Another World’s Highest Guild Leader ~I’m the weakest in the guild, but I can’t quit the guild because of the heavy love of all the guild members~ - Chap 21: Attack-Type Yandere

The blood’s scent intensifies the raw stench. 

Merely existing in this place is enough to induce nausea. 

“Three seconds have passed; are you sure you don’t want to run?” 

A provoking smirk adorns the face of the golden-haired girl. 

Her name is Lulu Naitsu. 

A former noble, her family was renowned in social circles until her parents were assassinated, leaving her destitute. Subsequently, she joined Crow’s guild, where she now ranks second.

“Should we just kill them already?” 

A girl with an icy gaze and nearly pure white, platinum blonde hair cropped short, directs the question into the silence.

Her name is Lafia Flight. 

She, along with her sister Lofia, faced horrific abuse at the hands of their stepfather, leading them to run away. Like Lulu, she also found refuge in Crow’s guild, where she currently ranks fifth.

“Uh… uh…”

Ni starts to ponder.

The humans she had held hostage were slain, and her arm had been ruthlessly severed.

——If she doesn’t flee, death is certain.

“…”

With a swift flutter of her wings, she distances herself from the area.

“Alma, please.”

“Alright.”

Ten seconds after Ni’s departure, Alma exits the room as if in pursuit.

Once the two had vacated, Lulu crouches before the corpses.

“We can’t allow others to witness such a grotesque end, controlled like this. No doubt, some of these people had loved ones waiting at home.”

Judging by their wounds, they were injured when they resisted, their vitality slowly drained here…

With hands clasped in respect, she contemplates the harsh days they must have endured.

“But, what I despise most are humans…”

“Lulu…”

“The past isn’t something easily forgotten… Let’s move, Lafia.”

“It’s not a joke! That’s… it’s different from the humans we’ve known until now!”

The only thing that came out of Ni’s mouth were unreasonable complaints.

But it couldn’t be helped.

Because they were that unreasonable.

The underground was structured complicatedly, and if one took the wrong path, they wouldn’t arrive at their intended room. It was like a maze.

Ni was familiar with the route, so without getting lost, she arrived at her destination in full momentum and energetically opened a large door.

“…Ni? What’s wrong, why are you so panicked?”

Sachi, who was monitoring the actions of Crow and others, and Yarimar, who was sitting on a chair, looked surprised.

“My arm… I lost my arm…! Quick, get me a potion!”

“Wha… Is that true!? I’ll go get it right away!”

Sachi disappeared deeper into the room to fetch a potion.

Yarimar grimaced at Ni’s missing arm, but her expression quickly turned into surprise.

“…Hey Ni, did you come straight here from where you encountered the target…?”

“Y-Yes… But I managed to lose them! This underground labyrinth is not easy to—”

“Tsk, you fell right into their trap.”

“…Eh?”

Ni froze at Yarimar’s frustrated words.

And then, she remembered what Lulu had told her.

“Shall we play hide and seek?”

“If you can escape in one minute, I’ll let you go. If you can’t escape, I’ll kill you.”

Hide and Seek

Find a place where the opponent can’t find you and hide there. You have to hide somewhere.

But why was she presented with the condition that if she could escape, she wouldn’t be killed?

She understood the answer immediately.

“Found you!”

“Huh!?”

Such a cheerful voice echoed from the depth of the door.

Ni inadvertently let out a scream.

And then she finally realized.

The target of the hide and seek wasn’t her.

It was the whereabouts of the boss, the Succubus Queen.

With their skills, chasing after the Succubus Queen was possible. She had only kindly and politely guided them to the Succubus Queen’s location.

Driven by fear, she had rushed into the place where she felt most secure.

“Huh? It won’t open.”

The auburn-haired ponytailed girl trying to open the door was Almaria Roys.

She was betrayed by a childhood friend and thrown into the depths of hell. Afterwards, she joined Crow’s guild and was ranked 7th within the guild.

“A minute has passed, so I won’t kill you. So open up. O-p-e-n u-p.”

At the sound of the door being banged, Ni shivered and crouched down, covering her ears as if to not hear it.

Yarimar deeply sighed. And then she stood up.

“It looks like I’ll have to handle this.”