The Beast's right hand man (Arifureta x Record of Ragnarok x OC)

Level IV - Navigation, and a Moon

Play Gabriele's theme song - Victorious by Skillet

Not gonna lie, I shed some tears at the thought of what awaited me, stranded in an unknown place – exposed to risking my life in the most gruesome of ways – only because of a horny teenager's jealousy.

Yet I continued to smile through the tears, because Hajime, Shizuku and the others were safe. I never had fate in Amanogawa, and I never will, but I trust Kaori to be the voice of reason and Shizuku herself to step up and cover the Hero's shortcomings.

Perhaps my fall was fate...to finally develop Hajime into a real man...

Gabriele! Don't worry! We have your back, the ground is closing in so I'll try to slow you down as much as I can.

Thanks, Hlokk. And thank you everyone for sticking by my side.

Of course, young man.

That's not a problem, my boy!

Warriors stick together! Spartans never die!

Who would have thought that my best friends would have been a tsundere Valkyrie and a bunch of voices in my head?

I heard that!

C'mon, Hlokk. You know I love you.

...

Hlokk?

BAAAKA!

I could imagine a chibi Hlokk punching my arm repeatedly.

Prepare for impact!

I braced myself as I hit the ground with a *THUD* that still managed to knock the wind out of me.

Oof! Now we're here, Hlokk, I'd like for you to work towards unlocking Buddha's seal.

Got you, I'll start now.

Then a white blur jumps suddenly at me, legs in a high kick position. I dodge the strike and another smaller monster gets hit and destroyed. I watch in horror as the...rabbit-like creature eats the barely breathing monster.

What the utter FUCK have I just witnessed?

This, young man, is the killer rabbit. Its kicks are nothing to laugh at, and he's merciless at chasing its prey. If you manage to overpower him in raw strength, it's still easy game compared to other abominations you'll find here.

Jack, prepare Rondo of Blessing to clear a path inside the rock. I don't have Hajime's Transmute, but that should suffice, I hope.

I'll get on it, but-YOUNG MAN!

WHA-

My internal scream is cut short when a giant bear decapitates the rabbit and sees me. I quickly activate Divine Armor, but he slashes the air and suddenly my right arm falls in a puddle of blood.

JESUS FUCK! JACK, RONDO OF BLESSING! NOW! FOR FUCK'S SAKE!

ON IT!

I swing my cape and cut the rocks apart to escape from the bear as fast as I can. Between ragged breaths I continue to escape, putting more and more distance between me and the beast, until I can't hear its roars anymore.

Buddha. Seal: unlocked!

Fabia-chan! What happened?

Buddha, my God!

Gabriele! There's some holy water pending from the ceiling, drink it and it should stabilize your condition. I'm doing my best, but a missing limb is no small injury!