Chapter 47: A narrow world, a wide mountain
We reached Mariot mountain late at night, we decided to cross the mountain as it was.
Fortunately, everyone including me is good at night. Even at night there is no inconvenience to sight.
There are many places where the slope is steep, the ground is raised up and down. Besides, the soil is soft and slippery.
It was truly difficult to cross the mountain while ride on Neguseo, I and Kuzuha-chan got off of him and was moving in the mountains.
“Arge-san, please watch your feet”
“If clothes get caught on the branches of the tree and it is torn, I will fix it properly later so please do not hesitate to ask me”
Kuzuha-chan is walking ahead, she already change back to human form.
According to her instructions, we begin to cross mountain little by little.
“Is Neguseo-san okay?”
“No problem with just this slope”
“Even so …… It takes more time than I expected”
Kuzuha-chan looks up at the sky.
It is a pale light that is different from orange and red, dawn will coming soon.
We don’t have much time before the sun rise.
“Does the night end?”
“Well … I’m sorry, I am walking slow”
The reason why we are slow is obviously me.
I feel troublesome and reluctant but I did walk properly.
It’s take time until I am accustomed to mountain climbing.
Walking in the mountain is difficult and different from the forest. The forest I met Oswald-kun was the same as Maritat about no road and there were roofs of trees. But it was still flat and the ground was harder than here. The mountain is just too hard to walk.
… It’s really hard, mountain.
The mountain is also foggy, the speed of travel was slower than walking and I got tired.
As a result, I make everyone go slower.
“Please don’t worry”
“Oh … that was dangerous. Here, give me your hand.” (See translator corner)
And now, I hold hands with Kuzuha-chan.
However, the apology has been denied just now. Rather than repeat an apology here, it should be said like this.
“Thank you, Kuzuha-chan”
“Neguseo, aren’t you tired?”
“He seems all right, I am fine as well.”
“I am told that this area is near the top of the mountain, so you can go down the road a little early. Both of you, please do your best for a while.”
When we trying to descent from the mountain according to Kuzuha-chan’s guidance. I felt something wrong with the sense of smell.
Well I knew this smell, yet it is this place – a scent that gets a sense of incompatibility in the mountains.
This sweet scent is the smell of human.
“… It is a human smell, is not it?”
When Kuzuha-chan turns around, she obviously frowns and says such a thing.
On the contrary, I feel that this smell is “sweet and nice smell”. Is it also because I’m a vampire?
Because this smell drifts is evidence that there are humans in the vicinity.
“The direction is over there … … straight, it is heading to us, is not it?”
“Well … Please leave Neguseo’s saddle and rein to me, in case of emergency, Neguseo acts like a wild horse, Kuzuha-chan puts the baggage somewhere and becomes a fox. I can become a shadow.”
“Understood!”
“Let’s take some distance and avoid them, doing that way is better than hiding.”
It was okay to wait for the other party to pass by, but it is troublesome. we better get off early.
Collect the saddle and rein equipped in Neguseo to the Blood Bag. We made it faster and we started going down the mountain.
Carefully descend the slope and go different direction from human smells.
“… …!”
I notice from the clearance of the trees that the morning sun pass through, there was an abnormal light reflection.
Clearly something is flying toward here. Understanding that, my body moved.
“Wow …!”
I take out the sword from the Blood Bag and parry the incoming object.
A hard sound is made, and the thing which flew here is knocked down.
…That was easy
Even I’m not ‘excellent’ with sword and I don’t practice for many years.
I can not believe I was able to do it well. However, while moving, my feed was in a slope and I’m fallen on my buttocks.
“Front!”
“It’s all right, I’m not hurt …”
The one that flew was a knife and the trajectory was low. The other party is aiming at us.
I take up Kuzuha-chan’s hand and stand up. I wanted to sweep the fallen leaves on the butt, but it seems there’s no need for that..
Moving between the trees, yet it is a light movement. It’s not as fast as Chrome-san, and there is one thing different from her.
If you observe carefully, you know that the number of opponents is three.
Three people jumped out of different places, they gathered in the same place and decided each pose.
I remembered that figure. With a familiar voice, the three begin to speak to the mouth.
"I am the chain and sickle, Chihuahua!"
"I am the explosive, Dachs!"
"And finally there's the amazing me, the knife thrower, Terrier"
""" All together we three are the Terrier Bandit Troupe!! """
I saw a similar play before. I say that because I saw it.
The bald head with the cap attached like when I first met, as usual the nose hair which is still stick out a little, somehow the last one already shaved leg hair but still visible”
“The entertainer came … !”
""" Who is the entertainer Trio!! """
The answer as expected resounded in the mountains.
Next chapter isn’t translated yet, please be patientTranslator Corner:
A Wild Team Rocket appear!