The grounds of the Zimbalil Chamber of Commerce.
　A room in a warehouse that is rarely approached by the Chamber of Commerce's henchmen and servants.
　There was the figure of the chairman, Juris Zimbalil, there.

　In front of Juris is an acupoint made of metal the size of a human head.
　A lid the size of the jar's mouth is on top of it, half open.

　It is a translucent red object that trembles and shakes.
　This was the true nature of the magic charm.

　At first, Julis was skeptical about whether it was really effective or not.
　Now, he never doubted its effectiveness.

I didn't expect to attract a monster like that ....... Hey, close the lid at once.

　While looking at the acupuncture points in a disgusted manner, Julis ordered an elderly man in a servant's uniform to do so.
　The servant obeys the order, walks up to the acupuncture point and quickly puts the lid on it.
　That's the end of the errand. It was supposed to be so.

　But when they took their eyes off the jar and returned the ladder to leave the warehouse, they heard Katari and a sound from behind them.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this.

''What?''

　Julis's eyes, which casually turned around, saw the magic attraction point.
　The lid that the servant should have closed tightly. The lid had been slipped off, leaving the mouth of the acupoint half open.

'Isn't that strange?　I'm sure I closed it properly: ......

　With a twist of his neck, the servant tried to get closer to the jar.
　But without waiting for it, the lid clatters again.

''Huh?''

　The lid fell to the floor with a botch in front of the bewildered servant man.
　Juris felt his whole body militate at the unnatural event.

　An ominous feeling of foreboding.
　Her instincts ranted for her to escape immediately.
　And yet her legs don't move, and she can't avert her gaze.

　With the eyes of Juris and the other three glued to it, the demonic attraction changes again.
　The translucent object that was filled inside the pressure point. Even though the pressure point wasn't tilted, it spilled out of its mouth.

　That event clearly defied gravity. An extraordinary scene was occurring in front of my eyes.

'Wha, what ......!

　A gelatinous substance crawled out of the jar in front of the reeling Juris and the others and accumulated on a part of the floor to form a red, translucent mass.
　As the three men watched with horrified expressions on their faces, the gelatinous mass gradually formed what appeared to be a human shape.

　The red, semi-transparent thing begins to take the form of a naked woman with long hair.

You can't be ......, the demon ......?

　The words leaked out of the mercenary's mouth with a hint of fear.

'A demon?　...... I'm not kidding!　If you find out that a demon has come out of the Chamber of Commerce's warehouse, etc., go to ......!

　Juris himself felt more than a little fear in the face of the uncanny presence.
　However, as he instantly realized the impact it would have on the Chamber of Commerce, he began to get impatient in a different way.

''We must exterminate it quickly!

　Ordering the mercenaries to be eliminated was probably a natural course of action for Juris.
　Although the hired hands showed some hesitation in dealing with an unknown opponent, they couldn't ignore it when it was their employer's wish.
　The fact that the other party seemed to be harmless enough to stand (standing) quietly must have pushed him back.

'Mister, stay in the corner of the room because it's not safe,'

　After telling Julis this, he pulled his sword from its sheath and stood before the demon.

"I suppose magic is better than the sword in this kind of sludge, though.

　Unfortunately, the mercenary man was not blessed with the talent to use magic, so he had only one sword to rely on for his power.
　When the demon showed no sign of moving even though the man held his sword at the ready, the mercenary struck down his sword with all his strength.

　Just when it seemed that the blade was going to pierce the demon's brain, the mercenary's sword was flung off with an unexpected sound with a brak.

''What's this hardness!''

　The mercenary rolled his eyes in surprise.
　The red human figure reflected in his eyes suddenly began to move.

''Ugh, whoa!''

　Suddenly, the demon that hit his body showed such flexibility that it was hard to believe that it had flicked the metal sword and clung to the mercenary's body.

''Hiiiiii!　Hot!　Hot good!

　The demon enveloped the mercenary's entire body one by one.
　Only the screaming mercenary's voice echoed through the warehouse.

　Eventually, when the face was wrapped in the red gelatinous thing, even its screams sank into silence.

''Nah ......, what the hell was that?

　The demon reacted to Juris shouting with a shaky voice.

''Ku, don't come!

　This time, a red female figure walks in the corner of the room, making a pitter-pattering noise, as if aiming at Juris and her servant, who are shaking in the corner.

　Julis is surrounded by fear, but she desperately tries to find a way out of this situation.
　It's about five meters away from the door that serves as the exit. If you run as fast as you can, it will only take a few seconds.

　But will that monster be able to overlook it quietly? In some cases, he may even use a servant man as bait.
　Such a thought crossed Julis' mind.

　As Juris was checking the location of the target door, another incredible thing pops into her eyes.
　A woman with a red sword in her hand came into the warehouse, smashing through the closed door.

''Hey, what is it this time?

　Without telling the owner, a woman of exceptional age, dressed in a long black robe, enters the warehouse.
　She was a beautiful woman with long reddish-brown hair flowing down her back.
　Holding a red sword in her hand, she took one look at Julis and the others with her eyes of the same color, and then turned her gaze to the human-shaped demon as if she was pitying it.

　The black-clothed woman doesn't utter a single word, but softly approaches the demon with a movement that doesn't feel heavy.
　It's not 'running' or 'jumping', but a very quiet gesture that even creates the illusion of sliding on the ice.

　In the blink of an eye, the woman in black, having closed the distance between them, holds the red sword in both hands and swings it out right at the demon's neck.

''Wha, what is ......?''

　Unable to keep up with her thoughts on the series of events, Julis is too busy mouthing questions that have no one to answer them.
　The woman, who had drawn her sword, did not move in the same position.
　The demon on the other hand didn't even twitch, looking as if she was in a golden bind.

　It was only a moment of silence in the warehouse.
　It was the demons who began to move the tense time again.

　But that's not because of the demon's will - if the demon has an ego, that is.
　A line of misalignment was created in its neck, and soon the head began to slide sideways from its neck along that line.

　The demon's head, which the mercenary man couldn't give a scratch to, fell to the floor with a gurgling sound.
　An uneventful scene, as if shaking off a ripe fruit from a tree.

　After a moment's delay, the demon's body collapses to the floor.
　The same sound as when I splashed the bucket of water on it echoed through the warehouse.

　As soon as she saw that, the woman in black didn't even turn around to look at Julis and the others, returned the kibisu and left the warehouse.

　She didn't have time to ask the truth of the matter, she just stood there as if she was having a bad dream.
　It's not until the second hand of the clock has circled twice that the stunned Juris and his friends finally come to their senses.

'Ta ......, were you saved ......?'

Yes, it seems so: ......

　The sound finally returns to the warehouse, which had been silent.
　Juris recalls the act that had just unfolded in front of him.

'Daydreaming, not so much: ......

　If the demon was mute, then the woman in black who defeated it was also mute.
　Julis couldn't believe her eyes at the strangely unrealistic series of events, but when she saw what was left on the floor of the warehouse, she realized that it was unmistakably real.

　The body of a mercenary whose skin is burnt to a crisp and is dying.
　The floor was wet as if a red liquid had been sprayed on it.
　And the demon's head, which could be mistaken for being carved out of red crystal.

''What is the matter ......?''

　An elderly servant begged Juris to make a decision.
　At the sound of his voice, Julis switched his thoughts and struggled to think of what he should do.

'Not good: ......'

　The mercenary's death can be faked any way you want.
　However, it was painful that the existence of the Demonic Attraction Incense was known.

　Of course, it wasn't known that the Demon Attractor was the cause of the demon attack that was happening this time.
　But at least the woman in black knows the fact that an unidentified demon existed in the warehouse of the Zimbalil Trading Company.
　The woman in black is not only a benefactor who saved Jeurys, but also a potential denouncer who will drive him to his doom.

Bad news! You're not good at all!

　What Juris did this time was a clear and serious crime.
　No matter how much of the plan was based on the premise of fighting off the beasts, the fact remains that he had lured the demons and beasts to the point of threatening the fall of Leytin.
　Among the soldiers and militia who fought to defeat the beasts and defend the walls of the city, there must have been many casualties and injuries.

　In addition, the economic losses would be enormous.
　Even the large amount of supplies used to form the defeating army and the rewards for the mercenaries would inevitably result in a large expense.
　Above all, the impact of closing the gates and completely cutting off distribution with the outside world, even if only temporarily, would be huge.
　Laymen who don't know anything about economics might take it lightly as a mere two days, but if they heard how much damage could be done in those two days, they would surely pale in comparison.

　Another problem was the reputation of the city-state of Leytin.
　Even if they succeeded in fighting off the attack, the reputation of being a city-state attacked by a group of monsters and beasts would follow them for some time.
　If malicious rumors were spread that the city was cornered by the beasts and had to be holed up in a castle, the face of the army would be lost, and if merchants and travelers stopped coming to the city because it was dangerous, the city would lose its vitality.
　With these disadvantages in mind, Julis has manipulated the situation to the benefit of the Zimbalil Chamber of Commerce.

　But what would happen if the plan leaked to the outside world?

　This is how much damage they have caused to the country.
　And with one false move, the city would have been overrun by monsters. If that was the case, it wouldn't be surprising if the crime of state overthrow was applied.
　In light of Laitin's law, he was not going to get away with it.

"Get to safety: ......

　Julis hurriedly left the warehouse, passing by a servant who turned an anxious face at her side.