North x Northwest No Chapter 94

Chapter 94

Lil tightened her grip on the edge of the tank. Because she completely missed the occurrence, her heart froze over.

No, seeing that the light is receding, Its clear that he jumped in himself rather than falling in by accident And he was right, the darker it gets, the brighter the balsam becos. The brightness is still clearly visible even though it keeps descending. If its so intense when viewed from above, then theres no way the rmaid couldnt have seen it

Lils heart pounded as soon as that thought crossed her head. Sure enough, the motionless blue light wiggled visibly, a chill ran down her spine when she noticed movent from the creature they thought was asleep. Nevertheless, the white brilliance went towards the rmaid.

Did you get caught? Well, you jumped in so loudly Damn it!

All the blood from her fingertips seed to drain away. In an instant, the pale hand chucked away the triangular hat she was wearing. When she looked around in desperation, she noticed a pulley hanging from the ceiling.

Judging from the fact that its installed above the tank, the object they intended to move with it is probably the rmaid.

Lil unhooked the ring of the second pulley connected to it and untied the bundle of ropes. Despite the intricate structure, consisting of various pulleys linked to one another, she knew that pulling the longest rope would elevate the pulley with the iron ring and letting it loose would lower it. It was a tool that was widely used to move nets or boxes. When she studied the chanism she noticed that the rope she had to pull was attached to a spool on the floor.

Upon pushing the pulley with the ring into the water, Lil asured Eds weight. She had only Cesar to compare, so he ca to her mind naturally.

Eds taller than Cesar, but his body is similar or sowhat slimr. Obviously, his weight will be comparable to Cesars. Im not sure how many tis I have to pull the rope to get him out of the water Regardless, its rather fortunate it will cost less strength because the water-resistance will make him lighter.

As a test, Lil yanked the rope one ti.

Damn it.

At this rate, the only things I will recover are the remains of a ravaged body Wait, do rmaids even eat people? I dont really know, but I wouldnt insist on it being a herbivore seeing the way it attacked

earlier.

When she thought the ring had sunken deep enough, Lil pulled the handle next to the spool to secure the rope. She then took off her vest and wrapped her hands around it.

It would be much faster to pull directly with my hands But I have no idea whats going on inside the tank. Dont tell

its a friendly atmosphere?

Lil held on to the rope, but when the silence prolonged, she hesitantly let it go and stepped toward the tank. Approaching the tank empty-handed felt a bit unsettling, but she had no other choice, with both her hands still wrapped in the vest, it was impossible to hold a gun. The fish tanks opening appeared ominous like it could spit out a monster at any ti. Neither Eds nor the rmaids light were visible, so Lil clenched her teeth and moved in closer. At first glance, it seed like a small ray of light ascended through the tank.

Huh?

Lil strode forward. Out of nowhere, the pulley rope, suddenly supporting weight beca taut and vibrated as if it could snap at any mont. She looked up before quickly casting her eyes down again. However, Ed was still nowhere to be found. She could only see a cluster of froth rushing towards her. Beneath that, the blue ray of light was swimming at an alarming rate. With its mouth wide open, the figure roared towards the white light, ready to devour it. In a panic, Lil jumped, grabbed the rope hanging in the air, and ran to the opposite wall. When there was no more room left to run, she started yanking it with all her strength. Even though it wasnt heavy, there was a long distance to cover. Lil had long since lost her vest, so she had to deal with the chafing of the rope on her forearms. Still, she threw all her effort into it, knowing that if she stopped for even a second, shed lose all her chances of succeeding. Lil clenched her teeth, hoping it wasnt too late.

Soon the centre of the tank bulged up. The water broke like a condensed eruption before a large volu soared up. White light radiated from within the foam which slipped around the mass of water like a loose net. It was Ed. Lil pulled the rope with all her might. The wriggling surface beca transparent like a thin film and slid down in the shape of a human.

Schwaaaak!

Ed erged like a cub tearing away the amnion. He gasped for air while clinging to the iron ring, possibly out of breath. He then coughed forcefully to vomit all the water he had inhaled. The liquid that burst from his mouth poured down like firecrackers. The entire warehouse was flooded in an instant, as if it had rained heavily. anwhile, the sound of raging waves could be heard from the tank and it wasnt caused by the overflowing of the water.

When the face of the predator rose through the rubble, Lils vision instantly turned blue. It was only then that she realised how bright the rmaids light was. The intensity could be compared to the rising sun, spreading its morning rays over the world. Lil blinked due to the brilliance that remained like a dizzying afterimage before her closed eyes.

Upon opening them again, she witnessed a set of dense teeth, full of fangs, that sprang up to Eds knee and caused her to scream loudly.

Ed!

Its large mouth was extended so far that it made its cheeks hollow, while its blue tongue pierced through them moving like a snake.

Keeeeek!

Ed turned to the rising spray and shouted sothing in a hurry. To Lil, it sounded like a foreign language that was completely incomprehensible.

However, the monstrous cry ceased. Its hair, which had swelled due to the instinct of a beast in front of its prey, settled down. Even its tongue, which was wriggling like an independent creature only monts ago, froze. Unbelievably, the rmaid stopped all its fluctuations as if Eds shout contained so kind of magic.

The scene was so unrealistic that Lils mouth fell open, dumbfounded. When little drops of water dripped from her forehead and blocked her view, she thought ti had stopped. But then

Splash!

The bluish light disappeared in an instant. Lil clearly saw a change in the rmaids expression just before it was swallowed by the water. If she saw it correctly, the rmaid displayed an expression of embarrassnt before disappearing in a panic. Lil groaned and stood frozen in her place.

Was it an illusion? A fantasy?

Ed, still hanging from the pulley, looked down at the tank and smiled. On the other hand, Lil didnt even think about moving her widely opened eyes. Ed jumped to her side and brushed through his wet hair.

Droplets of water dripped from a single strand that wasnt swept back.

Tuk. Tuk. Tuk.

Ti seed to move slowly.

Lil barely reacted when Ed pulled the handle to secure the rope she was holding, before turning towards her. She muttered with the most dumbfounded face he had ever seen.

Ma Magic?..

Ed looked at Lil and started laughing.

Hahahaha! Captain! Your expression hahahaha!

Hey, did you use ma mamagic? It was just

The left corner of Eds mouth twitched. He licked his wet lips with his tongue and spoke.

Yes. That was magic.

When he said so, Ed extended his hand and waved it in front of Lils face. The fact that she didnt respond confird she was still in shock due to her reality being shaken. Her head felt dizzy, her stomach had turned, and her vision began to blur. She couldnt tell what was the floor and what was the ceiling. She had never experienced an earthquake, but for her, this appeared to be a much greater disaster than an earthquake. The floor beneath her feet and the ceiling above her, everything was falling apart. In the anti, Ed turned his hand, palm side up and wiggled with his fingers as if he was imitating fire.

See?

But nothing entered Lils line of sight. She dropped the rope as she had no strength left in her fingers. For no apparent reason, her hand, that was now empty, touched the area around her neck in search of her necklace. In this absurd situation, she could only rely on the small jewel. Lil held it as if it were a lifeline. Because she was still lost, Eds face beca more and more distorted.

Pffft

Ed suddenly bent forward and started to laugh, sounding like he was about to die of laughter.

Hahaha! Hahahaha!

..?

He grabbed his stomach while his whole body shook, but Lil couldnt understand what the hell was going on.

Youre so naive!

Finally, the realisation slowly hit her as she was still clutching the necklace.

Did this crazy guy play along just for a joke? Magic? Magic

Lil stamred with a red face.

You you!

There were tears in Eds eyes upon laughing so much. Ed wiped his eyes with his finger and chuckled. Lil, who started stomping her foot in anger, aid her boot at the squatting body, but Ed simply avoided her by twisting his body with a rabbit-like jump. Lil couldnt stand it, so she turned to try stomping Ed on his other foot

Ahhh!