Helmut: The Forsaken Child - H.F.C Chapter 275 (Part 2):

Sarah raised her sword again, eyes blazing.

“No way! As long as I’m here, Pomi won’t be eaten!”

Asuka replied indifferently.

“Why are you protecting a beast? Just hand it over.”

Sian also asked curiously.

“What kind of demonic beast name is Pomi? Did you give it that name?”

The conversation was descending into chaos. It was an unclear situation.

Amidst the confusion, Alea quickly organized her thoughts while observing the scene before her.

‘She’s a young girl in the Forest of Roots. She doesn’t seem very strong. Then she must be under someone’s protection. And this is the route to the Central Region. That someone must be the leopard Elaga.’

At that moment, Igrelle noticed the white rabbit cautiously retreating, and became impatient.

[Ugh! Get out of the way, human child! If you block me, I won’t hold back!]

Thump, thump! Igrelle stomped its feet on the ground as it advanced.

Sarah continued to backpedal, but had no intention of moving aside. She raised her sword again, her eyes shining with determination.

Alea asked,

“You there, do you know of a leopard named Elaga?”

Hesitating for a moment, Igrelle’s guarded expression eased slightly.

[Elaga, you say? Are you the human that Elaga raised?]

Seeing the figure of Alea, who had been concealed behind, Sarah’s pupils dilated.

It was a reaction as if she had encountered something surreal. The silver-haired woman in the vivid purple robes was so stunningly beautiful that she hardly seemed human.

Sarah stammered in belated response.

“Y-yes, I live with… Lord Elaga.”

A gleam passed through Alea’s eyes.

“Then, by any chance, is there also a human named Helmut living with you?”

Her voice was level, but the fervent emotions welling up in her heart were palpable.

Alea waited for the girl’s answer.

‘Helmut? How did she know about Helmut all of a sudden?’

Sarah was about to blurt out a yes, but suddenly a rising wariness made her choose her words carefully. She finally thought it through.

‘Helmut was banished to the Forest of Roots after being betrayed in the human world.’

Then these outsiders may not have come with good intentions to find Helmut. If they were hostile to Helmut…

Sarah lied nonchalantly.

“I’ve seen him, but we don’t live together. I don’t know where he is.”

She felt deflated.

Alea suppressed her disappointment and tried to console herself.

‘It couldn’t have been that easy to find him.’

“More importantly, what about you all? What’s going on with that bird? Weren’t you all exiled to the Forest of Roots?”

Sarah tilted her head. But the Alea’s group seemed quite well-prepared and untroubled, as if they had willingly entered this Forest of Roots for some purpose.

‘Could that be… possible?’

Igrelle bristled its feathers, irritated.

[This place isn’t even the Central Region yet, why is Elaga’s pet human wandering around here? How annoying. I almost killed you! So I’m not just sticking my beak in for no reason!]

Seeing Igrelle’s outburst, Sarah finally realized Igrelle’s identity.

“The ruler of the Southern Region… Igrelle?”

[So you’ve finally recognized me. Well, at least you have eyes, young human.]

“This isn’t the Southern Region, though.”

[It’s not the Central Region either. A weak little thing like you shouldn’t be coming to this area!]

“I came to rescue those people.”

Sarah became increasingly confused. Then why was she here?

Those people seemed to have the ability to protect themselves.

But she didn’t understand why Igrelle was with them. Does Igrelle, like Elaga, also protect humans?

[Could that rabbit also be one of Elaga’s subordinates? Does Elaga even have beasts as its retainers? But that rabbit seems a bit off somehow. I feel a strange aura from it.]

Igrelle narrowed its eyes as it eyed the hesitating white rabbit behind Sarah. It was a vague, unsettling sensation.

At that moment, the silent Charlotte stepped forward.

“Um, we’re looking for Helmut and heading to the Central Region. We were close with him, you see. Do you think we could meet Elaga?”

If this child was under Elaga’s protection, it would help to approach Elaga peacefully.

Seeing Charlotte’s face, Sarah suddenly stiffened.

She slowly scanned Charlotte’s features and muttered.

“She looks alike…”

There was a sense of familiarity in Sarah’s voice, as if she had encountered someone resembling a close person.

Allea’s voice turned icy.

“You really don’t know where Helmut is?”

“Well, that’s…”

As Sarah hesitated, the white rabbit behind her suddenly leapt from its spot and dashed off.

‘I can’t let Igrelle recognize me!’

Since Igrelle likely has no intention of antagonizing Elaga, it probably won’t kill Sarah. So the white rabbit can wait for the next opportunity.
The most important thing now is to save its own life.

Fortunately, Igrelle did not pursue the white rabbit. The rabbit let out a sigh of relief and hopped away diligently.

After a short distance, the white rabbit suddenly lifted its head.

‘Huh?’

Thump, thump, thump!

The ground was trembling and rumbling in a slow, ponderous rhythm. The vibration reverberated through its entire body.

‘What is this?’

From above, a massive shadow loomed. It was as if a boulder was falling. Without a chance to evade, a heavy paw slammed down on the white rabbit.

Thud! Crack!

The bones and flesh were crushed as the white body was driven into the ground.

If it had been a normal animal, it would have been killed instantly. The white rabbit lost consciousness from the impact.

The one who had casually snatched the rabbit obstructing its path muttered,

[Hm? What’s this creature? I sense Naho’s aura from it.]

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