Sepakai (GXG) (GIRLXGIRL) (GL)

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Chapter 8
Section 1: Invasion
Throwing open the door and sticking my head outside the store, I saw a visibly pale Marcus-san running down the street.

“Marcus-san!? Monsters…….”

“Ah, Iris-chan!? You need to evacuate to the church right now!! Oi, Flammel, are you there!? If so, evacuate your family to the church, and hurry!!”

A sudden crash echoed from somewhere in the back of the house followed by a rain of heavy footsteps before Dad and Mom appeared right next to me with ragged, unkempt hair.

“Did you say monsters!? But the city walls……”

“There’s too many of them! They’re holding up for now, but it’s just a matter of time before they break through!!”

“So many……”

“Anyway, just get over to the church, okay!?”

Waiting to make sure Dad understood, Marcus-san once again started running towards Grandpa’s house next door.

“Dear, grab everything we need!”

“Y-Yeah. And then…….Hm? Iris, what happened to Saluena-san? Isn’t she with you?”

“Saluena said she was going out and hasn’t come back yet…….but, she’ll be fine. I think it would be best if we just quickly head to the church.”

Although she’s been stripped of her powers as the Dark Violet Knight, Saluena is still incredibly strong. She was able to overwhelm Toslin, Carol, and Rose-san after they had already become orange rank adventurers. I don’t know what kind of monsters are attacking the city, but I’m sure they’re nothing she wouldn’t be able to handle.

So running back inside the store, I grab a pen and scribble out a note onto a piece of paper before running back outside with a pin. After shutting the door, I flip over our open sign to closed, and I pin the note to the sign.

“This will do.”

I wrote down on the paper we would be at the church. This way if Saluena comes back here, she won’t end up running around the entire city looking for us.

“Dad, Mom, we should go!! Just like Onee-chan said, Saluena-sama will be fine on her own.”

“That’s right. She is my knight. Honestly if we stay here, we’ll probably just end up being in her way more than anything else. Let’s head for the church.”

Dad pushed his glasses further up the bridge of his nose and took a deep breath.

“Yosh, then follow me. Nobody goes off on their own. Understood?”

Thus the Calvafon family rushed out into the dusk-lit city, running down the solretta tree-lined path towards the church.

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The church was filled with other people who had already evacuated here, causing a booming ruckus that made this place’s serene silence during the day seem like a lie.

“Over here Calvafon sisters!!”

Although a number of people had gathered here, the church was more than large enough to accommodate everyone. There were still several benches scattered around where newcomers could find a place to sit. As my family and I walked deeper into the church in order to get away from the cold air coming from the entrance, I suddenly heard a voice calling out to me. I didn’t even have to look to know that it was Mycena.

“Oh, Flammel. It’s been a while.”

“Good to see you Roswald. Did you make it here safely?”