Felmaa raced through the mountains.
“What speed…! I feel like I’m going to be thrown off…!”
It seemed Detective Niekawa was barely hanging on.
The scenery was flying past behind us at incredible speed. She must be running exceptionally fast, yet she wove through the trees of the forest with ease.
She showed no sign of stopping even once.
It was as if she was running without a single thought that I might fall off.
『Leave it to me. I’m using gravity magic in your stead to generate a force field around Master and the Detective. So, you won’t fall!』
Sinri-emon was truly reliable in emergencies.
『Oof…♡ Ohh…♡ Big Sis’s competence is making me all tingly~…♡』
Tenri-san, as a girl, what’s with that line…?
Though Big Sis’s work is certainly impressive.
“But of course, if we’re running this conspicuously…”
Rustle rustle…!
“Kishaa!”
『You’re in the way…!』
Boff…! And Felmaa shot out a wind bullet, defeating the Weirdo (presumed) that was on a tree branch.
“Th-That was a first-class Weirdo just now!? To defeat it in a single blow…”
『I am the wind! The gale that carries a God! I shall merely blow away all who obstruct my God’s path!』
Felmaa seemed extra enthusiastic, perhaps because she hadn’t had much of a turn lately.
She was dispatching the attacking Weirdos (presumed) before they could even introduce themselves.
『Fuhahahaha! Meeting you here is your doom! The enemy of my Kieryu Clan…』
『Annoying…!』
Boff…!
『Ubuwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!』
…Did a Kieryu just… get vaporized…?
“Hey, Tenri?”
『That seemed to be a relative of Kieryu, called Ichigyo de Kieryu.』
…Oh. The pity of it…
Even after defeating the Weirdo, Kieryu, Felmaa continued to run through the forest without stopping.
“Detective-san, about how much longer?”
“We’re ascending nicely. It’s going smoothly! If we continue like this, we should arrive without taking too much time…”
I see, I’ve got a bad feeling about this.
Like a flag…
It was at that moment.
『Master, stop!』
“Felmaa!”
Bita! Felmaa came to a sudden halt.
Thanks to the force field created by magic, we weren’t sent flying.
A giant pillar of ice stabbed into the ground right in front of us.
『What’s this? Not bad at all.』
『!? Wh-Who are you…!?』
…Landing lightly on the ice pillar was…
“Oh my, it’s a Fenrir…”
A single, beautiful white Fenrir.
『Hoh, you know of Fenrir? Well, you are riding one, so it’s only natural you’d know.』
Kera kera, the Fenrir laughed.
…It somehow exuded an aura of strength.
『Move aside!』
Gaaah…! Felmaa roared, and a gust of wind erupted.
However, the Fenrir showed no sign of moving from its spot.
『! Why don’t you dodge…?』
『I have no intention of dodging an attack that isn’t meant to hit.』
『…Mika-sama, please be careful. This Fenrir… is quite old.』
I see, so it was a Fenrir older than Felmaa.
I could tell Felmaa was tense.
“H-Hey, calm down! Feru!”
Feru…?
“It’s me! Niekawa…!”
『Hoh? Ah, you’re the sunglass-wearing detective acquaintance of my master, are you?』
Oh, it seems Detective Niekawa and the Fenrir know each other.
I wonder if Feru is this one’s name.
“There’s no need for us to fight! This woman has come to heal Nagano God!”
“That’s right, that’s right.”
Feru stared intently at me.
『I see… So you, like my master, possess the God Factor《Noah’s Heart》, do you?』
“What’s this Noah’s Heart thing…?”
『A fragment of a god’s soul, perhaps? Well, it refers to humans who possess such special powers.』
Hmm…
So Nagano God also has this so-called factor.
『You are also a god, are you not?』
“That’s right. Your master-san isn’t feeling well, right?”
『Yes, quite unwell.』
Suddenly, Feru’s expression darkened.
『…Honestly, we’re at a loss.』
“I see, I see.”
Feru really cares about Nagano God, huh.
Just like Tsuneko.
“Well then, let us pass. I can heal him, you see.”
『And you think I can just say, “Yes, of course”?』
Ehh…
“Why don’t you believe me?”
『Because that Agata fellow told me. Not to let a woman with the God Factor《Noah’s Heart》pass.』
Ugh, don’t tell me he’s been instigated by Agata’s Special Ability…?
To be able to manipulate even a Fenrir, this Agata person seems like a pretty strong Special Ability user.
“Stop it. I don’t like unnecessary fights.”
『That is the same for me. Lazing around watching TV is supreme bliss.』
“Then…”
『However, that is meaningless if my beloved master is not by my side.』
Mist began to envelop the surroundings.
Is this… rime ice, perhaps?
『Master, that is an Ice God (Icy Burst) Fenrir.』
A Fenrir like Feruco, huh.
But Feru is older than Feruco.
『My apologies, woman. Die here.』
“My apologies, Fenrir. I’ll be passing through here.”