When I was born as a god-Chapter 42: But if anything happens to you...

I didn’t know what I should do.

My mind was in complete chaos.

They were slowly approaching us.

I tightly gripped my sword.

What should I do?

If I tell them the truth... that she is their princess... will everything be fine?

Or will I have to fight them?

"Hey! Stop right there! You can’t come any closer!"

I shouted toward them.

"Do you really think I can’t see what’s behind you?"

"No."

Aira stepped forward.

"You can’t come any closer."

She said coldly.

"Do you really think I will follow human words so easily?"

As soon as she said that, she turned toward her soldiers and gave an order.

"Soldiers."

She spoke calmly.

"Deal with them. I want to see why they are doing this."

"Yes, sir."

The moment the order was given, dozens of soldiers rushed toward us and attacked.

"No... what should I do...?"

Without any other choice, I prepared myself for battle.

"Aira! Take care of Hinata and her! I’ll handle them!"

"Alright."

As soon as I said that, Aira grabbed both of their hands.

"Hinata, come on! We need to get out of here!"

She began running with them.

"Hey Aira! If we leave... what will happen to Ayal?"

Hinata asked with worry.

"He said he’ll protect us by fighting them."

"But what if something happens to him?"

"Nothing will happen to him."

Aira replied while running.

"We just need to get out of this place. He’ll come later."

But inside her mind, Aira was thinking something else.

He’s doing this for us... but what if something happens to him...

If only my mana hadn’t run out...

Meanwhile...

How should I deal with them...?

But I realized I had already made a mistake.

They had surrounded me from behind.

"How should I reach them... how should I handle them...?" 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

One of them stepped forward and spoke.

"Hey boy... do you really think you can fight all of us?"

I looked at them calmly.

Defeating them wasn’t difficult.

There were just too many of them.

"Milia... I want to do it."

"Yes, Master."

The moment she replied, the color of the sword in my hand suddenly changed.

And then—

Ayal’s body began to transform.

His hair slowly turned white.

All seven of his mana cores gathered together at once.

A powerful energy exploded around him.

The real battle... was about to begin.

As soon as I said that, I launched a powerful attack at them.

My strike was so strong that the ones who were trying to attack me were blown back and fell to the ground.

I could finish them right now...

But first, I needed to find him.

"I have to find him first."

The moment I said that, I started running.

On the other side...

"How are we supposed to get out of this place?"

"I’m sorry... this happened because of me."

The fox girl lowered her head as she spoke.

Seeing her like that, Aira shook her head.

"This isn’t your fault."

"Yes, it’s not your fault," Hinata added.

"But still... it happened because of me. If I hadn’t done that, maybe none of this would have happened."

Aira and Hinata looked at her and smiled gently.

"We already told you before. If you weren’t there, something like this might have happened to us instead."

"But anyway... how do we get out of this place?"

As they said that, the three of them began trying to leave the forest.

"Stop. Where do you think you’re going?"

When they turned around, they were shocked.

"H-How did you know we were here?"

"I didn’t come here to talk about that," the person replied coldly.

"I want to know if you’re hiding something."

"Now... show me what’s standing behind you."

Aira quickly said,

"She’s our friend. We didn’t want you to see her because she would be scared if she saw you."

The person tilted their head.

"Really? Then I want to see her."

For some reason, something about him felt strangely familiar.

"If you don’t listen to me... then don’t blame me."

The moment he finished speaking, his claws suddenly extended and he lunged forward to attack.

Seeing the attack coming toward them, Aira’s mind went blank.

What should I do now?

My body won’t move...

"Stop!"

"You can’t attack my friend!"

Everyone froze in shock.

Standing in front of the fox girl...

was Aira.

She had stepped forward to protect her.

The man looked at her in shock.

"You... you’re our princess!"

He couldn’t believe his eyes.

"How are you able to take a human form?"

His eyes were wide open with disbelief. However, the fox girl didn’t answer his question. Instead, she said calmly,

"You are not allowed to attack my friends."

Aira looked at her with surprise.

"Why would you do something like this?" she asked.

The fox girl turned toward her and replied softly,

"I’m doing this for your own good. I don’t want anyone to get hurt because of me."

"However—"

"I know."

The fox girl gave her a gentle smile.

The man stood there silently, watching everything unfold. From the look on his face, it was clear that countless questions were running through his mind.

Finally, he looked at his princess and spoke with regret.

"Princess... please forgive me. I didn’t know they were your friends."

If I had known, I wouldn’t have caused you any harm.

"May I ask you something?" I said carefully.

"Yes, go ahead," she replied.

"Can you tell me... how you are able to take a human form?"

Hearing my question, she answered calmly, "I don’t know."

Her response left him stunned, and he stared at her in surprise.

"So... you don’t know?"

"Yes, I don’t know how I’m able to take a human form."

"Oh... wait, I remember now.

That boy... he gave me something before. Because of that, I think I’m able to do this."

"I know... but I wanted to find a way to unlock my power. That’s why I left without telling anyone.

Maybe it wasn’t the right thing to do. Someone like me probably shouldn’t have acted like that. It could have caused a lot of problems later.

But what could we even say to them after that...?"

Seeing their behavior, Aira and Hinata could only stare at them in shock.