Done, done for!
It was only at this moment that Keti finally let out a sigh of relief, truly feeling at ease only after landing the finishing blow.
Just now, she had been terrified that this succubus would suddenly climb up from the ground and stab her or something.
So scary.
However, right after, the situation turned out to be a little beyond Keti’s expectations. Jiaxia’s body turned into streams of magical energy—this sight alone was enough to surprise Keti.
After all, though she had never personally killed a demon before, she had never heard of demons decomposing like this after death. Why would the body just naturally disintegrate? This…
Then, the streams of energy suddenly flew toward Keti. The silver-haired beauty instinctively squeezed her eyes shut, her body immediately feeling a strange sensation.
After a while, she finally realized… this—this felt like being infused with magical energy.
Just like the last time in the Lower District, when she had counterattacked Jiaxia. But this time, the magic seemed…
Was it a supplement for the previous time?!
Wait, wait, wait—
Could it be that what her old nemesis said really came true? That she had absorbed the succubus’s power and managed to make up for what she missed last time?!
Ah, that’s wonderful, haha…
Uh, wait, wait a second, wasn’t she forgetting something?
Right, right! Alice!!!
The silver-haired beauty hurriedly turned her head. And at that moment, suddenly, two more figures burst into the room—it was Layla and Sylvia, both panting heavily.
Seeing the scene before them, it was obvious that both girls were shocked—especially the purple-haired, jellyfish-headed big sister. She immediately widened her eyes and spoke in disbelief:
“K-Keti-chan! Did you attack Alice? No… No way, that’s too much! She’s your childhood friend for goodness’ sake…”
“Aaah, no, it’s not like that!”
The silver-haired beauty’s mouth twitched at once. But thinking about it, this scene really did look like she was the culprit!
Ugh… After all, the real culprit’s body had already decomposed, and only she and Alice were left in the room. That nemesis was still outside and hadn’t come in at all. Plus, she was covered in blood.
But…
“How could it be me? It was Jiaxia—her true form was a demon succubus, the one who kidnapped my student before! I just destroyed her, and then her body disintegrated into magical energy and floated away. Besides, ahem… when the alarm was triggered, I was with you two!”
“Uh… y-yeah, that’s true. Sorry, Keti, I misunderstood you.”
Layla quickly waved her hands, while Sylvia stood by, speechless, her mouth twitching, before pointing urgently at Alice on the ground:
“Enough, this isn’t the time to chat. Alice is in critical condition, Layla—hurry up and heal her!”
“Oh, right!”
Immediately, the three girls worked together to move Alice onto the bed, and then the priestess cast her healing magic.
This time, the injuries on the blonde twin-tailed loli were extremely severe—she was already on the verge of death, so…
Even though Layla was definitely reliable when it came to healing magic, it still took over an hour of continuous casting, plus several bottles of mana potions Keti had quickly brewed, before Alice’s condition was finally stabilized.
After finishing everything, Layla plopped down on the ground and wiped the sweat from her forehead, breathing heavily.
“Ha… Huff… All right, there’s no problem now. Alice is out of danger. Now we just have to wait for her to wake up. But… her injuries are really bad this time, and the old wounds left by Augujadel haven’t fully healed yet. She’ll probably be in pain for a while—no telling how many days it’ll take for a full recovery.”
“Are you sure? She doesn’t look… alive at all.”
Sylvia frowned in concern. Just then, suddenly… Alice on the sickbed began to mumble.
“Keti… Keti…”
“Ah, are you awake? Alice, Alice~?”
Layla gently patted the blonde twin-tailed loli’s cheek, still puzzled. She shouldn’t be waking up this fast, but when she looked closely… Well, as expected—Alice was still dazed, not really awake at all.
Can’t she just rest a bit more? Her eyes won’t even open, and she’s still talking… This must be sleep-talking, right?
“Sigh… Looks like she’s not awake yet, just sleep-talking. By the way, Keti-chan, how did you get here so quickly? The teleportation magic seemed to be destroyed.”
“Sylvia and I rushed back in a carriage, the coachman was whipping the horses like crazy and we only just arrived, but you were already here.”
“Mm… I-I came with Lynn. That guy… seems to know teleportation magic too. I blinked, and… and we were already here.”
Keti twirled a lock of her hair with her finger. The purple-haired, jellyfish-headed big sister nodded thoughtfully, then said:
“So Jiaxia was actually a succubus, and a female one at that? She deliberately disguised herself as you to get close to us? No wonder I thought she was so cute back then—was that her charm magic? By the way, did a student really get kidnapped?”
“Mm…”
Keti sighed helplessly, then recounted everything that had happened with Jiaxia lately. The two girls listened intently, but in the end, it seemed there was only one conclusion—
Alice was really too careless. She’d been tricked by the demons so easily, nearly losing her life. The other side was clearly after her Hero power…
With that, Keti fell silent for a moment, her gaze inevitably drawn to Alice on the sickbed. Her mood was complicated—she was still a little angry at Alice, but…
Seeing her so pitiful like this, that sense of responsibility to protect the girl, which had been with her since childhood, stirred in Keti again…
Damn!
W-what am I thinking!
Suddenly, Keti shook her head hard. Since she had already decided to say goodbye to her old life and her former party, there was no point hesitating any longer!
So, Keti turned around and softly said:
“Since everything’s settled, I’ll get going. Lynn’s still waiting for me so we can head back to the academy. If you’re helping Alice find new teammates in the future, please look out for her.”
Facing the girl’s farewell, Layla and Sylvia, for once, fell silent. Yeah… the main reason was that Keti had just mentioned Lynn.
These two had only just gotten caught by the Lord Governor tonight for setting up Keti. Now, neither of them dared to stop her.
If Lynn showed up and took Keti away, it’d be useless to try to stop her now. And if they could have stopped her, the silver-haired beauty probably wouldn’t have said such a thing in the first place.
So… the priestess and elf girl, just this once, chose to let her go.
Only…
“W-wait… Keti, don’t go… Ugh, don’t go…”