Chapter 16: 16

I’ve got a problem!

«Uta! Hey! Let’s go home!»

«No! If you’re going to go home, go home alone!»

A boy and a girl were walking in the dark forest.

The boy in front had his hands full.

In his right hand was a toy sword made of wood.

In his left hand, a magical stone of flame.

Therefore, the boy was not holding hands with the girl.

The girl struggled with the undulating roots of the trees.

«Hey, let’s go home! The town people will get very upset if they know we are doing this!

«No, no! Everyone will praise me if I defeat the Berg ear! And even if I can’t kill it, I can just repel it!»

«But!»

«Don’t worry! We have fire!»

The boy had been told by a customer at a cafeteria in Cardiff that the monsters of the forest were afraid of fire. Monsters are sensitive to the fear of the unknown. Wolves, for example, will run away. It would be a problem if they entered the city, but it would be possible to get rid of them with fire periodically.

«If I can get rid of the Berg Bear, I’ll be on my way to becoming a hero!»

The boy longed to be a hero.

He read a lot of books about adventures and legends.

The Sun Priestess.

The adventures of the righteous bandit Kururukan.

The myth of the sealed Spirit of Light.

All of these stories depicted people with strong magical powers and skills. However, the boy does not only yearn for these powers.

All of the heroes in the stories fought to save and protect something.

The Sun Priestess fought to protect the land from the falling stars.

Kururukan, to create a future for the poor children of tomorrow.

The Spirit of Light stopped time to heal people for eternity.

That’s what the boy wanted to be. He wanted to be like that.

To be someone’s tomorrow.

To be of use to someone else.

Even as a child, he understands that this is a form of self-satisfaction and selfishness.

But what would change if I just sat around in the city!

Is it enough to just surrender to the flow of time?

Eat, sleep, grow up, and find a job.

Is that what life is supposed to be?

I don’t know.

I don’t know because I’m a child.

The boy wanted to change something.

«Hey Uta…… that.»

«!»

When the boy was biting down on something like determination in his chest.

The girl, ironically, finds it.

«Berg Bear ……»

A spherical, very large, black mass was breathing.

The boy forgot to even gasp at the size of it.

It was as if he had just had a hiccup.

The fear was so numb that he could not function.

«A chance……»

That’s what the boy thought.

We all let our guard down when we’re asleep.

If the Berg Bear didn’t like fire, he might be startled by the sudden attack and run away.

«Anna, stay back.»

«Oh…… but …….»

Put the magic power into the fire stone. Even a child can do this.

Now it will be a fireball soon.

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There is no turning back.

«……──────!»

Po─────n

Tkk!

Boom!!!!

«──────»

There is a fireball on top of a spherical hairball.

It doesn’t work────

There’s no way.

At first, he slowly raised his face.

The boy looked at it dumbfounded.

It was big. And more.

It had been curled up on its side earlier.

But now that it was upright and facing the other way, it was as big as a house.

I’m looking around.

Is this monster really that scary?

It was very quiet, but a burning stone caught his eye.

It looks like its fur has been burned off.

He grab it with his long, horrible claws.

Buchi, buchi, buchi.

The black fur reflects the flames, making it look orange.

Boom!…… Gasasa~tsu!

The magic stone of fire was thrown into the forest.

The boy and girl couldn’t help but follow it with their eyes.

It was bright.

Light was coming out of the bushes.

It was still burning.

You can see the pattern of a batten.

«────Gururururu……»

The boy thought there was a monster in front of me right now.

The adults are afraid of something that is not human.

The thing that closed all the gates of the city and aldults tried to keep out.

Is it okay to take your eyes off such a thing?

Slowly.

Slowly.

They looked back at him.

It was still quiet.

The flame seemed to grow larger.

The demon’s face was illuminated.

It was looking at the boy and girl.

Its eyes are glaring.

Its teeth are visible.

Its breath is white.

It’s angry.

«Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!»

Uta, screaming,

While tooking the girl’s hand,

He ran away.

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«»Uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!»»

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