Chapter 34: I Saved a Child

Chapter 34: I Saved a Child

===A Certain Undead With Communication Disorder===

Phew, finally shook her off.

I heaved a sigh of relief after I managed to somehow get away from that blonde babe.

Before I even realized it, I was already right at the entrance of the forest.

It seemed I had been running non-stop for quite a while.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA?!

At that moment, I heard a scream that was accompanied by a bestial roar.

Is that a human being attacked by a beast?

Their place wasn't that far from my position.

I stamped on the ground and ran toward the direction of the voice.

I saw the owners of those voices in just a few seconds.

G-GET AWAY FROM ME!

OOON!

Hiiiiiiiiii!

It was the scene of a boy around 10 years oldwith a wooden stick in his handsagainst a kobold, a bipedal, dog-like monster.

Although kobolds were normally as big as adult men, they were weak. Adventurers could easily deal with them.

But that wasn't the case for a small child like him.

Although the boy was desperately swinging around his wooden stick to keep the kobold at bay, the kobold just looked at the boy without showing any sign of being agitated.

At this rate, it was only a matter of time before the boy became the kobold's prey.

I leaped out from behind the tree and landed a dropkick straight on the kobold's head.

GIIIIIIIN?!

The kobold was blown really far away, smashing into the trunk of a huge tree.

Even though I held back quite a lot of my power, it seemed I still lacked training.

But well, this result was far better than accidentally smashed the kobold's head to pieces with my kick.

Eh?

The boy opened his eyes, looking at me with an extremely surprised look on his face.

A k, ay?

Welp, what a blunder, even though I meant to ask "Are you okay?"

Hey, hey, what was with this tension, me? The other party was just a boy, you know

Despite realizing how miserable I was, to the point of unable to communicate with a boy, I decided to reflect on this matter at a later date.

Right now, I should focus on establishing proper communication with the boy.

Although I stumbled right on the first sentence, it was far better compared to when I was talking to a young woman.

On the contrary, if I failed to establish communication even with a boy like him then my communication ability was truly beyond help.

Are you, o- kay?

Yes, I barely cleared the first hurdle.

Although my attempt met various failures up until this point, in the current situation, I clearly saved his life.

That was why I was sure that the boy would regard me as an existence that was harmless to humans and animals.

My chest felt like it was thumping wildly as I waited for the boy's reaction.

Pe

Pe?

P-PERVEEEEEEEEEEEERT!

The boy shouted while pointing his finger toward my abdomen.

Honestly, I was taken aback.

FU*CK! I COMPLETELY FORGOT THE FACT THAT I WAS BUCK NAKED RIGHT NOW!

In the first place, I lost my sense of touch after I became an undead.

For that very reason, I had no idea whether the air was hot or cold.

That was why the fact that I was buck naked had long since left my mind after I ran away from my familiar, also known as that blonde babe.

Nah, it was the opposite. He was the one who almost got himself killed by a kobold.

It seemed Ray was a naughty boy who often disobeyed his father's warning.

Uhm, who's that? The clothes hes wearing are mine, right? Don't tell me, a thief?

He's not, Dad! Rather he's the one who saved my life.

Suddenly, Ray's speech turned evasive.

Maybe because the other party was Ray's father, he noticed something from son's evasive speech just now.

You naughty kid, so you really were attacked by a kobold!

H-HIIIIII. S-Sorry, Dad!

Ray apologized after he received a hand chop from his father.

For some reason, this scene made me recall the memories of my childhood.

I remembered when I was scolded by my father for leaving the village on my own.

Upon recalling those memories,

Uhm, sorry for the misunderstanding, it turned out you're my son's benefactor.

Do, n't wor, ry.

I was really surprised when the boy's father suddenly talked to me.

The truth is, we recently discovered a kobold settlement close to our village. We've sent a commission to the adventurers guild, but the chances of them sending adventurers to a frontier village like ours are slim.

Ray's father explained the situation to me.

He was still vigilant about me, but he wasn't scared since I saved his son.

Maybe due to the ruckus caused by the pair of father and son, the other villagers started to gather around us.

They were also surprised upon seeing my rare white hair and red eyes.

Anyhow, I'm glad that you're safe and sound.

You were troubled by Ray, huh.

No, no, no, it's normal for a kid to do that.

Nevertheless, you've got some unusual hair and eyes there, lad.

T-This could it be the best chance to communicate properly?

After all, this was literally the first time I saw people who weren't scared of me or attacking me out of nowhere.

Yes, I guess I had to do my best to use this previous chance.

Just when I mustered my courage.

A-ATTENTION! THE VILLAGE'S WALL HAS! THE VILLAGE'S WALL HAS COLLAPSED!

W-WHAT?!

Everyone shouted in unison. They were clearly extremely surprised upon hearing this news.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

KYAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Suddenly, I heard the howl of a beast, accompanied by the screams of the villagers.

I-It's an elder kobold! That superior kobold species is bringing its pack to attack our village! They've already destroyed the village's wall!

Dammit all, I guess we have no choice but to fight back! Ray, you go and hide inside the house!

Ray's father ran toward the direction of the scream as he told his son to hide in the house.

It was supposed to be an extremely precious chance, and yet

Nay, this could lead to another chance, right?

I mean, the villagers would feel even more grateful and trust me if I defeated the kobold's pack for them.

I-I'll fight too!

I caught Ray's arm as he was about to follow his father.

U-Uncle? What are you doing, release me now! I'll fight to protect this village too!

Eh? Are you telling me to leave it to you?

I nodded to Ray and stomped on the ground, heading toward the battlefield and leaving Ray behind me.

S-So fast?!

I leaped over the houses, heading straight toward the direction of the belligerent howl.

And then, it took only a moment for me to see the battle scene between the villagers and the kobold's pack.