Pursuers

"It… It seems this is a very peculiar town…", said Lumine, as her gaze looked around a little terrified.

"Awesome, right? You can get things here that you won't get anywhere else. Like illegal guns, illegal bullets, and more illegal things that you are not allowed to buy on a normal market."

"They're all illegal…"

While in a daze, a huge bulky man with a pair of horns resembling an ox bumps into her.

The man's eyes were so sharp as if he was ready to kill someone anytime. The same goes for his friend behind him.

"Move it!"

Lumine immediately steps aside.

"What is that? What is that? I have never seen someone with a horn."

"Them? They are the Ox tribe. They are one of the great beast tribes."

"Oh, they'll be really big, strong looking, and naked."

Noah had no idea why Lumine was looking in awe at the Ox tribe's lower half. He settles that it's probably an instinct of female to look at the body parts male only has.

" The Ox tribe is always dressed like that. No worries, they are kind but they are very rough to people who do wrong to them."

"When you said, great beast tribes… So there are others." Lumine turned her gaze back to Noah excitedly.

"Yeah, all three of them exist… Oh, there is a food stall. I'll go and buy our stuff. Just stand there and watch over Mamell and Numell."

Noah then left for shopping on the streets. "Also, don't follow strangers around," Noah added.

"What do you think of me? But in any case, this is a bustling place and a surface town…"

Some pulled Lumine's shirt as she turned her head around. "Hmmm."

She saw an exceedingly cute creature. A small child-like creature with big ears that resembles a rat.

"R-Rat people… Could it be one of the great beast tribes? So cute! So cute I'm dying!"

Lumine was so happy she welled up with tears.

The small rat girl tilted her head cutely with confusion. The innocence and purity of the face of the girl are enough to purify Lumine's thoughts.

Cuteness could alter one's mind. Therefore, cuteness is dangerous.

The girl holds Lumine's hand. After the first one, another rat kid goes around her and carries her whole body.

"Oh dear, they are quite strong despite their cute appearance… Wait, where are we going?"

Noah has just finished buying some food supplies when he notices Lumine being taken away by the rat kids.

"What the?"

"Noah! Noah! I just met the rat tribe and it's like I'm one of them. Body and soul."

Lumine enjoyed being carried around.

"Where are you going?!" Noah was immediately worried when he was about to dash out. A strong grip was placed on his shoulder.

"Hey, pay first…"

"Okay, I'll pay now."

"1,000 silver."

"Huh?! That's expensive!" Noah is running out of time. But he can't just leave the supply. He had no choice but to end the conversation with the shop owner. Without further ado, he took out five gold coins equivalent to 1,000 silver.

He first put the supply to the Numels. Numels are good at guarding the supplies. If anybody tries to steal the supplies away from them. The numels will attack.

Now, nothing is in his way anymore. Noah blasted himself, flying to the sky to search in the sky for Laumine.

"Noah!" Lumine call.

"Lumine!"

Noah dives like a bullet. But before he's able to snatch Lumine back. The rat kids turned their eyes on Noah and attacked him with a stick.

The rat kids are fast and agile. But Noah could control the gravity around him with one powerful release of energy force.

The rat kids are put down on the ground stuck by powerful gravity.

"As much as possible, I don't want to hurt kids."

Noah said.

However, the rat kids Noah captured weren't the rat kids holding Lumine. The other rat kids are dashing away and other rat kids are going to compete with him.

Noah lost sight of Lumine with the ground of people. Noah was able to fly upward again when three rat kids held his right foot and forcefully pulled him down.

Noah could bring them up with him, but the kids that they are was the problem. He can't hurt kids casually.

"I'm sorry."

Noah muttered and pushed the rat kids away. He regained his feet and leaped high up.

"I have to save Lumine first!"

From the dark alley, a girl covered with a robe was carefully watching Noah's fight with the rat kids.

As swift as she was, the robbed woman dashed and used the building beside her as a stepping stone to reach Noah's height.

A shadow loomed overhead Noah and he noticed. "Eh?" Too late. The steel boots had already struck him. But the boots didn't send him flying after the strike.

It's like his body was attached to the boots like a magnet.

And afterward, a strong force sends Noah's life crashing down.

"That moron… I ordered her not to cause a commotion but here we are."

A tall man with black hair and blue piercing eyes said.

The rat kids throw Lumine's butt first in front of the young man.

"Kyaaaaaaaaaaaa!! What are you doing here?!" Lumine asked.

"I don't think screaming when seeing someone's face is nice… Princess looks like you went a little too far with your games just now."

"Everything I did wasn't a game."

"Hey, jerk face, our reward?"

The cutest rat girl said and her palm opened, asking. She also seemed to be the leader of the group, he said.

The tall guy tossed five pouches filled with gold coins toward them after checking the rat kid's eyes shimmer. "So shiny." "Sorry about dragging you miss." "It's not like we hate you or anything. Work for the money and live in the darkness. That's how life works for us."

After that, they leave running.

"They said it like a villain, but why are they still so cute?"

Lumine murmured to herself.

"If you aren't playing around, let me say this just so we're clear. I came because you violate the taboo. That's why I'm here."

"Rave… But this is the only thing." Lumine tried to converse, but the tall guy wasn't listening.

"I have to take you back. Even whether you want or not."

…

"Owww… Owww…" Noah gets up with his hand on his head. Resisting the pain he just took. "What was that? I got kicked… More likely I got blasted away… Shit, they have Lumine."

Tap. Tap. Tap.

Footsteps of someone approaching.

The woman took off her robe and revealed her true self. In the next second, she disappeared and ran at incredible speed toward Noah and she kicked in a wide arc.

Her legs were long like a model. Noah ducks down to avoid it, but the stomp makes a clear hit.

The woman aims to crack Noah's head open but takes them fully. Noah defends himself with his gloves.

This still confused the girl. If her attack was blocked, his hands were supposed to be destroyed.

There is only one answer to that. Noah is using an energy force-level gear like herself.

Noah went to the counter. "Gravity-heavy fist!" Noah missed his punch and he saw the girl sticking to the ceiling upside down.

"A gear..."

"We'll take the princess and you're going to die."

She said with a grim voice.