"Don’t hurt Aunt Clea!"

  Alice used her free left hand to pound his chest desperately.

  "Huh——?"

  Though it didn’t hurt much, it was extremely insulting.

  Veins popped on the robed man’s forehead.

  "You little brat, do you want to die——?"

  He lifted Alice up forcefully, preparing to strike her.

  However, as he moved, the wind blew across Alice’s face. Her golden hair, which had always covered her right eye, fell to the side at that moment—revealing a right eye completely covered in purple. The robed man happened to see this.

  "Eek——?!!"

  The robed man was terrified. He instinctively let go and threw Alice aside.

  "It hurts!"

  Alice, thrown to the ground, showed a painful expression.

  "Alice!"

  Clea quickly let go of the robed man, rushed over, and hugged Alice.

  "Alice, are you okay?! "

  The robed man rubbed the hand he’d used to grab Alice vigorously on his clothes, staring at Alice lying on the ground with disgust.

  "What the hell!?! You little brat, one of your eyes is completely purple!"

  "Don’t tell me you have some kind of infectious disease!!! Dammit——!!!"

  "You idiot, why did you let her go——!"

  "Huh?"

  Reminded by his companion, the robed man suddenly realized he’d done something stupid.

  But it was too late.

  Intense anger surged above Miko’s head. The short knives that had fallen to the ground were picked up again without anyone noticing.

  "Y-O-U B-A-S-T-A-R-D-S——!!!"

  Boom——!

  Miko erupted with speed far exceeding her previous limit, even blowing off the hood she’d been wearing.

  Thud! Thud! Thud......

  Several men were knocked flying on the spot.

  "Eek!"

  Faced with such intense killing intent, even these organization members—who had always had strong psychological resilience—couldn’t help but feel fear.

  "Dammit——!"

  Seeing this, the robed man who’d let go of Alice immediately tried to grab her again.

  But,

  "Storm Spear——!"

  Miko’s main target was him. How could she give him another chance?

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  The ultra-fast Storm Spear pierced through his body in an instant, even carrying him a distance before pinning him to a wall.

  The crisis for Alice and Clea was temporarily lifted. Miko could finally let loose and fight with all her strength again.

  "You scumbags...... Regret ever being born in this world——!"

  Whoosh——!

  In the next moment, her figure disappeared from the spot again.

  When she reappeared, she was in the middle of several robed men.

  "What——?!"

  Thud!

  Before they could react, Miko’s knee had slammed heavily into one man’s chin.

  The man then flipped backward and lost consciousness instantly.

  "Dammit!""This bastard!""Fight her to the death!"

  The remaining robed men knew things couldn’t end peacefully. They gritted their teeth and launched an attack on Miko.

  Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh......

  But Miko’s movements were astonishingly agile. Most of the attacks only hit her afterimages.

  "Damn it!""What the hell is wrong with this woman!?"

  Of course, these robed men wouldn’t just be led by the nose. They knew Alice and Clea were the breakthrough point—each of them tried to kidnap the two again.

  Though Miko stopped them all, it prevented the rhythm from falling completely into her hands.

  "——Got it!"

  A predictive attack was about to hit Miko. One robed man seemed to see a future where he defeated her, a hint of joy appearing in his eyes.

  However, something shocking happened the next moment.

  Clang——!

  Miko blocked his attack with her two short knives, even trapping his sword.

  "What?! "

  The robed man tried to pull his sword back but found he couldn’t, growing anxious.

  At that moment, Miko slowly raised her head, staring at him with cold eyes.

  "Eek——?!"

  The man whose weapon was trapped looked terrified, and the other robed men felt an inexplicable chill in their hearts.

  Sizzle——!

  In the next moment, Miko’s short knives moved, sliding rapidly up the sword blade and sparking intensely. Then the short knives traced delicate arcs in the air.

  Clang!

  The sword fell to the ground with a clear sound.

  "Ah——!!!"

  The robed man also fell to the ground in pain, with bloodstains covering his body.

  "......"

  His companion’s scream made the others shudder. By this point in the fight, they finally had the idea of retreating—each quietly stepping back.

  Suddenly, Miko turned to look at them.

  The short knives in her hands still dripped with bright red liquid, falling to the ground one by one.

  "Eek——?!!"

  This time, the remaining men completely lost their will to fight and fled as fast as they could.

  But immediately after, the sound of high-speed movement cut through the air behind them......

  After some time, all the robed men lay on the ground.

  "Are you two okay?"

  Miko walked over to Alice and Clea, asking with concern.

  Clea shook her head: "We’re fine. Are you unharmed?"

  Alice, who had been helped back into the wheelchair by Clea, raised her head and looked at Miko.

  "Thank you, White Cat Sister! And I’m sorry—if it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have been in danger earlier......"

  Miko smiled and ruffled Alice’s hair.

  "No need to blame yourself. This has nothing to do with you. If anything, you’re the ones who got dragged into this because of me. And just call me Miko!"

  "Alice understands.""Then...... Sister Miko?"

  The term "Sister Miko" made Miko’s heart bloom with joy, and her tail wagged unconsciously.

  This child is so cute!

  "Hmm, what’s going on here?"

  Without warning.

  The voice appeared behind her.

  A terrifying chill then rose up Miko’s back—the feeling was like facing those invincible, terrifying magical beasts when she was a child.

  "Is it you...... who defeated my subordinates?"

  This time, the voice sounded right next to her ear.

  Miko gritted her teeth, using all her strength to turn around.

  Boom——!

  In the next moment, she launched an attack at a speed she’d never reached in her life. Her two short knives, like fangs, struck at the terrifying beast behind her.

  Thud——!

  "Ah——!!!"

  However, the attack was easily deflected. When she came to her senses, she was already being choked by the neck and slammed heavily to the ground.

  "You seem to have some skills, huh?"

  Beneath the wide hood, shadows covered the person’s face—only a cold gaze could be felt.

  "Cough...... Cough......"

  Miko tried her best, raising her right hand holding the short knife to stab at the opponent’s temple.

  Whoosh——!

  A fire serpent appeared out of nowhere, knocking the dagger out of Miko’s hand.

  Clang!

  The dagger hit the street wall and fell to the sidewalk.

  "Oh~, still resisting, but——"

  The person grabbed Miko by the neck and lifted her into the air.

  Whoosh——!

  At the same time, a ball of fire appeared in the other hand.

  "Sister Miko——!""Alice! Let Alice go!"

  Out of the corner of her eye, Miko saw that Clea and Alice had been captured by newly arrived robed men.

  Miko gritted her teeth tightly, using both hands to grip the large hand around her neck, trying to pry it open.

  "Oh, how interesting! But don’t worry, I won’t kill you now. A genius like you is the finest sacrifice~."

  In her final memory, Miko only remembered a flaming hand slowly approaching her, and the demon tattoo carved on the arm of that hand......