Chapter 42 - The Race of Beautiful People (1/2)

The Race of Beautiful People

I started to move while hiding my presence.

An opponent who gives off this kind of intimidation…

I still can’t determine if it’s an enemy.

However, I already had a guess based on the conversation that those four people had before.

“This is the wrong guy, right?”

“But, as expected I couldn’t put my hands towards the prey…”

It may come from the one they were chasing.

[Nevertheless… I think that the one they’re chasing after had the intention to fight back.]

He plans to attack from the front huh…

If he plans to launch a surprise attack, he should have erased his presence.

But, he have such a stupidly deep fighting spirit full of simpleness.

It’s as if he’s intentionally expressing his defiance.

Is he that confident with his abilities?

Or is it that he’s just stupidly honest?

I pick up one of the thick branches nearby.

Hyuuu…

I threw it somewhere diagonally in front of me.

Gasa…

In just that one moment…

[Pii.]

Pigimaru, who was also peeking out through his protrusion signalled me by making a small cry.

The other party have moved.

Pigimaru’s protrusion would show the direction where he had moved.

He moves frighteningly quick.

It’s as if he’s a raging gale.

I quickly stood up and made my move.

I will catch him off guard when I attack him from the back.

It seems that he’s also surprised when he noticed me behind her.

But, he’s a bit slower in his response.

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He was not able to turn towards me.

No— he can’t turn towards me.

It seems that he’s confused why his body can’t move.

Now that I looked at her closely, it appears she’s apparently a woman.

Is that a hood covering her head?

No, that’s wrong.

It’s those things…

It looks closer to what nuns wear.

If I’m not mistaken, they’re called veils, right?

Or rather, aren’t hoods those head covers that extends or connected to their backs?

Just like those hoods in a parka.

The next thing that caught my attention is her overall attire.

Is it possible to explain it if I just said that she’s wearing a dress-like armor?

The base color of her armor and other equipment is white.

There are also blue and green streaks added on some parts.

Her hair is a pale yellow, like the color of lemons.

Her hair was tied into a ponytail which drooped down to her back.

It seems she have quite a slender body, though it may be somewhat be difficult to know of because of her armor.

But, the thing that I was most concerned about…

[I felt your intent to attack me—… though I also felt some impurities mixed along in your killing intent. Anyway, that’s beyond the point.]

I found out that the nature of her killing intent has changed along the way.

I feel hesitation in them.

The quality of her killing intent was different from those with pure killing intent, nor those mixed with sadistic tendencies.

Compared to the monsters from the ruins and the four people that I had just met, her killing intent shows a different emotion.

After being able to compare these kinds of killing intents, I could finally understand the difference between them.

[I felt that there’s something different from the four-person group I had met earlier, so I guess I’ll talk to you for a bit. Though I said that, I’ll keep your movement sealed just in case.]

There is that unchangeable fact that my opponent might have dangerous thoughts.

Though if you ask me, I’d rather face those four from before.

Therefore, the fact that I’ve gained the initiative could be considered a win for me.

There’s nothing better than making every situation more favorable towards myself.

[What… do… you… want…?]

The woman asked.

I guess I’ll answer honestly for the time being.

[If I were to put it simply, I feel like I lost my way. If you’re knowledgeable about this place, tell me where the nearest town or village is. I’m not a local of this place. It’s also because of it that I don’t know those things that you’d usually call common knowledge. That’s why I want you to tell me everything I need to know about this place—]

There is some change on the woman.

I could see some confusion in her.

It slowly turned to doubt…

I slowly walked in front of her while being careful for sudden attacks.

[…a blindfold?]

Is it included to that equipment she’s wearing on her head?

That part have completely covered her eyes.

It’s as if she’s wearing an eye mask.

I looked down slightly.

The whiteness of her skin stands out now that I’m looking at her in the front.

Her chin have a bit of rotundity in her acutely-angled jaws.

She could be considered to be someone who have a small face in her head. (T/N: kogao, some japs are obsessed with them. ¯_(ツ)_/¯)

The thin lips of the charming woman is faintly quivering

[Those… four…?]

[—Are they your friends?]

[They’re… not…]

[………]

Talking with someone who is paralyzed is really difficult.

There is also quite a bit of the remaining gauge left.

Sigh… It can’t be helped.

[I’ll make it so that you can just move your mouth so that we could make this conversation easier.]