The Black Sky Pirate Laughs Beneath the Moon. The Crimson Mage Howls at the Stars (51)

The garden was pocked by a huge hole, with dirt and debris scattered everywhere and black smoke rising. It seemed the "Moonlit Beauty" had been loaded with some truly powerful shells.

As for the arrow stuck in my shoulder, I cast 【Flower Magic】 on ivy wrapped around a nearby tree and made it grip the arrow tightly. Then I pulled it out by force (tears sprang to my eyes from the pain) and treated the wound with 【Recovery Magic】 and Mimino-san's salve.

Thank you... Mimino-san. I'll treat you to some interesting herbs sometime, since you love herbs more than three square meals a day.

The mansion's servants and soldiers had come outside, and the place was in an uproar. I ran along the edge of the garden with 【Sprint Technique】, muffling my footsteps—when...

You... So it really is you, Reiji-san.

!!

A voice came from above. When I looked up, I saw Polina-san.

She was standing atop the mansion's high wall, an arrow nocked in her bow.

What do you mean by attacking Princess Anastasia?

I wasn't attacking her... I'm only dressed like this so no one would discover my identity...