Helmut: The Forsaken Child - H.F.C Chapter 278 (Part 1):

Helmut quietly took Alea’s hand. Alea looked at him with a smiling face.

It was a smile that hadn’t appeared on her face in years.

The moment of reunion made Helmut feel indescribable emotions.

But as soon as that moment passed, Helmut became aware of reality.

The reality with a huge barrier. The inevitable fate as long as he possessed the Seed of Darkness.

“It’s reckless. The Forest of Roots is a dangerous place. Even if you’re an exceptional mage.”

“I know. But just as you had to leave the Forest of Roots, I had to come here.”

Something you can risk your life for. That’s what it meant to be desperate.

“I know. You… you all will be able to leave again.”

Helmut looked at Alea and her friends.

It’s good that they met like this. Since Elaga can extract the dark
energy from them, there won’t be any difficulty passing through the sacred barrier again.

Even if Helmut couldn’t go with them. That wasn’t a pessimistic thought.

It was just the cold reality he faced.

Asuka grumbled.

“How long has it been since we met and you’re saying such things?”

“Of course we’ll leave again. We have no intention of being buried here.”

Sian urged, looking at Alea somewhat anxiously for some reason.

Alea cut in decisively.

“Together with you.”

“Yeah, though I have no idea how that’s possible.”

Asuka shrugged. He had followed along without much thought.

Helmut shook his head.

“I can’t leave. I can’t leave even in the same way as before.”

“If it’s because of the sacred barrier, I have a way. If you’re saying you can’t leave for other reasons… For example, if you’re afraid of enemies outside?”

Alea’s purple eyes suddenly became intense.

It was a look as if asking if he was ready to fight against them. Even if the opponent was Renosa.

“…No.”

He had been abandoned, and that abandonment was so ruthless that no lingering attachment remained.

Once was enough. Renosa, his mother, would not be able to abandon Helmut again. Because Helmut had no intention of giving them anything.

Alea continued calmly.

“I didn’t come here without any plan. You know? The Archmage called Antiol. He helped us.”

Helmut could easily recall who that Archmage was.

“He has researched the sacred barrier for many years. He and I found a way. Of course, there will be risks, but it’s the most promising method we have right now.”

Alea said with conviction.

“Let’s go together.”

There was no reason not to follow that proposal. A warm emotion surged in his chest.

Helmut nodded after a moment.

“Alright.”

‘So, you’re leaving again.’

It was a moment of joy, but Elaga didn’t like that conclusion.

Though Helmut’s condition was terrible, Elaga had simply been happy that he had returned.

Life in the Forest of Roots was boring, and Helmut was the first being Elaga had grown attached to and raised.

Although a demonic beast, Elaga, who had lived with demonic nature for a long time, knew how to attach meaning to things unlike other demonic beasts. And was strangely positive.

‘Well, he’s found his mate, so what can I do?’

It felt like letting Helmut become independent for the second time.

Just like the first time, the second time also felt similarly lonely.

But Elaga was used to solitude. Demonic beasts are inherently solitary creatures. It would just feel a bit empty, but not particularly difficult.

‘I hope he lives well properly this time.’

Elaga thought of Helmut lying miserably sullen again.

Its gaze turned to the side.

[By the way, Igrelle, how long are you going to stay here? Is it because of that rabbit?]

Igrelle, who had been watching the humans chattering as if it was completely adorable, flinched.

It flapped its wings unnecessarily.

[What does it matter to you? This isn’t your territory anyway. And those humans are mine.]

[Why are those humans yours? They came looking for my human.]

[They entered my territory, and I protected them to get here. Isn’t that why you claim your human too?]

Though the truth was that it hadn’t really protected them, Elaga didn’t need to know that.

Elaga, at a loss for words, changed the subject.

[Humans don’t belong to anyone. If you want to eat that white rabbit, just take it and disappear.]

“You can’t have Pomi!”

Sarah, who had been quiet, quickly interjected. She climbed on top of the unconscious white rabbit as if to protect it.

“Pomi is my friend!”

The rabbit, trampled under Sarah’s feet, seemed to twitch a bit, but no one paid attention.

Elaga snorted.

[Friend, you say. That thing has Naho’s consciousness in it.]

[I thought something felt strange. So that’s what it was. Tough bastard. Is it because it’s a snake?]

[I’m sick of Naho, so you can eat it if you want.]

Igrelle looked disgusted.

[No matter how delicious rabbits are, I don’t want to eat Naho! It’s gross.]

[Then should I eat it?]

Elaga frowned as if in deep thought. It had swallowed Naho’s core, so there was no reason it couldn’t swallow this.

Its gaze fixed on the back of the white rabbit’s head.

Sarah shouted.

“It’s not Naho, it’s Pomi! Just let it go.”

Elaga slowly approached, saying:

[Rabbit meat is not common. I’ll save some for you. It’ll be delicious.]

“I won’t eat it! No! You can’t kill Pomi!”

[That’s not an ordinary demonic beast. It may be just a weak thing now, but seeing how it approached you and tempted you, it holds a grudge against me. I can’t leave a future problem.]

If it has the consciousness of Naho, who was the ruler of a region, it will quickly become strong. It will surely become troublesome later.

Especially Naho, who never forgot a grudge once it held one, had a dirty personality.

“Still, you can’t! It’s my friend! Pomi has never threatened me!”

Sarah’s attitude was adamant. She spread her arms to protect the white rabbit. Elaga could easily push her away with its tail, but it narrowed its eyes.

[Fine, if you insist. I’ll let that thing live and just remove Naho.]

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