LV999 Villager - Volume 4 - Chapter 14.04

Chapter 14, Part 4

Do you Remember?

「Well then, how should we solve this?…… Even if we think something like that could happen, it is not a good idea to move forward thinking that things will turn out that well」

Palna said as she followed Rex with concern.

「Run. Takako will take me and Mary and Menou will take Tina. We are in no condition to fight, so we just have to jump over them and run away」

「Maybe I could deal with them if Tina protected me……」

After hearing Palna’s words, who had a complicated look on her face, Tina, whose face turned completely pale, began to desperately shake her head from side to side. Tina’s body had reached its limit after having to use her Skill in addition to the continuous effort that she had to exert throughout the day, so it wasn’t realistic to expect that she could do much.

「In the end, it seems that we have no choice but to keep moving forward positively without any particular strategy」

「Su-Sounds…… pretty funny」

「Pay no attention to this guy. He doesn’t know how to feel worried even in the worst situations. He’s already completely lost his mind」

「Aren’t we in a bind, Mary-chan? No, I mean, I feel like everything will work out, so no problem, I think? But, there’s no guarantee either, and, errrm…… just, that’s how I feel, I think」

Yuki, who couldn’t feel any tension in the current situation, smiled wryly as she looked at Kagami, who was being carried like a pile of luggage while acting as nonchalant as ever. 「Is this the Disappointing Hero?」, she mutter not knowing how to feel about that.

「…… Ha~a」

「Are you okay? Mary-san?」

Mary was walking sulkily alongside Yuki, who was smiling wryly. Alice quickly approached her after noticing that she didn’t seem well. Even Mary, who had participated in numerous battlefields, had never before found herself in a situation where her life depended on the decisions of the other side.

「Just leave me behind when it looks like they’re going to attack us.」

Mary was just a normal Human. Understanding that, Mary decided that it was best to die quickly in case the worst happened. She was ready to die, claiming that it would be better if the rest escaped without worrying about her, assuming that that would increase their chances of survival. In other words, she was in an unstable emotionally state.

「Tsk…… I thought I would be ready to die at any moment, but…… Damn, as I thought, it’s still an irritating feeling」

Mary said, teasing herself after realizing how difficult it was to get rid of the fear of death.

「No, no one is going to die, so calm down.」

However, Kagami didn’t hesitate for a second to say those words, mocking Mary’s resolve.

「Don’t you feel that he sounds strangely persuasive when he says things with that kind of attitude?」

「It’s not like I can change the way I speak, or well, I can at least assure you that we are not the type of people who give up so easily. That’s why I’m not going to accept the idea of ​​sacrificing someone」

Then, as if it was completely natural, everyone silently nodded without stopping. After seeing that, Mary muttered, 「…… I see」, then began to follow Rex, who was leading the way, with a much more relaxed look than before, as if part of her worries had disappeared.

The group soon reached a distance from which they could clearly distinguish the eyes and noses of the Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku• that surrounded them. Then the Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku• that just a moments ago had blocked their way, move left and right to open the way.

「………… They’re not getting close」

Mary, who could only think of the worst possible situation, let out a sigh of relief after seeing that.

「Ooh, it looks like we can go through there…… Well, we might still end up running into some Eaters•Kuijin-zoku• or some other dangerous enemy on our way back, but this is a good start」

They all continued walking slowly as they looked around the road that led to Noah’s underground facility, which could be seen beyond the path that had been opened. Meanwhile, the Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku• kept staring at the group.

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「Why…… did you helped us?」

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At that moment, everyone stopped walking and quickly looked back, in the direction that those words came from.

「Speak…… Why?」

There was one of the members of the Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku•, which seemed to have been startled after everyone turned to look at him so suddenly. Everyone was perplexed after that unexpected event, and inadvertently ended up gathering around Menou, who was in the middle, to discuss what had just happened.

「Did that Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku• just speak? Until now I had only heard them babbling things like 「Uwooooow」, 「Ughaaaaaa」 and 「Ohwohw」. I thought that’s how they communicated」

「Didn’t that last sound you made belong to some strange unrelated creature?」

While still hanging from Menou’s shoulder, Kagami, who had been among the Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku• longer than the others, muttered that with a really surprised look. Palna, who was hoping Kagami would know something about them, also looked surprised. None of them had expected that the enemy who until now had only been attacking them with the intention of killing them immediately would be able to speak.

「Eew, but…… Pit-chan can also speak, and she’s a Beast’s Fangs•Kemono Kiba-zoku• too, so I guess we should have see that coming. I mean, she must have learned how to speak somewhere」

「Pit-chan…… You mean Pitta?」

「Eh? Ah, that’s right…… You do not like? Ah, right, I haven’t introduced myself. I’m Palna, I’m…… you Dad’s friend, I guess?」

「Friend…… Palna is also Pitta’s family?」

「Fa-Family? Errrm, well I’m not sure if we’re family or not, but we’re friends, uh, I guess you could be one of my important little sisters」

Palna said as she hugged Pitta. Pitta was disappointed after being told they weren’t family, however, it didn’t take long for her to smile with satisfaction again after Palna hugged her.

Seeing that, Krull, who was called 「Big Sister」 after being recognized as family, felt as if she was being pushed aside and puffed out her cheeks in dissatisfaction.

「Hey hey. This is not the time to go around doing that. If we don’t hurry to respond, they will jump on us to attack us」