Love Live One-shots

KotoUmi 5

KotoUmi fantasy AU

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Umi Sonoda ran through the streets, hastily avoiding the people on the way. She cursed under her breath, praying to whoever celestial being out there that her beloved was safe.

Umi was a knight commander of a knight squad in the Kingdom of Otonokizaka and she and her group were patrolling around town when a rookie knight approached her, almost out of breath.

"What's wrong?" Umi asked as she placed her hands on the knight's shoulders for support. The knight looked up, "Minami Kotori... attacked by a Giant Snail... healer's house..."

Umi's eyes widened after piecing together the knight's report, throwing orders to her second-in-command before dashing to Nozomi's house as fast as she could.

"Why is there a Giant Snail nearby?" Umi muttered under her breath. A Giant Snail, it isn't hard to defeat but even the bravest of knights liked to avoid engaging battle against the monster. And now, Kotori was attacked by one of the monsters Umi feared.

The cobalt-haired knight slammed Nozomi's door open, startling the purple-haired cleric that was tending the unconscious ashen-haired girl.

"How is she?" Umi asked, marching towards the bed where Kotori laid. Her eyes widened in shock as a lump formed on her throat. Kotori's right arm was swollen and purple lines traced all over, she was breathing heavily, and her sweet smile was now replaced with a face of hurt and suffering.

"Not so good. Kotori's right arm was hit by one of the snail's slime shots when she tried to save one of her companions. Fortunately, the knights arrived after that happened and defeated the snail but this," Nozomi motioned to Kotori's swollen arm, "cannot be reversed."

Nozomi faced Umi, her usual mysterious smile plastered on her face, "A Giant Snail's slime has a poisonous substance as a defense mechanism against its predators and that was one of the reason why knights liked to--"

"Can you cut to the chase already, Nozomi?" Umi asked, irritated. How can the cleric be so calm at a time like this? Kotori's dying for pete's sake!

Nozomi giggled, "I know, I know. I have good news and bad news. Which one would you like to hear first?"

"Nozomi!" Umi groaned, she had no time for this. If Nozomi wasn't the only one she trusted to heal Kotori, she would've just flat out carried Kotori away from her.

"Yes, yes. Good news is I know how to make the cure, bad news is I don't have the key ingredient to make it."

The purple-haired cleric stood up from her seat as she made her way to a shelf, taking a brown book with a worn-out cover.

"I need the Ayapap fruit, a fruit that can be found in the heart of the Devil's Jungle. It is a special fruit that is said to be the only remedy for the Giant Snail's poisonous slime." Nozomi closed her book, as she looked at Umi dead serious in the eye.

"I'm sure you heard about the Devil's Jungle, yeah?" Umi nodded to Nozomi's inquiry. If memory serves correct, the Devil's Jungle is found at the south-east of the Kingdom. It was said to be where the gate to the Underworld was located and whoever adventurer entered the jungle was never to be seen again.

"Are you still up for the task?" Nozomi questioned. Umi stared at Nozomi and to Kotori's weak state. She bit her lip, there's no guarantee she'll return safely but as long as there's hope, as long as there's a one percent chance that she'll obtain the Ayapap fruit then she'll gladly take it.

"Of course. I will do anything to save Kotori." A smile broke on Nozomi's face when she heard the knight's answer.

"That's what I like about you, Umi. In any case, I cac prevent the poison from spreading on her body for two weeks at most. You know what it means right? This is a race for time Umi. You and I are both aware what will happen to Kotori if you failed to obtain the fruit."