The girl is limp and looks terribly weak.
　She looks so fragile that she looks like she could disappear at any moment.

''Ah...........''

　Maybe it was something that brought back a scary memory.
　The girl burst into tears....

Huh!

　At that moment, all thoughts of what might be a trap or not knowing her identity were blown away.
　There was no way I was going to keep a girl locked up in a place like this.
　I kick the door open and break the lock to get inside.

'....What?

　The girl lies down and doesn't move.
　Apparently, she doesn't even have the energy left to get up.

Are you okay?

　Gently, he picked the girl up.
　I'm amazed at how light she is.
　It's like a feather.

　The fox's ears were popping out of her fluffy hair.
　Three fox tails from the gap between the tattered clothes.
　The body is small, perhaps shorter than Sora and Luna.
　Maybe it was because of his appearance, but he was young and looked like a small animal.

''Heel.''
You?

　When I cast a healing spell, the girl seemed to have recovered to some extent, and she looked at me.
　However, her eyes contained the color of fright.

''It's.......okay.''
'Oh....'

　I hugged her gently.
　Carefully, gently, like handling glasswork.
　Firmly, as if sharing my warmth.
　I hug the girl gently and give her a light pat on the back, as if I want her to feel safe.

'I'm ... on your side,'
My name... is...?
Yeah, he's on our side.
Ugh.....

　The girl hugged me, as if she was afraid to do so.

　I don't think she believed me in this moment.
　It's just....
　He must have been so trapped that even the words of the stranger made him want to hang on.
　He didn't have time to wonder if the outstretched hand was a trap or not...
　Desperate for help.
　It felt like that.

''Hmm...''

　There was a slight movement, and the girl was squirming.

'It's a bit ... painful, sir...'
Sorry.

　I let the girl go slowly.
　She was just wobbling, so I would support her back so she wouldn't fall.
　That seems to be surprising, and the girl's eyes roll back.

"How do you........be gentle with me........?
I told you. I'm on your side.
"Ally...
I'm Rain. What's your name?
"...Nina....

　The girl ... Nina murmured in a small voice.

'How did Nina end up here?　Could it be, but ... the lords ... the people of this house have been holding you captive?
Yes.

　Nina nodded.
　The color of fear flashed across her face.
　Maybe I've reminded her of something she didn't want to do.
　I patted her back to calm her down.

'Thank you.........'
Have you settled in?
Hmmm.
Can you ask me why I'm here?　If you're in trouble, maybe I can help you with something.
Will you help me...?
Of course.
Uh....yeah...

　Tears trickle down.
　I don't know the details of the situation.
　However, this child has probably been enduring it alone for a long time.

''Sorry.......sorry, please.....don't worry.......tears, on your own.......''
It's okay ... it's okay.


　After a while, Nina regained her composure.
　Only, her reddened eyes were painful.

''I........was deep in the mountains........''

　Slowly, Nina began to talk about the situation.

　As you can see, Nina seems to be the strongest species.
　It's a god race, closely related to the cat spirit race.

　This is also a complicated story, but they are not gods.
　A long time ago, they were given power by the gods and received part of their name from the gods, which is why they are a clan that got the name 'god race'.

　Nina, who is a member of that god tribe, was in a shrine located deep in the mountains.
　She was worshipped by the neighboring villagers and was said to be sleeping slowly.
　The gods are often revered as sacred by the people.
　Nina must have been one of them.

　Nina was living a peaceful life, but one day........one day, the situation changed.
　The son of the lord who heard about Nina - Edgar, I think his name was.
　He came along, grabbed Nina, and took her as his own.

　The days that followed were hell for Nina.
　Edgar never took his libido out on Nina.
　Instead, he lashed out with violence.
　He was caught up in the pleasure of being able to lash out at the strongest species.
　Every day that came and went, Nina was beaten by Edgar.
　And now..........

　To hear such a story........

....

　I was so furious that I almost lost myself.
　I wanted to find Edgar right now and hit him so hard that his face was deformed.

　But.....

　If I get caught up in my anger now, I might frighten Nina.
　That's no good.
　Somehow I managed to control my anger I stroked Nina's head.

'I'm sorry to hear that. But it's all right now. I'll get Nina out of here.
Can you get away...?
Yeah, sure.
Ugh.....

　Once again, he hugged Nina, who was crying with relief, and calmed her down.

'By the way, can I ask you something?'
Hmmm.
How did you end up in jail?　With Nina's help, you could have easily fought them off, couldn't you?

　The divine race has special abilities that the other most powerful species do not have.
　From what I've heard, they can create things from nothing, or store items in subspace.
　It seems that each individual has such special abilities.
　Because of that, their abilities are inferior to those of the most powerful species, but...
　Still, it shouldn't be an opponent that one would be able to match.

''.......hmm. The people in the village........got caught......and I had no choice but to stay quiet.......
Yeah, well Nina's a sweetheart.
Sweet...?
'You dared to catch me for the sake of the people in the village, didn't you?　It's sweet. It's not something I would normally do, not very well, but it's not something I could do.
Hmmm.

　A little embarrassed, Nina's cheeks tinted with embarrassment.
　However, that expression quickly disappeared and despair emerged.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.
Is this ... what we use for slaves?

　It is a type of magic item that uses magic.
　It can't be defied by its contractor, and yet it is restricted in that it can't go out of its range......in other words, it can't escape.
　I can't believe they put these things on a girl....
　The anger came up again, but Nina sensed it and freaked out and shivered, so she hurriedly calmed herself down.

''Huh...''
...Rain...?
Don't worry, I'll take care of it.
Can you do it?
Trust me.
Hmmm. I believe in Rain.

　Gently, he touched the collar that bound Nina to the collar.

　Controlling and controlling the subject.
　The magic used on this collar is, in a way, similar to Tame's technology.
　

　I need you to focus your attention and...
　I poured my magic power into the collar.

''Guh!''

　Instantly, the pain is intense, like an electric current.
　It's probably a measure against someone who doesn't follow the proper means and tries to remove the collar.
　An alien magical power flows into my body and I flail around like a hungry beast.

　It hurts.
　It feels like my body is being stabbed from the inside with needles.
　I can't hold back my voice and occasionally screams spill out.

''Lein...?''
Just give me a second, gulp...　Just like that, right away.....
"Ouch...?　It's very, very painful...

　He can understand my pain, my suffering, because he had been through a terrible time himself.
　Nina is upset, and tears well up in her eyes.

"Don't........don't go that far.......
Just ... almost ... guh!
"Rain Rain I don't need to be a part of this anymore, I don't need to be a part of it. When you're gone no one will be sad for you so it's okay. I'm giving up now...
Don't be so sad.
'Oh....'

　While the pain is intense I manage to smile.

'I.........I'll miss Nina. I'm sad....................
How could you.... that's... that's... that's not...
I don't care why I'm here I want to help Nina because I want to!

　With a lot of energy, I poured my magic power into it all at once.
　Pisili, the collar made a sound....
　The next moment, it crumbles to pieces.

''Oh........''
It's all under control.

　I'm tired, as expected.
　I feel like I'm going to fall over but....

Lane!

　This time, on the contrary, Nina supported me.

'Thanks ... that helps. It's just that my body doesn't seem to be able to move freely right now...
Rain.....Rain.....
Yeah?
Don't you dare...
But in this case....
I don't want Rain to get hurt................. It makes me sad........so no.......
I see. Then we'll have to be careful.
Hmmm.

　Although she had tears in her eyes - Nina smiled for the first time.
　It was a very beautiful smile.