The Girl in the Forest“Ivaal-sama has not returned……?”
ice emperor?
This is a horribly nostalgic story, but this was the beginning.
of the end?
One of the Five Emperors, Ice Emperor Ivaal. A famous person that anyone living in the imperial capital would know. Excluding Raicou, even with Silver, Salia and me, the new generation struggling hard, a great obstinate hero that refuses to give way to the next generation. I have also frequently practiced against him. A masterpiece, is all I can say about that strength.
but he is gone
Yes, of course, along with ice.
you dont say
I will make the standard excuse of still being young and immature at that time. But, it was exactly because of that. An ancient hero that neither me, nor Silver or Salia could match. That him, did not return from the investigation of a certain forest. Well of course, we were of the thought ‘so what’.
no reason to doubt
At that time, there were bad rumors about that forest.
a little monster?
Although it wasn’t a matter for the Five Emperors to make a move, Ivaal-sama went to investigate that forest. Even now I do not know why Ivaal-sama headed to that forest. Did he sense something? Or possible, did he ‘know something’? Although there is no point thinking about it, one person’s fate was decided there.
rip
Two days after he was supposed to return, I discussed it with Raicou, Silver and Salia. We decided on who to head there with scissors paper stone. We weren’t even worried, after all it’s that Ivaal-sama. If you touch him you get frozen, even if you stay far away you get frozen. What are you supposed to do.
defrost!
In the end, being the one who lost, I went to the forest alone.
lucky
This was my greatest conceit at that time. A stupid woman whose head was in the clouds after obtaining the seat of Flame Empress. There is no point saying it now, but at that time I should have brought all of the Five Emperors along no matter what. He didn’t return, we recognised it as such. We didn’t recognise it as, he couldn’t return.
well n.o.body would
“————”
…?
I think I was speechless.
not in shock?
This was when I tried to back him up because I immediately noticed that he was fighting. No, vaguely, I had felt it. Honestly speaking, I knew before I arrived at the forest that he was fighting. I probably, did not want to notice. The fact that with the Ice Emperor as the opponent, the fight continued.
the strength that could stand up against the strongest of the Five Emperors
Yes, I had a bad feeling.
or maybe
“……Ohh, Envy. Your luck is bad too……”
even corner him
I remember that with those words, my feeling was confirmed. It was not even laughable. The legend of the capital, Ice Emperor Ivaal was covered in blood. The ice G.o.d that obeyed the hero, Arken=Greyo had half its body smashed. Ivaal leaned weakly on me who was unable to process the information I was receiving.
not possible
“Sorry, Envy. Can you help me a little?”
“It’s not……a joke right……”
“Yeah. It seems I touched her reverse scale. Words suddenly stopped working……”
“There are no presences……how many are there?”
“One……a child……”
“Stop joki…….”
(T/N: reverse scale is the dragon reverse scale for those that don’t know, basically something that musn’t be touched, or the Nanaki’s dragon’s wrath will descend upon you~)
I had thought that there was no way there would be humans here, least of all a child. That Ice Emperor is covered in blood, there is no mistake that there is something. Yet I couldn’t feel even the slightest presence and was bewildered at that time. A monster that could make the Ice Emperor bleed, it should have an absurd amount of mana. Despite that, I cannot tell where it is.
stealth was the first thing she learnt after all
“……she stopped showing herself? This one is tough. I understand very well the reason she can live in the forest while being a child.”
“Then, Ivaal-sama. Could you explain alr——Ivaal-sama……? Yo, your arm……”
“There was a pile of rocks in the forest. When I wondered what it was and tried to touch it, this happened. In an instant.”
speed is also her specialty
The hero that has saved many lives has lost his right arm. When I asked, he said it was s.n.a.t.c.hed easily, I finally began to feel fear towards that child.
as you should~
“That was probably……someone’s grave……”
and also something that you musn’t touch
The current me knows whose grave that was.
and how grave the sin of touching it was
That is certainly, the reverse scale of that girl. If you tried to destroy that then that girl would kill you. If you tried to stain it, then that girl would destroy you. That was how important a thing it is to that girl. Because it is something she has protected ever since she became alone.
exactly because she became alone
But there is no way I can tell the me of that time this.
at least you lived
“——Are you an enemy too?”
say no
I heard the voice of the death G.o.d next to my ear.
and felt the chill of death?
“——!?”
don’t fight back
I intended to react with my fastest speed. But by the time I turned around, Hiyent =Helios had already been forcefully torn away. The flame G.o.ddess feared as the golden inferno was destroyed in an instant. The gravity of the issue increased. My G.o.d was done in, that was important, but it’s not that.
to destroy a G.o.d
——why can a G.o.d be seen?
has that prerequirement
That was the most important thing.
there is only one answer
“——a transcended being.”
“Stop joki……”
no jokes here~
I was rendered powerless in an instant. I was utterly useless. When I turned around my G.o.d was destroyed and I couldn’t even confirm her appearance. At that time I only knew the opponent was a female child. Well, her words at that time were quite horrible though.
wonder where she learnt it from
“It would be nice if we could convey that we have no hostility……”
“Words won’t work if it’s not human.”
“But even if you say there, we are gonna have to break a leg exterminating that. That’s tough with a body that is already broken all over. Exerting yourself is for when you are young, Envy.”
“Stop joking!”
is that Envy’s catchphrase?
It was a fierce attack.
because you were messing around
I knew that something aimed for my head at an inconceivable speed. Honestly speaking, if Ivaal-sama did not protect me with ice I probably would have died. I could not react. I was a complete burden. That was the past figure of the stupid woman that was called the Flame Empress.
is the current better?
“Caught her! Envy!”
“Yes!”
does ice and fire really work well together
The hero that was admired and well known in the capital restrained the attacking monster for an instant while protecting a novice. When I matched that and shot flames, an ungirl-like scream leaked out.
its just
“Haaht!?”
though
It was a small girl.
but also a monster
Black hair and brown eyes I have never seen. Her appearance is tattered, but her features was of a mould that could be said to be beautiful even as a little girl.
beautiful monster
After rolling around a little, she stood up and looked at me and Ivaal-sama. Have you ever been stabbed with all possible killing intent? At that time I was. I was consumed by the killing intent of a small girl that was shorter than me and no matter how you looked at it, still a child.
you messed up~
“We have no intention of fighting. Won’t you listen to what we have to say?”
peace offering
While my legs were trembling, Ivaal-sama offered peace. The me of that time, really was immature.
peace?
“Shut up, die.”
can it be eaten?
Straight forward, that girl was like that from the start.
and also rude
“Nanaki kills Nanaki’s enemies, so Nanaki will f.u.c.king kill you a.s.sholes. Hurry up and go to h.e.l.l s.h.i.tty geezer and stupid woman.”
how was Nanaki even reformed
……I still have not forgiven her for that time.
end