611 How Shortened Can it Be?
Now that the situation is clear, I asked to get a move on but the contact man told me to wait.
Aren't we in a hurry? If they want to minimize damage, getting me there asap is preferable.
"We need some preparations. We cannot afford to have that beast run wild and escape our monitoring. The more wounded a beast the trickier they become. Some will go on a rampage even if it means risking their life. It's not contradictory. Their chance of actually surviving is better when their enemies are dead. It's fierce like nothing you've ever seen."
"Ah, you're saying we gotta encircle it and keep it from running away?"
I quickly digested the contact's explanation. They're currently making prepwork to ensure the magic beast doesn't escape their watch.
"We're setting up traps in the forest. We must be thorough to account for unforeseen circumstances. The village needs to be evacuated if it comes down to that as well."
He's saying that there's no telling what might happen.
Despite being told that the person tasked to kill the magic beast is strong, they're not willing to cut corners with their jobs.
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"Moving out early is not a bad thing. We should go now and do a rehearsal for the decisive battle now. I'll lead the way. Come along."
He said he'd tell me the rest later and left the hut.
We're going on foot while another personnel will take care of our grudoses.
We were in the forest when the contact guy demanded to give me a 'trial'.
It's always like this whenever I go. I'm used to it by now. Probably shouldn't though.
"Sure, feel free to go all out as you 'lead' me to the site. I'll follow you along."
Saying no here will get me nowhere, might as well just accept and get it over and done with.
Better to make him recognize me now than opening up a possibility of him dragging me down later.
Do what I can now, it's important. No matter how trivial the things seem.
After running for about an hour, we arrived at an open space.
The clearing is around 10m in diameter. This place is the only spot with no trees inside this vast forest.
It's similar to Griffon's turf.
"This place is? ...Are you guys planning to lure that beast and let it settle down here?"
They're luring the magic beast here to keep it in check. Surrounded in all directions, it'll be like a trapped rat on the d-day.
The magic beast must have wandered for a long time. Thus it must grow attached to this place, lowering the chance of it running away.
"You're sharp. Our personnel also carry all sorts of magic tools with them. If, I hope it doesn't come to it, you fail and get yourself killed, we have ways to deal with it. Beasts that fought and won against humans are more dangerous, though not quite at the level of a wounded beast. If we don't kill it right there and then no matter what, it could lead to a sharp increase in casualty."
(Well it's gonna be just fine though. I won't get killed unless it's a perfect ambush that gives me no time to enter Acceleration.)
I believe in my power. I'm probably gonna Accelerate the moment I catch a sight of the magic beast and kill it in one hit.
"I ran with all my might. Forget getting shaken off, you're not even losing a breath following me at that speed. I expect great things from you now. That's how it got to be. What was it again? That proverb from Hinomoto country? 'Failing to prepare is preparing to fail'."
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