On the same day Douglas defeated Netsah, one of the Ten Dragons Divine Artifact Generals and a Club Wielder.
It was well past sunset, a time ruled by darkness.
Deep within the densely wooded forest, there was an area that opened up like a plaza.
There, a single woman was surrounded by numerous humans armed with weapons and torches.
“Oh my, my. What a large group you are, working so hard~”
The woman said with a smile, maintaining a composed demeanor.
She was a beautiful woman clad in loose-fitting clothes, appearing to be in her late twenties.
In her hand, she held a single whip.
The ones surrounding the woman were a detachment of the Holy Knight Order.
The unit consisted of three Holy Knights and approximately fifty soldiers.
Their commander was Luna, the Deputy Director-General of the Holy Knight Order of the Holy Kingdom D.
Luna, known for her cool beauty in her mid-twenties, possessed exceptional swordsmanship even among the skilled Holy Knights.
Except for the recently appeared girl, Aurora, the “Holy Sword User,” she was considered one of the top contenders in the entire Holy Knight Order.
Luna spoke with a dignified voice towards the woman holding the whip.
“You are the culprit behind the mass murder incidents that have been occurring in our villages recently, aren’t you? According to the reports from the ‘Holy Sword User,’ the perpetrator appeared as a young girl wielding two short swords… Are you able to change your form through magic? Or… while I hate to consider it, are there two monsters like you?”
“Now, now, who can say~? If you catch me, you might find out~”
“…Indeed. However, given your composure even when surrounded by this many people, I’m not sure if we can manage to capture you without taking your life.”
Luna drew her sword and faced the woman with the whip.
But before that, she quietly instructed the two Holy Knights flanking her.
“—At worst, I will stop her movements. While I do, you may use any means necessary to strike her down. We cannot allow any more innocent lives to be taken.”
“Y-yes, understood.”
Sensing Luna’s resolve, the two Holy Knights also drew their swords with determination.
Luna intended to strike down the monster disguised as a beautiful woman, even at the cost of her own life.
Already, the mass murder incidents had claimed thousands of lives within the kingdom.
The perpetrator was elusive, attacking villages and slaughtering innocent villagers before disappearing again.
When a unit from the Holy Knight Order, which had been tracking them down relentlessly, finally caught up, a squad of twenty soldiers was easily defeated.
It was like a nightmare, an attack from an unseen enemy.
These incidents were happening all over the kingdom, and the Holy Knight Order, the pride of the Holy Kingdom, was exhausted.
Therefore, they had to defeat her here.
Holy Knight Luna readied her sword and shield, standing calmly before the woman with the whip.
Meanwhile, the woman with the whip maintained her smiling expression.
“Oh my, oh my, such scary eyes. I might have to be a little careful~”
However, Luna, perceiving this as a provocation, paid it no mind.
She calmly took a breath—
“Holy Knight Luna—I’m coming.”
She forcefully pushed off the ground.
With the speed of a gust of wind, she charged towards the woman with the whip.
Closing in—just two paces from sword’s reach.
At that moment, the woman with the whip swung her whip to intercept Luna.
(Fast! Should I retreat and dodge—No, with this trajectory!)
Luna attempted to block the incoming whip strike with her shield without stopping her advance.
Even if the power was considerable, defending with a shield should prevent a fatal blow.
What was needed now was to endure the pain and strike back decisively.
She had trained to withstand pain.
There should be no problem—or so she thought.
“Hehehe—【Whip of Pleasure】♪”
The woman with the whip murmured something.
Before Luna could comprehend the meaning of her words, the whip struck the Holy Knight.
—BAM!
Due to the whip’s terrifying impact, the wooden shield reinforced with a metal frame was shattered in a single blow.
Furthermore, by blocking with the shield, the tip of the whip struck Luna’s back severely.
(No problem—!)
Up to this point, it was within Luna’s calculations.
The metal breastplate Luna wore should protect her from the damage—
—Snap!
“—Ahhh!♡”
Holy Knight Luna collapsed in a heap from the blow and rolled on the ground.
“Wha…?”
The Holy Knights and soldiers surrounding her, who had been waiting for an opening to attack, cried out in confusion.
Luna herself was equally bewildered by what had happened.
(What… What is this… This kind of damage… I… I don’t understand…)
Immediately after the whip strike, the shock from her left arm and back transmitted to her brain, and Luna’s mind went blank for a moment.
When she came to, Luna, her body devoid of strength, was rolling on the ground.
Now, she lay face down ignominiously on the ground.
It was all because of the damage inflicted by the whip.
It was damage—called “pleasure.”
“Ah… Ahh…!”
Luna, lying prone on the ground, was now being wracked by intense pleasurable sensations.
A moist warmth began to ooze from her lower abdomen.
Her head felt fuzzy, and her body craved pleasure.
She felt an urge to press her erect nipples against the chest plate beneath her armor.
“H-how can this be… me…”
“Oh my, oh my… Hehehe, I thought it might work well on a serious-looking Holy Knight like you, but it’s more than I imagined. It’s making me want to torment you more~. Here we go~!”
“W-wait… I can’t… Ahhh! Ahhh!♡”
—Flick, crack!
Each time the whip struck her, Holy Knight Luna writhed and moaned intensely.
The moisture overflowing from her groin seemed endless, forming puddles on the ground.
“Haaah…♡ Ahh, Ahhh…♡”
After a while, all traces of the cool, beautiful Holy Knight were gone.
There lay a woman in a shameful state of armor, face contorted in ecstasy, tongue lolling out, writhing on the ground.
Meanwhile—
The two male Holy Knights, who had been tasked with taking over from her, gulped as they looked at their colleague, who had so quickly transformed.
However, one of them quickly regained his composure and gave orders to the soldiers.
“W-we’ll attack all at once! We must defeat that demon here, no matter what!”
“Ooooh!”
The bewildered soldiers, spurred by the Holy Knight’s command, regained their fighting spirit.
They bravely raised their weapons and attacked the woman with the whip.
But the woman with the whip never lost her smile.
“Facing many at once is my specialty~?”
—Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Around the woman, the whip danced wildly in all directions.
The soldiers who tried to attack her were struck by the whip one after another and fell.
After a period of engagement, most of the initial fifty soldiers lay fallen on the ground.
No, it couldn’t even be called an engagement.
It was a one-sided annihilation.
The woman with the whip had barely moved from her initial position.
The remaining soldiers, including the two Holy Knights, numbered fewer than ten.
The Holy Knight uttered a pained cry.
“R-retreat! We must bring back information on this enemy—GrrrrAAAAAAHHHH!”
That Holy Knight too, was struck by the whip and fell.
Finally, the woman with the whip moved and went on the offensive.
Her speed surpassed even that of Holy Knight Luna.
“Hehehe, I won’t let you escape~? You all must be completely annihilated here~.”
After that, for a while—screams echoed through the forest.
Eventually, the last one faded away.
Only the woman with the whip remained.
The woman with the whip walked over to Holy Knight Luna, whom she had defeated earlier.
“Nngh… I-I still…!”
Holy Knight Luna, regaining some semblance of awareness, desperately tried to pick up her sword and stand, her body still weak.
The woman with the whip squatted down beside the Holy Knight, still smiling.
She then ran her hand down Luna’s lower abdomen, slipping her fingers inside her underwear to her most sensitive area.
—Squish.
“—Hnnnngaaaaaaa!”
“No bad things, okay? Here, I’ll make you feel even better~.”
“Ahhh! Hnnn! Ahhh!♡”
As her insides were roughly stimulated, Luna could no longer endure it.
She climaxed with a gush, her body finally succumbing to exhaustion.
“Haaah… Haaah… I-I can’t… loseeee…”
“Hehehe… You’re so cute, I’ll make you my pet~. —【Pleasure Training】♪”
“Wha—Noooooooo!”
Holy Knight Luna writhed even more violently.
Her lower body produced an even greater deluge.
“Ahhh… Ahh…”
Eventually, Luna’s eyes lost their light.
A silver collar, previously absent, now adorned the Holy Knight’s neck.
