My second go at life // Orsted x oc (Mushoku Tensei)

Chapter 24

"I'm sick of working in this pit every day, Ain't you?" A red insect man mumbled as he came into our view. "Think of an easier way to make a living."

"Fine, I will think of something." One of the two people behind him hissed, they seemed to be a lizard.

The insect man put up a lantern on a hook that was attached to the bars the panther was behind and then he kicked the bars when the panther hissed. "Shut up!" He yelled at it. "Don't get too cocky unless you wanna die!"

The other two seemed scared of the panther and Rudeus then used water magic to make the floor into mud making them sink. I put my hand against the walls next to us and blocked off their exit and the path farther into the cave with earth magic.

It also helped me be able to hear perfectly, so I will be able to speak well. Ruijerd put me down as Eris and he went in and smacked them against a wall.

Rudeus pointed his staff at them as I held out my hand and we used stone magic to cover their wrists pinning them against the wall.

"The hell is going on?!" The insect man yelled.

Rudeus sighed in relief. "Thank god, they are so weak."

"We fought kind of like a team just now, huh?!" Eris grinned.

"It was so cool!" I squealed not being able to hold in my excitement anymore.

Ruijerd smiled at us. "Who the hell are you?!" The insect man yelled. "I will kill you!"

"What are you doing? The panther is pretty, why?" I asked. "I collect stones, but it isn't against their will, the panther is suffering."

"I have some questions to-" Rudeus got up close and the insect man kicked him.

Rudeus went flying back and rolled then smashed into a wall. "Rude!" I yelled as I went over and spoke the words of a healing magic spell.

'Damn it, that hurt.' Rudeus groaned as his eyes spun like those flies that always got stuck in my room at the hospital. 'He really is stupid. Does he know what could happen if he makes us angry?'

"Very dumb." I added.

"I'm alright, Ceres." Rudeus patted my head. "Thanks for healing me."

I then felt something hit my back, and I looked to see something shocking. I screamed seeing it was the insect man's head and his blood covered half of my face.

Rudeus pulled me closer to calm me down, and we saw it was Ruijerd who did it and the insect man's companions were screaming in fear.

Eris was unaffected by it, but she came over to help me up. I have killed before, but it was creatures that didn't talk like us, someone I could never make a connection with or scream in fear as I could.

"Why did you kill him?" Rudeus couldn't take his eyes off the head.

"Because he hurt a child." Ruijerd answered.

"...But killing? No!" I yelled as I cried.

"Why not? He was evil, he caused suffering." Ruijerd retorted.

"You didn't let him explain!" I exclaimed as Rudeus was left speechless.

"There's a reason you shouldn't kill people." Rudeus explained.

"What?" Ruijerd let out.

"If you kill people, it will make the Superd's reputation even worse." Rudeus informed him.

"Even if they are evil?" Ruijerd asked.

"There's no solid evil!" I yelled.

"It only matters who killed them, not who was killed." Rudeus added.