The assassin woman was killed, and the group was informed that the Hunter Harpies had already begun their advance.
Upon receiving the report, I immediately relayed the information to the village chief, who then rushed to evacuate the villagers.
“What should we do? Should we evacuate too?”
Everyone, including Sharin, looked at each other with serious expressions.
“I think we should leave this place as soon as possible,” Cecilia muttered from the corner of the room. Lauren, having pulled her hood deeper, looked uncomfortable.
I also thought we should evacuate immediately, as she said. But I felt guilty thinking about the Dark Harpy woman who had saved us. She was probably still sleeping soundly, unaware that she was likely about to be attacked. Come to think of it, I hadn’t even asked her name yet.
“Arisugawa, what do you think?”
At Sharin’s words, everyone turned to me at once.
“Well, you all should evacuate. I’m going to go to the Dark Harpy woman who saved me. Though I don’t know where she lives.”
At my answer, Cecilia’s frown deepened.
“Then I will go with you. I am indebted to you.”
With that, Philiana immediately began to prepare. Sharin and Nina also started moving, following suit.
“No, I’m fine on my own.”
“Hah? Are you planning to go die alone? I knew this would happen.”
Nina, though looking annoyed, followed Philiana.
“Piyo will go too! I want to go together this time!”
“I’ll go too! Please wait for me.”
As Piyo stood up, Pauline followed her. In the end, most of the members, except for Cecilia and Lauren, came along.
“Let’s hurry. We don’t know how fast the Hunter Harpies are moving.”
We asked the village chief for directions to the Dark Harpy woman’s village and headed there.
Upon arriving after passing through the dense forest, the situation was worse than expected. The Hunter Harpies had already arrived, and the Dark Harpies, caught off guard while sleeping, had fallen into a panic.
Unlike the open and bright atmosphere of the Flower Harpies’ village, their village was generally dark, with many areas where sunlight was blocked by tall trees.
“This is terrible. We won’t be able to find her at this rate,” Philiana said. As she said, the self-defense force was fighting, but the power difference was stark. People were falling one after another. I stopped Nina, who looked like she was about to charge.
“Wait! I don’t think charging in from the front will work now. First, let’s move the injured to a safe place.”
“That’s true. Philiana and I will circle around from that side, and you take the opposite side, okay?”
We parted ways at that spot and approached the battlefield from the sides, trying not to be noticed.
