Under a night sky adorned with unfamiliar stars.
In order to escape the villagers' chase while aiming for the royal capital.
I might be able to escape safely at this rate.
However, I can't deny the possibility of being treated like a monster instead of a person.
I run in the plain. We're already quite far from the village.
The man in the lead is riding an animal. I thought it was a horse, but it's more like a pig with long legs, accurately speaking.
--What a troublesome creature. It's fast too, an average person can't hope to outrun it.
Although there are two pig horses now, the villagers who were chasing us on foot fell out due to exhaustion one after another.
--Alright, I'll beat the guys riding on the pig horses.
I've gotten tired of running too, this is just right.
I run in the plain toward the south aiming for the royal capital.
The villagers who are riding on the pig horses are chasing us.
When about 30 minutes have passed.
I crouch down and lay Celica on the ground.
My Wafuku is fluttering, my Geta rattle.
I can clearly see the villagers riding on the pig horses since they've come dozens of meter away in front of me.
--Lucky.
I clench my fists and snap my fingers.
"You damn Sinner, prepare yourself!"
Next, the two pig horses fell on the ground successively.
"What!?"
"I-It's a Ghoul Wooorm!"
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Name: Ghoul Worm
Defense: 0400
Self-Regeneration: 1000
【Skills】
Pulverize: Hide and pulverize rock and armor
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It's not only strong, it can even recover itself on top of being sturdy.
--Well, it's like konjac before me though.
"Uwaaaa!"
I swung my Tachi diagonally.
The Ghoul Worm's head flew to the other side from the impact, its body was blown backward.
"W-what're you doing, that can't defeat it!"
Its head regenerated in a blink of an eye.
Furthermore, the cut head which flew to the other side regenerated its own body.
Moreover, I don't feel magic power. It seems to be its normal regenerative power as a creature. Impossible.
"Fire, with fire! You've to burn it with fire magic!"
I hold my Tachi at the same level of my eyes'.
The villager shout out when he sees that.
"Shut up for a bit... Fleeting phosphoresce abiding my name, become the long wave which recompose everything it slips through!
Violet light covers the Tachi.
"KISHAAAAAAA!"
"SHAAAA!"
I brandished my Tachi. While leaving faint light, the Ghoul Worm was sliced in two from its head to body. Violet phosphoresce scattered in the surroundings.
The villager who was watching behind is peeved.
The villager stares in wonder.
"kisheeee....."
Its obviously huge meat head bulged, and then it stopped moving.
The villager asks while trembling.
"What. It's tumor. Its self-regeneration power was too high, so I just chipped its gene a little."
"Well, it's like an endless regeneration of flesh, turning even brain and nerves into meat, can you understand that?"
The villager shifted his attention to the opposite side. The Ghoul Worm which regenerated from its head had begun to move.
I briskly approached it and killed it like the other one.
"Now then. I've saved your life. Understand?"
"Of course you also understand my strength right?"
The villager is rubbing his hands while laughing flippantly.
--Uwaa. This guy definitely cannot be trusted.
He'd probably go back and chattered everything that would be disadvantageous for me.
A murderer can't become a hero.
Haa, I sighed and picked a twig on the ground.
I quietly chant a spell on that stalk.
Then I tied the twig with the stalk.
I push it before the villager.
"Hee.... Uwah!"
With a friendly grin on my face, I take the villager's arm.
"O-oy, don't tell me!"
"Uwaaaaa! What have you done!"
"The moment it's cut, untied, and you say something disadvantageous for me, it will tear. That's it."
"You don't need to do anything. You can just go back. But tell the village mayor this, "The Sinner and the man were swallowed by a Ghoul Worm. I escaped with my life cause the worm chased after the fleeing pig horse." me and the Sinner are dead okay."
"Ah, the animals you guys rode on."
"That's the one. I'll be borrowing one Bu Horse since you got two. They'll know you're lying if you bring it with you. I'll send it back later, you have nothing to lose."
The man nods docilely.
"Now then, what should you say again? Try to repeat. Otherwise your wrist--"
"I will take the test and become a hero. After that I'll have to give my thanks to the village. In about a month."
The villager said that after glancing at the Ghoul Worm that had disappeared into mist.
"Actually, that Sinner. Became a Sinner by mistake."
"We're going to the royal capital in order to correct that too."
"It's by human. Everyone makes mistakes."
The villager nodded in thought.
"Alright. I'll cooperate with you. I'm Balley. You can believe me."
"Yea, I know."
Afterward, Balley put the fainted man on one of the Bu Horses and returned.
I had to make an insurance in this another world where Celica is my only ally.
I go back to Celica who's laying on the plain.
--I'll probably go through the same thing again if I bring her with me.
Or rather, it's strange that her Sinner status wasn't found out until she was this old.
Should I erase the Sinner status? But y'know.
It's fine as long it doesn't get found out, but if possible I want to avoid it.
In the first place, Celica's face and name might be already known by the state.
Red skirt and white coat. Doll-like slender limbs. Her big breasts are moving up and down.
....She's beautiful. It'll be a waste to hide her.
--No choice but to do it huh.
That's why, please don't punish her.
I kneel on one knee besides the lying Celica in the plain. I put my hand on her outstanding forehead. I put my other hand directly on her body from the gap on her clothes.
And then I tamper it while grabbing the big breast.
【Status】
Gender: Woman
Race: Human
Class: Knight Lv 5 [===== Lv 17]
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Modification, complete.
It'll be bad if I make a mistake when I restore after becoming a hero.
They will certainly kill me.
--Fine by me, I've already decided.
I will definitely protect Celica.
I put our baggage on the Bu Horse, and sat on the saddle with Celica in my arms.
Right at that moment, wind blows through, fluttering her hair while swaying the plain grass.
I advance slowly towards the royal capital.