Running. Yes, she was running with all her might. Not stopping even when her legs start to hurt. Just the fact that there was someone waiting for her made Lefille ran alone back the path she came as fast as she could.
Tapping into the extraordinary powers in her body, Lefille relied on the glowing crimson blessing of the goddess and ran. Going through the forest she broke the branches forcefully, and ran as if she was crushing the earth under her feet. Even when images of the worst case scenario flashes in her mind, she didn’t give up on the possibility of the people waiting for her was still there.
When she was almost halfway up the hill, the girl stopped and looked back.
“......”
She should only be able to see the cloudy, gloomy sky, and unnatural noises made by the branches, which made the atmosphere even more eerie— But reflected in her eyes were something that appeared on her path here suddenly.
That’s right, there were countless bodies paving the path she came. The remains of the Mazoku blocking the way of the girl going to the people waiting for her.
In order to kill Lefille, the Demon General Rajas probably gathered all his lackeys in the vicinity. If she arrived later by a quarter of an hour or so, the forest and hills in a 10 mile radius would be flooded by the Mazoku. It would be impossible to escape then.
Rajas was probably in the area too.
That thing who took everyone precious to Lefille, making people she cherished suffer in death. He even extended his claws to people unrelated to her. That merciless thing was waiting there eagerly.
As if making humans suffer was the only thing he took joy in. That evil being was probably sneering there.
Voices that Lefille shouldn’t be able to hear reached her. They were asking her to save them, begging for salvation. It was the voices of the people she couldn’t save, even though she hears their pleas.
That’s why she couldn’t leave it alone, in order to avoid that tragedy again.
Lefille acknowledged the burning fury in her heart, and at this moment.
— Don’t go! Lefille!
“Ah…”
Suddenly, the remnants of her memory resounded in her ears. The voices she shouldn’t be able to hear again, made her heart burned by wrath waver.
That voice grasped her heart tightly, and the girl couldn’t suppress her memories that flowed out. Something important seemed to be glimmering in her heart, a sense of lost she wanted to ignore still lingered.
That’s right, the one who stopped Lefille, whose abilities was beyond human. The incredible young man she was just getting familiar with who restrained her from running off. His name is Yakagi Suimei. She met him in Mehter, the capital of Astel. A mage who was a bit weird.
Aside from his black hair which was a rare sight in this region, he didn’t have any other features, a young man who looked as if he will disappear into the wind at any moment. If she had to list one thing unique about him, that would be his gentle eyes. Although he wore clothings that wasn’t any different from others, he still had an exotic feel about him. No, the aura about him couldn’t be described so simply with words. He was a mage unlike any other the girl had seen before.
He claimed to be a traveler making his way to Nelferia, but he was unfamiliar with the common sense of this world for some reason. Recently, she found out he possessed exceptional and shocking knowledge.
Simply put, his personality was warm and kind. As a mage, he should be lofty and reserved, but his actions and words felt naive in all sorts of ways, and his character was far from being cold.
That day, when he parted with the caravan and chased after Lefille, it was easy to deduce that was how his personality was. He would definitely be in danger if he followed her, but Suimei still did that without any regret. He always has her best interest in heart, and even brushed off Lefille’s words asking him to stop, and soothe her heart tired from all her setbacks. That was why she could more or less grasp his character.