Chapter 1: Grey Parrot
Nemo Light had never been so embarrassed.
He knelt on one knee on the ground, desperately grasping the creature’s limbs that was strangling him with both his hands. Unfortunately, the damn thing was too slippery, covered with blood and mucus of unknown origins. He couldn’t grasp it firmly and could only bear the sharp pain from the back of his neck in despair. That thing must had punctured a hole on the back of his neck and was desperately drilling in further.
He could clearly feel something sticking into his flesh and blood, entangling his spine. The person who had caused this situation was kneeling next to him, equally as frantic, trying to tear the monster off as his face was riddled with panic and guilt.
The cause of this matter was very simple.
Roadside Town was adjacent to the Ash Mountain Range. It was regarded as the closest human town from the entrance into the abyss. Subordinate demons were as common in small towns as voles. Occasionally, a few brainless intermediate demons would break into town causing the guards to ring the alarm that would alert the townsfolk to hide while they deal with them. When the garrison vanquished them, everyone would slowly come back out, resuming their daily lives. These attacks were occasional to the point that even an eight-year-old would try and grab more candy from the table under the premise that they were trying to hide as quickly as possible. Because of this, no one felt any tension when these things happen.
Since the death of Old Light six years ago, the Light Orphanage still stood, but only in name. The oldest, Nemo Light, gritted his teeth and raised the remaining cubs as he saw them being taken away one by one by passing mercenaries. Finally, in this year, he was the only one left.
The moment when he heard the alarm bell ringing, he didn’t need to notify anyone. The young man, Nemo Light, picked up his bag and a bird cage, then went out, heading leisurely towards the shelter near the forest.
Until he met this idiot who he didn’t know why he was running back.
The guy was running solemnly, completely unaware of what was chasing behind him… A highly decomposed human corpse that was on all fours. It was twisted into a ball and following him silently like a spider.