Yamiyo no Hotaru

Chapter 13

To tell the truth, I was thinking of taking it easy at this time.

It is only natural. From the gorilla-sama's point of view, a group of 30 or so Youkai, especially a group of medium Youkai, is not even her enemy. There is no need to be self-conscious about the battle, and if she fight properly, she would be able to kill them all in no time at all. If Gorilla-sama is going to sell her favors to Tachibana Trading Company, it is sometimes better for her to stand out. No need for me to be involved.

But still... I was caught off guard at this point. Well, with a little thought, it's easy to do. There's no way that the whimsical little sister gorilla with a sadistic taste would take me up on my offer. In other words...

"She's playing with me..."

I muttered to myself as I clung to the spirit animal, which was slowly gliding down to a lower altitude.

It's an overwhelming sight to see a storm forming and blowing away the monster foxes with a soft wave of her fan. But... that's all. If it were real, it would be possible to shred the creatures with just the blade of the wind as she yawned, but all she had to do was literally blow them away. Obviously, she did it properly... no, in fact, with her ability, she could have created even more terrible destruction even if she had done it properly. For her, it is much more difficult to control the force than it is to do it just right.

"It would be easier for me if she'd just get rid of them... Oh, hey, are you serious!?"

I frowned when I caught sight of it. I see an overturned horse-drawn wagon, a well-dressed couple who are probably injured and unable to move, a humanoid-looking monster, and a girl falling on her butt in front of them... Hey, idiot! Why aren't you hiding in the carriage, Kayo-chan!?

(Did the gorilla-sama's lazy intervention slightly change the development of the story?)

This is not good. At least in the original game, the daughter is still alive, but the whole family might be wiped out. If she dies, even if she is not a strategic character, the main character will lose a person who provides advice and services in terms of items. It's not good, and even if the parents are saved, they might resent us for not being able to save their daughter (since the parents are portrayed to love their daughter very much).

"Tsk, where's the princess...!!?"

I turn my eyes to the gorilla princess. Haha, she's still playing around. I can already see what she's up to.

"Sigh... okay, okay! Alright, I'll do it! Let's do it...!!?"

I do as the gorilla wickedly requests and stand up on the sacred beast. For a moment, the sacred beast growls in displeasure, but I ignore it. It's your master's request, so bear with it.　I strengthen each muscle fiber in my legs with my spiritual power, and... the next moment I use the sacred beast as a foothold, kicking it in one swift movement and plunging it into the spot.

I aim between the little girl and the youkai, who changes from a humanoid form into a monstrous fox the size of a wagon, and summon shikigamis just before I hit the ground. Two shikigami in the form of giant eagles grabbed my shoulders and spread their wings. The lift and buoyancy created by this slowed my fall...

(Endure, endure, endure it...! Ughh!!?)

I strengthened the bones and muscles of my legs just before hitting the ground to prepare for the impact... Sure enough, as soon as I landed on the ground from a high altitude, a violent impact hit my legs, organs, and body, and I cried lightly from the inside of my mask. As I roll to shed the shock, I leap in front of the little girl and catch a blow from the monster fox's jaws with my spear just before it hits me.