“Oi! Ai Fa, What happened!?”
While standing with one knee, I called from the rock.
If she only slipped her foot, I would really be killed, so I couldn’t move recklessly.
But, there was no answer.
Only the sound of violently splashing water. The sound had a sinister feeling to it.
“Oi! I won’t look there! If there is nothing, then please reply within 3 seconds!”
Whether “seconds” could be understood, I continuously called her.
But, there is no reply.
While enduring the frustration that made my heart painful, I still counted 3 seconds.
“One….two….three!”
I stood and saw the river.
There was….no one there.
However.
At one of the distant rock, I saw a familiar cloth and a big sword rolling around.
And.
At the nearby surface water, splashing wave sprayed everywhere.
I immediately threw the fur mantle, jumped over the rock and ran there.
At the same time, Ai Fa’s face appeared from the water.
Ai Fa’s face that looked like she’s in pain.
“Ai Fa!”
Ai Fa’s mouth that desperately tried to find air was rushed by the river water mercilessly.
Although the depth was only up to waist if she stood up, Ai Fa didn’t seem to be able to take her body out of the water anymore.
“What are you doing! Hurry, grab my hand!”
I extended my right hand at the top of the rocky stretch.
While struggling violently, Ai Fa’s weak eyes looked at me.
“Dont...come near….”
Ai Fa voice became hoarse.
Her body was gradually dragged downstream.
“Don’t joke with me! Oi, grab it!”
If it’s like this, there was no choice.
I threw my right leg at the surface water while stretching my arm, while holding out so that I wouldn’t get thrown, I grabbed Ai Fa’s body.
The moment my fingertips touched Ai Fa’s smooth shoulder.
A strange object coiled around my right hand with “shurun”.
(TL: It’s a kind of sound when a certain animal coil around your hand.)
“Uwaaa!?”
Instantly, severe pain ran through my right arm.
I heard the sound of bone cracking.
The object that was coiling my right arm was strangling me with terribly powerful strength.
With thickness similar to my arm the strange object was wrapped by pale and dark scales.
It was the tail of a big snake.
The moment I recognized it, Ai Fa moaned “Ugh” painfully.
After the water splashed intensely.
Ai Fa’s both arms were out of the water’s surface.
With her fingertips, she grabbed the neck of the big snake.
With the neck as big as a rugby ball, It held it’s fang out to Ai Fa.
Ai Fa had been struggling with this big snake in the water.
“This bastard…!”
While enduring the pain in my right arm, I held on my right foot further.
Although my right ankle was still hurting from yesterday, I didn’t care about it.
Although it had powerful strength that my bone was almost broken, If it wouldn't let go, Bring it on!
I would just drag it out of the water. The water flow was gentle, Ai Fa’s weight also wasn’t heavy. It’s possible to do it.
Or rather, I would do it even if I die.
“Oraaaaaaaaaa!”
With one psyched yell, I drew the power from my whole body to my right arm. Ai Fa’s body that looked tired from the big snake coiling approached the edge of the river.
I pulled my right leg out of the river and locked the neck of the big snake with my left arm.
(TL: Asuta is badass!)
“Nuuuu…..ryaaaaaaaaaa…..!”
This already looked like weight lifting.
I am inexperienced in weight lifting though.
“......DAMN BASTARD!” (TL: くそったれえっ！ xD)
Once again, I put out all my power.
After that, finally I was able to drag Ai Fa’s body up to the rock.
“Kuu..u” Ai Fa leaked out a weak voice. The big snake’s body coiled many layers around Ai Fa’s naked body.
Her chest, belly and right foot were in entanglement. It also spread out to the shoulder and coiled my right arm.
The thickest part of its body was as big as my thigh.
It’s thickness and length was not normal.
If you looked carefully, it's pale and dark scales were split and torn there and there. This snake was already wounded like this originally, if not, Ai Fa’s bone may have already been crushed.
“Ok! Don’t release my hand, Ai Fa!”
I grabbed a convenient rock nearby and slammed it into the big snake’s head.
It’s slimy and shiny body started to convulse.
That snakes didn’t feel pain, seemed to be just a superstition after all. When it got hit, it felt pain.
While Ai Fa was still holding the big snake’s neck into the air, I slammed the rock many more times.
Red blood sprayed after the 5th slam, at the same time, Ai Fa screamed “Agh!”
My right arm was also creaking.
“Damn! Don’t tighten more! Loosen!”
Although the head was still in the air, the damage seemed to spread.
Then how about it’s stomach!
I aimed to it’s body that was on the ground, It immediately shook.
An unpleasant feeling of hitting meat was clearly felt because it was hit with a rock.
“.......Hgh!”
The constricting snake fell down from my arm and Ai Fa’s body slowly.
I lifted Ai Fa’s body immediately and kicked the fleeing big snake to the river.
“Dopun”. With a heavy sound, the snake sunk to the bottom of the river.
After confirming that its body floated downstream, I went to Ai Fa and called her. “Oi!”
“Hang on! Are you okay? Please...don’t die, Ai Fa!”
I laid her body at the rocky stretch and shook her bare shoulder strongly.
Ai Fa groaned weakly and vomited a large amount of water from her mouth.
Her long gold brown hair that was usually tied up stick to her face and chest.
Ai Fa who was exhausted and looked like a different person, with her eyes closed, dig her nails at the back of my hand.
“Are you in pain? Has all of the water go out yet?” (TL: need help with this word)
Ai Fa’s body that lost its power was turned side way. I put a little strength and hit her back. A great amount of water came out.
“Uuu….Asu...ta...?”
“Are you okay? I have dropped that snake on the river! So don’t worry anymore?”
Her blue eyes which were still unfocused absentmindedly looked at me.
It’s quite a weak expression.
But, still alive.
I raised Ai Fa’s body up and held her slender body with my arms.
(TL:( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) he cuddled her)
If you wondered about what could I do to Ai Fa after she escaped the big snake’s constraint. I also didn’t know.
“It’s a relief…. Don’t make me worry too much....”
My body was also soaked, but it’s fine.
However, Ai Fa’s hand with an unexpected strength pushed my chest.
“Let go…..Let go of your arm!”
“Eh?”
Because I was surprised, my arms loosened.
At the same time, my chest was pushed.
I fell with my hips.
“W-what’s wrong?”
Ai Fa’s pupils were burning like fire.
Her fingertips also grabbed the machete that was laying on her feet.
“Wh-what is it? What did I do?”
Ai Fa unsheathed the sword from its leather sheath right in front of my amazed eyes.
That face that looked like a sick child until a while ago, was now obviously full with thirst for blood.
Did I do something taboo to Ai Fa?
Although it’s accidental, was it because I ended up seeing her naked body?
Or was it because I carelessly hugged her body?
(Well...even though it’s an inevitable sin, it can’t be helped.)
Too many things happened and maybe my mind also didn't follow me too.
But rather than seeing Ai Fa died, I rather be killed by Ai Fa. I was thinking about stupid things like that.
While naked, on one knee, Ai Fa thrusted the machete.
Not the blade, but the back was pointed to me for some reason. Well, I could still be beaten to death with a thick sword like that.
I was staring at Ai Fa’s pupil.
However.
Ai Fa’s pupil was not staring at me.
Her eyes that looked like a burning blue flame seemed to be directed at the space at my back, not at me.
Bururururu…..That sound that sounded like an exhaust unexpectedly came out from a close range...I thought.
There was something…..on my back. (TL : Lol, this is like a horror script)
“Teyaaaaaa!”
From Ai Fa’s mouth a yell full of burning spirit came out.
The machete drew a silver track in the mid air.
And.
I was pressed and crushed by something.
“.....guee”
Something with tremendous weight, had fallen over the back of my head with a terrible momentum. It’s hard, stiff and also unreasonably smelled like animal.
“Fuu” Ai Fa sat down while taking a breath.
From the gap of her dripped wet gold brown hair her blue eyes glared at me like usual.
“Don’t relax your guard even after you pass one trouble. You can’t live around the forest like that.”
She was still bossy, while naked.
But well, at least I was able to grasp the situation.
(....It’s ok if it just for a bit, I want her to be a little weak. Damn it all.)
(TL : こん畜生め : kon chikusho me. xD Damn it all)
While muttering such things, a huge giba whose skull had been broken convulsed and was pushed from the top of my head.
(TL: asuta has fallen)