Chapter 12, Part 7
So we Have to Keep Moving Forward
「Indeed, I have interrupted your operations many times. However, it’s not like I wanted you guys to get hurt. Besides…… you didn’t stop attacking the Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku• even knowing how dangerous it was. You are the ones who chose to fight, even knowing that I could appear to stand in your way. I won’t say that it is…… irrelevant, but…… isn’t this the result of your own decisions? Surely there is a more peaceful solution, but you decided to do it this way, and this was the result, wasn’t it? Also… that things turned out that way, isn’t it the fault…… of the people who let themselves be killed? If this is the way things are for you guys then I guess I really am a Disappointing Hero by your standards」
But still, he still didn’t agree with her methods. To Kagami, the idea that they would only get results if they finished off their enemies, or that it would be a failure if they failed to harm them at all, seemed no different than the whim of a child who got angry when things didn’t go their way. Honoring the death of the fallen was entirely up to the living, or so Kagami believed.
「Yes, you might be right. But, we are Humans! What’s wrong with Humans wanting to create a world for Humans, even if we have to fight to get it!? Is it so strange that we want to create a world where we can live freely!? Or that we destroy those who disturb our peace!? Isn’t it normal to act this way!?」
「You ask me if I think it’s okay to kill for the sake of reaching our goal?…… then I have to say no, I definitely don’t think it’s okay」
「…… Alright, that’s enough, I don’t want to hear anything else coming out of your mouth, you traitor」
Mary, tired of hearing Kagami’s words, simply looked at him with a cold gaze as the pressed the button of the little Digder she was holding in her hands.
At that moment, the tend fell into a deep silence. What was about to happen? Although everyone knew that the little Digder be able to make contact with someone else or something like that, everyone, except for Yuki, just watched Mary in silence, while they waited to see what she was going to do.
However, no matter how much time passed, nothing happened. Mary, confused by what was happening, tilted her head in bewilderment as she pressed the button for the little Digder again.
「What-… What’s wrong with this?」
However, the little Digder still didn’t work. Mary, who began to get impatient, soon began to press the button over and over again.
「Yuki! This thing is broken!」
Shouted Mary as she threw the little Digder, her radio, to the ground, then, Mary jumped towards the entrance of the store in an attempt to get out.
「Yeah, I can’t let you do that.」
However, the moment she turned around, Kagami, who until just a few moments ago was still sitting on the floor, appeared behind Mary, grabbing her firmly to immobilize her. Kagami moved so quickly that Mary and Yuki could only freeze as drops of cold sweat fell on their foreheads, on the other hand, Rex and Takako simply nodded in shock.
「Kagami-chan, haven’t you gotten stronger than before? Besides, you seem to have acquired a new Skill with which you can move freely through the sky, right?」
「Not exactly, my physical abilities have improved a bit, but, that doesn’t mean that I have acquired any new Skill. It was thanks to a new sidekick that I have that I was able to move through the air 」
「A new sidekick?」
In response to Takako’s question, who was tilting her head in confusion, Kagami said, 「Don’t you think you should introduce yourself?」, while still holding onto Mary tightly so she wouldn’t escape.
Then, as if reacting to Kagami’s words, Pitta’s hood suddenly began to ruffle until a small creature covered in bluish fur peeked out from Pitta’s chest.
「Nu~…… I felt so tight there ‘de gozaru」
「Wha-Wha-Wha-What is this fluffy little creature!?」
As soon as the creature showed themself, Tina, with her eyes wide open, vigorously approached Pitta and asked that energetically while focusing her gaze on the little creature, which let out a puzzled 「Gu-hah!?」.
What was there was a small creature covered in bluish fur which looked like a cute and adorable stuffed animal. At first glance they looked like a normal cat, but they had a fluffy tail and their front legs looked like little hands, which gave them a charm that would make you want to pet them without rest. The little creature had their mouth covered by a dark blue cloth, and they also wore straw sandals and worn clothes. In general, they had the appearance of an assassin, however, their adorable appearance prevented anyone present from feeling the slightest sense of danger.
「I knew I heard one more person voice…… so it was this little one’s voice huh」
「They look like the legendary warriors that were mentioned in the ancient history books of Japan…… The Shinobi, which were said to use all kinds of mysterious techniques. I think……」
Alice and Krull, interested in the little creature that looked like a stuffed animal, approached Pitta to get a better look at them. After that, Palna, who seemed to agree with Krull’s suspicion, said, 「Aah, that, yeah, I think I’ve read about them too」, while looking away.
「Good answer. I really have no idea what a Shinobi is, but this guy has some weird Skills just like us. It was thanks to their* powers that that Little Digder that Mary used did not work 」
「Amazing…… What else can they do?」
「For example, they can create platforms in the middle of nowhere…… You see, it was thanks to that power that I was able to move freely in mid-air. They can also do many other things besides that, but, I really don’t know everything they’re capable of yet」
After Kagami finished explaining that, the little creature, which was still trapped between Tina, Alice and Krull, escaped from the hands of the three and jumped, then, they landed in midair in the center of the tend, in a place where there shouldn’t be any kind of support or platform that will allow them to stand the way they did.
「It’s the first time we’ve met. You can refer to me as Oboromaru. My life was saved by my Lord, so I have decided to follow him as his subordinate ‘de gozaru 」
Oboromaru said politely as they prostrated themself with one knee at the level of their head. Tina, Alice, Krull and Yuki muttered, 「…… Adorable」, in response to their actions.
At the same time, Menou could hear Takako mutter, 「…… But I’m still the most adorable right?」, but not wanting to say anything about it, he simply turned to Kagami.
「It said that you saved its life, but where exactly did you meet this creature, Kagami-dono?」
「It wasn’t a big deal, recently I just thought I saw a worn cloth fall to the ground from the sky, and when I picked it up to see what it was, it turned out to be them. After that they simply felt grateful to me for saving them and began to follow me…… Their name is something I gave them in case you were wondering」
Menou could simply frown upon hearing that. At least, he could tell that Mary and Yuki didn’t know what that creature called Oboromaru was. In other words, that meant that not even the members who had belonged to Resistance for years should have seen something like this before. Even so, he still felt uncomfortable with Kagami saying that the creature had 『fallen to the ground from the sky』.
「That was definitely a predestined moment ‘de gozaru…… oh, I’ll never forget that day!」
On the other hand, Oboromaru had a dazzling look as they remembered that moment.
「Yeah, yeah, that’s good, then? Why didn’t you came out earlier?」
「I simply lost my chance to go out-…… I mean, I was waiting for my Lord’s orders」
At that moment, the atmosphere in the tend quickly turned into a more peaceful one than before due to the sudden appearance of Oboromaru. 「Hmph!」, although Mary was still growling as she freaked out.
「Tsk…… What are you planning to do with me and Yuki? You too, are you seriously planning to ally yourself with this Villager?」
「Seriously, it’s not like I’m going to do something bad to you, even after doing all this fuss」
Mary looked at Kagami, who was holding her tightly, with a look that seemed to be saying that she would bite him as soon as she had the chance, on the other hand, Kagami, who suddenly began to feel like he was holding a wild beast, simply let out a worried sigh.
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