Part 6[แก้ไข]
“……….. Nn”
Lily was the only one who didn’t join in the crowd that was heating up quickly. Just standing in a corner where Yō had left her and seemingly in a daze.
If Yō barfed now, the whole situation would definitely freeze over with Yō and the chefs becoming the targets of pity for having done such weird acts.
Hence, Lily decided to follow the trend of those around her.
“Yō, Yō-sama! Gambatte[5]!”
“That’s right! Keep it up little girl!”
“That’s really disappointing! Chefs! It’s down to two plates already!”
“WoaHHHHHHH!!!! We will not give up so EASILYYYY!”
The Buffet area’s atmosphere was getting livelier.
Giving up on the specialty dish of [Six Scars], Lily decided to find the others of the Senior group as she turned away from the crowd.
However, amidst the heated crowd, a cold voice could be heard saying:
“….Hmph. What’s these ruckus for? Isn’t it just a [No Name] trash that is eating ravenously like a hungry soul?”
“---Eh?” Lily stopped in her tracks.
And another soon followed.
“Oh that person is one of those right? A monkey that is elevated to something resembling a human after defeating a dragon.”
“Oh, so it’s that small kiddy Community…. No wonder she’s so ravenous. It must have been hard for them to have lived on scraps for meals.”
“And since they are [No Name], the fame will be temporary. No one will remember them after the Harvest Festival is over.”
“That’s for sure. They will have to survive on scraps again when they have to return to their usual life.”
“Yep. Trash is just trash. No matter how much accomplishment they may have, there is nothing for them to build a reputation on without a flag---”
“----That’s not true!”
With that, all the focus of the crowd was turned upon Lily who had shouted very loudly.
The guy who smeared insults one after another on [No Name] was a type of winged human race. A human body with Eagle wings sprouting from his back, a body that was lean but well trained and muscled. A mane of hair that grew on his head and eyes like that of a cruel predatory bird that focused his poisonous stare towards Lily.
“….What’s your problem, Little Kitsune…chan?”
“I’m also a member of [No Name]! I heard the insults that you have smeared on our Name very clearly! I demand that you take them back immediately and apologize!”
Lily’s face was flushed with anger and her fox ears had perked up as well.
One of his followers seemed to have gotten an idea of the situation and laughed as he stepped forth.
“So that’s how it is… I now know who you are… but do you know who it is that you were talking to? He’s the leader of [Two Wings], the Great Hippogriff Eudemon Griffith-sama!”
Hearing the words of the follower, it caused Lily to feel a little shaken.
“Hi,Hippogriff? But Hippogriffs are supposed to be a cross between Gryphons and horses….”
“Are you actually stupid? There’s nothing special about therianthropy. Noting that many eudemons and kemonos are in their therianthropy state while in the plaza, we had just followed suit…. Oh well, let’s cut to the chase, how do you plan to pay for having used that kind of tone and unwise choice of words?”
“I…I’m will not even plan it! The ones who asked for the apology is us!”
“Hmph! Recognize your position! Griffith-sama is in line for the next leader of the [Draco Greif] Alliance, and that makes him [Floor Master] of the South Side. Why would he need to bow to a mere [No Name]!”
“Wait! What’s the problem?”
Everyone’s focus shifted again to the previous direction.
The person who had that strong reaction to the words wasn’t Lily. But it was Yō, who was at the center of the plaza, staring straight at Griffith in astonishment as she stopped her meal.
Griffith ran his hand through his mane of hair as he showed a feral grin.
“Why? Haven’t you heard from that woman? After breaking her Dragon horn, that woman’s Spirit level has diminished to the point where she cannot even utilize her own power as smoothly as before. Her recommendation to be the representative was based on her strength and now that she has lost that, wouldn’t resigning be the proper action to be taken?”
“… Is that…. True?”
“I‘m not the kind that would sow this kind of lies for a sly motive. If you do not believe me, you are welcomed to go ask her yourself. Abandoning the pride of a dragon, and breaking off her bright future is just the thing that a foolish woman would do.”
Griffith gave a dry laugh while his companions followed his lead and added their distasteful laughter with his. Hearing where the conversation was heading, the crowd had already began holding their own heated discussions amongst themselves.
Ignoring the others around her, Yō got up and strode over to him.
Closing the gap to just a small distance between their noses, Yō calmly said in a casual tone: “Rectify that.”
“What?”
“Sala isn’t a ‘foolish woman’. She broke off her horn to protect [Underwood]……and my friends.”
Yō demanded an apology with an indifferent attitude. However, the fact that her voice was in a monotone, made her words seem icier than normal.
The followers laughed at her actions while butting between Yō and Griffith.
“Oi. Little Brat, Get …”
The crowd never got the chance to hear the full words of ‘Get Lost’.
Because that voice was----lost in a place two hundred meters above the city.
“Eh?.....*Cough**Puke*!”
A mouthful of blood spurted out, from the follower that let his mouth loose, as he started his descend to the ground. Not even understanding what happened in that moment, he had already been transformed into a free-falling object that was futilely waving its arms and legs until it dropped into a reservoir of water.
At the same time, Yō’s stunt left the whole crowd too stunned for words.
If it were to be converted into time, it would be even shorter than an interval.
Using the [Genome Tree] to transform-----Yō wore a copy of a Pegasus leg guards while surrounding herself in a glittery whirlwind as she kicked the opponent’s abdomen which sent him flying into the sky.
“Gli,Glittery whirlwind…. A mix of a Gryphon and Pegasus Gift?!......”
Another follower having turned pale backed away quickly, with his pride deflated.
---Winged Eudemons often had different Gifts for flight. Some of them can summon whirlwinds like the Gryphons, while there are also other Eudemons that can manipulate their weight to fly.
Even so, the Gift of a Pegasus could be counted as one of the most unique of them all. They were able to create a glittery mass of energy that propels them forward and continuously fly for a long time. Hence it wasn’t like a whirlwind, but something closer to a force field region that allows them to hover in the air. The aura of the Pegasus is basically similar to psychokinesis.
“Yō. Yō-sama …is so strong…”
Seeing Yō’s battle form for the first time, Lily couldn’t help but hold her breath, impressed by that immense pressure and power radiating from Yō.
Yō on the other hand, continued to look at Griffith with indifferent eyes.
“I repeat---RECTIFY THAT.”
Pooling and condensing the glittery whirlwinds within a palm, Yō made it clear that she had given her last warning.
Despite her monotonous voice, it was evident that she was furious.
In actuality, Yō wasn’t an easy person to piss off. In fact, her temper was so mild that she wouldn’t mind people talking behind her back about her and placed living a carefree life as her lifelong aim. To piss her off this bad, Griffith had evidently stepped on a land mine.
“……Hmph.”