Surviving a Cruel Fairy Tale

53 – Act 2. Eternal Neverland – Temporary Companion (4)

As if aiming at Peter Pan’s face, explosions exploded around him one after another.

But knowing that the monster couldn’t be knocked down by just that, everyone quickly got off the ship and took their places on the ground and confronted them.

“Keep your distance!! As promised, the natives move to the other side, and we move from the front to the right. Got it?”

“Yes, captain!”

Allies divided into two factions.

And, as expected, Peter Pan lifts his head and puts us in his huge pupils even though he was hit directly in the face by a naval gun.

“Aww!!”

Am I just annoyed?

It was funny in that the action was that of a child, but even though I just swung my arms annoyed right after, the moment I almost got pushed back by the strong wind, the laughter disappeared.

“…… Can you beat something like that?”

“You said you knew when you saw it, right? After all, there’s nowhere to run to once you’ve come this far. If you also want to restore the homeland, do your part.”

“Bastard. …… Know.”

Peter Pan is showing a reaction, but it hasn’t led to any significant resistance yet.

Is it a reaction of a child annoyed by flying insects?

It’s just absurd that there was only that response to the bombardment that brought down that huge wall.

“Spread the wires wide! Don’t stick together, spread out and act. After keeping the distance as far as possible, if there is a sign of approach, quickly retreat!!”

To confront head-on is death.

Fortunately, Peter Pan didn’t seem to have the ability to attack long distances, and Captain Hook seemed to be conscious of it, and he seemed to be focusing on making it as annoying as possible.

“And the newcomer. You move on your own.”

“Are you okay?”

“It’s a meaningless battle even if we work together anyway. It’s the same as what you showed then, isn’t it meaningless to make it move with someone?”

I nodded because it was true, and jumped off the pirate ship with Little Red Riding Hood guarding the seat next to me.

“Writer. I am?”

“First of all, protect my side.”

“Okay.”

You can’t achieve much.

I have not forgotten that my strength is still only scratching the surface.

Imitating the power of the woodcutter was only a deteriorating copy of it, and I couldn’t make anything that would be useful in a battle with such a gigantic creature.

Because it’s just a fake in the first place.

It is a copy that is only at the level of shaking the inside story of an already existing fairy tale, adding to it, or borrowing its appearance for a while.

If it’s just an appropriation where no original exists, now is the time to borrow that power.

“…… hehehe!!”

Put the mysteries on both hands and place the palms on the ground.

I am reminded of an iron giant.

The only thing that makes up the underground waterway is stone, but it is impossible to create something out of nothing, so I take it into consideration by tearing it down and associating it with it.

“Can you do something like this?”

“I just remembered what happened in the forest. At that time, the vessel itself to contain the mystery became wider.”

It would be possible to do more diverse things if it were expanded even further here, but what we could do now was extremely limited.

Fortunately, is it possible to draw and use the mysteries scattered around Peter Pan?

Limits of output.

Maybe I can’t use all the mysteries due to my physical limitations, but I’m good enough to operate the implementation of the woodcutter.

“Wake up.”

It tore off the ground and transformed into a giant golem, slowly rising.

Small size less than half the size.

However, it is also true that in the current situation, the only thing I can approach is the copy of the woodcutter I raised.

“Everyone, open fire!!”

With Captain Hook’s cry, the shooting began, and the group of natives who returned to the side also started throwing javelins and throwing stones.

“Elegance?”

A number that exceeds 100,000 heads.

Each of those strong men stimulates Peter Pan’s nerves by using a ranged attack tool, but the giant baby who receives all of them with his body does not show any reaction.

It’s enough just to shake your hand as if it’s annoying.

It seems to have succeeded in attracting attention, but it has not been able to elicit a meaningful reaction from Peter Pan.

The same goes for the woodcutter’s copy I made.

However, our goal is to keep Peter Pan under the castle, precisely in this huge vacant lot, so there is no change in the strategy yet.

“Just keep your distance slowly. There is no need to push yourself any further, so don’t even think about approaching!”

Even if I didn’t say that, no one would approach Peter Pan.

If life is precious, what kind of fool would dare to approach a monster like that?

“I know even if you don’t tell me!!”

Sumi navigator also shouted nervously and fired a single-shot rifle, but as expected, Peter Pan was not hit.

Seeing you face to face like this, I can definitely tell you that I’m not an opponent who can hit you with mediocre attacks.

If Tinker Bell moves as promised, it will be able to crush it with its overwhelming mass itself, but when will that happen?

“Stop it, click here!!”

“Tink. Where are you?”

“…… Don’t let it move! Ahead, is the battery still far away?”

“I got off the boat, but…… !!”

Huge steps that shook the ground.

I couldn’t let Peter Pan move there, so I slowly moved the woodcutter forward, and it was then attached to Peter Pan’s feet and hugged his calf.

“Ooh!!”

However, the kick spreads at once.

I was squeamish about destroying a stone giant that was dozens of meters tall with a child’s grumbling movement, but the mystery that filled this space made up for it.

“Wake up.”

“…… Author. My nose is bleeding.”

“I know.”

Now is not the time to save.

I already experienced when I first met Peter Pan that my body couldn’t withstand the mysterious output.

My muscles were already trembling as if it took quite a load to continue accepting and circulating the mysteries that transcended the amount of mysteries that make up my body and replacing them with power, but I just had to endure this phase.

“Newbie. Can you keep raising it?”

“…… It is still possible.”

“Then bite your teeth. If you keep bothering me at my feet, I can reliably keep this side in check.”

To ask for an unreasonable request.

I had no choice but to do so, so I would continue to raise it, but from the moment all other ranged attacks degenerated into obstructing my vision, the burden on my side became too great.

“Battery!! When you’re ready, you don’t have to wait, just light the fuse!”

“Yes, captain!”

“Send a man to a group of natives! It’s meaningless if you keep looking this way! You need to take turns drawing attention from behind Peter Pan’s back.”

Front and back.

Anyway, the overwhelming size of Peter Pan, which exceeded several tens of meters, had to move slowly, and he had to keep touching it back and forth to somehow distract himself.

As soon as the cry ended, various weapons, including fire arrows, flew in the sky near the group of natives, and struck Peter Pan’s back fiercely.

“uuu!!”

“…… This.”

Peter Pan slowly turns his head, as if he certainly didn’t like the flames.

“Now! Don’t stop the bombardment!!”

I don’t miss the moment when Peter Pan’s eyes are looking back, and I pull my gaze here again with maximum firepower.

If we don’t attack alternately like that, it’s inevitable that one side will collapse in that gigantic body.

If the other side takes a strong offensive, this side steps back, and when Peter Pan starts moving, this side strikes and balances.

After observing the people moving in perfect order at Captain Hook’s instructions for a while, I moved the woodcutter’s copy forward.

“…… Don’t do it.”

“Little Red Riding Hood?”

“Ignoring what your body is telling you is dangerous. Power is a double-edged sword. The fact that blood is flowing from the eyes is proof that the brain is also under load.”

I know, but if we don’t fight now, there’s no turning back.

Peter Pan is currently surrounded by front and back and is stuck. I had to distract him to continue swinging like this.

“Don’t worry.”

“Writer.”

“It won’t take long anyway.”

As evidence of that, pink light began to drift through the ceiling.

There were some who doubted Tinkerbell’s true intentions, but her heart for her child was sincere.

That’s why, at this moment, I’m ready to give everything for this one chance.

“…… I don’t know.”

Little Red Riding Hood looks at me and says.

“I have no idea why you are doing this. You said you would show me the future, but that’s not what you showed me.”

“Is this different from what you imagined?”

“It’s not pretty to fight while bleeding in a stinking gutter.”

I see.

Has the promise to show you something beautiful been postponed for a while?

“You bleed more than anything. It’s not for me, and it’s not something the author himself wanted. I don’t like that.”

With those words, Little Red Riding Hood took a familiar hatchet and took a step forward.

“So when this job is over, then really show me. Beautiful thing. You promised to show me a future worth living for, right?”

“Absolutely.”

“Yes.”

The war situation is crowded.

I thought it would take one more step to catch Peter Pan’s ankle, and Little Red Riding Hood seemed to have the same idea.

“Don’t push yourself too hard.”

“It’s funny how someone who is dying would say that. No, it’s actually not funny at all.”

A golden wind wrapped around her body.

A group of golden lights, symbolizing Red Riding Hood, circled around her and created a fierce blast, and the bloody ax in her hand added even more ferocity.

“Then, please ask me later.”

“I will match the movement, so do as much as you like.”

There is no problem as long as it disturbs the feet.

Every time it was broken, the mystery was reduced to a level close to atrocity, but this space where Peter Pan coexists is full of mystery.

If this body can absorb all of the mysteries around it, there will be no shortage of mysteries even if you worry about the limits of your body.

A little further.

Peter Pan was a gigantic being, reaching several tens of meters in size, but the castle above him on the ground is even bigger and boasts a magnificent mass.

This one moment.

No matter how powerful the mystery is, if it is a living being, there is no way it can withstand being crushed by that much mass.

Then I will endure.

Hook is already moving strategically, and a group of natives are also disturbing the rear, so if you confuse their eyes now, the operation will succeed.

“Then will you take me with you?”

After the conversation, we were about to act, but Wendy, who should have stayed far away, approached us and waved her hand.

“Why are you here?”

“I didn’t think there was anything big I could do over there anyway. If that’s the case, I think it would be better for the man in charge of the front.”

Besides, if it’s something that draws her attention, she’d be more suited to herself, said Wendy, patting her chest with her fist.

“Peter can’t ignore Wendy. If I get closer, will you only look at me? So it would be more advantageous for him and I to go together.”

“…… Is it real?”

“I don’t lie like that. Besides, we want to defeat Peter Pan as well.”

So, at Wendy’s suggestion of joining forces, Little Red Riding Hood stared at me.

“What do you want to do?”

“If you’re okay, then I’m fine.”

“Then I will.”

After watching our conversation for a while, Wendy laughed, saying that they are like a puppy and its owner. Little Red Riding Hood frowned at those words.

“Sorry, it just seemed that way.”

“…… I am not a puppy.”

“I know. Is that puppy cute? In comparison, you would be a bit more like a ferocious beast.”

So, Wendy laughed, saying that her dog was a joke, and turned her head to look at Peter Pan.

“And I got a call from Tink. They say there’s not much left, so you just have to work hard.”

That’s the kind of information I’m thankful for.

She pretended to be strong in front of Little Red Riding Hood, but with her honest words, the load on her body whenever the woodcutter’s copy collapsed was no joke.

Then shall we hold out a little longer?