Five Killer Ants.
At the exact same time...
...were decapitated.
Their massive bodies crashed to the ground, turning into clumps of black ash that were about to dissipate.
...
Then...
Silence.
Total silence.
*Click.*
Until Inaba Tsukiyo flicked her wrist...
...and sheathed her long blade.
It made a crisp clicking sound.
"..."
Kashima's mouth hung wide open, the pack on his back nearly slipping off.
Mikoto's eyes were wide, her hand on her sword hilt, her fingers trembling.
This...
—An instant kill?
It turns out this blind girl, who seemed the most fragile and even in need of protection, was also a monster?!
"So... so strong..."
"So... so fast..."
Mikoto's hand gripping her hilt was trembling slightly.
As a warrior who also used blades, she knew better than anyone how high the level of that moment was.
...
And at this moment...
...the Little People Clan Girl, still lying on the ground...
...was completely dazed.
The expected pain never came.
In its place was that dreamlike red and white figure and the black ash drifting through the air.
"I... I lived?"
The Little People Clan Girl stared blankly at that back.
However...
When Inaba Tsukiyo slowly turned around...
...and those unfocused red pupils fell upon her...
"..."
She met that gaze.
The Little People Clan Girl snapped back to her senses.
She looked up at Inaba Tsukiyo.
Then she looked at the group of girls wearing various strange uniforms and holding weapons, who clearly looked like they weren't to be trifled with.
A deep sense of dread welled up in her heart.
These people... who are they?!
Why are they so strong?!
And...
They look so unfamiliar!
If they found out she had actually intended to lure the monsters over to use them as scapegoats...
Would they harass her and demand a reward for saving her life...
"Th... thank you, miladies!"
Thinking of this, the Little People Clan Girl's voice trembled.
She scrambled up from the ground using both hands and feet.
She didn't even care about the pain in her ankle.
Frantically, she grabbed the few items scattered on the ground and shoved them haphazardly into her tattered backpack.
"N-no, but I... I don't have any money to repay you!"
"Anyway, thank you!"
"G-goodbye!"
Then she threw out this string of incoherent words.
The Little People Clan Girl gripped her backpack straps, ignored the sharp pain in her ankle, dragged her massive luggage, and limped into the dark tunnel leading to the upper floors.
In the blink of an eye, she disappeared into the shadows of the corner.
...
On the spot.
Inaba Tsukiyo stood frozen in place.
Her red and white Furisode sleeves still hung in mid-air, looking a bit desolate.
She had already prepared what she was going to say, wanting to ask if the backpack was heavy, if she needed help, or to remind her to treat the injury on her foot.
As a result.
She wasn't even given a chance to speak.
The person was already gone.
"Wait..."
Rin also watched this scene with a look of bewilderment.
She turned her head somewhat blankly and looked at Kikakujuo Mary.
"Tsukiyo saved her, right?"
"Why did she run?"
"Could it be that we look very scary?"
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