episode_0073

Victor, not knowing what was going on, patted Idandienne on the back.

“Don’t worry, I’m here.”

“Yes, yes… .”

Only then did Dien raise his head.

I see Victor is safe.

Now I have another worry.

“What on earth is that? I thought I had investigated all the creatures in the vicinity… .”

The Northern Report is a collaboration between Victor and Dien.

In addition, the report was created by incorporating the testimonies of numerous soldiers.

If there were such a gigantic mutant creature, it would have been impossible for it not to have been recorded.

“Chimera… I guess.”

Victor, who was rubbing his chin, thought of one possibility.

Chimera, a monster that is a combination of several creatures.

It is a life form that is more appropriately described as a monster rather than a mutant creature.

“That means… .”

“We can only assume that there was artificial intervention.”

Chimeras do not occur in nature.

Human experimentation.

Or maybe it’s a deformed phenomenon that appears as a prank from an ancient being.

Karr… .

A chimera with wide-eyed eyes.

It doesn’t seem like it’s going to be aggressive right now though.

He was drooling like he was going to pounce on me at any moment.

As if I was being ordered around by someone.

“What is this? What is that?”

That’s when Luke joined.

He had his eyebrows drawn together in a disgusting manner.

“Well, we don’t seem to have a good grasp of the situation either.”

“Senior, why are you doing that?”

“Huh? Huh?”

Only then did Dien fall down in surprise.

Without realizing it, I was hugging Victor’s waist tightly.

“… I’ll pretend I didn’t see it.”

“Ahem, thank you.”

They probably think that I confessed to them secretly yesterday.

Actually, I finished watching Luke yesterday.

There was no need to make things awkward by pretending to know, so I just overlooked it.

“First of all, it doesn’t seem to have come about naturally. Is that right?”

“Uh, yeah. That’s why I was thinking it might be a chimera.”

Dien answered, spinning her hair.

“Chimera? Was that a real thing?”

Frowned.

chimera.

An artificial life form that I have heard of at the academy.

But I’ve never seen it in real life, not even in a game.

A creature suddenly appeared without any proper mention?

“I’m not sure. I’m just saying that it’s possible.”

“From the looks of it, it looks pretty… plausible.”

“That’s right.”

Its appearance is so horrifying that even those who see it for the first time would say, “Huh? It’s a chimera.”

A sickening cry, as if two animals were entangled and groaning.

Unlike other mutant creatures, it does not attack first.

“How are you going to handle it?”

I won’t touch it rashly right now though.

They are beings that will have to be dealt with someday.

There’s no way we could just hang out in front of the outpost laughing and laughing together just because the Chimera doesn’t attack first.

“It’s dangerous to provoke them unnecessarily. First, prepare for a defensive stance and be ready to counterattack at any time.”

Victor, the next head of Bucklin.

He gave the order as if to show why he had been appointed temporary commander in the North.

Woof-

The wizards unite and create a barrier.

chuck-

The knights were prepared to spring forward at any time.

Even though they are soldiers from the North, they move in unison at Victor’s word.

I could indirectly feel how much trust was being gained.

“Have all the other mutants been dealt with?”

“Yes, that’s right. Right now I… … .”

“First of all, let’s call it a chimera.”

“Ah, yes. I’ve eliminated all the other mutants except for the 7 chimeras.”

Victor nodded as one wizard finished his report.

“Okay, I understand. Never act alone. Wait for the next command.”

“Yes!”

A soldier salutes in the northern style and walks away.

Victor took a deep breath.

“I won’t be helpless, but… I don’t know what’s going on as soon as I come to the North.”

“That’s right. It was pretty quiet after Victor left… .”

Dien agreed.

The two of them looked like they had no idea what was going on.

Somehow Luke seemed to know.

Swish.

I turned my head to the side.

Elin is seen nodding off while holding Luke’s hand.

If there was any influence, it was most likely Elin.

They have the same curse as mutant creatures.

Because when I went near the cave yesterday, I collapsed and fell asleep.

It’s just a hypothesis, though.

If Elin and the cave interacted and the chimera emerged… .

“Your Majesty.”

“… Huh?”

Elin, who was spinning her hat with her stupid hair, woke up with a start.

After rubbing the area around your eyes with the back of your hand.

I blink and look at Luke.

“Why?”

“You look tired. Didn’t you sleep well last night?”

“… Yeah.”

You may not have slept at night because you fell asleep during the day yesterday.

But now Elin’s condition was quite serious.

Dark circles that extend down to the cheeks.

Eyes that are hard to open.

Even the head nodding like a sick chicken.

If I hadn’t stayed up all night, it wouldn’t have come to this.

“Elin. Would you like some fatigue recovery medicine?”

Even Dien looked at Elin with a worried expression.

“… Yes? Yes… ..”

“You’re still not in your right mind? Luke. Shouldn’t you be putting Elin to sleep?”

“Yes, I guess I should do that. But… .”

Glance.

I looked outside the barrier.

I was quite anxious.

Because the chimeras somehow looked like they were drooling while looking at Elin.

“Victor and Gailan are here, so you can go in and sleep.”

“Then… I’ll be back soon.”

It certainly wasn’t a force that would be pushed out in an instant.

Rather, it would be dangerous for Elin, who is still unconscious, to be here.

Flash.

Luke hugged Elin.

* * * * *

On the way to the tent to be put to bed.

“… Are you okay, teacher?”

Elin asked, barely able to raise her eyelids.

“What are you talking about?”

“… … No.”

Ellen closed her eyes again.

And then it popped up again.

Suddenly I felt wronged.

The reason Elin kept crying wasn’t because of the curse.

-… Just. Be careful.

The cheek kiss I gave to Luke yesterday.

That’s why I couldn’t even breathe because it kept going around in my head.

In contrast,

“You don’t have to force yourself to get up. You can just close your eyes for a bit… .”

Luke is patting Elin on the back.

It means that nothing has changed from usual!

That fact made me feel annoyed for a moment.

“Teacher.”

“Why are you calling―”

side.

He pressed his lips to her cheek once more.

If you don’t care at all.

Just make it bother you.

Elin, who put Dr. Bena’s words into practice, shook her stupid hair with a relieved expression.

Swish.

At the same time, strength leaves Luke’s arms.

Elin took advantage of the gap and escaped from Luke’s arms, jumping down.

“Just a little bit.”

After yawning slightly, I went into the tent.

All that’s left is Luke, frozen in place.

“… … Hey. What did you just say??”

And it was Anne who was coming back from the bathroom.

Luke had a gut feeling that he would be misunderstood for a moment.

“You appear at such exquisite timing.”

“No, what are you… .”

“I don’t know either.”

Anne looked at him with great suspicion.

Even though he stared at her like that, Luke had no way of knowing what was on the mind of a teenage girl.

Do girls usually give kisses to people they are grateful to?

But for some reason, there was an annoyance on his expression… .

In addition to the strange phenomena appearing in the North, even Elin is acting strangely.

Luke’s mind was in utter confusion.

“You little shit, no way… .”

What have you been thinking about?

Anne pointed at Luke with a trembling hand.

“Since Victor likes Senior Dien, you too… .”

“Absolutely not.”

As expected, we first blocked any misunderstandings that arose.

“Ann. When children reach puberty… .”

Luke didn’t know why either, so he tried to ask Anne.

“Coming in! Everyone, prepare for battle!”

The soldiers in the ranks shouted loudly.

Karrrr…!

A chimera moving as if it had been freed from some bondage.

He moved his joints cracking and popping.

“No, what the fuck is that?”

Anne, who had just confirmed the creature, swore.

“Chimera… I guess.”

“Chimera? That’s a real thing?”

“That’s what I’ve already said.”

“What?”

“You support the front line. I will check on the princess’s condition.”

“Uhh… Okay. Take good care of your princess.”

Anne is also a battle mage.

But his face was filled with doubt.

Knowing that the situation was urgent, I immediately joined the ranks.

Luke went into the tent.

On the bed, Elin was sleeping with an angelic face and making a pee-pee- sound.

Kagak-

Quadduk-

I can hear the sound of the barrier cracking outside.

―Ugh…! We can’t stand each other anymore! The barrier is collapsing!!

The soldiers’ shouts could be heard even from inside.

Karrrr-!!

Even though I could hear the chimera’s cries, which were becoming increasingly unpleasant.

“Koo… … .”

Elin was sleeping very soundly.

“… … ”

At this point, I can’t help but feel a sense of discomfort.

The chimeras were still when Elin was nodding off.

The moment Elin falls asleep, he attacks as if he had been waiting for her?

No matter how I look at it, it seems to be related to the curse that consumes mana….

Chae Ae Aeng-!

An ear-piercing bursting sound.

At the same time, vibrations are felt on the ground.

Kuung.

-Hey! Are you okay?

Anne screamed, accompanied by the sound of something crashing.

“What’s going on?”

Luke immediately set up 8 layers of mana barriers around Elin.

He just stuck his head out of the tent.

“!”

The view outside was shocking.

Anne, who is giving up competing with a chimera the size of a house.

As soon as I came out, I met the chimera’s bloodshot eyes.

“I don’t know either… As soon as the barrier was broken, that little shit came running here… Ugh!”

With the sound of Anne swallowing her breath.

Boom-!

There was a loud explosion.

Anne, who had condensed mana into her fist, struck the chimera’s head.

A chimera that stumbled and fell.

One side of his skull was sunken in and he was shaking.

“Still brutal.”

I’m saying that I lived avoiding things like that during my academy days.

Suddenly, the hairs on my arms stood on end.

“Hoo… Is the princess okay?”

“You are sleeping very well.”

“… Are you sleeping when it’s this noisy?”

“Isn’t something strange?”

“That’s freaking weird?”

Anne’s expression suddenly crumpled.

When you think about it logically.

Because it’s impossible to sleep comfortably in this kind of noise.

“Where are the other chimeras?”

“Only one of them escaped. The rest are being held in front.”

It was just as Anne said.

A total of 7 chimeras appeared.

One of them had Anne’s skull crushed.

The remaining six were being held by the soldiers, Gaillan, and Victor.

“… Hmm?”

okay.

They didn’t kill him, they just held him captive.

If Anne had dealt with it alone, it wouldn’t have been a difficult opponent, so why is she acting like that?

“What the heck is that… … .”

The moment I had that question.

Ka, rrr… … .

The chimera that Anne had knocked down staggered back up.

A head restored with a bubbling sound.

The chimera began to glare at Anne again with its fierce eyes.

Only then did the battle situation become visible again.

“Captain! Chimera heals wounds endlessly!”

It’s not that Gaillan and Victor didn’t kill the Chimera.

I couldn’t kill it.

“Whew, what kind of creature is this… .”

“This is crazy… … !”

Gaelan let out a ragged breath.

For a rare moment, Victor was swearing and casting spells.

“Hey, Luke. What do you want me to do?”

“… This is my first time seeing a chimera.”

“Should I knock it down again?”

“That would be nice… .”

Karrrr!!

Chimera rushes in before Luke can finish speaking.

The moment the chimera’s foot fell, I realized.

How did that monster get into the tent right after the barrier was breached?

“Hey! Stop it!!”

A chimera darts past Anne before she can even reach out.

Where is that monster headed?

It was the tent where Elin was sleeping.