"I'll make sure such a kid doesn't catch your eye."
The battle began with Olivia sending a hand kiss to Rohan.
As she pulled her hand away from her glossy red lips, she blew a kiss into the air.
The swirling pink magic power condensed into a baseball-sized heart shape.
The floating heart.
Its still form was not funny at all, but rather it induced a sense of unease.
The concentration of the gathered magic power assured that being hit by that tiny heart would be disastrous.
"Ichinose, be careful of that."
"You too, Rohan."
Rohan and Ichinose adjusted their weapons.
Seeing their resolute expressions, Olivia's lips curled up.
"Hehe, don't look so scared. The pain will only be montary."
Here it cos.
Olivia's whip had a clear precursor, its destructive power and range were trendous.
The mont it was thrown, the trajectory would beco confusing, but the motion of her pulling her arm back to swing the stationary whip was clearly visible.
It was possible to clearly recognize the starting point of the attack.
And that start was definitely a vulnerability.
The weakness of the long whip that could trail on the ground was to close in.
With such a weapon, one step could determine the difference between heaven and hell.
'Close the distance.'
Rohan had no intention of idly watching the whip being swung.
The mont Olivia pulled her arm back, Rohan kicked off the ground.
Ichinose seed to have the sa idea and moved accordingly.
"Such an impatient nature."
Olivia moved her body according to the combat instincts ingrained over a long ti.
She surrounded her sharp high heels with magic to block Ichinose's foot sword.
And she knocked Rohan's heated sword away with the sturdy handle of her whip.
After a quick exchange, Olivia swiftly created distance.
And she swung the whip anyway.
The whip struck not at them but at the heart floating in the air.
Crack!
The whipped heart flew toward the wall far away.
The heart moved away from them, but there was a reason for the succubus's actions.
As Rohan and Ichinose were heightening their vigilance and closing the distance again.
Whoosh!
The heart that had hit the opposite mirror bounced back from a mirror near Rohan.
"!"
Rohan narrowly dodged the heart that suddenly popped out without warning.
He reflexively swung the radiance.
The shattered charm quickly regenerated and started flying again.
"Tearing apart my love like that. It makes sad to keep hitting a wall~"
Despite her words, her expression wasn't sad at all.
Olivia looked triumphant, as if she had already gained the upper hand.
"Do you know what happens if you get hit by that? A future steeped in pleasure awaits you."
Olivia pulled back the whip with both hands, making a snap! snap! sound.
Realizing the situation, the expressions of Rohan and Ichinose grew serious.
***
[One Slash - Fla Severance]
Clang! The whip is deflected with sparks flying and a tallic sound ringing out.
Imdiately after blocking, Rohan dodges an incoming charm.
"It's impossible to cut the whip."
If it had been possible, Ichinose would have done it first.
Given the whip's durable material and Olivia's magic infused in it, continually attempting to cut it would likely backfire.
"I like your unyielding spirit. The vigor of youth has its own flavor."
After dodging Ichinose's slashing attack, Olivia strikes the heart with her whip once more.
When the heart burrows into one mirror, it suddenly appears from another.
The mirror spewing out the swallowed charm did not follow any consistent pattern chosen by Olivia.
Furthermore, the problem is the speed.
The heart, accelerated by the whip, flies at trendous speed.
A hit by such a mass, often coming from outside the field of view, makes dodging extrely difficult.
Olivia, worthy of her title as the dungeon's boss, still had plenty of magic power and her physical abilities were exceptional.
Additionally, her ticulousness and prudence exceeded expectations, often complicating matters.
While trying to gain the upper hand with her whip, she displayed a defensive posture, aiming to hit with the charm.
She knew that a direct hit with the charm would an victory for her.
"Ha!"
The whip thrashed about as if it had a mind of its own.
Rohan and Ichinose dodged the wildly swinging line and continued their counterattack.
Ting! Clang! Crack...!
Swinging. Blocked.
Roll to dodge. Stab.
The rough sounds overlapped in a chaotic lee.
Though the battle seed to maintain without any clear advantage or progress.
As the fight continued, it slightly tilted towards Olivia's favor.
Ichinose maintained a consistent speed in her swordplay.
However, Rohan's intense movents caused the wounds created by the Pressure Stone to reopen, worsening the bleeding.
This brought to mind an inevitable thought.
'When the quest completes, there's full recovery.'
A desperate asure.
There's a chance to take a gamble at least once.
If he doesn't die, sohow it will work out. More daring actions are needed to break the balance.
'Dodge the charm, but a hit by the whip elsewhere than vital spots is bearable.'
The excitent might be suppressing the pain, but the whip would hurt terribly.
Still, he was confident he could endure it at least once. He couldn't guarantee the sa for the charm.
"Ichinose."
"Phew, tell ."
As the girl steadied her breath in preparation, Rohan reminded her.
"I'll create an opening, don't miss it."
"What are you planning?"
There's no ti to explain in detail.
The whip that touched the mirror was flying back.
Snap!
Instead of retreating to the side or back, Rohan charged forward.
His muscular body plunged into the wave of the thrashing whip.
"Oh?"
Olivia's eyes widened at Rohan's audacity.
Was he attempting suicide?
She intended to kill the woman, but not the man. She couldn't afford to kill him, anyway.
His actions seed rely a desperate charge due to the stalemate.
"You're so impatient and hot-tempered... What a troubleso man."
Olivia redirected the whip aid at his head towards his legs, as if she had anticipated his move.
As if he had expected it, Rohan slamd the radiance into the ground.
Using his sword like a pole vault, he propelled his body forward.
Thud!
Olivia smiled as Rohan landed in front of her.
Seeing his fierce face, she felt excited, wanting to pin him down and drain his vitality.
"Hmm... Using the fact I don't want to kill you? That's so courage."
Rohan's gamble paid off, and he was now dangerously close a second ti.
Still, it was no problem.
Olivia was confident she could push him away just like at the start.
Sensing the awkward distance for swinging his sword, Rohan boldly let go of the radiance.
He blocked Olivia's spinning kick with his forearm.
Snap! Crack! Whack!
Punches and kicks were exchanged.
Determined not to lose the distance secured, Rohan desperately held his ground.
"How can you be so skilled at fighting? It's fascinating."
Olivia was fired up.
This man had changed since the beginning. He was already adapting and responding to her movents.
Although there was a system to his attacks, they were also wild.
If their magic power and physical abilities had been equal, she would have been overpowered by this man.
What would have happened if these young ones had co after growing a bit more?
It was thrilling, yet the current situation was fortunate for her.
As Rohan struggled valiantly, Olivia glanced at the girl who had her eyes closed.
'That kid is preparing to do sothing.'
She wasn't joining the lee but was instead taking a stance.
She could feel an unusual concentration of magic in her ditative state.
"Rag. What are you looking at?"
While she briefly diverted her attention, Rohan, at the cost of his injuries, managed to grab Olivia's arm near his side.
He poured out his magic.
[Applying a physical vulnerability to the target.]
"!!!"
Olivia's smile vanished in the face of the alien magic power.
The monster's survival instinct scread.
Desperately, Olivia released her reserved magic in a frenzy, trying to push Rohan away.
"──!"
The shockwave Olivia created enlarged the gaping wound on Rohan.
Blood poured from his entire body, but he did not let go of the arm he was holding.
Ichinose kicked off the ground.
Without needing to speak, it was an opportunity.
[Dream Shadow Style - Night Beyond the Heavens]
The girl targeted Olivia's neck.
Ichinose's illusion engulfed Olivia.
For a mont, Olivia's vision turned pitch black.
Yet, the monster's senses and instincts.
Blindly, Olivia counteracted reflexively.
As a result of her struggle.
Her neck was protected, but the arm Rohan was holding was cleanly severed.
A deep sword wound that could have spilled her guts appeared on her abdon.
"Grrr...!"
She grimaced in pain, but her lips slightly curled up.
Olivia backed away, manipulating the mirror.
Whoosh!
The charm struck Rohan, who was severely wounded.
***
"Ha, still my victory, isn't it?"
Perhaps the black things covering the succubus's vital parts weren't just for decoration after all.
They clung to the split abdon and severed forearm, staunching the bleeding.
"I won't miss. I'll kill you," Ichinose said in a murderous tone as she positioned herself.
Her wounds were far from superficial.
Olivia wiped the cold sweat off with her remaining hand and pointed at Rohan, who had been immobilized by the charm.
"The kid thinks too shallowly. Trying to step in?"
Pink magic power bubbled up from Rohan's body.
Olivia maintained her distance, continuing her attempts to manipulate the charm and ensnare Rohan.
"How can he be so ntally strong? He won't easily fall."
Rohan grimaced in pain, resisting the charm.
Ichinose, seeing Rohan struggle, bit her lower lip and adjusted her stance, quickly closing the distance with Olivia.
Swoosh! Ping!
With every swing Ichinose took, new wounds appeared on Olivia's body.
She couldn't completely dodge them.
The problem was that Ichinose had also used a lot of her magic on a major technique and didn't have much left.
"If that man becos a Pressure Stone, you know we die together, right? Still want to kill ?"
"!"
"Which will happen faster? The kid killing , or him succumbing to the charm? Looks like I'll have to keep running~"
Despite her severe injuries, Olivia feigned nonchalance.
Drawing on her accumulated experience and the nature of a succubus, she tried to wear down the girl's spirit.
"If you surrender now, I'll just take a bit of energy from the man. Then we can part ways peacefully."
"Bring out the contract..."
"I don't have enough magic for that now, do I? A verbal agreent will do."
That was clearly a lie.
Yet, multiple hypotheticals raced through Ichinose's mind.
Rohan, standing next to her, gritted his teeth in agony, barely able to endure.
'Should I hit Rohan to wake him?'
Striking him hard on his wounds could really kill him.
But a gentle touch would be aningless, and it was doubtful whether a physical approach would work against such a strong charm.
'What to do... what to do...'
Theories flickered through Ichinose's mind.
Holy water, herbs, charm-dispelling skills.
All seed futile.
Then, one possible solution erged.
'ntal shock...'
A temptation or ntal shock stronger than the succubus's charm.
It was an abstract solution but one she recalled from nurous instances where it had worked.
It reminded her of a scenario that seed more akin to a romance novel, an anecdote that had been adapted into a movie, albeit unsuccessfully.
With the scenario in mind, the girl made a decision.
If this attempt failed, she would trust Rohan's ntal strength and go all out to kill the succubus at top speed.
"It's stupid for us both to suffer when just the kid could compromise, right?"
Ignoring the taunting succubus, Ichinose grabbed Rohan by the collar.
She couldn't bear to see the man she loved turn into a succubus's Pressure Stone.
She wanted to save him at all costs.
"If this doesn't wake you up, I'll really cut you!"
It wasn't the romantic scenario Ichinose had envisioned.
But it was the partner she desired.
The girl pulled on the hand she was holding.
And pressed her lips against Rohan's.
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