I Was Connected to Earth’s Black Market From Another World With The Skill [Market]! (WN)

Here’s the chapter. Enjoy~

Chapter 254 – The Demon King, the Shrine Maiden, the Shrine Maiden, the Shrine Maiden, and the Shrine Maiden

“Ooooh!”

The light cavalry charged forward, perhaps less than a hundred of them. Seeing me suddenly appear in front of the group, the soldiers look astonished, and their horses rear up. The horse collides with the following group, causing the surrounding area to collapse. I weave my way through the fighting men and horses and fly a short distance to the thickest part of the dense situation, then leave my souvenirs and teleport back to the ramparts.

“Are we done?”

“Yes.”

As I pressed the switch on the ramparts, I heard the sound of homemade bombs blowing the cavalry squad to bits. Myrril, who had been watching the rear of the group, smiled slightly.

“No one gets up.”

“Well, then. Let’s get to work.”

As far as the eye could see, there were no more soldiers on the walls. They must have figured out that we had escaped and started chasing us. Or they were checking the damage inside the castle. Someone seemed to be moving on the other side of the walls, but the distance was too great for them to have noticed us. No immediate harm would come to us.

“Mir, do you see the girl in white?”

“One of them is in the artillery position on the other side of the wall. Another in front of the castle. The rest are…”

Myrril, who had been scurrying around, froze with a gasp. The turret of a long-range thunder cannon is right next to the castle. Behind the body Myrril had blown up with her M79 was a girl. Her white clothes were stained with blood.

“Hey, pull yourself together!”

Even Myrril, as expected, was not so calm after killing an innocent person with her attack. I helped her up and checked her wounds and consciousness. The girl who opened her eyes was struggling to escape with a frightened look on her face.

“Wait, wait, wait, I won’t do anything. I just want to help you. Show me the wound. Where is it?”

“Huh?”

She was stiff when the dwarf girl suddenly appeared, but she did not seem to scream or complain of pain.

“Your skin is clean. …Is this the blood of a dead soldier? Does it hurt anywhere?”

“No.”

Hearing this, Myrril breathed a sigh of relief and hugged the girl.

“Good, then just stay here for a while. We’ll get you out. I’ll save you, I promise.”

“Rescue me? Where and from whom?”

“We are with the prince.”

“Prince Haidar is here to rescue you. He will take you to safety.”

“Prince?”

I’ve heard that accent before. Never mind. Let’s get this over with and get out of here.

“Mir.”

“Roger that.”

I try to move on but stop myself and look at the girl in the bloodstained white.

“What’s your name?”

“Milian.”

“Okay, Milian. I’ll be right back. Stay behind that tower there. Don’t move.”

“But…”

A thought occurs to me, and I use my storage to rip the shackles from her chest and hand them to her.

“Trust us. We’ll come back for you.”

“Huh? This is…”

I pick up Myrril and check the position of the turret. The soldiers are gathering, but I don’t care. Using teleportation, I fly to the side of another girl and carry her back to the top of the ramparts.

“I’m back.”

“”Eh!?””

The newly brought girl, along with Milian, has a confused look on their face. I also grabbed another girl who was left outside the castle and teleported again. The three of them are lined up against the castle wall, and I set Myrril down.

“It’s all right now. Are there no others with you?”

“U-um…”

“Calm down. We don’t want to hurt you. We just want to help.”

I also removed the remaining two shackles with the help of the storage and handed them to the girls. Upon closer inspection, the shackles look a bit different from those used on the Prince and the others. They are simple in design, and the belt-like part that binds them is thin. Is it supposed to suppress magic power so that it can be used for communication?

I don’t know, but who cares? In any case, there was no good that could come from wearing such a thing.

“You are?”

“I am a merchant, and this is my wife; we work with Prince Haidar. Knowing that you are the Prince’s countrymen, we have come to help you. I don’t know if I can save all of you, but I will do what I can. Are there no others?”

“Above.”

“Above?”

It wasn’t the throne room; there was only a soldier, a middle-aged man, and an old man, after all.

Looking in the direction the girls were pointing, I saw what looked like a watchtower on the top of the castle. It looked like it was filled with soldiers, but I couldn’t see inside with my eyesight. I could see a hand signal being sent, perhaps a signal of some kind.

“There are five soldiers, but I can’t see… um, no girl.”

“There’s no time. Let’s teleport.”

Holding Myrril, I assess my position for the teleportation.

“You stay behind the tower. We’ll be right back.”

“””Yes.”””

I remember. The way they spoke.

“Tinian.” [T/n: In case you are confused, they are talking like children in Japanese; I can’t interpret it accurately in this case, so I hope you can understand.]

“Yes. The leader of the children who stayed behind at the pirate fort. Was she also a shrine maiden?”

“Perhaps. Could it be that they were shrine maidens who received oracles? I don’t know what they made them do, but it really makes me disgusted with the Empire.”

“We’ll talk about that later.”

“Umu.”

The place I teleported to was the windowsill of a small landing, a staircase leading to the tower’s watchtower. Myrril was able to slip in, but with my size, I could only hold on to the windowsill.

“Hey, hey…”

I should have just walked away, but I reflexively looked down. Beneath the scaffolding, 10 centimeters off the ground, there is an unobstructed view of the roof of the castle, about 20 meters away. The ground beyond is almost a hundred meters away. …It looks like it. I panicked as I tried to climb over the windowsill, and my foot slipped, and I almost slipped for a moment.

“…Gyahh!”

“D-don’t raise your voice!”

I’m scared to death, even if you say so!

“Who is it?”

Oh, I’m sorry, they found us. Myrril, with a look of dismay on her face, stopped me with her hand and headed for the upper floor. There was the sound of five gunshots, and soon it was quiet. I managed to climb over the window sill and head upstairs. It was a pathetic move, but I thought I could at least cover her. But it was useless.

There must have been soldiers stationed in a space of about eight tatami mats for surveillance. All five of them were dead, shot through the eyeballs. They didn’t even have time to draw their swords.

“Over here.”

Seeing the girl cowering in the corner of the room, I lost all sympathy for the soldiers. Collared and chained to the wall, the girl had a frightened look on her dirty, battered face.

“U-um…”

“I’m here to help you. It’s all right now. You did your best.”

“Impossible. No way.”

I think what she meant to say was that we couldn’t help her. I stowed the collar and removed the shackles, stood her up, and asked Myrril to secure her during the move.

“Mir.”

“Umu, leave her to me.”

Through the opening in the wall, I saw three figures dressed in white… probably watching us from the ramparts. But it’s so high up here.

I looked down slowly, relying on Myrril’s shoulder, which did not move at all. I suspected that the continuous teleportation from the pirate stronghold to Lafan took place at a higher altitude than this, but I had no idea that I would feel so much fear when I became aware of the height.

“Yoshua, what are you doing? Come on, let’s go.”

“Uh, yeah.”

That’s right. No time to be afraid. I decided not to think about it too much, so I grabbed Myrril and the girl in a side hug and moved them over the walls.

“””Aaah!”””

When the last one appeared, the three shrine maidens looked delighted. I knew they knew each other.

“Are any of you injured?”

“””I’m fine.”””

“I’m fine, too.”

When I looked at them again, I could see that they were quite similar in age and appearance. In my former world, I would say they were in the middle of elementary school. The girls from the watchtower were the most battered and bruised, but that was due to the difference in environment, not individual differences.

“Then everyone lines up. We’ll go back to the Prince and the others.”

“”Prince?””

“Prince Haidar came to kill the Demon King. He succeeded, and when he saw your predicament, he ordered us to rescue you.”

“”You?””

I said earlier that I was a merchant and his wife, but that’s a bit far-fetched, isn’t it?

“This man here is the ruler of the northern Demon King’s territory of Casemaian, the true Demon King who rules over the demons of the other world. His Majesty Takifu Yoshua. And I am his wife, Mir. Through a connection of fate, we lend our power to Prince Haidar.”

Yes, it’s still piling up. There are more and more toppings.

“”””His Majesty the Demon King and his wife?””””

“Don’t be afraid. We don’t care about such things.”

Well, no matter. It’s itchy, so I let it go and let the shrine maidens stand up.

“Let’s go. Everyone, gather around and support each other’s bodies; it won’t take long.”

I thought to myself, “That sounds suspiciously like a phrase,” as I made a long-range teleport to the side of Casspir, who was far in the distance. There are no human figures or corpses around the car. It seems there were no enemy attacks during my absence.

“”””…Eh.””””

The shrine maidens are scurrying around, but for the second time, they are not so confused. Trials make you stronger, don’t they?

“Prince, I brought them back!”

“Your Majesty, the Demon King!”

Prince Haidar and his twin escorts, who had come down from Casspir, looked surprised to see the four shrine maidens.

“””” Prince.””””

The Prince held them back as they tried to kneel, bowing his head.

“I have caused hardship to the people of Solbesia. I am sorry for being a powerless ruler. It is as you see.”

“”””… Prince.””””

From far away, the earth-shattering sound of horses’ hooves can be heard. It seems that the Imperial Army is not waiting for an emotional reunion.

“Get on now. We’ll head up the coast from here. Can anyone tell me which way is the shortest?”

“”Keep going north.””

The twins nodded, and we climbed into the Casspir. There is a bench in the rear compartment, so the shrine maidens will be sitting there. I thought about asking them to change out of their bloody clothes, but I only had winter clothes. I did not know what to do, but the shrine maidens smiled and shook their heads in unison.

“It’s all right. We can do it.”

Purification. The kind that cleanses your body and clothes? The first time I’ve seen it since I came to this world.

They could not use their magic because they were bound by the shackles, but now the four of them are taking turns cleaning their bodies, hair, and clothes.

By the way, I heard that those who are qualified to be shrine maidens can also perform healing magic. It seems that they can be relied upon in an emergency, but let’s try to prevent such a situation from occurring.

“There will be some shaking and noises, but as long as you are in here, you will be absolutely fine. Stay as still as you can. We’ll take a break when it’s safe.”

“”””Yes.””””

I told everyone they could eat whatever they wanted and gave them energy bar-type portable food and bottles of mineral water. And chocolate, which went over well with the kids at the pirate fort. They looked at the colorful pieces of chocolate and didn’t move, staring at them as if they didn’t think they were food. They just looked at each other in confusion when I suggested it.

“”It’s sweet and gives you strength.””

When they heard the twins’ explanation, they put it in their mouths with trepidation. Well, never mind.

I start the Casspir and head north. I don’t open the throttle all the way for comfort and fuel economy, but I get up to a reasonable speed on the flat road for a while. We take the shortest route possible, so if all goes well, we should reach the coast in a day or so.

According to the Prince, there are no accurate maps of Solbesia or its neighbors, and even if there were, they would be useless because they have changed too much due to warfare. I wonder how many countries and cities the Empire has destroyed.

“Prince, are the people of Solbesia still used beyond this point?”

Myrril asked the Prince as she stepped down from her gun emplacement and continued to keep a watchful eye ahead.

“I do not know. If it is a place where a large force has been deployed, they may be there.”

Mages have less ability to move and defend themselves than ordinary soldiers, and if they continue to use their abilities, they will be exhausted. Therefore, they can only operate in the field in large units. If it is only a few hundred troops with transportation, there is a possibility that the shrine maidens and other Solbesians will be used as prisoners.

“What if they are used? It would be unpleasant to hear, but it could be done by people who don’t consider the people of Solbesia to be human.”

“Unlike the mages of the Imperial Army, who were trained as soldiers from the beginning, the people of Solbesia have a great difference in strength, so I think it would be difficult to integrate them into the army. At best, they will be able to use shrine maidens to deliver messages.”

“Is there any way to stop this communication?”

“Basically, the only way is to kill the shrine maidens.”

Of course not. The only way to stop it is to retrieve as much of the shrine maiden as possible.

“All shrine maidens, if you know the location of your companions, please let me know. We will help them as much as we can.”

“”””Yes.””””

The four of them sat on the bench with their backs straight and bowed their heads in a well-behaved manner.

I knew these girls looked like Tinian. They look smart, but their reactions are a bit awkward. I got the impression that they were speaking in a language or that they were translating their thoughts in their heads before they spoke.

Tinian seems to speak a little more naturally and has more of an ego.

“I wonder if Tinian was like this when she was here?”

After overcoming the fear of death, crossing the sea, supporting and protecting the little ones, and going through hardships, she may have gained the toughness or dependability she has today. If so, I have high expectations for the future.

“”””Your Majesty the Demon King.”””””

The shrine maidens raised their voices in unison. I wonder what kind of education they had, and I sympathize with them because they are so synchronized that I can hear them.

“You don’t have to speak together; just one of you can speak. So what’s wrong?”

“”””The Demon King is Coming.””””