CH 59

“Chapter 59: Meirir’s feelings”

The wolf’s fightning spirit was more than enough to make everyone lose their will to stand their ground.

– Grrr…

– What is this…

There’s no way they can win.

Akito was indecisive.

He hadn’t been playing around these past few months.

He was stranded in an unknown world.

Once he awakened his powers, he started becoming stronger and stronger.

But he made a crucial mistake.

Abandoning Takaya.

It was simply a decision to keep the structure. He couldn’t fight at all, so the people in the front lines were complaining about him being a hindrance. Something had to be done.

But things started to go south after that.

They were looking for a way to return to their previous world, but their adventure would end here, after finding the guy they abandoned.

– We finally found you. You’re the one that attacked me and Takaya.

Behind the wolf full of bloodlust appeared a woman wearing priest clothes.

It was the girl who was with Takaya when he was kidnapped. She was wearing a medal from her guild.

And her facial expression was not one of compassion.

– Mike-chan, I’ll leave Takaya to you. Take this medicine. It’s just first aid until everyone else gets here.

With the medicine on her fangs, Mike rushed towards Takaya.

She desperately licked Takaya’s bloody face.

Their relationship as master and servant was clear.

And it was obvious who the master was.

Akito barely managed to reach Level VII. This beast had powers equal to Level VIII, or maybe even IX. What sort of device could Takaya possibly be using to control the wolf?

– You guys are Takaya’s previous group, right? Why are you doing this? You went on adventures with him, you ate food from the same pot, how can you be so cruel?

Meirir was getting more enraged with every word.

She was angry because she cared so deeply about her friend.

– W-What did you want us to do!? We didn’t think this would happen! We thought he would be a loser like he always had been!

Shunichi had been standing next to Akito for a while, but he finally spoke up.

Akito and the rest took long to discover how skills work. They had a merit system where those who participated in fights had a bigger leadership role than those who didn’t.

– If you knew about his skills, would you not have kicked him out?

– Of course! He’s finally useful for something. Actually, why are you acting so almighty? You picked him up because you knew about his skills.

– Don’t lump me in with the likes of you.

Her response was cold.

– You don’t know ANYTHING. When we found Takaya, his face was covered in tears. He was so lonely he resorted to cutting his own wrists. If he wasn’t so unskilled he would’ve died for sure.

– So you helped him without knowing anything about him?

– OF COURSE I DID.

Meirir didn’t falter.

– How could you even think about leaving him alone!? I can’t even begin to understand.

She took a step towards the two.

– Alright. Fight me. (Meirir)

– Huh? What are you talking about?

– Exactly what I said. Fight me. I don’t care if you both come at me at the same time. Mike won’t interfere.

Akito could tell she wasn’t very strong. She’s probably a few Levels below Shunichi.

– If you win, I’ll spare your lives. And the rest of your group’s too.

– Kh…

This proposal was the ray of hope that Akito and Suetsugu were looking for.

If it was the magical beast, they would be done for, but surely they can beat Meirir.

“This is our chance”

Takaya was already out of the question. But at least now they have an opportunity.

Both Suetsugu and Akito were thinking the same.

– Are you sure you wanna do this? We’re not holding back.

– I don’t care. Come at me with all you’ve got.

Meirir adjusted her gloves and readied herself.

Her fightning spirit was not wavering in the slightest.

– Too late to go back on your word now. Harukawa, don’t interfere. She’s mine.

– A-Alright…

For a second, Meirir’s appearance became blurry.

Akito was starting to get a bad feeling about this.

But he let Suetsugu fight on his own.

That was his last mistake.