Chapter 1-22 : The Girl And The Cat Saved The Ship (part 2)
「BRACE FOR IMPAAAAAACT!!」(Captain)
「No way…」(Elle)
At that moment, Elle noticed that everyone had given up.
She felt frustrated that In the end, the ship would crash into the iceberg despite everything she did.
（Not yet! There must still be something I can do!）
However, she still hasn’t given up.
While everyone else was holding onto something, preparing for the crash, Elle threw away the blanket covering her face and ran toward the guard rail.
「Sh, she was that girl!?」(Officer Hans)
「A child? I thought she was an old woman. Waiー Where is she going!?」(Captain)
Everyone was shocked when they saw Elle’s face, but they were even more shocked when they saw her vault over the guard rail.
「What is she doing!?」(Officer Hans)
「Does she want to commit suicide!?」(Captain)
「Watch out!」(receptionist)
The receptionist, who was the nearest person to Elle, quickly extended his hand, trying to grab her, but it was too late.
Elle jumped over the guard rail and descended from the fourth floor at high speed.
Everyone thought that she had given up and chose to commit suicide instead, but that was not the case.
「Yoyoー!!」(Elle)
「ーWhoa whoa whoaa!!!」(Yoyo)
Yoyo had been watching over Elle while hiding.
When he saw her falling from the top floor, he panickedly came out of his hiding place and ran toward her as fast as he could.
Before Elle hit the floor, he used his telekinetic power to soften her landing. As a result, Elle was able to land without any injuries.
「What the hell were you thinking!? You could have died!」(Yoyo)
「You can scold me later! Help me with this!」(Elle)
The iceberg was right in front, and the ship wasn’t slowing at all because of the gust.
There was no time to waste. Immediately after she landed on the first floor, Elle dashed toward the forecastle of the ship.
Yoyo immediately followed after her.
「What are you gonna do!?」(Yoyo)
「I’m gonna try to save this ship!」(Elle)
「How!?」(Yoyo)
While running, Elle took out a magic stone from her magic bag.
It was a wind magic stone. However, it was not just an ordinary magic stone. It was a special magic stone. A powerful one. Magic stones like this usually have their own names, and this one is called a tornado stone.
The moment Yoyo saw Elle taking out that stone, he immediately understood what her plan was.
「Are you serious!?」(Yoyo)
「There’s no time!」(Elle)
「Dammit! You’re such a reckless girl!」(Yoyo)
As soon as she reached the forecastle, she stopped running and held the tornado stone forward.
Activating such a powerful stone requires a tremendous amount of mana, but she didn’t even think twice about it.
A powerful swirling wind burst out soon after she poured her mana into the stone,
The wind was so powerful that Elle’s small body could easily be pushed away, but at the same time as she activated the stone, Yoyo used his power to reinforce her body, especially her arms, and held her in place so that she wasn’t blown away.
「Kuuuuuhhhh!!」(Elle)
「Uuugggghh…!!」(Yoyo)
The burst of swirling wind hit the iceberg and pushed the ship away from it, slowly shifting the direction of the ship.
「That girl…」(Officer Hans)
「Incredible… Who is she exactly?」(Captain)
「She… She’s truly a witch!」(receptionist)
The people in the bridge were amazed by the view in front of them.
Not just them. The people on the deck were also stunned by the astonishing view. They started making noises.
「What in the world is that!?」
「A tornado!? Out of nowhere!?」
「First a small sun, and now a freaking tornado!?」
「What the hell is going on exactly!?」(passengers)
The tornado was so conspicuous that they didn’t notice the small girl who summoned it.
The ship leaned sideways, barely avoiding the iceberg. It was moving away from the danger. Slowly but surely.
Noticing that she had successfully shifted the direction of the ship, Elle deactivated the tornado stone.
「*Breathing heavily* Hahh… Hahh… I… did it…」(Elle)
「Yes, you did it! Elle, you did it! You saved this ship!」(Yoyo)
「Thank… god… *thud*」(Elle)
Thanks to Elle, the ship was saved. However, the tornado stone drained almost all of her mana.
After using it for a few seconds, she started losing consciousness due to exhaustion and collapsed to the floor.
「Elle…? Elle…! Elle…!!」(Yoyo)
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「…Mhh…?」(Elle)
「Ah! Good morning, Elle.」(Yoyo)
「…Yoyo…」(Elle)
Elle woke up the next morning.
The moment she opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was Yoyo’s fluffy face.
She slowly raised her upper body and found herself sleeping in a huge king-sized soft warm bed.
Confused, she looked around the unfamiliar room.
The room was huge. It had an expensive-looking carpet on the floor and a splendid chandelier on the ceiling.
「Where are we? This is not my cabin.」(Elle)
「It’s a first-class cabin. The ship crews brought you here on the captain’s order. He told them to treat the savior of this ship well.」(Yoyo)
「The savior of this ship…?」(Elle)
「You heard me right. You saved this ship. ーNo. You saved hundreds of lives on this ship.」(Yoyo)
「I see… Even a girl like me can save people’s lives…」(Elle)
The great feeling of accomplishment made her raise the edges of her lips. She couldn’t help but smile knowing that she saved so many lives.
She remembered that feeling. She felt the same way when she cured the people of black spot disease in the village.
She was grateful to her master. Without the knowledge he taught her, she wouldn’t have been able to accomplish it.
「I know you’re happy, butー Geez! You almost gave me a heart attack when you jumped from the top floor, you know!?」(Yoyo)
「Uhh… I’m sorry. I knew you would do something, so…」(Elle)
「I’m glad that you trust me, but never do again! You hear me?」(Yoyo)
「U, un…」(Elle)
ーKuuuuuuu…
Suddenly, Elle’s stomach growled.
「Oh, right. I haven’t eaten since last night.」(Elle)
「You’re lucky. Look at the table. They have prepared some meals for you.」(Yoyo)
Elle got off the bed and slowly approached the table.
There were many luxurious first-rate meals on the table. There were also some of the most expensive bread sold in the bakery on the second floor, some premium sweets, and a tea set with a stylish teapot and a cup.
For some nobles, such extravagant meals were not even special, but for Elle who had lived in the forest, it might be something she would never forget.
「Whoaa…! C, can I really eat them?」(Elle)
「What are you talking about? Of course. You deserve that much.」(Yoyo)
Looking at the super appetizing meals on the table, Elle couldn’t help but drool.
She sat on the chair and started eating.
「Mmm~!! Is this heaven? The ship actually sank and we died, and now we’re in heaven.」(Elle)
「Oi, oi. Are you still dreaming?」(Yoyo)
「Hehe, maybe. Mmmm!! This is so good~!」(Elle)
「Good for you. You used a lot of mana last night, so you need to eat a lot.」(Yoyo)
「Un.」(Elle)
ーKnock knock.
While Elle was enjoying her meal, she heard someone knocking on the door.
Wondering who that would be, she approached the door and opened it.
「Good morning, Little Lady. I hope you slept well.」(Captain)
「Ca, Captain?」(Elle)
It was the captain.
He wasn’t alone. The familiar-looking officer was standing behind him.
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