Chapter 79
"Raaargh!"
"G-guh!?"
"Die, you bastards!"
"G-gwah!?"
"Fuckin' trash! Drop dead!"
"Gyaaaaah!!"
"Kehahahaha!!"
"...Uh."
"...Wow."
The reason Lord Albert and I were frozen in horrified awe stood right before us—Yukari, gleefully pulverizing goblins with a radiant smile. Covered in blood and cackling, she looked like a straight-up villain from some dark fantasy.
We'd asked about her combat experience. "None," she said. So here we were, supervising her first Actual battle with Lil in tow... except—
(Lord Albert!! This is—this is straight-up nightmare fuel! R-rated as hell!!)
(Aye... This is a war crime.)
While we whispered, the goblin massacre continued. Oh—a head just popped like a grape. That’s a... fountain of blood now.
(We can’t let Lil see this!!)
(Agreed. I’ll be seeing this in my dreams...)
"Yuka-saaan? I can’t see anythiiing—"
"DON’T LOOK!"
I covered Lil’s eyes while monitoring the "training." This wasn’t combat—it was a slaughterhouse. Wait, hold up—did she just punch through a chest bare-handed? Crushed a skull like an egg? And—
(...Wait. WAIT. Is she—eating it? IS SHE EATING THE GOBLIN RIGHT NOW?? Am I hallucinating??)
(Relax. I see it too. High Ogres grow stronger by consuming prey. It’s her racial trait.)
(...That’s hardcore.)
(She doesn’t have to eat it raw, though. Cooking it would work the same...)
"Bleh—tastes like shit. Whatever. I’ll devour every last one!"
Her entire demeanor had flipped. That prim, proper Yukari? Gone. Replaced by a bloodthirsty berserker who’d fit right into a demon warlord’s inner circle.
Her... meal dragged on. Yeah, I’m off meat for a while. Ugh.
"Ah! Good work, everyone~! All cleared, Lord Albert, Yuka! How’d I do?"
"Y-yeah! You’re, uh... really strong! Ever done this before...?"
In several senses of the word.
"I took karate as a hobby! Never thought it’d come in handy like this."
"H-huh! Karate, huh...? You seemed really experienced."
"Aikido and judo too! Turns out I’m weirdly good at fighting~"
She beamed. Note to self: Never piss her off.
"Ahem... Any injuries? Pain anywhere?"
"Nope! Better than ever! I could go another round!"
"...Right. Just... don’t overdo it."
"Of course. Gotta stay in top shape to crush those cultists!"
"...Sure. Well, we’ve got time—want to continue?"
"Absolutely!"
And so, Yukari’s "training" extended for another gruesome hour.
"...She’s terrifying."
"...The gap is unreal."
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