A new beginning with her (P.4) - Chapter 4
And in the next moment, after the first slime reached within Aoi's distance, it jumped towards her with all of its might, ready to crush her body with its weight.
"N-nooo!" Aoi shut her eyes with all of her might as she expected the impact of the jumping jelly creature.
However—
*BANG!*
—a resounding sound echoed through the air, swiftly followed by the sound of splashing. Aoi braced herself for the creature's crushing blow, only to feel an odd liquid raining down on her instead.
"Aoi!"
As she was waiting for her end, she suddenly heard Sora's voice call out to her. She wasn't sure whether this was just her life passing by, but the moment she opened her eyes, she saw the remains of the jelly-like creature that had been splashed into tiny pieces all over her body.
*Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!*
When she looked a bit to the side, she found out that Sora was actually here. And right now, he was shooting all of the slimes with a gun, which hit each of the slimes with a precise aim that would shatter them in an instant.
Her teary eyes reflected the image of Sora shooting all of the slimes with a calm and focused glare, and before she could realize it, all of the creatures had been turned into jelly remains.
After making sure that there were no more creatures around, Sora turned to Aoi with a worried look.
"Thank goodness," he said, "you're not dead." He continued saying it under his breath.
"...."
"Are you okay? Are you hurt somewhere?" He asked, putting his pistol on his waist while trying to keep his distance.
Yet, Aoi remained unresponsive, her gaze fixed in a vacant stare of frozen shock.