Helmut: The Forsaken Child - H.F.C Chapter 273 (Part 2): Reunion

[To Elaga, about me. Don’t tell. If tell, I die.]

“Elaga? Right, right. Lord Elaga does have quite a personality. It really dislikes other beasts.”

Sarah laughed brightly.

“Oh right, my name is Sarah. Call me Sarah. What’s your name?”

[Name, you. Whatever you want call. I name, no have.]

Usually, beasts name themselves. As they develop self-awareness and awaken to their demonic nature, beasts somehow come to know their names as if realizing them.

That name holds the only meaning that defines that beast.

But the white rabbit wasn’t strong enough to have a name. It just had exceptionally high intelligence due to Naho’s fragment residing in it.

After pondering for a while, Sarah finally spoke.

“Name? Since you’re cute, I’ll call you Pomi. It’s the name of a dog we used to keep at home long ago.”

‘This, human! How dare you treat me like a pet!’

It was a name that greatly displeased it. But the white rabbit had no choice as it needed to make a good impression on her.

[Po…mi. Pomi, like.]

“Okay, I have to go train now, so let’s meet again! You live around here, right?”

[Here, grass tasty. Elaga. If not come.]

Weak beasts instinctively sense the presence of strong beasts. Elaga was not present in this area.

“Alright, Pomi. Eat lots of grass!”

Even while waving with a bright face, Sarah didn’t close the distance with the rabbit until the end. She was feeling cautious.

The white rabbit, now named Pomi, waited. Until it became close enough with Sarah.

If Elaga looked closely at the white rabbit, it could have noticed. That Naho’s fragment resided in it.

Elaga, who had digested even Naho’s core, was an opponent far beyond the white rabbit’s ability to handle.

The white rabbit narrowed the distance each time it met Sarah, and by about the fifth meeting, Sarah was comfortably stroking Pomi’s fur.

“You’re really different from other beasts. How can you be so docile?”

[Pomi, docile. I bit, different. Special.]

The white rabbit, with the human girl right beside it, fell into deep thought.

It succeeded in getting close, but this girl was different from before. Her growth rate was astonishing.

The human girl had become strong enough that she couldn’t be killed in an instant.

‘So that guy called Helmut taught her the sword huh.’

In Naho’s vague memory, it recalled how rapidly Helmut had become stronger.

Underestimating him based on his previous appearance had been its downfall.

‘To kill her, I first need to lure her out of Elaga’s territory.’

Only then could it fight and kill her. If it can’t kill her instantly and a fight breaks out, Elaga will sense the disturbance and rush here, and then it’s a dead beast.

‘I don’t want to die again.’

The white rabbit wasn’t Naho, but it was also Naho.

It decided to be as cautious as it had been diligent so far.

After all, the Forest of Roots is the domain of beasts. Without any interference, it should be able to kill one human.

Even for adults, distinguishing between good and evil is difficult. Sarah quickly grew fond of the kind and gentle white rabbit.

The white rabbit didn’t rashly try to lure her to a distant place. Sarah’s days were regular. She had no motive to leave Elaga’s territory. Not yet.

And today. Sarah confided her troubles to the white rabbit. That Elaga was opposing her leaving the Forest of Roots.

And the humans Elaga refused to save.

“What if those people die? There might be a child my age. I was really young when I entered the Forest of Roots.”

[Forest of Roots, human. Entered long time. Can’t help.]

The white rabbit had also sensed that new humans had entered the Forest of Roots.

Naho had been particularly sensitive to sensing such things, so it had secured and brought such humans before anyone else.

‘I haven’t eaten human flesh for a long time.’

It had to starve with a fresh young girl right beside it. Thinking of them made its mouth water.

Even though other humans had entered, it wanted to catch and eat them, but they were a bit far.

Moreover, it was Igrelle’s territory. Igrelle particularly likes rabbit beasts. Of course, as prey.

Hearing this, Sarah asked.

“Oh right, Pomi. You’re a beast too. Do you know where the humans entered?”

[South, Igrelle’s territory. Different feeling than usual. But entered. Certainly. There.]

“The south?”

Sarah’s eyes widened. The sacred barrier in the south, closest to the human world. Does that mean humans appeared there?

Her heart pounded.

‘If no one saves them, I will!’

“You, do you know where that is?”

Sarah asked with determined eyes.

Sarah had now become stronger and quite a capable swordswoman. Strong enough to beat most beasts. This gave her confidence.

[Know, but. Going? Elaga…]

“Even if Elaga opposes, there’s nothing I can do. And besides, you’re here too.”

Seeing Sarah’s brightly smiling face made it feel strange, but the white rabbit shook off that feeling. Because beasts shouldn’t feel such things.

Sarah exclaimed energetically.

“Let’s go!”

And so, the opportunity the white rabbit had been waiting for arrived.

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