TAMWSFB 48

Chapter 48 

 To the Small Village (Serios’s POV)

But even though I was certain I had died… I was alive, and instead, Letty was the one collapsed on the ground.

I couldn’t make sense of it.

I was sure that in that moment, I had already died…

“Letty! Letty!”

I rushed to her side, and when Lan—who was holding Letty in his arms—said, “Her life is not in danger,” I finally felt relief.

Her rose-colored cheek, trembling beneath my fingertips, was faintly warm.

From the tips of my fingers touching Letty, I felt my heart—which had been on the verge of freezing—slowly melt.

I was so glad… truly.

But even so, Letty, her eyes still closed, would not wake up.

After defeating every attacker, we brought Letty to the nearest village.

Perhaps because we hadn’t stopped by on our way here, the boy we met at the village entrance—about the same age as Letty—was greatly startled by our sudden appearance.

However, he must have recognized from our attire that we were nobles.

Even without us introducing ourselves, he immediately ran to fetch the village chief.

For a commoner boy, he was rather clever.

His rare amber-and-gold eyes left a strong impression.

“We have little to offer you, but…”

The village chief looked anxiously at the unconscious Letty in Lan’s arms.

Because this was a village in Miranda’s domain, we were wary at first, but the villagers seemed to be good, honest folk, and that eased my tension a little.

The village was too small to have an inn, so the chief lent us a room in his own house.

It was the only two-story house in the village, with a guest room.

Letty was gently laid on a simple wooden bed, still sleeping peacefully.

“Are you alright?”

Standing beside me, Elvin looked over my shoulder at Letty’s sleeping form.
His voice carried a note of concern for me.

“What do you think, Lan?”

Since Lan—the holy sword—had formed a contract with Letty, he should know her condition best.

That’s what I thought, and his answer brought me relief.

“It is likely because my contract with her coincided with Moko’s evolution. She will awaken after some time.”

Becoming the master acknowledged by a holy sword alone would be overwhelming—and on top of that, Moko evolved as well.

For such a small body of hers, it must have been a tremendous burden.

“Then I’m glad… Letty, please wake up soon.”

I pulled a chair from the room over to the bedside and sat down, gently holding Letty’s hand.

Her soft, warm hand fit completely inside mine.

“Just in case, we should fortify this room.”

I placed the ‘Enemies Stay Out’ charm Letty had given me at the entrance, making sure no hostile presence could enter.

The next day, Letty still didn’t wake up, so I sent Elvin back to the capital with the guards.

Elvin protested loudly, but staying here would not only be useless—it would only hinder us.

When I told him that bluntly, he looked frustrated, but he eventually left the village with the Rosenberg house guards.

It was a small escort for the crown prince, but we had sent a letter to the next town.
The knight order would likely meet up with them midway and ensure his safety.

As for us, we could remain here until those knights returned.

With Letty’s charm and the holy sword Lan, we were safe.

Lan and I took turns keeping watch over the ever-sleeping Letty.

Moko, refusing to leave her side, seemed to be continuously healing Letty, who couldn’t eat while unconscious.

Moko had also been the one who saved me from the brink of death.

“Still, you’ve changed quite a bit.”

It was surprising enough when that tiny puffball grew into a slightly larger puffball, but now its limbs were firm and sturdy—like a puppy of a large breed.

“He is a Fenrir.”

Seeing my astonished expression, Lan gave me a look that said “You didn’t know?”

“Moko is a Fenrir…?”

That white puppy-like creature… was that Fenrir?

A monster the size of a mountain, called a divine beast—or a natural disaster.

Was this Moko truly going to turn into something that terrifying?

“He is still in his infant stage. To grow to the size of a mountain, he will need an enormous amount of mana.”

“Then… it could happen someday?”

“Leticia possesses tremendous mana. It is possible. But once he grows to that point, he would likely be able to change his size freely.”

Ah… that’s a relief.

Letty adores Moko. She would be heartbroken if he grew to the size of a mountain and she couldn’t play with him anymore.

“In the first place, a puffball takes on the form its provider wishes for.
If one desires battle, it becomes a dragon.
If one seeks healing, it becomes a Fenrir.”

“A puffball can become a dragon!?”

I had never heard of such a thing.

Wasn’t this a major discovery?

Just as I was struck speechless by the revelation, a small sound came from the bed—
Letty was slowly opening her beautiful violet eyes.