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"Oh yes, what a rarity...... I didn't expect you to take the initiative to come to me, huh?"

"Restrain your obnoxious tone—and, if you may, keep in the shadows, your countenance is a bit of an eyesore. ”

"Hmph, is it because of the little girl you brought in this time, worried that she will be scared by my appearance? Have you forgotten something, Qika, the reason why you have the right to come and go is because some people look up to you and think you are 'a little useful'. It's a confidential place, and even if it's you, it's against the rules to bring your friends in and play. ”

Val cowered and ducked behind Kika - he wasn't being looked at, but Val still felt as if he was being exposed to some kind of burning gaze. This kind of gaze can't help but make people creepy.

"Mmmm, what a cute little sister...... I wonder what kind of face such a young face of Lu Dao would show under the torture of great fear and eroding pain?"

Val suddenly understood why Kika was so reluctant to see this mysterious man.

This feeling...... There was no doubt that the man really had such thoughts, and was still a pervert who would be genuinely excited by such an act - Val had always thought that the madman who appeared in the shadows in the rumors that had spread after everyone had dinner was fictional. But now it seems that this is not the case.

Just walked through a door and stepped into this room. Val could feel the atmosphere completely different—the air seemed to be filled with a substance that stinged his skin, and the skin of his exposed cheeks had been tingling like pins and needles ever since he stepped through the door.

"Shut up, Val is not where your hands and feet can reach, get me obediently back into your darkness!"

When the other party mentioned Val, the corners of Kika's eyes twitched. Immediately stopped in front of Val and said viciously to the man hidden in the shadows.

"It's just that at a young age, with a little ability, do you think you can stand in the sun openly? When you were ignorant, you were already unfortunately caught up in this bottomless whirlpool...... Throughout your life, you will not be able to break free from the darkness and escape into the sun. ”

"You ...... guy"

Originally, in daily life, Kika, who was not very good-tempered. After meeting this mysterious person. It seemed that the smell of gunpowder had become stronger - Val on the side had no doubt that if conditions allowed, Kika would even actually fight the other side, even if the two sides were supposed to be on the same side.

"Or are you still not giving up?"

"Huh?"

Val looked at Kika in surprise and saw that Kika was also clenching his fists tightly, looking unwilling. What happened to Kika in a place where he didn't know what to do?Val discovered. I never thought of the proud girl who had been by my side. What kind of experience will it be.

“...... It's impossible to give up at the thought of a disgusting guy who wants to see me laugh. ”

It's not that easy to stir up your emotions!!, Kika took a deep breath, not showing any excitement.

[Hmph, it's better to say it, because Val is right next to it...... What do you mean to give up?]

"Oh, that's really exciting. ”

There was still only voice, but the figure could not be seen clearly, and in this closed room, the sound was constantly reflected back and forth on the four walls, giving people the illusion of being everywhere - and, in addition to the dim light here, the way the person spoke seemed to have become unusually depressing.

I really want to get out of here......

"Huh!?"

Val was surprised to find that he had already begun to develop a sense of timidity.

"Vaal?"

"I didn't ...... It's nothing. ”

Vaal secretly suppressed the constant fear in his heart. Val didn't understand why Kika could confront the other party so calmly, and it seemed to her that the fear that this dark room had brought to her was rising almost every minute and every second. The Val, whose heart was connected to Paul, could clearly tell that Paul had trembled and hidden in his hat, tightly shrunk into a ball.

And Val, who shared his senses with Paul, was also bathed in this deep fear. When she began to notice this, the vague discomfort had become an existence that could not be erased from sight. It seems that every minute is pressing on his nerves.

[Oops......]

Val almost always felt the urge to leave Chika and run away alone, and when such a thought arose, it seemed to turn into an appendage, and it stuck tightly to Val's mind.

"Val, Val!, what's wrong with you!?"

Chika also noticed that something was wrong at this time - the usual Val has always been a silly and soft girl, even if she shows the mood of "fear", she will squat down cutely with her head in her hands, whimpering and saying "Don't hit me"...... It's not so much begging for mercy, but rather that it will arouse the desire of others to bully her, right? It's so cute after all...... But now, instead of the usual teary-eyed cuteness in Val's eyes, there was a deep horror and horror.

"You ——!"

Kika immediately understood why Val had behaved like this.

"You guys did it! What do you want to use against Val for such a shady move!"

The magic around Kika had begun to flow faintly, and if the other party's answer didn't convince him, he would almost certainly attack the other party.

"Because I suddenly thought it would be funny~" The man said in a pleasant tone as if he hadn't seen Kika's dangerous move. "You can see that you care about that girl a lot, don't you? If you run away alone because of fear, will it have some psychological effects on you?"

"Ugh!"

Kika subconsciously clenched her fists.

This guy is really funny! Just to see how he lost his mind, he had to do such a thing to the innocent Val?

If it was Val, with her timid nature, it wouldn't be strange even if she ran away from Kika in embarrassment, because in her impression. Val is such a girl with the personality of a little rabbit. But now, even she could see that Val, who was already shaking, was still holding on to what kind of means the other party had. Kika knew very well that if he didn't stop it soon......

Fear destroys a person's sanity!

"Do you want to do it to me? Do you think you'll have a chance of winning...... With all the strength I have given you, will you oppose me?"

"Hmph, you're not the only one who can stand in front of you......, right? Visible. The amount of force I have now. At the end of the day, it's not on your head. It's not the amount of power you give, it's my own soul...... Can this kind of thing beat you, don't you know the way after trying it?"

"Huh, don't you care about your companions, and if you're going to be my enemy, you'll have to be prepared for a long time. Before then, she might have become a fool because of a nervous breakdown, right?"

Maybe it was a mistake to think about informing this guy in the first place—Kika thought helplessly. After all, what does it have to do with someone sneaking in? If the other party's goal is "that", the ultimate goal is just the hated guy in front of you, and isn't it good to watch the two sides fight to the death on the side? Maybe that's the case. That guy could also be "unfortunately" killed in the line of duty...... Why should I be prepared to inform him?

If you don't come here, you won't have anything to do!

After all, it's not because I'm worried about the stupid guy behind me. That's why he forcibly suppressed his disgust with this faint soul, just to be able to get the help of this powerful guy in the first place? As a result, without even the slightest communication, Val was implicated because of the friction between himself and the other party......

From the beginning, he shouldn't have believed that this guy still had such a minimum sense of responsibility! Kika didn't believe that he wouldn't have noticed anything unusual with the boat full of his eyeliner. However, even in this case, he was still concerned first and foremost with embarrassment and pain, in order to feel pleasure...... There's not much more to say.

"I'm sure you know that something is wrong with the ship now, right?"

"So what? want to convince me with such a reason?"

"How is that possible...... I just want to say that if at this time, there is some subtle change in my position that will cause some irreversible damage to your research results...... I guess with the help of a mysterious friend would be easy, right?"

As soon as Kika's words came out, the atmosphere in the air froze.

"You...... Really don't care about your companions anymore?"

The man's voice was no longer pleasant and frivolous, and now revealed a hint of harsh coldness. Everyone has their own weaknesses, and although some people's weaknesses are not obvious enough, they will be revealed on certain occasions - and Kika has clearly poked at each other's weaknesses.

If anyone else dared to talk to him like this, the end would definitely be a tragic death on the spot. But on this ship, Kika is a person he can't afford not to pay attention to. On the one hand, Kika is the only successful example of an experiment in the past, and it is impossible for him to actually destroy it physically, and on the other hand, Kika himself is not to be underestimated, although he is still young and immature for humans...... But, to a large extent, she's not human, is she? It's dangerous to measure monsters by human standards.

"Val is stupid enough anyway...... No matter how stupid she becomes, I'll raise her for the rest of my life! But before that, I'm going to let you experience the pain of the bones!"

This guy ...... Sure enough, he is not a normal person!

knew that such a decision would cause irreparable damage to his best friend. but still stubbornly chooses to fight to the end...... What kind of mentality did she have to make such a choice?

At this moment, the man deeply felt that he had collected information and cases in the past. None of them seem to be able to apply to Kika. This outlaw mentality did not expect to appear in a small child, although he also knew that even among her "companions", Kika was a special case.

“...... Count you as a winner. ”

After a moment of stalemate, the man said unwillingly. But as Kika said, if Kika really wanted to do it. He can't afford the worst loss.

"Hurry up and unravel the spell on Vaal!"

Although he won the most difficult confrontation with the other party, Kika was not at ease at all - Kika only hated that he had not learned spiritual spells and related knowledge in the past. Faced with Val's current situation, she actually had no choice but to wait for the guy who cast the spell to untie it himself.

So long...... Val wondered if anything would happen to him......

Just when Kika was anxious, his sleeve was suddenly pulled from behind.

"That...... Actually, I don't have a relationship anymore...... There's no need to throw any more spells at me. ”

"Tile ...... Vaal!?"

Kika was taken aback by the situation. After discovering that Val was actually fine. Kika's face was full of incredible surprise and joy, and the ruthless aura that had just been created was completely wiped out in an instant.

On the other side, the man who had already compromised with Kika and was about to unravel the spell he had released earlier was also shocked by the sight in front of him.

[How...... How could it be! With this little girl's ability, how could she have solved the fear spell that I had cast? No...... Even if she really had the ability to forcibly unravel my spells, why didn't I even realize that my spells had been unlocked......? Didn't even notice ......]

"Vaal, you're all right?"

"Hmm...... Right?"

"What is 'should'! Don't keep saying these vague and ambiguous things!" Kika should be happy to see that Val is fine. But Varna's vague appearance of not reading the atmosphere really made her a little angry, and her tone became heavy subconsciously.

"Wow! Yes...... Yes, I'm out of business!"

When Val was holding her head and whimpering and dodging her gaze as usual, Kika realized that she really shouldn't have done this to her at this time-although I don't know how Lu Daoval unlocked the other party's fear technique, but she also experienced a lot of fright just now, right? At this time, shouldn't she be gentle and caring to her? Obviously, she is the one who is hurt......

It's just that she still has the energy to cry and cry...... It didn't seem to have had any effect on her?

"When did you untie it?"

"Well, it's been a while...... However, seeing that the atmosphere between you and that person was so tense just now, I ...... I didn't dare to interject and come in......"

“......”

Kika didn't know what to say about her.

"Who do you think the old lady is for? After all, it's not because of you! Since it's all gone, tell me earlier!"

"Woo! I'm sorry!"

"Wait! If that's what I was talking to him about...... Did you hear it all?"

Kika suddenly realized something.

If Val really came to his senses a long time ago, didn't that mean that some of his speeches just now were also listened to by her?

"Kika, are you saying that even if I become a fool, I will be raised for the rest of my life......? I was so touched to hear Kika say that!"

"Forget it!"

How can you not die, and your shameful speech was heard by Val? Could you say, this guy is pretending? Yes, must be pretending, right?

"I won't forget it! I'm going to keep this in my heart for the rest of my life!"

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[Lynn, are you really ...... If you help Val directly, if the other party's spiritual sense is more sensitive, maybe it will be discovered. 】

"Hmph, it doesn't matter, it's a big deal to just jump out and fight with that goods!"

For the kind of evil spirit that bullies children, Lin doesn't have a good impression at all. If it weren't for the fact that now is not the best time to reveal his whereabouts, he would have unleashed a high fear spell on Val and suspected of having a black history with Kika, Lin would definitely educate the other party on how to behave!

There's a kind of don't bully little Val, go head-to-head with yourself!

This kind of scum Lin is the most annoying! If conditions permit, Lin must let him know the combat power of the magical girl who is in a state of physical attack and is in a state of rage!

[That...... Why does it sound like a terrible feeling? It's like Biski......]

"Isn't that strange transformation ♂, mochi, where do you think of it?"

Don't be a muscular sister yourself!Bisaki, Sakura, Chao?Marisa, what else do you want to fall in love with...... This is something that only people who have mistaken aesthetic values will like!

Lynn didn't want to be like that, though it might be on the rise...... But Lynn doesn't care about that kind of thing anymore!What's the use of manpower?Can you trade Aisha's master's favorability?

"Anyway...... Don't you think that guy feels a little weird?"

Because she was hiding in the shadow of Val, Lynn had no way to intuitively feel the scene, nor could she clearly analyze the mysterious person hiding in the shadows. But even so, Lynn still smelled a hint of discord.

[It should ...... Not Lynn's delusion. I've met people like him in the past - and I'm very impressed......]

"Huh, that's a little bit of a hope. (To be continued......)