Published at 4th of November 2020 09:08:03 PM
Chapter 20
Variant
When I—who was left behind—was about to tumble down, Argo-san propped me up .
“Yuuri-chan, are you alright?!”
“I…I’m not so fine…”
Even if I didn’t use any offensive magic or even Heal, my legs were shaking that I couldn’t stand up straight .
This was…battle .
This was a real battle against monsters, different from the hunting in-game .
I was getting dizzy from the choking scent of blood mixed in the lukewarm wind blowing to my face .
But…I grasped my hands tightly .
I already decided to try my best here, in this world .
I will surely return to my original world, but right now, I am right here .
Let’s do my best here .
“It’s harsh for a small child like you, huh? But one won’t be able to survive here without being strong despite being small . Yuuri-chan will also get stronger . ”
As I looked at Amandsan whose deep crimson eyes were looking at me and her red hair blowing by the wind, I felt like she was a war maiden coming straight out from the fairy tales . The sword that she grasped without any negligence was blazing with red flames .
“But…to be honest, I expected you to either cry or faint…You did your best . ”
“I…Did I do well…?”
“Yeah, exceptionally . ”
My hands and feet were still trembling .
However…
Having someone recognizing that you worked hard…I was happy .
I only chanted the physical enhancement magic and was only protected afterward . But even so, I’d like to become everyone’s power later as I work harder .
“Amanda! Behind you!”
As I was thinking about that, Argo-san suddenly shouted .
“Haa!”
When I turned around, her sword that was clad in flames already slashed a werewolf who suddenly attacked . Then, she swung down her sword again .
The werewolf that had run away from the depth of the village then fell down with a thud .
Although Argo-san covered me with his back, some blood spurted to my face .
As I sucked a breath and stiffened, I heard the howling voice “Grrrouuu” from the fallen werewolf’s direction . When I peeked from behind Argo-san’s body, what I saw over there wasn’t a grey werewolf . It was a blue werewolf instead .
“Tch . A variant, huh?”
Variant? What is it?
I’ve never seen such a werewolf like this .
“Amanda, can you keep it on?”
“Yeah . Argo, continue protecting Yuuri-chan!”
“Ou!”
Still with Argo-san protecting me behind him, we retreated behind . The blue werewolf looked here for a moment before it switched its gaze towards Amandsan who was holding a sword .
After it lowered its head, it sprung upon Amandsan in the next moment .
“!!!”
I shouted, yet not a single noise came out .
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Using her sword clad in flames, Amandsan was pushing aside the blue werewolf’s fangs that were drawing near to her throat . But immediately after that, its sharp claws attacked Amandsan’s left hand .
*Slice*
The sound of meat being torn could be heard .
At the same time, I heard Amandsan muttering a shriek .
“Yuuri-chan, Heal…!”
T-…that’s right . I should heal her!
“Heal…T-…tar…get is Amandsan . ”
As Argo-san commanded, I chanted Heal with my trembling lips .
A silver light appeared from my fingertip before it flew towards Amandsan .
Afterward, Amandsan’s condition seemed to be better . She repaired her grip on her sword once again .
As for the injured left arm…From what I could see from the torn cloth, it showed a skin color . I think…it was already healed .
Amandsan confronted the blue wolf again .
The blue wolf was still lowering its head, its sight was still fixated on Amandsan as it lowly howled .
The blue wolf’s back was rising up .
Then, it jumped again .
Amandsan set up her sword before her this time, then she pierced the werewolf’s eye that was facing her sword .
“Gyauuuuuuuuuu!”
The blue wolf raised its voice in agony .
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*Slice, slice*
But the sound of the werewolf’s claws as they gouged Amandsan’s skin resounded in my ears again .
“Heal, target is Amandsan! Heal, target is Amandsan!”
I chanted Heal many, many times until both the werewolf’s cries of agony and the sound of its claws tearing the skin could no longer be heard .
“Yuuri-chan, Yuuri-chan . Everything is fine now . There’s no need for you to keep chanting Heal . ”
When I noticed, I was already hugged by Amandsan, and my back was gently caressed by her .
“A…Amandsan…”
As I looked up at her, I touched Amandsan’s body .
“Is there any place that’s hurting? Nothing is hurting, isn’t it?”
“It’s fine, because Yuuri-chan healed me . Thank you . But you overdid it . At the end, you still healed me even though I was already fully healed . ”
“Amandsan, Amandsan . Uwaaaaan!”
As I felt relieved since there didn’t seem to be any injury, my tears fell down from my eyes . Argo-san also patted my head while saying that I had done my best, so that only increased my tears senselessly .
“Yuurii, are you okay?!”
Leon-san, who had returned from searching inside the village, reached out to me as I was still crying . Behind him were the other knights . There didn’t seem to be any…villagers .
“…The variant ran off here, huh?”
He furrowed his eyebrows when he looked at the defeated blue werewolf .
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“Luckily, its strength wasn’t at a king’s level . ”
Argo-san said as he was also looking at the werewolf .
“It’s still too early for the king to appear . ”
“Is that so?…The goblins’ appearance was also earlier, and the variant usually won’t leave the forest this early, right? The earliest should be 2 weeks after the omen . ”
“Certainly, it was early for a variant to appear . …Did something happen inside the Demon Forest…?”
“We have to immediately prepare to explore the Demon Forest as quickly as possible in order to investigate that . ”
Argo-san took out a piece of cloth from the bag hanging around his waist, wiped the blood on his sword with it, then he took the sword back to its scabbard .
“How many days will the preparation take?”
“At least three days . ”
“Hurry it up, as quickly as possible . ”
“Understood . By the way, what about the villagers…?”
Argo-san’s question was answered by Leon-san shaking his head .
“Well, it was already hard with the appearance of the variant . It was already good enough that one person managed to escape . ”
“That’s right . …Ah, Yuuri and Amanda, you two should return earlier to the fort along with the other female knights . We still have some things to deal with after the incident . ”
Things to deal with post-incident…
Aah, is it about burying the deceased…?
“Understood . Then, Yuuri-chan, let’s ride on a horse with me and return . ”
“Yes . Please take care of me . ”
Thus, my first demon subjugation along with the fort members ended just like that .