Watashi No Hanayome's

4

Late afternoon (evening), hours - - - - - - -

After a few hours of walking, the day began to darken.

I, Rin, Garden, and Leona decided to spend the night because it was getting darker.

"Woy boy!" (Garden)

I heard Garden calling but I wasn't sure what he was calling was me and I answered, because only he started calling me a boy.

"What's wrong?"

"Let's come with me." (Garden)

"Where?"

"Obviously, looking for firewood, la." (Garden)

"alright. But what about them?"

"Don't worry, Leona can protect your partner." (Garden)

"All right, then."

Even though Garden said that, I was still worried.

"Leona, I'm gonna go get some firewood first! You please take care of this couple of boys, if anything happens, just brush it off!" (Garden)

"All right!!" (Leona)

After that, Garden and I left Leona and Rin.

We entered a very thick forest.

"Come, we start the operation to find the firewood." (Garden)

"Operation?"

I don't understand what Garden said.

"Forget it, if you don't understand." (Garden)

"All right."

Garden and I took some wooden twigs and the Garden picked up some of the fruit in the forest.

I also planned to take some fruit and I saw a fruit that looked like an apple but was sky blue.

"Woy boy!" (Garden)

Just as I was about to take the fruit, the Garden suddenly shouted at me.

"What's wrong?"

"Are you planning to commit suicide?" (Garden)

"What do you mean?"

"Never touch the fruit with your bare hands." (Garden)

"Why?"

"That fruit is the fruit of death, the fruit contains a deadly poison and is very deadly, even if you accidentally touch it a little you will surely be finished." (Garden)

Hearing that, my body shook and I felt terrified. If I had touched the fruit, I would have died.

"Why did you just say that there's a poisonous fruit in this forest?!!"

"Of course, the name is also the forest must have poisonous fruit. What matters now is never touch the fruit. Demonic beasts alone would die if they came into contact with this fruit, what else is a human." (Garden)

"Good."

I obeyed Garden's words and broke my intention to join in taking the fruit that was in this forest.

Almost 20 minutes me and Garden were looking for firewood and fruits to eat with the others. And finally we finished, then we went back to where Rin and Leona were while carrying firewood and also some fruit taken by the Garden in the forest.

"Ohhhhhh!!"

In the middle of the journey, suddenly my right arm was injured and spewed out a lot of blood. I quickly sat down and removed the wood I held in my left hand, then grabbed my injured right arm with my left.

"What's the boy?!" (Garden)

The garden that was in front of me suddenly approached me.

"I-I don't know, suddenly my arm is hurt."

"Something has happened to them." (Garden)

I just remembered, if a person who has a partner, soul, body, and mind will unite with each other. "what happened to Rin? I hope he's okay." I'm starting to panic.

"Hey boy! Can you still stand? If we can, we should hurry. And if you don't, you stay here." (Garden)

"T-just relax, I can still stand up, we better hurry up, I'm starting to worry about them!"

"Come on!" (Garden)

Garden and I ran to where Rin and Leona were.

****

When I got there, I was surprised to see a big dog like the one I met this afternoon at Rin and Leona's place. The dog prepares to attack Leona and Rin who are in a magic circle like a protector, I also see Rin's right arm hurt by the dog's scratch.

"Laeona!! Are you all right?!" (Garden)

"Garden! Hurry and help me! I can't take it anymore." (Leona)

"Good!" (Garden)

I saw Garden running while taking the large sword that was on his back with his right hand and also a shield in his left hand to protect himself from the attacks of the animal.

"Hey boy?! Hurry and help them both, I'll beat this animal!" (Garden)

"All right."

I followed Garden's words and petrified Leona and Rin. While I saw the Garden fighting through the giant dog.

"Haha, I haven't killed a demon animal in a long time." (Garden)

I saw Garden smiling in the middle of his fight, he looked very happy.

"Fast release!" (Garden)

Sashhhhhhc.

And I quickly saw that the Garden had slashed one of the back legs of the demon beast until it broke off.

"What's going on?"

I was confused to see the Garden attack so quickly.

After that, I took Rin and Leona to a place a little far away from the Garden and the demon beast, and I intended to help the Garden.

As I approached the Garden, he suddenly snapped at me.

"HEY BOY! DON'T COME ANY CLOSER!" (Garden)

"Why?!"

"You wouldn't be able to help me if you didn't have a gun. You're just gonna be a bully! You better take cover!" (Garden)

Hearing that, I could only obey, because what the Garden said was true. If I don't have a weapon to fight, then I'm not helping but I'll just be a bully.

The demon beast charged out using one of its front legs swiftly towards the Garden's body.

The attack was right on the chest of the Garden. And damn it I saw the Garden fail to dodge the attack.

"Ohhhhh!" (Leona)

I heard Leona scream in pain.

"Leona? You okay?!"

"I-yes I-I'm fine." (Leona)

I saw many directions coming out from the front of his body.

"You sure?!"

"D-yes." (Leona)

"Hey boy!!" (Garden)

Suddenly the Garden called me.

"Hurry up and find the dead fruit you found earlier and throw it at this animal!" (Garden)

Suddenly I saw the foot of the demon beast that Garden had cut back intact.

"Quick boy!!!" (Garden)

And immediately I ran back into the forest. After a while I reached the place where the poisonous fruit was.

Even so I didn't have anything to do, Garden told me to take this fruit. But, how is it? He said don't touch this fruit.

Suddenly I had an idea in my head. "How about this." I took a large pile of leaves and took the fruit. "As Garden said, I shouldn't touch this fruit directly, but this way I can." I picked up the fruit, and I didn't feel anything. "I think it worked." then I immediately rushed back.

When I came back, I saw the Garden jumping.

"Feel this fucking animal!!Slash Head!" (Garden)

The garden decapitated the demon animal.

"Good Garden!!" I shouted at the Garden from a distance.

"Now boy!! Throw that fruit!!" (Garden)

"I'm confused. If the animal's head had been cut off, I shouldn't have needed this fruit if I wanted to kill it, just cut it off But, why did Garden tell me to throw it at a dead animal?" that's what I was thinking when Garden told me to throw this fruit at the demon beast.

"Woy boy! Don't waste time throwing it!" (Garden)

"B-well." I'll just follow.

Just as I was about to throw it, suddenly the head of the demon beast grew back and the animal ran over to me.

"GARDEN!!!! HELP ME!!!"

I was terrified because the animal was so creepy with its big, sharp teeth.

I ran with all my might while holding the poisonous fruit that I failed to throw earlier.

"Hey boy!! Why are you running?!! Throw that fruit!" (Garden)

Even though he said so, I was too afraid to look towards the animal directly.

The garden shook its head with one hand and sighed. "Ha~ you cowardly boy."

"DODGE THE COWARDLY BOY!!" (Garden)

"Head Slash!" (Garden)

He again used the same technique as before to cut off the head of the demon beast, the demon beast was still standing upright with its head cut off.

"NOW BOY!!" (Garden)

I also threw the fruit I was holding right towards the neck of the demonic animal.

"Did that work?" my thinking.

And unexpectedly, the neck of the demonic beast grew back.

"That's right!!"

I started to panic because it didn't work. I also saw the Garden that looked very exhausted.

"Allah!! How's this?!"

I saw the demonic beast approaching the exhausted Garden. "Garden is in danger! I have to think of something!" I reflexively picked up a rather large stone and threw it towards the demonic beast.

The animal responded to that and canceled its intention to attack the Garden and turned to attack me. I ran back.

The animal quickly approached me and opened its wide mouth and intended to swallow me round and round from behind me. "Ohhhhh! Don't eat me!! I'm still single!!!!!" that's how I screamed when I was about to be eaten by that demonic beast.

I ran as hard as I could and I felt a little strange, I should have eaten, but why would I still be able to escape. I looked back and saw the demon beast already lying on the ground. "What's going on?" i'm flustered.

Suddenly the Garden approached me.

"Yo boy! You turned out to be brave too, hahahaha." (Garden)

"Wait a minute, what happened to this animal?"

"Did you forget the boy? You killed him." (Garden)

"I? Killed her? How could? I'm just starting to run? How could I kill this animal?"

"It's true you're a forgetful. You were gonna throw that fruit at this demon, and then you killed it." (Garden)

"But when I threw the fruit at the demon beast, he didn't die right away. While when humans touch it must be finished immediately."

"Woy boy! Where do you get such thoughts? Do you think humans and demonic animals are the same? Of course it's different. Demon beasts were able to withstand the poison for a while whereas humans could not, therefore this demonic beast could still move and would die a short while later because he was already unable to withstand the poison from the fruit." (Garden)

After Garden said like that I finally understood.

Smile too. "He, he, he, so, the one who killed this animal was me."

"She's a boy, you killed him. Oh, yeah, it looks like when you were running you were yelling something? What did you say just now?" (Garden)

I remember that when I was chased I was shouting something strange, I better immediately distract him or if I can't be in danger.

"From discussing it, we better hurry to Leona and Rin's place, it's dark, and we should take the wood we threw away earlier."

"On that matter, just calm down, we just burn this demon animal and the fire problem is resolved." (Garden)

I was shocked to hear the Garden say that.

"T-t-wait a minute!! What do you mean by burning this demon beast?"

"Let's just calm down, kid. Besides, if the fire burns for a long time and also smells pretty good, you don't have to worry." (Garden)

"That's not what I'm worried about, but what if there's a demonic animal attacking us again?"

"Sound boy! If the carcass of a demon animal is burned, there will be no demon animals that dare to approach again and vice versa, if we do not immediately burn this carcass. So, this carcass can cause disease." (Garden)

"Oh, but how could it be? By burning this carcass, the demon animals will stay away from us?"

"It seems they are afraid of the fragrant smell emitted by the corpse of a demon animal that has been burned." (Garden)

After hearing that, I became relieved. "All right then. What about the food?" I was quite worried about the food, I was afraid that I would eat the carcass of this demon animal.

"Do you want to eat the carcass of this demon animal? It tastes pretty good, lo." (Garden)

"No, no!" Refused it.

"Haha. Take it easy, we won't eat this carcass, and around here there's fruit to eat, you don't have to worry." (Garden)

"Alright then, we should go back to where the two of them are."

"Yes." Yeah." (Garden)

'Sucses' diversion plan.'

Garden and I went back to where Rin and Leona were. Garden walked while dragging the corpse of the demon animal with one hand and the other hand held his long sword. "Wihhh, crazy!! This guy is strong!" in mind.

We reached where Leona and Rin were.

"Leona can you burn this first?" (Garden)

"alright. The light that burns everything, Fire!" (Leona)

The flames suddenly burned the corpse of the demonic beast.

"Leona, can you heal the boy's hand." (Garden)

"Good." Leona stuck to me and grabbed my wounded hand. "The light of the healer, Heal!" (Leona)

The green light began to envelop me and the wound on my right arm began to disappear.

"Well, I've." (Leona)

I saw my right hand heal without the slightest scar and so did Rin.

"It's your turn to Garden."

"Forget the boy. Couples who receive wounds cannot be healed by their own partners." (Garden)

"What about Leona? Just heal yourself!"

"I have no more energy, although there I can only heal the small wounds that are on my body, and only top-tier healing magic can be used for wounds like this and I can only use intermediate-grade healing magic. So, it's impossible for me to heal it myself for now." (Leona)

"But what about your wounds?"

I worry about their situation.

"Just calm down, boy, these wounds aren't as bad as you think. After all, this wound was nothing compared to the one we had experienced before. And when we get to town, we can get someone to heal this wound." (Garden)

"All right then."

Even though Garden said that, I was still worried.

"Hey boy, come with me for fruit, there must be some edible fruit nearby." (Garden)

"Well." I'm going with the garden.

Garden and I are a little far away from Leona and Rin.

"It looks like it can be eaten. Hey kid! Here help me get this fruit." (Garden)

"OK." I also approached the Garden which was a little far ahead of me.

I saw the Garden taking a fruit that looked like wine.

"Help me boy, take this fruit to taste. Don't do much, if eaten in excess can cause stomach pain, lo." (Garden)

I had intended to take this fruit to the end, then undo my intentions after hearing Garden's words.

"All right."

After a while.

"Hey boy, looks like this is enough for all of us. We'd better get back." (Garden)

"Well." I just took some fruit. Because, it was more than enough for me, and also I was too afraid to take the fruit excessively because it was very risky.

When I returned to Rin and Leona's place, I saw Leona whispering something to Rin and Rin smiling. I don't know what the two of them are talking about, which I'm sure I'm happy to see Rin smiling like that.

we arrived, me and Garden immediately sat in a circle.

"Yo, I brought some fruit for our dinner tonight." Garden sat down and put all the fruit he picked up on the ground right in our midst. I saw the Garden that took quite a lot of that fruit.

"Hey boy, where's the fruit you picked? Here collect." (Garden)

"B-well." I gathered the fruit I picked up and I didn't see the Garden protest because I took very few fruits.

"Well, now we eat and then we sleep." (Garden)

I started to eat the fruit, and I thought it tasted like wine, but it was so good and even better than I imagined, it was so sweet, and I think just a few fruits is not enough for me, I intend to take the fruit again because I feel less.

I stood up and suddenly the Garden stopped me.

"Hey boy, you better remember what I said earlier, if you overdo it you'll be in danger..." (Garden)

I almost forgot, and I immediately paused my intention. Although the fruit is very tasty but if consumed in excess can be dangerous, and not only I will get the impact but Rin as well because he is my partner.

We finished eating and right after that, me and the others were sleeping near the burning fire of the corpse of the demon beast which was still burning brightly, and it seemed like it would not be extinguished quickly.

The night was getting late, the cold was not felt because there was a fire that warmed my body, and and I didn't have to worry about the attack of the demonic animals, either, due to the fragrant smell of the smoke the corpse of this demonic beast was able to repel the other demonic beasts, and I was finally able to sleep comfortably using one hand as a pillow.

*****

Morning, hour - - - - -

I felt a different sensation in my head, it felt quite tender. I opened my eyes and saw Rin holding my head on her thigh, again.

"For Hikari, are you awake?" (By)

With a sweet smile Rin said that.

"A-a-a-what are you doing Rin?!"

With reflex I stood up immediately.

"Yo boy, did you sleep well?" Garden nodded while smiling slightly.

"What did you say?"

"You fell asleep really fast on your partner's lap earlier, so I decided not to bother you until you woke up. And since you're awake, let's make a trip to the city." (Garden)

"Good." I looked around and I could find no traces of the demon carcass that was burned yesterday.

"Hey Garden, which demon animal was burned last night?"

"Oh, it's, it's been burned to ashes." (Garden)

"How can you?" I was shocked, because there were at least some bone marks or other parts of the demon beast, but this, this, there was no remains of any bones or other parts and it was quite impossible considering it only took overnight a corpse of that size had become ashes and without leaving any traces.

"It's all because of magic." Suddenly Leona answered my question.

After hearing this, I was no wonder.

"Better we hurry up to the city, if not quickly you guys I stay." (Garden)

The garden began to walk away and the journey to the city continued.

"Connected"