19. Crimson Guardian
"Alice, what are you going to do now?"
After saying the words that made Alice regret her curiosity without mercy and hesitation, Irina's gaze caught up with her as she followed the words.
That's what Alice knows, when she first meets Irina, she will show her wariness to anyone, even Teacher Rosie, who is holding her hand, can't escape the nervous ending of being stared at by that eye, and naturally not to mention Alice, who was stared at very uncomfortable at the time.
Like a wolf, abandoned by its parents, a young wolf that can barely run, although it looks helpless and pitiful, but it always has a gaze that is enough to make any prey tremble, although even with this kind of gaze she can't grow suddenly, but no one wants to rush forward and tease so that it fights to the death.
Perhaps the best thing to do is to stare at an opponent of equal strength and leave. It's just that Teacher Rosie, who was holding Irina's hand tightly at the time, didn't do this, so now she ......
[Ahh......hh
The singing, the singing without melody, abruptly produced when Alice struggled with the last bit of struggle in her heart, the same sound as before, but it made Alice feel excited. It's a song sung by a little mermaid, and even if it's just humming, it's enough to compliment, but while it's beautiful, it also drives the monsters crazy.
"Irina?"
"Don't say so much, come with me quickly!"
In just a moment, the foreign objects brought by the surging sea water came into Alice's eyes, and through the bright moonlight, Alice also saw clearly the monster that broke onto the beach under the guidance of the song.
They have fish-like fins, which allow them to swim quickly in the water. They also have human-like legs, allowing them to run fast when they are close to the shore. They wield spear-like weapons and dance ominously in silhouettes under the moonlit night. The song continues, and they all naturally target Alice and Irina on the beach as if they were obsessed.
Though I carried a book with me, I ...... Unlike the knight last night, both himself and Irina are physically fragile, and if these fish-like monsters are enemies, there are too many of them.
So...... Run!
"Wait! do you want to lure them to ordinary people!"
Before Alice could react, and she didn't know where she could get her strength, Irina dragged Alice and ran further away from the rest area. It was a wooded beach by the beach, and in such a night, you had to be careful just to walk in, beware of visible and lurking dangers, but in order to get rid of the bad monster as soon as possible, the two of them had to do their best to ignore all the inconsequential things.
The uneven forest road hurt her feet, and the jagged leaves around her to protect her unwittingly cut Alice's arm. It's just that...... There's no choice.,You have to run forward vigorously.,After getting rid of the monster, you can slowly think about how to go back.。 If you run to the rest area, you will soon be able to meet your companions and meet strange well-wishers, but that will only put them in danger.
"Ah......hh Why is this the time?"
“...... At such a time?"
Irina, who was not very physically strong, gradually fell behind Alice, and was staggered and ran by Alice's hand, Rao was so, she still kept turning the pages in the bumps, reading one story after another in a voice that had been out of tune. The eagle dog Wolverine, all kinds of animals constantly jumped out of her book, with their bodies that didn't know what death was, to stop the monsters from chasing, although it was not even "delay", but it bought Alice and Irina a little time.
Alice...... Ahem, do you know anything!?"
Time, with the efforts of Irina to make the demons gain some, the broom drawn from the book took Irina and Alice, who almost didn't sit down and fell, and finally threw the monsters away from a distance.
Panting, Irina controlled the direction of the broom and asked, "Have you ever seen these fish-like monsters?"
“...... The second time, Irina, did you hear the song just now?"
The melodious singing voice, even if she was chased by the monster for a long distance, Alice could still hear it clearly. Soon, Irina, who had quieted down, also frowned, apparently she had noticed this strange thing as well.
There is no song that can travel so far, and the only explanation can only be......
"Probably magic, the monster seems to have come up from the beach when the song sounded. ”
Like fish, it can be summed up as a fish-man's thing. What is their purpose? Even now there was a slight vibration on the ground, and it seemed that they had not given up the chase yet.
Since it is a fish-man who can swim freely in the sea, it is obviously more appropriate to choose a crowded morning even if it is for aggression. This forest of trees and trees does not look like there is any treasure on the beach that has been stepped on countless times by tourists, but it is better to say that there is any treasure at the bottom of the sea that no one knows.
These monsters ...... Who the hell is it?
"Hmm......"
Her gaze squinted, and Alice heard Irina's grunt in pain. The blood-red light and shadow swept over Alice's head as it gradually fell, and the falling of the few hairs that had been neatly cut off finally made Alice react.
An "enemy" that should not be an enemy!
"Irina!"
As the falling broom fell to the ground, Alice ignored the stinging pain from her elbow, and hurriedly picked up Irina, who had fallen to the ground before her. The hand grabbed her shoulder, but there was a wet sensation from there, and it didn't take even thinking to figure out what it was.
"Gravity maximizes!"
The sword that was originally stabbed in the chest was tilted because of Alice's last little struggle, and although the book that she opened in a panic fell to the ground because of this, knocking out one scar after another, at least she had escaped the first crisis. And......
It seemed to have improved in that moment! I didn't turn to the corresponding page, but I used the magic I wanted. It's just that now isn't the time to pull Irina around and dance.
The two-handed sword that glows with blood and brings death has its owner, and she has once again set her sights on herself after missing the opportunity due to the effects of magic. With flowing blonde hair and a sturdy and agile body wrapped under a silver cloak, her face could not be seen clearly in the middle of the night, but her next movements made people unable to move as if they were being targeted as prey.
With the hilt of the sword in both hands, the blood-colored lightsaber, which was thinner and longer than the average two-handed sword, was at his side, he was aiming, he was waiting, he was preventing, he must have understood the peculiarity of his opponent and finally went all out.
Even if his opponents were only two magicians who were not "hostile", even if the real enemy was still in the forest far behind, the knight did not say a word, did not hesitate at all, just like the stone statue guarding something important, in his eyes there was only "invader".
That...... What the hell is he guarding!? Behind him are the layers of roses that wrap around the fence...... There, there, what is there enough for him to keep out all intruders!?