Using my body-enhancement magic, I run with all my might. Where are you? Where are you?
Athos is gone, and so are the others. And then Gaius. Gaius, Gaius..." I kept thinking about Gaius.
Gaius can't use body enhancement magic. So even I should be able to catch up! But Gaius is so physically strong that I'm not sure I can catch up to him. But I have to catch up with him. I have a bad feeling.
I can run. I just keep running. I don't even know where he is. I'm not good at making noises.
"Guy, Asu!
I raise my voice. I try my best to raise my voice. But I don't get a reply.
Gaius, Gaius, Gaius, where are you? Where are you? I ran and ran, but I couldn't find him.
I kicked a lot of things away along the way. But I couldn't care less. Gaius, where, where are you? I don't even know how I got here.
Gaius, where are you?
Where are you?
That was all I could think about.
My legs start to hurt. I feel short of breath. I want to stop. But I can't. I have to find Gaius. I have to find Gaius.
Then I heard a small voice.
Gaius' voice? Gaius? Maybe not, but I had a feeling it was Gaius. Gaius, Gaius!
Gaius, Gaius !!!!"
I had never raised my voice like that before. I had to find Gaius. Gaius, Gaius," I thought desperately. That's why I found myself shouting.
I strengthened my body and ran to where Gaius was. But it wasn't just Gaius. There were adults trying to hunt him down. They didn't have ears and tails. Humans. Human adults. What are you doing to Gaius? What are they trying to do?
"Lerunda! Don't come here!
Gaius, you're so sweet. Gaius, you said I shouldn't come when you're in trouble. But I can't. I can't even hear Gaius' words here.
The human adults look surprised. Why are they surprised? Why, Gaius, are you being cornered? I found myself darting in front of Gaius and the adults. And I held out my arms.
'What are you ...... doing to Gaius!
I can't talk, I'm not good at talking. I can't talk, I'm not good at talking, I can't talk. What if I don't speak up, what if I don't protect my beloved Gaius? I don't care if I am a child of God or not. I don't want Gaius to be in trouble. So I will protect Gaius. Because if I can't protect him here ----, Gaius will be gone.
I am a human being, and the adults in front of me are puzzled. The same human being, the adults in front of me are puzzled. How can he chase them around with impunity? How could they do such a terrible thing to Gaius? How can you say such a horrible thing about him, that he's dirty?
You can say, "...... little girl, I'm not going to tell you anything bad, so get out of the way. If you hand that beastie over to me, I won't hurt you.
If you don't, you'll get hurt, too, you know?"
He says this as if to threaten me. These people probably don't want to hurt me. That's because I'm human ....... But I don't mind hurting Gaius, at all. Why? I'm going to do something terrible to Gaius. No. Absolutely not. No, no, no.
"...do terrible things ...... to Gaius!"
I'm not going anywhere. I'm not going anywhere. I'm not leaving Gaius. I'm not leaving Gaius knowing he's in danger.
"Lelunda, don't worry about me..."
I'm not going anywhere! I'm not leaving you!
Gaius, you're worried about me, but I'm not going to leave you. I'm never going to move. Gaius stumbles, sits down, and can't seem to move. I'm not leaving you like that, Gaius. I can't. If I left Gaius, I would definitely, definitely regret it.
Gradually, the adults are getting closer. What should I do? How can I protect Gaius? I don't have that kind of power. What can I do in front of so many adults? How can I protect Gaius?
When I thought of that, I hugged Gaius' body with my own body as hard as I could. As if I was wrapping him in my arms.
Because --- he probably can't hurt me (・・・・・・・). It's been that way all this time. Even when my fathers tried to raise their hands, they couldn't reach me. I'm the one who has to protect them. I won't let them hurt Gaius. I had always been called weird by the people of the village where I was born and raised. But I wanted to protect Gaius.
The adults let out a sigh and come closer to us. They reach for us, but we can't reach them.
Ew."
What the hell is this? ......"
Huh?"
It's probably because we can't reach it too far. The adult person used magic as if he was irritated. I wonder if it is wind magic, like a tornado, coming toward me. The wind is blowing this way. I could strongly feel the magic power.
If this were to hit me directly, both Gaius and I would probably die. It is such a scary magic that I think so. I hold Gaius' body tighter and tighter.
I meditate.
I am scared.
But I have to protect him. Gaius, I don't want to lose you.
----The Girl and the Whereabouts 3
(The girl, who is probably a god child, hugs the beast boy tightly as if to protect his body)