Chapter 18: My Hands are Covered in Poison.JPG
“Why are you running?”
“Are you in danger?”
“Don’t worry, I’m here. You’re safe now.”
“I’m very strong.”
Hearing Number Six’s words, Chikari Makoto declared proudly.
She flexed her arm, pulling up her white maid sleeve to reveal her fair skin and bicep.
But unfortunately…
The bird mask she had created with a Golden Feather had the added effect of concealing part of her aura.
So, to Number Six’s sensory abilities, Chikari Makoto was just a naive D-rank supernatural user showing off her strength.
And the other silver-haired girl, despite her elegant and noble appearance, had the aura of an ordinary person.
Her superior demeanor likely stemmed from her status, not her power.
If it weren’t for the years of torment she had endured…
If she were an ordinary fifteen-year-old girl, she would probably be in tears by now.
Danger was imminent.
Yet the two in front of her remained unfazed.
If she had fully recovered and could carry them, she would have scooped them up and run.
Despite her urgency, seeing their nonchalance…
Number Six could only explain,
“Behind me, two C-rank supernatural users are fighting a Half-Calamity level supernatural being.”
“Those two C-rank users are my enemies, and they’ll definitely come after me!”
“So, run! If you don’t run now, it’ll be too late!”
Having said this, Number Six felt a slight relief.
Surely, the two girls would be scared now. She hoped they wouldn’t be so terrified that their legs gave way.
That was a Half-Calamity level being.
Moreover…it had manifested half a Rule.
The oppressive feeling had made it difficult for her to breathe when she saw it; even now, she felt a chill down her spine.
However, what happened next was completely unexpected.
“Ah!”
Like a lightbulb, Chikari Makoto’s golden eyes lit up beneath her mask.
“A Half-Calamity level supernatural!”
“That inflatable guy didn’t let me have enough fun, and Mom’s big bird ate the goat-man. Finally, a chance for me to show off!”
Number Six: “…”
What was she talking about? She understood each word individually, but together, they made no sense.
Seeing that they still had no intention of leaving, she decided on drastic measures.
She would knock them unconscious and carry them as far as she could with her remaining strength.
Number Six gritted her teeth, preparing to act.
Just then…
A violent tremor came from behind them.
“Boom———!!”
She turned to look, her pupils constricting.
Nenba Yukawa and Nenba Yusuke were approaching.
She shouted,
“Run!!”
“I can hold them off for a while! Run!”
“Run? None of you are getting away!”
Nenba Yukawa’s deep voice echoed.
In the blink of an eye, the Nenba brothers were less than ten meters away.
But they stopped, not advancing further.
Nenba Yukawa’s eyes flickered with thought.
He hadn’t seen clearly from afar, but now, up close, he noticed that Number Six wasn’t even out of breath, and the wounds on her hands were completely gone.
Although Number Six was a weak C-rank, and a sensory-type at that…
If she had recovered, her physical abilities as a C-rank were still considerable.
He and his brother were both depleted; his spiritual power was almost gone, and his brother’s arm was missing. If subduing Number Six took too much effort, even with bait, they wouldn’t be able to kill the Half-Calamity level supernatural.
This was troublesome!
He could only try to intimidate her, hoping the years of abuse had instilled enough fear.
As for the other two, Nenba Yukawa didn’t consider them a threat.
Even Number Six, a sensory-type, could only perceive Chikari Makoto as a D-rank. To him, they were just ordinary people.
He could crush them effortlessly.
But now he had more bait. Even the flesh and blood of ordinary humans were a sweet temptation to supernatural beings.
A cruel look appeared in Nenba Yukawa’s eyes as he said,
“You want to stop us?”
“You, a lowly discarded member?”
“Come here.”
“Otherwise, I’ll kill Number Eight and Number Ten when we get back!”
Number Six trembled.
Number Eight and Number Ten were discarded members who lived in the same warehouse as her. Although not blood-related, they had lived together for five years.
She considered them her younger siblings.
As she hesitated…
“Boom———!!!”
A deafening explosion rocked the ground.
The spider with the baby’s head landed heavily, creating a crater and sending smoke and dust everywhere. Its grotesque body slowly emerged.
“Zaaaaaaaaaaa———!!”
Seeing more delicious-looking prey, it roared excitedly, the tentacles in its mouth writhing even faster.
“Aaaaaaa…”
Suddenly, the spider’s roar cut off abruptly, as if it had choked.
It seemed to have seen something incomprehensible. Its spider body took a step back, its mocking expression replaced by fear.
The moment the spider appeared, the Nenba brothers’ faces turned ashen, and Number Six looked resigned.
Chikari Makoto’s expression turned serious, eager to fight.
Only a pair of deep red eyes, shining brightly in the darkness, lit up with surprise.
The owner of those eyes lightly licked the finger she had touched to her lips.
“Interesting.”
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