The tsundere mistress and her fox-eared servant on a yuri journey to defeat demons - Volume 1 Chapter 6.2

The steam vehicle was abandoned in front of the gate of the old castle with its doors open.

“They seemed to be in a great hurry.”

“They also don’t seem to have much time to spare.”

As they confirmed with each other in a whisper, they entered the entrance hall of the old castle.

The smell inside the old castle indicated that not many people lived there, and it was extremely musty. More than that, there was a fresh scent of rusted iron that hit their noses.

After taking a few steps down the hallway, footsteps echoed on the cracked marble floor.

Perhaps sensing the presence of an intruder, the wall sconces in the hallway and the chandelier in the center of the room lit up simultaneously, revealing the full extent of the horrific ritual.

“Ugh…” Lisa closed her mouth and took a few steps back.

On the white marble floor of the room, a massive teleportation magic circle was ominously drawn.

“That’s… human blood.”

The reddish-brown liquid composing the magic circle had a strong smell of blood.

When Lisa realized the smell, she closed her mouth and groaned.

“The kidnapped people were sacrificed to create this thing… It seems the magic circle is almost complete.” Shen Hu, on the other hand, calmly observed the magic circle and murmured quietly. “The typhoon was helping and taking advantage of the situation.”

“So, the real mastermind is the one who came here in that steam vehicle… And yet…” Lisa breathed heavily and tried to maintain composure, her face contorting into a grim expression.

“What’s wrong, mistress?”

“I’ve seen this pattern in the magic circle before. During my first mission in Naklabal…”

“Oh, then it’s clear where this teleportation door will lead us.” Shen Hu listened attentively as she approached the magic circle. It seemed like she wasn’t paying attention, but she was alert, perhaps to warn Lisa of any danger.

“…Indeed. Someone is trying to connect this city with the demon world. But who the hell would…”

“Probably that man.” Shen Hu added, responding to Lisa’s question.

Lisa was surprised by Shen Hu’s response, which seemed to get to the heart of the matter.

“What? So, is Sarg a demon after all?”

“Well, I still don’t know if he’s a demon or not. However, the same sweet aroma of incense is coming from this place as in the man’s mansion. Can’t you recognize it, mistress?”

The entrance hall was filled with a strange air, permeated by a repulsive smell of thick blood.

Lisa could only detect the scent of the incense burning throughout the man’s house.

“And it’s most likely that it was Sarg in the steam vehicle… I’m not sure, but if your nose can smell it, then surely…” Giving up on detecting the smell, she carefully observed her surroundings with caution.

“Now I know what that strange feeling is. I also know that that man would be in trouble if people were searching for the missing people from Naklabal… But how could a human connect this city with the demon world?”

“I’m not sure if he could be a demon, but there are no guarantees that he’s human either. There are demons who use human skin and pretend to be them.”

“I guess so.”

Shen Hu nodded towards the top of the grand staircase at the back of the room.

Lisa gripped the handle of the magical shotgun on her hip and aimed at the black shadow that appeared there at the same time as Shen Hu.

“In any case, now we have a complete picture of what the demons are planning. We have no choice but to exterminate them.”

“That’s right. And if this magic circle is activated, I will strike down everyone waiting in the demon world, mistress. And I’m sure the real mastermind is there!”

The blasts from the magical shotgun and the thunder foxes shot by Shen Hu were unleashed simultaneously.

The fox-shaped lightning… the path of the fox lightning overlapped with the trajectory of the bullets, and they hurtled towards the shadows.

“Ha! What a greeting, huh?”

A red arrow flew with a high-pitched laugh. The arrow that nullified the lightning dispersed like blood.

Sarg appeared and laughed loudly in response to their voices. Two blood arrows, sent flying amidst laughter, fell at their feet and spread a pool of blood.

“We’ve already figured out that you’re a demon. Show yourself quickly!”

“Oh… so you want to hurry up and die. Fine…”

The shadows stirred, and Sarg’s form began to change from a human to his true demon form.

“Now that we know he’s a demon, we can’t let him live.” Lisa howled and released an ice crystal bullet, piercing Sarg’s body with countless ice shots like arrows.

“You, such insolence against my mistress, will not be tolerated!”

“Screw you!”

After firing all the ice arrows, she rotated the cylinder and unleashed lightning mercilessly.

“That’s it. Surrender!”

Shen Hu’s thunder foxes surged forward with a roar.

Sarg, pierced by a sharp claw, staggered and fell a bit down the grand staircase.

“Water makes the lightning work better.”

“I can’t let this bring me down, can I?” Sarg created a blood sword in his hands and faced Lisa.

“Do you think you can defeat me with such a weak stance?” A flash. With a cold voice, Lisa used her longsword to disarm Sarg’s blood sword with one of her arms. “Don’t use human blood for this!”

“Don’t tell me what to do!!”

Lisa’s anger clashed with Sarg’s blood arrows, which he shot while quickly retreating.

Ignoring the blood arrows, Lisa closed the distance between her and the demon in an instant and cut his thigh with her longsword.

“Ah… ah…”

Sarg, with bones and tendons severed, slid down the stairs, unable to even stand.

On the white marble stairs, the blood of Sarg’s victims that he used as weapons and Sarg’s own bodily fluids scattered profusely.

“Haaah, haaah… This place, this place was the one I used… Aaahhh!”

“Is there anything you have to say before you die?” Shen Hu asked, stepping on Sarg’s torso as he crawled towards the magic circle in the room.

Sarg struggled to breathe, raised a hand, and slammed it against the magic circle with a curse.

“I’ll take you all with me!”

The magic circle activated by Sarg glowed with a mysterious light, and the device embedded in the room began to activate.

“Oh my!”

As Shen Hu jumped back, the ground trembled beneath her feet with a rumbling sound, and the old castle, which had lost its foundations, began to collapse slowly.

“Idiot. Do you think you can take with you a demon hunter?” Standing on the crumbling floor of the old castle, Lisa’s voice was cold.

“What…?” A moment later, Sarg looked up.

“You’ll have to go to hell alone.” Lisa’s longsword descended mercilessly, severing his head.