Towards the Unbeatable
Act 31: Guardians of the Magic Forest
A human figure that Danny saw looked like just his shadow, black fused with the state of the forest.
The drap!
The drap!
The more Danny ran towards the forest while looking at the shadow, the more it disappeared.
"..."
Danny doesn't really care about shadows or anything that gets in his way he only thinks of one, which is that he has to go all the way so he can really get out of that place.
He does not want his escape to be in vain and he must be caught back, Danny can not directly return to the eastern kingdom, the risk he has known since before he carried out the rescue mission of this council. Namely that Tarnatos could not call back the three of them from the valley of the skull, they had to travel a long way to go home alone.
A little fireflies shine a light on Danny's journey as he goes deeper into the forest. The light that the fireflies emitted made Danny feel calmer.
There were some crickets and frogs, Danny took a careful path so he would not step on the animals in the forest.
Without him noticing the fireflies were getting more and more, as if he was about to enter a forest area full of fireflies. Little by little the forest was filled with light.
"Hmm~"
"!"
A female voice rang out in front of the group of fireflies gathered in front of Danny. Because the light was so dazzling Danny drove the light away with his hands.
After the light no longer shone brightly, Danny opened his eyes slowly.
"You're unique~"
The tone was a little slow but friendly, that's what Danny heard, he thought there was someone else with him in this forest.
"!"
Danny was really surprised to see what was in front of him, he saw a young woman with a very different appearance than what he had seen so far.
The woman had a glowing antennae on her head, her big eyes were yellow with pliable eyelashes, also had fairly thin lips, her yellow hair was slightly unraveled with bangs covering her forehead, it seems he is a little older than Danny, he wears a white dress that also emits a little light. Besides the thing Danny didn't find any other differences.
"?"
"Hmmm~"
The woman placed her finger under her chin as if judging what was in front of her.
Looking at the appearance of the woman, Danny felt a little amazed by her beauty, he did not see the strangeness that existed in the woman.
"Hmm?"
"What do you see?" the woman said with a smile, Danny was even made wrong by her behavior
"Oh.."
"Emmm..."
"No..."
"Why does a woman like you live in this forest?"
The woman was a little surprised to hear Danny's question, she thought Danny would be afraid and thought it was strange because of his appearance but what happened was that Danny raised the question as if talking like an ordinary person.
"Huff~" The woman is seen holding back a laugh, Danny is made confused by it
"?"
"Is there anything funny?" danny said as he looked at the woman
After a while, the woman started talking to Danny.
"I thought you'd find me weird, and ask me some weird questions, too.."
"But you talk like I'm a regular person.."
Danny responds to the response of the woman who considers herself 'strange.
"Hmmm..."
"I don't think there's anything wrong with you.."
"Well, I thought your appearance was a little different from what I'd seen before"
"But your beauty shines even more.."
The woman was surprised to hear the praise from Danny, he thought Danny was a man who was able to quickly express his own opinion.
"Hehe... only this time someone praised me back after 2000 years ago~"
"?!"
"2000 years?!"
Danny was wide open to hear the words of the beautiful woman, he did not expect the age of the woman is now almost 2000 years old
"A..what.I didn't hear wrong?"
"No..."
"You're not mistaken~"
The woman began to ask Danny
"Before I tell you everything, do you trust me?" ask the woman
"believe it?"
"Oh, that's what you mean" Danny acted as if he knew what she meant
"From the start I didn't feel any evil aura from you."
"I thought I could trust you" Danny said
The woman hears Danny's statement, and begins to explain who he is
"The magical forest protectors?"
"The protector of the magic forest is someone who is responsible for the existence of the forest containing magic energy~"
"The magic energy can come from nature, be transferred, or also come from the creatures that live in it."
"Isn't the forest all over Hello's plains a lot?" ask Danny
"Of course, but not everything can be in my control."
"A..Do you know the Dawn Forest?"
"Dawn Forest, the forest of death is what I call the forest."
"If it's not wrong you've been on a mission there, right?" ask the woman
"Yes." replied Danny
"You and your friend are desperate, but even then you can survive.."
"Can't you do something to turn Dawn Forest into a safe forest?"
The woman shook her head and said.
"Unfortunately can't, the dark aura power that's there is too great to conquer."
"Even though you are the guardian of the magic forest?"
"Yes.."
"Are you from the human race?" ask Danny
Perhaps the question was too "shallow' to answer given the existence of the woman was really far from what 'human' could say'.
"No, I'm not from the human race"
"I am of the Demi Human race.."
"For Human..."
"?"
The woman did not see the surprised expression of Danny
"Aren't you surprised?"
"Hm"
Danny had raised suspicions and questions from his experience from the start.
"I'm guessing you've realized that?" continue the woman
"You can feel the aura from around you~"
"Well, lately I've also felt something strange, I guess this is just my opinion or it's wrong..."
"The village I left behind, the village of the Demi Human right?" ask Danny
The woman heard a serious note from Danny.
"Yes, actually the Demi Human race has not been completely annihilated from this Hello.."
"..."
"I thought.."
"What caused them to survive?"
The woman paused for a moment as if it was worth telling Danny the secret about his race.
"To find out you have to do something for me.."
"Doing.something?"
"What do you want?"
"You lost your gun, didn't you?"
Danny looked at all his body carefully, he could not find other than the semi-army clothes and adventure pants he was wearing. His weapon was lost when the battle in the valley of the skull took place.
"I thought you were right..."
"Well what should I do?"
"I need five precious gemstones to make you a weapon."
"?!"
Danny was surprised to hear the woman's words, he didn't think someone would make him a gun.
"A. Are you serious?"
"Yes.."
"The weapon I'm going to make is no ordinary weapon, you can use it against powerful demons."
"However, to take the five precious gems is not an easy matter."
"?"
"Maybe you have to lose your life trying to get it."
"?!"
"To...losing lives?"
Feelings of surprise enveloped Danny, he did not expect the risk that will be carried too beyond the limits of humanity.
