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Defiled Hero Chapter 041

Defiled Hero

Miniskirt Cat-Eared Girl

Two days have pa.s.sed since we left Broken. I ran without using the carriage.

The reason is, I run faster than the carriage. At least three times as fast. Because there's the issue of stamina, I can only run for about 24 hours, but can cover a considerable distance.

The destination is the capital, past a hill as I proceed through the dense forest.

Even if I take my time, I should arrive sometime today.

「*Hawawa,* I'm hungry oniichan.」 (Fiere)

Fiere clung to my back.

「It's about midday, shall we have a short break?」 (Izayoi)

Coming to a stop in the forest, the bored Fiere got down and started running around.

「*Hawawa hawawa hawawa.*」 (Fiere)

She's said nothing but hawawa, but seems to be quite happy.

(TN: I still have no idea what it's supposed to mean. Seriously.)

As I heard a rustling sound, a shadow could be seen.

Something came out of the bush.

「*Hawawawawawawawa—*」 (Fiere)

Fiere fell on her b.u.t.t in surprise, and was frozen there making *hawahawa* noises. A large spider came out. It's about B-rank I think.

There's no reason to pay any particular attention to it.

Recognizing Fiere as prey, it moved quickly and was just about to attack her. Gripping the hilt of my sword with my right hand, I prepared to pull it out.

At that moment, I felt another presence.

It's approaching very fast. The footsteps seem to be from a human. The moment before the spider attacked Fiere, the shrill sound of metal colliding at high speed could be heard.

This is, the sound of a katana being drawn.

It flew like the wind through the gap between Fiere and the spider. Slicing through the spider, bodily fluids could be seen spilling out. It's not a mortal wound, however.

「I will protect you.,」 (???)

Knee-high boots and a miniskirt. Cat ears on her head. About 10 years old.

With a calm and cool countenance, the young girl's long coat fluttered about.

Preparing her katana, they faced each other.

She came to help, I see.

「Is that so. Then protect us. —Hey, Fiere, come here. Let's eat lunch.」 (Izayoi)

「Okay!」 (Fiere)

「Eh?」 (???)

Releasing the sword hilt, I sat on the ground. I pulled out store-bought food from warehouse Astrea.

「*Mou,* It suddenly came out so I suddenly went *hawawa.*」 (Fiere)

The young katana-wielding miniskirt-clad cat-eared girl stared at us dumbfounded. For some reason, she seemed to be watching us eat.

Ignoring the spider, she continued to stare at us.

We looked at each other quietly for a while.

「...You trust me enough to allow you to eat in peace. Alright. I will protect you!」 (???)

She seemed happy for an instant, then prepared her katana. Not wasting any time, she began to overwhelm the spider with her refined, flowing swordplay.

Shaking the spider's body fluids off of the katana, she silently returned it to its scabbard.

Movement, swordplay, speed. There's probably n.o.body better at using a katana than her.

Seeing the young girl's movement gave me deja vu.