When Rita opened her eyes, she saw the unfamiliar… ceiling of the Raiden residence.
Where am I?
Feeling a headache, Rita immediately tried to reach for her head, but a sense of restraint brought her back to reality, making her instantly aware of her current situation—not only was she tightly bound, but the method used…
Lewd!
Feeling the rough rope rubbing against sensitive areas, Rita blushed and cursed inwardly.
"Hmm~ You're finally awake."
The magnetic male voice made Rita look towards the source of the sound. It was Elysia in Jiang Qiao's skin!
Raven was also there, sitting by the window, maintaining her weapons.
Seeing the two, Rita instantly recalled the previous battle.
"How do you feel?"
Seeing that the Herrscher of Sensuality had woken up, Elysia approached with a smile. The close proximity and the masculine scent made Rita blush.
Looking at the smiling, handsome face, although Rita had to admit that even by her standards, this man named Jiang Qiao was among the most handsome she had ever seen, as an enemy, she obviously couldn't show any positive emotions.
However, Rita still had to address the terrible way she was tied up:
"Using such a shameful binding method on a lady, don't you two think it's a bit inappropriate?"
Although she had similar interests, Rita liked to do this to others, not be the subject of bondage play!
A warrior could be killed, but not humiliated!
"Hmm~ It does seem a bit much. I told you not to tie her up like this, didn't I? Look, she has complaints, Natasha."
After examining the R-rated way Rita was bound, Elysia agreed and complained to Raven, who was sitting by the window.
But the latter didn't turn her head, replying grumpily:
"Weren't you watching with relish when I was tying her up?"
She was the one who tied Rita up, but it was Elysia who watched with rapt attention after she was done!
"Ahaha~"
Feeling the disdainful gaze, Elysia showed an embarrassed expression.
What could she do? The bound maid was just too amazing! Who could resist such a cute girl?
Elysia had endured with great difficulty!
To Rita's astonishment, the man she had previously considered her mission target took the initiative to untie the ropes. Although the special knotting method made Rita bite her lip and moan, after being freed from the terrible restraints, Rita flexed her wrists and asked curiously:
"Why did you untie me?"
"Eh? Didn't you say it was uncomfortable? Could it be…"
Elysia, who had been admiring the bound Rita, was surprised and confused. Then, looking at Rita's expression, she became somewhat suggestive and mischievous.
Rita, whose XP(likeness) wasn't easily triggered, naturally understood what Elysia meant. She blushed and said angrily:
"Of course not! I mean, we were enemies just now, right? Aren't you afraid I'll attack you after you untie me?"
"Will you attack us?"
"Of course I will! You're my mission target!"
Rita was speechless.
"Mission? What mission?"
"Under the Overseer's orders, I'm here to investigate the anomaly in Nagazora City, and depending on the situation, investigate or eliminate the man named Jiang Qiao." The latter was more likely.
According to confidentiality protocols, she shouldn't tell this to outsiders, let alone the mission target. But looking at Elysia's curious face, Rita inexplicably revealed this information.
Fortunately, it wasn't anything important.
Rita comforted herself after realizing what she had done.
"Really, I don't even know the Overseer you're talking about. To suddenly investigate or eliminate me, that's too much!"
Elysia puffed out her cheeks, looking very dissatisfied.
Hearing this, Rita couldn't help but laugh wryly.
As Otto's glove, Rita had long been accustomed to the darkness. Right and wrong weren't for subordinates like them to judge, but for the Overseer to decide.
However, although she was Otto's glove, Rita wasn't the type without her own will.
She would also consider the right and wrong of things.
As for this man named Jiang Qiao, although she found him very strange, Rita couldn't help but wonder why the Overseer sent her here.
Because this was an urgent mission, although she had read the mission information on the way, there wasn't much useful information.
The only key point was—a Herrscher-level energy reaction appeared in Nagazora City.
The Overseer probably sent her to investigate this matter.
And this man named Jiang Qiao, perhaps in the Overseer's view, was related to the Herrscher-level energy reaction?
Thinking of this, Rita couldn't help but recall the previous battle.
The agility that surpassed her own, and the special energy fluctuations that erupted during the battle, all indicated that there was indeed something unusual about this man.
…Further observation was necessary.
Although the Overseer's intention leaned towards eliminating unstable factors, Valkyries on missions, especially S-rank Valkyries like Rita, had the right to adjust the mission direction based on their own judgment.
She was currently a captive.
However…
Rita deliberately glanced at Elysia, who was smiling at her.
Being this man's captive didn't seem dangerous.
Perhaps she could consider giving up on escaping and instead stay by this man's side as a captive, investigating his anomaly and the possible connection between him and the Herrscher fluctuation.
"Hmm… Although I've untied you, don't run away, or I'll be very sad."
Elysia really wanted this cute girl to be her maid, so she said this sincerely.
Without restraints, Rita could easily escape. Even Elysia, with her superior agility, would have difficulty catching Rita if she really wanted to run.
But she still made this decision. If she had to say why, it was probably because—forcing a cute girl to stay by her side wasn't something Elysia could do.
Elysia, who learned from Jiang Qiao that Rita was a good girl, could only try to restrain her with sincerity, to see if she could keep this cute maid girl. If not, she could only let her go.
Fortunately, the Fat Woman's risky move seemed to have worked.
—After careful consideration, Rita felt it necessary to stay by this man's side to investigate the details of the anomaly.