'We've got her full attention...'
From afar, I was being viciously glared at by a certain someone. Or at least, that was how it felt as I turned my head away from the duchess and inwardly cursed to myself.
'I knew it...'
Considering what the others were doing, it was inevitable that it would happen, but... why is she staring at me?
What did I even do to prompt her attention?
I didn't even act once.
I didn't do anything special; I just sat still and watched the others go about their business. There was nothing I did that would make her pay attention to me instead of the other things going on around us.
'Is it perhaps my charm?'
...Hm, that did sound rather probable, but it had to be noted that I was currently wearing a hood, making this possibility invalid for the time being.
'Well, whatever.'
I shrugged my shoulders.
My interest only lasted until that point, at which point I turned my attention back to the enormous beast off in the distance.
'...More than anything, I'm surprised by Jin's skills.'
It was surprising that he was able to sneak under the mammoth without being spotted.
The gap between the two parties was wide, and for him to somehow be able to sneak right under it and deal some damage was nothing to make light of.
'I suppose that in exchange for their sanity, they were able to acquire a nice boost in their abilities...'
It was the only plausible explanation for the current situation.
"Whooooo!"
Clank! Clank!
The mammoth and the demons were locked in a fierce struggle; their bodies tangled together as they fought for dominance.
Sparks flew, and the cave echoed with the sounds of their roars and snarls. The air was thick with the scent of blood.
Demons tore at the mammoth with their claws and teeth, looking for a vulnerable spot in its thick hide to exploit. In retaliation, the mammoth delivered a devastating blow with its trunk and tusks, which sent the demons flying across the cavern.
Rumble! Rumble!
The battle raged on, with neither side willing to give up.
The demons were driven by their desire for destruction, while the mammoth fought desperately to rid itself of the little flies that were invading its domain.
As the battle raged on, it seemed as though the outcome was certain. With Jin and Amanda's help in injuring the beast, everything pointed to the demon's side, but...
...slowly but surely, the mammoth's superior strength began to show in the desperate situation.
Swooosh!
The mammoth's strikes were becoming more powerful by the second, wearing down the majority of the demons, and with a raging sound, the trunk of the mammoth began flailing around with more force.
"Whooooo!"
One by one, the demons fell. This went on until only a handful remained.
"Huak!"
"H-elp!"
hand toward me. Begging for help. Staring at the demon, I flicked my finger, and their figure turned
turned rather
this outcome, it still surprised me to see just
turned my head and focused my eyes on the Duchess, whose pretty face was
she wants to
love of god, was
was she supposed to tame
here I thought Melissa
"Oy!"
on the side of my abdomen. When I turned my head, I was met with
"What was that for?"
just felt like you
"Huh?"
My heart froze.
she some
poked me because you
"No."
shook her head and turned to
you
"Huh? I did?"
Well, that was unexpected.
that I accidentally spoke out loud? Were the whispers that I constantly heard
So long as she
a moment, I thought
really were speaking
up, and Melissa's head turned
to do the same thing, and as
"Ah..."
"Ah."
Well, fuck.
***
"I've seen enough."
took her eyes away from
and determine whether or not any of them would make good candidates for her faction. Despite the fact that the vast majority of the demons that were there were rather underwhelming, she did observe
a specific hooded
they were the ones that captured her
behind her
you like for me
can handle
step forward, and her entire body started to
body, perfectly adhering to her body and highlighting every inch
motion, a silver rapier materialized on her left hand. She grasped it
at the battlefield, which was becoming more bloody by the second. She
so quick that even the mammoth had trouble keeping up with them. A beautiful
splattered in the air, and the mammoth let out an
"Awooo!"
Rumble! Rumble!
and collided with the demons below, more demons died. It was unnecessary
"N..nooo!"
"He-help!"
the events taking place around it; instead, it was completely fixated on Priscilla, who was looking down at it from above. Her
stood face to face, neither of the two behemoths made a sound. Quietly, the two observed one another. The only sound that could be heard was the agonized
Then...
mammoth raised both of its tusks in the
Clank!
and thrust her rapier in its direction. Targeting the eyes of the
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