(Chastity Reversed) I'm Sorry, My Lady. I Had Sex With Another Woman Again - Chapter 40: Desperate Situation

“Venom Bats! Here they come!!!”

The ceiling writhed, whispered, and trembled. When looking closely, one could see countless small eyes attached like strawberry seeds.

The bizarre nature of the scene and the pressure of all those staring eyes. Goosebumps erupted all over my body.

All of those were Venom Bats… The hopeless sight made me want to flee, but there was no longer even time for that.

Before us were three giant poisonous rats.And overhead, so many bats that one might think the entire cave ceiling had peeled off.

They coordinated with each other and flew toward us as if exploding outward.

“Kuh…!”

“N-no! I can’t block all this!”

It was truly a wave attack.

Just as the rats’ claws-which looked infectious to the touch-were swung at us,

From above, a massive swarm of Venom Bats descended upon us, so numerous that it seemed the entire view had turned blue. The sheer number of enemies was bewildering, almost making me instinctively cover my face.

-But that wouldn’t do. If I did that, I would certainly die.

Fighting back the approaching anxiety and discomfort, I avoided the rats’ attacks while thrusting my hand into the swarm of bats.

(Freeze!)

I unleashed an ice spell without incantation. The densely packed pests flying toward us froze and dropped to the ground with a pitter-patter.

However, there was no time for relief. The rats before us had been reduced to two, but they immediately thrust out their poisonous claws again.

The rats launched their attacks mercilessly, bringing reinforcement bats with them.

Frustratingly, defeating the rats while bats were present was extremely difficult. Just like before, all I could do was dodge attacks while reducing their numbers.

It was a harsh path, but there was no other choice.

Looking to the side, Shia was somehow managing to hold off the giant rats and poisonous bats while shouting and swinging her sword.

Me and Shia naturally stood back-to-back, coordinating with each other to gradually reduce the enemies.

…The situation was somewhat manageable, better than expected.

-However.

No matter how much we drew the enemies’ attention, we couldn’t stop the massive swarm of bats heading toward the rear guard.

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“Nico-kun! Fall back!”

“Y-yes!”

I, Ginny, faced the approaching threat and

Shouted at the top of my lungs to the girl right behind me.

This was bad.

For those of us with high physical endurance, even if we were poisoned, it wouldn’t immediately become fatal.

-But Nico-kun was different.

If she was exposed to poison from this many monsters, she would die. That absolutely must not happen…

I sometimes use Nico-kun, but she was one of my few friends. Therefore, I must protect her at all costs.

With my left hand, I urged her to step back, and with my right hand extended forward.

I aimed at the mass of pests heading straight for us after slipping past Suberia and Shia at the front.

“Wind!!!”

I created wind with my concentrated mana and unleashed it with all my might. The faintly green-glowing magical wind struck them with physical force. The effect was excellent.

The mass of pests scattered and fell to the ground in pieces.

“…Damn it!”

But that was far from enough, it seemed. Immediately after they fell, more blue shadows kept flying out from behind.

…I had just used magic.

I couldn’t fire in rapid succession. I couldn’t shoot them down anymore.

What to do? What should I do…?

“G-Ginny…”

“Stay back…”

I no longer had the luxury of even turning toward Nico-kun. With trembling hands, I gripped my bow.

Even though I didn’t believe for a moment that I could defeat them with this. Still, I couldn’t think of any other way.

In desperation, I loosed an arrow.

“Geh-geh-geh♪”

My bow, in which I secretly had confidence. It could hit targets with perfect accuracy, but these creatures dodged it very, very easily.

Bats, which emit ultrasonic waves and excel at spatial awareness, are not originally targets that can be hit with a bow.

I knew that.

But I had no other options.

“…Nico-kun, run away, alone.”

“G-Ginny, n-no, I don’t want to…”

There was not a moment to spare anymore. Yet, at a time like this, please don’t be selfish…

Even if you stay, there’s nothing you can do. So please run. At least you.

Nico-kun came here largely because she got caught up with us. It was almost like she was forcibly brought along because she joined Suberia’s team, who aims to become the Demon Lord.

Moreover, I was the one who maneuvered to get Nico-kun on our team, and I was the one who suggested coming here.

And all for such a despicable reason-because I wanted to have sex with the person she likes.

-Yet, if I let my friend die here, even I couldn’t forgive myself.

…If Nico-kun is going to die here, I’d rather die in her place.

That’s the only way I can take responsibility for warping Nico-kun’s life.

“Come on, hurry up and go….Oh, right. Tell Simon-senpai that Ginny was a good person. That’s all I ask.”

I pushed my hesitating, dawdling friend away as if to make her fly off.

Throwing away my bow, I readied my knife. Well, I’m not confident in close combat, but… let’s do this.

These bats should see that I’m the only one here.

Rampaging, stabbing, shooting, grabbing, struggling.

I’ll make them fear the existence called Ginny.

“Come on, you pieces of crap—!!!”

I shouted to rouse myself. I thrust my knife toward the approaching pests.

“Haha…”

However, my outstretched hand never made contact. The creatures flying in a swarm split apart as if cleaving open and dodged my attack.

Well, well, I should have practiced more.

A self-deprecating smile involuntarily escaped my lips at my lack of close combat sense.

(Senpai, goodbye…)

Before I knew it, bats were circling above my head like a cloud.

It was just like the Grim Reaper. The sound of wings echoed around me, as if mocking me, who had run out of options.

Laughing at me, huh… If you’re coming, then come. The moment you attach to my face, I’ll stab right through you with me.

I glared at the cloud of pests above my head while tightly gripping my knife. Before I realized it, sweat was flowing like a waterfall down my hand.

Eventually, the sweat formed droplets and trickled down the knife handle. That was their signal.

All at once, blue shadows spread out as if to envelop me. The hideously grinning face of the bat coming toward me.

As I glared fiercely at it, preparing to thrust my knife, in that instant, that moment. An arrow pierced that distorted bat’s smile.

(Huh…?)

“Don’t touch my friend!!!”

Suddenly, my friend’s voice came from behind. Forgetting about the bat in front of me, I turned around. There stood Nico-kun, aiming her bow at the bats.

“N-Nico-kun! What are you doing? Run away!”

“I told you I don’t want to!!!”

Without knowing my thoughts, She shouted at the enormous number of bats.

Stop it, if you do that…

As if changing targets, The bats left my head and headed toward Nico. It was different from their earlier taunting movements. It was a straight flight filled with killing intent.

“Nico!!!”

“I-It’s o-o-okay! T-this is actually my specialty. If they’re just fast like this.”

Nico pulled an arrow from her quiver, nocked it to her bow, and took aim. Perhaps overwhelmed by the pressure from the bats, her hand trembled slightly.

…However, even so, her movements were very refined. There was no waste in her motion, and it was powerful, yet.

Very, incredibly, unbelievably. She was simply extraordinarily fast at shooting.

“Huff…!!!”

The arrow she released flew straight toward the bat. The bat that had easily dodged my arrow earlier was now pierced without even being able to react to Nico’s shot.

The reason was very simple. It was fast. Nico’s arrow was so powerful and fast that my eyes couldn’t even follow it.

Moreover, Nico…

“Uoooohhh!!!”

She could even fire in rapid succession. The high-speed shots she showed earlier. She must be repeating them multiple times. Her hands created afterimages as she fired repeatedly at high speed. Incredibly fast.

And her aim wasn’t random either.  Despite such speed, she seemed able to accurately shoot each arrow with deadly intent.

Terrifying bow skill… Pierced by her rule-breaking archery, the bats fell one after another in an instant.

…Before I knew it, there were no more bats around us. All had been pierced by Nico’s arrows and died.

“Haa… haa…”

“…” Despite having witnessed everything before my eyes,

I couldn’t believe it.

Forgetting even about Suberia and Shia who should still be fighting, I just stared blankly at her as she breathed heavily.

“…Heh, heheh! Heheheh! S-sometimes I can be useful too, right? Lucky for you, Ginny, that I was here!”

“…Well, if you could do something like that, You should have done it sooner. Really, Nico…”

“S-sorry! I was just so scared… …Please, forgive me!”

How much more guilt was this one trying to make me feel…

A bit exasperated at my cowardly friend who possessed such power, I patted Nico-kun on the back.

“Well, one more job to do. If you help save Suberia and the others too, I’ll forgive you.”

“E-eh…! I have to do it again…?”

All of her earlier bravery had vanished. Nico-kun’s face clouded over again as she shrank back. Her archery might be amazing, but her mental strength still had a long way to go.

She was far from being a first-rate warrior.

However…

(If Nico-kun could overcome that, she might…)

Dorothy, the current Four Heavenly Kings and the strongest among them.

A warrior as strong as her parent.

One of the Four Heavenly Kings, or perhaps even the Demon Lord. She might be able to become something like that. Seeing her brave figure earlier, I found myself imagining such a fairy tale.

“Come on, let’s go.”

“U-uuu!!!”