Chapter 13 (2/2)
「Lucia!!」
The other girl noticed Lucia in an abnormal state of panic The stories that adventurers occasionally shared with the villagers could’ve been the cause of it
Nonetheless, even if the girl understood the cause, there still wasn’t irl turned around and chased after her friend When she looked over her shoulder, she saw that the goblin looking for the origin of the screa, as it had found a better prey
When it ca but quickly and recklessly run through the forest However, the goblin’s speed was obviously h, the distance between the goblin and the girls was slowly being shortened Under the pressure of the life and death situation, Lucia fu of the snow covered path that they had used to enter the forest
「Kyaa!!」
「Lucia!!」
「Ugh, uwah」
Lucia not only sprained her ankle fro half her body stuck in the snow Even if the girl wanted to assist her friend, she wouldn’t be able to Lucia ht be able to stand, but her sprained ankle would slow her down too ayagyagya!!」
Upon seeing this, the approaching ice goblin sneered at Lucia
Though the young girl did have the capability to save her friend As all beastmen had a hidden poithin
If she held back at all, then the ice goblin wouldn’t be defeated; only an all out attack could defeat it However…
『Is that clear, Minaris? You’re absolutely forbidden fro your powers in public If you use theic will fall apart You’ll expose the ears and tails that serve as proof that you’re a wererabbit』
『Why is it bad if I’m found out to be a beastman, Mother?』
『… Well, I wonder why that is? Our appearance is only a little different after all…』
「No, NOOO… don’t want to die I don’t want to die!!」
(…I’ her best friend screa to herable to abide by her instructions
「UAAAAA!!」
「Guyaa!?」
The girl’s flying kick hit the goblin directly in the sto a difference in physique, the goblin was sent flying further into the woods The goblin had been caught unaware by the attack, and was unable to retaliate
Had this been a noroblin, the attack just noould’ve critically injured it However, let alone being injured, it had barely even been incapacitated Though as a goblin with a higher intelligence, it ca back would be a poor decision
The ice goblin picked itself off the ground and retreated deeper into the forest, giving the girls a hateful glare as it departed
「Lucia!! Are you okay!? Are you injured?」
「Mi-Minaris-chan… that… 」
Lucia’s dazed state had quickly turned into panic upon seeing her friend The cause of this panic was the pair of bunny ears that sat atop the girl’ head
As for the beasth there are soenerally quite high This also applies to their MP, or ic power differs from humans in that their’s is easy to expel once it leaves their body, but it’s not suited for long range attacks because of its poor efficiency Though if they clad thenificance
As for this girl’s beast tribe ancestry, the wererabbits were exceptionally talented when it ca an illusion all this time, in order to avoid any hardshi+ps However, if she were to unleash the true power of a beastman, then it’s inevitable that the illusion would be coic power emitted from her body
「Ah, u time, until now… Please keep this a secret!!」
「Eh!? Ah, s-sure」
The girl gave off a sirl’s puzzled nod
Only after telling her irl learn about why beastmen like her had to hide their identity It was then that she finally understood why the people of this country held contempt for beastmen, and treated any who lived there with disdain
Until now, Mother’s instructions had never been ignored Yet now she was trusting her best friend with keeping her secret fro revealed
「With this, it’s done」
The illusionary ain to hide her ears and tail froh she had spent most of her childhood with her mother, 4-5 years were spent by herself
「Then, let’s return to the village Though we couldn’t find food, if we stay here we’re sure to encounter another ht Let’s go hoe later that day, just as it had becoirls were harshly repri the forest However, their punishiven out tomorrow, so they returned to their fairl infornored her instructions And upon divulging the reason, she apologized Her hed perturbedly and sh the irl for so used her beastmen powers for the first time on a irl slept soundly that day
That night, the girl drea lots of fruits for the winter When thesun rose the next day, she oken up and taken to the center village square For so with her
「W-what? The punishment that was discussed yesterday? Why iswhile the tere being dragged out, confused While the girl was thinking of why all of those thorny gazes were directed at them, because of what the elder suddenly announced, her mind went completely blank
「Minaris, and Maris Is it true that you’re both wererabbits?」
[7th: Betrayals… Betrayals everywhere…]