Why: "Why: ......

Hydra's approach, and my voice was snatched away as I blurted it out.

"......... Yeah, no way.

'What is Hydra here! I thought hexenbiests couldn't get through the transition zone!

...... No. That's a mutant. That hydra came here on its own from deep in the grasslands.

"Ha, you've got to be kidding me. ...... That hydra, that Hydra, was able to go that fast all the way through a distance that would take a week for a human leg!

......, we're screwed.

The next moment, a beat behind me, the adventurers notice the hydra's presence and scream in agitation.

''...... Why, a mutated hydra?''

...... In the midst of all this, I was muttering that in a daze.
The six heads, and an attitude that is clearly hostile to me.
That indicates that that hydra is the individual I cut off my head before.
But if that's the case, it's obvious that the time to mutate was too short.
It's true that hurting it will increase the speed at which it sucks in the magic power around it, and the time period for the hydra to mutate will be shortened.
But even so, a period of three or four months was usually necessary.
No, in the first place, it was strange for that hydra to be alive this long.
A mutated super-difficult demonic beast has an incomparable ability compared to the one before the mutation.
That's why it's normal for super-difficult demonic beasts to be defeated so that they don't mutate.
What happened and why Hydra came to this place, I started to think about ......

Run! Get out of here!

...... is useless. Look at that speed, there's no way you can get away with it. ......

"d*mn it! How could this happen!

......, but the screams of the adventurers around me brought me back to myself.

''Huh!''

Yes, now is not the time to think about that.
What matters now is that the mutated hydra is coming towards this place and will eventually reach this place, not why the hydra mutated and so on.

...... And the only thing that was clear was that it would not be long before that hydra got here.

'd*mn it ......'

In desperation and fear, I felt the urge to break my knees and plead for my life as I stared at the disaster looming before me.
...... I was confident that the hydra in front of me would be defeated, even if I were to hang on to it with all the people present.

I'm not going to be able to get a good idea of what to expect. In the midst of the looming disaster of the mutated Hydra, I made a decision to protect the existence that I absolutely wanted to protect.


"Narsena, you must escape from here alone.

Huh!


When I smiled and told her that, when she turned around, Narsena's face was twisted in fear.
You can't blame yourself for that.
I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most out of your time in the event that you're not able to make it.

''But your brother is .........

But even in such a state, Narsena was still worried about me first and foremost.

Probably, Narsena should have been desperate to get away from here.
I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to do anything about it.


......... and that was enough for me.


'Please. Go.

'No! Your brother has to be with you!

Narsena told me this, but she didn't want to leave the place.
And while I was pleased with that, I felt guilty at the same time.

'That hydra's speed is extraordinary. I can't escape from that hydra with me. But I can escape from Narsena alone. So please. Narsena is the only one who can protect the people of the city.

.........!

Narsena bites her lip and looks down with tears in her eyes as I tell her that, referring to the people of the city.
The sight of her makes me feel guilty.
The fact that this way of saying it is unfair is understood by me, the person who said it, the most.
Still, I would accept any disgrace if I could save Narsena, even if the person I love called me a coward.


''There's no way I can do that!

......... But what came out of Narsena's mouth, with tears in her eyes, wasn't a cuss word for me.

The next moment, Narsena bit her lip and turned back to the adventurer at her side.
But without paying any attention to the adventurer, Narsena grabbed the adventurer's chest and shook it violently, shouting, "Pull yourself together!

'Pull yourself together! Now hurry up and let the Adventurer's Guild know!

' Shut up! It's too late for that anyway! We're going to die. ......

So you want to get yourself killed right now? Just go!

Huh.

Narsena's scolding made the broken-hearted and humbled adventurer feel afraid.
Apparently he was an adventurer who had been knocked down by Narsena once, and when he turned pale at Narsena's threatening words, the next thing he knew he was running to the Adventurer's Guild at a speed that didn't seem like he was injured.

'Together with your brother I will fight.

After confirming that the adventurer had run off, Narsena told me, who was unconsciously stunned by the sequence of events.

''......... Why, you have to do that?''

...... I couldn't help but let those words slip out of my mouth at the attitude of the Narsena.
You'll be able to get a good deal more than just a few minutes of your time.

It's a good thing that you're able to get the most out of this article.
...... But even though she was in such an emotional state, Narsena's body had not stopped shaking.
Narsena has that much fear for Hydra.
Because of her competence, she can't stop her body from trembling because she can accurately see through the power of that mutated Hydra.
In such a state, Narsena told me that she would fight me.

''Please get out of this place ......

Because I understood that Narsena's fear, I assumed that Narsena's words were false.
So I looked into Narsena's eyes, hoping that I could somehow convince her.

''Aah!''

It was then that I noticed the light in Narsena's eyes.

Narsena was trembling, unable to bear her fear of Hydra.
So I thought I could somehow convince Narsena, which was a terrible mistake.

I shuddered with fear, and even though I knew that I couldn't beat Hydra, Narsena still hadn't given up.
Even though she was in such a state, Narsena was still hopeful about something.

With me and your brother, there's no way we're going to lose!

And the sight of Narsena telling me this in that state brought back certain memories for me: .........