"ah..." Kayla let out a pained moan. Her body couldn't stop shaking from all the mental stress she put herself through.
"Shit..." Zinon bit her nail as he looked at Kayla. It hurt her to see her like this, but there was something else that bothered her.
Why didn't I get the notification that I killed him!? Zinon wanted to bang his head against the wall.
Apparently, she hadn't killed Derick! The bastard had somehow saved himself!
"Seriously... What do I do?" Zinon leaned against the wall of the cave where they were staying.
It was a cave that she found by chance while she was checking a crack in the floor. It was quite spacious and she only had to put a few things to hide the entrance.
"My powers are soon going to be sealed again by the power of the original seal slowly recovering and I have that bastard chasing us" Zinon looked at Kayla as she sighed.
Her short stature, her pure black hair that reached all the way to her back... As beautiful as she was, but to Zinon, Kayla just looked like a little girl.
"If it comes to the worst... I'll have no choice..." Zinon didn't finish, but a strong determination could be seen in his eyes.
...
"No... No, I'm sorry, I really wanted to save you!" Kayla jumped up, screaming.
"Snif..." She clutched her chest and started crying. Sorry Zinon...
She stayed like that for a while until she realized something quite important.
She looked at the cave and was perplexed. I'm... alive?
"...Again?...Why again am I the only one alive!? I should be the one who died!" Kayla staggered to her feet and searched desperately for any nearby weapon. "They were right, I should have died a long time ago!"
She knocked down what little there was in the cave, sometimes hurting herself in the process, but she was already too desperate to realize it.
Tears were cascading down Kayla's face. Her eyes, which always had a little shine in them despite what happened in the last few weeks, looked like dead stars, without light.
Kayla quickly found something sharp, a goblin knife, and she immediately put it to her neck as she fell to her knees.
"Elli, Zinon… Aika" Kayla's eyes turned even redder when she spoke the name of that "person".
"I'll be reunited with everyone soon..." Kayla took her last breath and stabbed the knife into her neck...
Or well, I try. A golden light covered her body, narrowly stopping the knife...
"Barrier!"
Zinon jumped from the ceiling, where the crack was, and approached Kayla angrily.
"Hey, what were you trying to do!? Did you want to kill yourself!? After Elli's sacrifice and everything I had to risk to save you!?" Zinon was furious as she hit Kayla's hand, sending her knife flying.
She could tolerate "many" things, but suicide was not one of them. She firmly believed that there was always a way out other than that!
Kayla's hand throbbed from the blow, but her mind wasn't in a state to think about that.
"Are you... Are you alive!?" Kayla stood up, but quickly fell because of her legs that were shaking like noodles.
"Well obviously I'm alive! Who the hell do you think she was the one who brought you here!?" Zinon could feel that she had a vein bulging with rage.
He had done so much only for the brat to waste it by killing herself!
"Thank you... Thank you for staying alive!" Kayla cried uncontrollably. The weight on her heart that she had been feeling had eased a little.
"Yes, yes... So calm down and stop crying like a baby." Zinon approached Kayla and hugged her, comforting her tenderly. Yeah, I can't stay mad at this girl.
And with this she reaffirmed it, I cannot let a girl who carries so much die... She needs to live happily and fully. Zinon's eyes flashed with determination.
...
"So... You, you're actually not a priestess and you're actually a high-level warrior from the Unity Church, the main church of Sloffizia, who was actually on a journey of reflection with her true powers sealed and That's why you could kill that man?..." Kayla looked at Zinon with doubt.
That story was too surreal!
"Yes, although unfortunately I am currently fighting against the seal that is being repaired inside my soul, so my combat ability will be the same as before and if I fight again, the seal will be able to completely seal me again" Zinon I speak with a serious face.
Kayla had no choice but to believe him no matter how ridiculous her story was.
"But then why did they seal your powers?" Kayla asked curiously.
Zinon froze. "Err... I'll tell you later..."
Zinon avoided Kayla's intense gaze.
"I'm not going to tell you, so stop looking at me like that! And also, why are we like this!?" Zinon complained.
Currently, Kayla was lying on her lap while she hugged her. Zinon had never done that for anyone, not even her closest friends!
"I-is it wrong?..." Kayla looked at her with teary eyes.
"Aack!" Zinon clutched his chest from the sudden attack. "Okay... But just a little longer, you've been unconscious for three days and we have to move."
Kayla nodded happily.
Zinon looked at her, not knowing how she felt. It had alreadybeen a few hours since Kayla had woken up and it certainly wasn't easy to get to this point.
Zinon had to pamper Kayla with hugs and encouraging words for a long time before they finally reached the current point, where Kayla was lying comfortably on Zinon's lap...
Seriously... It's obvious that this girl never had a happy life... Why did it have to be her specifically that she had to earn the hatred of the Goddess Siorr?...
Zinon didn't know the reason, but at least she felt relieved that her Goddess supported this child. Although she knew that her Goddess did not help her without reason, she knew with certainty that the God she believed in would not harm an innocent girl.
After a few hours, Kayla and Zinon finally left the cave and resumed their journey.
"So how long until we get there, Zinon?" Kayla asked with a bright but fake smile.
She knew Zinon had done a lot for her. She couldn't let him worry any more.
"... About ten days of travel, not much, I tried to use my old statistics to advance the trip while I carried you unconscious" Zinon noticed it, but she did not want to expose the girl's lie.
It's a good thing she has the ability to think about other things... Zinon smiled and started moving as Kayla followed her.
They both moved for two days.
They both avoided fighting and quickly fled from any beast they encountered. Zinon didn't have the ability to fight and Kayla had decided to take a break and relax for a few days.
They both had a pretty good time. Going beautiful lakes with wild animals, beautiful glades full of flowers and talk about anything.
They both learned a lot from each other and their relationship improved a lot, to the point where Zinon considered Kayla a kind of younger sister.
But both of them, especially Kayla, knew that she had already gotten enough rest.
It was time for me to fight and level up!
"So, do you want to fight again?" Zinon asked a little worried.
Although these last few days Kayla was much more cheerful, she knew that at night she always had nightmares. He was worried that she would have a sudden relapse and want to commit suicide again.
"Don't worry Zinon, I'm completely recovered!" Kayla flexed her arms, showing off her muscles.
"Haha, sure, I guess you're also excited to try out the changes that genius in weapons brought, right?" Zinon agreed somewhat reluctantly, but she knew Kayla needed a distraction.
"Yes! In my fight against that bastard I couldn't do much, so I want to see the power of a one-star skill!" Kayla smiled excitedly.
Zinon noticed the corner of Kayla's mouth twitch, but she let it go. It was only natural that she was not at all well after going through such torture. In fact, it was already incredible that Kayla could be so animated.
"Ok... Let's go there, I think there are some giant horned rabbits." Zinon pointed to the west and moved forward. Despite losing his levels and stats, his senses that came from the soul could never be taken away from him.
"Well, here I come!" Kayla ran excitedly as she ran with her silver sword that Zinon had given her.
Zinon had fortunately been able to pick her up that day. Kayla had smiled a lot the day she gave it to him again. She had believed that she had lost it.
And without going far, Kayla found a clearing full of horned rabbits that reached almost a meter in height.
"What!? There are almost twenty!" Kayla almost screamed, but luckily she had enough self-control to lower her voice.
"Yes, and you're going to have to kill them. So don't hesitate and go" Zinon appeared behind her, almost scaring her to death.
"Hey, don't just show up out of nowhere! And how do you want me to kill all those things!? They seem pretty strong!" Kayla complained loudly. He didn't want to commit suicide anymore!
"Yes, in fact, on average each one is level 20" Kayla was going to protest, but Zinon was not finished.
"But you're not bad either, you have that incredible ability to predict your opponent's abilities and your one-star ability. Not to mention..." Zinon smiled confidently. "That you have me. I may not be able to fight, but I can still use the powers of a level forty priestess"
"I don't know if you inspire much confidence in me..." Kayla still had doubts.
"Oh yeah? Well then let's find out if I'm trustworthy or not!" Zinon kicked Kayla angrily, throwing her into the clearing, so all the giant horned rabbits could see her...
"Zinon idiot!" Kayla felt like crying. What did I do to deserve this?...
With no alternatives, Kayla stood up and watched the rabbits.
The rabbits, who had been eating grass or playing, stopped instantly and watched her.fixedly.
A wave of chills ran down Kayla's spine, but she tightened her grip on her sword and braced herself.
Come at me, you bastards! Today I want rabbit stew for dinner!
Kayla made a war cry... In her mind.
The nearest rabbit began to hop in her direction. Her plump white body shook with every jump she took.
M-maybe they aren't that bad? Kayla looked at her tender red eyes and felt a little sorry.
But suddenly, the rabbit charged towards her at high speeds.
"Shit!"
Kayla dove to the side, narrowly avoiding the rabbit thanks to Foresight.
Although shit, that damn horn sure hurts… Kayla touched her leg. The rabbit ghost's horn had impaled his leg.
The rabbit stared at her horn in confusion, wondering where her prey is.
Sniffing the air, he turned around and charged at Kayla again with a strong jump.
But calmly, Kayla moved out of the rabbit's path and slashed horizontally, slicing the rabbit's entire side.
Bamm!
The rabbit fell heavily on the floor, unable to move.
Kayla calmly approached and stabbed her sword into the rabbit's neck.
[You have killed horned rabbit Lv19!]
[+270 experience]
[+100 experience for killing a higher level enemy]
Good! This is a mine of experience!
Kayla smiled and stepped on the rabbit's corpse, while she motioned to the rest.
All the rabbits screamed in rage at that and ran towards Kayla.
"What!? Why are you all coming together!?" Kayla's eyes widened.
She only wanted a few to come, not the herd!
"Try hard~" Zinon shouted as she smiled.
"Ah shit, I guess I have no other choice!" Kayla tightened her grip on the sword and focused on the horned rabbits.
She was looking for the safest route to kill all the rabbits without getting hurt.
Since I can see the future, I should be able to plot a path to kill these rabbits efficiently...
As she did that, a system notification appeared that Kayla couldn't see due to her concentration on plotting a path.
[A synergy has emerged between your innate hability, foresight; your one-star skill, weapons genius, and your natural talent...]
[Thanks to the synergy between the three, a new effect is emerging...]
Suddenly, a path that she had not been able to see before appeared before Kayla's eyes.
What?... He didn't know why, but he could feel what he had to do to make the most of his abilities, a path he hadn't seen before.
And as if she were possessed, Kayla charged towards the rabbits.
She ran towards a rabbit that had charged her and slashed its side, incapacitating it.
A nearby rabbit also charged at her. But calmly, she dodged the rabbit and cut off its hind legs, preventing it from jumping any further.
With the third step something similar, only with this Kayla cut his eyes, leaving him blind.
At that point, the future Kayla had seen had already disappeared. But a new path naturally appeared before his eyes...
[Synergy created, battle path, has come into action]
Zinon who was watching Kayla, only had one thought.
"Monster..."
Not even she expected that Kayla could deal so easily and naturally with rabbits.
"That must be a synergy... one that helps her make decisions in battles" Zinon never stopped being surprised by Kayla. More and more it demonstrated terrifying potential.
Hehe... the old man is going to be surprised when he sees her.