“Oh my, what are you guys chatting so happily ab….”
“It’s nothing… Huck!! I.. Iale? ”
“ !!! ”
As if she was hypnotized, she stared blankly at Undine. The longer she stared, the stronger the sinister feeling I felt emanating from her so I immediately tried to send Undine back to the Spirit World. However, at that moment, Trom-Well noticed the complexity of the situation and cried out.
“Stop! El! You can’t send Undine back!”
“Huh? M.. Matthew?”
Startled from the sudden cry, the eyes of the nearby party darted toward us.
Annoyed at how boring the day had been, their eyes seemed to ask, ‘What is it;’ however, when they saw how Iale was staring at Undine and me, who was sweating profusely, their face hardened into stone as if they had seen a ghost. The first person to come to his senses was Harol, who was always busy arguing with Iale.
“Damn it! Who showed that witch something cute?! Oh God~ You’re all crazy!!”
“L.. Look at how strangely her eyes are shining~ It’s too late! Hey, someone stop her!”
“Do you take me for a lunatic? You know what happens to anyone who tries to stop her when she turns into that!”
Matey who looked alarmed and Sherry who looked terrified stared blankly, not knowing how to react. Even though Hosane’s face was apathetic as usual, I could see the droplets of cold sweat running down his forehead.
I then realized that the problem was a bit more severe than I had imagined.
“Hehehe”…. With a terrifying laugh, Iale’s eyes flashed a strange light as she unfolded her whip.
“Ehheeeheeeheeeheee.. Here, little child. Won’t you come closer?? Let this older sis take care of you~~”
“Huck.. Iale?”
“Hohoho~ All the cute things in the world, COME AT ME!!! HERE!!! Don’t hesitate and come on~~~”
“Aargh! Iale, calm down!”
Her obsession was so frightening that Undine’s translucent face had turned deathly pale as she slowly stepped backwards.
I did not expect that she would feel fear towards anything other than the Spirit Kings.
With an absurd look, my back became wet from cold sweat as she began to eye us.
Now that I see her closely, her pupils have expanded so much that I could no longer see the whites of her eyes. In other words, she was not normal.
“H.. Hold on Iale!!”
“Euhahahahhaha~~ Disturb me and I’ll kill you all~~~ Kkyaaahahahah haha haha~~~!!!”
“hiiik!”
How could that be the laughter of a human? Fortunately, her violence discontinued from then on. Trom-Well, who stealthy snuck behind her with a nervous look, knocked her out with a sudden strike to the head.
With a dull thud, her body fell like a log. Matthew quickly caught her falling body to prevent any more injuries. He quickly became the target of admiration and let out an awkward smile.
“Surprised? When this happens, I don’t have a choice. The quickest way to end this is to make them faint.”
“That’s right! Whenever she becomes deranged after seeing something cute, you can’t stop her even if you take away the target. Rather, if you do that, she becomes even more demented.
