Chapter 29

With the many points I received, this is the third update for today.

It was an event that took place inside a certain mansion in a certain town.

"Kgyaaaaa!"

"Ah, ah!"

The young girl, the only daughter of the mansion's master, was running away from a monster that suddenly appeared.

Well, from the girl's perspective, it was a sudden event, but in reality, the monsters had approached the town normally, broken through the town's defenses normally, and were simply attacking within the town. For the girl, who had never seen a monster before while living in the town, this attack was indeed sudden.

Putting aside the girl's perception, the reality was that she was being chased by a monster.

"Ggya! Ggya!"

"U, ah,"

The monsters attack humans.

It is a command from the demon race, but more than anything, they attack humans to satisfy their hunger and instincts.

Generally, small monsters, unlike medium and larger ones, do not have a magical barrier, so they can be dealt with using conventional weapons.

Therefore, their threat level is set lower compared to medium and larger monsters.

However, this does not mean they are not a threat.

Just as a powerless human being attacked by a wild animal in the forest is in danger of life and death, and a powerless child cannot resist an attack by an armed adult.

Moreover, small monsters are numerous. There are nearly twenty of them for every medium-sized one.

And they are smart enough not to fall into traps and are cruel.

Therefore, small monsters are scary. Unlike medium and large ones, they do not kill you outright.

Sometimes they take you away not just for food but for breeding.

So it might not be an exaggeration to say that small monsters are the most feared by humans who have no power.

"Ggya gya gya!"

"Aaaaaa!"

In the girl's eyes, the faces of the monsters mocking her powerlessness.

In her ears, the voices of the monsters mocking her powerlessness.

"Ggya. Ggya."

"No, no, no, no, no!"

The monsters laughed as if enjoying the hunt, deliberately chasing their prey slowly.

The girl, desperately trying to escape, probably didn't realize that this behavior was what made them even more pleased, and that was why she wasn't killed outright.

But there was a limit to that.

"Ah!"

Perhaps her strength was exhausted. The girl stumbled and fell where there was nothing to trip over.

"No... not like this..."

Crying, she still tried to crawl away from the monsters.

"Help... someone..."

She called for help, but no one came.

Her father, mother, brother, and grandfather. The soldiers who were supposed to protect the house. No one came.

And for good reason.

Because everyone here was already dead.

Those who resisted were killed on the spot by the monsters.

Those who fled were blown apart by long-range attacks.

Even if she didn't know the details, the girl understood that there was no one here to save her, no matter how much she cried or screamed.

Still, she screamed.

She didn't want to die. She didn't want to be killed. So, help her.

Following her survival instinct. Understanding that if she didn't use all her strength here, she would have no more to use.

"Someone. Help!!"

Even though she knew there was no salvation, she had no choice but to say it.

"Ggya gya gya!"

The monsters, who were enjoying the sight of the girl desperately crying and doing something futile, were pleased.

Did they realize?

That before they became monsters, they had cried like that.

That they had felt fear and hatred towards the monsters that tormented them.

No. Perhaps they remembered.

Maybe because they remembered what it was like to be human, they envied and resented the girl who was still human.

Perhaps their behavior of deliberately tormenting her with fear was a manifestation of those feelings.

"Someone. Someone!"

The girl's cries echoed through the empty mansion.

"Ggya"

Seeing the girl weakly calling for help, the monsters seemed satisfied. They no longer walked slowly as before but approached the girl normally, grabbing her head and lifting her up.

"Ah!"

Even if they were called small, they were still bigger than the girl. Once caught by a monster larger than herself, the powerless girl had no way to resist.

Would she be eaten like this? Or taken to a farm run by the demon race?

"Ha, help..."

The girl, hanging on to a sliver of hope, let out her last cry.

If the monsters could speak, they would have laughed and said, "No one's coming to help you!"

In fact, at this point, there was no way for the girl to survive.

Would she be killed without anyone knowing?

Would she be killed outright?

Or would she be eaten alive?

Because she didn't know the word "breeding," she was spared the worst imagination, but what kind of comfort was that?

"Ggya gya gya!"

"Ah..."

The monsters, with their hideous grins, as if to say, "Did you have a good dream?" threw the girl down.

—And then, right after that.

"Raviiii!"

"Door!?"

"Daivai!"

"Siko!?"

"Multiple against one? I don't care!"

"Reka!"

"You bastards underestimated humans!"

"Dor!?"

A mysterious voice accompanied a gust of wind that swept away the monsters surrounding the girl.

The wind blew, and the monsters scattered.

(That's amazing...)

Faced with this surreal scene, the girl, though dazed, instinctively recognized, "I'm saved."

"..."

Perhaps because she was already at her physical limit, and the tension that had been taut was now released.

Who could blame the girl for losing consciousness before she could recognize the source of the wind?

"Girl, you did well... but you're sleeping!?"

The wind that saved the girl seemed to shout something, but it wasn't blaming her.

"Such a poor show. And now, do I have to carry her?"

Even if it was before introducing himself, even if he had to carry the unconscious girl.

There was no human who would blame a girl who fell asleep from exhaustion after using all her strength to escape from the monsters.

The mysterious wind. What is it? (Serious)

Thank you for reading.