Vol 2 Chapter 13 (1/2)

Chapter 13

Chapter 13 – For the Homeland

It was a range of low, sand-colored mountains

There were setation on the otherwise desolatea bare ray-colored clouds, even those plants were currently hidden in shadow

A girl was flying alone on a broom in this dreary place

The girl earing a black robe, a tricorne, and a star-shaped brooch As her attire implied, she was indeed a witch, and also a traveler Her hair which was the same color as the clouds swayed in the sand-laden wind, and her azure eyes looked in the direction in which she was traveling

There were no countries in sight

However, she spotted so at this landscape that looked like the aftermath of a disaster?

Yes, it was me

“………”

Lying in e fox-like creature that looked large enough to s a person whole—if I res to a species called the Giant Fox—and there were several men and women crowded around it

They were cli atop the fox that had fallen on its side, and were cutting off pieces of its sand-colored pelt Sawing off its thick, luxurious tail Forcing open its largethe corpse of the fox, without caring about the copious a from its corpse

They were speaking happily, saying things like『Today’s gaood price for this much』 They had an expression that indicated that they were filled with a sense of accomplishment

“………”

I slowed down my broom and stopped near the them by

Also, there was so I wanted to confirm

When I got off my broom, a small cloud of dust puffed up around my feet and disappeared in the wind Those people noticed me at the same time

“……?”

They stopped working and looked over athis sword to cut up the top of the fox opened his mouth to speak

“Hey What is it, do you have so to say to us?”

I did not detect any hostility or suspicion in his words I was slightly relieved

I took a breath and spoke in a loud voice so that all of the people could hear me

“Uive me directions”

“I see, so you’re lost Did you run away fro?”

“I’m a traveler”

“Oh? So, are you lost?”

“…Well, yes”

I didn’t want to admit it, but I had no idea where I was Even when the weather is clear, you can’t see very far ahead in this mountainous terrain What’s more, there weren’t a lot of countries in this place as there wasn’t a lot of water It looks like it would be hard to live here, after all For this reason, the countries in arid regions are often far away from each other

You ht even have to camp out for several days before you reached the next country There’s a also a chance that youto so I wanted to avoid at all costs, so I stopped here to interrupt these people in the middle of their hunt

The man on top of the Giant Fox said,

“Haha! I see Sorry Witch-san, but we don’t know much about this area either We’re not from around here”

After saying such words that threatened to make me fall into depression,

“But I knohere

the nearest country from here is I’ll tell you”

He laughed while saying that

It was a wonderful smile, but as his face, sword, and clothes were all covered in blood, it ely repulsive picture

Ugh

A lady who had shoved her hands into the Giant Fox’s mouth was the one who told me where the nearest country was She was a beautiful woant black hair

“Uht about here—”

Her finger traced alongnearby

Maybe because she had had her hands in a corpse’soff an intensely bad s around her, is this person really okay like this?

“And so, the country closest to where we are right now is this one”

Saying that, she pressed her finger on a spot on the map

“Oh”

I urged her to continue while breathing through my mouth

“I don’t kno fast your brooet there”

“Oh?”

Ah, so I can get there in a few hours Thank goodness

“There aren’t any mountains between here and that country, so you can just keep et there, like this”

Her finger traced a path on the map

“Hee…”

“…You’ve been breathing roughly from some time, are you okay?”

“It’s nothing to worry about”

I nodded to her

“So which way should I go from here?”

After cos several times,

“Umm… Ah, it’s this way This way should be correct”

She s in a particular direction

Well, that’s that In such a sier lost

“Thank you very et to the next country by the end of the day”

“Oh, it’s fine There’s no reason to hold back when helping so as simple as directions”

The intense smell and cloud of flies around her ood person to create a rather chaotic impression overall Behind her, her friends had returned to their work

They were cutting off its pelt and carrying it off, and re its tail

“What are they—I ?”

“H”

Her tone sounded like she wanted to ask “Can’t you tell by looking?”

“That’s a Giant Fox, isn’t it?”

“Yes Have you seen one before?”

“Well, I haven’t seen one that was alive”

Although, since they are said to be savage enough to attack and eat humans, I’d heard about them before

“The fur and fangs from a Giant Fox sell for a lot of money That’s e came all the way to this land to hunt”

“Oh, I see”

“We’re going to take the money back to our hometown to help the people there”