‘Are they really alive…’

I[1] know questioning their survival was bad, but I couldn’t help but feel anxious. It was because I saw the unimaginably large monster swallow the entire carriage. No matter how much I thought about it, it was the fault of the Elune Knights. I couldn’t blame it on the humans who came with us. I felt bitter because I realized that the Elune Knights were really weak compared to the humans, especially when it came to intelligence. The humans had analyzed the situation better than the Elune Knights. In addition, the humans were always calm and modest, unlike the Elune Knights. What I meant by modest was that they weren’t arrogant if the enemy was stronger than them. Even if the humans here and the elves had the same basic stats, the difference between the two shouldn’t be that huge.

‘No, it’s not just the Elune Knights.’

It was the same for me as well.

‘I was close enough to protect them.’

I froze at the monster’s overwhelming size. It was a monster I had never...