Chapter 80 : Girls with Secrets Are Beautiful~
"Lonis, when the monster appears later, no matter how terrifying it is, don't press the surrender button."
"Eh?"
"Because though this is a practical combat test, it's also a courage test."
"Th-this I naturally know."
Lonis tucked the crystal button into her pocket. She wasn't afraid of dying—after all, she couldn't actually die—but she was afraid of pain.
Because her body was really too sensitive, so ordinary pain felt magnified several times over for her. For example, if her body got punched once, it felt like a boy getting kicked in that place.
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But despite being prepared, Lonis never expected...
That the monster they would face would be so terrifying!
It was about three meters long, covered in scales all over, looking very much like a crocodile. The difference was that its mouth had no teeth, but was full of densely packed tentacles!
The monster had a full six limbs... four for running, while two were like scythes, looking strong and powerful.
(This exaggerated?)
Lonis looked up at this monster. She knew that with her own strength, forget defeating the monster—she wasn't even enough to tickle it.
But fortunately Elucia was also beside her. With this black-hearted beautiful girl around, she shouldn't need to act, right?
But Lonis didn't expect...
"Lonis, go."
"Eh?"
"Protecting me, a young lady, isn't that your duty as a maid? Run up there and bite it to death."
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(How could I possibly bite it to death!!!!!!)
Hearing Elucia's command, Lonis felt like ten thousand alpacas were racing through her heart!
How could she possibly bite such a terrifying monster?
However, Lonis also noticed at the same time: Elucia was actually showing a "pretend fear" expression.
Those eyes were wide open, as if staring at some annoying big villain... Though Lonis naturally knew the black-haired beautiful girl was pretending—after all, Elucia who had killed even General Kuru absolutely couldn't fear this kind of monster.
But Elucia's panicked expression was really too cute.
Making Lonis instinctively...
(Right, Elucia telling me to bite must have deep meaning! Anyway, Elucia is my wife, so protecting my wife is naturally this hero's responsibility, right?)
So Lonis didn't think much and directly bit toward the monster...
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"What happened?"
"H-how is this possible?!"
Seeing the scene happening in the combat room, both Teacher Scott and Teacher Suzuki Mizuho were stunned.
Because that silver-haired girl actually bit directly at the monster under her companion's command... Just biting would be one thing, since this kind of monster's skin was extremely tough, even firearms could hardly penetrate it.
But the moment the girl bit it, the monster actually trembled all over as if hit in a weak point!
Then the monster howled in agony and fled at very swift speed, curling up in a corner of the battle room, no longer daring to move.
At this time, the girl named Elucia stepped forward and said viciously: "Hmph, I didn't expect such a big body to be so vulnerable. Lonis, join me in beating it up."
"Ah... understood!"
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The scene of two people ganging up on the monster left the teachers dumbfounded.
"How is this possible?! What did these two students just do?"
"Teacher Suzuki, is it because this Shark Ripper has been confined by us too long and has lost its wildness?"
"But no matter how much wildness it lost, it couldn't possibly run away after being bitten once?! These two students, exactly..."
"Should we report this information to the head teacher?"
"That's all we can do."
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After hearing "Combat victory, please exit the examination room," Lonis's heart relaxed.
It seemed this practical combat test had succeeded... However, even as a "biting expert," Lonis didn't know how she had won.
She bit the monster's skin, which felt like biting oiled leather, not even leaving a mark.
Yet the fact was: her strike was remarkably effective. After her attack, that monster looked at her as if seeing a demon, no longer having any intention of attacking her.
(What's going on?)
Lonis looked at Elucia, only to find her wearing a victor's smile, muttering: "Hmph, wanting to know my secret, even sending out a Shark Ripper... Bah, bah, bah, I won't tell you what my trump card is, you can guess wildly~"
It was clear that Elucia had anticipated the teachers' intentions, so she chose this drilling method.
(Could it be...)
Lonis suddenly remembered something.
Elucia possessed the ability of "Sensory Deprivation," able to deprive targets of their senses, plunging them into endless darkness.
At the same time, could she also enhance a target's certain sensations?
If she enhanced the monster's pain sensation and amplified it 100 times, then even just her bite would make the monster extremely terrified.
(If that's the case, couldn't Elucia also use this ability on me...)
Thinking this, Lonis's body trembled.
Her body was already sensitive enough. If Elucia also deprived her of sight and hearing, and infinitely amplified her skin sensations... she might be directly broken by this person!
(Wuu wuu wuu, 100 times multiplied by 100 times is 10,000 times, Elucia is so scary!)
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Lonis instinctively felt fear, and at this time, Elucia frowned:
"Hah? You stupid maid, why are you making that expression?"
"Uh?"
"Aren't you happy that the exam passed? Or is it because you couldn't be tortured by the monster, so you're unsatisfied again? Tsk tsk, how perverted~"
Elucia put her hands on her hips, disdainfully mocking Lonis.
"I-I just don't understand why we did that..."
"Hmph, looking at your silly appearance, you're really too stupid. Fine, at this point, I'll tell you my plan."
"Eh?"
"Girls with secrets are beautiful! And we don't need to prove how strong we are, we just need to arouse the school's curiosity."
Elucia grabbed Lonis's wrist and drew a circle in her palm with her index finger.
"Curiosity...?"
"Exactly. In the upcoming interview, high-level school officials will probably appear directly, right? And at that time, as long as we leave a deep impression on the school, we'll have more opportunity to enter Clear Temple."
"Eh?!"
"Hehe, your master is prophetic and strategically flawless. You stupid maid just obediently follow behind me, warming my bed and acting cute."
Elucia walked toward the interview location with her head held high and chest out.