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12 Stories: Weird Horses and Poachers * 6

Tenma's painful hissing sounds. Plus, the humble laughter and anger ensues.

And then there's the sound of cutting meat. And the sound of blood erupting. I hear the Tenma rumbling all the time.

... too much sight in front of me, I couldn't move.

The tip of my finger is cold. It doesn't move like it's frozen. Seeing a tragic sight, nothing... nothing, I can't.

Splashing blood splash red burns in my eyes disgustingly. Heavenly horse hissing, wooden spirits all the time in my ear. Then the voices of the brutal people cut off the wings of Heavenly Horse alive... the stiffness of the blade like a dust... and the heavy sound of the chopped wings falling... everything seemed to tie my body up.

"I thought about what I'd do when I was about to get caught. Just look at the results. Oh, you're good today."

"Two heads, two pairs of wings! And the feathers stay exactly where they are! You'll sell it high!

Laughing poachers and hissing Heavenly Horses.

Would you have been there for a while, looking at them? The poachers' hands are finally hanging on the other wing of the Heavenly Horse.

Tenma was neat but still scratching algae hard. But with only one wing, you can't even fly away.

... That was the time.

The Heavenly Horse that carried me gave in and then shook me off.

I rolled over to the ground and was not particularly injured. I mean, it was that kind of a drop.

Before I knew what was going on, Tenma, who had brought me here, walked straight away.

I couldn't even tell you. I didn't get a voice out of my gut, just my breath leaked. A hand stretched out halfway doesn't even reach the tail of a horse.

Tenma goes straight, straight, toward the other Tenma wings being cut off.

... here at last, I think. 'I don't know why,' he said.

Why go all the way to the people who hurt themselves? Why did you shake me off here?

Why did you bring me here?

I don't even have to think about it.

Tenma brought me here because she asked me for help.

Tenma, who walked away, was quickly found by the poachers. The poachers are delighted with this, and quickly, it takes to catch Tenma.

Tenma was flickering around, but she wouldn't try to run away. As if trying to attract the poachers' consciousness while worrying about their fellow winged off.

... Seeing Tenma being chased, I... explore the bag.

What you take out is a set of paintings. Pencils, paint and brushes and a sketchbook. Then, the water I've packed in the bottle.

As I lurked my breath in the bushes, I quickly started running pencils into my sketchbook.

Drawing is a long rope. Looks like a long rope is tying up the poachers.

Even Heavenly Horse feathers could be cured. Even the horn of a unicorn could be cured. And I've bandaged their wounds before.... Then you can wrap the rope around the poacher.

The human figure you draw from afar is, well, cluttered. But this is fine. Even the horses were cluttered. It's a shame to have a second now. I'll pull out all the hands I can pull out.

... while doing so, a poacher finally caught Tenma.

Heavenly Horse, who brought me this far, is dragged down to the ground and held down.

And on the wings of the Heavenly Horse, there was a blade like a mushroom... and it moved out.

Disgusting sound. Disgusting scream. An unpleasant laugh.

All those sounds, I tried not to hear anything. I eliminated all the information coming in from my ears, just observed what was visible and kept drawing.

Heavenly Horse rumbles. Blood splashes. Against the back of a rampaging Tenma, a noose is swung down. Heavenly Horse is pointlessly hurt.

... that kind of sight, look at it, look at it, but still don't let your mind move, just move your hands...

I kept drawing. I didn't stop drawing.

That's how, Heavenly Horses caught by poachers, when all three wings were cut off.

... Finally, my painting is complete.

"Become"

The poachers, they fall.

Suddenly his body is tied up, his hands and legs can't move, and he falls on the spot.

The ones who didn't fall are also tied up with ropes connected to other poachers, so naturally, they get dragged and fall.

"What happened!? What the hell is this!?

"Damn, man, what's going on! Somebody untie the rope now!

When I saw the poachers start making noise, I moved a little.

Now, my body moved properly. Run, run... to the side of the wounded Heavenly Horses, I could go.

As I approached him, Tenma and the others shook my tail to reassure me. Hin, the squeal is weak and I'm about to cry.

"I'm fine now. Let's go home. Can you walk?

When I spoke to Heavenly Horses, I watched them rise. Heavenly Horses stood up properly, even to their temper.

"Sorry, let's leave the treatment for a little while"

The Heavenly Horses hissed, weak, and still walked out firmly....... I guess this will be fine, It's a big injury, but for now, you should leave here. I'm sorry, but Heavenly Horse can't do it a little bit, let's get him moving.

"Hey, hey! What the hell are you doing!

"Is this rope your fault!? Hey!"

The poachers are clearly angry at me. But I ignored it all and turned back the way I came with the Tenma.

I would have liked to be treated after I got home if I could, but Tenma didn't seem to have the strength.

Apparently the first Heavenly Horse to be caught had several or several scratches on its body.... nasty imagination, but maybe this Heavenly Horse was very shaken to attract other Heavenly Horses with screams.

"... heal here."

I can't let Tenma force me to do this any more. Looking back, I couldn't see the poachers anymore.

...... then I guess I'll be fine. I decided to draw a horse on this occasion.

Bandages on wounds. Decent wings in the position where the wings were.

That's what I've been drawing a lot of times over the past week. I'm used to it.

"... because we're almost there"

Encouraging the Tenma, move the brush. The results of the past week have been definite, and it took about half an hour to draw one horse.

Draw up the Heavenly Horse with minimal lines and coloring...... one head first. Tenma's painting shivered and shrunk, flying toward Tenma... the Tenma had bandages and wings stuck to it.

As soon as that happened, I had the feeling that something would slip out of my body, but that's patience.

Next, let's go.

Then I started drawing the next Heavenly Horse... and I thought...

Maybe if I drew this up, I wouldn't pass out.

A little lost.

There are three Tenma. But maybe the limit to my stun is two. I've been such a jerk the last week.

... What shall I do? When I pass out here, like this, I think it's pretty nasty. Aside from whether poachers come after you, fainting in the woods with nothing... simply, if other beasts target you, you'll die.

And both Heavenly Horses are badly injured. When I faint on the way, one head will be treated again later. That's not good.

There's only one more head I can treat before I pass out. And two more Heavenly Horses.

... Then I'll have to try.

I will draw two Tenma on the drawing paper at the same time. If you draw one more head and you're about to faint, you should finish it with two at the same time before you faint.

... that he passed out after drawing, maybe Tenma will carry him. Maybe.

Will you paint two heads at a time before I faint in the first place and be treated properly?

I was worried about that, but I can't help it. If the treatment becomes incomplete, we'll redraw it again after we leave.

... drawn more carefully than the first head. Though feelings.

And... maybe it was worth it.

As soon as I drew the two celestial horses at the same time, the painting began to shiver as usual.

... and.

"... Yay ah"

In front of me, three Heavenly Horses shook their tails as they moved their wings.

I feel unconscious when I see that Heavenly Horses have healed safely.

It's just a little different than before. Somehow, not only is something coming out of my body... but something cold is pouring in, like.

Gyu, and it gets painful around the chest. I can't breathe.

The breath I tried to inhale makes me feel like I'm not going into the back of my chest. Even while I'm doing that, something keeps falling out of my body and my body keeps getting colder...

... and.

"Hey, kid. You've done a hell of a job just now."

The poachers are coming after us.

I tied it up, and I don't know if the cage would have been better than the rope, although I think a lot, but I don't get my thoughts together. But while we were doing that, the poachers approached us.

"... hmm? Oh, my God, I miss Pegasus so much."

Heavenly horses stand in front of me when I can't move anymore. Spread your wings like you're trying to protect me from the poachers.

I want to say no, but I don't have a voice. I want to tell you what you're doing, get out of here, but the Pegasus and the others don't want to move.

"Look closely, you're a beautiful little kid inside"

"Could it be some kind of warcraftsman? Or... okay."

The poachers looked at me over Tenma's wings and laughed.

"It's going to sell high"

"What the hell!

But the hand stretched out to me never reached me or Tenma, and instead, I heard a familiar voice from afar...

... and I, after all, passed out. Well, you can't help it.