My Gift Is “Beauty”. I Think It’s Useless, but It Seems to Be an S-Rank Gift With the Strongest Buff Effect for Beautiful Girls - Chapter 43.1.1: Repayment and Salvation (5)
Chapter 43.1.1: Repayment and Salvation (5)
Hiroyo and the others teleported to the entrance of an abandoned factory.
The surroundings were dilapidated, a place with poor security, likely a hideout for suspicious people.
“Everyone… here.”
Asumi pulled out five animal head masks from seemingly empty space.
There were a black goat, a blue deer, a white tiger, a red shark, and a pink hawk… the colors were clearly unusual, but hiding their faces suited Hiroyo and the others well.
“I’ll take the goat, and Hibiki-senpai takes the deer… choose the rest as you like.”
Excluding the two masks already cherished by Asumi and Hibiki, Hiroyo and the others picked. As a result, Hiroyo got the red shark, Hibiki the pink hawk, and Koharu the white tiger.
Thus, the peculiar beast squadron “Strange Beast” was born.
“I can see, but… Asumi-chan, how do you fight wearing this?”
“Well… I can do it with my eyes closed, so it doesn’t matter if it’s on or off.”
“That’s the strongest.”
Asumi’s strength was unfathomable.
“And… just in case—’Camouflage’.”
Magic from Asumi enveloped all five, blending them into the background, making them invisible. They could still see each other.
“This way… the enemy won’t notice us easily. I’ll add a few more effects.”
Asumi applied several more Gift effects to everyone.
Once prepared, Asumi stepped forward alone.
Kirino and Koharu positioned themselves to protect Hiroyo and Hibiki at the rear.
“Let’s go—”
Asumi stepped into the abandoned factory alone.
Her footsteps echoed in the vast, high-ceilinged factory, where unfamiliar, discarded machines remained.
Dust rose with each step, indicating no one had touched the place for a while. However, some areas lacked dust due to human footprints.
Asumi walked and stopped before a door.
She heard voices from inside and paused.
“Abah…”
She looked back.
Hiroyo and the others hadn’t followed. As planned, they stayed near the entrance.
Confirming this, Asumi slowly opened the door.
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“How long do you plan to keep me like this? I won’t talk.”
Fuyutsuki sat there, restrained to a chair for nearly half a day.
The effects of not eating or drinking showed in her slight weakness.
Yet, her skin and hair remained glossy, with only her expression showing fatigue. She maintained an unnatural beauty.
“You’ll stay like that until Ryui-san returns. Keep quiet.”
“Still… guhehe… you’ve got a nice body.”
The ropes tightened her body, emphasizing her breast.
Her large breasts, barely contained by her suit, caught the eye of a lowlife adventurer.
“Hey, stop it. Ryui-san will get mad.”
“But… just a little is fine, right? He won’t be back for a bit.”
Two guards watched her.
One approached Fuyutsuki, wiggling his fingers.
“You might be unharmable, but I can still touch you.”
“…!”
Fuyutsuki glared at the man. His hand reached for her breast—
“Abuh…”
“Huh…?”
In an instant, the man collapsed as if his strength gave out.
The other man grew alert, looking around for an intruder, turning his back.
“Ah…!”
A shock hit his neck, and he crumpled to the ground.
“What… what happened?”
Fuyutsuki stood stunned. She saw nothing, only the fact that both men collapsed.
Then, a small figure in a black goat mask appeared.
“Kyaa!?”
Fuyutsuki screamed at the terrifying black goat mask.
“Abah… it’s okay now…”
“Huh…?”
The black goat girl—Asumi—cut Fuyutsuki’s ropes with a hand chop.
Fuyutsuki, mouth agape in shock, said, “Th-thank you,” assuming Asumi wasn’t an enemy.
“There aren’t many people…”
“Hm? Others? The others went out for a lunch break. At least five more are around.”
“—’Appraisal’.”
“Huh—”
“So that’s how it is…”
Asumi checked Fuyutsuki’s status with “Appraisal” and nodded to herself.
“Stay here. We’ll handle the rest. Now—’Teleport’.”
“Wha… what!?”
Before Fuyutsuki understood, she was freed, and Asumi vanished, leaving her mouth open.
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Meanwhile, Hiroyo and the others remained at the factory entrance.
They kept their voices low, taking care not to move.
Because in front of them—
“What do we do, Ryui-san?”
“Hmm, I was thinking of water torture today. It’s simple but harsh.”
“As expected of Ryui-san. I can’t wait to see that woman cry and beg—”
“Hey, stop.”
Ryui returned with four subordinates.
He sensed something and halted.
Hiroyo and the others held their breath, frozen nearby.
Hibiki gripped Hiroyo’s sleeve, trembling.
“Water Jet!”
A thin stream of water, five centimeters wide, shot from Ryui’s right hand, passing right by Hiroyo and piercing the factory wall effortlessly.
“…”
“What’s wrong?”
“Hmm, seems I was mistaken.”
Ryui tilted his head but moved toward the factory.
However—
“Water Jet!”
Feigning departure, Ryui shot water again.
“Haha… my instincts were right.”
The water scattered midair, repelled in an empty space.
“Haa… haa…”
Koharu’s “Reduction Barrier” blocked it.
An invisible shield protected Hiroyo and the others.
Their position was exposed. Splitting up would be more dangerous.
The “Camouflage” effect still hid them, but Ryui and his five men drew weapons, ready for battle.
“—Freeze.”
Kirino’s absolute-zero ice strike hit the five.
A massive ice block struck, immobilizing them—or so it seemed.
Ryui’s water jet cut through Kirino’s ice. His allies had some frostbite but could still move.
“Koharu-chan, take care of them.”
“Got it…!”
Kirino stepped forward.
Her head bore the blue deer mask, wielding two ice swords.
It was one-sided. One by one, they fell without understanding—except one.
“Hoh… not bad. How about this—”
A massive water dragon emerged from Ryui’s hands.
It rampaged indiscriminately.
“Kuh…”
“Koharu!”
“It’s fine… compared to the Minotaur Lord…!”
Koharu’s barrier withstood the water dragon’s attack.
“Hah! Take this!”
Kirino froze and shattered parts of the water dragon with her ice swords.
But Ryui kept creating new water dragons, attacking repeatedly.
“Your lack of combat experience shows… take this!”
“Kyaa!?”
The water was supposed to come from Ryui’s hands. But another water dragon appeared behind Kirino, shattering her ice wall and blowing her away.
“Kirino!?”
“No! Don’t move!”
Koharu stopped Hiroyo and Hibiki from rushing to help.
Splitting up would make protection impossible. Their promise with Asumi was to stay put.
They had to trust and wait—
“That’s it? You’ve got some nice Gifts, but you’re still naive… childish.”
Ryui approached Kirino’s fallen spot.
He created another water dragon, aiming it at her—
“Huh?”
It scattered into droplets.
The water dragon, crafted with refined magic, had shocked him when frozen earlier, but now its magic dissolved entirely, unable to hold form. This was different from mere destruction.
“Abah…”
Beside the fallen Kirino, someone appeared near the entrance.
A mysterious figure in a black goat mask, wearing cute feminine clothes below the neck—
“You seem fun.”
Sensing something, Ryui drew a sinister knife from his waist, shifting targets.
The black goat girl—Asumi—dropped her “Camouflage,” revealing herself.
“—’High Heel’.”
Asumi approached the invisible Kirino, casting healing magic.
Kirino, previously immobile, stood up instantly.
“S-Sorry… I let my guard down.”
“It’s fine… you’ll get stronger. Hibiki-senpai has that potential.”
After a brief exchange, Kirino stayed back.
Asumi slowly approached Ryui.
“Let’s go!”
Ryui rushed Asumi, thrusting his knife.
A sharp clang rang out, and it was repelled.
“What—the same as that woman?”
“Foolish… I’m different.”
Ryui thought it was the same principle as Fuyutsuki’s “Golden Time,” but Asumi denied it.
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