normal again when I left.
Yuuki: I don't think I'll be able to get through there.
Hotupa: I don't understand, I've never seen anything like this before. I-I'm sorry, but I don't think we'll be able to help you.
Yuuki: Don't worry, friend, there are people looking for me. While they arrive, I can continue to help you with your problems with the order, besides, I also want to know about those fake chronicles.
Hotuoa: I think everyone will feel safe with you around, so that's good.
Moana: Hotuoa, that's inconsiderate!
Hotuoa: Ah, I'm s-sorry, I shouldn't have said that. You're technically stranded here.
Yuuki: Don't worry, accidents happen, this isn't your fault, the opportunity of exploring a new world isn't something I'd call a tragedy.
Moana: Wow, you certainly don't sweat the small or the big things.
Hotuoa: Yeah, you and Seig are kind of similar.
Seig was the leader of this small group and he seemed to have the trust of these people, so I'll take that as a compliment.