"You! You all stop for me!" She hurriedly ordered the rats that were rushing towards her, but the very useful Gift "Prestige" didn't have any effect this time.
"Wh...What's going on!" Seeing that the Gift had no effect, Kudou Asuka quickly turned around and ran away, screaming.
In the depths of the pitch-black cave, a melodious flute sound floated over.
The rats' running speed was much faster than Asuka had imagined. They quickly came in front of her and launched an attack.
Wildly waving her arms, she knocked away the rats that were climbing onto her clothes.
Strange...What are these rats trying to do?
Her gaze inadvertently glanced at the young elf perched on her shoulder, and Kudou Asuka suddenly thought of a possibility.
Is the target this child?
Biting her lip, Asuka boldly opened the front of her clothes and stuffed the elf inside.
"Umi?"
"Hide inside my clothes! Don't fall out!"
Saying this, Asuka stopped paying attention to the rats that were rushing at her like crazy, and instead used all her strength to run forward on the ground that was submerged in rats.
In short, the immediate priority was to get to the exit. Although the large red dress on her body would protect Asuka from the rats' attacks, the exposed parts were another matter.
Bitten by the rats' small sharp teeth, blood began to flow from Asuka's hands and feet.
Just as Asuka stumbled out of the underground passage, countless shadows rushed out behind her.
However, all of these shadows were intercepted.
Raven-like red and black wings unfolded gorgeously, and countless blades of light bloomed from the girl who suddenly appeared in front of Kudou Asuka, as if she had instantly transformed into a steel hedgehog.
"How dare you lowly rats harm my compatriots! Know your place! You beasts!"
Scolding with an arrogant tone, the high-speed shadows were like a tornado with sharp blades, guarding every corner of the passage at a speed that Kudou Asuka couldn't see with the naked eye. Before she could even blink, this attack turned all the enemies into dust.
"Le...Leticia, is that you?!" Hearing the voice, Asuka, who turned her head back, said in surprise. Although the voice of the person who came sounded like Leticia, the appearance of the person in front of her was very different from Leticia's.
Leticia's appearance was no longer the young maid she usually looked like.
The cute girl's appearance was strongly transformed into a woman exuding a bewitching aura. The ribbon she used to tie in her beautiful blonde hair had been untied, shining with a dazzling light.
The maid outfit was transformed into a deep red leather jacket, and she was also wearing a strange skirt that looked like a restraint device. The dramatic transformation made it impossible to associate her with the gentle Leticia she usually was.
At this moment, Leticia's beautiful face was distorted with anger. She fiercely bared her vampire-like fangs and roared loudly.
"Where is the manipulator hiding! Come out now! If you dare to forcibly launch an attack in such a public place, you should be prepared for the consequences! Then, with my fangs and claws, I'll let you taste the prestige of our flag! Quickly reveal the name of your community and come out to defend yourself!"
Leticia's impassioned shout echoed at the entrance of the cave, but there was no response and no movement. The rat swarm, which had been so numerous, retreated as soon as the shadows began to dart around.
A soft chuckle, accompanied by the faint sound of a flute that seemed to be fading away.
Her brows furrowed deeply, Leticia naturally heard this taunting laugh, but she didn't rashly chase after them. After all, taking care of Kudou Asuka was the most important thing right now.
"Is that really you, Leticia?" The incredulous words of a girl rang out from behind.
"That's right. By the way, Asuka, how did you get into such a mess?" While turning around, the ferocity of the vampire on her face had faded, turning into the appearance of a gentle girl next door.
"Well...My Gift had no effect on those rats at all," Asuka said, lowering her head somewhat forlornly.
"Is that so?" Re-tying the ribbon on her hair, Leticia's voice, which had turned into a little girl's form, also became childish again.
"It seems that the other party was also using a Gift to control those rats. It's probably the effect of that flute," Leticia said, and Kudou Asuka also recalled the somewhat eerie flute sound.
"Ah...It's really frustrating to have my Gift suppressed by someone else..." Kudou Asuka said somewhat self-deprecatingly.
"Asuka doesn't need to be like this. After all, your Gift hasn't reached the point where it can be used flexibly yet. But I've finally found you. It's almost dark. Really, you should pay attention to the time when you go out to play alone."
Saying this somewhat helplessly, Asuka showed a surprised look.
"Eh, is it already dark?"
"Yeah. Black Rabbit and Izayoi came back at noon, and then they waited for a long time without seeing you come back, so everyone came out to look for you together."
"Um...I'm really sorry. I accidentally forgot the time."
Asuka scratched her head, showing an embarrassed look, and Leticia shook her head helplessly.
"Alright, let's go back quickly. You're really too unseemly like this."
"Ah, it seems that's true."
Patting her body, which was covered in dust, Kudou Asuka looked very embarrassed. Her body was covered in mud and rat blood, and she was really disheveled and hard to see.
After Leticia and Kudou Asuka left, on this street where no tourists could be seen, footsteps rang out again.
Waving the flute in her hand, a woman with incredibly revealing clothes walked out of the passage. The woman was all white, wearing a hat like a clown, and under her wide cloak, she didn't have any other shirts or anything, directly wearing sexy tight underwear, completely exposing her imaginative and fiery figure.
"Little Garden Knight, huh? But you only have this much strength after losing your divine status. It seems that you're completely not worth worrying about."
The mysterious woman said to herself, then spoke as if she was talking to someone.
"It failed, huh? Should we continue and capture them back?"
"No need? Launch the attack directly tomorrow? I understand, my master."
Saying this, the woman's figure re-integrated into the night and disappeared, as if she had never existed.
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