Inside the Dead End Hollow, Nicole led Eous, endlessly searching for traces of Geno and Nekomata within the void.
Although Fairy had already pinpointed their location, people are living things while roads are dead; the two of them wouldn't just stand in one spot forever. Moreover, with Ethereals coming out to cause trouble, their search progress was far from ideal.
"Damn it, these Ethereals are so annoying! They're like cockroaches in a corner, always coming out to disgust people!"
Nicole likened the Ethereals to cockroaches with great disdain. After all, if calculated by the population quantity of the entire world, the difference between the two might not be that great. And both were extremely annoying.
While Nicole was still complaining, Eous's ears suddenly twitched; it seemed to have noticed something.
"Nicole! Someone is approaching!"
Hearing this, Nicole immediately assumed a guarded stance. Inside a Hollow, dangerous things were never limited to just Ethereals. There were also humans.
From the direction Eous pointed, steady footsteps gradually drifted into their ears.
One step, two steps, three steps. The distance to their position was getting closer and closer.
Nicole gripped her briefcase, and Eous (Belle) held a bomb; both were ready to strike at any moment.
"It's Boss Nicole! Great! We finally found you!"
A familiar electronic voice came through, instantly causing the two to relax their guard.
"It's you guys! Billy! Anby!"
The arrivals were none other than the members of the Cunning Hares, Billy and Anby. After resolving the matters at Canvas Alley, they had rushed over without stopping, following the coordinates sent by Eous (Belle).
"Actually, we aren't the only ones who came."
Anby explained the situation to Nicole very calmly, then led the two back the way they came. Soon, the four arrived at the entrance of a subway station, which served as a crude shelter from the rain. Here, Nicole and Eous saw another familiar face.
"Miss Nicole, and Your Excellency Proxy."
The little maid holding a chainsaw, Corin, timidly greeted the two. Behind her, two figures—one large and one small—leaned against the wall, leisurely greeting them.
"Yo~ Good evening~"
"Good evening... Wait, no! Is this the time for that?! Look at the state of you two! Geno! Nekomata!"
Only after reacting did Eous begin to feel surprised by their condition.
Nekomata's legs and arms had been simply bandaged, and she appeared to be asleep. Geno, on the other hand, was a bit more tragic. His whole body was wrapped in bandages, leaving only a head exposed. Compared to a mummy, he was only missing the drying step.
What was more concerning was, why was Nekomata clinging tightly to Geno's arm even though she was asleep?!
"Yo~ Did you make a move on the little kitty?"
Seeing that they were safe, Nicole breathed a sigh of relief but didn't forget to tease Geno a bit. Geno's expression became subtle upon hearing this. He actually also wanted to know why Nekomata was so dependent on him.
Clearly, she wanted to kill me before... Young girls' minds are really hard to guess...
"Your Excellency Proxy, you have arrived."
A steady and deep voice came from behind, scaring the two half to death when they turned around.
"Wolf! Werewolf!!"
"Don't come over! My meat doesn't taste good!"
One person and one Bangboo huddled together. Beside them, Anby and Billy looked like they wanted to hide their faces in shame. The object of their fear looked helpless, yet had to maintain a composed demeanor, appearing quite distressed.
"Hehe, Lycaon, you've frightened our guests."
A beautiful woman appeared behind the wolf-man, wearing a classic English maid's long dress. Her posture was graceful, and a closer look revealed that her feet were indeed floating in the air, not touching the ground.
"Ghost!"
The maid's movements paused. That perfect smile now looked so stiff; faintly, one could almost hear the sound of glass shattering.
"Cough, cough. Two guests, please allow us to introduce ourselves."
The tall wolf-man coughed lightly twice, then solemnly introduced himself.
"Thank you all for saving our companion. We are Victoria Housekeeping."
As it turned out, this wolf-man was Lycaon, whom Eous (Belle) had contacted earlier. The somewhat dejected maid beside him was named Alexandrina Rina Sebastiane, a professional Head Maid. Corin was also one of them, currently still learning the work of a maid.
"Not at all, we should be the ones thanking you."
Lycaon had helped them significantly. Not only did he stall Vision Corporation's blasting progress, but he also came to Canvas Alley to save people regardless of the danger, and now he was helping them search for their companions. He was simply a super good person.
"This is only what we should do. Compared to this, the most important thing now is to get the injured out of the Hollow. We have just checked, and there is no Ethereal activity nearby."
Lycaon briefly described the surrounding situation; he had just gone out to patrol.
"No problem, leave the leading to me."
Eous patted its chest and confidently placed its hands on its nonexistent waist.
Afterwards, under her lead, everyone left the Dead End Hollow and headed toward New Eridu.
"By the way, Geno, what exactly happened with your injuries?"
"This? The Dead End Butcher did it."
"What?! The Dead End Butcher?!"
Nicole looked at Geno, who was carrying Nekomata, in astonishment. This guy actually encountered the Dead End Butcher and came back alive?
"Small issue. I'm telling you, I almost won. If that guy hadn't lacked martial ethics, I would have definitely..."
"Meow~ So big... belly... it's swelling up..."
It seemed Geno's voice was too loud, causing Nekomata, who was sleeping soundly, to twitch her ears. She mumbled a few words in her sleep and then fell back asleep.
"Phew~ Good thing she didn't wake up."
Geno breathed a sigh of relief only after confirming Nekomata had fallen back asleep. But when he raised his head, he saw everyone, including Nicole, looking at him with strange eyes.
"What is it? Why are you looking at me like that?!"
"Geno! How can you face Twiggy doing this!"
Eous was the first to attack. As Twiggy's best friend, how could she watch helplessly as her boyfriend cheated!
"What is what? What about me and Twiggy?"
Geno was completely confused, while Nicole was blushing and staying silent, seeming to be thinking of some NSFW things.
"You guys, even if it's that, you can't do that in the Hollow. That's too... that."
Listening to Nicole's muddled words, Geno felt as if his head had been plastered with strange labels. What was more concerning was that Anby behind him seemed to be staring at him with a very terrifying gaze. But he didn't dare to look back, afraid that what greeted him wouldn't be Anby's eyes, but a pair of glinting military knives.
"Mr. Geno, although I should not interfere too much with your private life, please, for the time being, maintain your integrity."
Lycaon couldn't stand it anymore and offered a relatively tactful reminder. Beside him, although Rina's expression didn't change, the light in her eyes clearly grew a few degrees colder.
"Are you misunderstanding something?"
Geno finally realized what this group was talking about, and then explained rather agitatedly.
"We aren't in that kind of relationship! And I didn't do anything strange!"
However, the more he explained, the more disdainful everyone's gazes became. In desperation, Geno had to shake his shoulders to wake Nekomata on his back.
"Hey! Stop sleeping! Come out and explain! Otherwise, I won't be able to wash this clean even if I jump into a river!"
What is the first cause of life? It's the caffeine that can't wake me up when I get out of bed. (Dies)
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