A divine power runs through his body.

　Pinning beast ears sprouted out of his brown hair, and a long, thick tail grew out of his hips.

　Crunch, crunch, crunch.

　The dissipated divine Qi sparked white sparks around them.

(Alright!)

　God body mode is complete.

　The girl has a surprised look on her face at my transformation.

　And the two "black big monkeys" also retreated a few steps, as if pressurized by the pressure of the changed me.

''.........''

　I observe the two bodies.

　Both of them are about 2 meters long.

　Compared to the "Black Great Ape" I had seen in the habitat across the river, they were smaller in size. It was probably a weak individual.

　Both of them are keeping their distance from me, perhaps because they are cautious.

(...........)

　Shall I just fly away with the girl in my arms?

　That's what I thought.

　Squeak. Squeak.

　One of the metal wings on its back is sluggish as it tries to unfurl.

　If you look at it, part of it is distorted.

(That's when I played the 'Black Great Ape' attack earlier.......)

　Light particles were gathering and repairing the damage, but it didn't look like it was going to fly for a while.

(No choice.)

　I'm sure Illtimina and her friends will catch up with us soon.

　Until then, we can buy ourselves some time.

　I let out a deep breath.

　Then I set my eyes on the Black Great Ape up ahead.

　bang

　He leaped a distance of ten maids in just one step and jumped into the bosom of the giant body.

''Gyoa!''

　An astonished human face.

　Aiming at its abdomen, I swung my "fairy sword" at its side.

　Huoosh!

(Huh?)

　This time, I was surprised.

　I thought my sword had reached its destination perfectly, but it was easily dodged by the Great Black Monkey, who bent his body into a "kunoji" shape.

　Incredible physical abilities.

　It was a serious attack by a real divine dog, but I was surprised.

(-- but)

　He's out of position.

　He can't attack again.

Give chase!

　I try to take another step forward.

　At that moment, an image of a blind spot behind me was sent to my mind from 'Divine Armor'.　

''

　Hurriedly I pull a throwing knife from my waistband.

　As soon as I turn it around, I throw it.

　Bwah.

　There was a girl at the end of the throw.

　A startled face.

　The knife slipped backwards, grazing her white hair.

　Batcheon.

　There was a crashing sound and sparks.

　The 'Black Great Ape' who was behind the girl was in a position where he threw something, and his human face clicked his tongue with a 'tsk'.

　He had thrown a stone at the back of the girl's head.

(That was close.)

　He's cunning in going after the girl, not me.

　Tang.

　Interrupting the chase, I leap again and land near the girl.

　Fighting while protecting the girl.

(It's not easy.)

　He pointed his sword point at one of the 'Black Great Ape' and turned his face to the other 'Black Great Ape' to check it out.

　The two bodies are at opposite ends of the spectrum.

　One of them is always going to be around my blind spot.　

　It's as good as it gets.

　It's not an easy opponent for me to deal with on my own.

　But...

(Time's running out, okay?)

　I smelled it and I laughed.

　The girl looked up at me, confused, as I suddenly laughed.

　The two "Black Great Monkeys" also looked doubtful, but they slowly leaned forward to attack us.

　At that moment.

　bang

　A white flash of light ran through and blew the head of one of them off.

''!''

　Another 'Black Great Monkey' surprises me.

　The headless torso collapses from its knees and falls onto the riverbed with a thud.

　Boom-boom.

　A purple pool of blood spread out.

　Beyond it.

Merle!

　There was the figure of Illtimina-san throwing a white spear.

　Nearby, there are Kilt-san, Solstice and Po-chan.

　My role was to stall for time.

　As long as I could protect the girl until everyone else arrived, that was all that mattered.

　The 'Black Great Ape', whose friends have been killed, is stunned.

　Thang.

　And I jumped three times.

"..........

　By the time he noticed, my little body was right in front of an astonished human face.

　This time, I can't let him out of my sight.

　Hu-Con.　

　To its head, I sharply swung the "fairy sword" off.


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　The corpses of the two "Black Great Monkeys" were lying on the riverbed.

　I wielded my 'fairy sword' to remove the blood on it and sheathed it with a clink.

''Nice work, Marle.
Yes.

　Illtimina-san laughed and patted my head.

(Ehehe........)

　He squinted at the comfort of the room.

'............'

　The white haired girl was staring at the five of us who had gathered like that, looking puzzled.

　Oh, that's right.

　I look back at the girl.

　Jump.

　I laughed, not caring about the frightened girl.

'Are you hurt?'
..........

　Of course, the girl doesn't answer.

'These people are my people. They're not my enemies.
..........

　I looked at the four of them, then smiled at the girl again.

　Solstice whispered.

'Just ... how can words be understood?

　Yup.

(But I think you can tell by the sound and the look on his face that he's not hostile.)

　Slowly, I approach the girl.

　The girl's white hair is swaying in the wind.

　Her emerald eyes continue to stare at me.

　But she doesn't run away.

　I put my hand on my chest.

"Merle.

　I said.

　He pointed his hand at the girl.

''...........''
..........

　The girl is silent.

　Once again, she shows herself.

"Merle.

　Then he indicated his opponent and nodded his head with a laugh.

'....Turkia.

　A pretty voice replied.

(!)

　I looked at the girl.

"Torchia?
..........

　The girl's thin hand lifts up and touches her own chest.

'Turkia,'

　And then his hand came to me.

"Merle.

　I uttered.

(Yes!)

　I nodded happily, 'Yeah, yeah'.

　The girl laughed a little.

　I walked over to my four friends.

"Illtimina.

　I indicated with my hand the person I love most.

　Illtimina smiles softly as she looks at the white haired girl, Torquia.

　Cock.

　Torchia nodded.

(Yeah, yeah, I'm getting through~)

　I was happy to be there.

　And then I'm not.

"Quilts.
"Solstice,
Poe.

　I introduced the three most important people to him.

　Every time I indicated each of them with my hand, Turkia gave me a small, cocky nod.

(Good.)

　The first step in a cross-cultural exchange seems to be a success.

　However, here's the hard part.

　Since we don't speak the language, how do I tell them about us and our purpose, how do I ask them who Turkia is.......

(Uhhhhh...?)

　In my head, I think frantically.

　Turkia looked at me.

"Merle.

　Hmm?

Do you know the language of Marlene?

　.............

(What?!)

　I couldn't believe my ears.

　Illtimina and the others also looked surprised.

''Was that... the common language of the Albac continent?''

　I looked at the girl with the white hair.

　The girl laughed.

　Cock.

　He nodded, then said.

That's good. Sorry, you're an ocean traveller.