"Guh!

　The one whose leg had been slashed let out a grunt. I stopped spinning and slashed him again with my sword. It's not the one who slashed his leg, but the man with the arrow in his head who seems to be the leader of this group.
　The arrow is so deep in his head that he is either already dead or the light of life will be extinguished before long even if he is left alone.
　His neck and body parted in tears, and he fell.

This one's good!

　I shouted. Of course, to Helen. Helen's eyes light up at the sound of my voice. She's even more fierce than Samija.
　A moment later, blue lightning flashed through the three opponents, and they too fell to the muddy ground, sending up a loud splash.

"How's it going?
"I got him. No need to stop.
All right.

　Neither Helen nor I say much. We don't need to. Me and her, we go for the guy who cut her leg. He's down and he's not moving.
　I don't think I cut the aorta, but I cut it deep enough that it'll be hard to move. After stomping on his shoulder to make him unable to move, I kicked the sword in his hand.

Now, you know what we're talking about, right?
"......

　I shook off the blood on the blade of my sword and listened, even though it was dripping with rain. I'm sure you'll be able to figure out what I'm talking about.
　The tentative man remained silent and said nothing. It would have been so much easier if he would have spoken, but I guess that's not going to happen.

"Who told you to come here?
You think I'd say that if you asked me?
You know, .......

　There's no way someone who talks so much because they're desperate is going to be sent on a mission like this.
　I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not, but it's a good idea.

The man grunted.

　The man grunts, but it doesn't stop her from giving him a defiant look from under her mask. Seeing this, Helen twisted the sword with a grin. It's almost painful to watch.
　Still the man says nothing. Helen put her other sword to his neck. No next time, that's what I'm saying. The skin seems to have split a little, and the blood on her neck rains down.
　The man's eyes twisted. He smiled. What if it's ......!

d*mn it!

　He reached out to stop it, but the next moment his eyes flipped upside down. Helen seemed to notice the situation and retracted her sword.
　I put my hand on her neck, but I couldn't feel her pulse anymore.

Poison?
Of course.

　It's a very fast-acting poison. It's a poison that works very fast. I'm sure I can find out the details if I look into it properly, but at any rate, now I have no source of information. I didn't expect it to be so easy to get, but I'll have to take my troubles to Camilo when I go into town after the rainy season. .......

"Let's just get this over with."
Yeah.
Okay.

　Me, Helen, and Camiro will drag the five corpses deep into the forest. The ground will be covered with the marks of the battle and the dragging, so we'll cut off some leafy tree branches and use them as brooms.
　As if to console me for the troubles that awaited me, the rain that was about to get stronger was slowing down.