Sword Art Online's
Chapter 9's
The next day, February 18th.
Ronye sat down for lunch and knew that an incident could shake his little hope.
A lower-class knight ran over with a grim face, then knelt before Kiritodan exclaimed.
"Goblin migrants from the mountain killed one of the citizens of Centoria in the south".
In the place of the Prime Swordsman and the Vice-Prime Swordsman who were bolder than the others, they were both shocked and took a quick breath.Kirito gasped for a moment, he put down his knife and fork then stood up.
“Asuna and Fanatio, tell the defense forces of the Human World and the leader group.Do the main mission, do not first act rashly—where the goblin is now, do you know?”
The second question was given to the lower-class knight who brought this news.The kneeling knight replied.
“Yes, I heard he was already imprisoned in the south Centoria security office!”
“I understand, thank you for your report!”
After Kirito answered him, he took off his black suit and walked over with quick steps.
Ronye who was also in astonishment, stood up quickly and exclaimed from the other side of the round table.
“S-I asked permission to accompany you, Prime-dono!”
Kirito thought for a moment and then nodded.
“I accept your request. Is it okay to pass a little shortcut?”
“Yah..um...it's okay..”.
Ronye's eyebrows rose upwards as he ran following her. There are no shortcuts here. The location of Central Cathedral in the middle of the capital, just by running to the steps of the Cathedral and leaving the South Gate, has arrived in the city of south Centoria, the capital of the former emperor Southacroith. Important facilities such as a security office should exist along the main road from the Cathedral and penetrate the city. In other words, the straight path.
Kirito knew that if Ronye wanted to ask him something, he answered with a gesture. Without further ado, he went towards the balcony on the east side of the hall, instead of the large door on the south side.
Ronye who followed him saw a height of about 20 cathedral floors and instantly thought “not possible!”But, Kirito said “excuse ya” and his right hand has circled Ronye's body, no time for deg-degan.
Biyun!! Strange sounds rang out and the scene only saw a green light.
After Ronye felt his body lift up in the air and wanted to say something, two people were in a hurry in the sky with swift movements.
The cathedral was already left behind, the sight of the capital city in his eyes. Not only was it fast.it seemed like its speed was similar to the speed of a flying dragon, with a gust of wind. The wind resistance enveloped our bodies with a membrane made of aerial elements, and it seemed we got a huge boost from the continuous explosion of aerial elements from the back.
Mysterious sound is heard again, and the color has returned.he blinked several times to fight the dizziness, in front of it there is a giant building—which of course will not be compared with Cathedral— stone building. The shape of the wall with red sandstone which is a unique carving in southern Centoria.
The front door that was at the top of the rock was guarded by 2 people wearing thick armor.Kirito walked straight up to them without trying to attract attention because of his sudden appearance and Ronye.
“Your names!”
Despite asking for his identity, the guards blocked him, so Ronye shouted as quickly as possible behind Kirito.
“We are from the United Council of the Human World!”
The guards saw the Integrity Knight suit that Ronye wore. Since he was still an apprentice, there was not yet a number that should have been in the middle of it, but luckily it was that way
effective enough. The guards returned to their positions and in a high voice knocked at the stone with the weapons they were holding and gave way.
Kirito ran past them, followed by Ronye.
Ronye realized that this Prime Swordsman from the United Council of the Human World did not use a special robe or suit up to his hands. He only wears black shirts and long black pants. So that none of the guards are aware of its existence.
The guards from the security office were shocked when they saw him, but Kirito still stepped onto the basement stairs. Since he already knew where the goblin was being held, No, that seems to be only in this case. As they ran, a strange shriek sounded in Ronye's ears.
“I swear! I didn't do anything! Didn't see anything!”
“Stop lying you basic human garbage!”.A dull and rough voice.
On the 2nd floor of the basement of the security office was a prison separated by black walls. The guard that had just passed before stepped on the dusty floor, but it seemed to have not been used for several years. Criminals who are not from the Human World, and only a rare case when one tries not to remember the provisions of the Taboo Index and the Emperor's Fundamental Law –until the end-“ did something shortsighted” has been released—so far.
Finally arrived at a spacious room without an iron crossbar. Maybe it's an introductory place. The sound of a wooden table creaking in the middle of the room, and the one who buried his face was a young mountain goblin.
A guard pushed his little body backwards. And in front of him a man stood in the captain's uniform swinging his long sword high.
“Let's see if he still keeps telling lies after one of his arms I slashed!”
The sword was swinging downwards which saw its shadow from the light of the candle.
Ronye tried to shout, but after that "Kin!" A sharp sound sounded like the sound of iron splashes from the captain's sword was held back by an invisible sword, so his sword slipped out of his hand and was thrown into the wall.Kirito sent out “Sword of Mind”, the Integrity Knight's secret weapon.
The young man wearing after black who was fighting with the captain's sword ran as fast as he could from that intreogation room.
“It! Everything is now taken over by the United Council of the Human World!”
“Your name…"
The captain who was looking for his fallen sword, looked back and looked at Kirito with a flushed face. Carefully rubbing his mustache and shouting something loudly with his eyes that glimpsed Ronye's shoulder.
His expression suddenly changed drastically, at the same time his reddened face disappeared from his face. The captain and the young man who was with him knelt down and bowed his head before Kirito and Ronye.
The opportunity to earn this kind of respect from the Centoria people is growing. But he didn't feel like getting all that. Ronye was only a student who was still an apprentice for a year 3 months.
He joined the Human World Defense Force during the Foreign World War back then, fought with his sword and ended up becoming an apprentice Integrity Knight, so he could not take something like that for granted.
Even if she's dressed like that, I can't shake that hope. The young man who looked like a citizen living in the capital, first nodded to calm the frightened mountain goblin and asked him gently.
“You, what's your name?”
The goblin blinked behind his yellow eyes, then replied weakly.
"............Oroi"
“Oroi? That fur decoration, are you from the Uboli clan on the hill?”
The goblin nodded, touching the blue and yellow feathers that were on the headband of his skin.
“My name is Kirito, Prime Swordsman of the United Council of the Human World.”
When the two guards who had kneeled down stepped back, the young man named Oroi
open his eyes and scream.
“Kirito..ya..I know him! ium white who played in insect collector contest with Uboli and won!”
Ronye felt admiration from the bottom of his heart for what his senpai did, but of course he did not show it. Kirito nodded proudly.
“I still have the medal from North Centoria that I got back then, then Oroi, from now on, I will listen to all your stories, from those guards first, then from you. I won't punish you just like that, just calm down and tell me what happened.”
The captain of the guard who stood up as Kirito requested said with an angry face and was also blown away.
Today at around 11:30 p.m., a report came from residents to the security guards of the South Centoria security office on 4th avenue.
“the victim was stabbed with a knife at the Karoo street inn.We immediately took action and on the 2nd floor of the inn's corridor, there was a goblin standing with a bloody knife and a man in the back room covered in blood. The man was a janitor at the inn, his heart was stabbed, and he died instantly. From the situation, we decided that the goblin killed the victim with a knife, and he was arrested and taken to the security office and interrogated".
And more clearly, the mountain goblin named Oroi explained.Oroi with 5 other people from the same family came to Centoria to visit 3 days ago. The victim was seen going to the city after breakfast, while Oroi was sick and sleeping in the inn. Someone knocked on the door that morning, when he came out, there was no one, but a knife fell there. He took it and realized there was blood. He looked around, then there were guards emerging from the stairs and catching him before he knew what was really going on.
“...I, do nothing..I do not know what happened..I just...”
As Oroi ended his story, the captain of the guards shouted harshly.
“I was expecting you to say so! The knife is not from the Human World! The only one who uses that terrible thing is only a half-human like you!”
“T-no, it-it's different! The sword is similar but different! The goblin sword has the emblem of our clan at its end! The sword is not, it is fake!”
As Oroi denied it with fear, the captain tried to bark him again, but BKirito stopped him by raising his right hand.
“We will know soon after checking it out, captain, where is the knife?”
“...there is in the gun shop on the first floor."
“Sorry, can you show me?”
Then the captain gestured to his subordinates. A young guard immediately ran over and without waiting for long he had already returned, with a pale face. He didn't bring the knife.
“...his knife...no”.
“What did you say!?”
The captain shouted loudly, and the guard lowered his head.
“That knife can't be found in any gun store.”
