44 Girl and whereas 3




 Gaius, Gaius, where...
 Where did you go?
 Where did you... Gaius. Gaius. .......



 Using my body-enhancing magic, I run with all my might. Where are you. Where are you?


 Mr. Athos is gone, and so are the others. And then Gaius. Gaius, Gaius... all I could think about was Gaius.


 Gaius can't use magic to strengthen himself. So even I should be able to catch up! But Gaius is so powerful I'm not sure I can keep up. But I have to catch up. I have a bad feeling about this.
 I can run. Just keep running. I don't even know where I am. I'm not good at shouting.


"Guy, Ass!


 I'll scream. I try so hard. But there's no answer.


 Gaius, Gaius, Gaius, where are you. Where are you. I ran and ran, but I couldn't find him.
 I kicked some things on the way. But I didn't care about that. Gaius, where, where are you? I don't even know how I got here.


 Gaius, where?
 Where are you?
 That's all I could think about.


 My feet are starting to hurt. I'm getting short of breath. I want to stop. But I can't. I have to find Gaius. We have to find Gaius.
 And then I hear a small voice.


 Gaius' voice? Gaius? Maybe not, but it sounded like Gaius. Gaius, Gaius!


"Gaius. !!!!



 I'd never screamed so loud in my life. I have to find Gaius. I was desperate for Gaius, Gaius, Gaius. So I found myself screaming.


 I strengthened my body and I ran and I saw Gaius. But it wasn't just Gaius. There were adults trying to hunt Gaius down. They didn't have ears or tails. Humans. Human adults. What are they doing to Gaius? What are you trying to do?


"Lelunda! Don't, don't!



 Gaius, be nice. Gaius, you said I shouldn't come when you're in trouble. But I can't. I can't hear what Gaius has to say here.


 The human adults are looking surprised. Why are they surprised? Why are you being hunted down, Gaius? I find myself jumping in front of Gaius and the adults. And I had my hands out.



"What are you doing ...... to Gaius!


 I can't say I'm not good at talking. What are you gonna do if you don't speak up? What are you going to do if you don't speak up and protect your beloved Gaius? It doesn't matter if I'm a godson or not. I don't want Gaius to get in trouble. So I'll protect Gaius. Because if I can't protect him here, ----, then Gaius will probably disappear.


"A human ...... child?
Why would you be with a filthy beastman?



 The adults in front of me look at me, a human being, and are confused. Why? Gaius the beastman is a person just like me. How can you chase him around? Why do you try to do terrible things to Gaius? How can you be so filthy?





If you hand over that beastman, I won't do anything bad to you. Just give me that beastman and I won't do anything bad to you.
"If you don't, I'll hurt you too.



 It's like a threat. These people probably don't want to hurt me. That's because I'm human. ....... But I don't care about hurting Gaius at all. Why? I'm going to do terrible things to Gaius. No, absolutely not. No, no, no.


"Do terrible things to Gaius. ......


 I'm not moving. I'm not leaving. I'm not leaving Gaius. I'm not leaving Gaius behind knowing he's in danger.



Lelunda, don't worry about me.
Lelanda, don't worry about me! I'm not leaving you!



 Don't worry about me, Gaius. You're worried about me, but I won't. I'm not going anywhere. Gaius stumbled, sat down, and can't seem to move. I'm not gonna leave Gaius like that. You can't. I would definitely, definitely regret it if I left Gaius.


 Slowly, the adults are getting closer. What should we do? How can I protect Gaius? I'm not strong enough. What can I do in front of so many adults? How can I protect Gaius?


 When I thought about it, I hugged Gaius' body with all my might. As if wrapping him up.
 Because maybe he can't hurt me (・・・・・・・). That's the way it's always been. The fathers tried to raise their hands, but I couldn't reach them. I'll protect you. I'm not gonna let them hurt Gaius. That's what the people in my village used to say about me, that I was weird. But I want to protect Gaius.


 The adults let out a sigh and come closer to us. They reach for us, but they don't get it.



"What?
"What the hell is this ......?
Huh?



 I guess it was too hard to reach. As if annoyed, the adult used magic. I wonder if it's wind magic, but there's a tornado-like thing coming towards me. The wind is blowing towards me. I can feel the magic strongly.
 Gaius and I will die if this thing hits us. That's how scary this magic is. I hug Gaius tighter.



 I'll close my eyes.
 I'm scared.
 But I have to protect him. Gaius, I don't want you to leave.






 ---- The Girl and the Missing 3
 (The girl, who is probably a child of the gods, hugs the beast boy tightly as if to protect his body)