Stupid Steps to End
Chapter 5: Meeting

Where'sisthis?

I asked in a strange place. A few minutes ago I was just asleep. When I woke up, I realized I was in a movie theater.

[Arthur, from today on you are the hero who will defeat the demon lord]

My eyes are moving forward. I saw the protagonist's face on the cinema screen. Watching the scene where Arthur met the king, I sat in one of the cinema chairs.

I'm glued to the screen. I've never seen it with my eyes before the meeting of the king and Arthur. So this is the meeting the author wrote about?

Author yes..

"Are you here too? I want to talk to you"

Silent. I didn't get any response from him. I thought he'd show up if I called him.

Did I wrong think he was there

BZZ... BZZ..

!!..

I looked at the chair beside me. I found a phone that had never been there before.

Number not known. What possible..

TUT!

[Hello? Who'sis this?]

—— The author!

[Is there anyone there?]

"Uhm... Can you hear me? I was one of those side characters you wrote. I have a few questions I want to ask you"

[... Whahuh? Whoareyou?]

Eh? Who.. i?

I scratched my head at the author's question. For a moment, I felt my voice couldn't get out. My heart feels heavy.

... I think he'll know me.

"I'm one of those side characters you wrote. I don't have a name. In your first story, I was a writer who helped the protagonist find her lover.

In the second story, I was the father of the antagonist. In the next story, I was just an ordinary school student who didn't play much. There was also a time when you placed me as the king of an unnamed kingdom.

This time I was just a side character who played no important role other than being a beggar who was helped by the protagonist.

You may not remember me because my role is not important at all and I have no more significance than the words you write.

—— But your writing is everything to me.

Author, are you okay? Why did you stop writing?"

Arthur POV's

With the help of the moon goddess, I managed to meet the sleeping lake fairy. I managed to get Excalibur as I promised. However, once a problem is solved, a new problem arises again.

".. Is this blood?" I knelt on the ground, not far from the witch pack's hideout. I realized he had disappeared for a long time while I was discussing with the lake fairy.

This place looks messy. What the hell is going on here?

This blood doesn't look like it belongs to a witch. As I recall, his blood was brighter than this.

"Mr Arthur, is there a problem there? I sense the existence of demons near here," said the moon goddess who stepped closer.

"If there's a problem, I can help you"

"T, No.. It's not necessary!"

"Don't be afraid. You helped me find my sash. Take this, Mr. Arthur. This potion will help you in a critical state"

The moon goddess gave me a bottle of white potion. I received the potion with a smile of guilt.

He doesn't have to thank me. In fact I was the one who took his shawl and pretended to be his savior. But at least it's better than threatening him, right?

I thank the goddess of the moon. He's been a big help to me. But only after he returned to the kahyangan, I could breathe a sigh of relief. Of course it was before I recalled that the witch sir was still missing.

I followed the trail of blood that was on the ground. From the word of the moon goddess, this area was filled with demonic air. The witch must have met one of them.

Did he beat her? He defeated a demon alone with his bare hands?

I didn't know she was that strong

'Ugh, shit.. Could I have been tricked by that stupid human?! Where is she?!!'

!!..

I shuddered at the anger coming from beside me. I saw the sight of a fox demon bleeding from its head cursing desperately at a human.

I immediately understood my perception of the witch sir was again completely wrong.

He didn't defeat her, he made her go berserk!

Waitaminute! That means the witch sir is definitely not far from here. I have to find him before

'YET!!'

—— Late!!

THE TRANGG!!

I intercepted the fox demon that was speeding eastward with my sword. Glancing back, I found the witch pack lying pale on the ground.

'Get out of my way! I must kill that human!!'

The devil pushed me with all his might until my back was slammed into the log behind. He is not a low-class demon. It will be a long fight.