"No..."
Outside the Amber Tornado, Wilhelmina saw Pheles reach out toward Fang Li and cried out involuntarily.
"No..."
Wilhelmina's voice had been trembling all along.
"No! Pheles!"
With a shout louder than any she had ever made before, Wilhelmina charged toward the Amber Tornado.
"Wilhelmina!?"
Shana cried out involuntarily as well.
But it was already too late to stop Wilhelmina.
Wilhelmina had already rushed up to the tornado.
"Bang—!"
The instant Wilhelmina touched the Amber Tornado, the constantly spinning wall of wind acted like a solid barrier and sent her flying.
"Ugh...!"
Wilhelmina forced out a pained groan and was blasted backward like a bullet.
"Wilhelmina!"
Shana hurried forward and caught the Wilhelmina who had been hurled back.
"Are you alright, Wilhelmina!?"
Shana asked anxiously.
But Wilhelmina had no time to respond.
"Pheles... no... no...!"
Muttering in anguish, Wilhelmina prepared to charge forward once more.
"Calm down!"
Tiamat suddenly rebuked her, making Wilhelmina stop almost on reflex.
"Calm yourself first, Wilhelmina Carmel," Alastor said as well. "I never expected Rainbow Flutter to suddenly appear, but there should be no need to worry about Reiji Maigo being taken for now. That man is not so easily dealt with."
Alastor had misunderstood.
Unaware of the relationship between Wilhelmina and Pheles, the Crimson World God assumed that Wilhelmina had acted so recklessly because she was worried Reiji Maigo would be stolen.
But what Wilhelmina was worried about was not Reiji Maigo at all.
It was Pheles.
"If this continues, Pheles will..."
She would be killed by Fang Li.
That was what Wilhelmina feared.
After all, he was someone who had nearly killed even her, someone who would never have allowed her to live until now if not for Shana.
If Fang Li intended to kill her, then even if Pheles was a powerful