Chapter 30 – What the Goddess Does (2)
As the leader’s head flopped and rolled next to the twisted body, the faces of the men nearby instantly turned into shock.
However, Nemesis did not care about the men’s circumstances and twirled the daggers in both hands flashily and immediately rushed at the next target.
The second prey, who had a dumbfounded expression on his face, was pierced through the heart by her dagger without even being able to resist.
“Hey, this crazy bitch… !!”
When two corpses appeared one after another, the men who belatedly came to their senses took out their weapons and started fighting.
The men viciously swung their long swords and blunt weapons at Nemesis, but the attacks did not even graze her collar.
Nemesis nimbly dodged her men’s attacks, her red hair flowing attractively.
Even as she dodged, she swung her blade at every opportunity, steadily reducing the number of her traffickers.
“The weapon is a dagger! “Don’t get too close!”
“If one attacks, the other takes cover!”
The men who were being pushed back by her helplessness began to intelligently pressure Nemesis, taking advantage of her numerical superiority.
As her attacks, which had been carried out using her resources, gradually became connected, the blade of Nemesis, which was like her furious sword, showed signs of shrinking little by little.
With her magic and those shooting arrows at her from a distance, Nemesis was not easily dug in.
Her men used her momentum to push her even more relentlessly.
“Hwii~!”
At the very moment when the men saw a faint sign of victory in front of them, Nemesis, who naturally widened the distance, suddenly whistled loudly with her fingers.
Then, as if responding to the sound, something started running at incredible speed from the dark alley.
“Woof woof!!”
The identity of something that appeared quickly while running was none other than a dog. To be exact, Eren, a loyal Doberman raised by Thanatos.
“Crumbling… !!”
“W-what! “What about this mutt?!”
When a Doberman suddenly entered the middle of the battle, the men could not hide their bewilderment.
Eren, with her fierce eyes revealed, instantly rushed towards the wizard and archer in the rear, biting the back of their necks with her sharp teeth.
“Keu, keuh…” … !”
“Uh, somehow, ugh!!”
When Eren suddenly jumped out and persistently bit only the bad parts of her, such as her testicles and Achilles tendon, the men, who were scared of her, began to disturb the display.
Nemesis did not miss the opportunity and took full advantage of Eren’s support to deal with the men in order.
Anyone could see that the tide was already clearly tilted.
“There is no need for us to come forward.”
Thanatos, who was looking at the human traffickers being sent away without being able to use his hands or feet, opened his mouth softly.
I nodded and agreed with what she said.
I was expecting it to be like this. There was no way Nemesis could have really been captured by such petty human traffickers.
In order to deal with the goddess of vengeance nicknamed ‘Beautiful Blade’, there was at least a chance that she would have to bring along a bunch of gargoyles or balrogs.
“Are you disappointed?”
Thanatos, who was laughing while covering his mouth with his hand, looked at me and asked teasingly.
I remained silent and avoided her playful gaze.
Perhaps that alone would have been a sufficient answer…
When the battle that was taking place not far away seemed to have been roughly settled, Thanatos and I slowly moved towards the bodies of men lying covered in blood.
Nemesis seemed to have already noticed the presence of me and Thanatos, and didn’t seem too surprised when he saw us approaching.
“Hello, it’s been a while~?”
Thanatos waved his hand in greeting, but Nemesis did not open his mouth and lightly brushed the traffickers’ blood off his dagger.
It was a somewhat cold response, but it was not malicious disregard. Nemesis originally had that kind of personality.
Thanatos knew that too, so he wasn’t too upset.
“Maybe your skills are a little rusty because it’s a peaceful era? “I can’t believe you have a little trouble with these scoundrels.”
“I just intentionally put my hand in Eren’s training. If I did it right, I could have done it in 10 seconds.”
Nemesis said this while brushing his hair, which did not have a single drop of sweat on it.
Was that why his movements seemed simple, unlike Nemesis?
“Hmm, so that’s it~?”
Thanatos nodded his head with a characteristic mischievous expression and immediately asked the next question.
“But why did you even act like you were caught? “Have you developed a hobby like that?”
“There was nothing we could do because we were in the middle of a diversionary operation.”
“Operation diversion?”
“Once I am captured by these guys and attract attention for a while, my group elsewhere rescues the captives. “It was that kind of operation.”
Nemesis answered in a calm voice the details we did not know.
One side draws attention, and the other side rescues the hostage in the meantime.
According to what he said, in short, she was acting as a decoy.
Normally she couldn’t even imagine a goddess being the bait, but considering Nemesis’ nature of always putting herself in second place, she couldn’t quite understand it.
“Party? Now are you going to form an organization and take action?”
Thanatos slightly widened her eyes as if she was surprised.
Unlike other goddesses who have a certain base and lead many people, Nemesis has always preferred to act alone without a fixed residence.
Who would have thought that she would have her own organization.
“No, they are just mercenaries hired temporarily for efficient action. “This one is enough for me to have company.”
Nemesis answered and stroked the head of her Eren, who was sitting right next to her.
Eren, feeling the gentle touch of her master, stuck out her tongue and wagged her tail on the spot.
The dog looked so gentle that it was hard to believe that it was a dog that had been viciously biting men’s vital parts just a moment ago.
After gently caressing Eren, who was showing her affection towards her, Nemesis then moved on to somewhere else.
Where Nemesis was heading, her single leg that had brought her there earlier was sitting down.
“Hehe, hehe… !!”
His prosthetic leg was broken and his left wrist was cut off. As soon as Nemesis approached, he got so scared that he fell down.
However, she had no room for sympathy.
That one-legged man had just cowardly abandoned his comrades and tried to run away on his own when the situation was getting worse in the previous battle.
He seemed to be a man as ugly as he looked.
“Please, please, save me… !”
The one leg that was soaking his lower body desperately begged for his life from Nemesis, who had come right in front of him.
However, Nemesis gave no reply to the one-legged man and swung the dagger he was holding without hesitation.
Cheaeng!
And at that very moment, her sword, which was about to decapitate the one-legged man, was blocked by something made of iron.
“Why are you interrupting me?”
Nemesis asked Thanatos, who had teleported right in front of him.
Thanatos cast strengthening magic on the iron wire in contact with Nemesis’ dagger and opened his mouth leisurely.
“I need someone to interrogate. “Because you killed them all without any measures, this one is the only one alive.”
“Not required. “There is already plenty of evidence and witnesses.”
“Is this the Krezel I rule over?”
Thanatos gently pressed Nemesis with a grim smile.
However, Nemesis did not give up despite Thanatos’ cold voice.
“Then we should have managed it well to prevent these guys from running amok.”
At those words, one of Thanatos’ eyebrows twitched very faintly.
“Huh? Did you manage it well? “It was intentionally left unattended in order to separate and collect all the trash at once~?”
“That’s a worse excuse than not doing it.”
For some reason, the atmosphere was unusual.
As the two goddesses looked at each other, a hostility that was difficult to ignore began to appear in their eyes.
“… Ha, I understand.”
Fortunately, at the moment of imminent attack, Nemesis lowered his sword first.
Thanatos saw that and folded his iron wire with a satisfied expression.
“However, be sure to monitor carefully. “I never want to see this guy’s face again.”
Nemesis sheathed his dagger and said as he glanced at the one-legged man who had lost his life.
Seeing her icy eyes, the one-legged man shook her body and silently lowered her head.
“Huh? What? “Do you know this one-legged person?”
Thanatos, sensing the uncomfortable current flowing between the two, tilted his head and asked.
Nemesis then looked away from her one leg and firmly dismissed her question.
“It’s just trash not worth remembering.”
After saying that, Nemesis immediately turned around and walked somewhere again.
Perhaps due to her mood, she moved her legs with a lot of energy, but as soon as she reached her destination, she started to sing softly.
“I didn’t know you were here, Ion.”
Nemesis came right in front of me and showed a happy emotion beyond his expressionless face.
