"Start fighting immediately! Hold that enemy back!"
"Norla, Mash!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at the several Jotun following behind that genuine rock giant, a chill running down his spine.
But in the current situation—there was no choice but to fight!
A human!
Without a doubt, a human!
Looking at the child being chased by the giant, Fujimaru Ritsuka felt his spirits greatly lifted.
At last—he had seen one of his own kind!
"Huh? Ah? Um—"
The girl froze for a moment when she saw Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others suddenly appear before her.
"Who are you?"
Though she had asked the question, Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others clearly had no time to answer it now.
Fujimaru Ritsuka had already drawn his magic energy hand cannon, aiming it at the Giant of the Mountain, Berglish—he supposed that was what it could be called!
"No! No, no, no, no, no!"
The girl realized Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others' intentions—but perhaps because she did not understand, she shouted loudly, trying to stop the actions of these strangers.
"Once the Giant of the Mountain notices you, all the children in hiding will—"
"That's why you should run when you see a child being attacked! What are you all doing?!"
"Run! Get away!"
Her voice carried a tearful urgency. Tears scattered onto the ground as she ran, and despite being terrified beyond measure, she was still warning the others to flee.
From her perspective, Fujimaru Ritsuka, Mash, and Norla were all among the [children who had been discovered].
"Leaving you here alone isn't something I'm in the habit of doing—"
Bang!
The magic energy hand cannon fired, launching a gem bullet at the Giant of the Mountain.
Boom!!!
The bullet struck the Giant of the Mountain's torso, but it did not even make it stagger. Instead,