Chapter 79 - CH 64: WELL, SHIT DID REALLY HIT THE FAN (1/2)

Kuroha, unaware of what kind of thoughts were going through Himiko's mind, arrived at his destination.

What he saw dumbfounded him. A woman, more precisely a maid? was standing in front of Asa.

The girl was a short beautiful blue-haired girl wearing a red-trimmed pair of glasses. She wore a classical otaku-type maid uniform with a very short skirt and a pair of white stockings that reached to her high thigh and stopped where the skirt ended.

This would have been a very beautiful sight...If only the girl's face didn't have a trace of blood on it, and that she wasn't lifting Asa by his throat while giving a kind smile.

”Oh?! Seems like another rat wants to disturb my Master's plan.”

The girl, as if noticing his existence, simply threw the Asa aside like throwing some trash before turning to face him.

Kuroha didn't even spare a glance at him. For one, he knew he was still alive, and two, he was sure of one thing. If he let this girl out of his sight, he would be done in a few seconds.

The maid, as if understanding his cautious nature smiled,

”Ohh!! Pretty good. But I don't have all the time to stare at your disguise. I would rather pass this time looking at my Master's face. Even though he seriously needs some remodeling. I guess hiding his face with dead people hands isn't good for the skin.”

Towards the end of her sentence girl tilted her head to the right as if this question was really worth researching. The way she acted and spoke was as if he didn't really matter.

Despite this, a slight trace of unease entered his heart. Then,

(Huh?)

”*Guh*!!”

He could feel himself flying, after seemingly being punched in the stomach, before hitting a wall

*BOOM!!!*

Kuroha got out from the debris of a destroyed wall with a confused face and took a look at the cracked torso part of his armor.

(I was...Punched? How?When?)

Kuroha slowly began to rise while not missing the irony of the situation. Usually, it was him who laughed while attacking too fast for his adversary to understand what was happening.

The girl, seeing Kuroha rise without any wound sighed a little,

”*Sigh*, seem like another though one appeared. Why are rats so hard to kill nowadays? Even if the master doesn't scold me, Kurogiri-san will without a doubt do it. Please, couldn't you just die so that I can avoid being scolded?”

Kuroha looked incredulous while hearing what this girl was saying. He finally understood that in this world there were many people crazier than him. Deciding to play the game and get more information, he began to speak,

”If you want to kill me, shouldn't you at least give me your name first?”

The girl seemed badly surprised before nodding as if what he said made real sense.

”Ooto. Forgive me for my bad manners. The old master told me that even in front of the peasant, one should always keep his manner and act with the grace of a king. Seem like I need more training. Anyway…”

Suddenly, all air of frivolity seemed to vanish, as if a switch was on, she slowly began curtsying to him with grace and elegance before opening her mouth to speak in a slow and measured voice,

”My given name is Sumeragi Toshiko. This is the name bestowed upon me by my old master. I am the sword and the shield of my new master. ”

After that, she raised with the same grace as she looked at him with indifference,

”Now that I introduced myself, I believe that this is the most basic courtesy that you do the same? I appreciate knowing the name of those I send to eternal sleep.”

Kuroha, who obviously didn't just stand here while listening to her, suddenly rushed toward her while sending a punch.

”CALL ME CRIMSON DEVIL!”

But, just as his punch was about to connect to her face, Kuroha suddenly felt like his leg was being grabbed, then, he was thrown high in the sky.

(Again? What happened?)

While airborne, he quickly used his blood to form a rope, then throw it toward another building. After some contortions, he finally landed a little far away from the girl.

All this while, she was simply looking at him with half a smile. Her first personality seemed to come back.

”Crimson Devil is it? Truly a fitting name. Anyway, you're really hard to kill. I would have loved to slowly eviscerate you, but sadly, I'm a little pressed for time. So, let's end this farce... Die.”

*CRACK*

The moment the word DIE left her mouth, Kuroha's head was instantly twisted and did a 360° turn with a loud sound.

Kuroha blacked out for a moment, before slowly falling.

Toshiko smiled with a proud look before saying, her earlier serious expression seemed to have been a lie. She began to nod repeatedly as she spoke to herself,