-Uwaah, a bunch of mob a appears-

I start to run and grab my bag.

The scorpion attacks, but i managed to avoid it. Barely.

Because the two other girls is located deeper in cave, they didn't get attacked and it targetting me.

Is it only targetting moving target?

*SSSSH*

The scorpion is targeting me again.

Hmph

Nice try

I throw out from my bag some sticky ball made from slime known to be most troublesome if they are killed because their body fluid is sticky.

Thanks to that properties, it was famous of being a monster nobody hunt for.

Why do i have if? Ermm i’m in middle of fight, let's talk about it later..

*splat*

The scorpion cannot move for awhile, and struggling to break free.

Chance!

I use some fire magic and he was burned.

The slime had a easy to burn property so he’s burned nicely.

Ooh it looked like a grilled shrimp instead of grilled scorpion… nice smell.

But he’s not died yet.

His body is burning but he’s still alive.

Is it because the cave is damp? Looks like it did not do as much damage as i thought.

i have to made my next move.. oh shit!

It tackled me.

Luckily i managed to avoid it, but i got light burn wound on the side.

Ah, my swimsuit is burned. Crap

Removing them quickly before i got burned, it start to approach me.

Why you!

There's no need for a good person act anymore.

You-are-fucked

..

I release some scroll that i saved for emergency.

He approached me like a bull..

Good, come here.

Better start to said your prayers now!

When he already got close,

i released the magic inside.

Then,

a huge water is coming out.

You’re feeling hot right?

Drink this then!

The water pressure is pushing the scorpion back.

Eventually it cannot handle the pressure and it was splitted into two.

….

Phew..

That was close.

If he tackles me again, i'm not sure if i can avoid it

Combining space magic with the scroll is indeed good idea!

By making the checkpoint inside the deep sea, any amount of water can be poured out from it.

But i use almost all of my money for this scroll. Shit! Now i have to gather money all over again.

Thinking what is done was done, i breath a slight of relief at least.

The two girls seems fine too.

“Excellent, excellent”

“!?”

Someone voice is coming from beside me.

In there…

I saw a group of man dressing in a rough clothes and white clothes wearing various weapons.

“That was some strong magic. Were you a famous magician somewhere?”

After saying that,

the man named Darius which seems to be their leader praising me.

….

Meanwhile...

Having given a towel to cover our bodies, we gathered together in the center of cave.

We know the identities of those groups from their explanation.

It seems like they are a group of d-rank adventurer.

Hearing that there's a scorpion monster making a nest here, they accept the subjugation request.

But it end up there's too much of them to handle, so they retreated into the nearest cave.

There..

Is how they meet us.

“Man, we thought we almost become a goner. Lucky we found this cave or else, what would happen, right guys?”

His underling only laughs as reply.

“So.. it's really not a god after all? So we...it was all a vain?”

The girl named Nora asked.

The red haired girl named Mai seems depressed after realizing what she was doing back then, and commenting “it’s not my fault, it’s not my fault, it's Mike fault, it's Mike..”

Darius doesn't seem to mind and answering Nora

“It’s fine. After all the most important thing is to live. And we get a reward of saving a group of beauties. Right guys?”

Gyahaha they all just made a laugh.

Although they actually did not do any help at all.

Besides,

i can't miss the intention behind their smile.

I saw that expression a lot times.

Even before coming to this “world”

“So”

“Since helping each other in trouble is natural, you girls can help us too right?”

He made a smile.

“Pardon? What do you mean?”

I answer while pretend to not knowing anything.

Nora seems actually confused, while Mai is still mumbling some incomprehensible words.

Hearing that, Darius grinned.

“Its like that. Since we didn't manage to finish the mission we won't get our reward money at this rate. However, no amount of money did us any good if we died. So saving our lives is priority. We won't be able to escape alone, but the Goddess did not forsake us yet. One of you is a powerful mage. So with our combined might we can leave this place together right?”

“It’s fine. We can support you in the front while you're casting your magic. We know mages are weak in close combat after all.”

“While we holding them back, you can use your magic and we can escape while they're confused. We can go to our boat together while killing the monster in our way. Sound like a plan?”

He was saying that with confidence. Without a chance failure in his mind.

Nora seems relieved thinking that we can get out from there. While Mai still mutters to herself.

“I see, It was attractive offer indeed”

They seems to make a happy face.

“Then, we reach a agreement?”

Said Darius.

“Before that, wheres your boat?”

“It’s in the opposite shore west from here. Its small but adding another three girls won't be a problem”

“I see, then here’s our answer”

Then,

i replied with a smile.

While making a ‘fuck you’ pose.

“We refuse,baldie”

….

The atmosphere instantly freeze.

They must never thought i would refuse.

Nora is getting panicked while looking around.

While his subordinates...

They all looking at us without smiling at all.

Darius start to regain his composure, and asking me.

“Pardon? I didn't hear it wrong right? Did i heard it right?”

I smiled back while replying.

“Exactly as i said. You thought i won't realize your intention?”

I start to explain

“You can say you're gonna handle it. But, the moment i use my magic you gonna leave me as a bait for those scorpion right? Because they will attack fiercely the one who gave biggest damage to them after all. Since the drawback of using such a big magic is i cannot use another one suddenly, you can cut my legs and i cannot run from those scorpions”

“More ever, by bringing those two girls along you can have more bait to distract the scorpion while they're busy feeding us.”

“You can say to adventurer guild that you didn't meet anyone there and the enemies number more than what is agreed since the beginning. Since it's not your fault, you can still get compensation as long as you bring a part of their body”

“In case those two survived, you can just make them as sex slave and toying them and killing them before making a report to guild. There's not much entertainment in this island anyway.

“Anything missing? Your head is as predictable as your brain, can’t you made a better plan?”

….

They seems to get agitated, but their leader still calm.

No, he was disturbed. But he tried hard to not show it on his face.

“That..s seems like a harsh acquisition. Mind to tell what makes you think that?”

“Lets see.. because your eyes are similiar”

“Similiar?”

“With my neighbour that tried hard to hides his porn folder when i gone visiting his house, or my brother that tries hard to hide the love letter of the girl that confess to him. Oh, i mercilessly opens and reading it aloud in front of them of course. Word by words”

Hearing that,

He start to laugh.

“Fuh, HAHAHAHA. looks like you got us eh?”

He grinned while showing off his actual face.

Probably because he have no intention to hide it anymore

“Seriously. I thought i can made a easy money by registering as adventurer rather than continuing a bandit live like previously. Who knows that we must bet our lives like this just for some pocket money? Aah, i really made a wrong choice. Killing and robbing a wandering merchants like before is more easy than adventuring lives”

Hearing that,

I only make a scornful face and answering him.

“Don't blame your luck when it's just because of your incompetence, idiot. If you guys can't even handle such an easy request, then just go home and suck your mother tits and give up being a adventurer, no, a living being? Since you guys even failed to become a bandit how about just change jobs into goblin? Nah, goblin is too good. Just be a worm, then enjoy such a live free of worries inside the stinking bughole”

The mobs is getting angry at my provocation, but they got stopped by Darius.

“I’ll pretend i didn't hear your provocation just now. so..”

“We can still make a deal right?”

…

Hah

They’re indeed more idiots than i thought.

After hearing that, who is gonna actually accepts.

Well i intent to refuse since the beggining though.

“What if i don’t want to?”

I can figure out their answer but i asked anyway.

He makes a yare yare expression and answering me.

“you don't wanna to force me. Truthfully i was being a gentleman here, but my subordinates probably not thinking the same you know? While we were still bandits we already “used up” a lot of young girls like you. They all end up “broke” in less than a weeks though”

He start to made a confident face.

“Although you're a powerful mage, against this many people we can kill you before you finish cast the spell. The two girls beside you will suffer the same fate”

Nora seems frozen, and Mai seems start to return to her usual expression.

He grinned again.

“Surely even you won’t abadon those girls and try to running away by yourself right? If you're being obedient, we might not killed you and bring you along. Those guys already have not played with girls for a bit too long and seriously, i can't hold them back anymore.”

Saying that, i realize.

His ‘tools’ is bulging since beginning.

He tried to hide it, but it won't escape my eyes that had been trained to seen countless mosaic from game!

“We’re lucky to meet such a beautiful and young girls in this place. How about it? Better safe than sorry right?”

After hearing that, Nora start to reply

“How..terrible”

“You, and the villagers too. How, did you said such a horrible things?”

Darius only smiled.

“That's how this world works, young lady. A young girl who life a sheltered life probably doesn't understand, but in outside its normal to sacrifice children to reduce the mouths to feed. Your people village is probably like that too right? Just staying alive is hard enough, the strong devour the weak. So the least you can do is comfort us, a heart break victim from this rule right?”

Hearing that,

i got snapped.

My last shred of empathy is getting teared down.

Not like i had much since the beggining, but...

After hearing his word that’s how this world is worked.

I’ll swear i gonna make him eat his words.

“Fufufu..”

“?”

Everyone start to confused while looking at me.

“KUHAHAHAHAHA”

I laughs.

Like seeing the most funny comedy act in the world.

They all getting dumbfounded and didn't understand my action.

Some of the bandits start to comment “Has she lost it?”

“AHAHAHA! HAHAHA!”

I still laugh like a maniac and ignoring them.

Cannot ignoring me, Darius start to speak.

“Hey hey, miss mage. If you're going to lost it, wait till we escape from this place alright? It's not gonna be good if you gone crazy from fear before we manage to escape here after all”

Aah..? I stopped and looking at him.

With a disinterest face, i regain my usual composure and speak to them with a soft voice.

“Say”

While clapping my hand i start to have some ideas.

“How about we play a game of tag?”

They looked at me suspiciously, but Darius ask me anyway.

“Tag?”

“Thats right. We will start running and hiding somewhere inside the cave and you catch us in count of 100 if you win, let’ssee.. you can do anything to me, including those two girls as bonus. Be it rape, toys, or becoming your bitch-slave and pet, we were okay with extreme plays like fistjob or even tearing our body all over like a ragged clothes until we were barely alive at all. What? Don’t worry. As long we were alive anything is fine, right?”

The two other girls got pale, especially Mai screamed after regain her composure “What are you suggesting to them!?”

Ignoring her, i approach Darius while closing my face to him.

Looking from the side, it looks like we were going to kiss instead.

But anyone close enough can probably felt my murderous intent.

“Furthermore, i won't use my magic. I can even swear by the name of my origin spirit “Undine”

Not like i actually made any contract with any spirit whatsoever. That magic was something else entirely.

Then pretending to being flirty, i speaked from his side while whispering.

“I’ll give you and you alone a special treatment too. Something that you will never forgot in your entire lifetime”

Hearing that, Darius and the rest grinned.

I started to distance myself from him.

I can’t handle his stinking smell anymore anyway.

“Hahaha! You got guts! Sure, we accept”

Then i continued.

“If i win.. you guys can forget it, since it's not going to be necessary”

Oh? Have you give up since the beginning? Mutters Darius.

I only replied with smile and ignoring him.

“Then, let us start. Come, you two. Count till a hundred ok guys?”

Ah eh? They got dumbfounded and mutters confusion but following me.

“No cheating, okay everyone? if you’re being obedient i will include a extra service that makes you gone into a heaven”

Acting flirty while winked, it got a good response.

The guys are getting excited and cheering us instead.

Keep moving while bringing my bag, i moved deeper into cave.

Once we were out of their sight,

One of them start to speak.

“Is she telling the truth, boss?”

Hearing that Darius grinned.

“Its fine. “

“The specialized mages are eccentric bunch, but i heard the name of the spirit who grant them magic is equivalent to their god. Should they made empty promise after swearing using their god name, they would receive punishment and cannot use magic forever”

Hearing that he smiled.

“Then, it was as good as win huh boss?”

Darius grinned.

“Yeah, this place is pretty big but with female legs, they wont run away fast. Sooner or later we can catch them, some exercise would be a good excitement for those guys too”

Hearing that, the subordinate start to get excited too.

…

98..99..100, it's time, boss!

“ALRIGHT, HUNT THOSE GIRLS DOWN BOYS! FIRST COME FIRST SERVE!

“UWOOOH!”

With that words as a starting line,

they got excited like a beast in heat.

“REMEMBER DON'T KILL THE BLACK HAIRED GIRL! USING HER IS FINE TOO AS LONG AS SHE WAS STILL BREATHING! OTHER THAN THAT DO ANYTHING TO THE OTHERS!”

“UWOOOH!”

Getting excited, they start to pursue them.

Some time after that,

Darius was alone with one of his subordinate.

“They will probably will be back soon”

“Let them have fun, its been a long time”

“But boss, is it fine for you not to chase them? They might gone too far and kill that girl too”

Hearing that, he only grinned.

“They won't. We already gone through a lot of times together so my words is a absolute. Although i can’t guarantee her condition when she was returned here”

“Oh, you're a sadist boss”

He smiled.

Darius only calmly replied.

“After she was battered enough, i can say i will letting her live if she decide to serve me as my wife and following all of my command by swearing to her origin spirit. with her weakened state after getting played with those guys, she won't be able to resist. Playing with obedient woman is my favorite after all”

Haha .

He only laughs as reply.

“Oh, i heard the footstep. They probably already returned”

Said the subordinate.

But...

their footstep was abnormal that Darius feels strange.

It was too fast.

To begin with,

Why should they need to hurry?

Almost as if...

“EEEK! BOSS! RUN AWAY!”

“AAH! HELP!”

?

He got confused for a moment

Then,

a huge scorpion suddenly jumped and biting his subordinates that running away.

*SKREEE*

“W..what?”

The subordinate is getting confused.

“How did they get in!?” I thought that tunnel is too complicated for monster to get through!”

Darius is surprised.

One of the surviving subordinate reporting to him.

“We.. we don’t know! Suddenly a bunch of them is coming straight to our location! Furthermore they seems to have gone crazy! Killing our men without eating them”

Huh?

He got confused for a moment.

Shit!

Regaining his composure for a moment, he was awake because of his subordinate scream.

Anyway, i need to escape.

“YOU GUYS! GET BACK! I WILL USE OUR LAST FLASH BOMB TO BLIND THEM”

He planned to grab his item pouch.

But,

All he grabs is empty air.

“What!?”

Instead,

He only finds some purple dust around the place where his bag is used to be.

…

Where

Where the fuck...

It was gone!?

I swear i’m still holding it when we come to this cave!

There’s no way i dropped it. I am sure i tied it tightly.

…….

...ah

A certain figure is in his mind.

Realizing who stole it, he remember.

That bitch!

No wonder she approach me so eagerly!

“AAIEE BOSS!

“HELPP”

Tsk.

Realizing it was too late,

he was trying to run away by abandoning his subordinates.

But...

*SSSSSAA*

A countless number of scorpion blocked his path to the exit.

Aah.. aahh.

He mutters while losing his only chance to run.

All of them is looking at him.

With a bloodshot eye, like he’s their fateful enemy.

Why?

Why they're coming here!? and suddenly too!

I thought desert scorpion never moves in groups!

Then,

He start to move his hand.

He realize their sight is fixed to one of his hand.

That is,

the hand that touch the powder.

….!

He heard about it.

A item so dangerous it can destroy a country!

Because it was so dangerous, just using it can made you into a worst criminal and every country will hunt you till your last breath!

It’s name

“Gathering scent..”

He didn't need to think long for the culprit

Nor did the reason why they’re gathering here.

…

The scorpion is surrounding him all over, and no more voice of his subordinate can be heard.

While looking pale without any way to escape, he sense something grabbing his legs

…AIEEEE!

He screamed because its too sudden.

It was the subordinate that beside him just now.

His body is already half torned, he’s already dead.

But...

His hand that grabbing him cannot be removed.

He tried desperately to remove it, but his grip is too hard!

Realizing the scorpion already nearing him

He realized he cannot run away anymore.

Realizing his fate.

He cursed.

With tears of blood and looking above him, he can only cursed.

His parent that abandon him when he was a baby.

His mentor that sold him for one piece of silver coins.

His bad luck of having a group of idiot as his subordinate.

And most of all...

“...you witch..”

His encounter with “her”

“YOU WITCH THAT PLAYED AROUND WITH PEOPLE'S HEARTS AND FEELINGS! JUST YOU WATCH!”

“SOMEDAY, SOMEWHERE, YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR RETRIBUTION!”

“YOUR DEED IS UNFORGIVABLE, THOSE THAT YOU HAVE WRONGED WILL NOT FORGIVE YOU EITHER!”

“OUR CURSE WILL SPREAD UNTIL MILLENIA! FOREVER! EVEN IF I DIED AND OUR SOUL IS TEARED APART!”

“DEATH WILL NOT BE ENOUGH TO SATISFY OUR HATRED! EVEN TEARING YOUR SOUL APART FOR A THOUSAND TIMES WILL NOT SATISFY OUR GRUDGE!”

“I PRAYED THAT EVERY JOURNEY THAT YOU MADE WILL BE MADE BY UNHAPPINESS AND DESPAIR!”

“MARK MY WORD, YOU WITCH! “

“FROM THE DEEPEST OF HELL I SHALL WATCH YOU!”

“FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEART WE WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU!”

“WATCH! AND SUFFER!”

“I CURSE YOU!”

“I CURSE YOU FROM THE DEPTHS OF HELLL…!”

Screaming that last curse with all of his strength, he lost consciousness.