Volume 2 - CH 288

Author-san, please decide if you want to make a pov, don’t suddenly change it please

(I’ll make it into Lize’s pov because some text is more make sense)

Soon we will pass through the forest.

Then the plains extend all the way to the Kingdom of Salettana, so there will be no more threatening monsters.

Although, since this area is a little more developed, it is unlikely that any monsters will appear.

Perhaps for this reason, Carter is humming a tune as he makes his best effort to be a good servant.

In the carriage, his hair was untied by Meryl, who was wide awake.

She carefully combed his hair with a beautiful comb, so there was little pain.

It is likely that she is also bored in the carriage, after all.

“What does Lize want to eat when we get home?”

“……”

As long as it’s meat that’s been cooked, I don’t really care what it is.

As long as the meat is cooked, it tastes better than raw meat.

I think that …… the cuisine of the noble family is generally lightly seasoned.

No, I think some of them are highly seasoned, but they are kind of bland.

The reason for this may be that they put too much emphasis on the appearance and not enough on the taste.

Certainly, dishes such as boiled and seasoned food that are not vivid would not be suitable for aristocrats.

Even if they serve meat, it is only served in very small portions, like dice steaks.

To hide the color of the meat, tomatoes and vegetables were placed around the meat in abundance, and I remember that I never felt like I was eating meat.

In my opinion, the meat of the monsters that adventurers eat is much tastier than this.

I was so surprised at the size of the meat from a distance that I wondered how satisfied I would be if I ate it.

But perhaps it is because of my monster body, but when it comes to eating meat, I am just so off my game that I can’t resist the urge to eat it.

I don’t want to gain too much weight, but I can’t help it.

It is instinct.

“As for me-…. I want sweets!”

“Guru..”

Well, it’s still better than the other dishes.

I don’t know if there’s not enough sugar in it, or if I just feel like I’m eating dough, but I’m going to assume that’s probably because I’m in my monster form.

If it tasted bad too, I wouldn’t know what to eat.

I’m sorry to Merrill’s parents, servants, and maids, but I wish they’d rethink their culinary skills a little more.

There are many times when the vegetables are the tastiest, so please do something about it.

“Kyaa!!”

“!?”

The carriage suddenly shook violently.

I looked out and saw orcs that were much taller than Carter.

There were six of them.

Clearly, they were a great burden for Carter.

He had already drawn his twin swords to attract the orcs’ attention.

While five of them seemed to have managed to turn their attention to Carter and chase after him, the remaining one was still looking at the wagon.

It seemed to be considering which to prioritize.

When I saw this, I immediately covered Meryl’s mouth with my tail to keep her from making a sound.

Perhaps noticing my intention, she nodded her head and fell silent.

The window is covered with curtains from the inside, so from the outside the inside cannot be seen unless the door is opened.

For me, who can smell the orcs’ every move, I keep my claws up and ready just in case they come after me.

If they continue to go after Carter, that’s good.

If not, I will have to run away with Merrill.

I’m worried about Carter, too.

With five orcs chasing him, it may be all he can do to escape.

I had to get Meryl to safety as soon as possible and save Carter as well.

But the orc in front of me was not moving.

It was still staring at the carriage, not moving.

……This is bad.

Just when I thought that, the carriage was shaken violently.

“Garou!!”

“Kyaaa!!”

The orc used the club to hit the carriage as hard as it could.

The carriage was shaken so much that the doors opened and only Meryl was thrown outside.

As for me, who was in a bad position, slammed my body into a chair inside the carriage, unable to stand on my feet.

The pain is not a problem for a monster, but now the carriage is jolted to the other side.

The orc took hold of the head of the carriage and turned it over this time.

And me, who was inside, was forced to roll around inside the carriage and was unable to get out through the only open door at once.

As the carriage moved out of sight, the orc’s eyes stopped on something.

It was Meryl, who had been injured by a bruised knee.

She seems to be enduring a lot of pain, but it wasn’t long before she noticed the approaching orc.

The orc, however, is taller than an adult.

Seeing this massive creature, the young Meryl becomes frightened.

Finally, I kicked the carriage door open and stepped out, but the orc had already raised its club.

I had the skill to attack it from this situation, but that would surely injure Meryl as well.

But to defeat the orc in such circumstances, a powerful skill was needed.

Yet, the turmoil slowed down my thoughts.

While I was choosing a skill, a club was swung down on her.

“GARYAA!! (Meryl!!)”

As soon as I shouted this, the club in the orc’s hand was blown away.

No, not only the club, but even its arm seemed to be blown off.

“GAAAAH!?”

“Hyii-!”

Meryl’s body is covered with Orc blood.

Not wanting to miss this opportunity, I quickly ran and concentrated my skills on my arm in order to cut the orc into pieces.

Unfortunately, that was not even necessary.

At the next moment, the orc was pierced through the body by countless rays of light, and finally cut in two with a slash across the torso.

Since I was behind the orc, I did not know what was happening.

But when the lower half of its body fell to the ground, I finally realized what the attack was.

A young boy with a longsword, slightly short in height, stood in front of Meryl and cut down the orc.

“Fuh ……. That was close ……. Ah, are you all right?”

“Uh-uh …….”

“Uh?”

“UWEEEEEEH!!!”

“Woah! What, what, what! Err, I’m sorry! Are you alright? Are you hurt! Geh- hold up! Let me go, let me go!　Ow, ow, ow, ow!”

Meryl was clinging to the boy and crying.

She must have been really scared.

I thought I should go up to her and comfort her, but I didn’t want him to mistake me for a monster again, so I decided to go to Carter’s aid.

He would be able to deal with the orcs even if they came out again.

And then I will hit Carter with one punch.

That’s what I decided to do and immediately followed Carter’s scent..