A minus starting life in another world

Chapter 18:Kids make you more considerate

Elsa was no stranger to unusual situation. However, this was an situation that was way too unusual even for her.

She hoped that she could have them now. The bowels of the man that managed to make her retreat before.

She was sure that the sight of his beloved companions turned into mutilated corpses would fill him with dread. An emotional turmoil that would keep him distracted enough for her to deal a finishing blow.

But that was not the case. Instead, it was her that was attacked in that time frame.

Her hiding her presence was an essential skill of her work. Yet, her best efforts seemed nothing more than useless play to this man.

Not only was he not affected by the sight, but he has done something thought impossible. He had ressucrated his two fallen comarades.

She never heard of someone capable of doing that. Not even the Witch of Envy or the current Swird Saintess.

And that had brought them in this situation. Elsa facing the combined strenght of Rem, Frederica and Kumagawa.

Both sides stood still, bodies stiff and ready to attack. Theu waited for someone to make the first move.

Kumagawa:[...Oh, I almost forgot. Frederica-chan, here.]

Kumagawa masterfully handled one of the two oversized screws he was gripping in his hands. The sharp head of his screw went by his pocket, catching something and stopped in front of Frederica, showing an stone pendant like the one she gave him when he left hanging by the body of the screw.

It was a weird thing to see someone doing such a thing with an oversized object usually used to held wood together. But in the time since there were only Frederica, Rem and Petra in this mansion Rem had talked about Kumagawa's particular linking of using those as his weapons, so she guessed it made sebse he was very adept at using them fir various purposes.

Frederica:The crystal I gave you...No, this is...Garf's crystal.

Kumagawa:[Yeah, Garfield-chan requested me to bring this to you while I was leaving the Sanctuary. From the way he talked about you, and how similar you two look, I guess you're siblings?]

Frederica:I am...Garfield's older sister.

Frederica felt tears running down her face. It's been such a lomg time since she saw or talked with Garfield.

Frederica felt something touch the side of her face. She saw Kumagawa using an handkerchief to wipe her tears off her face, making her face turn red from tye close proximity.

Frederica:...Eh?

Kumagawa:[People often say I'm a sadist...Maybe they're right. But, you know, not even I like seeing girls cry.

You can pretty much say that the serious atmosphere from the beggining of a deathly battle that filled the room was noe dead. Rem's pout only proved that further.

Rem:You sure seem to be having fun, Kumagawa-kun.

Kumagawa:[Haha, I guess? But shouldn't I? Once again, I have been dragged into a troublesome situation, you know? Don't you have some symphaty for poor little me?]

Frederica:...Troublesome situation? Did something happen at the Sanctuary? Is Garf safe!?

Kumagawa:[Well, it wasn't hard per say. But it was troublesome. I got roped in with the first trial that Emilia-chan must take, you know? Weird thing is that I passed and she failed. There's also this conservative faction that doesn't want to leave the Sanctuary so they try to keep us from interfering. Roswal-chan also tried to get in and got really injured as a result...Wait, no. The last one wasn't troublesome at all. It was kind of fun seeing him like that, actually.]