Why must the devil be Defeated?-Chapter 44 - : 043 ’I’m not, I didn’t.

Chapter 44: 043 ‘I’m not, I didn’t.

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Not long after, the day fully broke.

The sunlight poured down from the sky, illuminating the land and making the vegetation in the Mangar Mountain Range look like it was draped in a layer of golden silk, appearing extraordinarily beautiful.

However, amidst this beautiful nature, there undoubtedly lay quite a bit of danger.

Demons active during the day began to stir at this time, causing savage roars to echo through the corners of the mountains.

Nevertheless, Vivian’s Team reached their destination smoothly and without any risks.

“Alright, we’ve arrived.”

Vivian, who was walking at the front, stopped and informed her companions behind her.

This allowed everyone to relax their tense nerves a bit, each letting out a sigh of relief.

“Finally, we’re here?”

Merica spoke with a bitter face, panting with exhaustion.

“Are you okay, Merica?”

Lu Muya supported Merica, her face full of concern.

“You should work on your physical fitness too, Merica.”

Tielle stood behind the two girls, seeming like their rear guard, speaking calmly.

“But I’m a mage!”

Merica immediately puffed up her cheeks.

Since they needed to arrive at their destination before the demons became active, Vivian’s Team embarked on a rather strenuous forced march.

In such circumstances, it’s understandable that Merica, unlike the others, was soon panting heavily, almost unable to move.

According to the information Vivian had previously shared, this Elf girl was purely a mage; when leveling up, her magic power improved the most, but her physical abilities seemed to be no different from that of an average girl.

Given that, expecting this delicate Elf beauty to travel quickly through the mountains was naturally quite difficult for her. If Lu Muya hadn’t supported and even carried Merica for a while, the team likely wouldn’t have arrived at their destination on time.

But…

(People really can be surprising.)

Shane, at the back of the team, cast his gaze on Lu Muya, who was supporting Merica with a worried expression.

(Despite her seemingly delicate demeanor, she not only managed to keep up with everyone but also did so while carrying someone without breaking a sweat.)

Such an outcome with Vivian and Tielle didn’t surprise Shane at all.

After all, these two clearly had high levels and weren’t mages like Merica. They always gave Shane the impression of strong women, so such outcomes were only natural.

But Lu Muya’s performance was entirely different from those two. Since yesterday, she’d seemed like a shy and delicate pendant, either clinging to Tielle or Merica, looking as if she was one step away from having “I’m weak, please don’t bully me” written on her face. The unexpected outcome left Shane feeling he’d misjudged her.

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Of course, Merica’s performance also surprised Shane a bit.

“Isn’t there any magic that can enhance physical abilities?”

Shane gave it a shot by asking this question.

Though he asked, Shane didn’t really expect a response from Merica; he just wanted Vivian to explain.

Who made it so that everyone else in the team, besides Vivian, was wary of him?

Unexpectedly, the surprising thing happened.

“Body Enhancement falls under Support Magic. I haven’t learned the ‘Magic·Support’ skill, so I can’t use it.” Merica continued, puffing, “I’m proficient in Flame Series and Ice Series magic, so I only trained in the ‘Magic·Fire’ and ‘Magic·Ice’ skills. I haven’t studied Support Magic.”

With that statement, the surroundings fell silent.

Shane was stunned, his face full of surprise.

Vivian, Tielle, and Lu Muya were also taken aback, looking at Merica in amazement.

Merica then realized her previous attitude, her puffed cheeks beginning to show slight panic.

“N-no…that…I…”

Merica looked helpless and began to stutter in her speech.

Seeing this, Shane scratched his face and, with an awkward rather than polite smile, said,

“Thank you for your explanation.”

Shane provided Merica a way to step down.

“Y-you’re welcome…”

Merica’s pretty face started to turn red.

The originally quiet atmosphere suddenly became a bit subtle.

It wasn’t until a moment later that Vivian broke this subtle atmosphere.

“Let’s gather the spring water first,” Vivian said, looking at Merica with a slight smile. “Merica, can I count on you?”

“O-okay!”

Merica immediately ran forward as if relieved.

“W-wait! Merica! Be careful of demons!”

Lu Muya hurried after her.

“Really…”

Tielle mumbled something under her breath and then followed them, seemingly wanting to guard Lu Muya and Merica.

Shane and Vivian were the only ones left on the scene.

“So, how was it?” Vivian teased. “Isn’t Merica cute?”

“Cute?” Shane immediately gave Vivian a sideways glance. “It’s just a single sentence. What’s being cute got to do with it?”

Shane nearly blurted out a curse, destroying his honest image.

“Isn’t that nice?” Vivian didn’t mind Shane’s sudden change of wording and spoke to herself, “At least now you know they aren’t as wary of you as you thought.”

“Maybe that’s true.” Shane muttered, “But that’s just Merica, right?”

There were still Tielle and Lu Muya, with one being cold and reticent and the other shy and timid, showing no signs of interacting with Shane, right?

“Is that so?” Vivian said meaningfully, “Perhaps someone has already let down their guard against you, and you just don’t know it?”

Leaving those words, Vivian tossed them at Shane before walking toward her comrades.

“Someone else?”

Shane was left bewildered.

Is this really the case?

How come I didn’t know?

I haven’t done anything special, right?

Could it be some cliché “invisible capture” plot twist?

“Get out of here…”

Shane didn’t feel happy at all.

Otherwise, all those times I mockingly complained about similar novel plots, wouldn’t it all come back to me as karma?

Would I become the often mocked main character? The kind with a clueless, passive capture type?

Jeez…troubles, troubles…

“I’m not, I didn’t, don’t talk nonsense.”

Shane seemed to be explaining to someone.

“What are you doing? Come over quickly!”

At this moment, Vivian’s voice came from ahead.

“Coming!”

Shane immediately perked up and ran over.