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Chapter 9: Encounter of the Villain and the Heroine

As soon as I left the Adventurers' Guild, I ran through the forest, heading towards the woods.

Suddenly, I remembered something important about the heroines in this anime world.

As a result, I began to imagine the worst-case scenario and found myself anxiously searching for the heroine in the dark forest.

In the anime, the first heroine to meet Kane is a beast-human character named Lilina.

She’s a middle school-aged girl with distinctive silver fluffy ears and a swishing tail.

Her friendly, dog-like personality makes her the heroine closest to the protagonist.

I recall that the protagonist and Lilina meet in the forest.

When Lilina goes to gather medicinal herbs for her sick mother, she encounters a monster.

The protagonist, Kane, comes to her rescue, and together they defeat the monster and collect the herbs.

Feeling grateful for saving her and her mother, Lilina decides to travel with the protagonist to repay her debt.

"That’s how it should go in the original anime..."

However, Kane, who was supposed to be expelled, remains in the party.

What will happen to Lilina if Kane doesn't help her?

Without the protagonist’s aid, Lilina can’t defeat the monster on her own.

...This is clearly a problem.

Imagining the worst, I panted while searching for Lilina in the forest.

"Please, just be safe."

I had bought various things just in case, but it's best if I don’t have to use them.

Praying for her safety, I walked through the dark forest with a lantern.

Then, I spotted a small figure huddled at the bottom of a cliff.

"That’s..."

Focusing on the small shadow, I dashed towards it.

When I got close and illuminated the figure with the lantern, I ground my teeth.

"Ha, ha, this can't be. Please, not a bad joke."

There lay Lilina, covered in wounds.

Her injuries were painful, with many spots where blood had not yet stopped.

"Hey, Lilina! Are you alive?!"

"..."

When I shook her body, Lilina grimaced in pain.

She seemed to be breathing, but her eyes were closed, and it was unclear if she was conscious.

If I had been a few hours later, I can’t imagine what might have happened.

"I guess it was a good idea to buy various things."

I dropped my bag and pulled out the potions I had bought.

Though I didn’t have much money, I managed to fund it by selling unnecessary ornaments.

Even though I should have had more money from taking Kane's share of the rewards, my funds were surprisingly low.

I wrapped bandages soaked in potion around her painful wounds.

"...I really wish she would drink some, though."

I remember that in the anime, potions were used for drinking.

It seems that drinking potions is the correct way to use them.

"Until she regains consciousness, I’ll have to keep changing the bandages soaked in potion and caring for her."

It's too dangerous to pour potions into someone who isn’t conscious.

Or should I try to let her absorb at least a bit from the potion?

Thinking this, I gently held her wounded body and poured a little potion into her mouth.

“...Mm.”

“That's right. Please drink a little bit at a time.”

Noticing Lilina's throat moving slightly, I poured a bit more potion into her mouth.

As I repeated this, changed the bandages soaked in potion, and chased away any monsters trying to attack, dawn arrived before I knew it.

By morning, Lilina’s breathing had settled, and she slept with a peaceful expression.

Seeing her calm face made the tension ease, and I found myself struggling to keep my eyes open as sleepiness suddenly overcame me.

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“Um... Um?”

“Hm?”

I was jolted awake and realized I had fallen asleep.

“Oh no, I fell asleep!”

Opening my eyes in a panic, I saw a face peering at me apologetically.

“You’re the one who helped me, right? Thank you so much.”

“……..!”

The person there was Lilina, the very one I had seen countless times on screen.

Her adorable, well-defined face made me momentarily lose my words.

The silver ears standing upright and the swishing, cute tail were just like the Lilina from the anime.

As I struggled to find words, Lilina tilted her head and then seemed to recognize something.

“Wait? Golden hair and ruby-colored earrings... Could you be Lloyd from the rumored ‘Dragon King’s Flames’?”

Seeing Lilina’s eyebrows slightly furrowed, I lost my words again, but this time for a different reason.

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