Walking in another world – Chapter 354 – Running wild – Part two (Hikari’s point of view)

When I woke up, big sister Mia was on the floor.

I looked around, and saw fewer demons than before.

Master said he was going to go through that door and go kill the goddess.

I was against it, and said that if he was going, I was going too.

But he said no. So I asked him not to go, but he went.

He gave me a pendant, and said he was definitely going to come back. And that the pendant was a mark he needed to come back.

And then, he asked me to look after big sister Mia.

…I really wish I had gone with him.

I couldn’t forgive the goddess for doing something so awful to her.

Big sister Mia is so nice. Not that everyone else isn’t.

But really… I felt anxious about master leaving.

I felt like how I felt when he said he was going to undo the slave contract.

I kept looking at the door, even after he left.

I wanted to go after him. I really did, but I couldn’t step forward.

I was scared of pushing it and making him mad at me.

But then, it happened.

There was a clinking sound, and the collar broke in two pieces.

The pieces fell on the ground, and when I touched my neck, there was nothing there.

My bond with master broke…?

The moment I realized that, I felt something well up from deep inside me. It was something very dark, and it spread all over me.

I yelled to try to get away from it, like I was trying to drive it away from my body.

But it was no use. My consciousness was fading.

No, I was conscious. It’s just that my body was moving on its own.

I locked onto my target… The demon king.

Killing it was my real duty. A voice in my head kept echoing, telling me to kill.

A long time ago, in a time I’d rather not remember, I was created for that exact purpose.

I gave my body orders not to do it, but it wasn’t listening.

It was like it wasn’t even my body.

The first attack was stopped by big sister Chris’ golems, but it didn’t end there.

Once the golems were out, my body moved again.

This time, big sister Rurika and big sister Sera appeared in front of me.

At first I thought that was great, but then I noticed they didn’t have the same edge as always. They were fighting while trying not to hurt me.

‘That’s no good.’

I whispered in my mind.

I knew it. It was my body after all. I was going at it with full power and intending to kill.

But they were holding back, and that difference was gradually having an effect.

In particular, big sister Sera has high physical abilities, but the difference in how we handle our weapons was showing.

She mainly uses axes, but she switched to a dagger because she couldn’t be as flexible as she needed, and she was clearly not used to using daggers. I also think she did it because she figured she’d hurt me if she used axes.

Small wounds began to pile up, and her movements became duller.

That was probably not because of the paralysis effect, and more simply due to loss of blood.

As we fought, some of the remaining demons stepped in to stop me.

They were stronger than the ones outside, but they were no match for me in that state.

They probably didn’t have good resistance to paralysis either, because its effect started showing right away. Although some managed to resist it.

In the end, there were twenty people in front of me, including big sister Rurika and big sister Sera.

There were also the demon king, big sister Chris, and Kotori. And the golems, but they weren’t a threat.

No, the same went for the demon king and the others. I didn’t know what would happen if they fired magic, but they probably wouldn’t be a threat.

My body stepped forward, and big sister Chris gripped her staff tightly.

I yelled ‘no’ inside me. My body would remove anything In its path. Everything in the way of it killing the demon king.

That meant that if big sister Chris moved in to defend the demon king, my body would remove her without a doubt.

But she used magic. It wasn’t really magic meant to hurt, but to restrain her opponent.

Usually it would be very useful, but it didn’t work on me.

My body avoided it, and moved towards her, regardless of what I actually wanted.

And just as I was about to attack her, another attack came my way. From the demon king.

That changed my target. My main target was the demon king anyway, so it made sense that it took precedence.

The demon king was using magic I had never seen before, but my body dodged it on its own. And without a single wasted movement, it closed the distance to the demon king.

I felt magic energy building up behind me, and threw a knife to disturb it.

There was an explosion, but I didn’t turn around to look. I was already near the demon king.

I infused my mithril dagger with magic energy to kill the demon king with my most powerful attack.

But the moment I tried to stab the demon king, two things happened.

First, the magic energy I infused into the dagger suddenly disappeared.

Second… The demon king was suddenly thrown away from the throne, and the tip of my dagger stabbed Kotori’s flank.

I immediately looked towards my target, and tried to pull the dagger out, but I couldn’t.

Kotori was holding me, like she was telling me she wasn’t going to let me go.

She put her arms around me and held me tightly, and I felt the warmth coming from her body.

“It’s all right.”

“He’ll be back soon.”

“You’re lonely, aren’t you?”

“I’m here for you.”

Kotori said all sorts of things, and strangely enough, they resonated with me.

Even though master wasn’t saying them, there was something about them that made me feel relieved.

Was it because she’s from the same world as master?

I didn’t know if that was the answer, but Kotori’s kind words pulled up my will, that was being pushed down.

That dark something permeating through my body was going away, and I was able to move my body.

I held Kotori, and couldn’t stop crying. I cried loudly.

“Thank goodness, you’re back to being Hikari.”

Said Kotori, sounding happy.

But at the same time, I stopped feeling her arms around me.

I turned to look, and saw her arms dangling limply, and Kotori in pain.

Our eyes met, and…

“It hurts.”

She said, not trying to put up a brave front.

I quickly pulled the dagger back, and sprinkled a potion.

It was a special potion made by master, but the wound wasn’t closing.

I had her drink it, but it still wasn’t having an effect.

“That’s awful Hikari. But apparently potions don’t work too well on my body.”

Kotori said with tears in her eyes.

I panicked when I heard that. There was no one there who could use holy magic.

Big sister Chris approached us, and covered the wound with a cloth. The cloth immediately turned red.

“I’m sure it will be all right.”

Said big sister Chris to console me, but Kotori’s condition was getting worse.

Kotori looked at me and smiled, as if trying to make me feel better.

But then, her body was covered in white light, and the wound was healed. I was wondering what happened, so I turned around… And saw the dragon king.

“Surely that will do it.”

Was all he said. And after exchanging some words with big sister Eris, he also went through the door and disappeared.

“Are you all right, Hikari?”

Kotori asked as she hugged me again.

I nodded, and asked her how she was.

“Perfectly fine.”

She said.

Her smile was bright. She wasn’t like master, but it was like I was seeing him.

I whispered thank you, as if saying it to no one in particular. I was kind of embarrassed to say it directly.

And then, big sister Rurika and big sister Sera approached me too, looking worried.

I did something awful, but no one chastised me for it.

That was the first time I realized that even if master wasn’t around, I had a place where I belonged.

And so, I swore to protect big sister Mia until he returned.

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