After leaving the slave city, Philia walks in a little uncomfortable air to a place with little traffic.
"I'm a little away. Rona is on the side of Philia."
Filia anxiously sees back behind Aldis walking alone.
"Hey Rona. Aldis .... Is she angry?"
"Why do you think so?"
"Because ..."
Philia's voice gets louder as she goes.
"Al is strong, but he's not a god or a king. If he's strong enough and everything works as expected, we didn't have to leave the Forest of Caucasus. Well, that's not the only reason Yeah. "
The beast of a strangely expressive color bends his mouth like a bitter smile.
"I guess I didn't want to involve Philia. If I and Al were the only ones, it would be bothersome but anything."
"……It's my fault?"
"No, because of Philia."
Flia's question and Rona's answer, I didn't know how much the difference was between the two, but Philia hugged her unintentionally, as if she had unraveled something solid inside her. . Rona's tail, swollen like a brush, shakes to stroke Filia's head.
"Well, Al will not return for a while, and will you buy and eat something delicious at the stall nearby?"
"Yup"
Philia, who regains her cheerful expression, responds cheerfully and gets up. At that time, a slight impact sound was heard in Philia's ear.
"Hey, Rona"
"Yes, that's right."
Rona seems to understand just by calling, and he picks up his surroundings by moving his ears.
"That back alley. I fight .... No, it's a one-sided. Three people surround one .... What's surrounded by a child?"
Following Rona's gaze, Philia also searches for magic. Although it was not possible to detect a wide area like Aldis and could not be distinguished with high accuracy like Nere, it was possible for Philia to detect whether there were magical creatures there.
There are four magical powers in the back of the dim alley, about 20 meters ahead. Apparently the sound was heard from there.
The sound of a human body being beaten and kicked. If it's just a fight, just leave it alone. But if Rona is true, the child is surrounded by three people. It is easy to imagine that a unilateral assault would have been committed.
"Rona ..."
"You don't have to hang your head in danger. You already said Al. 'It's impossible to save everything.'"
That's exactly what Rona says. There are those who can save even Aldis, and those who cannot. Perhaps it is a good place to help someone helpless.
“But,” still struggling with Philia's ears, a thin voice can be heard.
"... Who, help ... help"
Perhaps it was a hallucination. But it is a word for salvation that Filia can never hear. Craving Once, they uttered hundreds of times and screamed tens of thousands of times in their hearts. If you don't meet a boy named Aldis, the nightmares you've already made cross your head.
At that moment, Philia was running out.
"Sorry, Rona!"
As I left behind and entered the back alley, I immediately noticed the source of the sound. Three men of mediocre physique who are not strong enough to flatter are kicking around a little boy.
The child crouches on the ground and remains silent even with the signs of resistance. After thinking of her former self, Philia rushes in desperately to suppress the rising fear.
I knew by my sensation that the surrounding magic power concentration was sufficient. The guys are boys with a laughable laugh without noticing the approaching Philia.
Three enemies. First of all, cooperation is eliminated. Philia instantly checks the situation and decides, using her magical powers to create a blade of wind. Three invisible blades created. Appeared on the left and right of Philia and overhead.
"What are you ?!"
At that time, the men noticed Philia running up. At the feet of the men who are confused by sudden things, Philia immediately releases a blade of wind.
"Hurt!"
Blood bleed from two of the three legs instantly with the blade that stroked the leg. Hostility The side of the two who crouched in pain, the last one who showed up, kicked to Philia.
"This kid!"
I don't know if Philia missed her goal or if her opponent avoided the invisible magic blade. However, Philia immediately moves on to the next move. When a puddle is created around a man's axle, it freezes immediately.
"Wow!"
A man who can't step on it and slips over and falls.
"Now, soon!"
Philia reached out to the boy while reaching out.
The boy looked at Filia's face with an expression that he did not know what had happened, but he would have understood the situation by calling out, "Run away!" Standing up with distorted face in pain, he firmly grasped Philia's hand. Philia starts running while pulling to keep her hand.
However, the body of the boy, who had been beaten by three adults, was tattered and not very sprintable. He was desperately trying to move his legs, but at the same speed as an adult rushing.
"Do you want to escape!"
When the hand of a man who has recovered from a fall has grown, suddenly compressed magical power begins to gather at his feet.
"Oh, my feet!"
At that moment, Philia saw the man's feet wrapped in ice blocks.
"Quickly!"
After confirming that the opponent's foot has stopped, the boy forcibly pulls the boy's hand, and Filia escapes from behind the alley and continues running. After passing through a number of alleyways, he finally decided that he was safe and stopped.
"Hah, huh, huh ..."
Only Phila and the rough breathing sound of a boy sound in a quiet alley.
"All right?"
Philia breathes out and calls out to the boy.
He is still a young boy. I'm probably 6 to 8 years old. It seems to be kicked all over the body, it is full of blue bruises, and blood comes out from the nose.
The clothes I was wearing were tattered and discolored with mud and grime so I couldn't tell when I wasn't washing them. Offensive odors that pass through the sweat odor irritate Filia's nasal cavity.
"I wonder why I will charge suddenly."
Rona appeared at the same time as the stunned voice.
"I'm sorry, and thank you earlier."
As she fled, Philia apologized and thanked the beast instead of her guardian, who may have frozen her feet in the end.
Tokuru: "I didn't really intend to do anything, but I would have stayed that way, and what would Aldis say if Philia were injured ..."
"I couldn't do as well as Aldis ..."
Rona sighs, chasing Philia down.
"The aim is sweet. If you were standing, you would have hit all three, but if you are running, you have to aim more precisely, you can not use it in the actual battle"
"Yup……"
"But, it was good to aim at the foot and try to cut off the cooperation first. After hitting suddenly and confusing the opponent, leaving one shot. It is not a good idea to confront it properly, so the idea is wrong Absent"
"really?"
"But it's no good to be on track. This time it was good because the opponent was just a thug, but I do not think that an expert swordsman or magician can pass such a child trick."
"Yeah, I know."
Turning away from Philia, who obediently accepted the advice, Rona changes the word, "So."
"What does that child do?"
Rona sees a boy holding Filia's hand. The boy, staring at a beast that he never saw, tried to hide himself behind Philia, as he flapped his body.
"Okay, Rona is loud, but strong and gentle."
Ronia shows a dissatisfied look at Philia's words trying to reassure the boy.
"I wonder if it's because of who's making me noisy"
"Isn't it Aldis?"
"... I don't deny it, but it's not just because of Al recently."
"Is that so?"
"That's right. Do you understand? Someone?"
Philia tilts her head to the deliberate Rona tone and gives a slightly shifted answer.
"Okay. I'll tell Rihanna when I get home."
"I don't think so."
Perhaps he was alerted by the relaxed atmosphere of conversation with Philia and the dexterous Rona's appearance.
"Well, what do you do with that child after all?"
"Um ..."
Philia is troubled by Rona's next question.
"Is it okay to take me to my family?"
"Well, that would be safe."
With Lona's consent, Philia bows a little and smiles at the boy.
"Hey, what's your name?"
"……Spring"
"Where is Hull's family? We'll take you."
In the words of Jun Philia, the eyes of a boy named Hull appear.
"It's okay, I'll make it scary for the scary people I just saw."
Philia thought she had remembered the horror, but the next moment Hal spoke an unexpected word.
"……Help"
"What? What?"
"Please help your sister ... Please, please help your sister!"