Chapter 133: Olivia (2)

The girl’s secret had not yet been leaked.

It would all be resolved if she ended the life of that sniffing Succubus before its mouth started flapping.

Her pounding heart, feeling as if it would burst, reminded her that she wasn’t too late, and she regained her composure.

No matter how urgent it is, as Rohan said… no reckless moves.

Ichinose Yui, with her eyes closed, tensed her thighs and ankles.

She clearly sensed the Succubus looking down from the upper floor.

With the determination to kill it for sure and bury its secret, she envisioned the trajectory of her sword.

Not a burning, but a chilling killing intent, honed to a sharp edge, calmed her mind.

“Huuuh…”

Exhaling, she achieved Clear Mirror Still Water.

The chaotic ripples in her mind subsided.

She focused solely on the enemy.

Yes, no problem.

Fortunately for Ichinose, the Succubus named Olivia wasn’t showing triumphant arrogance from having discovered a weakness, but rather curiosity.

Perhaps it was due to the Succubus’s nature, but Olivia didn’t seem to realize that her discovery could become a weapon that would shatter Ichinose’s composure.

Tak!

The moment Ichinose grasped her sword and moved, Rohan also kicked off the ground, leaping towards the upper floor where Olivia was.

The Pleasure Doll standing beside the Succubus, as if knowing its enemy, drew its sword and charged at Rohan.

──Clang! Rohan’s sword shrieked in the air.

Entangled with the powerful Pleasure Doll, Rohan fell back to the lower floor, continuing the chaotic fight.

Ichinose landed like a butterfly on the railing directly in front of the Succubus.

Within striking distance.

With her eyes still closed, she drew her sword like lightning.

A flurry of slashes rained down on the spot where Olivia stood.

However, Ichinose’s swordsmanship only ended up slicing through a random mirror.

“Now that I’m closer, I can clearly sense it. A chillingly dense Essence… If I consume this… Heheh.”

Olivia, having neatly dodged, continued her fantasy while rubbing her thighs.

Ichinose arched an eyebrow.

Quite fast.

This Succubus possessed remarkable physical abilities.

Even so, it wasn’t proficient in martial arts. It simply achieved such speed with its leg strength.

It’s only natural that it’s stronger than the Succubi I faced before.

She was certain that even if the two Succubi she’d spoken with attacked simultaneously, they wouldn’t be able to defeat this Olivia.

Click!

Ichinose sheathed her exposed blade.

It might seem inefficient to others, but the girl’s swordsmanship required the sheathing process for its true power to manifest.

Watching Ichinose swiftly sheathe her sword, the Succubus couldn’t hide her curiosity.

“Why would you do that? You’re clearly a human, aren’t you? Are you perhaps a hybrid with a Succubus?”

“…”

Ichinose had no intention of conversing with the Succubus.

She systematically drew her sword path, continuing her meticulous attacks.

Crackle! The mansion’s mirrors, unable to withstand the sharpness she unleashed, cracked.

Ichinose, anticipating Olivia’s instinctive movements, launched her slashes a step ahead.

Faced with attacks that allowed no room for evasion, Olivia unfurled the coiled whip she held.

Lifting the corners of her lips, she gripped the whip’s handle.

And swung it simultaneously.

“!”

A chilling sensation ran across her skin.

Ichinose abandoned her defense and arched her back to dodge.

Whizzzzz!!!

An ear splitting sonic boom.

Straightening her arched back, Ichinose knew without looking back.

That the single whiplash had shattered the railing and staircase.

I absolutely can’t get hit.

A direct hit could kill her instantly.

Even if she survived, the tide of battle would turn drastically.

Even if she deflected or blocked it with her sword, she didn’t know how many times her wrist and grip could endure.

“Well, Bianca did say that humans aren’t special either, did she?”

“…”

“She said that besides breeding, humans orally consume things solely for excitement and satisfaction, even though they have no other use for it.”

Olivia rambled on about the same topic, even without a response from Ichinose.

To be so talkative while still mindful of the battle, perhaps it was her natural personality.

Rohan is…

Ichinose’s senses picked up on the lower floor.

Gunshots and the harsh clang of metal indicated the ongoing melee.

As expected, there’s no feeling of being pushed back.

While that situation was fortunate, Rohan wouldn’t have the leisure to pay attention to this.

It was a relief that he probably wouldn’t hear it.

“Don’t you think humans who consume Essence even though they don’t need it are a more lewd race than Succubi, who must consume it to survive?”

“…You talk too much.”

“Fufu, you should know the answer before you die. Is that man’s fetish that?”

“Die.”

Cutting off the conversation, she drew her Sword once more.

Ichinose’s blade, with her Mana fully drawn, was faster than before.

Fwiik!

Even though Olivia evaded, the blade grazed her cheek, leaving a small cut.

Confirming the flowing blood with her finger, a blood vessel bulged on Olivia’s forehead.

“…You’re a truly ill-mannered little girl. I need to teach you a lesson.”

The whip began to be wielded in earnest.

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As Rohan said, it wasn’t an ordinary mirror.

Ichinose thought as she dodged the whip flying at her like a snake from behind.

When the whip touched the mirrors lining the Mansion, it bounced off as if repelled, changing its trajectory.

It seemed like an attack method permitted only to that Succubus.

Seeing as how she can use even somewhat damaged ones, it means I have to shatter them completely…

Ichinose, who doesn’t rely on sight, could respond to the whip’s irregular movements.

However, it was certainly quite bothersome.

She wondered if it would be better to use a tactic to lure her outside, but if, as her intuition suggested, the Monolith was somewhere in this Mansion.

If the Succubus didn’t follow, Rohan and Ichinose would have to return here.

Since thick, sturdy mirrors hung on the walls, breaking them and dragging her outside was impossible.

To disable the mirrors, they had to make her come out through the door.

If she escaped the Mansion, wouldn’t she bring along the Pleasure Dolls she’d laid out like dolls, and other Succubi?

In the end, the conclusion was that settling things here was the best option.

“You dodge like a rat. Shall I increase the speed?”

The moment Olivia spread her wings and fully unleashed her Mana.

Swish! A sound of flesh being Cut came from downstairs.

Olivia’s startled gaze turned downwards.

Ichinose’s lips curled up in hope.

Rohan, kicking off the broken stairs, climbed up and took his place beside Ichinose.

“Are you alright?”

“Rohan… I’m fine, but…”

Ichinose bit her lower lip at the thick scent of blood emanating from Rohan.

He had won, but his body was covered in wounds.

Rohan reassured Ichinose he was fine, drank a Potion, and tossed the empty bottle to the floor.

“He definitely wasn’t an ordinary old man. I now understand what it means for the body to remember.”

Even though the Pleasure Doll had lost its reason, it occasionally used the skills it had trained in unconsciously.

That heavyset man was a swordsman at least one step above Rohan.

If he hadn’t been afflicted by the Succubus, even if he had won, he would have been more tattered than he was now.

Nevertheless, Rohan had won.

He stood beside Ichinose.

Even so, Aeng-ae Nose believed I’d win.

Rohan was pleased with Ichinose’s trust.

He wanted to sublimate his current fervor and excitement into a painkiller and inspiration, continuing the fight.

“…”

To the man who had overcome the painstakingly crafted Pleasure Doll for her protection.

Olivia showed not anger, but a satisfied smile.

“I won’t kill you. If you come quietly now, I’ll give you the best treatment.”

“Why are Succubi so clingy? Do they have no pride as Monsters?”

Even though Rohan provoked her, Olivia maintained her smile and didn’t give up.

Twisting up her wavy hair, she revealed her fair armpits and tightly wrapped her tail around her thigh, making the flesh bulge out.

“Hmm, don’t you want to plant your seed in ‘even’ a beauty like me? I can cater to all fetishes and bear as many children as you want.”

Even?

Rohan was puzzled by the somewhat strange phrasing.

But Ichinose provided information at just the right time.

“…Rohan. When the whip touches the mirrors, it changes its trajectory and flies towards us.”

“Speed?”

“If I concentrate, I can avoid it. I think it’s going to get faster from now on, but… are you dizzy?”

“Despite appearances, the bleeding isn’t severe. The Potion is working too.”

Rohan answered Ichinose and finished checking the Handgun’s chamber and magazine.

Two bullets remained in the Brand. There were no more spare magazines.

Rohan holstered his Handgun.

He grasped Radiance, which was swallowing Blazing Blade and emitting light like the sun, with both hands.

“This is a little offensive. Does that little girl seem better than me?”

Olivia showed jealousy towards Ichinose and began to dye her Mana pink.

Charming a woman wasn’t Olivia’s style, but with Rohan joining the fight, there was no reason not to use it.