Dark Alley.
Haa.. Haa..
A man dying without knowing what hit him.
…
Eventually, as the man collapsed, a small figure appeared.
Lily, draped in a cloak that covered her entire body.
Lily squatted in front of the fallen man’s corpse and—
Thud
She began stabbing the already lifeless and growing cold body.
‘This person is trash too…’
The man Lily killed was one of the criminals who had snuck into Drax’s Place. After murdering a family in the past, he moved to Drax’s to escape the Empire’s bounty.
He boasted about his murders as if they were achievements. After hearing the stories, Lily quietly followed the man, confirming that there were no people around, before mercilessly striking him.
Stab-
Only after leaving countless stab wounds on the corpse did Lily stop. She rose and wiped the blood off her hands.
‘It’s not yet time for Unnie to come home.’
Thinking she could kill at least one more, she walked out of the alley.
This wasn’t the first time Lily had killed someone.
As soon as she learned the enchantment magic from her sister, she committed murder, hoping to reduce the number of dangerous people around her sister. Every time her sister went out, Lily became an active hunter for criminals.
As she was loitering in search of her next target, she overheard a conversation between some men passing by.
“Hah.. I was just having fun.”
“You crazy bastard. It’s Bram’s call. Does that stupid gambling matter?”
“I know, I know. Just feeling regretful.”
“Stop whining and hurry up.”
Bram.
Anger flickered in Lily’s purple eyes.
A name she could never forget. The garbage that troubled her sister the most.
If it weren’t for Bram, her sister wouldn’t be sad every day.
She glanced at the knife in her hand.
‘Right now….. I can kill him…’
When she first met Bram, she was overwhelmed and could do nothing but tremble in fear.
But now that she could use mana, she was confident that it would be different.
‘I’ll kill him….’
Steeling her resolve, Lily tightened her cloak to hide her face. She quietly followed the two men.
It wasn’t long before she arrived at a place underground where people had gathered.
And in front of the crowd stood a large, hateful man.
Lily bit her lip.
“Bram..! ”
Voooom—
The magic infused into the knife.
Lily lifted her feet from the ground.
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After conducting various experiments with my test subject… No, after experimenting with Charlie, I was alone taking a break.
Charlie said we should never see each other again.
He looked so drained, as if his soul had left him.
‘Did I push him too hard?’
I had told Charlie to use any means necessary to make me angry.
He started with light curses, but eventually hit me with some emotional insults.
When I heard one that went too far, I almost really hit Charlie.
He provoked me in many ways and rather successfully too.
Whether that’s good or bad, it seemed Charlie had a talent for making people mad.
Yet, thanks to that, I was able to get a grasp of my abilities.
‘Not just simple brute strength, but my entire physical capabilities have skyrocketed.’
I took a big bite of the bread I’d gotten.
Where did I get the money for bread, you ask?
I borrowed it from Charlie.
When I asked him to lend me money, he looked at me like I was a madwoman.
There was no helping it. I planned to keep fighting, and I couldn’t go on an empty stomach.
Bram had sent his lackeys out to look for me, so it didn’t seem hard to run into him.
“Alright. Let’s go.”
I stood up, dusted myself off, stretched, and stepped out of the alley.
Just wait for me, Bram.
*
I didn’t think I would run into Bram so easily, but I didn’t expect it to happen this quickly.
“Hey, I think that’s her.”
“Hey brat, you need to come with us for a bit.”
It seemed that quite a few people were searching for me. I hadn’t even wandered much and was already surrounded by men.
“Where are we going?”
I asked the three men encircling me.
“Where? To a good place.”
“Kah-hah! A good place indeed, for us.”
“Don’t be too scared, kid. We’re all nice people here.”
Honestly, with dialogues like that, the guys sounded like third-rate thugs. They looked at my face and grinned lecherously.
“Hey… but isn’t this girl really pretty?”
“Did the boss tell you to bring her in one piece?”
“No, he just said to bring her. He didn’t say anything like that.”
“Hehe. Then let’s have some fun.”
Wow. Can’t they just let it go? Truly, they’re criminals.
“You should just take me there.”
As I warned in an irritated voice, they laughed at my comment.
“Kah-hah! You’ve got some bite!”
“I like that!”
“You should have that rebellious flavor. Haha!”
It seems words alone wouldn’t work.
I pressed my middle finger against my thumb and said,
“I clearly stated it, right?”
Then I placed my hand on one man’s forehead.
“What’s this? O-”
Pfah!
I flicked his forehead.
The sound of that flick was unbelievable, like a hit with a metal club.
The man dropped to the ground, foaming at the mouth.
“What the hell, hey!”
“He’s… dead.”
Ah. I hadn’t meant to kill him. My strength control must still be lacking.
“You bitch!”
Was it rage over his fallen comrade? The laughter from earlier was gone, replaced with a vicious expression as he swung a punch at me.
I easily dodged the punch and placed my hand against another man’s chin.
Slap!
“Ku… Hah.”
This time, a man fainted without dying.
“C… Damn it!”
The last man left, seeing he was alone, began to back away from me.
“Where do you think you’re going?”
I kicked his leg and he fell over.
“Aaaah!!! My leg!!”
The man rolled on the ground, clutching his leg, screaming.
Ugh. How annoying. People are staring.
Hearing the murmurs from the crowd, I crouched down in front of him.
“My activation condition is unexpectedly simple.”
“P… please! I’ll do whatever you say… just spare my life!”
“All I really need to feel is the urge to beat the hell out of you.”
“Aaaah!”
Thud—
The last man toppled, eyes rolling back.
I dusted off my hands and stood up again.
“Ah. Maybe I should’ve left one alive.”
I had no idea where to go now.
Well, eventually, I’d find out as I walked along.
Chillingly, my thoughts aligned perfectly.
It wasn’t long before Bram’s group found me again, and I took down all but one with a flick. They looked at me like I was a reaper risen from hell.
After hearing about Bram’s location from the one begging for his life, I let him rest peacefully.
“If I eat here… I guess meat first… maybe a cold beer would be nice. Or I could just have both.”
As I smiled happily to myself, I heard someone running towards me.
Master, one more coming!
I brought my fingers together to flick again and turned my head in the direction of the sound.
“P-Please!! Help me!!”
“Huh?”
In front of me stood a mature-looking beauty with gray hair, who didn’t seem like a criminal at all.
She rushed toward me, looking desperate, her eyes red from crying, her lips pale and trembling.
“Please… hu… please help me…”
“…Huh?”
.
.
.
She wasn’t there. Lily was gone.
At first, I thought it was one of Lily’s pranks and searched the house, but I couldn’t find her anywhere.
Bam-Bam—
My heart raced, my head turned white, and my breathing quickened.
This place was a lawless zone; nothing good would come to a missing little girl. I was filled with terrible thoughts.
“No!!! Lily!!!”
With a scream, Dania rushed out of the house.
Haa… Haa…
Familiar shops, Bram’s stronghold, dark alleys.
How long had I been running? My legs felt weak.
I frantically searched for any traces of Lily but found nothing.
“Haa… hu… please… Lily…”
She had to be okay. If something happened to her, then I…
I felt breathless, despairing as I collapsed on the ground.
—Thud.
A dull sound resonated through the air.
Dania turned her gaze toward the noise.
What entered her view was a black-haired girl easily flinging men aside.
‘That girl is…’
Matching the description I had heard in the bar.
The girl who obliterated Rick.
‘If that person…’
In a city where no one could be trusted, Dania couldn’t ask anyone for help. Not Bram and not even those who followed her; they were all Bram’s lackeys, ready to stab her in the back.
But running alone through this vast city was impossible. I needed help, and she was the one who appeared in such a dire situation.
Dania rushed toward the unknown girl, clinging to any hope.
“P-Please!! Help me!”
Dania’s desperate cry met the eyes of the girl.
Her skin was pale as if made of porcelain; she had an enchanting beauty like a fairy. And her two blood-red eyes shone ominously, sending shivers down her spine, yet there was something alluring about them, a feeling of being captivated.
A witch. She resembled a sorceress who bewitches people.
“Huh?”
But contrary to the atmosphere, the girl’s voice was adorably cute.
Dania stood there, unable to speak in surprise.
“Please… hu… please help me.”
Dania greatly requested help from the girl.
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