Keiga, who was at a disadvantage, ran away alone.
As expected, he didn’t give up easily. He was waiting for a chance to counterattack. But his movements seemed to be completely read, and he was futilely slammed to the ground by Philiana.
Blood dripped from his severed wings, falling in red droplets onto the ground.
“Now that we’re at it, I’ll tell you this: you didn’t just hurt women. You hurt your companions, your family, and people of other races you’ve built friendly relationships with. Do you understand the meaning of that?” \
Keiga listened to Philiana’s words, breathing heavily.
“Wh-what it means is, be kind to others, right?” \
Nina sighed, dejected by his out-of-place response.
“She’s hopeless, this idiot. Even if she died… no, she wouldn’t be cured even if she died.” \
Keiga, staggering and breathless, finally lost his footing on the cliff. He managed to grab onto something just in time.
“Hah, hah, I-I’m really sorry. I’ll work like a draft horse from now on. I’m not lying!” \
Everyone exchanged glances at his precarious situation.
“Hmm, what should we do? Piyo-chan, what do you think?” \
While Philiana spoke, Piyo approached Keiga, who was dangling.
“Hey, aren’t we the same Harpy? Please, help me. I apologize for stepping on your head.” \
“What should I do?” \
Piyo touched her chin with her wing as if deep in thought.
“Hey? As fellow Harpies…” \
“The same Harpy, huh? But Piyo, I don’t like you. Bye-bye.” \
With that, Piyo kicked Keiga and pushed him off. After a scream of “Waaah!”, a thud was heard.
“Aah, I feel refreshed. He’s not dead, is he?” \
“That idiot wouldn’t die. Let’s get going.” \
Nina put away her sword and immediately headed back the way they came. Behind me, Karubene let out a chuckle.
“Heh heh, he fell with a thud. This is hilarious. I’ve got a great story to tell. I wonder if he’s alive.” \
“Who knows. More importantly, we have a lot to do.” \
As Elana said, the real trouble was the cleanup.
“Ugh, this kind of thing should be left to Brother. I’m going to prepare a victory toast!” \
She rode off on her horse and went home. I reluctantly started back on foot with Elana.
