Guided by the orc siblings they met halfway, Sophia and Eliezer walked deeper into the forest.

The elder brother's name is Cam, eight years old, judging by the shape of the ears and tail, it should be considered a feline. Sophia, who suddenly appeared and rescued them, was full of vigilance and uneasiness, and hugged her sister Rachel tightly in her arms.

Now Cam is approaching the tribe with the two sisters, Sophia and Elize. Although he impulsively made a request such as "Please save our family", but now he can't help but secretly regret it, after all, the other party is a human being, can he really trust them?

Thinking about it, the other party didn't have a reason to help herself, and Sophia, who was obviously only the same age as herself, had the strength to kill the monster in seconds, it was hard to imagine what she was setting foot in this forest for, if they were in the same group as the humans who attacked the village, wouldn't it mean that they finally escaped, and returned to the tiger's mouth with their sister?

Confused and afraid, Cam was powerless to resist.

Along the way, it is natural that a large number of demonic beasts will attack, but not even a single horse has been able to touch a single hair of them.

The moment he got closer, he collapsed to the ground with a bang. The unknown pitch-black weapon in Sophia's hand killed with a single blow.

Cam had never seen before, and he couldn't imagine that anyone in the world could slaughter a demonic beast so easily, and he only felt terrified in the face of this overwhelming unknown force.

I want to escape, but I can't believe that I can escape from the range of the weapon with my sister, I'm afraid that as soon as I escape, the pitch-black magic bullet will shoot through my eyebrows.

On the other hand, Ricky, who was still biting Sophia just now, cheered "Sophia ~~ so amazing~~" with bright eyes at this time, while stretching out her hands to her life-saving benefactor with a smile on her face, and posing in a posture of begging for a hug.

In her eyes, maybe Sophia is like a superhero with invincible power.

"Ahaha~~ The little sister is really popular~~"

Arizza laughed at her sister in a slightly annoying voice.

Although Sophia ignored it on the surface, in fact, she had been patient, and she couldn't wait to immediately throw the "two cats" in front of her into her arms, bury her face between her hair and ears, and enjoy the fluffy touch. But if she had a puppy's tail, I'm afraid it would have been like an electric fan at this time.

She had never imagined that she would be almost obsessed with catching a cold on the ears and tails of the beasts.

――I want to take it home...... I really want to take them home......! I want to take them home no matter what!

It can be said that this is an instinctive and irresistible impulse, and if it weren't for Sophia's strict military discipline training, I'm afraid she would have been unable to resist stretching out her claws.

So in the end, Cam was the only one who was frightened. However, in a sense, he and his sister could indeed be attacked by Sophia anytime and anywhere.

Perhaps Cam's keen instincts for wildlife made him aware of the danger and unable to let his guard down on Sophia.

As for what happened to the two siblings, Sophia and Alize had probably heard about it from Cam's mouth.

Not long ago, the village where Kam lived was suddenly attacked by a large number of unidentified humans, and all the young children were tied up, while the adults were abused and killed.

Tragic experience, but this is not uncommon in the Empire, Sophia and Alize have probably heard of racial oppression within the Empire, but they didn't expect it to escalate to such an extent.

If at least twenty minutes had passed since the attack on the village since the rescue of the Cam siblings, the village would have been not far away, according to Cam. But from the perspective of time, the tribe is afraid that there are many bad luck.

"Hmm~~ What do you think, little sister, are the people who attacked the village still there~~?"

"The likelihood of retreat is high. After all, it is in the depths of a dangerous forest, and it is difficult to imagine a long stay. ”

"That's, that'...... If humanity were still alive...... You, what would you do?"

"What do you mean?"

Cam asked Sophia cautiously with an extremely uneasy look. Sophia, on the other hand, tilted her head and put on a puzzled look because she couldn't understand the intent of the question.

"I, I'm so grateful to you for saving me and my sister, and for protecting us from the Monster along the way...... But, but the opponent is human...... Is Miss Sophia going to be hostile to them......?"

"Didn't you speak up yourself and beg me to help you save your people?"

"Yes, yes......"

"So what's the problem? Do you doubt I'm going to go back on my word?"

"No, no!!, don't get me wrong...... It's just, Miss Sophia, for the sake of a lowly race like us...... Is it really good to be an enemy of your own kind......?"

When Cam uttered "lowly race" from his mouth, his expression was as sad as if he was about to cry at any moment.

This made Sophia fall into deep thought, and after a while, she changed her tone to a colder tone and said-

"No problem. ”

"Huh......?"

Sophia's expression was not moved in the slightest. Just replied as a matter of course, "So I said that it doesn't matter if the opponent is human or not." ”

"But they're all of your kind?"

"Humans are a race that kills each other every once in a while, and it's just a matter of life for me. Besides, you seem to have misunderstood my intentions. ”

"Misunderstanding ......?"

Cam looked puzzled by the sudden statement.

"Listen, we're here for a combat test of arms. But as you can see, the Warcraft in the forest is not vulnerable at all, and now there is a more suitable opponent than the Warcraft, of course I can't ask for it. So, we didn't mean to save you. It's just a matter of choosing the right opponent, understand?"

"Woo......"

Cam didn't understand the meaning of the word combat test at all, but Sophia used such a bland tone to explain the act of killing her kind, which deepened Cam's fear of humans, but humans of her own age already had such a terrible battle frenzy.

"Anyway, since I promised you, I will do my best to complete the task. Of course, the premise is that the other party is still staying in your village, and if they have retreated, then I will not actively pursue. To put it simply, I am not obligated to avenge the suffering orcs, nor will I save the children who have been captured. ”

"That's ...... Ah......h

"And I didn't say I was helping you for free. ”

"Huh!?"

"From this day forward, the ownership and guardianship of both of you will be mine. ”

Sophia finished speaking, and in her heart thought that she was the perfect negotiation. Because according to the usual experience, gratuitous help is usually met with vigilance and suspicion from the other party, after all, no one believes that pie will fall from the sky.

Therefore, if you put forward some conditions and rewards appropriately, you can successfully win the trust of the other party. Now it is possible to bring home two cute young animals in the name of "guardianship", which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

Cam, on the other hand, understood his situation until this second. The implication is that from this second on, Cam and his sister still haven't escaped the fate of becoming slaves.

Cam had heard many tragic rumors about slaves, who were said to be played with as children by aristocratic humans for both men and women.

In other words, tonight he will most likely be subjected to all kinds of humiliating things under the hands of this beautiful girl.

"That...... Miss Sophia...... I have no experience, so, so ......"

Just when Cam was alone and didn't know why he seemed to be squirming, the group came to the village...... Or the ruins of a former village.

As expected, the corpses of the orcs lay everywhere. There were still about ten soldiers in armor, armed with swords that at first glance looked like they were capable of, and the children that Cam had said were tied together were gone.

"Hey, look over there! There are still a few imps that haven't been carried away. ”

"The trailer has already been pulled away, so let's kill it."

Soon, the armored soldiers spotted Sophia and them, and at first put on a reluctant expression, but soon, their expressions became happy.

"Wait, look at those two girls, they're so beautiful! I've never seen such a peugeot face among orcs!"

"That...... It's human, right?"

"How is it possible, a little human girl can come to such a deep forest?

"Hahaha! You stinky boy, you haven't had enough of that just now?"

Two of the soldiers let out a lewd laugh as they made their own decisions, and then they approached without hesitation.

"The action was too hasty, zero points. ”

Sophia shook her head as if she was very sorry, and her voice was like an instructor criticizing the students' shortcomings.

Then, with the sound of "bang-bang-bang", the two people who approached fell to the ground before they knew what was happening.

"What's the matter, that girl!, who the hell is that!?"

It wasn't until their comrades were killed that the soldiers became vigilant, and everyone quickly set up their weapons and stood by for battle.

"Oh...... The speed of response is not bad, seventy points. That's right...... On the battlefield, you should never judge by appearance, especially not with children...... It's common sense. It is rumored that in country I, there is even a special anti-terrorist unit composed of children between the ages of ten and twelve. ”

"Less!Are you an orc too!?"

It seems that Sophia's fashionable headbands on both sides have caused misunderstanding among everyone.

"No, like you, human. ”

"Huh!?So why are you with the runaway orc head? And in the depths of the forest?Is it some other mercenary group or slave trader?"

"Not really. ”

"If it's not, why fight against us......

"Hmph...... You're the one who strikes first, I'm just defending myself. ”

However, Sophia, who said this calmly, was exuding a viscous killing intent that seemed to freeze the air, making everyone present take half a step back.

"Bastard, what's the joke...... What the hell are you coming from!?"

"Remembered, then...... We are the Animal Protection Society. ”