Vol 4: Chapter 7: Contact

Demon City Aquarius

Contact

Huh?! Something gives me the chills.

Could this be a sign that something bad is going to happen...?

After fighting off the naked perverts at the bar, we left the bar with its broken door and started moving.

We talked about waiting out Aleph for a while, but we decided that being cornered in a small room wouldn't be a good idea.

Well, for some reason Aleph always seems to know where I am, so it should be fine.

I was walking down the street, holding hands with Reno and hiding behind Aria.

I never thought that Aria would end up being this useful... It seems I have a very good sight of things.

"Nee-san...Thank you. If you weren't here, Reno and I would be... (We need to strengthen our protected position a bit more.)"

"I'm no good... Besides, Chris saved my heart, so it's only natural that I help you."

"It's not something that should be taken for granted... Nee-san saved both of our lives. That's not something that should be taken for granted, it's an admirable thing to do... I know it's strange for me to say this since I was the one who being saved, but that's what I think (people like this should just be praised. They're the type that grow and die for a praise!)"

"Chris... Yes, thanks. I think I've gained a bit of confidence now."

Aria looked surprised, then laughed. Seriously, this one is the type who thrives when praised. Anyway, a survival strategy is essential in the current situation! I'll use anything I can!!

I'm not gonna die...! I can't stay here anymore! I can't do this! I'm gonna leave this town alive!

As I was passionately thinking about survival, a naked man suddenly appeared from the shadows and pushed me down again.

Why?! Don't aim for that exact spot every time, baldy!

As he was pushed me down, my hand that was holding Reno's separated.

"Onee-chan?!"

"Wh...Let go of Chris...!"

Reno called out to me. Hearing that voice, Aria noticed what was going on and tried to slash at the naked man that was pushing me down.

"Oh my goodness...!!"

"Where are these guys from...?! Don't get in the way! Chris will..."

However, once again, a large group of naked people, from nowhere in the world, blocked Aria's path as she was trying to help me.

This whole thing had only taken about three minutes.

In the time it takes for a cup of instant ramen to be ready, I'm dying again.

(All that's left now is to enjoy it! ...But this is no time to be saying that!)

Aria is slicing through the naked bodies, but no matter how you look at it... a lot of things will end in the mean time.

My breath,... in fact, I'm being strangled right now.

"Ahhh... ugh... someone... (How many times have I been pushed down today...?)"

Twice? Maybe twice? Was he pushed down at the bar? My consciousness was fading, and while I was being attacked, I was thinking about these things...

"Aqua Pressure!"

From somewhere, I heard the sound of someone chanting a spell, and a concentrated water jet came flying towards me. The naked man on top of me was blown away by the water pressure.

I wondered why he could use spells, but...

The influx of oxygen interrupted my thoughts.

"Cough! Cough! ... Ah, ah, haaa ... cough ..."

When I was released and the oxygen suddenly came in, I started coughing violently.

I had teary eyes and was coughing for a while, but as I gradually calmed down she heard a voice speaking to me.

"Are you okay?"

Looking up towards the voice, I saw a rather unpleasant looking young man with black hair talking to me.

He has black hair, but he's far more handsome than Hayato. His eyes are ice blue, so they don't look alike, though.

"Yes, I'm fine... Umm, were you the one who helped me? (You seem like a suspicious guy. I definitely can't trust you.)"

"Yes. A weak, beautiful woman was being attacked, so... my body moved on its own."

"...Thank you so much. You are a very kind person... Umm, if it's alright, may I ask your name? (That's so pretentious... Die.)"

The black-haired guy said some really cringey, disgusting things straight out of his mouth that made my skin crawl, but I didn't show any sign of it in my attitude and treated him like a saint.

"Of course. My name is Cal. May I ask your name, beautiful lady?"

"Oh, I didn't even introduce myself... I'm very sorry. My name is Christina. I came to this city on a journey to save the world, to free it from the evil Demon King's army (this guy is definitely an enemy, right?)"

I greeted my savior without any problems, despite his extremely suspicious personality.

"Christina...? So, are you perhaps the saint that everyone was talking about?"

“Yes. Everyone calls me the Saint of Devltion… I’m not that great of a person, though… (But, knowing my brave reputation… I guess he might be a good person after all!)”

Feeling a bit better, I took the opportunity to introduce the two of them.

"Let me also introduce these two. They are Aria-nee-san, who is known as the Sword Saint, and my younger sister, Reno (the cuckolded older sister and the slum brat)."

"Older sister and younger sister? Are you three sisters?"

"Oh, no, Reno and I aren't related by blood. But she is my very precious little sister (yes, almost to the point that I want to throw her away somewhere! But, I've been feeling a bit scared of her lately)."

"Onee-chan..."

Before I knew it, Reno, who was nearby, had been listening to my introduction and was watching with a red face.

So even though you're the same gender, why are you fidgeting like that?

"Hahaha! I see, Christina and the others are a party with very deep ties."

"Yes, that's right. And there's one more person in our party, but he hasn't come back yet (where the hell is that Aleph wandering around to?)"

"Is that so? Anyway, it's dangerous here. I know a safe place in this town, so do you want to evacuate with me?"

"Um, well... (that sounds like a trap... no, it's too obvious a trap)."

I tried to refuse because it was no joke.

"Really?! We were almost at our limit, so this is a big help! That's good for you, Chris. Now you can get some rest."

"...That's right, Nee-san. Cal-sama, may I ask you to show me around then? (Why are you saying something unnecessary? It's going to be hard to refuse now!! You slut!)"

"Of course, Saintess. Hehe, here you go."

Because Aria's words, we were about to go straight to hell, and Cal guided us and we started walking.

"Aleph, will he be okay...?"

My damn sister whispered to me, sounding worried about Aleph's safety.

"It'll be fine, Aleph is the hero who saved the world... Let's believe in him, Nee-san (this is not the time for us to be worrying about others...)"

"Yeah... that's right. I'm sure Aleph will be fine."

I try to calm the foolish Aria, who has no sense of danger. I'm extremely worried about where this is going to lead...

After that, we walked in silence for a while and eventually stopped in front of a building Cal guided us to.

"...It's right here, come on, you three...come in."

Cal urges us on, with a lady-first attitude.

Although I had a bad feeling, we went inside the building.

The inside of the building was dark and creepy. Feeling uneasy, I continued forward.

Eventually I saw the door, opened it and went inside.

As soon as we enter, the lights come on.

...The lights suddenly came on and I squinted my eyes in the brightness.

As our eyes gradually got used to it, what appeared before our eyes was...

--The scene was of naked women covered in wounds...hanging by chains.

"O-Onee-chan... what on earth is this...?"

"Wh-what is this...?! We thought we were in a safe place...?"

The two of them are confused by this scene, but I'm a little confused as well... What the heck is this, what a terrible hobby.

"Hehehe, all three of you... welcome to my collection room."

From behind me came a voice that sounded incredibly happy.

It was Cal who was uttering that message.

I was suspicious from the beginning, but it was, well, even more so than I imagined.

He was a pretty dangerous guy...

Chris hoi hoi.