The Returnee Wants Peace

Chapter 18

It was truly like a mouse in front of a cat.

Seeing the spectacle, Cassis tightly grabbed Rosha’s hand. His palm was sweaty, perhaps due to the tension.

-We should fall back.

Conveying his thoughts through mouth gestures, he placed his hand on the sword hilt and pulled her back. It was a wise choice as it was impossible to rescue the uncle here.

Rosha nodded obediently. They had to retreat, at least for Cassis’ sake.

‘It’s just that demonic beast, but it would be bad if something happened to Cassis.’

Although weaker compared to monsters appearing in later trials, with no stamina nor magic, facing it while protecting Cassis was a tough task.

She might as well leave him in a safe place and come back.

If something were to happen to Cassis here... she would regret this venture to the rift for the rest of her life.

But at that moment.

“Uh!”

She hadn’t expected the cornered uncle to recognize her with superhuman strength.

“Help, help me! Hurry!!”

The uncle, whose eyes met hers, screamed as if his throat would burst. Furthermore, he started crawling toward them with trembling legs.

Naturally, the demonic beast’s attention was also directed towards them.

Grrr-

The beast’s eyes, having found new prey, gleamed maliciously.

Almost simultaneously, Cassis drew his sword and stood in front of Rosha, and the demonic beast leaped towards them.

“Oh no!”

A myriad of thoughts crossed her mind in an instant. But it was clear that Cassis wouldn’t stand a chance against that demonic beast.

Facing the worst possible situation, Rosha hurriedly shouted:@@@@

“Don’t fight, avoid it!”

“What?!”

There was no time to respond.

As soon as she confirmed that Cassis dodged reflexively, she used [Guide’s Lantern] she had been saving and sprinted forward.

Her legs, adapted to running through continuous stamina training, moved without a hitch as if it was for this moment.

“Hey, if you run towards that...!”

Of course, contrary to what Cassis said, she wasn’t trying to escape alone.

‘I can’t be of any help in this state.’

Rosha thought coldly. A mage without the minimum magic or stamina is useless.

Whoosh-

The clear light of the lantern guiding through the darkness led her to the shortest path.

Her destination was the rift in the middle of the clearing.

“Ah, the scent of refreshing magic is enough to wake me up!”

Suddenly, a blue light surged from Cassis’s broken sword, cleanly slicing off the demonic beast’s claws like a lightsaber.

What?

“...Huh?”

Cassis widened his eyes in surprise, but didn’t stand there dumbfounded.

Not knowing when such luck would fade, he moved quickly like someone in haste.

The demonic beast’s claws, mane, and metal tail were cut off and began to burn.

Adding even Kokoo’s power, the blue flaming beast writhed for a while before collapsing with a thud as its energy depleted.

The demonic beast was defeated, and the sudden quest was completed.

The only advantage of the blue window was that it clearly showed when the target was dead.

Watching the beast’s body being engulfed in blue flames, turning to ashes, Cassis murmured in a low voice:

“This crazy...”

Then he staggered towards her, but collapsed midway. His ability manifested for the first time, and focusing every nerve to survive had exhausted his mind, leading to a faint.

Indeed. She felt no magic, it was definitely his innate ability.

‘...What’s the name of this ability? Lightsaber?’

Having an absurd thought, Rosha struggled to keep herself up.

She wanted to fall right away due to overexertion, but there was still work to be done.

She took out a sacred relic cautiously, recharged it with magic, and slowly sealed the rift based on the magic leaking out.

Then she sifted through the ashes of what once was the demonic beast, found a fist-sized crystal, and put it in her bag along with scattered research notes around.

She also gulped down a potion she had sneakily brought along.

“Ugh, bitter.”

Of course, it was much better than the medicine made by the mansion’s doctor.

And lastly.

“Pl-Please... save me! I’ll do anything!”

As she approached her terrified uncle, he hurriedly prostrated. Overwhelmed by the power she displayed, he was sitting far away.

“Anything?”

“Yes, yes! I’ll do anything, just spare my life...!”

Rosha didn’t listen to him further and snatched the necklace from his hand. Despite the circumstances, he had held it so preciously that it didn’t have a single scratch.

‘Certainly... This necklace has a stronger power than the previous one.’

Through the information window, she found out that this could even control minds, and she commanded her uncle:

“From now on, do not contact Marquis Lycaon in any way, and bring all the information you have about the Marquis in writing. Confess all your misdeeds to Cedric, and if you leave the mansion, I’ll spare your life.”

“Yes... I understand. I’ll do as you say.”

Under the influence of the necklace’s power, the uncle nodded with blurred eyes. It was a karma.

As the uncle got up and disappeared, Rosha suddenly looked up at the sky.

Seeing the faintly brightening sky, dawn was approaching.

‘...How do I get home from here?’