—A Little People Clan Girl.
She wore a tattered red-and-white hooded sweatshirt. On her back was a huge backpack, larger in circumference than her entire body.
Because she was running so frantically, the backpack jolted violently on her back, as if it might crush her frail body at any moment.
Moreover.
Judging by the Little People Clan Girl's terrified expression and sweaty face.
She had clearly run into big trouble.
"H-help, help me—!!"
The Little People Clan Girl shouted tearfully as she ran.
Behind her.
"Click-clack, click-clack—"
The scalp-numbing sound of arthropod limbs rubbing together followed closely behind.
Amidst the flying dust...
Five dark red Killer Ants, brandishing their massive scythe-like forelimbs, were snapping relentlessly at her heels.
Their hideous mouthparts opened and closed, dripping foul-smelling saliva.
They were less than five meters away from that petite figure!
For a lone supporter, this was an absolute death sentence.
She had clearly lost her way in her panic.
However...
When she suddenly looked up...
...and saw such a large group of people standing ahead...
In that instant...
...a glimmer of hope flashed in her eyes.
If there are this many people...
If it's a strong team...
Even if she just acted as bait... even if they just blocked those monsters behind her for a moment...
Would she have a chance to escape?
Once this thought emerged, she gritted her teeth and subconsciously moved to run toward the crowd.
Lead the monsters over!
As long as things get chaotic!
As long as these people start fighting the monsters!
She could live!
Though it was despicable.
Though it was shameless.
But...
She wanted to live!
However...
Just as she took two steps, preparing to implement this plan of shifting the trouble onto others...
...that moment of distraction occurred.
Because she was too rushed, her pack was too heavy, and the ground was too rugged...
*Thud!*
The Little People Clan Girl's left foot tripped on a protruding rock on the ground.
She instantly lost her balance.
Added to the momentum of the massive pack on her back...
...she fell heavily to the ground, face-first.
She even rolled twice on the floor.
The giant pack burst open, scattering its contents everywhere.
"Ah!"
A cry of pain escaped her.
The girl tried to crawl back up.
But the sharp pain from her ankle made her collapse back down.
It's over.
A look of despair flashed in the girl's eyes.
Listening to the "rustling" sound getting closer and closer behind her...
...she turned her head.
She watched as those few Killer Ants, having already rushed close, raised their scythe-like forelimbs high.
In that instant...
...many images flashed through her mind.
Those greedy faces, those endless insults, and that debt that could never be repaid.
Perhaps ending it like this wasn't so bad after all.
Rather than living like a rat in the sewers...
...a quick death would be a relief.
...
Seeing their prey fallen on the ground, the Killer Ants let out excited hisses.
They raised their bone-severing scythe-limbs high...
...and swung them down fiercely toward that weak back.
"Oh no!"
Kashima and Mikoto turned pale, wanting to step in to help, but at that distance...
...and with her carrying such heavy things...
...it was simply too late!
She's dead.
That child is dead.
This was the thought that flashed through the minds of Kashima, Mikoto, and the others.
However...
Just as the Killer Ants' scythe-limbs were about to fall...
...and pierce through that small figure completely...
...at this critical moment...
*Schwing—*
Everyone felt a blur before their eyes.
A white afterimage instantly crossed the distance of several meters.
The next second...
*Zing—!!*
The sound of a blade ringing, crisp to the extreme!
—Inaba Tsukiyo!
That red and white Furisode Kimono!
She appeared between the Little People Clan Girl and the group of Killer Ants!
"Unyo Instant Kill!"
Inaba Tsukiyo's voice rang out!
The blade was like water!
It traced a perfect semi-circle in the air!
*Swish—!!!*
A sudden, sharp sound rang out.
The head of the lead Killer Ant slid off.
The cut was as smooth as a mirror.
Then...
The second, the third, the fourth...
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