I Became a Guide For My Childhood Friend - Chapter 73-1

To be exact, it was the monster.

The moment her eyes met the mountain-sized beast, Yernia stiffened and she also lost the ability to think.

Yernia had faced the monster, unarmed, and all she could do was run away.

She did exactly that.

The beast followed her, hissing as it chased a fleeing prey, and she was out of breath.

From behind, she heard the sound of snow being stepped on as if the beast was on her trail.

Cold air scratched her cheek as she ran.

“Ugh!”

Barely enduring the loss of strength in her legs, Yernia’s body tilted forward when the beast’s tail whipped Yernia’s back.

As a result, her foot slipped and she fell to the ground.

Yernia looked at the huge beast approaching her as it opened its mouth, saliva dripping at the corners.

She had a hunch that it would work.

She had to run away, but she couldn’t.

She had no idea what to do because fear had pressed against her neck.

Crawling backward, Yernia closed her eyes shut the moment she saw the beast’s wide-open jaws.

It was clear that she would become the beast’s prey.

She wasn’t sad even though death was just around the corner.

Fear had completely paralyzed her reason but then she thought of Cassian.

Where the hell was he?!

Cassian was a bastard!

She just wanted to see him but now she was going to be eaten alive.

“Wh0 do you think you’re touching, you dirty thing?”

At that moment, Yernia heard a familiar voice.

Nothing Yernia expected had happened so she opened her eyes.

The beast’s arm, which was about to wrap around her waist, was on the ground after it had been cut off.

The person in front of it was Cassian, whom she was thinking about a little while ago.

Bending his upper body, Yernia stared at Cassian looking down at her.

“I’m going crazy with anger!”

And, then she saw it.

The black monster behind his back ripped off the beast in the blink of an eye.

Yernia’s eyes remained open as she took in the terrible sight.

“Look. I can’t control my strength because of you!”

“…”

Cassian grabbed Yernia by the arm and forced her to stand up.

Staggering, Yernia closed her eyes and hugged Cassian’s waist.

Today’s event was both shocking and scary.

Most of all, she was glad to see him.

“I really thought——I almost died, Cassian.”

“Yes. Do you feel better now?”

“What?”

“Will you be satisfied if I go crazy because of you?” He sighed low and swept her hair back.

He didn’t put any distance between him and Yernia, who was hugging her, and he neither hugged her nor patted her in the back to comfort her even if she was still in shock.

Also, Cassian didn’t joke that he should have fed her to the monster, either.

“What’s wrong with you?”

Cassian was acting strange.

Normally, he would ask her if she was alright but he was so quiet today and his silence was too cold.

“I——I came because you told me to come here and see you. It turns out there’s no one in the forest and suddenly the monster appears. I came to see you, Cassian.”

“Who told you to leave without Captain Felix?”

Cassian was still cold as if he couldn’t accept such a gibberish explanation.

Her panic a while ago had disappeared only to be replaced with sorrow.

“Because of you, do you know how much——”

She heard it from Captain Reward.

Yernia wanted to see Cassian so she left Captain Felix behind in case she couldn’t see her husband if she didn’t hurry up.

She also learned that it was a mistake a while ago.

“I’m just…”

“Why can’t you stay still?”

“…….”

“I told you to stay in the barracks until I arrive but you didn’t.”

Tears blurred her vision when he got angry without asking if she was alright.

Yernia bit her lip so that she wouldn’t shed a tear on the broad chest that held her.

“I miss you.”

However, no matter how much she endured it, her sorrow burst.

“I came to see you when I heard that you wanted to meet me here.” Her protest came out shaky and it was hard to understand if one wasn’t listening at all.

Tears streamed down her face as she sobbed in breathless gasps.

“Why are you so angry? I was scared, too. I was about to return but then, suddenly——That’s what happened.”

Eventually, Yernia began to cry,  making him flinch.

Cassian took a short breath, grabbed her cheeks with both hands, and lifted it.

His countenance changed when he saw the sadness in Yernia’s eyes.

“Don’t cry. I wasn’t mad at you.”

“You were mad at me.”

“I’m sorry. I panicked at the thought of you in danger but I didn’t think of your feelings. Please don’t cry anymore. I’m sorry, alright?”

He was silently furious a while ago but now, he was at a loss when Yernia cried.

The large hands holding both of her cheeks were hot even though he wasn’t wearing any gloves and only then did Yernia realize that the hands cradling her face were trembling.

“I’m sorry I got mad.”

Strangely, Yernia’s tears flowed all the more at his gentle apology.