#273
Helmut
Episode 273
3. Reunion.
This is only a short time in the long history of Pahe Forest.
About six years ago, Elaga, the ruler of the central region, defeated Naho, the ruler of the eastern region, and swallowed his core.
The core that came out of the two-headed snake was pitch black and full of evil energy, and at the time of Naho’s death, he was half crazy, so it felt like madness.
What is contained there is Naho’s will. If Elaga couldn’t swallow it and digest it, she was powerful enough to drive all the monsters in the forest crazy.
At that time, Elaga made a decision.
‘If someone else swallows this, a monster just as bad as Naho will appear.’
A monster as strong as Naho and as evil as Naho!
Magi itself is pure power, close to instinct. Although his innocence leans towards evil, Naho was a particularly evil monster even in Pahe Forest.
Now that Helmut was gone, there was no need to protect Elaga.
Even if someone like Naho appears again, there is no problem. Because Elaga is strong!
‘But I don’t want that guy to show up again.’
It’s uncomfortable, but we’ve done it now, so let’s take care of it. That was Elaga’s decision.
However, contrary to her determination, Elaga was not very thorough.
When Elaga absorbed Naho’s core and left the scene, Naho’s body was left there.
The blood that fell from Naho’s body and the remnants of the magic energy from the core were combined and formed a lump.
A tiny fragment of that power remained in its place.
It was like a sprout of darkness, imbued with Naho’s evil power. A tiny sprout of darkness.
But he had enough ego to influence his will.
A will that can dominate someone like a sprout of darkness.
It was difficult to see it as Elaga’s mistake. Because the death of the ruler of the area was an unprecedented situation.
Soon, a quick-witted little monster came to the spot where Elaga had left, as if drawn to it. To gain what little magical energy is left and become stronger.
It was a white rabbit near the bottom of the forest food chain.
The white rabbit that was snooping around swallowed Naho’s shiny black piece as if it was calling to him.
And the White Rabbit’s feeble ego was instantly eaten to pieces.
Yes, it was Naho’s soul. Even if it is not a perfect soul. A broken, fragmented, maddened soul. But burning with one blind will.
‘Elaga, Elaga, Elaga!’
What controlled him was his resentment and anger toward Elaga, who murdered him.
However, attacking Elaga with the body of a white rabbit is a shortcut to death.
So he waited. He didn’t have to wait long. Because Elaga began caring for two human women.
‘Weakness… … ‘His weakness!’
The white rabbit was happy. Humans are weak, and we can kill with our current bodies.
But reaching them was a problem. They were in Elaga’s territory.
Because the forest of Pahe was so harsh, Elaga left the two at her feet to take care of them.
If you approach them targeting them, you might become a meal to Elaga.
‘Okay, not yet. Elaga needs to stay with those humans for a little longer. That way, it will be painful when you lose it!’
The white rabbit decided to become a little stronger. By absorbing the demonic energy of the Pahe Forest and eating other demons, it gradually became stronger.
Because it contained a fragment of Naho, the ruler of an area, it was easy for him to become stronger.
Stronger and stronger, smarter and smarter.
As its power grew, the white rabbit became more and more demonic, and soon it had intelligence equivalent to that of humans.
When Helmut returned to the Forest of Pahe, the shock that struck him further aggravated his demonic spirit.
The white rabbit was burning with revenge.
‘Human, human who tore out my eyes!’
Isn’t this the opportunity for him?
The man who had no choice but to leave the forest of Pahe has returned.
However, Helmut was stronger than the White Rabbit. So much so that I can’t compete with it in any way with my current body. I was angry and angry.
But Helmut created the opportunity.
It had been about three years since Sarah learned how to use a sword.
She began to act separately from her mother, Susan, and gradually disappeared from Elaga’s sight. This is because she traveled around Elaga’s territory too much in order to train.
Since Elaga cannot protect both Susan and Sarah, she chose to protect Susan rather than Sarah, who became strong enough to run away or resist the monsters over time.
There was time with Helmut, but he did not chase Sarah around and take care of her. During her time training and walking around, she was alone.
The white rabbit approached her cautiously.
Seeing the guy, Sarah opened her eyes wide and pointed.
“what? There is a white rabbit here. You must be a monster too, right? really pretty!”
Fortunately, the white rabbit’s appearance was plausible. A huge rabbit with white fur and red eyes.
It is hard to imagine that it contains a piece of the ferocious Naho, and its fur color is the same as that of Elaga, creating a sense of familiarity.
Moreover, rabbits are herbivores. It has no sharp claws or teeth.
But the wariness did not disappear from Sarah’s face.
No matter how good it looks, a monster is still a monster.
The weaker and smaller the monster, the more it follows its instincts. The instinct to eat humans!
The smell of Elaga from Sera suppressed that instinct, but for most monsters, humans are nothing but prey.
At that time, the white rabbit suddenly spoke.
[Hello, human. I don’t eat humans. safety. very.]
Naho likes young humans.
The moment he first saw her, his mouth started watering, but the White Rabbit hid his appetite with clumsy speech.
Sera was startled.
“Uh, rabbit? “Can you talk?”
[Say. This is my first time seeing me, a human.]
“This is my first time seeing a talking monster other than Elaga!”
[I’m a little smart. I am a weak but smart rabbit.]
Since Sera had no one to talk to other than the extremely quiet Helmut and her mother, Elaga, she instantly developed an affinity for the talking white rabbit.
Although she is three times as big as herself, she is cute compared to Elaga.
[To Elaga, about me. You can’t say it. If I tell you, I will die.]
“Mr. Elaga? Yes, yes. Elaga, you have some personality. “He also hates other monsters so much.”
Sarah laughed.
“Oh, my name is Sarah. Call me Sarah. “What is your name?”
[Name, you. Whatever you want to call it. I don’t have a name.]
Usually, monsters give themselves names. As a person develops an ego and realizes his demonic nature, the demon comes to know his own name at some point.
That name has the only meaning that defines that monster.
However, the white rabbit was not a monster strong enough to have a name. It is only because it contains a piece of Naho that its intelligence is particularly high.
Sarah, who was thinking deeply, finally opened her mouth.
“name? Because you’re cute, I’ll call you Pomi. “It’s the name of a dog we had at our house long ago.”
‘Hey, human! How dare you treat me like a pet dog!’
It was a name I really didn’t like. But she couldn’t help the White Rabbit, who had to show her well.
[pho… … mi. Pomi, I like it.]
“Okay, I have to go practice, so we’ll see you later! “You live here, right?”
[Here, the grass is delicious. Mr. Elaga. If you don’t come.]
Weak monsters instinctively sense the presence of strong monsters. Elaga did not exist around here.
“Yes, Pomi. “Eat a lot of grass!”
Even though she was waving her hand with a bright face, Sarah did not close the distance to the rabbit until the end. She feels wary.
The white rabbit named Pomi waited. Until I became close enough to Sarah.
Elaga could notice the white rabbit if she looked closely. She said that there was a piece of me in him.
Elaga, who had digested Naho’s core, was an opponent that the White Rabbit had no chance of dealing with.
The white rabbit narrowed the distance to Sarah every time they met, and by the time they met about five times, Sarah was comfortably stroking Pomi’s fur.
“You are really different from other monsters. “How can they be so gentle?”
[Formy, pure. I’m different. It’s unique.]
The white rabbit was worried about the human girl nearby.
I succeeded in getting closer, but this girl was different from when I saw her before. She grew at an astonishing rate.
The human girl became strong enough to not be able to kill her in one go.
‘That Helmut guy taught me how to use a sword.’
Naho’s vague memories reminded him of how quickly Helmut had become stronger.
His downfall was that he only remembered his former self and looked down on him.
‘If you want to kill it, you must first drag it out of Elaga’s territory.’
Only then can you fight and kill. If you can’t kill it right away and a fight breaks out, Elaga will feel the wave and come running towards you, and you will be dead.
‘I don’t want to die again.’
The white rabbit wasn’t Naho, but it was also Naho.
He decided to be cautious as he had put in so much effort so far.
Anyway, Pahe Forest is the domain of monsters. If there were no saboteurs, he could kill at least one human being.
Distinguishing between good and evil is difficult even for adults. Sarah quickly became attached to the kind and gentle white rabbit.
The white rabbit did not hastily try to lure her to a distant place. Sarah’s day is regular. She had no motivation to leave Elaga’s territory. Not yet.
And today. Sarah told the white rabbit an upsetting story. It is said that Elaga is against leaving the Forest of Pahe.
And the humans he refused to save.
“What if those people die? There might be a kid like me. “I was really a child when I came into the Forest of Pahe.”
[Forest of digging, human. It’s been a while since I came here. Can not help it.]
The White Rabbit had also sensed that a new human had entered the forest of Pahe.
Naho had a particularly sensitive sense of such things, so he secured and brought in such people before anyone else.
‘I haven’t been able to eat human meat for a long time.’
I had to starve with a fresh little girl by my side. My mouth watered thinking about them.
I wanted to eat another human as soon as they came in, but the distance was too far.
Moreover, it is Ygrel’s territory. Igrel is particularly fond of rabbit monsters. As prey, of course.
Sarah asked after hearing that.
“Oh, Pomi. You are a monster too. Do you know where the humans came from?”
[South, Ygrel’s territory. A different feeling than usual. But I came in. Absolutely. There.]
“South?”
Sarah opened her eyes round. The southern sacred barrier closest to the human world. Does this mean that humans appeared there?
My heart was pounding.
‘If no one saves them, I will save them!’
“Do you know where it is?”
Sarah asked with determined eyes.
Sera has now become stronger and has become a quite useful swordsman. He is capable of defeating most monsters. It gave her confidence.
[I know, I know. Are you going? Elaga… … .]
“I can’t help it even if you object. And you too.”
Seeing Sarah’s brightly smiling face gave him a strange feeling, but the White Rabbit shook it off. Because there’s no way a monster would feel something like that.
Sarah shouted energetically.
“let’s go!”
The opportunity the White Rabbit had been waiting for came.
