Chapter 45
With the girl, go four.
Embrace Gaius’s body all the time.
The tornado that came towards us, it never hit us. Turns out a great force went by the side.
“Huh.”
“Magic, done!?
I hear a voice like surprise, and I open my eyes.
I can see Gaius in my arms surprised too. What I saw with my eyes open were adults solidifying with a surprised face.
Oh, good. It’s like that tornado, and when it hit me, me and Gaius, we wouldn’t be safe. Good. I’m glad I protected Gaius. But what do we do now? The attacks of the adults in front of me, maybe, don’t reach me. But there’s nothing I can do about it if it stays this way. I don’t know what to do. How can I protect Gaius? Hugs about Gaius, therefore. Gaius is trying to move something, but I couldn’t stop hugging him.
If I had, I would have heard voices.
“… what are you doing. What, kid?
See the voice better. Oh, here comes the human again. In front of the armored people, there are people wearing very shiny clothes. He’s older than me or Gaius, but I think he’s still old enough to be a kid.
“Prince! This child is sheltering the beast man’s child!!
“Strangely enough, I can’t help it. I think he’s using some strange technique.”
“… strange technique”
Prince, someone called approached me. A prince, what, a prince? The prince… of the country, who is supposed to stand on top, puts all the beasts in a difficult eye, and such a person fits in? A sparkling person. A very beautiful man. But I don’t know, my eyes. Your eyes looking at me look sad? That’s what it looked like.
The man stops near me and Gaius. Reach out. The hand reached me.
Is that it? Why not? But when that hand touched my hand, it rang.
“Gurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr (I found Lernda!!
Voice of Wanon. I heard Wanon, I heard the other Griffons. And Seafo’s voice. Power falls out of my body. Oh, they’re all here. I was glad to hear that. I’m relieved you’re not all there, but you’re all here. Relax. I can’t help but hold Gaius.
The glittering man who was reaching out to me pulled his hand in surprised. The adults lowered them to protect the glittering.
“Lernda…… finally, you let me go”
“… Gaius”
Gaius finally released himself from my arms and spoke out. Raymer jumps out in front of me and Gaius—between the humans. Stay in front of us to protect me. I’m more and more relieved.
“Raymar.”
“Guru Guru (Glad you’re safe)”
That’s what Raymer said about us. “I can’t believe there’s a Griffon here,” “I can’t believe you’re following a demon,” and so forth, the glittering people called princes and the adult humans.
Only those who glittered looked surprised, but watched me still and didn’t look confused like the other adults. Strange guy, I thought. I’m not afraid of my eyes like the others. I also feel something different about my eyes staring at Gaius.
It was also strange that you were touched by me earlier. I wonder why.
In the confusion, Raymer tells me to “grunt (ride),” and it gets hard and I pull Gaius’s hand. And tell him to get on top of Raymer. And the two of us rode over Raymer. Raymer is an adult griffon, so it’s okay for me and Gaius to ride.
And Raymer rises.
The other Griffons and Seafo also fly up into the sky. Gaius was clinging to Raimer’s body so he wouldn’t fall, either because he was on Griffon’s back for the first time.
Look down.
The humans are looking at this one. The adults who tried to do something were stopped by the glittering people saying something. Eye to eye with the glittering. Stand still, they stared. Well, I don’t know.
“Raymer, yes, but”
I thank you on my back. I honestly didn’t know what would have happened if everyone hadn’t come. About Gaius, I might not have been able to protect him. Look at Gaius. Gaius is safe. Alive. Good, I think so.
“Gaius, you’re safe, good. Worried, did.”
“… sorry. Me, I missed my father and thought I’d have to go find him… I’m sorry. I’ve put Lernda in danger.”
“… yeah. I want to see you, too, Mr. Athos.”
That’s what Gaius said when he looked down. Then things went wrong with the Griffons.
“What’s wrong?
I heard. When I heard it, Raymer said it was hard to say.
“Guru (Athos, found)”
“Honestly!?
Mr. Athos was found. I was happy with the words and raised my voice, but the way Raimer was putting us on was strange. I got anxious.
“What’s going on?
“… Guru Guru (although Athos was found —)”
“Huh?”
My head turned white to the next word Raymer said.
“Lernda? What’s going on? What does Lady Raimer say? You figured out something about your father!?
………
I can’t answer anything to Gaius, who asks me if I know anything about Mr. Athos. Oh, my God, I don’t know if I should answer that.
‘Cause that’s what Raymer told me about finding Mr. Athos’ body, which is hard to say.
– With the girl, go four.
(Maybe the divine girl met the prince and found out what happened to the person she was looking for)