Wow~
"I'm sorry. Though I've prepared big clothes for you I guess it is too small for you"
"It's okay. I feel warm wearing these"
The clothes were tight on him so his body lines were very easy to see. It was the same thing as seeing him naked.
After Belphegor and Harry cleaned the carriage to remove the smell of the perfume so that the three can ride comfortably we headed on back to the city.
"Shouldn't I be outside to keep guard?"
"It's fine. My weapon would be more useful if I have a clear view of the surroundings. Plus, there should be people by now who will be hunting..."
"Stop!"
Speak of the devil.
By the looks of it they aren't the normal group. Ugh, this is going to be a hassle.
"Hey there. What are you guys doing in this forest with a- Ack!"
One of the man in the party in front of us fell down after getting electrocuted.
While he was talking I immediately switch the bolts to the ones that I use against humans.
I shot the others as well.
"Eh?"
I was shooting them and suddenly Belphegor's hand was holding an arrow that supposed to hit me on the forehead.
"What's the distance?"
"Eighty meters. Two o' clock, milady"
I switch the bolts and fired towards the direction Belphegor told me.
After the bolt hit a tree it produced a thick smokescreen that will hinder the bowman who shot the arrow at me.
"Let's go"
"Should we not apprehend the woman who dared to shoot an arrow at you, milady?"
"It's fine. Our priority is to get back to the city as soon as possible"
After several encounters we were able to get back to the city without much peace on the way.
We stopped by an inn that is being managed by a member of my guild to keep watch on Leo's movements for the past few months.
"Belphegor, bring those two to bed"
"Understood"
"Harry, follow me"
He followed me downstairs, all the way to the basement.
"This place is secure so if you have something you want to tell me it would be best to say it now"
"At the first group of men we met on the way how did you shoot lightning from your hands? I do not sense any mana from you. Unlike me who is a hybrid, I use mana to empower my body while those humans called 'ability users' tend to use elemental and/or divine power or summon a demon"
"I have five kinds of bolts. The one that I used back there stimulates the nerves which cause the electricity within the body to go berserk which then paralyze the body"
"I'm sorry but I only understand the part where the body will be paralyzed when they get hit by your special bolt"
What was I thinking when I explained it to him in modern way?
"The body has energy circulating within and the bolt made that energy go berserk which is why they was paralyzed. Do you get it now?"
"Yes"
I stood up and remove my clothes.
"Lady Anne! What.... what are you doing?"
"Trying to take the virginity of my second favorite character"
"Huh?
"If you don't like what I am doing you are strong enough to push me away, no?"
His tail was wagging fast, his wolf ears and his third leg were standing straight.
"I... Is it really okay for you to mate with me?"
"Yes"
I won't get pregnant anyway.
...
After our fun activity I wore my clothes.
I wonder. Is it really normal for male characters in the novel to have big genitals or what?
"Stay here and rest. We will be back by evening"
"Okay~"
He looks cute when he is still half-awake.
Me and Belphegor went back to Leo's place to discuss the things regarding the shampoo and the wolf headed monster in the forest.
After knowing that I have taken care of the monster, he was extremely delighted.
He handed over the documents about his investigation in the northern and eastern side of Dilirea. The remaining nobles who still engage in illegal activities was listed in the paper as well as what kind of illegal activities they do.
"Master, how about-"
Belphegor vanish.
Alex knows that Belphegor would be with me. For him to call Belphegor means that he is currently fighting someone strong enough for him to need Belphegor.
"Leo, is someone in there someone in this city who can immediately transport a message?"
"There is"
"Lead the way"
As he led me to the person who is able to do as I requested I was writing the message on the way.
Leo led me to the head of the branch manager of the merchant guild in the city.
I gave the letter to him and he quickly sent it to the branch of the merchant guild in the capital of the Berda empire, via non-living teleportation as a wizard, after Leo put his sword on the man's neck.
"We'll talk some other time!"
"Understood"
I went to the inn and went to where Harry and the two girls were.
"We need to go. Now"
Harry help Nana and Lulu pack their things and we went to one of the back streets in the market.
A portal appeared.
"Anne! Is something wrong?"
Without letting him finish to talk I pulled him out to our side.
"Make a portal to my basement. Now"
He did as I told him to.
"I'm sorry but please for big sister and your brother to come back later, okay"
Nana and Lulu nodded and went to the portal which leads to my basement.
"Belphegor was called by Alex. We need to go to the palace now"
As he open a portal, I drank the black liquid stored in my necklace.
He opened a portal leading to the palace.
"What is happening?"
The palace was on fire.
Boom!
"I don't know who is attacking Alex but help him. Someone who can threaten the sorcerer means that they are on par or stronger"
"Got it!"
A pillar of light pierced the sky.
The pope?
What the hell is that guy doing here?
Whoosh!
"Lady Anne it would be much faster this way"
Harry turned into a giant black wolf. I rode his back and quickly went to the direction I told him to.
I jump off of Harry's back.
"Harry, kill them!"
Harry killed the three paladins who were attacking Claude.
I inspected his body.
He had several broken bones with a second degree burn on both of his arms.
"It hurts!"
"Be a man and deal with it, asshole!"
I applied a salve over his burns and made him drink some painkillers.
As I apply first-aid on him he told me what happened.
The pope along with a hundred paladins ambush them somehow and started attacking while the two were in the middle of their training.
"Dodge!"
Claude push me in attempt for me to avoid the falling rock. But he fell down from the surge of pain from suddenly moving from the state he was in.
The rock that was supposed to kill the two of us was intercepted by a big wall of earth.
"Anne"
"David? How did you get here?"
"Sir. Edward opened a portal as he was fighting multiple paladins and ask me to keep you safe"
The ground shook violently along with the sudden giant spikes of ice that rose from the ground.
"Sir. Benedict is also here"
I can see that clear as day.
"David capture as many paladins as you can alive, if you can't then go kill them. Zaleos is enough to protect me"
"....Understood"
He rode Cerberus and headed towards the direction where Eddie went.
"Harry, take Claude with you and bring him to the waterfall south from here. There is a small cave there. After you put him there get back here as fast as you can"
"Got it"
Claude knew his condition very well and didn't retaliate with Harry, someone he doesn't know, to take him somewhere else.
I see that his trust on me is deeper than I thought.
"Kill that woman!"
Four paladins were running towards me to kill me.
"Zaleos, take left. I'll handle the ones on the right"
He obeyed what I said without replying. There was no time to reply.
I shot the nearest one with a bolt and it hit him.
"Discharge!"
Because of the strong wind from the paladin I was push back and fell down.
"Die, you wretched being!"
I threw three cans and it created a thick smokescreen.
"Discharge!"
The wind blew all the smoke away.
"Too bad for you I... I..."
She fell down. Her skin turned blue. Blood started to flow down from her nose and eyes.
"How...?"
"After the cans released the smokescreen I was able to scratch you with a small dagger that has poison on it. It normally kills someone in less than seconds but seeing that you went beyond that ten second you must have trained your body for a long time to build a resistance against poison"
Too bad, I didn't come here just to be a dead weight to begin with.
I turned around.
Zaleos just finish killing the other two paladins.
"Let's go"
Me and Zaleos headed to the direction where the paladins came from.
"Um... Let's go this way"
I decided to go north.
The west was a place that was being showered by lightning. I would die if I go there.
The east had giant ice spikes rising from the ground. I would die if I go there.
There were several, giant tornadoes of fire and a pillar of light in the south, not to mention there were also hundreds of balls of metal, the king of Dilirea's signature move. It's nice that the two are helping each other but I would die the moment I go there.
I decided to head north since there were screams coming from that direction.
Pang!
The paladins who were toying with the maids were caught off guard and was hit with the bolts.
The other paladins charged toward us.
They died from being impaled by a rock spear that rose from the ground.
"If possible don't kill them"
"Why milady?"
"I think some of them are being controlled"
After helping the maids that were caught by the paladins we continued on our way.
Tsk!
Why is all this happening? Based on the memories that I have right now, the pope never attack Dilirea.
Was it because of what I told him when I was at Sukel? No way. If that was his reason, he would win killing Alex but he would later die since the other three kingdoms would then obliterate the entirety of Sukel.
"Milady!"
Ugh!
Zaleos toss me aside. When I look back to see him, there was a sword made of pure light that pierced him.
"Miss... be care... ful"
He faded away.
"CHARLOTTE!!!"