A boy was swinging a sword with all his might; it slightly hit the body of the wild dog. But due to its thick fur, the sword was hampered down so the dog dodged it just before the impact, giving it no damage. The boy closed their distance again.
âââGuaah!!â
The boy took aim on the dog with a disarrayed posture somewhere in front of him, but there was also a dog behind him that he had neglected, and it came to bite the boyâs ankle.
âUwaahââ!?â
Luckily the fang missed thanks to his thick boot, it prevented him from getting injured, but the opponent remained, biting it and trying to tear the boot by shaking it more and more.
Even while being shaken off by him, the dog wouldnât release itâŠthen he suddenly realized, in a hurry he gripped the sword with his hand and stabbed the dog in the back, this time the dog from not too long ago jumped and aimed for his defenseless neck.
âUwaahâŠ!?!â
By spontaneously bending back his posture, he reflexively shielded himself with the sword so that he was able to stop the dogâs fang, however he was being pressed down hard in this broken posture, more and more he was falling down with the wild dog putting its weight on him.
ââŠHiii!!â
Now that it has become like this, he was about to be tormented to death. Those two wild dogs opened their deep red mouthsââIn that moment, for some reason both of them separated from the top of the boyâs body like being snapped. They turned to look hesitantly on the surrounding area, then at the moment when they stared blankly above,
âââKyang?!â
Together with cries of misery the dogs ran away from the spot with their tail curling up.
ââŠI, I was savedâŠ?â
He muttered so while he remained facing up as he was dumbfounded, in the next instant the top of the boyâs body was covered by a big shadow.
âA wyvâŠwyvern?! N, noâŠIt, itâs an ancient dragonâ
Visible from the distant was not that sort of wyvern dragon that was being rode on at the capital. It was huge, shining in a gold-colour and it possessed 4 limbsâTo the extent that it could swallow the likes of wyvern in one gulp, a really huge king of demon beasts.
The glance from its golden pupil captured the boyâs figure, the boy got goosebumps and opened his eyes wide, this time he was completely unable to stand due to fear,
âââHi, hiiiiiiii!!â
He threw away the sword that he was holding, and on his witâs end curled up like a pill bug. ââIn that moment he felt a figure appearred on the top of the ancient dragon, but  it was probably just a hallucination due to his excessive fear.
ââŠâŠâ
However, nothing happened no matter how long he waited, and it didnât seem like there was a change in the surroundings either.
By any chance was I saved�
So he thought, and slowly he began to stretch out his head like a turtle to take a peep at the surrounding view. From behind the boyâs body, a girlâs voice that was as clear as a chime was heard.
âHey you there, an NPC? You canât be a player right?â
ââââ
An odd girl.
That was the boyâsââa novice adventurer named Joey who had become 15 years oldâs ââ impression about that girl.
He turned his head and looked toward the source of that incomprehensible question,
ââŠ.a goddess of the moonâ
He spontaneously spilled those words from his mouth, there stood an unbelievably beautiful girl.
Her pure white skin was without a single stain like it was covered in dissolved moonlight, her long black hair further down from her waist was like it was enhanced by the dark night and the stars by its glamour, when it came to her small face build, it made the most beautiful girl in a yearly festival that he decided to attend looked like nothing but a pumpkin or a scarecrow.
What he read in those fairy tales, something that was described as âpeerlessâ or âsirenâ couldnât even express this. Her face was so beautiful to the extent that he gulped down his breath.
ââWhen Iâm being complimented directly like that, itâs quite embarrassing, you knowâ
Smiling with her whole face, her thin fingers stretched to the side of her face in embarrassment. Towards the girlâs gesture Joey finally realized the one in front of him was a real living person, he suddenly regained his sanity. Slowly, he stood up from the ground, he picked up his dropped sword and sheathed it, and he lightly patted his body to remove the clinging dirt and sand, this time he calmly turned toward the girl.
She appeared to be around 10-12 years old. What she was wearing was something of a first class which the price couldnât be guessed, the black dress from her knee decorated with magnificent red rose corsairs were as if the flower was alive.
In fact the arrangement was mysteriously perfect with this girl, her hair band and pure white shock, even her black loafers which were attached with a rose decoration.
Several parts of the dress were shining and were decorated obviously not by a glass sphere, but by some kind of gem, no matter how one looked at it.
Held in her hand was, an excellent parasol arranged with plentiful frills. No matter how, her appearance was that of a locked-up princess who shouldnât have been in a place like this.
Out of place.
Just a single word couldnât be enough to describe her. To describe her, there had to be various words that he could say, but he left that aside, right now there was something that he wanted to confirm apart from that.
âHe, heey, wasnât there a golden colored ancient dragon flying just now?!â
Because of that sentence for some reason the girl was in panic for a moment,
ââAah, that. Looked like somehow it flew away in an instant, that was so dreadful right?~â
On the way she pointed, pyoooooh~, there was not a single thing in the empty distance.
ââŠIâŠI seeâŠI was savedâŠâ
Joey vented a big relieved sigh, for some reason the girl was making a curious look.
âHmmm, looks like his reaction isnât different from an ordinary personâs. So he really isnât an AI huhâŠâ
She uttered something while nodded in consent.
In a different way Joey was being treated as an âordinary personâ, therefore for some reason he got annoyed,
âFor your information, I am a professional adventurer. Donât consider me the same as an ordinary personâ
He uttered it while puffed in pride.
Hereupon, the girl, completely changed into one full of amazement, looked at the boy with sparkling eyes like that of a child.
âHeee, an adventurer! Itâs amazing to see a real adventurer directlyâ
Unexpectedly the girl was really into it, so in a good mood Joey brought out his guild badge from his pocket to show it.
âThatâs right. This thing is a badge that proves that I am an adventurerâ
Itâs unknown why he suddenly brought that out, but what were written on the thin metal board were Joeyâs full name and membership, and something like a level, the girl checked it with her own eyes as if she was taking the bait.
âJoey Aland. 15 years old. Aara city adfendâŠOh, Aara city adventurer guild member, right? F rank. Ken⊠Its swordsman(ćŁćŁ«ken ->sword) not a rock paper scissorman(æłken -> rock paper scissor) right, since you hold a sword. No record of punishment history. Uh itâs hard to read if itâs only using hiragana and katakanaââWhy doesnât it use kanji?â
âWhat is a kanji?â
ââŠItâs a well-known symbol to separate words into different meaningsâ
Somehow the girl made a sigh seeing his complicated face.
â-Oh well letâs just forget it. Aah, forgive me for the long talk. Itâs my fault that I was hindering your work, I guess it is time for me to leaveâ
The girl quickly lowered her head a little and turned back, Joey stopped her in a panic.
âW, wait a minute. Where will you go from here?â
âOf course the town, isnât it? Back then from aboveâŠah, no, from a distance on that direction the town could be seen, for the time being I will go thereâ
With an oblivious face she directed the tip of her parasol toward the Aara city, while the girl was spreading her parasol, but no matter how it looked like, the girl looked defenseless so Joey was greatly perplexed.
If she is going from here on by foot by following the sunset trail it should be a good way to reach it.
No, in the first place the girl has such a beautiful face and is wearing an expensive dress, she canât possible reach it by walking alone.
Surely something like bandits will come up; rogue and criminal will be after her everywhere.
When that group of people sees her, before the girlâs eyes, they will be lured to assault her, sheâs like a walking board with âplease kidnap meâ written on it.
Joey still hadnât completed his request so he was worried about it for a moment, but with a determination he shook off his hesitation.
ââŠ.Yup, that enough. Let me escort you!â
Not getting the meaning of the words that he declared, the girl cutely titled her head.