"Elf…" I cried with my eyes wide open.
She has short blonde hair that is slightly curly, pure white skin that looks a contrast to nature, and very cute tiny pointy ears.
Instantly, I was fascinated by the beauty of one of the most famous creatures in the fantasy world, namely an Elf.
This was my first time seeing them in person, and as I expected, they really were quite beautiful.
But, while I was still mesmerized by the beauty of the girl, we were suddenly startled by a loud roar that reverberated throughout this forest.
"ROOOAAAAARRRGGGHHH—!!!"
Upon hearing that roar, the elf girl's face immediately turned pale.
"Oh no, everyone?!" He looked very panicked and agitated. Then, he regretfully shook his head at us. "I'm sorry for not being able to thank you properly, because I have to quickly go to everyone's place. If we meet again, I will definitely repay this favor," said the elf girl in a hurry and intended to leave.
However, just as he wanted to take a step, his body staggered like a drunken man and fell to his knees.
"Uuh..."
At that instant, I reflexively rushed towards him and seriously worried about him.
"He-Hey, are you okay?" I asked.
But, I forgot about the weight on my back right now, and when I ran up to the Elf girl, I accidentally knocked the weight off.
"Ouch!"
Ah, I forgot she was still there.
"You, what are you doing?!" Shouted the goddess scolded me while stroking the sore butt because I accidentally dropped it.
"Shut up! I've been carrying you for quite a while, so you should be able to move on your own by now! Don't just stay there, quickly help me to take her to a safe place!!"
As the goddess and I started arguing again, the Elf girl opened her eyes, and her tired gaze seemed to have something to say.
Realizing that, I ignored the goddess who started growling in a threatening fashion like a cat about to snatch its food, and decided to listen carefully to what the Elf girl had to say.
"In... Over there... Supposedly, everyone gathers there…" she said in a soft voice while pointing somewhere.
I don't know what's in there, but it looks like that will be our next destination, if this is in a game, there should be a safe place.
After all the road leading to the town was already closed thanks to the fire that was spreading, if we forced ourselves to go to the town now, we would definitely be burnt first before we could get there.
"Kami-sama!!" I shouted with a serious face.
"Yeah yeah, I understand," the goddess replied lazily, but she immediately understood what I meant. She gave the Elf girl the same magic support as we had.
But, because the girl had taken in too many breaths, her body had weakened. It was impossible to completely cure him with only healing magic.
So, I decided to hold the Elf girl in my arms and started running towards the place she had directed earlier.
Of course, I did that carrying another weight on my back.
"Shit, why can't you run yourself?! Aren't you already recovered!"
"Never mind, don't protest too much, young man. Isn't this every man's dream to be able to hold two beautiful girls at once."
"At least pay attention to my condition too!!"
Because of that, I was forced to carry the weight on my back and arms as I continued to run through the burning forest.
Geez, why do I have to do all this?
But, I guess it's better than letting that goddess run by herself. She could run, hers running was really very slow, and it would only make the journey longer.
Fortunately, I have gained sufficient strength and stamina from the support of the goddess's magic, so I can take them both with ease.
But, even so, it was really hard to run in the forest while carrying two weights on the front and back. Besides having to pay attention to the road, I also have to pay attention to the burning trees and fallen branches.
I can only pray that we don't run into any monsters during this trip. Very difficult for an amateur like me to do this alone. If I made one tiny mistake, we would all be dead for sure.
While I was thinking about that.
Finally, what I was afraid of happened.
As I couldn't see the road very well thanks to the steaming heat and rush, my feet were helped by the mound of earth and knocked us all down.
"Ouch!!"
"Kyaa!"
"Uuh!"
The three of us were both knocked to the ground, and just as I was about to pick them all up again, suddenly I heard the sound of footsteps approaching us.
"I really have a bad feeling about this," I muttered gloomily, and turned slowly backwards.
At that moment my body immediately trembled violently filled with fear and despair.
However, there stood a monster that was exactly the same as the one that had previously attacked the Elf girl. The monster with a ferocious gaze began to approach us and prepared to pounce.
My body froze for a moment.
"Grrrhh!" Slowly, the monsters walked around us and made the atmosphere even more tense.
Cold sweat started running down my spine. I swallowed my own saliva as I saw the teeth of the monster drooling
Now, what should I do?