Lunatics…these people are complete lunatics!
That was the thought racing through Miss Jenny’s mind at this moment.
Because right now, she was standing beside Elea in a dimly lit room, in front of a cross.
And tied to that cross was none other than Loki, the second son of Baron Curry.
He looked like Jesus on the cross.
Of course, Jenny had no idea why he was tied up like this…
Or rather, there were many things she didn’t understand.
What were these people trying to do?
What was their goal?
Why was she standing here?
Jenny didn’t have answers to any of these questions!
At this moment, her mind was a mess, feeling like it was about to crash.
Smack!
“Wake him up!”
At “Rickwood’s” command, the red-haired, twin-tailed maid, Yumina, pulled out a bucket of water from somewhere and—splash!—dumped it onto Loki’s face!
“Ugh?!”
The baron’s second son, who had been unconscious, jolted awake, opening his eyes and staring in confusion at the four women before him…
What…what’s going on?
Where am I?
Wait…
I’m tied up?!
Loki froze, trying to piece together what had happened.
He had gone to the stables behind the Mercenary Guild to find his missing servants, and then…then he didn’t know anything.
Had he been ambushed and knocked out?
“Who…who are you?!”
Furious, Loki roared.
“Tch…why are you yelling so loud?!”
Elea’s brow furrowed slightly, and in the next second, she jabbed the blue electric prod into Loki’s waist.
Huh?
After a moment of confusion—bzzzzt!
“Arghhh (trembling voice) —!!”
Too…too brutal…
Jenny swallowed hard, instinctively taking a step back and lowering her head.
“Ugh…ugh…ugh…”
Looking at Loki, who was twitching slightly after being shocked, Elea suddenly felt…
This feeling of shocking someone wasn’t bad?
She had sensed it before, but…
Subconsciously, her somewhat sadistic gaze turned to Vail, who was obliviously standing to the side, watching the scene while sneaking roasted beans into her mouth.
For some reason, she suddenly felt an urge to shock her too.
Whoosh!
Without any hesitation, Elea pressed the electric prod against the goddess’s abdomen, who looked utterly bewildered.
“Wahhh (trembling voice) —!!”
Thud…
“Hah~”
Watching the goddess collapse, twitching, Elea let out a white puff of breath, the faint sadistic glint and desire in her eyes growing stronger…
“So satisfying ~”
“Y-Young Lady?”
Yumina was startled by Elea’s sudden attack on her teammate.
“Why…why did you shock Vail?”
“Oh, just a sudden burst of my sadistic side, no big deal.”
Elea waved her hand dismissively, then turned back to Loki, who was tied to the cross, subconsciously licking her lips.
“Huh?”
Yumina realized she was increasingly unable to understand the young lady’s thought process.
But…whatever.
As long as the young lady was happy, even if she shocked her, Yumina wouldn’t have any complaints.
Whoosh!!
Elea swung the electric prod through the air and stepped forward, standing in front of the dazed Loki.
“Speak! What do you know!”
“Huff, huff…screw you—arghhh (trembling voice)!!”
“What do you know?”
“You—arghhh (trembling voice)!!”
“Heh…hehehe, are you going to talk or not ~”
“Arghhh (trembling voice)!!”
“Guh guh guh (trembling voice)…”
“W-Wah guh guh guh (trembling voice)!!”
Is she…is she insane?
No…is she a pervert?!
Why is she laughing while shocking me?!
Is shocking me that fun?!
She’s not even asking specific questions, just demanding if I’ll talk or what I know…what do I know?!
If you have a question, just ask it!!
I’m done…
Please, I beg you, stop shocking me!
I can’t take it anymore!!
Sob, sob, sob…
“Lelele…”
“Young Lady! Young Lady!!”
Someone suddenly patted her shoulder twice, and Elea snapped back to reality.
The increasingly deranged smile beneath her veil returned to normal in that moment.
“Huh?”
What was I…doing just now?
Whatever it was, it felt incredibly, incredibly fun.
It was like playing a game—a game she absolutely loved, so immersive that she lost track of time.
Back when she was cooped up at home, she hadn’t noticed it.
But now…could it be that what she enjoyed was…sadism?
No…really?
“Young Lady?”
“Huh? Oh…ahem, are you going to talk or not?”
“Ugh, ugh…I’ll talk! I’ll tell you everything! Everything! Just don’t shock me again! I’ll talk!!”
Finally given a moment to breathe, Loki shouted desperately, his eyes filled with the relief of being spared.
Finally…finally, they’re giving me a chance to speak…
“Thank the Supreme God! Thank my parents! Thank this big sister for giving me a chance to start over!”
But—
“Um, ladies…heroes, could you please tell me…what do you want to know?!”
The moment he said this, a wave of bitter grievance surged in Loki’s heart.
He had been shocked senseless for no reason, and now he had to actively ask what they wanted to know.
“Huh? Didn’t I ask?”
Elea blinked, glancing at the two others still standing nearby.
Both Yumina and Jenny shook their heads in confusion.
“Not sure…maybe you didn’t ask?”
“Ahem, alright…what’s the real plan for going to the No. 13 Mine in three days? Spill it!”
As she spoke, Elea inched the electric prod closer to Loki.
“Dragon eggs!! It’s dragon eggs! Blue Raven got word that the troglodytes in the depths of the No. 13 Mine found a clutch of rock dragon eggs! Those eggs can be used as a medium to turn ordinary people into transcendents! That’s all I know!!”
Feeling the tingling current approaching, Loki spilled everything Nolan had told him like beans pouring out of a bamboo tube!
He couldn’t take it anymore!
One more shock, and he’d probably die on the spot…
“Dragon eggs…actual dragon eggs?!”
Jenny’s eyes widened.
Even if she wasn’t the sharpest, she now understood why Blue Raven had organized the mercenary group.
On the surface, it was to help everyone improve their strength and mental fortitude to prepare for a potential war.
But in reality, it was to exploit the forces gathered by these noble heirs to raid the troglodyte tribe and seize the rock dragon eggs, allowing him to become a transcendent!
“That jerk…he’s using us!”
Realizing the truth, Jenny was furious.
It felt like her trust had been fed to the dogs.
Though…to be fair, she hadn’t trusted Blue Raven all that much to begin with.
“Calm down. Isn’t this a good thing? When we get there, it’s not certain who’ll be using who.”
Elea rubbed her chin thoughtfully, speaking softly.
She had to admit, rock dragon eggs…
She was quite interested in those.
And since she’d gotten this information, she certainly wasn’t going to let it go to waste~
“Not bad. But…you leaked this to us…isn’t that a bit unwise?”
Elea said softly, slowly pulling off her black mask in front of Loki, letting him see her face clearly.
“You…you…”
Loki’s expression shifted from confusion to anger, then to fear, and finally…to calm acceptance.
So it was this Bloodflower Demon.
If it was her, that perverse behavior earlier made sense.
Wait…if it was her, didn’t that mean he’d just endured all that shocking for nothing?
No, no…as long as she didn’t shock him again, he’d thank the heavens!
But…why?
This woman was practically a princess in Crystal City.
Why would someone like her be interested in a gathering of minor nobles like them?
Was she…just bored?!
If you’re bored, go chew on a lighter or something!
Damn it!!