Filyn’s PoV:
"HI-YAAAH!" - Filyn
And then there was one Pettiness, the most common F-rank Curse Creature of them all, less in the world. Good riddance.
After seeing there were no other uglies nearby, I returned to our temporary camp for the night...or the day. Not sure which one it is while we’re down here in the Demonic Seas.
...hey, Garami~? I know that I’m reliable and all, but that is no excuse to create hammocks and sleep soundly in them even before I return!! I feel like I’m being taken for granted...
"I’m back..." - Filyn
"Ah! WelcobackLadyFilyn!!" - Zaria
And this one’s as high strung as a guitar string. Geez..., no other choice, I guess. I’m the oldest and most responsible after all.
"Relax your shoulders a little. Down here, I’m just plain old Filyn who built her fortune from discovering God-level-rarity items hidden in the grimst parts of this ocean." - Filyn
"...WHAT?!" - Zaria
"Yup. I’m an expert in these seas. If there is anyone out there who is a better guide than , I would give them a dal and a Succubus harem." - Filyn
Mostly to brainwash the poor lad...or lady. Good thing I’ve prepared both Succubi and Incubi...but thinking about it, they may have t that drama-lover...let’s keep the brainwashing off the table.
"...ca-can we please stop talking about...this...place?" - Zaria
Hmm, was that a question to , or is she unsure whether the definition "place" fits these Demonic Seas? I’ll go with the forr so the conversation won’t clog up.
"Then...how about the ti I t Garami?" - Filyn
"Huh? Is that...fine?" the Therianthrope asked while shifting her line of sight repeatedly between to the sleeping Garami.
"Take a chill pill~, it’s fine~." - Filyn
Mostly because I want to tell people about it~. Garami would be furious if she got to know though~, but that won’t stop ! I am the owner of [Pride]! Simple fear is not enough to make pause!!
"Then, we need to go back in ti so weeks ago, to when I was scheduled to personally inspect a certain area..." - Filyn
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Flashback starts:
"Blooooot. Why do I have to gooooo?" - Filyn
In the "tunnel" between the dinsions that Blot uses for long-range teleports, I complained loudly to my partner in cri, fate, and love. And even though I was in the complete right to protest, Blot simply glared at as if I was a naughty brat! The nerve!
"Lady Filyn, we-" - Blot
"Stop with the ’Lady’-nonsense! Nobody can hear us here, of all places on the planet and in between!" - Filyn
"...Filyn, Tir na Nog is an ancient capital that has been isolated from the rest of the world for several hundred years now. It is an unopen treasure chest. And there are many of the rank-and-files who do not know any better that would sneak sothing away if we do not show that this archeological mission is of great importance. It may also work as a distraction for the Demon King, and that thing." - Blot
Okay, that part is sothing I can live with. If it’s either that puppet king or the puppet master, if either gets distracted from the hydra venom bomb that Blot’s stuffed in the specially-made vault for now at least, it may help us take so bigshots down after their eventual betrayal. The question is just how to lure them to take action...
"And more importantly, you need to face the Champion of Alvatria properly this ti-" - Blot
"Please, let skip that. I can’t stomach another dude glaring at with hostility. Having to work with the likes of Springwood and Damrung is enough to bore a hole in from the stress alone." - Filyn
After I left Noire in that one’s care, I’ve got no cuties to balance the stress I feel with the demonic nobles and those obvious traitor-f*ckers! I know that it’s important for Noire-chan to learn so humility by being exposed to that Calamity incarnated, but still!
Even if it’s I who gave Noire the false idea that I’m stronger than the gods, and by extension, herself since she’s following ! That thing I saved her from that day was just a Feral Divinity! Not even a real god! Just an offspring! No better than a low-ranked magic spell in the eyes of the real gods!!
"Welco to my world. Now, prepare yourself. We are soon arriving at our destination." - Blot
Giving up on convincing this blockhead, I switched gears into the "lady Filyn"-mode. PR is everything when you lead an organization after all.
We exited the tunnel between the dinsions and had Armveil’s Jewel-girl, who heads the operation, update us on the situation. And of course, Blot HAD to ask where that Calamity was! Why couldn’t she have gone off the planet today!?
The girl’s currently looking for treasures at the north side of the city, an area we have yet to explore, so Blot told to et up with her...why’s he acting like in command? I’m the real boss here...
It didn’t take long for to reach the northern city. Just a hop and a skip, and my high stats. Bless those beauties. It was worth fighting for 300 years, even if I was delayed because of building the two organizations.
Then, when I arrived, I noticed sothing fatally wrong. I don’t know where in the northern city that girl is! That’s too baaaad~. Let’s delay this eting to a day I feel better...
Aw, man. Right when I was planning my excuses to Blot, I had to catch the unmistakable sll of burned rubber, rotten at, and the perfu that only the worst step-mothers would wear.
If it’s not one thing, then it’s a Curse Creature. You can never be wrong with that odor. At least I can’t, considering I’ve lived a quarter of my life trying to find items to sell on the Demonic Seashores.
The Creature isn’t bothering to hide its presence, so it must be attacking so poor chump. That’s what I dislike with those things~. They’re only about "killing" and not "living". Even animals know better than that. Though I don’t know what to call us humanoids then, or at least guys like who keep on attacking other living beings for the EXP.
Ugh...I found it, but I kinda wished I didn’t do it. The guy looks like a nasty sh of various human entrails and organs, plus mouths and eyes all over the place. It’s closing in on its victim...I seriously hate myself for finding this guy. Why is the Calamity-girl being the one hunted down!?
I get the reason why she’s in trouble. You need to be around the strength of two racial ranks higher than a Curse Creature to put up a fight because of these walking nightmare’s special traits, so even she would get caught off guard if she fought one for the first ti...and is that the markings of the [Attack Seal] skill on her? Did this thing use it on her?
Yikes, this Creature’s nasty. But also talented to have a T-3 skill like this, I have to admit that. But sorry. If you want to go the "surprise attack route", you’d better be prepared to face the sa fate.
Before the yucky Creature could get its slimy brain-tissue-arms on Calamity-girl, I had drawn Shul-Shagana and slashed it into two pieces before burning the remaining pieces with dark flas thanks to [Invocation] of the powers from that f*cker god.
"Okay, okay, move along people. Nothing to see here, just an honorable boss doing her job protecting her goofers. No need to dwell on stupid Creatures or stupid mistakes from the past," I said out loud, hoping that Calamity-girl would catch my drift of letting the whole incident in the past behind.
But no, she just sat there dumbfounded, not even noticing that the effects of [Attack Seal] had worn off...she is dumbfounded, right? Hey, can you even change your expression-*bang!*-guh!?
Hey! What’s with the sudden bullet made of darkness!? I don’t take damage from that, but it still scares !
...okay, you don’t need to get up close and grab my collar. Please? Even high stats can’t save you from a strangled neck!
"Raise." - Garami
"Whazzat?" - Filyn
"...raise...worthy of a General. And party...on your tab." - Garami
Okay, okay, OKAY! Just stop staring at with those expressionless angry eyes! I’m getting flashbacks from the first days in the Sea!!
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Flashback ends:
"...wait, she threatened you to give her a raise, and you let her do it?" - Zaria
"What can I say? It was damn refreshing to have soone act like that. And the party she forced to pay and participate in afterward was so damn hilarious that I almost laughed myself to death!" - Filyn
"Really?" - Zaria
"Give that demon a keg of alcohol and you’ll understand. Phew, I don’t think I’ve never laughed so hard in a hundred years!" - Filyn
"That much?" - Zaria
"Definitely...but thinking about it, did I ever laugh at all during those years? No, maybe it’s 200 years..." - Filyn
Maybe it’s the talk about age and all that, but my mory seems to fail at this mont. And this bat should better be happy about that because I’m going to "forget" that pitiful look she’s giving . Hmhm, no one can tell I’m not treating my subordinates bad now-
"So you turned into Garami’s wallet on that day, huh." - Zaria
...forget all that. This bat’s turning into Curse Creature bait!!
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