Divine Protection: The Pride System

Episode 29: The Beginning of a Festive Party

Lunge, punch, stab, resist, injure, and kill each other—

The two silhouettes were fighting right now under the moonlight which was only half a part.

Darkness danced around very eeriely and swallowed everything.

The nine foxes struggled gracefully to dispel all the darkness.

Nothing could stop the two of them, the trees around started to scatter.

The wind around started goosebumps looking at the battle that had a scale beyond humanity.

With a speed like a strong wind, the darkness and the nine tails began to clash in strength.

“Well, Meily-chan. Are you mad that I killed that young man?”

“.....”

There was no answer, Meily just kept quiet and formed a big darkness, then intended to befall the nine tails.

Kizuna gracefully shook her tail and shattered the darkness with her light element.

>Unique Bless: Saint< is the ability to make its users wear light elements as they please.

What Kizuna did was to coat her nine tails with light elements, so she could dispel Meily's darkness easily.

Meily, however, did not give up. He tried to find Kizuna's blind spot and kill her from there.

If Kizuna could use the light element as she pleased, then Meily could also use the darkness element as she pleased as well.

It is a battle between darkness and light.

“Hmm~ It's harder than I thought.”

Meily sighed softly, there was a hint of sweat appearing on her forehead.

He was a little exhausted, they had already fought for a few minutes. And still no one has been hurt.

But, he still did not stop to continue attacking his opponent, he never gave his opponent a break.

While his opponent who is a nine-tailed fox named >Kizuna Miko< was also a little tired.

But, she still gracefully continued to dispel the darkness of Meily with her nine bright blue tails.

Until now he had only continued to survive and survive Meily's attack.

If Kizuna could attack here, then everything would change.

He did not expect that his opponent who was just a little girl could be this strong.

“Hey, Meily-chan. What are you guys doing here, actually? How do you know this place?”

With a seductive voice, Kizuna moved her soft lips in the midst of the battle.

Meily who was currently surrounded by darkness replied to him with a seductive voice as well.

“Hmm~ We are here together with a woman named Reyna.”

“Reyna-chan?”

Kizuna's eyes widened in astonishment, she knew who Reyna was. They've been acquainted since Reyna was a child.

They often chatted with each other, but lately he rarely saw her again.

So being able to hear the name of someone he knew in this kind of situation really took him by surprise.

—{Why did Reyna-chan drive the two of them here? What exactly are they guests?}, Thought Kizuna who was looking for the answer.

If so, Kizuna felt a little guilty for killing one of the guests.

He should have paid little attention to the situation first before attacking, but he also had his own reasons.

Actually, Kizuna once told all his men to never approach the forest for one season.

You see, Kizuna is a rare demi-human race, she is afraid to become a hunting material.

All this time, he had been faking his identity, and someone who knew his identity was only a confidant like Reyna.

Despite that, Kizuna told them not to go into the forest to see him.

So, when someone comes to his house, he is forced to be suspicious. He thought the one who knocked on the door was a criminal who wanted to hunt him down.

But he misunderstood a little. If they are indeed guests who have been among their trusted people.

Then it should be here that Kizuna welcomes them with a warm cup of tea.

However, when he finally came to such a conclusion. Suddenly everything is destroyed when Meily interrupts him.

“... Yeah, but he's dead. I killed him. Therefore, Rogant has also punished me.”

“Hah?”

Kizuna was completely shocked by the words that came out of Meily's mouth.

His mind instantly shattered into pieces like a puzzle.

He could not immediately digest what he had just heard.

But, he had to put the puzzle back together and figure out the answer as quickly as possible.

It happened automatically, the puzzle began to be arranged one by one, starting to form one by one.

Fragments of death and murder make the puzzle form something strange.

It was a form of shock and anger. It felt as if a bolt of lightning had struck his mind.

The night wind lightly stroked her hair, Kizuna stopped fighting.

While Meily continued to stare at the fox woman who was frozen silent from earlier with a completely uninterested face.

“Ti-No! That it? Huh huh? What possible? Hey, Meily-chan. You can't joke.”

Kizuna did not believe, what Meily said was too hard to believe. It's all gonna look pretty ridiculous.

Kizuna's eyes slightly gleamed radiant light of hope, she hoped that she had just misheard.

He stared intently at Meily and continued to wait for the reply he expected.

But, Meily kept saying it as if she didn't care much about it.

“Hmm~ Meily is not kidding. Meily really killed him.”

Kizuna scrunched her forehead to get a similar answer, she now did not mishear.

His feelings were slightly mixed with hope and reality, his tail slightly stiffening.

“Meily-chan, lying is not good. Is that some kind of joke Reyna told you to do?”

Right, that doesn't mean such a possibility doesn't exist. He must not be too quick to conclude something.

For a creature who has a long life like himself, he must be wise in thinking about something.

In this world there is such a thing as infinite possibilities.

He had to think of other possibilities as well because he was a wise being.

Anyway Meily is just a little kid, there's a chance she's just kidding.

There was also the possibility that he just wanted to confuse himself to let himself off guard.

“Meily is not lying! That woman is indeed dead, Meily did not lie about it at all.”

The little girl crossed her hands and snorted annoyed at being considered a liar.

However, Kizuna still did not believe the empty talk of the little boy.

He narrowed his eyes looking at Meily and considered all her nonsense unimportant.

After all, he was a majestic creature. So, it is not easy to believe an obscure word.

But—

“Oh yes, Rogant told me to bring it too. He told me to show it to you.”

Putting her finger near her lips, Meily casually picked up something using her darkness.

The darkness extended towards the dark forest and came carrying something.

The object below was directly thrown towards Kizuna roughly. That thing is pretty big.

As it fell, a muddled voice rang out, it rolled several times, then stopped in front of Kizuna.

The alluring smell immediately attacked the blue wolf's sense of smell, it was the smell of a rotten carcass.

“Ugh...! What is this, Meily-chan?”

Kizuna covered her nose using her tail, and asked Meily with a disgusted expression.

The question made Meily tilt her head as if she did not understand what Kizuna was saying.

But, Meily still answered him in a seductive voice.

“It was the corpse of a woman named Reyna Loyalis.”

Meily smiled gently as she answered him, while Kizuna seemed as if time stopped she exclaimed little.

“Eh?”

His eyes widened in shock. His pupils lost the light of his life for a moment.

What he heard really made all his thoughts and body go awry.

There was too much information he could get, so his mind could not think clearly.

However, the look on his face turned grim as he stared at the corpse. What he saw was unbelievable.

She should have noticed, from the smell of her perfume, her dress she was wearing, and her dark blue hair.

He knew someone who had the same features as the corpse before him.

His eyes could not escape from the corpse body that had even lost its human form.

He should have known this, but he tried not to hear it.

He should have known this, but he tried to ignore it.

He should have known this, but he tried not to think about it.

... And now all he got was despair.

Now that he had obtained this evidence, did he need to dodge again?

The corpse of his acquaintance was now in front of him with a body that died horribly.

It was the corpse of one of his trusted subordinates.

It was the corpse of one of his favorite women.

It was the corpse of one of the children he cared about.

For Kizuna, all the people who became his subordinates were his son, his friend, his family.

Because working in the red light district was too dangerous, Kizuna always protected them, she was always with them.

All this time, he's always loved them, always protected them, always loved them.

Then, what did he see this was just a dream? Or was it all just a trick to let her off guard?

To find out, Kizuna stepped forward towards the corpse.

His body was trembling full of fear, all his tails were descending with sadness, his heart was beating very fast.

His footsteps were very heavy as if he was now walking with a mountain.

When he got near the corpse, his legs became limp and fell.

His eyes were now very gloomy and pale, but he still extended his trembling hand.

The night wind touched her whole body, Kizuna took her breath and touched the corpse.

Reaching the corpse carefully and trembling, Kizuna flipped the body over.

“... Hk?!”

Seeing that, he immediately took his breath, scrunched his forehead, and covered his mouth with his hand.

His eyes were slightly swirling, what he saw was truly terrifying.

The shattered human face was filled with tears, his two severed hands revealing his white flesh and bones.

Empty eyes that no longer have life. His body had lost its human form.

Kizuna was really shaken to see that, everything was not a dream, everything was not a trick.

... This is reality.

It was the corpse of one of his favorite children.

Right now, the body of his son had been shown to him.

Kizuna gritted her teeth, she clenched her hands very tightly.

The tail also reacts, the hair color shines with a bright blue color, as well as the nine tails.

They all shone in a blanket with an extremely beautiful bright blue light.

... Now here Kizuna has two options.

Feelings of sadness and anger, where first does he need to overflow?

“Kau—”

“Ahahahaha! Hehe! Ahahaha!! Yeah yeah, sorry to keep you guys waiting a long time. I think it's time I showed up.”

Before Kizuna blew out her anger, she was immediately on the sidelines with a loud laughter that resounded throughout the place.

He narrowed his eyes looking for the source of the laughter, but immediately a clapping followed him.

Someone walking from the direction of darkness towards them, Kizuna was a little wary of it.

Meily heard that with a seductive smile that looked very happy.

“Alright, let's start the main party, Ki,zu,na-chan♡”

—What appears is a white devil with a big smile that makes you think that his lips could be torn.