Hunter of the Perished World

Leona keeps looking back, and the saws don't stop making noises until she's gone from sight.

“How far do I have to go? ”

Fortunately, the area was not sufficiently humid because it was a relatively dense forest.

“Three or four days should be enough. ”

Of course, that didn't mean it wasn't hot. It looked like the sky was going to rain a lot. In fact, after experiencing the sudden downpour and sudden scoring during the Southern Hemisphere, Leona knew how shitty the weather in this area was.

“Come to think of it, the Twilight Brigades don't catch monsters, so they don't have chips. ”

“Yes, indeed, Twilight City is at zero energy. ”

It was a natural culture to wake up at sunrise and sleep at sunset. Ramfil asks if you have any other questions.

“So how does the deal work? Without the chip, we wouldn't be able to trade. ”

“The Twilight Bridge area is basically a barter. Well, not all chips are missing. We can't let dangerous monsters get away without them. It's possible to trade with chips. ”

The Twilight Culture does not use the chip as an energy source, but recognizes its value as a currency. Of course, the dusk bridges, which had relatively little chip retention, were very cheap. If you have the premise of trading with chips.

Gene's group heads east for Twilight City. Leona felt that the weather was still dreary, but somehow the air seemed pretty good to her.

It's been about an hour, and now the Mekong is pretty far away.

There was always a bad feeling, and one bird soon started to fall on a leaf and one or two drops began to fall.

Tuck, tutk.

“Er... It's raining..."

“There's nowhere to run from the rain. Let's keep walking.”

“Yes.”

One or two drops of rain turned into a fierce new rain.

Shoot me!

The raft flows in a certain direction, and it doesn't matter, but as it's walking along the road, it's hard to even open its eyes, so the group has to stand in a line to stay ahead of it.

“What a shitty weather! ”

“This is where it's always been! ”

Leona screams as if there's a fire, but she's about to get buried in an enormous rain. The pouring scowl was about to drown a new ankle and turn the soil into mud.

Ramfil weighs much more than anyone else. It was hard to crawl out of the mud from time to time.

“This is really annoying.... ”

Cough!

It was still raining, and I had to keep walking until I found a place to avoid the rain. But there couldn't be a cave in a vast forest in the plain, and they had to keep walking.

After three hours, Leona bites her lip. Leona walks in the rear of the group, so she doesn't even know it's there.

‘Cold... ’

But Leona walks with her teeth crossed. It was not enough to make me restless this time because of my last thumb. I know it's a useless ego, but Leona didn't want to be rude.

I didn't want to be a burden, so Leona continued to follow me, pouting her lips. Fortunately, before Leona had a big problem, Gene found a big tree and sent her a sign to rest at the stump.

Shoot!

The unusually large trees alone were dominant, and the broad leaves and broad trunks made it a suitable place to avoid rain, if not completely in the rain. Gene looks stiff from the color of Leona's lips.

“You don't look so good. ”

“No, it's a little cold... You'll be fine when you rest.”

Leona, drenched in sweat, drops as her temperature drops, but doesn't seem to get better. However, it was a reality that all the clothes in the luggage must have been wet, so it was not worth changing. You could have started a fire, but now it's raining and we're not even going to light a campfire.

Leona clamps her teeth to see if she can't take it anymore.

‘Cold... ’

Jin and Ramfil, who sensed the condition, realized that they had to do something quickly.

“I'll use a torch if I have to. ”

Gin pulled out a torch and lit a fire, but the torch's flame was inadequate to warm Leona's cold body. After all, Leona was depressed to get help again.

I'm too weak. Not at all helpful

I came up with countless such thoughts.

‘But it's so cold... ’

Leona's body was surprised at the diurnal temperature variation, which was not freezing, but a sudden drop in temperature. Leona's body was weakened considerably during a tiresome journey through the jungle.

“I need to find something to burn. ”

The torch didn't show any sign that Leona was going to be okay, so Ramfil finally got up from his seat. If it isn't raining, there may be dry grass or pieces of wood.

I knew it was hard to get it, but I wanted to say something.

‘I don't want to be a burden... ’

And then...

Beep!

Something descends from the giant tree with a cheerful sound resembling a short flute. Then he grabbed his knee and sat on Leona's knee, crouching.

“Huh?"

Beep beep!

It was something that resembled a sparrow, and Ramfil stopped to look at the creature, not just Gene, but also going to burinake somewhere.

“This... ”

It was a sparrow, but it was a kind of spirit with a translucent red light. Despite its small size, the sparrow glances at Leona and tilts its head. Jin watches the sparrow and mutters.

“Flarairy…. ”

Are you cold?

‘Yes... ’

Leona nods powerlessly when asked. In the question, the little sparrow wept, spreading its little wings.

Beep, beep, beep!

And then, as if answering the call, the red sparrows that looked the same from the giant tree approached Leona with a loud, fluttering sound of their wings. Some sat on their shoulders, some on their heads, some on their hands, some on their feet.

Leona opens her eyes wide while her teeth are shaking, surrounded by red sparrows.

“This... ”

“Stay still, Leona. ”

Gene calms Leona down as if she knew what was going to happen. Soon, the red sparrows closed their eyes as one. And the red light began to spread from the bird with its eyes closed.

‘We'll keep you warm. ’

At the same time as the spirit conveyed, Leona felt a very warm energy emanating from the sparrows. Soon, her trembling body stabilizes, and Leona looks at the camp in the warmth that seems to melt away.

“These guys... Who's there?"

“Flary is a fairy of sorts. These guys don't show up well... Maybe he's responding to your psychiatric waves. ”

It meant it was a kind of monster after all. Leona could not believe that such a cute little bird was a monster. Rain still pours down like a waterfall, but Leona's body is soaked in a new warmth. Ramfil also looks at Leona mysteriously surrounded by small sparrows.

“Haha…. ”

Leona laughs because this is ridiculous. Then, with a smile, he surrounded himself and looked at the sparrows as if they were grooming him.

“Hmm?"

And the other flares came down later, sitting still on the shoulders of Gin and Ramfil, as well as Leona. Flary not only cared about Leona, but Jinn and Ramfil who were with her.

As Leona stares at the scene, Gene grins.

“Fairies are basically highly intelligent. ”

So, unlike saw saw teeth, even the Witch's companion cares. In the pale red light, Gin and Ramfildo sat next to Leona.

“... I'm glad you're a witch. ”

Leona said that with a bright smile, even though she had no strength.

For the first time, I felt like my existence was valued. The warmth Flary delivers drenches Leona's heart in horrific warmth.

The flares remain in place until the rain stops and the rest of the party's clothes are crispy and dry. As Leona's bloodline returned to normal, the flares expressed joy, flapping on her shoulders and head, as if they had found a good tree.

“Thank you.”

‘It's okay.'

‘You are a mysterious child. ’

Through his contact, Leona spoke with Flaires, which was amazing.

The translucent flares were surprisingly easy for Leona to touch. The flares, sitting on their hands, spread their little wings and express their joy, were even struggling to get between themselves on the palm of Leona's hand.

"This is my spot! ’

It's my seat! ’

"You've been here a long time! ’

Leona stares at the scene with a sparkle in her eyes. No matter how much I thought about it, I didn't want to call this cute little creature a monster.

With the exception of Leona, they were watching her like that.

It was not permitted to any human being. However, Leona grimaces and smiles brightly, stroking and touching the sparrows gathered around her.

Leona playing with a swarm of red sparrows looks like the little goddess of this forest. What is a witch?

Witches are just defined words, not bound by them.

The same was true of monsters.

‘Not a good idea for a hunter...' ’

Gene gets up from his seat with a bitter smile.

“We've had enough rain. Let's go. ”

“Yes.”

As Leona gets up, the sparrows sit on their shoulders and heads, tilting their heads together.

Are you leaving?

‘Too bad.’

Can we stay a little longer? ’

“I have somewhere I need to be. Thank you for your help."

At Leona's words, the Flaires blur their wings and cry loudly as they whip.

‘So, shall we follow? ’

Follow me!

All right!

Leona bursts into laughter, and the fairies decide to accompany her on their own. Leona asked Gin, wondering why.

“They're following you. Can I?”

“A few more scolls, if only the Flaires followed." ”

Gene unexpectedly gave his permission. Jean's permission also clearly had a countermeasure against the score, but the majority of the reasons were actually simple.

It was because Leona seemed happy. Gene has been looking forward to her self-esteem ever since New Hong Kong. Fortunately, the Twilight Bridge was full of these spirits, unlike other regions, and it was the right place for Leona to be happy and confirm herself as a witch.

The goal was to go to Twilight City, but Gene felt that Leona was worth coming to the Twilight Bridge just to look happy.

“Let's go, bitches! ”

Beep, beep!

Leona shouts out loud, and the Flaires cry out in unison. Leona was smiling brightly as to where her previous depression had gone.

Unlike the other monsters, the Flaires were able to talk to Leona, and were able to sit one on Gene and Ramfil's shoulders. Ramfil continues to rub his shoulder as he walks through the awkward flame fairy on his shoulder.

The fairies did not understand human words, and could only communicate with Leona as a spirit.

“Think of Fairy as an intermediate form of ghosts and creatures. Fairies are basically playful, and they don't attack humans unless they're harmful. ”

“Even the Twilight Church tames the Fairies. ”

“No, fairies are basically untouched. We didn't attack Humans in the first place, but fairies don't approach Humans by default. That's why it's so hard to find... Of course, you can't be tamed, not even if the Fairies protect the humans you like. ”

“I see…. ”

Not hostile, but untouched. Fairies protect or help only the humans they like. So even within the Twilight Bridge, Leona's appearance was quite rare and rare.

Not a single one, but a girl driving a fairy is something you can't see here.

Of course, the fairies weren't such powerful monsters. The Flaires were only able to handle fire enough to play with the flames, and were small monsters that had the advantage of not being eaten by other deranged monsters.

But now it was definitely convenient.

The flares protect Jean's group from the cold as the scowl descends, and when the annoying wingworms are gathered, they fry a flame.

Boom!

Every time a spark explodes in the air, the wingworms collapse.

“It's good that you don't have to apply bat poop. ”

I had to rinse off the bat poop and apply it again because of the score, but Ramfil seemed to like it the most.

The rough journey was relatively easy thanks to saw teeth in the river and fairies in the jungle, all thanks to Leona. Gene wanted Leona to realize that and to know that she had a role too.