Why are my eyes closed...? I can't see anything. My hands are bound, and I feel no strength in my body. I can't use mana or ki. I can't use magic or my physical power.
What is happening to me, and where am I...?!
I tried to move my body, but my shoulder ached.
"Don't move or you'll ruin the effect of the medicine. It's more valuable than you, you fool."
That voice... It was a girl, but firm.
I want to know who this girl is and why she's trying to heal me.
"Who are you?!"
"It doesn't matter who I am. How did you get in here?"
"I'm the one asking the questions, not you, you idiot..."
"Arrogant, but I think you're in no position to be arrogant. I can kill you right now."
I felt a dagger brush against my neck, causing a small cut.
I smiled broadly and laughed.
"Why are you laughing, you fool?"
"I'm not stupid. I know you want me alive; that's why you put medicine more valuable than me on my shoulder. Why would you kill me now?"
"Clever."
"It doesn't matter now who's clever or who's foolish. What do you want?"
At that moment, I felt a strong blow to my head, making me lose consciousness.
When I woke up, I realized I was naked.
Does she want to rape me or what!?
Have I fallen into the hands of a perverted girl?
"What are you doing to me? I'm still a child."
"Don't try to fool me. A child wouldn't have done what you did."
This girl is very smart.
"Then tell me what you want from me and why my hands are tied like this. Don't be afraid of me; I won't kill you."
"I'm afraid of you? You were the one who was about to die because of a weak white tiger. Don't make me laugh."
The sound of this girl's voice makes you think she's my age, but the way she speaks makes you believe she's much older than me.
"I just don't want you to move, that's why I tied your hands. I don't want you to mess up my special medicine."
After she said that, I felt a blow from behind, making me fall into extremely hot water.
I screamed loudly; the water was so hot, I felt like my body would melt.
"Y... you damned girl... what are you doing to me? I'll kill you, you bit..."
I screamed in pain.
"Calm down and try to sense the energy around you."
"Come to me, and I'll make you calm down, you bit..."
At that moment, I felt a powerful aura around me, making me go silent from shock.
"Shut up and feel the energy around you from the water, or I'll kill you."
"I won't shut up, you lunatic."
But as I said that, I tried to sense the energy.
W...What...?
What is this powerful energy?
I can feel the ki and mana everywhere around me.
"Absorb the energy now."
I tried to absorb the energy. I no longer felt the heat; instead, all the heat gathered in my chest.
Level up.
Level up.
What...?
I learned the Absorption ability.
The system message appeared as usual.
You can absorb energy from your surroundings, and as you level up, you can absorb the abilities of some creatures after killing them.
I learned the Healing skill.
Passive skill.
You can heal all your minor wounds, and as the skill level increases, you can heal larger wounds.
"See, you've been completely healed. Why do you just make me angry? If I didn't need you, I would have killed you immediately."
"And if my hands weren't tied, I would have raped you and then killed you, hahaha."
Yes, she healed me, but I don't allow anyone to threaten me or even think about it.
At that moment, I found my bound hands had become free.
I felt a surge of joy.
She's a naive girl who fell into my trap.
But my eyes were also free.
I opened my eyes and saw a beautiful girl in front of me, with red hair, black horns on her head, yellow cat-like eyes, and a long black tail.
She was smiling widely and said to me, "Come, kill me."
"I told you I would rape you first."
I don't know why, but I felt a sense of familiarity with this girl as if I knew her from somewhere. I also felt a strange and unsettling sensation, as if this girl was connected to my soul in some way.
But before I did anything, I looked at her and thought of a word.
"Status"
Name: Yama
Title: The Killer
Species: Demon
Level: 60
Profession: Rebellious Daughter of the Demon King
Specialization: Sorceress
Abilities: Fire Dragon
Feelings towards you: Extreme anger
Damn it