The trio didn’t hesitate as their magic fred up, helping them to recover from their injuries enough to begin flying again, though spending most of it in fueling their speed. Obviously I ’t let that happen. “Don’t let those flying snakes get awa-”

  Suddenly a light-headedness overcame me as I finally realised a very important fact; there was only one py where those factories could get all the material from. I ractically half dead and that would have sent me crashing to the ground if not for my years of training. Allowio stay up right if uo chase those bastards.

  In other words…

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  gratutions!!!

  Rewards: -Scales of Moonlight x6

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  What in the love of ercialism; I uand why that system annou would e up sihey surrendered. However, that didn’t expin why I only got a few torn off scales! Wait, it isn’t time for that, I o stop those dragons from esg else I kiss my reward from my master.

  Afterall - the quest she gave me was… Well, it needed… “DAMMIT THAT LOLI SCAMMED ME!”

  Once again I found myself w for free and there isn’t anything worse than that. Gritting my teeth I couldn’t even pio that scary little goddess. Though she also didn’t tell me I’d be forced to fight against dragons so I couldn’t be bmed for not being prepared.

  I also couldn’t deny that my firepower simply wasn’t enough to take those lizards down fast enough to prevent their escape. Thinking about it logically… I’d just have to take a loss this time. Urgh, this is so unbelievably irritating, if only I brought a few proper anti-air ons!

  All I had prepared was anti-tank since I was uhe assumption that (even if I ended up having to take out some flying enemies) I wouldn’t be fighting the equivalent to a flying tank. Sure, there was always the e against a dragon, but this was supposed to be the start of the game.

  Why would I expect a boss monster like that?

  “Well the ao that was clearly to predict that miaster of mio cause trouble…” I said while turning to look towards my army of bots that stood there silently. At least I learned how to take advantage of the system but that also made me wonder where that little troublemaker wa-

  A sudden voice brought me out of my thoughts and instead sent a shiver down my spi wasn’t an angry voice, instead filled with curiosity, but it was the familiarity with that voice that caused me to feel the threat of death. “Oh~ do you think I’m a little tiny trouble maker~?”

  Slowly turning towards the mortifying midget as she just stood there without so much as a ruffle in her high quality clothing. Making me wonder if she even actually got into a fight. Though the overwhelming st of blood reminded me that the cute little figure in front of me was far more dangerous than anything I’ve ever seen in this or my previous lives.

  Except maybe my birth mother?

  Somehow I found my birth mother even more terrifying thaeral goddess in front of me. Makes me curious just what my true family history had in store for me - all I knew was that my mama had cat ears and weird red strings. At least she always smiled while I was around.

  “What’s with all the silence; oh and it looks like the trio escaped which is pretty unfortunate~!” That god looked into the distance where the trio flew. I also noticed that she let her own oppos go - I’m certain this wasn’t a case of her being uo finish them off.

  Although it was a call seeing just how many more she fought - at least triple - one of them seemingly being twice the size of the ones I went against. It could just be a wife's tale but it’s only said that the bigger the dragon… The older they are, the strohey are.

  Of course there were also titahey were stronger even if younger; in other words power & size were interlinked when it came to these lizards.

  Though I guess that isn’t true when…

  “I don’t know why but I don’t like the look in your eyes~.” Smiling sweetly as my eyes met with those of the nameless goddess. ving me that there was suddenly something more iing to look at than the dangerous diminutive dragoness.

  Promptly deg it was best to just expin the reason for my “loss” to help her uand that I couldn’t be bmed for that. Totally not to distract her from my slight slights against her “Didn’t have anti-air so there wasn’t much I could do to keep them grounded…”

  “Ah~ well that robably for the best~.” As I thought, there was no way she would accept such a me excuse for why I let them esca- wait did she just say it was for the best? Could it be that she khat I couldn’t put them down permaly so didn’t care about that? But, then, why do this?

  Those thoughts led me to look towards the random plethora of arms that just y on the ground - part of me is w if she just did all this for her own amusement.

  Very pusible.

  “So~ I see you have some tin s~!” Before I could say anything she was in front of my meical army with a fiapping her - a big smile on her face as she observed it. “Perhaps something special happened, within that little domain, while you pyed with those boys~?”

  Hearing her so openly asking made me blink in surprise. The way she said that sounded less like a question and more like she was sure that something had happened. “Well I guess I discovered that I could use my onry & bronze knights against even dragons?”

  “Oh~ did you not figure anything out~?” She asked sweetly as she poked the stomach of one of the bots who simply tilted their head. Clearly fused on how to act since I had paused my and mid sentend that they were now being bullied by a midget.

  However, due to her followup question, I could now be sure that this girl had indeed phings out even if her iions were different from my assumption. Apparently… She had helped me. “I discovered how to manipute the pocket spay advahough I still don’t uand the prior features.”

  Those random tv’s, dispying my meals, must have had some meaning.

  Not that I got too lost in my thoughts for too long; that mini master of mine began g happily as she had a big grin upon her face. Her joy was so tagious that even I felt a smile. “That’s great and it’ll evehat you don’t o worry about anyone eg your true persona’s together~!”

  I could feel my chest puffing up (well more than usual) at the proud words of my teacher upon hearing my ret aplishments; she may be sadistic yet she was undoubtedly good at her job.

  “Plus, when it es to those tv ss, I think it’s best to just think of them as a little snack ehehe~!” Her cute little giggle eg through the forest - distrag from the thick st of blood. Not enough for me not to realise how strange her ents were; how could a tv be a snack?

  Perhaps-

  “Oh you also look a little dinged up so I’ll share some energy~.” With just those words I felt my spirit, the energy that stituted both my life & magipletely fill up once again. A shog sario since I didn’t even know such a thing ossible.

  “How did you-” My words were uo finish as she tilted her head with a knowing smile - her eyes curling up in mischief filled delight. “Ah~ well my energy just so happens to be very patible with just about everything that has e ience as-... Vi…”

  It was then that her amusement suddenly vanished, for the first time a serious look appeared on that cute little face, gring towards the sky. Turning my gaze towards the same dire revealed what looked akin to a drone. Yet it was so quiet I wouldn’t have realised it’s existehout her.

  The metal that made its body seemed bck - certainly not one I knew - but more ing was that it reised what type of energy was emp it. Demoni addition the lens seemed to gleam purple as if a demonic eye ying on me; a set of eyes that I would never fet came to mind.

  “It would seem that the person who took your eye is also spreading her own about… Let’s get back to the city without dey.” Suddenly dropping her childish side to sound more like a senior.

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  \_ Third PoV _/

  *ding**ding*

  The ringing of bells.

  Surrounded by tless monitors, slovenly lying down in a massive spinning chair, with a tablet in one hand she slid her other hand’s finger upon its surface, sat a single girl. tless ses on the back of pitiful mortals pyed on the monitors. She seemed to not care about any of them.

  A mane of crimson hair would be the notable figure for most yet for her it was just the beginning.

  Long bck horns peaked out from her head - f a rge - as ink painted intricate patterns across her snow like flesh. These weren’t the beautiful types of tattoos humans may get. Just one look was enough to know just how ominous their existence was; down to the ohat repce her eyebrows.

  Her “japanese in” was clear in her clothi her height was far from being inferior to those of western nations. At least she was far taller than a certain dark skinned short stack. Although one wouldn’t want a handshake with her on at of the sharp heavy lookial ing out her knuckles.

  On her hands were half bck half crimson nails that gave her more mehe ey of her arms essentially bck & crimso inverse of each other.

  Around her wrists & ankles were simple little bells tied to her via ribbons.

  “Nn…” Despite those fingers w on that tablet (truly only using the paintiure) a small sleek device hung from her ear to lightly cover one side of her head. Not her face though. A voiing through it clearly was unig with her but she didly seem to pay much attention.

  Far more ied in w on her artwork; a simple se that involved the skull of a wolf being chewed on by a hound. The detailing being nothing short of genius. “So, “Smith”, I let you wander about doing your own thing with iment from both Kitten Inc & my A.Ede all you’ve done is…?”

  Raising the ink blotches ted as eyebrows for her - tilting her head like a curious child but a silence was all that answered her.

  Iurn she growled like a hungry beast, revealing a set of fangs that looked like a mix between a savage dog and a sophisticated vampire, as she gowards one particur s. A pair of short stacks meeting her pierg gaze. “I try to find him but, instead, all I find is a fug weakling deer cosspying.”

  Smming her fist onto her chair as she growled angrily - violent violet energy spewing from her eyes as she took a deep breath. The chill grew quite literal as frost began to cover the room. Closing her eyes as she leaned bato her chair while throwiablet aside without a care.

  “Maybe it’s time I visit my sister, then?” Opening her eyes to once again gaze upon a s.

  Though different from the previous o showed a familiar bar with an armoured knightess standing guard at the door. The drone unwilling to get any closer. Meanwhile the heat within the room once again increased whi turo a rapid expansion of matter… The result requiring no expnation.

  Purple fmes pletely filled the room as the various ss began to grow static, the eyes of the girl appearing on each as if spreadiween them, tinuing throughout the nd. From out the fire she walked with a savage grin. The demoness having one p mind.