For the time being, I decided to return back to Seras and the others.
Seras recognizes my presence and runs over to me.
But…
[I’m glad that y——]
In the middle of speaking, Seras stopped—— and rushed to me at greater speed.
[Are you hurt!?]
Slei also ran over to me.
Nyaki’s face turned pale.
[Don’t worry. It isn’t my blood.]
Saying that to Seras who was about to check my body from injuries, she pats her chest.
Regaining her composure, she then asked.
[The Heroic Sword, have you defeated them already?]
[There were only two of them who chased after Nyaki. The others don’t seem to be following.]
Nyaki, who is standing at the edge of my vision, looked surprised.
[T- The other members of the Heroic Sword other than Ruin-san and Satsuki-san should be strong as well nya…… W- Who in the world are you nya?]
[Speaking of which, I guess we haven’t introduced ourselves with each other yet huh.]
Toad and Bardwitcher were approaching earlier, so we didn’t have the time for that.
After the encounter with Nyaki, I’m pretty sure neither Seras nor I said our names.
Is what I thought but…
[I’m sorry. In fact, I’ve decided to reveal my identity while we wait for you.]
Looking as if she’s ready to be scolded, Seras said.
[To gain her trust, I still think I thought that I should tell her the truth from the start…… Moreover……]
Glancing at Nyaki, Seras shrunk down.
[Nyaki-dono is too pure, so it feels difficult to tell her false information…… My apologies.]
Even though she said that, it seems that she hardly gave her much information about my background.
I feel like she efficiently dealt with this.
[Well, it won’t be much of a problem to divulge it to Nyaki. Moreover, well……]
I also looked at Nyaki.
“Nyaki-dono is too pure, so it feels difficult to tell her false information.”
[……To be honest, I can understand why you felt that way.]
And thus, I revealed my real name normally too.
[Is it okay if I call you Touka-san nya?]
[Call me what you want, Nyaki. And, this guy is……]
I opened my collar a bit and peered into my robe.
[Introduce yourself.]
[Puyuuun.]
Pigimaru descends to the ground from inside the robe.
Nyaki’s eyes opened wide.
[Slime-san nya.]
[He’s called Pigimaru.]
[Pii?]
Pigimaru asked for confirmation.
“Is this child our friend now?”
—-or it feels like he’s acting that.
Nodding back at him, Pigimaru stretched out his protrusion to Nyaki.
[Puyuu.]
[He’s asking for a handshake. Just be gentle on your hold.]
Looking slightly dumbfounded, Nyaki reservedly gripped the protrusion.
[I’m Nya- Nyaki nya.]
She still seems to be stiff but……
It looks like Nyaki is starting to get less nervous.
It’s going great.
[And, this one’s Slei.]
[Pakkyyuuu~~]
[Funnyaaa!?]
Slei rubbed her cheeks against Nyaki’s.
Somehow.
It seems like she’s cheering her up.
[My name is Nya- Nyaki nya.]
[Pakyuu.]
It was at that moment.
Nyaki moved.
Sitting on a seiza, Nyaki shrunk and bowed her head.
[For saving her life, Nyaki would like to thank you from the bottom of her heart nya…… Touka-san, Seras-san, Pigimaru-san and Slei-san—— Nyaki will never forget this gratitude nya. And also, I’m really sorry for the inconvenience Nyaki caused nya. I’m sorry nya……!]
Nyaki looks up.
[Then everyone, please hurry up and leave this place nya! Nyaki will rest here for a while and then, head over there as I planned nya!]
Nyaki points towards the depths of the Demon Zone.
……I see.
In Nyaki’s mind…
It isn’t as if she wants us to protect her here.
[……Nyaki.]
[Y- Yes nya.]
[You’re still saying things like that?]
[Funya?]
[Unless you don’t want to……]
I held out my hand.
[How about you come with us instead?]
[F- Funyaaa……!?]
[If you really don’t like it, you could at least stay with us until we ensure your safety. That’s why I went out of my way to get everyone to introduce themselves earlier.]
For a while, Nyaki looked like she was stupefied.
It seemed that she hadn’t caught up with the meaning of my words yet.
Eventually, it seems like she finally understood.
[……T- That’s no good nya! If Nyaki goes with everyone, I will definitely just bring troubles nya! It seems that Nyaki, a Divine Beast, is absolutely necessary for Heroic Sword for the moment nya! That’s why…… They will definitely chase after me nya! Besides…… I don’t know what would happen to Touka-san and everyone if they found out that their friends were killed……]
Nyaki cried again.
However——- She had a smile on her face.
[Even with the short time we talked, I know that Touka-san and everyone are good people nya…… That’s why I absolutely don’t want everyone to go through something terrible nya…… Nyaki…… Even if Nyaki doesn’t see Ninya, Mainya and everyone again…… I still meyt such kind people in the end…… So, I’m really, really, really satisfied nya……]
So for her, it’s either death from being caught by Heroic Sword.
Or death after a monster finds her huh.
Nyaki is already prepared to die.
[Everyone, thank you very much nya.]
Tears dripping from her eyes even with the smile on her lips, Nyaki said.
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