I’m Just a Villager, So What? - Volume 02 by Shiraishi Arata

Author:Shiraishi Arata
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hanashi Media, LLC
Published: 2025-11-24T00:00:00+00:00

“What are you doing?”

All of his companions had fled. Only the leader remained, alone in the clearing, standing his ground.

Bracing his shield against the charging manticore, he bellowed through gritted teeth, his voice raw with defiance.

“I strutted around like I was something special because I am strong! And with strength comes responsibility and resolve!”

“Responsibility?” I repeated, staring at him.

“Yeah. When you’ve got power, you’ve got a duty to protect those who don’t. That’s what it means to be strong!”

His words made little sense to me. “That’s your personal belief. No one’s forcing that on you. Throwing your life away for it… I just don’t understand.”

His answer was a guttural roar. Muscles rippled under his armor as he drove forward, forcing the manticore back step by step.

“Maybe not. But I’ve lived thirty-five years like this, and I’m not about to change now!” His grip tightened on the hilt of his sword as he cast aside his shield. “You go. Leave this to me, kid!”

Then he drew his blade with a heavy rasp of steel. Facing the oncoming beast with nothing but a sword in hand, he roared, “Come on, monster! Let’s see what you’ve got!”

A manticore. A monster ranked near the top of the A-class threat scale. And this man, for all his strength and heart, was B-rank at best. There was no way he could defeat it.

Still dazed, I forced myself upright. Pain screamed through my side as I stood, and I couldn’t help but let out a bitter chuckle.

He’d kicked me so hard to get me out of danger… he’d cracked my ribs doing it.

“You tell me to run, but then go and do something that reckless…” I raised my trembling hand. “Flare.”

A burst of fire ignited against the manticore’s flank. It didn’t harm it, but it bought a moment. A flicker of distraction. That was all I needed.

The warrior glanced back in surprise. “You?”

“I’m not running,” I said softly. “I won’t ask you to kill it. Just buy me time. That’s all I need.”

The sounds of battle from deeper in the forest had stopped. Whatever he had gone to face, it was over.

Which meant if we could hold out a little longer… we’d survive this too.

I buried my head in my hands, unable to look away from the carnage unfolding before me.

We hadn’t bought time. Not even a second. In the blink of an eye, the towering warrior had been wrestled to the ground, pinned beneath the monstrous weight of the manticore. It hadn’t tried to overpower him directly. The beast had realized brute strength wouldn’t be enough, so it changed tactics. With terrifying speed, it circled him again and again, blurring at the edges of my vision. It was testing him, watching how he moved, how he struggled to keep pace. And the moment it sensed a delay, the slightest hesitation, it struck. A flash of muscle and fang. A leap from behind. Then, claws dug in deep, and the manticore brought him crashing down, straddling his chest like a predator claiming its kill.

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