Helmut: The Forsaken Child - H.F.C Chapter 279 (Part 1):

“Mom!”

“Sarah! Where on earth have you been!”

Susan, who rushed out with an anxious face, hugged Sarah tightly.

Sarah apologized to her obediently.

“I’m sorry.”

Having experienced the betrayal of the white rabbit, she wore a noticeably dejected expression.

Susan cried out, almost sobbing.

“I thought I’d lost you! I’m so glad you’re safe…”

A deep sense of relief settled in.

She had been so anxious while waiting that she didn’t even feel like getting angry.

“Susan.”

Only after Helmut called out did Susan realize there were other people present.

“Ah, Helmut. Thank you for bringing Sarah back. But… who are these people?”

She was startled.

The people who had newly entered the Forest of Roots, had they really been rescued?

Helmut introduced them with a gesture.

“This is Alea, and these are my friends.”

“You’re just going to lump us all together as ‘friends’? That’s not much of an introduction!”

“This is Asuka, I’m Sian, and this is Charlotte.”

While Asuka protested and Sian supplemented the lacking explanation, Susan’s gaze fixed on Alea.

She couldn’t help it; Alea was a beauty that lit up the eyes. Moreover, she was wearing a mage’s robe.

But somehow, her gaze towards them was cold.

After scanning Susan and Sarah, Alea asked in a chilly voice.

“Who is this…?”

“She’s someone who fell into the Forest of Roots with her daughter and lived with Elaga. I’ve been teaching her daughter Sarah swordsmanship. She took good care of me when I returned to the Forest of Roots.”

“Is that so?”

Noticing that Alea’s reaction was unusual, Susan hastily added.

“I just looked after Helmut because he reminded me of my dead younger brother. Helmut is so independent that we didn’t actually live together.”

“I see.”

Only then did Alea’s face relax into a more composed expression.

She politely greeted them.

“I’m Alea. I’m Helmut’s girlfriend.”

“Did you come all this way to meet Helmut? That’s really amazing. But this is the Forest of Roots…”

“I’m aware.”

At that moment, Elaga, who had been watching silently from behind, stepped forward.

[Susan, hurry and prepare to leave. You need to go with them too.]

“What? Where to?”

[To the human world.]

Elaga seemed reluctant to say those words.

But it didn’t hesitate any further. It had already decided to help them leave the Forest of Roots.

“What?”

Susan’s eyes widened.

Her mind had cleared after finding Sarah, but the situation was still bewildering.

[Helmut’s girlfriend here says she has a way out. You should take Sarah and go with them. Once you’re out, Helmut will help you settle down.]

Without asking for Helmut or Alea’s opinion, Elaga spoke decisively.

“But didn’t Helmut say… he couldn’t leave?”

[They say there’s a way now. So hurry and get ready.]

“Ah.”

Hope filled Susan’s eyes. Sarah was also smiling brightly by now.

Alea calmly spoke up.

“Before that, I’d like to discuss how we’re going to escape from the Forest of Roots. It involves a somewhat complicated process.”

Soon, everyone sat down in the open space next to Susan’s house.

Igrelle, who had followed without any particular task, was also present. Igrelle asked with shining eyes.

[Aren’t you just going to leave through the sacred barrier in my territory? That’s how Helmut left before.]

“Helmut can’t leave through that method anymore. We didn’t just come here to see him. We came to take him with us.”

They had already guessed that Helmut wouldn’t be able to leave using the same method as before.

Entering the Forest of Roots was possible, but that had taken a lot of time.

It took time to experiment with theories and make adjustments.

There was only one chance, and since it required risking their lives, they couldn’t move carelessly.

As everyone focused their attention, Alea posed a question.

“How much do you know about the sacred barrier that isolates this Forest of Roots from the outside world?”

Sian, second in the magic department, quickly raised his hand. It was raised neatly, befitting a model student.

“The sacred barrier appeared after the Demon King War. After defeating the Demon King, everything related to the Demon King was sealed in the Forest of Roots, and the sacred barrier isolated it so that nothing could escape from this forest. That’s why this place became a forest filled with demonic energy. That demonic energy transformed the flora and fauna here into demonic beasts. The sacred barrier is known to be the most perfect and powerful barrier on earth. It’s said that no demonic beast can cross it.”

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