Chapter 163 (1/2)

Letting the reu and Malfas traverse the wastelands while keeping a distance so that they don't catch up with theu wondered whether they will deviate towards another direction sooner or later, but, no matter how much time passes, they follow the sauys possibly heading towards the sluu)

They don't have an aura as if they are about to head into battle froed their target to the beast lost to the hu at Malfas atches hie their planned route towards advancing through the forests asattacked by other beaste soet difficult, but we haven't any other choice but to hurry in order to infor in on the de in the direction of Swordland The two of theot off the path quietly and went into the forest

Once they have entered a depth where Gengu judges that they aren't visible by the demons, they advance at a quick pace

“Hifumi is currently in the hu us, that person travels quickly as well He won't hesitate to go towards a battlefield If he sees the de to attack, he will likely repel them quickly… u)

Listening to Gengu's talk, Malfas fell into silence

Malfas sou who is fast on his feet as should be expected of a wolf beastu's predictions, Malfas, who pondered about it while running to an extent that it's u,

“Do the deainst the humans?” (Malfas)

“If I ponder about what they are planning… I've no idea They ht attack once again after having finished their preparations Or…” (Gengu)

The worst possibility of Gengu's predictions is that they could come to the conclusion to bolster their insufficient nu the beastmen obey to them as subordinates If the destination of the of the demon soldiersjust now is Swordland as expected, and if they are planning to attack that place, their target will likely be the beast in that city

“Unfortunately s so far ahead Since I've always left the thinking part to others, there's no other option but to spend our tiht” (Gengu)

“Reni-san and the others don't have any intention to fight with anyone, I think?” (Malfas)

Gengu snorted due to Malfas' remark

“There are parts where I want to say… ‘not like I would know', but there's one thing that's definite” (Gengu)

Gengu stops and looks at Malfas' face

“Reni-san won't emotionally choose an option that seeer If there's nothing she has to protect by allher cou)

At the tie had decided to fight As a result of that, half of his friends had been pointlessly killed and the reh he had just recently heard of it, but half of his friends that had been turned into slaves have already died

If their leader was soht have at least considered to retreat teroup that decided its leader by judging their accoroup that settles on a leader si to know Reni's u's headthat can't be helped even if he broods over it now after such long tihts inside his memories

“Anyway, for noe have to hurry to return to the slue Malfas is carrying and forcibly pulls it behind a tree

After telling Malfas to conceal hiu silently checked their front froures of people moved about

“I don't knohat kind of beastentle lot…” (Gengu)

He watches fixedly for several seconds Gengu felt relieved when he saw the ears of a rabbit atop a distant thicket If it's a rabbit beast us all of a sudden If it's a hu a rabbit beast entered a forest in the wastelands area

“Stand up, Malfas It's a rabbit-san” (Gengu)

Gengu quickly picked up his dropped luggage and, once Malfas had also fixed all the luggage that had been thrown into disarray due to hi down, they approached the rabbit ears

The face that appeared after roughly pushi+ng its way through the grass with a rustling was that of Helen Leading several beastu at a fast pace

“… Gengu-san?” (Helen)

“Helen-san!? What are you doing in this place!?” (Gengu)

“That's et lost?” (Helen)

Gengu burst out in laughter due to Helen's joke, but Malfas had a bitter expression

“Your numbers have decreased as well… What did actually happen?” (Helen)

“It's a long story ~ssu”, Gengu explained as simple as possible that Viine and Puuse remained in the human country and about Malfas' relationshi+p with Hifu that, Helen looks curious and says 「Puuse-san, too, eh…?」 Since Helen knows that Puuse herself only went there with the intention of acco Viine, she never expected her to actually stay behind, too

“I just went on patrol to check the surrounding area and to search for food, but you are just right in tiu)

“That is, you know…” (Helen)

After Helen mumbled under hear breath as if it was difficult to say while fiddling with one of her long ears with her fingers, she said “I have to tell you, don't I?” and continued,

“Since the demons came to attack us, we abandoned the slums with everyone and entered the forest And so we built a sie ahead of here” (Helen)

It took a bit tiu understood what Helen had told him That's because he didn't actually expect Reni to completely realize the evacuation he had pondered about until soo

“So, a little proble to return to the forest after all, isn't it?” (Gengu)

Helen shakes her head at Gengu's question

Even her ears that are slowly shaking looked soroup, which accepted Reni's opinion of letting the strife go past inside the forest, and one that wants to take back the slu a counter-attack” (Helen)