726 No need to worry too much about them (1/2)

And then, she really saw one.

A monster that was a naked woman on top and a giant spider on bottom appeared!

The monster woman had reddish-purple hair that reached her waist. Her bangs covered half her face, and her beautiful red lips were smiling in a terrifying manner.

Her white skin made a sharp contrast with the pitch-black spider body. Her hands were reaching out as if she wanted to embrace something. Many bones were scattered under her eight spider legs. All the skulls' hollow eyes seemed to be giving off the expression of fear.

Yukari's excitement instantly cooled down!

An indescribable chill enveloped her.

She sensed that this spider woman was incredibly terrifying. Apart from sensing that the spider woman was strong, Yukari also felt an indescribable feeling of horror welling up from deep within her. This was far stronger than any instinctive sense of fear.

”Who… are you?”

”Heh heh heh~~”

The reddish-purple haired spider woman answered the purple-haired girl's reflexive question with a chilly laugh.

Yukari felt her hairs standing up end from hearing this laugh. She wanted to turn around and escape.

But she then discovered that she had imperceptibly been tied up by spiderweb strands. She was unable to move!

An icy chill invaded her body, feeling like it was even reaching her soul.

Yukari struggled furiously to no avail.

The spider woman slowly edged closer, bringing along the smell of blood and corrosion. She stuck out her black tongue and licked her bright red lips.

”Don't come over… don't touch me… no...” Yukari started shouting out in terror, with her eyes wide open. She couldn't stop herself from staring directly at the spider woman's face.

Yukari felt like she knew who that was.

However, she was unwilling to admit it.

She was afraid. Yet, she was unable to deny it, which was why she couldn't take her eyes away. She didn't want to look, but she was unable to close her eyes.

The spider woman smiled widely and reached out to her, touching Yukari's face…

”Yukari!”

The purple-haired girl snapped back to her senses.

She saw a handsome boy looking at her worriedly.

”Seiji…”

”What's the matter? Are you alright?”

”I… just…”

”You just stopped moving, and you had an expression like you saw something terrifying…” Seiji looked directly at Yukari. ”What exactly happened?”

He had noticed that something seemed off about the purple-haired girl's condition, so he immediately went to protect her. He had called out to her several times, but received no response, so he created more flames to defeat all the spiritual monsters and reestablished his wall of fire.

”I suddenly saw a spider woman… the monster I told you about previously from the drawing,” Yukari finally spoke after a period of silence. ”It was as if she really appeared before me. I saw her quite clearly, and I could even hear her voice and feel her breath…”

”I see… how are you currently feeling?”

”Right now… I'm alright.”

”Let's have Natsuya give you a checkup,” Seiji suggested.

”No need, I'm fine.” Yukari shook her head. ”I can still fight.”

”Are you certain?” Seiji asked in a serious tone.

Yukari fell silent.

”Did you actually notice something about that spider woman?” Seiji looked directly at Yukari.

Yukari was shaken within her heart by this. It showed on her face.

”If so, I hope that you can tell us about it. Everyone here is trustworthy,” Seiji continued.

Something flashed in Yukari's eyes.

”I'm not sure… I just feel like…” She slowly began speaking. ”That spider woman… that monster, it seemed like her true identity was myself.”

As she said this, Yukari felt like she could still sense the chill from earlier, causing her body to shiver.