CH.33 - Through The Forest.

This is how the group of two became three.

Currently they were inside of Enkai's Humvee, even if Shia was curious Enkai didn't respond to her questions. Instead she was asked.

"How did you find us in the first place ?" Enkai asked, curious.

"Behold ! This is my Skill! 'Clairvoyance'" Shia responded.

Enkai was still not satisfied though, "And? Explain, you dumb rabbit"

Shia pouted called dumb but still responded,

"It's called 'Clairvoyance'. While I'm using it, I can predict what will happen in the future based upon the actions I take, to a certain extent. Also, it will automatically activate right before danger strikes. But, the future that I see isn't absolute…! Tha-that's right! I am useful, you know! With 'Clairvoyance', we'll know if there is any danger! I used it a while ago! I could see you helping us! In fact, that's how I met you!"

"I see...So useful that you couldn't even help your tribe ?" Enkai asked, mocking her.

"It was unusable at that time…" (Shia)

Enkai let a long sigh escaping his mouth.

"Anyway, just guide us through and we'll help you" (Enkai)

"...Yes"

"But...wait, why was it unusable?" Yue asked this question, Enkai also began to be interested.

"....Curious about...love..life" Shia muttered low, so Enkai could only hear only bit and bouts even with his heightened senses.

"What?"

"That… I was anxious about my best friend's love life…"

"Yue...let's leave her" Enkai said and began walking the opposite direction.

"Mmh" Yue nodded.

"W-wait! P-please! I will seriously reflect on that from now on, okay?" Shia begged again.

Enkai let again a sigh, coming to this world he thought that he sighed almost every minute.

"Not like we can leave, we already entered the forest, to leave I'll need to destroy the forest and the fog with it, troublesome"

It is said that only demi-humans won't get lost on the path to the [Haltina Sea of Trees], and if the Rabbitman tribe would guide them through, then that would be reassuring.

"… Failure rabbit." (Yue)

"What do you mean? I'm not a failure! … It's just that, when I think I'm not alone anymore, it somehow makes me happy…"

"What do you mean?" Enkai asked.

Shia started to explain her backstory.

It seemed that because her ability was similar to the demonic beast's, she always thought she was the only one in this world with this ability. Her family raised her for 16 years and called her a family member. Although protecting her ultimately brought danger upon them, causing them to flee Faea Belgaen for her sake, they still loved her. Despite their love… no, because of their unique love for her, she felt isolated and alone; she was different from everyone else.

Hearing Shia's words, Yue silently began to think. It seemed like her expressionless face was turning pale. Enkai was somehow able to understand Yue's feelings. In all likelihood, Yue's circumstances early on were probably almost the same as Shia's. Both of them were capable of magic manipulation and using unique magic and skills, without being able to call anyone "kin".

Enkai patted Yue's head, we wasn't the best at consoling people, he could only do that. And he also couldn't understand her pain, he was loved by his family, even if things happened their family stayed strong. In this world he wasn't betrayed like Hajime was he only got mixed up. In the end and reflecting upon it he didn't had this much animosity toward his classmates.

Of course it goes without saying that Enkai will make them suffer, as for killing them? He still didn't know yet. After getting out go the Labyrinth Enkai calmed down a little, and his solitude was drifted away by Yue.

"Ummu~? Did you forget about me? Didn't I tell a sob story? I even revealed my poor broken heart to you, you know!? I also want to be comforted, you know? To be spoiled, you know? Even so, even though I did all that, why did you guys suddenly go into your own world! Even I'm lonely! Don't leave me out! Even though, you two-"

"Silence failure rabbit!" Yue rebuked.

When Enkai was still patting Yue's head while in his own world, Yue melted under his hand and leaned against Enkai shoulder. Having her moment destroyed Yue was in a bad mood.

Enkai didn't noticed this. It was like when you were driving your vehicle and thinking about things...and then you finally realised that you WERE driving your vehicle.

Enkai woke up from his own world, seeing Yue and Shia bickering, or more like the poor rabbit was being bullied by the Vampire Princess.

Meanwhile, Yue's yell echoed in the canyon. They then heard several demonic beasts' roars in the distance. Apparently there were several demonic beasts in front of them.

"!!! Enkai-san! We will arrive soon! Those demonic beasts' roars are close; close to father and my tribe's hiding place!" (Shia)

"Don't shout right next to my ear idiot! Hang on tight, because I'm going to increase our speed!"

After 2 minutes, they saw dozens of Rabbitmen under attack by flying monsters.

The figures of desperate Rabbitmen fleeing to hide behind rocks could be seen. Looking around, Enkai could see 20 Rabbitmen hiding behind rocks. If combined with those still fleeing, there would be around 40 people.

In the sky, flying demonic beasts, that were rare even inside that hell, were glaring at the frightened Rabbitman tribe. The flying demonic beast's appearance was similar to what gamers would call a wyvern. Their wingspan was around 3-5 meters with sharp claws and fangs, equipped with a sharp thorn at the swelling end of their long tail, similar to mace.

"Hy-hyveria…." (Shia)

It seemed that those Wyvern-like creatures were called "Hyveria". Enkai knew about them, he saw them in one of the books of Oscar library. There were six of them circling in the sky, waiting for a chance to catch the cowering Rabbitmen.

"Yue don't do anything, I want to try something" Enkai said to Yue, in which she responded by a nod, cancelling the magic she was about to cast.

"Huh? Trying something? Enkai-san I don't think it's time for trying something people can die you know?!" Shia, was confused but her confusion was quickly replaced by fear, as long as the Hyveria weren't dead her tribesmen were in danger.

"I know what I am doing, just seat and appreciate the work" Enkai, responded, he was confident, he wasn't like those protagonist in novels who although were strong and were told by people they were but still didn't believed it.

Enkai called that shit false humility and thought that in truth they knew they were powerful.

He was powerful, he didn't know if he was stronger than this false "God" or his apostle but he knew that none of the monster at the surface could pose a threat to him.

Enkai unsheathed Mugenjin, the katana he forged for himself and took a stance.

No energy were poured into the sword, no skills just a simple technique Enkai wanted to try. He target the six Hyveria and disappeared from his location, he didn't teleported or anything he just propelled himself to the sky, and using Wind Magic he made a mass of air to accumulate beneath his feet and made a platform to not fall.

He thrust his sword toward the six Hyveria and got back to Yue.

Shia was confused some seconds ago he left, blowing wind while he jumped and he was but nothing happened. She was about to ask when Enkai finally did something.

Enkai sheathed Mugenjin again. As he did so, slashes appeared in the sky, either beheading the Hyveria or splitting their body in two.

At that time, Shia finally what kind of monster she met.

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