"Hmm, I'll head back after I've eaten my fill~" Entoma placed her hands on her jaw, and her mouthparts extended as she began to chew.
The gruesome sounds of bones, flesh, and teeth grinding echoed in the air with a crunching rhythm.
"Hey, what are you eating so happily over there?"
A rugged woman clad in dark red armor, carrying a long-handled war hammer in one hand, had appeared behind Entoma at some point.
She was Gagaran, a woman more manly than most men.
Beside her stood two petite girls.
One was a blonde girl with her hair tied into a sharp high ponytail, dressed like a ninja.
She was Tina, the ninja of Blue Rose.
The other girl was wrapped entirely in a red robe, her face hidden, as if she could not bear the light.
She was Evileye, the true strongest member of Blue Rose.
She was also a Vampire.
Sensing the faint smell of blood drifting from the empty mansion, their hearts sank, and they became highly wary of the small, cute-looking Entoma, whose presence carried an eerie aura.
Entoma turned around, looked at the three figures in different attire, waved the hand on her forelimb, and spoke in a sweet, sticky voice through the insect on her lips, "Meat. Human."
"As expected, it's a monster."
Evileye and the others exchanged glances, seeing shock in each other's eyes.
Gagaran rested her war hammer on her shoulder, standing firmly as she sized up Entoma. "I didn't expect Eight Fingers to be keeping such a monster."
Especially when she noticed Entoma's proper maid outfit, a hint of sarcasm rose in her heart.
To use such a monster as a maid, Eight Fingers truly had lost their minds.
I'm in a good mood today. I really don't want to fight.
Entoma tilted her head. Her small face remained expressionless, but her voice carried a sweet helplessness. "I say, can we pretend we didn't see each other?"
Evileye snorted coldly, subconsciously gripping the doll necklace at her neck as she said angrily, "I cannot ignore a man-eating monster!"
This went against her principles.
"Crystal Lance!"
An ice-blue knight's lance, nearly five meters long, shot out from a magic circle, emitting waves of white mist as it thrust toward Entoma.
At the same time, Tina rapidly formed hand signs, channeling mana to draw a strange force from the shadows. "Shadow Bind!"
Hum!
"Can't move?!"
The compound eyes beneath Entoma's mask immediately noticed the shadow pinning her in place.
Facing the incoming Crystal Lance, she made a quick decision and summoned her swarm of insects.
"Hard Armor Beetles! Blade Beetles!"
Ssh—!!
The sharp blades sliced through the knight's lance, and the cold energy within it surged wildly, shrouding the entire area in white mist.
For a moment, even Entoma's compound eyes could not see clearly.
However, there were ways to deal with not being able to see.
"Swarm, attack!"
Buzz...
Outside the mist, Evileye and the others felt a chill run down their spines as the loud buzzing reached their ears.
A dense swarm of insects, their mouthparts gleaming, rushed toward them.
It looked as if they intended to devour them alive.
"I am an Insect User. I can control insects for my own use."
"There are too many. What should we do?!" Gagaran and Tina looked at the endless swarm filling the sky, their hearts racing as they turned to Evileye at the same time.
"Insects? That's easy to deal with." Evileye looked at the swarm with visible disgust, but showed no sign of panic. Instead, she asked calmly, "Monster over there, you're also an insect, aren't you?"
Entoma raised her forelimbs, as straightforward as a well-behaved child. "Yes, you found out~"
"Then this is simple." Evileye let out a cold laugh. Her hand brushed the necklace at her neck again before she looked at Entoma with complete confidence. "If you were a different kind of monster, I might actually have trouble. But you just happen to be an insect."
Evileye sneered as she watched the swarm approaching and extended both hands forward. "Insecticide!"
A crimson magic circle formed in front of her, and white mist with a strong, pungent odor sprayed out like a pressurized stream.
Creak...
In the next instant, every insect that touched the mist dropped from the sky like rain, falling continuously with soft thuds.
In less than a minute, every insect in the sky was wiped out.
Evileye looked down at Entoma from above and suddenly descended. "You're next!"
"Insecticide magic?!" Panic was evident in Entoma's voice. She instinctively tried to move, only to find herself restrained in place by the shadow once more.
"Oh no, this is going to hurt..."
Evileye shouted from midair, "Die, monster!"
Ssh—!!
A pungent mist surged forward, enveloping her entire body.
Evileye felt relieved and stood there, muttering to herself, "As long as it's an insect, it will be countered by this move."
This was a spell she had created herself years ago when hunting an insect-type Demon God. She had not expected to use it again now.
She looked at the dissipating mist and continued, "Next... What?!"
"Phew~ It's just a bit smelly, luckily. I thought it would hurt a lot." Entoma used her forelimbs to wipe nonexistent sweat from the insect mask, taking the chance to cover the faintly glowing necklace on her chest.
Hmm~ Lord Helant's gift is amazing~
It was this necklace that had just blocked seventy percent of the damage. Combined with the resistance from her artifact-class maid outfit, the actual damage she received was almost negligible.
"How? How can you be unharmed?!" Evileye's heart trembled. This was the first time she had encountered an insect that could ignore insecticide magic.
Entoma covered her chest and said helplessly, "How could I possibly explain this to foolish mortals like you..."
Everything was thanks to the gift bestowed upon her by the great Supreme Being, Lord Helant.
Evileye instinctively leapt back to create distance. Due to the large movement, the doll necklace hidden at her chest swung out.
Under the bright moonlight, the detailed features of the chibi Helant doll were clearly visible, appearing lifelike.
Evileye held it in her delicate hands and pressed it against her heart.
This had recently become a habit. With this doll by her side, it felt as if everything could become peaceful, as if nothing was a problem anymore.
Entoma stared at the Helant doll necklace in her hands for a long time, stunned, and blurted out, "Kawaii~"
That was Lord Helant's... I'm so envious. I want it so much.
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