Suddenly, a figure lunged out from the roadside, knocking the silver-haired beauty to the ground.
The silver-haired girl was startled, her limbs flailing in panic as she struggled desperately, but someone quickly locked her arms tight, leaving her unable to move…
W-what the hell is going on?!
Countless scenarios immediately flashed through the girl’s mind.
She even ran through every possible enemy who might want revenge, but after thinking it over, Keti couldn’t think of anyone who would come after her.
She hadn’t really offended anyone lately…even if she’d caused some trouble, it certainly wouldn’t be to this extent!
Didn’t Ximon already handle those issues?
He’d been acting pretty well these past few days…
Could it be…a random crime?!
Gasp—
In an instant, Keti sucked in a cold breath.
There was no way she was that unlucky, was there?
Could she have been grabbed by some unknown hulking thugs and about to suffer a gruesome fate?!
Blackness.
Only now did Miss Keti realize that after becoming a girl, her self-protection instincts were still a bit weak.
Her eyes went wide as panic set in.
N-no, no, please don’t let me be harmed…sob…maybe…maybe it’s a kidnapping by ransom, then?
At least that way, there’s some hope I’ll come out of this unscathed.
The silver-haired girl had already made up her mind: she would cooperate fully with the kidnappers, and when the ransom came, hmm…well, she could just ask her arch-enemy for the money since he could easily cough up a hundred thousand to keep her.
Surely there would be even more.
At worst, she could become a maid to pay off the debt…
No, no, no—that’s even worse!
This is so bad…
The more she thought, the more frantic Keti became, and a pang of regret welled up inside her.
She swore to herself…no more rushing through dark streets at night! sob
Lynn, save me! sob
“Help…help meeee—!”
The silver-haired girl closed her eyes in fear, struggling and screaming on the ground, but barely after a couple of shouts, a soft, fragrant little hand covered her mouth.
Huh?!
Feeling the warmth of the palm against her lips, Keti suddenly realized something was off.
Why did the supposed hulking kidnapper’s hand feel so small and delicate?
So slender and soft, and smelling nice?
Especially…the kidnapper’s chest muscles seemed a little…toned?
Ahem…
After a moment, the silver-haired girl cautiously opened her eyes and saw a pair of white, soft snowball-like cheeks pressed tightly against her own face.
Oh…oh!!!
Cough cough cough…n-no, this isn’t right.
The silver-haired girl’s excitement was quickly replaced by suffocation.
After a while, Keti, with her mouth covered and her nose blocked by what felt like face wash, turned pale and started coughing violently…
I’m, I’m going to die here…!
At the crucial moment, Sylvia noticed Keti’s flailing little arms weren’t quite right and hurriedly spoke up: “Something’s not right…Layla, is she having trouble breathing?”
“Eh? It does seem like she is…”
The Priestess straightened up immediately, and Miss Keti, finally free, gasped for several deep breaths before catching her breath.
Fi-finally alive! sob…that was close…
However, before Keti could celebrate escaping danger, her mind cleared and she suddenly sensed something else was wrong…
Wait, wait a minute, something doesn’t feel right?!
Regaining her composure, Keti slowly lifted her head—and the moment she saw two familiar faces, her pupils trembled as if struck by an earthquake.
La…
Layla?
And…
Sylvia?!
W-why…why are my former teammates here?!
The silver-haired girl trembled in fear, even more frightened than before.
Y-yeah…the thing is, except for Alice, everyone else is here, and they’ve been following me all along, and without a word, they just tackled me to the ground.
Hiss…
…Have I been exposed?
This is bad, this is bad, they definitely recognized me.
They might have even investigated and found out I became a girl, which is why they grabbed me so confidently.
N-no…
Keti couldn’t think of any other reason. sob
Suddenly, her cheeks flushed bright red, and she lowered her head nervously, unable to meet her former teammates’ gazes—especially when she thought about showing up in front of them like this…
Ahh!!!
“Pfft pfft pfft, so embarrassing, Keti-kun, did you become a girl just because we abandoned you and you wanted to escape reality~”
“Oh…that’s a bit perverted…so gross~”
In her mind, she could already hear Layla and Sylvia’s mocking tones, words, and those disgusted expressions!
What do I do?
This is so embarrassing, I can’t handle it!
This is worse than when I meowed into my arch-enemy’s arms before—this is deadly!
After a moment, the white-haired little cat, who cared way too much about her relationship with her former beautiful teammates, blushed furiously and, staring at Layla’s serious face and Sylvia’s dark gaze, stammered and resignedly began to confess: “U-um…sorry, Layla, Sylvia, I…I…”
“Hm? You even know our names?”
Layla, who was pressing down on the girl, looked a little surprised.
Then her expression darkened further.
The purple-haired Jellyfish-Haired Elder Sister turned her head and exchanged a glance with the Elf Maiden behind her.
T-this little bitch actually knows both our names!
Keti must have told her about us, right?
No wonder she looked like she recognized me at first sight just now!
Ugh…
Layla wasn’t sure whether to be happy or worried about this news.
At least it showed Keti still thought about her, right?
She was still on her mind…
B-but if this scene is like some kind of roast session about an ex-girlfriend…
The Priestess thought nervously, and even worse, what if Keti only ever mentioned her name while partying every night with this little bitch?
Like, “Who’s better, me or your ex-teammates?” kind of thing…
Crack crack crack crack—!
Thinking this, the purple-haired Jellyfish-Haired Elder Sister turned around angrily and glared down at the silver-haired girl on the ground:
“Apologies won’t help now! Hmph…we’ve finally caught you, little bitch. We’ve been tailing you all day! Say it—where did you hide Keti?!”