“Ugh!”
The one who reacted the most was naturally the goddess under the vicious dog.
She seemed to be struck by the blue electric current as well, her whole body violently convulsing.
“I told you to stop! Stop! STOP!”
Under the astonished and fearful gazes of everyone, Ilea raised her rod and brought it down!
Whack whack whack!!
Thud thud thud!!
The blue iron rod struck Dullahan’s body again and again, making the vicious dog, already incapable of resisting, struggle while letting out terrified whimpers.
Ever since it was brought to the marquis’ castle, it had lived a life more luxurious than most humans.
Its so-called master had always indulged it, allowing it to maintain its wildness and ferocity.
But now..the pain driven deep into its bones and the powerlessness that left it limp and waiting for death finally made this vicious dog understand what the word “master” truly meant.
“Awwooo…whimper whimper…”
It whimpered and trembled, trying to rub its head against Ilea’s leg to beg her to stop hitting it.
“Get lost!!”
But the next moment, what greeted its huge face was a merciless kick from her.
“Awwooo!”
“L…Lady Ilea…”
Yumina was utterly shocked.
Dullahan was the lady’s only and most beloved pet.
Not obeying a command was a trivial matter.
Even when this dog displayed aggressive behavior as she approached while it was eating, the lady had never troubled it.
After all, it had bared its teeth at the lady more than once or twice…
So this time…did it really enrage her?
The twin-tailed maid blinked but did not stop her mistress.
Instead, she just tightened her grip on the leash, restraining the vicious dog with all her might, and stepped back slightly to avoid getting splattered with its blood.
“Awwwooo…”
Drip drip…
Crimson blood dripped from the iron rod onto the ground.
This body…truly lacked training.
“Milady.”
It was only now that Yumina stepped forward, helplessly smiling as she wiped the cold sweat from the young lady’s face with a handkerchief.
“Phew!”
Feeling much refreshed, Ilea swung the iron rod to the side.
Smack!
A streak of scarlet blood slashed across the alley wall.
The people who had been watching the spectacle nearby all shuddered, almost instinctively taking two steps back.
“Get over there!”
Ilea once again lifted her foot and kicked Dullahan’s large, blood-streaked head.
“Aww…”
The giant dog instinctively wanted to bare its teeth but in the end shrank its neck, trembling as it climbed up from the ground.
During this, its tiny eyes never dared to stray from the iron rod in Ilea’s hand, terrified it would be beaten again.
And as the giant dog left, the goddess who had been pinned beneath it was finally revealed.
At this moment, aside from Ilea, everyone else’s first impression of the girl was… —a little beggar.
In the Crystal City, beggars were not common, but not entirely absent either.
However…female beggars were indeed rare.
As for why, Ilea wasn’t sure.
Right now, this little beggar looked truly miserable.
Aside from being small and filthy, she had been thoroughly tormented by the giant dog.
Especially that last heavy crush just now—her eyes had rolled back, and her body was twitching uncontrollably.
“Hey! Still alive?”
Ilea stepped forward and lightly nudged the goddess’ cheek with the tip of her shoe.
“Ugh…eh?”
If it were an ordinary girl of thirteen or fourteen, she’d probably have already fallen into shock.
But this little goddess…though she appeared delicate and frail, her physical constitution clearly surpassed that of a normal human.
After all that torment, she actually shot upright as if nothing had happened, her grimy little face with two bright eyes looking ahead in confusion.
“What…what happened?”
As she spoke, she even turned her head to scan the people around her.
The wounded giant dog, the twin-tailed girl holding its leash, and…the white-haired, black-dressed lady tapping the ground with a blue iron rod.
“Eh?!”
The moment she saw the girl, the goddess’ heart actually leapt a little.
Though she had lost most of her divine power, reduced to snatching food from stray cats—and even stealing together with them—her eyes still retained the power to see certain things.
This girl before her…was the very reincarnator who had dragged her into this mess!
It was THIS scoundrel!!
“Y-You…YOU!!”
The instant she recognized Ilea, the goddess’ emotions snapped.
She shot up from the ground like a ghoul and lunged at Ilea!
Scoundrel!
Scoundrel scoundrel!!
It was this person…it was this person who caused her to fall to such a state!!
“Three months! Do you have ANY idea how I’ve lived these three months?! DO YOU?!”
“Milady!”
At that moment, with the twin-tailed maid crying out in alarm…Ilea’s blue iron rod lightly tapped forward.
Tap…
The tip of the rod landed right on the loli goddess’ little stomach.
Then—
Zzzzzzap!!
“Waaaah—guh guh guh guh (trembling)!!”
Blue electric currents made the goddess convulse all over…
Thud!
And under the gaze of the crowd, she collapsed once more.
“Heh.”
Looking at the twitching goddess on the ground, Ilea let out a slight, cold laugh.
It seemed this little goddess could indeed recognize her.
And…she apparently had lost her divine power, left with only a somewhat resilient body?
She wasn’t entirely sure yet, but she would figure it out in time.
Looking at it this way, today’s greatest harvest from going out…was this little thing~
The corners of the young lady’s mouth curled up in satisfaction.
Only then did her gaze slowly shift deeper into the alley.
“Ugh!”
Inside the alley, the two men instinctively took a step back.
But having just witnessed this “Bloody Flower Demon” violently beat a dog and electrocute a person, neither of them dared to simply turn and run.
“Speak…what did she do to you two?”
Ilea asked while lightly kicking the goddess beside her, who was still twitching slightly.
“Uh…in reply to milady…”
One of the middle-aged men braced himself and said, “This little beggar climbed through our window, and we caught her red-handed stealing our jerky.”
Oh?
So this little goddess was living even more miserably than she had imagined~
“Mm. She’s an acquaintance of mine. For my sake, just take some money and let it go~”
Huh?
Acquaintance?
The two men looked at the little beggar lying on the ground, faint wisps of blue smoke still curling from her mouth.
Well…after getting zapped so much, she probably was cooked “acquainted” enough.
“T-then…”
Since this was someone the young lady knew, they couldn’t really pursue it.
Clink!
But before they could say anything else, a gleaming gold coin flipped through the air and landed on the green stone pavement right in front of them.
It was a royal gold coin—equivalent to a hundred silver coins.
That one coin could probably be exchanged at the market for two full crates of jerky, enough to feed a family of four every day for a month and a half.
“This is compensation for your troubles!”
The twin-tailed maid snapped her little coin purse shut, her tone utterly indifferent.
“Now you can leave~”
“Yes yes yes! We’ll be off right away!”
The middle-aged man quickly masked the ecstatic look on his face, bent over to pick up the coin, and disappeared into the dark alley in the blink of an eye.
“So, milady, what should we do with this little beggar?”
Having settled the trivial matters, Yumina turned back.
Only to see her young lady, hand on chin…once again eyeing the obediently crouching Dullahan beside her.