Two days later, things went exactly as Annie had said: the Claymore, Clare, woke up.
But what surprised and exasperated Laki was that Clare, who had only just woken up and hadn't fully recovered, insisted on overexerting herself. That very day, she went to the priest at the cathedral where the mission had been posted and asked him to order the city guards to assist her in screening everyone inside the cathedral immediately.
She'd heard from Laki that while she'd been unconscious for the past two days, several more people had had their organs and heads eaten. Since someone was dying every day, she didn't want to wait any longer.
Seeing that he simply couldn't talk Clare out of it, Laki had no choice but to run to Annie and Elena for help, hoping they would step in and assist Clare.
After all, he knew the two of them were both strong enough to help. Annie in particular—the mysterious, troublesome little girl—had the terrifying ability to casually subdue monsters and Claymores while chatting. He'd always envied that ability, wanted to learn it, and still couldn't quite understand how she did it!
Unfortunately, what Laki never expected was that both Annie and Elena would refuse his plea for help.
Annie said hunting monsters wasn't fun, so she didn't really want to go. Elena, on the other hand, said outright that she didn't want to appear on the Organization's radar, especially while they were currently investigating whether the Organization had deliberately created and released the monsters.
Elena added that if she went to help Clare and killed that troublesome monster under the circumstances, she would inevitably draw the Organization's attention and end up under investigation. That wasn't what she wanted, and Clare wouldn't allow it either.
In the end!
Seeing that both