LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 189
189. The Witch Takes Action [Side – Ludmilla]
“A black monster? What’s that supposed to be?”
“I don’t know. It’s the only way to describe it—just a black monster.”
“It’s got a black, slimy body, bigger than a building! Its body looks kind of like a toad’s, but its mouth is full of teeth, and it eats people!”
Eats people…? I’ve never seen a monster matching Fran’s description. For starters, where would such a monster even come from?
“Do you have any idea where that monster came from?”
“No, none.”
“It’s near the castle! I heard it suddenly appeared in the middle of the town!”
It appeared in town… which means it’s not the kind of monster that occurs naturally.
If that’s the case, there must be some cause behind it.
“Was there anything unusual before the monster appeared?”
“No idea.”
“You really don’t know anything, do you?”
At any rate, I think I’ve grasped the situation.
The monster suddenly showed up in town, and they came to ask for help.
“The monster is so strong that even Laura-neesan couldn’t handle it! That’s why I came to call for you, onii-chan!”
“onii-chan… you mean Arx?”
That’s a bit of a problem.
I ruffled my hair and groaned.
“Mira-san, Arx is in the middle of his trial right now, isn’t he? Is there no way to stop it midway?”
“…No, it’s impossible. If he finishes early, he might wake up in less than an hour, but we can’t wake him up ourselves.”
“No way! Last time, when I lost control, he woke me up by touching me!”
“It’s different from normal rampages. A trial is a whole other matter.”
We can’t wake Arx. That’s final.
“Then there’s nothing we can do about the monster in town… is that it?”
“What are you talking about? Of course not.”
“But if Arx can’t wake up—”
“Then I’ll go.”
Even if this is our first meeting, if they came to rely on Arx, I have a duty to clean up after him.
If it’s something strong enough to challenge Arx, I can handle it too. That means I’ll take care of it, plain and simple.
“Besides… I have a bad feeling about this.”
“A bad feeling?”
“Well, it might just be my imagination, so don’t worry about it.”
I sliced open a hole in space with a hand chop and set my destination to Montrolia.
“I’ll head there first. You lot follow me after! See ya!”
“Ah, wait, Mira-san…!”
I quickly passed through the dimensional hole and arrived in Montrolia.
“Phew, it’s been a while since I’ve been outside the forest. How many years has it been…? I can’t even remember.”
Even though it’s a rare outing, the sky is covered in murky clouds.
I’d like to be back before Arcs wakes up. It looks like it might rain too.
“…Oh, that must be it.”
After scanning my surroundings, I spotted the monster I’d heard about.
Its size is about 16 or 17 meters. It looks like a toad, but it moves like a spider.
“That’s definitely something I’ve never seen before. Well, no matter—I just have to take it down.”
I flew into the air and teleported next to the black monster.
“GEHAHAHAHAHAHA!! Delicious! Absolutely delicious!!”
“Well, color me surprised. You can speak human language?”
“Wha—who are you?!”
As I stood by the monster, the grotesque creature that had been laughing uproariously let out a startled cry.
“Hmm… yeah, you don’t feel much like a monster. Your level is about 60. That blond kid wouldn’t have stood a chance.”
“Who are you?! Where did you come from?!”
“Hmm? Isn’t teleportation standard practice?”
I said this as I plunged my hand into the monster’s slimy black body.
“…Looks like you’ve eaten quite a lot of humans. About a few hundred, I’d say.”
“That’s right!! I’ve lived long and never knew!! Humans are delicious!! And the more I eat, the stronger I become!! GYAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!”
Could this thing have been human? If so, that would explain a lot…
But if that’s true, who did this, and why?
“Hey, brat!! You’ll be my next meal!! Women are especially soft and tender!!”
“…Zero points.”
“Huh?”
“You’ve made two mistakes. One, I’m much older than you. And two…”
I teleported onto the monster’s squishy torso and delivered a punch.
“GWAAAAAAHHHHHH!!”
The monster’s body flew into the air, crashed into a building, and brought it down.
“I have no intention of becoming your meal. Don’t get cocky, you level-60 weakling!!”