Chapter 40 : Night Rain Permeating
"My masochistic maid can only be played with by me!"
Elucia pushed the door open, and a streak of pitch-black light shot out from in front of her.
Lonis didn't know what happened, but at this moment, her eyes seemed covered and she couldn't see anything, and her ears seemed blocked, unable to hear any sound.
But this uncomfortable feeling was only momentary. When Lonis regained her vision, she found that the monster that had been so arrogant just moments ago was now struggling as it fell downward.
Its cube-shaped head was covered by a black mass, and the electric current on its tentacles seemed to have backfired, affecting its own body.
"Hmph, such trash dares to challenge me. Lonis, turn the steering wheel fully to the left."
"Oh... oh!"
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The crisis was resolved just like that.
The monster that had brought Lonis immense pressure hadn't even lasted 5 seconds.
(How is Elucia so powerful... with just one move, such a terrifying monster died?)
Although she was ashamed to admit it, this feeling of being protected was really nice. The moment Elucia came in, Lonis felt like she had been redeemed, and her tense mind completely relaxed.
And also...
'Who allowed you to bully my slave maid? My masochistic maid can only be played with by me!'
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Although this sentence was teasing her, when Lonis heard it, she unexpectedly felt somewhat warm... This at least proved that Elucia cared about her very much and wouldn't hand her over to others.
(Wuu, what am I...)
However, Lonis also realized her thoughts were embarrassing—as if she was longing to be bullied by Elucia.
"Lonis, quickly straighten the steering wheel!"
"Oh... oh!"
Compared to Lonis's wild thoughts, Elucia at this moment focused all her attention on the environment, her sharp eyes staring at the surroundings, seemingly thinking about the next plan.
"As expected, fallen demons. Only they would release such terrifying monsters."
"Fallen demons..."
"You can understand them as the Trickster Demon Lord's subordinates. I still don't know if this was a chance encounter, but now we need to find a place to rest and reorganize."
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Storm mixed with hurricane, monsters along with electric shocks—although the ship looked generally unharmed, many parts had actually been damaged.
So finally, Elucia directed the ship to land in a clearing in the forest—with the tree canopy's shelter, the storm hitting the ship seemed somewhat lessened.
"Master Elucia, what should we do now?"
"Let's stay here today and wait for the storm to pass."
"Oh..."
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Boom!
Outside the window, it wasn't just raining—before long, thunder began striking too.
The howling night wind blew through the treetops, making sounds like ghostly wails... The ship interior had no lights on, and everywhere was dim.
This scene should have been very terrifying.
Like being in a haunted abandoned house, not knowing what might approach you in the darkness.
But with Elucia on the ship, Lonis felt much more at ease.
This scheming and sadistic girl should have anticipated everything, right?
Just as Lonis was thinking this...
"You masochistic maid, why are you following behind me? I'm going to the bathroom."
Elucia suddenly stopped and turned to glare at Lonis.
"Ah, that..."
"Oh, I understand~~ You pervert, so you're not only masochistic but also timid and afraid of the dark... Hmph, like a little girl, how embarrassing."
"I... I'm not afraid of the dark! I'm a hero, how could I be afraid of the dark?!"
"Then don't follow behind me. Go sit obediently in the living room."
"Wuu..."
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Although she really wanted to stay by Elucia's side and see that black-haired girl at all times.
But since she had spoken boldly, to prove her masculine spirit, Lonis could only steel herself and sit obediently in the living room.
The surrounding light became increasingly dark.
Even the starry sky was shrouded by rain clouds, revealing not a trace of light.
Strangely, when Lonis was a hero, she had never felt this emotion of "fear of the dark." Even the darker and more mysterious places could stimulate her inner competitive spirit.
After all, such places meant treasures, and returning victorious, she could proudly boast to the adventurers in the guild.
But now, it was completely different.
Although she had lived on the ship for 3 days, Lonis felt empty inside, with no sense of security.
In fact, her current strength was extremely weak. Forget terrifying monsters—even an ordinary human youth could pin her down and release desires at will.
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(So all fear actually comes from insufficient firepower?)
After thinking it over, Lonis dejectedly discovered... although her current self hadn't become masochistic, her courage had indeed become very small.
It could be described this way: if Elucia pointed at her nose and said: "You masochistic maid, you're free, get out of my ship!"
Then Lonis would rather be bullied by Elucia than dare to go out and face that pitch-black forest.
Even cube-headed octopus monsters had appeared—who knew what methods the monsters in this world would use to torment her?
If tortured by that kind of electric current for several hours, even if she stayed alive, she'd probably be tortured into an idiot, right?
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Thinking about these random things was also to relieve her inner fear.
But she didn't expect...
Just when she felt slightly at ease, a cold female voice came from somewhere unknown.
"I... I hate so much..."
"Eh?"
Lonis's body trembled. At first, she thought she had misheard... After all, the wind and rain outside were so loud, it would be normal to have auditory hallucinations from fear.
However...
"I hate so much, why not, I hate so much..."
This voice was shrill yet miserable, ethereal yet low.
"Wah ah!"
This time she hadn't misheard. Lonis was so scared she quickly jumped up: "Elucia, is that you? Don't scare me! Pretending to be a ghost to bully your own maid is too much!!!!"
After speaking, Lonis forcefully knocked on the bedroom door, begging the black-haired girl to let her in.
"What the hell..."
Fortunately, this time Elucia didn't disappear but walked out of the bedroom with wet hair: "You stupid maid, what are you yelling about? I'm washing my hair."
"No... I'm not yelling randomly... Just now, wasn't Elucia trying to scare me?"
"What, scare you?"
"Yes, saying things like 'I hate so much,' pretending to be a ghost to scare me."
"Oh, like this... saying 'I hate so much'?"
Elucia's mouth corners suddenly split open,
Blood dripping, she smiled at Lonis.