The Author's POV

Chapter 702

'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!"

toward me. Begging for help. Staring at the demon, I

turned

still surprised

on the Duchess, whose pretty face was contorted as she gazed at the faraway

telling me that she wants to tame

love of god, was she

in the world was she supposed to tame that

thought Melissa was the

"Oy!"

pain that I felt on the side of my abdomen.

"What was that for?"

just felt like you were

"Huh?"

My heart froze.

some sort of

because you felt like I

"No."

shook her head and turned to

did it because you said it

"Huh? I did?"

Well, that was unexpected.

accidentally spoke out loud? Were the whispers that

answer. So long as she

for a moment, I

really were speaking badly about

and Melissa's head turned away

turned caused mine to do the same thing, and as our eyes met, neither one of us spoke for a good

"Ah..."

"Ah."

Well, fuck.

***

"I've seen enough."

away from the mammoth

to observe the people in the cave 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

particular, a specific hooded

individuals present, they were the ones that captured her attention

her

for me to

can handle

step forward, and her entire body started to

to form around her body, perfectly adhering to

moved behind her head in a fluttering motion, a silver rapier materialized on her left hand. She grasped

at the battlefield, which was

trouble keeping up with them. A beautiful

and the

"Awooo!"

Rumble! Rumble!

shook even more violently. As several stalactites fell from above and collided

"N..nooo!"

"He-help!"

fixated on Priscilla, who was looking down

two behemoths made a sound. Quietly, the two observed one

Then...

both of

Clank!

her rapier in its direction. Targeting the eyes of the beast with pinpoint

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