* * *
Philip stared blankly at the girl who had become human from the stone statue.
She touched her face with trembling hands and then groped her from head to toe.
“I can’t believe it… really i… … Are you alive again?”
‘I know. It really turns out like this.’
In fact, Philip couldn’t believe it either. He had only driven a dagger into her thigh to inspect the interior and poured mana into it.
To put it in an analogy, it was like putting a stethoscope on your chest for a medical examination, and suddenly the patient’s pulmonary tuberculosis was completely cured.
‘Beginner’s luck? No, it can’t be?’
In this case, there was only one assumption that could be made. The petrification curse on the girl should have been lifted on its own from the beginning.
The girl stared at Philip in amazement, as if the dagger stuck in her thigh didn’t hurt.
She could only think that Philip had performed a miracle. I begged for help without any expectations in a frightened and painful heart, but I never imagined that it would be resolved so easily.
“What are you… … ?”
His sight returned, his sense of touch returned, and although he did not know his sense of taste, his sensitive sense of smell, unique to the Moonlight Tribe, was gradually returning. The girl followed Philip’s warm, familiar scent and came closer to him.
Seeing the girl sniffing the scent, Philip stepped back a little. The girl’s expression was a little strange. It was a hazy look, as if drunk on something very dangerous.
“It is better to treat the wound first. I will pull out the dagger, so bear with me.”
The girl nodded roughly, still staring at Philip. Even when she pulled out the knife stuck in her thigh, she flinched a little and didn’t even scream.
“… … that’s right. okay. As for you… clearly… .”
With a face of realization, the girl reached out and grabbed Philip’s arm. Phillip took out a clean cloth and a bandage from among the items he had on hand and wrapped them around her thigh.
“I see. That’s why I’ve been able to stay alive until now.”
– He seems like a weird kid. master.
Neria muttered. Philip also slightly agreed and nodded slightly.
As soon as Phillip’s first aid was finished, the girl transformed into a female wolf that was still young and rubbed against Philip’s leg.
“You smell of him… A long time ago, the person whom all the Wolrang tribes served as their master. He sent Huin to reap the Yulang people.”
“See what it is. Rather, now is not the time to be doing this. Your brother-in-law, Rappo, is in danger, so let’s move. I can move fast… I don’t think so.”
Philip had no choice but to pick up the Wolang girl, who had turned into a wolf, and began to quickly return the way he had come.
The girl’s breathing was unusually rough, but Philip accelerated his pace, assuming that dogs are naturally like that.
* * *
‘Damn it, he’s filthy and seasoned, probably because he’s a guy who’s going to get old as soon as he gets older.’
Rapo, a warrior of the Yulang tribe, was struggling very hard. Unlike other drakes, the flatland drake Nepensus was not a predator that had just reigned over it, but was a veteran who had fought quite a few battles in its own way.
Of course, it was the same for Rappo, but he was still unable to raise his power properly. It was because he hadn’t experienced a battle that was tense enough to bring back the fighting power of his heyday.
The problem was that he had spent too long in a place where he couldn’t use magic.
Both Drake and Rappo were in bad shape. Nepensus suffered one wing and right forepaw, and his tail was also torn off.
Rappo’s fur was half melted due to the acid breath emitted by Nepensus, and he could not breathe properly due to the acid gas he inhaled in the process.
If the battle continues like this, he should have won, but the blow seemed quite big.
“Krrr… .”
Nepensus, whose intelligence was higher than expected, was not unaware of that fact. He waved his tattered front paws, waiting for Rappo to make a mistake.
Rappo was also a little burdened to receive more than this blow, so the two races entered a lull.
“… It’s quite the subject of a wild dog with a lowered tail… .”
“Shut up Agari. On the subject of dying.”
“how… Have you reached this point… I don’t know… You can never save your people… .”
“okay? Are my people still here? Then I will kill you and find you.”
“… Do it if you can. I don’t think I’ll lose.”
Nepensus suddenly crouched down. Rappo instinctively sensed that the monster was up to something.
‘Should I have a fight that doesn’t pay off.’
Rappo also raised her magic power as much as possible. Soon, his body was covered in pale moonlight, and soon he changed from a four-legged wolf to a two-legged wolf, like a werewolf.
Like human hands, the fingers grew longer, and so did the legs. Posing like a martial artist, Rappo lunged forward before Nepensus could do anything.
It was then that Philip appeared.
“Suck!”
Like an assassin, he went behind Nepensus’ back and took the dagger he had pierced into the Wulang girl’s thigh earlier.
“… What!”
As the stunned Drake tried to twist himself, a pale beam of light shot out of Phillip’s dagger and began to spin in a spiral.
Philip gritted his teeth and controlled the aura. It was a dagger made of high-quality iron, but it was too much to withstand the energy of the sword steel and the spiral sword.
It lasted only a few seconds, and Philip succeeded in putting the dagger into Drake’s back.
“Cra la la la!”
Drake let out a terrible scream and attacked Philip with his tattered tail. Philip hurriedly pulled out his Ego Sword Neria to defend himself, but he couldn’t offset all the impact and flew off to the wall of the cavity.
“You are so wonderful!”
Rappo did not miss the opportunity. He praised Phillip’s wit and landed a great aerial rounds kick to Drake’s head.
The form he currently took is the form of a combat beast, and instead of lowering his defense, his strength, agility, and attack increased several times.
Just maintaining it consumed a lot of mana, so it was suitable for use as a decisive battle.
Drake’s head, which received an absurd shock, moved greatly with momentum as if it would be pulled out of his neck, and Rappo, who jumped off the wall again, turned forward in the air again and used that power to cut Nepensus’ head as it was.
Drake’s huge body collapsed with a terrible sound of skull breaking.
‘… It’s definitely strong.’
Philip admired Rappo’s movements. It was difficult to move so dynamically with instinct alone. It seemed that there was something like a martial art handed down to the Wolrang people.
Rappo’s strength beyond that of an Auror Master was attractive, but unfortunately, Philip couldn’t keep him close to him.
“It was a good fight. little master. Where have you been?”
At Rappo’s question, Philip silently pointed to the common corner. There, a young wolf with bandages on its hind legs was lying in a prone position with its tongue sticking out.
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“… you… Are you Shenri?”
Rappo, who immediately transformed into a four-legged wolf, hurriedly approached the young wolf.
“Brother Rapo. long time no see.”
Rappo circled around her, sniffing in disbelief. As Rappo’s nose moved over his face, neck, and back, near his tail, the young wolf slammed his front paws into his face.
“Do you think I am still a child? It’s been a while, so it’s nice to see you, but it’s not that much, right? This pervert.”
At that cold reaction, Rappo was able to realize that his sister-in-law had returned alive.
“You are indeed right. Your sister will really like it if she sees you.”
“I must introduce you. He is the successor of Master Otem, who will become the new owner of the Wolang tribe… .”
“I know, I don’t have to explain! brother. I was a stone statue in a very narrow place beyond… After about a hundred years, I thought I’d rather die… .”
The Yulang girl, called Shenli, soon began to brag about how Phillip had saved her in a very excited voice, and Rappo nodded, wiping away tears with her paws.
As he watched the warm reunion between his brother-in-law and his teenage sister-in-law, Philip felt his head dizzy from fatigue. He instructed Rappo in a weary voice.
“I’m sorry, but can you take out Drake’s heart first? That is rather precious.”
“yes? of course. little master.”
Like a skilled dismemberer, Rappo slashed the drake’s scales with his claws and pulled out the heart inside. It even showed a sense of removing blood by pressing it with its front paws.
“okay. Thank you. And let’s go out and get some rest. Because we all need a break. We have plenty of time to talk about our backlog.”
Rappo also agreed with Philip.
“You are right. I used too much energy, so I’m a little tired.”
Rappo was not seriously injured, so she bit her sister-in-law’s neck and carried Philip on her back, like a mother carrying a young puppy.
Even while transporting on Rappo’s back, Philip had to try not to fall asleep. Even when I was sleeping, I had to sort things out to some extent.
* * *
Philip was successfully rescued by Professor Kessler, who had been searching for him, and was able to rest in a tent.
Instructor Perek, who had gone out first, came to find Philip, startled by the news that he had returned from the hole.
“Are you okay, Instructor?”
“I’m a bit tired, but I’m not hurt anywhere.”
The blood vessels in her eyes burst, and she was just tired enough to bleed from her nose. Instructor Perek was taken aback by the unspoken pressure to stop bothering and return quickly.
“I should have been of some help… sorry. Then rest in peace.”
As Instructor Perek was about to leave the tent, he turned his attention to the silver ball of hair curled up next to Philip’s sleeping bag. He had already encountered the Wolang once, and he knew very well that silver hair was a characteristic of the Wolang.
‘That must be the same tribe the wolf was trying to save.’
Lying next to Philip like a pet dog was as natural as it had been a long time ago.
“… ?”
Shenli, the Yulang priestess, rose from her seat and stared at Perek.
‘It’s the first time I’ve seen such a mild-looking wolf since I was born… .’
It had a much rounder impression than a normal wolf, so it looked like an improved breed. Shenli growled low as Perek continued to stare at her.
“Grrr… .”
“sit down please.”
Philip sighed and held her back. At the command, Shenri sat there panting and wagging her tail.
‘It’s like a real dog.’
It is said that they received stronger blood from the wolf side than other Wolrang tribes, so it seems that they inherited more canine characteristics.
“The Wolang warrior said that he would definitely repay Instructor Perek’s efforts and sincerity. through me Would you please leave me alone for a moment?”
“ah… You don’t really need any kind of reward. Because I wasn’t very helpful. Anyway, please rest in peace.”
Perek went out of the tent to pray for Philip’s recovery.
At the same time Instructor Ophelia entered.
“Instructor. Are you okay?”
Philip sighed and replied.
“I feel like dying.”
