There was only a small amount of food left in the base. With this much food, they could last a few more days.
She was thankful to whoever had left this behind.
However, what she was doing was basically stealing, and she felt guilty. But when she thought of her mother and friends waiting for her at the base, she was able to crush that conscience.
She left a note saying “I’m sorry” in case the landlord came back, and packed her backpack with as much food and medicine as she could find and left the house. She planned to come back here with her friends and take away the remaining supplies. If the owner of the house came back then, she and her friends would apologize to him.
With this in mind, she was on her way home when a mysterious explosion occurred.
(This, what the hell-?!)
The sound of the explosion came from far away, but the roar and the mushroom cloud made her feel as if her heart would stop.
She turned to the direction of the explosion and was astonished.
Her occupation was that of a “thief”.
She knew immediately who had caused the explosion when she used the “Visual Enhancement” skill.
“Dr, Dragon ? You’re kidding, right?”
The details were blurry because of the distance, but it is definitely a dragon.
Even from a distance, you can feel its overwhelming presence.
The presence of a powerful creature that made your skin burn.
How could such a being appear?
(No, I have to hurry and inform everyone .!)
Her body cowered in fear, but she mustered up the strength to run.
But then
“ ?!”
“Shrr .”
She decided to return back to the base. And on her way, she encountered a Metal Lizard.
From there on, she began to run for her life.
(A little more Just a little more )
I’m almost through the forest.
Then I’ll be able to reach the base.
It would be safe there, and my friends will be there waiting for me.
Those thoughts made her relax for a moment.
That was a terrible mistake.
“Ah .”
She stumbled over a tree root and lost her balance.
She rolled on the ground several times and fell on her back.
A dark shadow enveloped her body. “Death” was looking at her.
“Shrii ”
“No Stop .”
The Metal Lizard was delighted to finally catch up to its prey.
The very next moment, it opened its big mouth and tried to bite her.
For a moment, it thought it heard a dog barking.
The next moment, something black crawled from the surroundings and wrapped itself around the Metal Lizard’s entire body.
“Eh?! Sha . shii?”
Something black tangled around its entire body like a slime and quickly robbed the Metal Lizard of its freedom.
The Metal Lizard was confused for a moment, and then it immediately tried to resist.
But the more it resisted, the more the black thing twisted and gripped the lizard’s body, like a strong thread that could not be broken.
“Wha, what is this, this .”
Of course, she had no idea what it was.
It was the first time she had ever seen such a thing.
“Anyway, now is your chance, Satsuki. You need to get out of here .”
“Aaahh?!”
Perhaps noticing her attempt to flee, the Metal Lizard roared even louder and struggled harder.
But soon something black blocked its mouth and it could not speak.
“Hi, hii .”
In the midst of confusion and panic, she started running again.
This time, a Shiba Inu jumped from the bushes and appeared in front of her.
Cute. It’s a very cute Shiba Inu.
For some reason, there was a red transparent dumpling on its head.
“ .Doggo?”
“Waauww!”
The Shiba Inu walked past her and headed straight for the Metal Lizard.
She was startled by this.
“Hey, what are you–“
She turned her head reflexively.
Then, a surprising scene unfolded before her eyes.
The same black stuff that she saw earlier was now spilling out from under the Shiba Inu’s feet.
“Whau!”
In response to the Shiba Inu’s shout, the black thing attacked the Metal Lizard again.
“No, no way ”
When she saw the scene, she understood.
The black thing had been created by that Shiba Inu.
“Okay, good job, Momo.”
Then, this time, someone appeared from under the Shiba Inu’s feet.
She could not make out his face from the back of his head, but he was probably a young man.
However, he had a fox on his shoulder and a blue lizard on his head – or rather, a smaller version of the dragon she had seen earlier.
The man looked incredibly suspicious.
“Momo, stay still.”
The man then waved his hand to the side.
At the same time, the Metal Lizard’s head fell to the ground.
“ eh?”
Just now, what did he do?
In her eyes, it only looked like the Metal Lizard’s head suddenly fell off.
Fresh blood gushed out from the Metal Lizard’s neck, but when the man held up his hand, the blood stopped.
The blood that should have been flowing out suddenly disappeared.
“Metal Lizard’s Magic Stone (medium) huh . Momo, you can eat it.”
“Waw!”
Huh? Is that something you can eat?
She had fought monsters many times, but she didn’t know that the stone was edible.
Seeing that the Shiba Inu was eating it with relish, I guess it was harmless.
“Oh, um .”
“Oh, um, are you okay?”
The man turned towards her.
At last she could see his face. It was surprisingly normal, it was the face of an ordinary young man which could be found anywhere.
“Yes, yes. Thank you for your help.”
“No, it wasn’t much. I’m glad you’re okay.”
She was impressed by how humble he was, even though he had the power to easily defeat a monster like that.
She was impressed.
But why did that man look strangely apologetic for a moment?
“Um , if you don’t mind me asking, could you tell me your name?”
“ My name is Kudou Kazuto.”
“Kudou, right. Honestly, thank you very much.”
“No no, there is no need to thank me, um ”
“Oh, that’s right. I’m sorry, I did not introduce myself to Kudou.”
How rude of me to ask the other person’s name without telling my own.
She lightly brushed the dirt from her clothes and straightened her posture.
“My name is Satsuki. Goshogawara Satsuki. It’s nice to meet you.”
“ huh?”
As soon as she said her name, he looked at her in shock, as if he had seen a ghost.
CH 203
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Huh? That’s strange. Did I hear that wrong?
Just now, I thought I heard her say a name that couldn’t possibly be .
“Um . sorry . but, could you tell me your name again?”
“ ? It’s Satsuki Goshogawara.”
He hadn’t misheard her after all.
In that case, I really need to confirm one more thing.
“ .I’m sorry to ask this again, but may I ask your father’s name?”
“ Um, why are you asking me that?”
Maybe she thought my attitude was suspicious, because she distanced herself a bit.
“No, Goshogawara is an unusual surname . I know a man with the same surname.”
“Huh? Is that so? Is that man named Hachiro by any chance?”
“Ah! Yes, that’s right. Could it be that you are–“
Before I could finish, she rushed towards me.
Her face was too close.
She was so close that I could feel her breath on my face.
“Th, that man my father is still alive, isn’t he?”