"Signum!"
The red-clad girl cried out in delighted surprise at the woman's appearance. Signum, as she was called, merely glanced at the red-clad girl.
"You've made too much of a mess, Vitra."
"Urgh..."
Hearing Signum's reproach, Vitra pouted unhappily, then gripped her hammer again.
"This was just an accident!"
"Was it?"
Signum's expression did not change in the slightest at Vitra's answer. Then she swept her gaze over Shana.
"Looks like you won't let us leave."
"Of course not. You think you can come when you want, fight when you want, and run when you want? Where in this world do you get a deal that good?!"
Shana tightly gripped the great blade in her hand and coldly stared at Signum as well.
"In a one-on-one fight, we Knights of Belka will never lose."
"We don't have a habit of talking honor with cowardly scum who launch sneak attacks."
Shana was clearly too impatient to waste words with her. She was a warrior, not a Knight. When Flame Haze Warriors fought Denizens of the Crimson Realm, no idiot would foolishly insist on a duel. If they could swarm the enemy and take them down, that was naturally best.
"Everyone, attack together!"
"Yes!"
"Zafira!"
At the same time, Vitra roared. The next moment, the girls saw a flash of blue light shoot toward them. A middle-aged man with dog ears and a tail sprang out of it, raising his fist and smashing it down at Yoshino!
"Zadkiel!"
Faced with Zafira's attack, Yoshino was also taken by surprise and hurriedly retreated. She was not skilled at close combat, so she immediately chose to pull back. Yet Zafira seemed to have fixed his sights on Yoshino and continued charging after her.
"Do you think I don't exist?!"
Just as Zafira tried to press