Spider Child didn't expect Miss Fairy to be as weak as the aura she emitted; she really hadn't expected it, had she? After all, that's a legendary Fairy, the incarnation of nature, and supposedly the creator of magic. If there's a god in this world who controls magic, it must be that Progenitor Fairy. Even if...
A Fairy's power is closely linked to nature and has a strong connection with this planet, but it shouldn't weaken to the point of being unable to deal with even a small fry monster like this, right?
When she saw the other party run over to use spatial displacement magic on Classmate Tsukasa, she knew she had to step in. So, she decisively rushed out and jumped toward the monster that ambushed Classmate Tsukasa. What a stupid cat; the ones who injured you were clearly the Greedy Moon Wolf King and its subordinates. Classmate Tsukasa killing the Greedy Moon Wolf King could be said to have avenged you. Not only are you ungrateful, but you even repaid kindness with enmity by ambushing Classmate Tsukasa. An evil fellow like you is better off being eliminated.
Magic activated!
A black magic circle shone with a dangerous light in front of the spider. The Godwind Tiger King instinctively sensed the shadow of death. But with just one strike, the Godwind Tiger King, still in its charging posture, was instantly obliterated until not even a speck remained. Spider Child landed gracefully on the ground and looked back at the glow left in the air by the teleportation magic, tilting her head blankly. Eh? I clearly came out to save the day, so why did you guys still run away? This was clearly a great chance to farm some initial favorability!
[Wait.]
She thought she might have done something quite superfluous. If she had known, she wouldn't have intentionally let this monster through just now, because she seemingly had no need to understand how strong that Fairy really was... Kuso, if I had known, I would have just driven that Fairy away. That fellow is clearly superfluous and unneeded, even if Classmate Tsukasa really has some connection with the Fairy Race. But what does that have to do with her? She was just concerned and curious about that mysterious power hidden within Classmate Tsukasa. Group 694936135.
So actually, wouldn't it be better if that Fairy weren't there? Or rather, if that Fairy successfully occupied a certain place in Classmate Tsukasa's heart, it would instead become quite troublesome. She had finally waited for a chance to make a cool entrance, but because of that Fairy, it didn't have any effect at all. Wasn't it a total waste!
[???]
Spider Child silently crawled forward along the location of her small clone. Fortunately, she had already hidden an ultra-small clone on Classmate Tsukasa; otherwise, she would really be at a total loss right now.
[As expected of me.]
Because she habitually marked the location of her 'prey', she had placed the prepared clone tracker on Classmate Tsukasa when she ran to her side just now. Even if she did something superfluous, there were actually no bad effects, so it was fine, right? But that Fairy, you'd better remember this! I just don't know if Fairy meat tastes good; if she's disobedient in the future, I'll just eat her. Anyway, that power in Classmate Tsukasa definitely belongs to her, because it's the power necessary to oppose Evil God D!
The Hero's party, walking through the forest, was still moving forward cautiously using various detection magics. Because of a strong sense of responsibility and the fact that the girl possessed an unknown skill just like his younger brother Schlain, a strong premonition drove the Hero to be very persistent in finding that girl.
"Julius, that's enough. If we go any further, we'll be entering the Demon Race's border." Harris pulled Julius back and pointed to the ice mountain ahead. Crossing that snowy region would lead to the Demon Race's territory.
He had to stop Julius now.
Since a Pure-blooded Fairy, a fantasy species that shouldn't appear in this era, had appeared beside that Reincarnator, he could no longer let Julius try to win that Reincarnator's support. Because the consequence of doing so would definitely alert both that fellow White and the Demon Lord. Besides, that fellow White had already warned his Main Body because of previous events; it seemed she really cared about that Reincarnator.
Julius looked at that snowy region in silence. He didn't know why he was so persistent in finding that girl, but a premonition told him she was very important. This wasn't the first time he had experienced such a revelation-like premonition, and his premonitions had never been wrong, so he chose to trust his premonition this time as well.
However, Harris was right; they couldn't go any deeper. He couldn't take his companions into such a dangerous place. Moreover, his premonition told him very clearly that if he dared to step into the Demon Race's territory, death would surely be waiting for him there. Just standing here, he could perceive the terrifying nature of this generation's Demon Lord through his Hero skills. Although he didn't know exactly how strong the Demon Lord was, he knew one very clear fact: if he were to face the Demon Lord now, the one who would die would definitely be him.
"Julius, no matter what you choose, I will support your decision." Yana silently stood by Julius's side. Her words made Harris couldn't help but scowl. This fellow really didn't understand; supporting Julius at a time like this was very dangerous.
If White were truly provoked, with her personality, she might really not care about the plan and kill the Hero. Besides, White's attitude had been very strange lately; she seemed to prioritize that Reincarnator over the plan. His Main Body had also taken a secret peek at that Reincarnator, but strangely, he didn't see any issues.
As for Dominator Skills, although there had indeed never been a second holder of a skill in the past, maybe it was just a system error. And if he remembered correctly, the holder of Patience hadn't leveled the skill to the maximum yet and hadn't obtained true Ruler authority. So perhaps that fellow D gave that Reincarnator a back door...
...or even intentionally created it to spite them.
But he wasn't stupid either.
White's attitude explained too many things.
Even if he couldn't find any issues and always used the reasons mentioned above to comfort himself, he knew in his heart that there must be a big secret regarding that Reincarnator. If it weren't for the fact that she was one of D's people and was being closely watched by White, he would have wanted to go and capture that Reincarnator for investigation. But now, he could only pretend not to know.
He wasn't afraid of White.
But he was afraid of D.
D was an existence that absolutely could not be resisted.
Because as long as the other party wanted to...
...they could destroy this world at any time.
Under Harris's nervous gaze.
Julius finally made a decision.
"Let's go back."
Cowardice.
Perhaps it was.
But he was the Hero. Although he didn't feel special, the fact was that he was special. His life was precious because he was humanity's only means of dealing with the Demon Lord. Once the Demon Race and the human race went to war, he would have to face the Demon Lord.
Because it was absolutely impossible for the human race to win against the Demon Race, impossible no matter what. There was only one way to make the Demon Race withdraw their troops, and that was to defeat the Demon Lord. This was something only he, as the Hero, could do, so he had to cherish his own life.
Besides, he had his companions with him now. He couldn't let his companions die with him because of his own selfishness.
So... I'm sorry.
Although I don't know what happened to you, I can only pray here that you are safe and sound. Julius thought of the traces that had been deliberately erased; he knew the girl must have encountered something, but he could no longer help her.
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