"Are there really slis in this place?"
ltia complained for the umpteenth ti as she walked along with the unknown wreckage of what must have once been a paved road―― a mountain path leading to an abandoned mithril mine that had long since been closed to people and hidden by weeds.
Although they didn't say it in words, the mages from Fonteau agreed with her, and all of them wipe the sweat from their foreheads with the sleeves of their clothes.
They couldn't help but understand why she would say that.
Unlike the warrior priests who were used to mountain roads and the beastn who usually ran through the forest, she was a princess who grew up in a royal castle.
Her physical strength had been trained to a level comparable to that of other people, but she hadn't been able to fully rest her body since leaving Grabalt, and now she had to climb a mountain.
To be honest, she hadn't expected climbing a mountain to be so difficult, although that would be naive of her.
The fact that the road was not paved and they couldn't use their horses was also a bad condition.
"We're almost there, so hang in there."
"Haah... it sounds like it's fun to fly."
"Not really. The trees are in the way and I can't fly without knowing where the sli tentacles will co from."
The sister princess, ltia, who was dressed in traveling clothes that gave the impression of being pure and pretty in white and peach tones, swore but the succubus Fenelieka, who was dressed in a crimson dress, did not seem to be bothered by her words.
The fact that she didn't worry about her flying away, even though she said she didn't trust her, ant that she trusted her as a scout in her own way.
Fenelieka, who had more life experience than ltia, found her attitude amusing and couldn't help but talk to ltia, who was tired and breathing heavily.
In this way, ltia consud a lot of energy just to talk, and as a result, she swore more and more at Fenelieka.
She wouldn't call it a circle.
Fenelieka's one-sided play. It was the kind of exchange where ltia's honesty completely backfired, as it stimulated the succubus's fancy.
"More importantly, Fenelieka. Can you see the entrance to the abandoned mine from the sky"
In contrast to ltia and the mages, Kara, who called herself a scientist but wore a sword on her hip, asked Fenelieka without losing her breath.
According to the map, the mountain road was almost over.
From the sky, the entrance to the abandoned mine should have been visible by now.
"Yes, I can see it, but what about it?"
"No. Do you see any sli around the entrance?"
"No. I've heard rumors that slis can mimic many things, so it's hard to tell just by looking."
"Hmm... that's also true."
It was just a confirmation.
The only way to detect the mimicry was for the sli to reveal itself to attack or to use the miracle of the goddess Fasalina's "Talisman of Light" to expose the monsters that were hiding.
However, the light was also harmful to Fenelieka, who was a succubus, and when used once at close range when they entered the mountain, her skin turned red as though it had been burned and she was in a panic.
They forgot because they were not fighting monsters and her appearance was similar to humans.
It was thanks to it that Fenelieka, who had a weakness for warrior priest's miracle, flew in the sky to work as a scout without asking.
"Well, it looks like it's going to be okay around here......?"
If they listened carefully, they could hear insects buzzing and flowers swaying in the distance.
They couldn't hear the birds chirping, but the presence of insects proved that the sli hadn't devoured them.
In Grabalt, everyone here knew that deep in the forest, away from the royal castle and the capital, the sound of insects had disappeared and the place was eerily quiet.
The sli had eaten them. Every last one of them, no matter how big or small.
Insects that were good and bad, and dicinal herbs were devoured, but it was a good indicator of the presence or absence of sli in the vicinity.
Based on their experience, they were able to determine that the mountain, with its buzzing insects, had not yet been attacked by slis...... or had recovered from being overrun.
"Well then, let's make sure the area is safe first. Everyone, please be careful."
So Mariabelle and the others arrived at the entrance of the abandoned mine without encountering any problems.
The entrance to the abandoned mine, dug out of the rock and soil, was high and wide.
Even with five people in a row, there was still a little room to spare. It was also high enough that even Maribel, who was tall for a woman, could not reach the ceiling with her hands.
Mariabelle and Kara, who were both swordswon, confird at a glance that the space was large enough to wield a sword.
The walls were reinforced with wood and there was no danger of them collapsing.
Although it looked tattered from being abandoned for so long, a collapse was the most dangerous accident in a mine. The wood used for that purpose was thick and nurous.
"Onee-sama, we're going to take a look around the area, so please rest a bit."
Mariabelle, who still had plenty of stamina perhaps due to her training with Fornelis, called out to ltia.
Her forehead was sweaty, but her breathing was steady.
The holy sword at her waist. The light armor, including the breastplate, and the black traveling clothes, which emphasized ease of movent, really suit her well.
In contrast, ltia was sweating, her breathing was uneven, and her neat peach and white outfit were sticking to her skin as it absorbed the sweat.
(Even though I'm the older sister......)
She knew she have to be strong, but she couldn't help but wonder if she was strong enough.
"......No. I'm coming with you, Maria."
Even so, ltia's feelings were strong, but it was still easy to see that she was overdoing it.
Mariabelle smiled at ltia's words and looked firmly into her eyes to reassure her.
"Fufu―― It is important to rest when you can so that you can move when it is important. It's also important to trust your companions."
"Indeed."
"These are the words of Fornelis-sama. For now, please trust us and rest. And the mages too."
In fact, when it ca to fighting sli, elven mages were more important than beastn ard with mithril weapons or warrior priests skilled in the miracles of the goddess.
Mariabelle told the mages to rest, and everyone else, who understood that, did not argue with that decision.
There were no slis around, but Mariabelle and the others were on their guard as they set out to explore the area in groups of three.
At a place far from the entrance of the abandoned mine, ltia and the others, who were exhausted, slowly began to prepare the encampnt in order to be of at least so use.
The sun was still high in the sky, but they wanted to finish their preparations as soon as possible so they could rest longer.
"The princess sleeps in this tent, right?"
"......Why are you here? If you're not too tired, you can help Maria and the others."
"Well, it's terrible. I stayed because I was afraid that I would be told not to stay with the hero because they were cautious, but if I stayed, you get angry.... *crying."
The one who cried a la lie was a monster with goat-like horns on its head, the wings of a bat on its back, and a tail with a rounded tip―― the succubus Fenelieka.
She was mingling with the mages from Fonteau, helping them prepare for the encampnt.
ltia couldn't help but swear at the sight of the energetic talking monster, but there was a reason why she was helping with the preparations.
When it ca to searching the surrounding area, the warrior priests used the "Talisman of Light". If she was hit by the light, she would get burned because she was a monster.
She didn't like that, so she help prepare the camp, and Mariabelle and Kara understand that.
Besides, ltia hated the fact that the monster was near her sister, but the warrior priests hated the fact that she was a monster.
Although she was accompanying them because Mariabelle allowed her to and Kara explained the necessity of doing so, they couldn't easily erase the feelings of distrust and hatred they had for monsters over the years.
In that sense, it was safer for Fenelieka to help with the preparations.
"And I'm a good cook. I've corrupted many man with the taste of my cooking."
Fenelieka proudly threw her chest out.
The breasts of the succubus were a size larger than ltia's breasts, which were secretly said to be larger than those of won her age when she attended the Academy of Magic.
The large, well-ford breasts swayed with every movent, almost making a thumping sound.
The red dress emphasized the deep cleavage around her breasts and created a dark shadow on her abdon.
The mage n's eyes were drawn to her breasts, and the succubus Fenelieka didn't miss the fact that they averted it without a second thought because of the princess.
She didn't miss it...... but she didn't point it out either. She just felt comfortable with the slight lustful glances, the atmosphere, and so on.
As a succubus, it was a source of pride and a "treat" to be looked at in a sexual manner.
It made her feel a little excited. It really was a little.
"...A monster dish, I don't know if I can eat it."
"You're a fool, princess. Even if a monster is a monster, a succubus eats a man's sen, not human flesh, okay?
Cooking is the best way to season a man's sen. To be trusted, you need to be charming. You can't just eat whatever you can eat like a low-ranking succubus―― being a succubus is also a lot of work to get a good al, you know?"
Fenelieka then crossed her arms and lifted them up to further emphasize her large breasts.
The red dress with a wide opening at the chest area made the cleavage even deeper, and a charming, lively smile colored her face.
Indeed, it was a charm that overflowed with a sexual appeal that ten n would look back on.
If that was pointed at them, even for a al, any man would be thrilled, stretch under their nose, and easily bonded...... Even ltia, who was of the sa sex, almost for a mont forgot that Fenelieka was a monster.
"Look forward to tonight, princess. I'll serve you a delicious food."
"I won't expect it. Instead, you should fly and keep an eye on your surroundings. We'll prepare the tent."
After a short rest, ltia was ready to set up the tent, probably because she had regained her strength.
"You can rest now, princess."
"...Don't call princess. I'm a mage now, fighting to reclaim my country."
"You don't want to be spoiled by being called a princess?"
"That's right. I'm not in a position to be called a princess right now."
Without looking at each other, ltia said and began to help set up the tent with a faltering hand that was instantly recognizable that she was not used to it.
Even though she was disturbed, Fenelieka looked happy and amused and smiled a little that ltia did not notice.
Fenelieka liked the princess, even though they had only t less than a day.
She was desperate, she was working hard, and above all, she was trying to be strong despite her position as a "princess".
The most interesting thing about her was that if one asked her sothing, she'll say sothing back.
Unlike the hero who was the natural enemy of the monster and the swordswoman with chestnut-colored hair who was logical and uninteresting, her personality "fits" well with Fenelieka's character, who was a succubus and a genuine moody person.
She was always tempted to make fun of her, and then she tried to find the degree to which she didn't really get angry and draw a line.
How far do I go before she got angry, and how far do I go not to get angry?
She had been tornted by the sli for a whole night yesterday, but that boldness and thinking forward could only co from a succubus who used sex as a al.
"Is this the only tent you have?"
"Uwa... yes."
While they were chatting, a bewitching beauty―― Fenelieka, who looked sowhat noble in her dress, was setting up her tent much more skillful than ltia.
ltia was amazed by her lean movents and bit her lip in frustration as she tried to keep up.
"Kawai~."
The reaction was also adorable.
She was so frustrated that she didn't care at all that she was being stared at, although she probably didn't realize it. On the contrary, her reaction was so amusing that she took the work away from ltia and proceeded to prepare the tent.
Even though she was helping her, ltia hated her.
She hated her, but she didn't mind at all because her reaction was so interesting.
She was free-spirited and unpredictably selfish. That was the impression she got. That was Fenelieka's character, the succubus.
"Then, let's prepare the al next."
"Ah, yes. I'll help..."
"I-I'll do that."
Feeling that her job was about to be taken away from her again, ltia hurriedly raised her voice.
There were already five tents set up around them, and ltia had only set up one of them.
It made her think she was useless―― a dark feeling akin to obsession arose and made ltia panic.
"I'm a poor captive monster. I wish you could use as a maid of honor...... Would you please give an order, princess?"
"You don't know what your talking about."
"Ahaha. Ah― that's funny. You, princess is very interesting. I envy you."
It was clearly a disrespectful attitude, but Fonteau's mages didn't see anything wrong with Fenelieka's attitude.
ltia was angry, but also lively, despite the succubus's cheerfulness.
As the sister of the hero and the princess of a destroyed country, she was completely different from yesterday, when she was desperately trying to keep her temper.
The fact that the two of them were not far apart in age and the fact that the other was a monster made it difficult for her to maintain her appearance as a princess, and she reacted appropriately for her age...... albeit slightly bullied...... a girlish manner.
There were words called joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure. It was a word that indicated human emotions. ltia had been stifling her emotions since the destruction of her country until yesterday.
Now, however, anger had been drawn out of her and was being exposed.
The word may sound bad, but anger was also a good emotion. It could not be absent.
Rather, the fact that it was not expressed allowed it to accumulate and then dissipate.
"Mou, please be quiet, Fenelieka-san. I'll do the rest."
"Alone? Isn't it hard?"
"I'll ask everyone to help , but you don't have to do anything."
"I see, i see. You have to rely on others."
"I know what I'm doing."
Fenelieka's every word was annoying to ltia.
But everything she said was correct.
ltia was a princess, and that ant she was inexperienced and couldn't do much.
And yet, if she tried to be useful, if she tried to do her best alone, one day she would make a big mistake.
It was a tense thread.
Regain the country. Support the Hero―― a tense thread that was pulled by that mission.
It was a thin and fragile thread that could be broken by a slight impact...... a failure.
That desperation may seem like a virtue to her peers, but to a third party, it was just a fragility that could cause her to spin out of control and fail at any mont.
To a cheerful and free-spirited female succubus, that vulnerability was a target, and she couldn't help but ss with her.
Would she fail and snap, or would she continue to endure desperately?
Either way, if it was okay today, maybe tomorrow, and if it was okay tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow...... And so it goes, a thread that would definitely break at so point.
"...Kawai~."
That desperation was humorous, yet cute. It was interesting. It was fun.
(As a succubus, I wouldn't miss it for the world.)
It was rare to find a woman who was so burdened by the fact that she was the sister of the hero and the princess of a country.
The reason why her mind was so cornered was that she felt guilty for being in such a position but not being able to support the hero.
Superior magic―― her talent as a mage inherited from her mother.
She was not satisfied with that.
She couldn't hide her weakness, but because of her position as a princess, there was no one around her who could give her a hand.
With such a woman in front of her, Fenelieka swallowed the saliva that had built up in her "appetite".
The female monster was aware that her smile deepened as she looked at the princess, who was determined to prepare a al, and her companions, who were trying to help her.
It was fascinating.
Weak, fragile, and the weakness of the hero―― sister.
It was her instinct as a monster to suddenly think of such things. The monsters created by the demon king would instinctively try to oppose the hero.
However, that demon king had been defeated, and now the world was being hunted down by the slis, the weakest.
……When she rembered that, Fenelieka's “appetite” also dissipated.
"Haah. How――."
They were careless.
They checked the safety of the surrounding area and found no sign of the slis around the abandoned mine.
That was why they were so careless.
As Fenelieka's vision caught sight of the sli that was now coming out of the ground without making a sound.
(Ah, what should I do......)
What she couldn't decide was whether she should abandon the hero's companions like a monster do, or whether she should return the favor of her being saved by them.
That was in an instant.
In that instant, the sli created a tentacle with a rounded tip from its oval mucus. The tentacles changed shape in the air like a snake and were about to stick out like a spear――.
"Dangerous."
Imdiately, Fenelieka hit ltia, who was being targeted, with her body.
"What are you doing――!?"
ltia, who had been pushed and was about to complain as she fell on her buttocks, exclaid.
It was because a tentacle pierced the spot where she had been standing a mont ago.
"Enemy――!?"
"Everyone, ready for battle!! Soone, raise the signal!"
At the sound of the male mage's voice, another mage shot fire magic into the sky.
It was like a distress signal in tis of crisis. Three shots of it.
It should bring back the people who were out exploring the area.
"Why isn't anyone coming back!?"
In the anti, two, three...... five slis crawl out of the cave. All of them were oval-shaped. The only thing that made them normal was their shape.
However, everyone present knew that these were not "normal" slis.
"Everyone, focus! There's still so distance between us, use your magic to fight back!"
ltia gave instructions as she was pushed down by Fenelieka.
Imdiately, the ten mages unleashed their fire magic at the sli. However, considering the fact that the sli was at the entrance of an abandoned mine, they were unable to attack with maximum firepower.
And the slis... unlike the slis on the village at the foot of the mountain, responded to the flaming bullets with wind magic.
In the air, more than a dozen flaming bullets and wind bullets collided, creating a violent shockwave around them.
"Kyaa!?"
Not only the mages but also ltia and Fenelieka, who were still lying on the ground, were all knocked off their feet by the shockwave.
However, the slis, which were heavy despite their small appearance, were unaffected by that and imdiately prepared their next magic.
What was released was a gale bullet.
"Guaa!?"
One of the male mages was blown away and rolled on the ground.
"Kuh!?"
A gust of wind aid at the other male mage, however, was offset by a gust of wind fired by another mage.
Even so, the shockwave generated by the clash of magic blew the male mage away and he plunged headfirst into the tent they had just prepared.
In the anti, the five slis finished preparing their magic, and like an avalanche, they unleashed their magic one after another, neutralizing the mages one by one.
ltia and the others didn't know it, but for the slis who had acquired the fairy's mana, the fairy's ability to use mana from the earth―― their mana was inexhaustible.
The way they responded and fought was different from the slis in the village at the foot of the mountain.
It was a nightmare to challenge a magical battle against it and the mages were overwheld.
However, there were ways for humans to resist.
Despite the inexhaustible mana, they were still slis―― they were originally not good at using magic... In the first place, it was a race that could not use magic.
All of their essences, even with so improvent, were limited.
In other words, although they have a wide variety of magic and an inexhaustible supply of mana...... they could not release many magic at a ti.
"Appear, a scorching spear that pierces the sky!!"
With the chanting of magic, a magic circle was carved with red magic under the sli.
The six-pointed star was surrounded by ancient elven script, and as the owner of the voice cast the spell, the script entangled and restrained the sli's mucus body.
The liquid evaporated, as though the letters themselves were emitting heat, and restrained the sli, which had no fixed shape―― and as the chanting goes, a spear of fla appeared from the center of the magic circle and pierced the center of the oval-shaped sli.
The spear was so thick that it pierced half of the body, destroying the sli's "nucleus" without aiming and stopping the first one.
"Calm down, everyone! Be careful of the poison and fight back!!"
She was the daughter of Queen Leticia, the most powerful mage on the continent. The amount of mana ltia could unleash surpassed that of the sli and destroyed the monster before it could resist.
"Fla spear!!"
This ti, she summoned three flaming spears around her, each about the sa thickness as the previous one.
One of them was destroyed by the four slis with wind magic, and the other two pierced the two slis.
One of the slis collapsed and disappeared, but the other remained intact.
Still, the flaming spear burned the sli with the heat it released, vaporizing the mucus that protected the sli's nucleus in a matter of seconds.
"Are you okay, princess?"
"I'm fine. Please step aside......"
Fenelieka was still covering and protecting ltia from the sli's attack and ltia tried to push her shoulder away.
"......Thank you for earlier. That was helpful."
"Ara. You've thanked properly."
"I'm still in the middle of a battle, so step aside."
This ti, she did as she was told and stepped away from ltia, who stood up, using her mother's old staff as a support.
The jewel adorning its tip shone with pale light and locked at the sli.
Although it was not as good as the holy sword of the hero used by Mariabelle, it was still a magic staff made by dwarves and decorated by elves, adjusted for the strongest mage Leticia.
The staff increased the mana of her daughter ltia and increased the power of the magic she released several tis over.
"This is the last!"
Without hesitation, ltia unleashed a powerful fire attack that cut through the sli's mucus and burned through its core in one fell swoop.
She did not let her guard down and use all her strength until the end.
"Watch out for the surroundings! Soone, look for Mariabelle and the others who went out to explore......"
However, the instructions were cut off midway.
Slis were crawling out of the depths of the abandoned mine again.
This ti there were a lot more of them―― they couldn't see them because it was pitch black inside the abandoned mine, but they keep coming out like an endless stream, giving everyone who saw them goosebumps.
"Kuh... still so many..."
While ltia and her group were fighting off the slis that were coming out of the abandoned mine, sothing strange was happening in the forest.
"The explosion earlier was onee-sama's magic!?"
"Tch, we're almost there―― but there's just too much in the way."
Mariabelle and Kara stood back to back, eliminating each other's blind spots and confronted the slis that were mimicking all over the forest.
They didn't know how many there were, but there aren't that many.
The problem was――.
"What is this sli!?"
It was a humanoid sli that stood in front of Mariabelle.
"Kuh!?"
With Kara protecting her back, Mariabelle, holding the holy sword, faced the humanoid.
The light of the holy sword purified the mucus of the sli that they attacked in the village at the foot of the mountain and made it disappear.
It was supposed to be the worst possible attack for the sli mucus.
"Why can't I cut it!?"
The sli changed its right arm into the shape of a sword and struck at Mariabelle.
In the past few months, Fornelis had trained her, and with the blessings of the holy sword and holy armor, she had increased her physical abilities, and her swordsmanship was no less than that of a first-class knight.
However, the sword skills of the humanoid, who have taken in many knights, were beyond human understanding.
It had knowledge of all the warriors in the continent...... including humans, elves, and beastn, as well as the intangible body unique to sli.
Even though it retained its human form, its arms, legs, body, and even its head were changing in ways that Mariabelle never expected as it attacked.
Even though her body was well trained, she was still inexperienced, and the humanoid was an opponent she "could not defeat".
(No―― it's strong!)
Because she had trained her body, she could see that her opponent was overwhelmingly stronger than her.
But still, Mariabelle could not lose.
She was the "hero" and in a position where she must not lose.
"Don't be impatient, Mariabelle-sama! It's not impossible to win if we all fight together, even if it takes a long ti!"
"But onee-sama is!!"
"Tch."
Kara clicked her tongue at Mariabelle for not listening to her.
It was strong, but it was not an opponent that Mariabelle couldn't beat.
No matter how good one's individual skills were, it was just an individual.
On the other hand, there was an advantage in fighting with multiple people. There were not many slis that had mimicked the trees in the forest, perhaps to get past the warrior priest's "Talisman of Light" and lead Mariabelle and the others to a remote part of the forest.
If they challenged it with all of them, they would not be defeated by the humanoid...... that was what Kara thought. But Mariabelle was in a hurry.
Being unable to go to her sister's crisis made the hero with little fighting experience impatient.
"Damn it. I don't know if I can replenish it..."
The sli was inevitably in the way.
Kara reached under her lab coat. There was a sli-killer potion made from Valhari flowers.
However, the number was small.
It was a small amount of potion made from the few Valhari flowers she had purchased before her hotown, the holy kingdom of Lishlua, was besieged by slis.
(Should I use it here?)
She asked herself as she slashed away the sli's tentacles with her mithril sword.
If she put it on her sword, she could probably strip the core and the mucus of the sli, but she only had a few bottles.
If I killed all the slis in the place, the potion would run out―― was it okay to use it here?
The answer was "no".
"Soone, break through the formation and join the mages! Mariabelle-sama, focus on fighting the enemy in front of you!!"
"――――!!"
A violent tallic sound echoed through the forest.
It was the sound of Mariabelle's holy sword clashing with the humanoid's mucus sword.
Gradually, the sound beca louder and louder, and more importantly, the humanoid's right arm began to deform.
From a thick and long sword to a refined and famous sword for battle.
Its shape sowhat resembled the holy sword held by Mariabelle, but its color was the exact opposite, black. It was a black sword, almost like a dirty gray.
"This sli, its getting, faster――!?"
Just as the sword in its right arm was refined, the humanoid's movents were gradually adapting to Mariabelle's movents and getting used to moving in a way that suited its "humanoid" form.
Its body's movent, the movent of its legs, and its positioning in the forest that was the current battlefield――.
"Ah!?"
The holy sword that Mariabelle swung hit the trunk of a large tree.
The holy sword cut it off after a slight resistance, but the sword slightly dulled.
The humanoid deliberately moved so that she would hit it.
That mont. The mont Mariabelle's movents slowed down―― the humanoid extended its left arm to catch Mariabelle, but Kara behind her grabbed Mariabelle's collar and pulled her down with all her might.
As soon as the humanoid's left arm sliced through the air, Mariabelle swung her sword from her position while being pulled down and sliced off its left arm.
"Kyaa!?"
"Uwaa!?"
After dodging an attack from an unreasonable position, they fell to the ground, entangled together, and used their montum to roll away from the humanoid.
"No way!?"
Using the montum from the tumble, Mariabelle got up, and by that ti the humanoid's left arm had already regenerated.
"I guess we'll have to destroy the "nucleus", even if it's in a different form."
She thought that since it was a human shape, it would not regenerate its missing parts as humans do, but it was a sli.
Even if it was the holy sword that defeated the demon king, it could replenish its mucus.
Kara let out a sigh at that fact.
Imdiately after, there was another explosion at the entrance of the abandoned mine. This ti, it was much bigger than before.
"What's happening over there..."
It was quite an explosion. They could even feel the vibration in the distance.
It was clear that the other side was also being attacked, and even though it was only a short ti they had gone and a small distance away, it was still possible to catch up......
(Right there―― a small distance away, but seed far away.)
And that fact made the hero impatient in the face of a strong enemy.
The brilliance of her swordsmanship that she showed in the village at the foot of the mountain had slowed down, and she was exposing her inexperienced swordsmanship to an opponent who was more experienced than she was.
"Still, I am!!"
Before she knew it, the humanoid had blocked the shortest distance to the entrance of the abandoned mine.
It was also due to the combat knowledge of the knights and warriors in the humanoid.
People get impatient when there was soone they need to protect but couldn't reach it. The way it took advantage of her impatience was nothing short of brilliant.
The slis around her also prevented her companions from going to ltia and the others to prevent her from calming down.
The goal of these slis was not to attack or annihilate.
The purpose of these slis was...
(Dividing us.)
It was too late to notice now, and she hadn't imagined that the sli, true to its instincts, would formulate any kind of strategy.
At best, she thought it was a little wise and could mimic and set simple traps―― that was all it knew, except to violate won.
"We'll break through at once, everyone follow !!"
With that declaration, Mariabelle charged towards the humanoid.
Her steps were simply too fast.
The acceleration of the hero, who used most of her mana to strengthen her body, gouged the ground that served as a foothold, and each step kicked up the earth as though it were a small explosion.
In the blink of an eye, Mariabelle had closed in on the humanoid and swung her holy sword down with all her might.
The sli held its right arm sword at an angle to divert the blow, which would have cut a normal monster in half from the top to bottom.
(That's!?)
The full force of the blow was diverted.
The impact slowed down Mariabelle's movents for a mont――.
"Turn your body as it is!!"
A voice from behind.
There were things they could see because they were not fighting directly.
In particular, Kara, who was a genius when it ca to sword skills, was convinced that she could do it.
Mariabelle turned her body and struck a sideways blow from the left side.
It was an attack full of gaps that exposed her empty back to the enemy, but like other slis, the humanoid didn't attack the mother, the woman, fatally.
She didn't know if it was because they couldn't, or if it was their instinct to prioritize the mother over their own lives, but that instinct was what Kara was after.
Mariabelle's attack severed the humanoid's left arm and went straight to the middle of its torso.
"Blow away!!"
Then, she released the power of the holy sword.
Light overflowed from the blade, and swelled as though it were exploding inside the dirty body of the humanoid―― but it was not.
The humanoid returned its right arm to the form of a hand, grabbed the blade of the holy sword that emitted light, and pulled it out with all its might.
The sli was overwhelmingly stronger in terms of strength.
"No way!?"
While making a large hole in the body of the humanoid, however, it was far from the end.
In an attempt to imdiately close the wound...... the humanoid chose to withdraw from the scene rather than heal the wound.
It jumped up and used the branches of the trees like an animal to get away from the scene.
"Wha―― You're a sli, and you're running away!?"
Kara raised her voice in surprise.
She had never heard of slis running away from people before.
They fight until they die, and that was the horror of the monster species. However, as soon as they realize their pretense, they leave the battlefield.
Its boldness and resourcefulness were still a thought that no monster had ever had before.
"We'll take care of this. Mariabelle-sama, you go over there!"
"S-sorry. Everyone be safe."
Apologetically, but without hesitation, Mariabelle started to run.
It was only a short distance away. Just a few tens of seconds of running―― soon she should be through the forest and arrive at the place they had designated as the encampnt where the tents were set up......
"Is everyone alright!? Where's onee-sama!?"
......There were mages standing there, unsure of what to do.
Mariabelle looked around.
She looked for the peach and white clothes that her sister liked, but she couldn't find them.
At the sa ti, the female succubus who wore the most conspicuous red dress was also nowhere to be seen.
"I'm sorry, Princess. It's just that we're not good enough――."
"What happened!?"
"A beast-shaped sli suddenly appeared and kidnapped ltia-sama and the female succubus who was trying to protect the princess......"
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