Plain Girl Hero of Darkness
Autonomous Cavalry Regiment

“Z, is it okay now?”

"No. You won't reach your target like this. "

"But why? It's already stopped. ”

In the sight of the girl who had pulled her bowstring completely, was a gray fox. Gray foxes can be found all over the continent of Dodedirica, and its ears have twitching black patches.

“Grey foxes are shy creatures. His ears are always listening. Something like sonar.”

"What is sonar?"

"A complicated machine that uses sound waves to detect objects."

"Sound waves? A complicated machine? ”

Z sometimes uses difficult words. The girl tilted her head in confusion.

"... Don't mind what I just said. You just need to know that at that level, you won't hit the target if you shoot now. ”

"Keep how?"

“I always tell you the same thing. Observe your opponent carefully. "

The girl put down her bow, and stared at the gray fox as Z instructed. Moments later, the fidgeting fox ears suddenly pointed in the same direction.

“Z.”

“It looks like it has found prey. Follow the gray fox's view. "

Z leaned close to the girl's face and pointed forward. The girl was embarrassed, but still looked as instructed.

"Oh, spotted rabbit."

As the name implies, it is a rabbit with spots on its fur. The rabbit was camouflaging, turning its fur into a light green color. Because of his abilities, he is also called a copycat rabbit.

"Remember. No matter how wary the fox was, it was a different matter when hunting. Because they are still alive, they must eat to survive. When his attention is on his prey just now, he will be caught off guard. So this is a good opportunity."

"understand!"

The girl pulled her bow again. He aimed at the fox, but Z shifted his shot towards the spotted rabbit.

“you should aim when the gray fox pounces on the rabbit. Even at your level, you can hit the target. "

"Good!"

The immobile gray fox started to get ready to attack. Suddenly he pounced forward towards the rabbit, and at the same time, the girl released her arrow, which hit the fox right at her neck.

The girl and Z sat under the bonfire on this starry night. The girl's eyes glowed as she placed her dinner skewers around the fire.

“-You have improved your skills a lot with bow.”

Z muttered as he looked at the pile of prey on the side. The girl looked at the white sword leaning against the tree and said:

“Yes, but I prefer to use the sword.”

“Maybe so, but your opponent might not give you a chance to fight up close. There's no harm in mastering this weapon."

With that, Z flicked his finger, bringing out a dark mist in the air. As the girl watched curiously, Z threw a bow and arrow into the fog. The weapon disappeared, and the scene returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.

“What is Magic? Can I do it too?”

It's like “mystery” box in a story that can hold just about anything. The girl looked at Z with great expectations, but ...

"It's not Magic, so you can't do this."

It was a devastating 'no' answer. The girl shrugged her shoulders with depression.

The girl quickly overcame her depression, and bit into the flesh of the golden bird. Juice spread in his mouth, and he looked very happy. Z shook his head as he threw a twig into the campfire.

“Ehh? You're not eating? Why?"

"There's no point in eating. I can't feel it, and it won't satisfy me. My diet is fundamentally different from humans."

“Once ya... then what do you eat, Z?”

The girl stopped eating and asked. Now that he thought about it, he had never seen Z eat before. Z looked at the girl for a while, and replied slowly:

"The human soul."

“Hmm ~ what soul feels good?”

The girl wants to try it if it tastes good.

“... The question, is the quality good. Recently, the 'Odic force' of humans has been on the wane. A good quality soul is hard to find."

Z's face grew even more grim as he spoke. But, Z's face was only a shadow, so that was how the girl felt.

“So this is not too good?”

Z nodded.

“In human terms, it's true. Lately, there has been no war, and humans don't die that easily now. Thanks to advances in technology, the average lifespan has been extended. The future looks bleak."

“Z, can't you kill humans and eat their souls?”

Rather than waiting patiently for a human to die, killing and eating it would be more practical. The girl asked with that thought, then ...

"I can't kill a human being."

Z rejects this idea. Z then threw the twig into the bonfire, and continued speaking:

“Specifically, except for a small human, I can't kill people. As I said, I can only touch a human who has just died, or a baby who has no sense. I can harvest a baby's soul, but it's useless because their vassels are too small."

The girl thought about what Z said, then asked:

"So that's not enough to make you full?"

"Yes, that analogy makes sense."

After that, Z taught the girl a lot about the soul.

What surprised the girl the most was that the soul would survive as soon as the human body died. The soul has all the life experiences of its owner, which adorn the soul. The girl thought that unlike a savage beast, an inedible dead human was just trash. But he is learning something new now, so learning is very important.

By the way, Z's inedible soul will drift to a place called 'natural zero', where it will survive until reincarnated.

“-Thank you for teaching me so much. Eating soul sounds very boring. You want me to help you kill some humans? There's a lot of humans if we go through the woods, right? How much do you need to fill your stomach, Z? A ten? Twenty?"

When he heard the girl say that, Z watched her closely.

“We really deserve to be observed. Don't you want to go back to the human world at all?”

“Why should I go back? I never thought of that at all. Even though I want to try the dessert I read in the book. "

After the girl revealed her confusion, Z threw the last twig into the bonfire. Rattling flames and beautiful flames danced in the night sky.

“So... I seem to have worried you, but it's not necessary. I've eaten right."

“Hmm. That's great." The girl smiled brightly in relief, and began to eat the bird again.

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...To Be Continue's...