Chapter 11 (1/2)
Lv11「Witch Jealousy」
TRANSLATOR : Cnine
EDITOR :Librarian
PART 1
Don’t joke around how can we treat those three as friends, Marika was strongly opposing Kurando.
He understood Marika’s heart. Though Luke is an adventurer, Gertha is just an ordinary village girl, it’s just like they’re running into a complete amateur. Though George seems to have high HP, his bravery is that of an ordinary person. While he’s fighting, Gertha was s.h.i.+vering in the back.
「Ignore those people and let’s just go back to the hut. It’s the best if we leave now since they won’t know how we suddenly disappear」
Kurando and Marika are having a secret meeting at the place separated from the campsite. It’ll pain in the a.s.s if by some chance they knew that Marika is the witch who live in this forest. According to her, even if they’re succeeded in the sealing of the reviving evil G.o.d, she must keep sending magical power to the barrier at least for one year. Kurando thinking about her whose pride is her skill in magic, though it’s just her sense of duty, it’s also an extreme burden to her.
「We’re the only race whose bloodline carry strong enough magical power to suppress the evil G.o.d. Since there’s no existence who can bind the dragon pulse of this land except for the High-Elf. Do you understand now, Kurando? to put it bluntly, we don’t have such leeway to babysit those guys」
「That Is mean, we’ll let them to face this dangerous forest on their own. Like h.e.l.l I’ll do that, she has come to this forest because she is worrying about me」
「Fu~n, how can you be so sure about it?」
「What, why are you suddenly saying those malicious words?」
「Hu~m, did you by chance fall for that Gertha girl？」
「Why’re you suddenly sticking from the thicket*. N, That’s right. I love her. She’s gentle, and taken care of many things for me back in the village」
“PIKU” a blue vein appeared on Marika forehead
「Didn’t I also done many things? I’ve cooked your meals, and even give you shelter！ ！ 」
「You dummy. Why’re suddenly shouting with such loud voice. Everyone will notice it, right」
「You’re the stupid one here. I wonder how great that woman Gertha is. That cheap looking woman, her head must be empty too」
「Oy, you’re bad mouthing someone you don’t know. I misjudged you」
「So WHAT, SO WHAT OF IT！」
「WHA, I mean calm yourself……」
「Anyway, that woman is NO GOOD！ WHY, WHY YOU CAN’T UNDERSTAND THAT？! I’M NOT SAYING THIS BECAUSE OF MY SELFISHNESS. Those villager were always trying to kill me isn’t it? How can you become a companion with those guys who only spouted lies through their teeth?」
「That, I know what you’re trying to tell. I’m just like Tsuyos.h.i.+ Inukai」
(ED:The guy that kurando speaks was a Prime Minister of j.a.pan, for like 5 months and then died in hands of navy junior officers; This is his story, but when he was killed his last words where “hanaseba wakaru”and they respond “mondō muyō”, basically “If I could speak, you would understand” and “Dialog is useless” or “No questions asked”).
「Hey, Kurando. Aren’t we just getting along nicely with just the two of us? With your sword skill and my magic …………. though we’re a bit lacking, we definitely will splendidly accomplish it, even if is the evil G.o.d」
「Nh？ Haha~n, and then」
「What’s with that」
「You’re being jealous of me and Gertha」
「――Dummy, hump, I don’t care anymore！！ 」
「The answer iiis？！ 」
Marika moved from her place with steam coming out of her head, and deliver a nice slap to Kurando face.
Kurando stumbling over, due to that slap, his posture is destroyed and accidentally stepping on a loose stone, his head crashed on a trunk, and let loose a wind . It’s even mixed with a little bit of water.
(ED: This guy fart in front of word-cla.s.s High-Elf beauty…..-_-¡)
From the next day, a change in Kurando’s and Marika’s att.i.tude can be seen. To the point that she’s showing more intimacy than needed toward Luke. Like as if she’s really interested in Luke stories, showing her hand with smile, served meals to get closer to her side.
But, that strategy is powerless in front of Kurando.
He, was sticking on Gertha all the way in the middle of their search.
In short, he almost instinctively put some distance from Marika. Even so Kurando is an excessively self-conscious person, he never thought that Marika will be NTR-ed by a man who just shown up, he even think of it as any other thing but just that they’re on close terms . Being immersed in a short sighted love was his bad habit. He was a thick-headed person[donkan].
Kurando and Gertha mostly just bring their face near each other, and recklessly flirt all day long, Color vanished from Marika face as if she forgot about herself, thinking that it’s unpleasant, she’s rapidly separate herself from Luke. The young Luke who already completely fallen in love with her clumsy act was thinking that it was natural.
「Haa, a bit more and we’ll see the dungeon」
The following night after they met with Gertha´s group, Kurando move alone to take a p.i.s.s at separated place.
When he’s shaking his muzzle and it’s starting to leak, a shadow jumped out from behind.
It’s Marika.
「UWAAAA！ D-Don’t just suddenly come out like that! 」
「Wait a minute, don’t turn that shabby thing toward me. Anyway, I’ll need a bit of your time」
「W-what’s the heck. Don’t just absurdly come out」
Marika was expressionlessly looking at Kurando important place. He can’t see her eyes since she wear the pointy hat which hide her eyes. Her pointy nose was trembling a little however.
「It’s okay if you want to flirting around but, in this area. We’re being surrounded」
「EEEH！？ 」
Sensing the abnormality in Marika’s voice. Kurando raised his underpants and immediately dashes to everyone’s place, where the battle already started. There was at least 30 of those eerie black shadows surrounding closely at their campsite. Luke was raising his sword and fighting against 3 of those monsters.
That eerie monster is just like a tree with four limbs growing on it and walking with it’s two legs. It’s yellow light eyes s.h.i.+ning brightly in the night was causing a bottomless eerie feeling even just by gazing at it.
「That’s an Evil Ent. They’re originally Tree-people who protect the forest but, being exposed to the evil G.o.d miasma turn them into evil beings. Be careful. Though there’re a lot of them but, their bodies is rather tough! 」
He just left for a moment, and the enjoyable place for their dinner till just a moment ago was turning into a tragic scene.
「DAMMMNNNNN IIIIIIIT！！ 」
「Aah, George！ George！ ！ 」
Luke is locking in combat against a 150 cm tall Evil Ento with bright red face. George the baggage carrier right arm is wounded, he is trembling in fear and sit down at that place.
Gertha is clinging closely to George and crying as if she’s turning insane.
「Come here quickly Kurando-sama, quickly ！ George, save George! ！ 」
「Understood, I’ll come right away」
Kurando unsheathing his longsword, launches a ferocious slash to the Evil Ento before him.
The dried tree teared apart with a “Gat” sound. Even though the human tree who turned into a evil being is staggering, it’s still furiously brandis.h.i.+ng it’s right arm. It’s a pointy shaped twig with fingers that are sharpened with uneven sizes, quickly slashes through his right leg, and Kurando frowned.
「Take this！ Blazing Short Sword(Flame Knife)！ ！ ！ 」
Around 20 cm long blazing swords are shooting sharply from the tip of Marika cane.
The flame was shooted fiercely.
The blazing red fire arrow chopped into the Evil Ent body.
Kurando was grimacing while he send a kick to the crumbling down Evil Ent which is covered in fire. Somehow his femoral artery was wounded and he is surprised at the large amount of blood flowing from his leg. When he almost fall on his knees, Gertha raised another high-pitched scream. He is rushes to her place while brandis.h.i.+ng wildly his long sword.
Kurando wildly brandished his long sword in the dark night, his sword left a silver colored trajectory in each of his slashes, in the blink of an eye he dispatched the three Evil Ent who were surrounding him.
「Run from that place right now！！ 」
「Wait, kurando-sama. George, George can’t walk」
Part 2
Gertha is crying while clinging closely to George’s chest.
「Is he injured somewhere！」
Luke is coming toward them while ramming against the Evil Ents and asking with a shrill voice. Shocked with the feeling when he is being surrounded by many monsters, even him lost his composure.
「H-his hips, can’t――」
George only have a scratch on his right hand, it’s not a large wound at first glance.
And he is already unable to stand with just that.
It’s just the shock and fear that made him unable to temporarily move his body. If he’s given some time, though he might be able to stand again, the monsters won’t be so generous to give him the leeway to do that. There was around 30 Evil Ents already entirely filling on the surrounding meadow. When Kurando briefly surveys his surroundings, that number already surpa.s.sed 100. There’s no meaning in staying in this place.
「Please, Kurando-sama. George, please don’t abandon George! 」
「How can you be that coward！」
Luke who’s become irritated kicked George who’s sat on the ground right at his belly.
「Sto~p, please don’t be so harsh on him！！ 」
Kurando is looking at George body which easily exceeded 100 kilos. And even without that, there’s a big wound on his thigh. Usually this kind of injury will gradually make the power his crest to kick in, depending on the severity he could die in a few seconds.
He brace himself and somehow stand on his feet. Crouching at George side. Marika shouts with a paled face.
「You, are you sane going with that kind of injury on you！？ 」
「Yes. I’m perfectly sane. Dammit, so heavy. What the h.e.l.l this bear face ate」
「S-Sorry」
Kurando struggling to carrying George’s arm on his shoulder and standing in front of everyone while enduring his pain and charging toward the flock of Evil Ents. Marika began her aria with hurried voice. The fire arrow that flies from behind tear the black shadows.
Kurando wildly swinging his longsword while breathing roughly. Inside his shoes which are soaking in his blood, splas.h.i.+ng sounds are made .
He can see Luke swinging his own longsword with a desperate face.
He’s moving around with a hazy recollection on how they act, and somehow, it was a miracle that they found a deep cave. Everyone took refuge in that cave in silence.
After who knows how much time has pa.s.sed, soon the world begin to be covered with the pale light of dawn.
「Hey, has your bleeding stopped？ 」
「Not yet. Of all times, it must be today」
Kurando answered Marika with pale expression of someone who lost too much blood. Gertha was sitting separately and continuously attending George.
Luke was hugging his knees and endlessly muttering meaningless words.
Marika’s glaring at Gertha, and sitting beside Kurando with face as if she was about to cry.
「Your contract crest. As expected, it’s not complete. That’s why it won’t heal such half-baked wound. Even if it won’t cause an instant death, I don’t know how long it’ll take for you to be able to walk properly again」
「Shut it, I just made a blunder on my step」
「The Evil Ents have a very bad eyesight. As long as they didn’t hear anything, they won’t approaching our camp, and we won’t be attacked. You can be at ease in this place. But,I can’t guarantee that for other monsters」
「d.a.m.n it」
「Kurando-sama, this place is dangerous！ Let’s just leave this place, let’s leave this forest」
「Wait a minute. Could it be that you’re seriously trying to made Kurando who can’t even stand properly to fight in his condition? 」
「……Kurando-sama. I know that this is impossible for you. But, George, George leave his old parents and 4 brothers in the village. me too, since I was the one who hire him, it’s my responsibility to bring him back to the village. I know that it’ll be painful but, this place is」
「Hump. Hire? Duty? Gertha, I’ve enough with your cheap performance as a village girl.This, do you think I’m such a blind person to miss that？ No matter how I think about it, your hand is definitely not the hand of someone who’s used to do farmwork」
「Wha-What , I don’t know what you’re talking about. Nee, Kurando-sama. Kurando-sama, you trust me right! You won’t do something like abandoning this Gertha and George right?」
「Yeah, of course not」
「Kurando, you really are a foolish man」
「It’s just that, please wait for a while since I can’t move my leg properly. Wait for a little while. And then, I’ll send you back to the village once the bleeding stopped」
Gertha who know how severe Kurando wound is just standing still on her place looking at him with cold eyes, and returned to George place immediately.
「Say Marika. That, will you use that baa-boom-magic-things to return those guys? 」
「If what you mean is s.p.a.ce Distortion(Room), sorry but I won’t. I’m unable to do so. My magical power is completely exhausted」
「And we’re being surrounded from all side, s.h.i.+t.」
Kurando doze off a while and later followed by Marika who sat beside him.
After snuggling up for a while, he vaguely woke up. When he look at the entrance of the cave, the figure of Gertha and George can’t be seen anymore.
「If you’re looking for those two, they’ve left since some times ago」
Luke voice can be heard from his side.
「I see」
Marika is sneering while looking at the direction where they left with a detesting face.
Though Kurando was being absentminded for a while, before long he’s scratching his hair and sighed off. While pretended to become emotionally attached to him, he’s shocked that he’s so easily cast aside in that situation. Kurando didn’t mind so much about it, rapid switch is one of his selling points. He didn’t have any time to be irresolute and fussing over it. It’s more important to think about how to survive in this condition.