Just as we finally defeated the enemy, a new assassin appeared.
“Do you remember me?”
A woman, dressed in clothes with a sexy design that looked like something out of an adult magazine, appeared before me and smiled. She had demon-like wings on her back and horns on her head. Hmm, I felt like I’d seen her somewhere before… I glanced at Sharin. She also had an expression that suggested she was trying to recall something.
“Huh? Who’s this perverted woman? Sorry, but we have an injured person here, so could you move?”
Veronica spoke to the woman in front of her. In the background, Karubene let out a “Uhyo~” sound. That’s right, I don’t have time for this now. This might be a trap set by the Dark Elves, but we can’t fall for it.
“Ah, myyyy? Did you perhaps forget? If so, I’ll remind you!”
The moment the woman screamed that, my vision warped, and I was overcome with a nauseating sensation as if my consciousness and body had become separated. Who was this woman, with her devilish appearance… That’s right, it was the succubus who attacked us in Philiana’s homeland. But why is she here now?
“I, I remember, we met in the Gelvolk Territory.”
“Fufu, you finally remember? That’s right, it’s me, the succubus who couldn’t suck your essence that time because you interfered!
This is the worst timing. With injured companions, fighting another battle will be extremely difficult. For the time being, I’ll have the members who can move restrain her while I take the three injured to the hospital.
“Understood, the target is me, right? Then I’ll be your opponent. Veronica, head to the hospital.”
“Hah, I don’t have time for such complicated matters. I’m enough to deal with this weakling by myself. Get out of the way.”
But Veronica is also injured. Moreover, she doesn’t know what kind of techniques this woman will use.
“Hmph, you think so little of me. But unfortunately, I’m not interested in women. Eat this!”
The succubus formed her hand into a gun-like shape and shot something towards me. A shining energy bullet struck me directly in the chest. My heart pounded with heat, and an impact like being hit on the head coursed through me.
“Gwah, ah…”
I could hear Sharin’s voice in the distance. It was muffled and hard to make out. What spread out before my eyes was… dirt? Was I lying on the ground? I touched my face with my hand. It was a creepy sensation, as if my whole body had been injected with anesthetic, or as if I were touching something else. My body was being lifted. What, what’s happening? Where am I, what’s happening now? Huh? No, my thoughts can’t be organized.
After a little while, my consciousness cleared. I could hear the voices of my companions calling me. Veronica had her hand on my shoulder.
“Hey brat, snap out of it! Are you alive?”
I responded with a half-hearted “Ah.” Her claws dug into my shoulder, causing pain. The spot she touched was burning. Even though she was just holding me, it was stinging. I instinctively shook her hand off.
“W-what’s wrong? Are you okay?”
“Nfufufufu, how is it? My sensitivity-enhancing magic? Aren’t you desperate to do more?”
Sensitivity-enhancing magic… I’ve run into a troublesome person at the worst possible time.
