I’m Hunting My Enemy - Chapter 34

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34. Love and Subjugation War (1)

 

Ryuie pressed her lips with her fingertips and lightly composed her expression again.

 

She had to focus on hunting again.

 

Still, the monster hunt had lost much of its seriousness compared to when it started.

 

“All squads have completed their positioning.”

 

“Got it.”

 

Ryuie roughly adjusted the trigger.

 

Since it was a bullet loaded with gunpowder, the people around her flinched even more.

 

There was a reason for deliberately placing Ryuie’s position similar to the mages’.

 

It was distancing to protect both her own life and others’ lives.

 

To catch the ‘Traveler’s Hunter’ that had arrived at the nest, they needed to attack the tree to guide its position.

 

When it came close to the ground, the knights with spears would pierce its wings and she would deliver the finishing blow.

 

Ryuie dissatisfiedly rested her chin on top of the gun barrel.

 

“I could just shoot the head without making it complicated and bring it down.”

 

“The feathers are so thick that one or two shots wouldn’t even come close.”

 

“The bones are also a problem.”

 

Bendam added with a pale complexion.

 

“And please refrain from resting your head on the gun barrel. Every time I see it, I feel like my heart is dropping.”

 

“Scared?”

 

Ryuie grinned and pressed the gun barrel with her chin while tilting her head.

 

Bendam clutched his chest and broke out in cold sweat.

 

“Please, miss.”

 

“The trigger is in my hand, so what’s there to be scared of.”

 

“I’m scared an accident might happen.”

 

“Then you shouldn’t have come into my hands in the first place.”

 

Ryuie chuckled and moved her head away from the gun barrel. Fortunately, nothing went off.

 

The monster’s arrival also didn’t deviate from expectations.

 

“It’s coming.”

 

The knights, each hidden in their designated positions, looked up at the sky.

 

“Caaaawk!”

 

A scream that struck not the eardrums but the head like thunder crashed down.

 

The sky that had been brightly blue just moments before darkened instantly as if clouds had covered it.

 

An ominous wind blew along the monster’s wings, changing the very air.

 

The ‘Traveler’s Hunter’, overwhelming all humans with its size alone and more, landed on top of the pitch-black tree.

 

“Begin first barrage!”

 

As Ryuie shouted, the prepared spells exploded simultaneously.

 

“Caaaaaaawk!”

 

As red and blue magic burst tree branches from all directions, the monster let out a gloomy cry.

 

Ryuie, who had immediately entered firing position upon giving the command, also fired her gun.

 

Though her role was only to provide cover, she stubbornly aimed for the head.

 

Bang! Crack!

 

Several shots fired flames in succession.

 

However, the monster only shook off the bullets that had been shot deep into it as if they were annoying.

 

Caaaawk!

 

The monster flapped its wings once powerfully and turned its yellow eyes toward Ryuie.

 

“Be careful!”

 

At the knight’s warning, Ryuie rolled forward.

 

Claws that barely grazed over her head flashed past like an executioner’s blade.

 

‘This is it!’

 

Ryuie’s expression finally brightened with the excitement that began flowing thrillingly through her veins.

 

“Second, third! Hit it all!”

 

“Casting!”

 

Bang! Boom!

 

Magic exploded to check the monster that had gotten too close to the ground.

 

The ‘Traveler’s Hunter’ only hunted one at a time, but it was dangerous due to its high lethality instead.

 

It would claw wildly with scythe-like sharp and curved talons or peck heads with its iron-like beak.

 

Its mobility was also good due to its wings, so casualties could increase in an instant.

 

“Luring it!”

 

Ryuie, who had gotten close to the tree by rolling, raised her gun barrel again.

 

This time it wasn’t toward the monster but toward other amber cages hanging on the tree.

 

Unlike last time when she shot the ground to rescue people, this time she properly shot and hit the parts connected to the tree.

 

Other spells also joined Ryuie’s attack.

 

With a thud and falling sound, amber fluids from the nest began crashing down and shattering.

 

“Caaawk!”

 

The monster, seeing its nest being destroyed, circled greatly in the air in anger.

 

It was clearly an attack aimed at Ryuie.

 

‘At least it has intelligence for a beast.’

 

Watching the monster that accurately remembered Ryuie who fired the first shot and was charging at her, Ryuie threw away the gun she was holding.

 

Anyway, this was a single-shot, so it had served its purpose.

 

“Ryuie!”

 

She heard someone shouting her name from somewhere.

 

Even with the monster flying right up to her eyes, Ryuie didn’t back down.

 

There was no need to.

 

Flap!

 

“Caaaaaaawk!”

 

The knights who had been waiting according to instructions simultaneously struck the monster’s wings with spears.

 

The shock of being attacked added to its flying speed, and the monster let out a scream.

 

Shing.

 

Timed with that, Ryuie also drew the sabre she was wearing.

 

The only part where a proper attack would work was the one area not covered by feathers.

 

Ryuie leaped toward the monster’s eye.

 

If given even a little leeway, the monster would soon fly back into the air with spears hanging from its wings.

 

‘At least one eye first.’

 

The launching pad was the monster’s beak.

 

Ryuie’s eyes flashed as she stepped on and leaped over the crisis of having her limbs torn off.

 

Blood quickly circulated through her entire body. Ryuie’s sword, pupils narrowed, charged toward its target.

 

Swoosh!

 

“!”

 

Dark blue blood splattered and covered her vision.

 

It wasn’t Ryuie’s sword that had been thrusting in.

 

‘Someone faster than me?’

 

A taut blade tip was aimed at a person.

 

Glem, who had struck the monster’s head instead of its eye, was twisting and pressing down until the sword handle broke.

 

Ryuie rarely looked at Glem with admiration.

 

‘To penetrate that.’

 

The monster died instantly.

 

The air that had been damp and unpleasant until now became hot with the heat of blood. Glem’s white hair was quiet like mist, enveloping everything and settling downward. As if he wasn’t human but had become some other monster.

 

Strong power is beautiful.

 

Glem, whom she had only thought looked good until now, appeared different in an instant. Attractively.

 

“What the.”

 

Glem gripped his sword handle tightly and pulled it out with force. Whether he had exerted too much strength, he glared at Ryuie with some burst blood vessels visible.

 

Ryuie, who was only interested in the blood gushing out like a fountain and the sword being withdrawn rather than the protruding veins, didn’t notice Glem’s expression.

 

She only realized it when the angry Glem struck down at Ryuie’s sword.

 

Clang!

 

“Where the hell are you recklessly jumping into danger!”

 

Ryuie, whose sword had suddenly flown from her hand, finally came to her senses. Her palm tingled with an unfamiliar sensation.

 

“What are you talking about?”

 

“You’ve been acting like you gave your life to some dog since earlier!”

 

Glem shouted. The monster was already defeated, yet his arm was still trembling slightly.

 

To others, it might have looked like Ryuie was jumping into the monster’s mouth.

 

Perhaps they saw her putting her head against a gun barrel.

 

“What’s it to you.”

 

“Don’t live like that.”

 

Glem vented his anger.

 

“I don’t care who you’re trying to please by acting that way. Don’t live so selfishly. Cherish your life a little. Is it fun living like an idiot? Is it enjoyable?!”

 

Ryuie was dumbfounded.

 

Who are you to get angry at me?

 

Ryuie deliberately made a wicked expression and sneered.

 

“Glem.”

 

“Are you listening to me?”

 

“Do you like me?”

 

“…!”

 

Glem’s expression wavered.

 

‘Huh?’

 

You shouldn’t be getting flustered there.

 

Ryuie’s eyes widened as she was about to tell him to stop nagging and get lost since he didn’t even like her. Glem’s face was heating up. Clearly, unmistakably so.

 

“No, that’s a joke, right?”

 

The person who said it was even more flabbergasted, almost letting out a hollow laugh.

 

Glem himself seemed flustered and momentarily speechless, freezing up completely.

 

All anger instantly vanished as Ryuie continued asking in disbelief.

 

“Are you serious? How long have we even known each other?”

 

“….”

 

“Wow. I didn’t see you that way, but you really do just go by looks, don’t you?”

 

“Be quiet.”

 

Finally released from his frozen state, Glem made a strange expression. Shameful and agonizing. And maybe just a tiny bit cute?

 

The emotion was crystal clear – why were they having this conversation right after killing a monster of all times?

 

As Ryuie’s bewilderment gradually faded, she began to feel interested.

 

‘It’s not surprising that you’d fall in love with me.’

 

Glem didn’t even say no.

 

He didn’t make excuses either.

 

‘I like that attitude.’

 

“Are you serious?”

 

“Stop testing me.”

 

She had never seen love acknowledged with such self-abandoning resignation.

 

Glem covered half his face with his blood-stained hand. Not from embarrassment, but like someone with a severe headache.

 

“You already noticed, so why do you keep asking?”

 

The corner of Ryuie’s mouth curved up slightly.

 

“It’s such an unexpected reaction, it’s too entertaining.”

 

She thought Glem would absolutely deny it and run away.

 

Even though she was openly teasing him, his gaze toward Ryuie remained intense.

 

“Do whatever you want.”

 

Glem coldly shook his arm, not seeming like someone who had just confessed.

 

The sticky blue blood dripped a little from his sword.

 

Ryuie gently covered her twitching lips.

 

“How far?”

 

“Whether you roast me or boil me, do as you please.”

 

As if it absolutely wasn’t about him, Glem’s gaze remained steadfastly fixed on the monster.

 

But it was already too late.

 

The knights surrounding the fallen monster were looking at the two of them with stunned expressions.

 

It was unclear whether it was due to the brutal scene covered in monster blood, or because of the emotions flowing between Glem and Ryuie.

 

As if he had expected this, Glem roughly wiped his sword and sheathed it again.

 

If only it weren’t for his bright red ear tips, he could have managed to pretend nothing happened.

 

“Where are you going! You said whether I roast or boil you, it’s up to me!”

 

“Since you can do that, it doesn’t matter where I am.”

 

Ryuie smiled cheerfully.

 

“How can you say you like someone like that.”

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