After dealing with those students, Fang Zheng and Isonokami Tao set off again. Fortunately, they had not wasted much time, because Idunn said that when Loki had captured her, she had indeed seen a human girl kidnapped by Skull. With Idunn's guidance, the two of them set out once more toward the place she had described.
For some reason, though, Fang Zheng felt that Isonokami Tao had been keeping a certain distance from him this time. She even seemed somewhat afraid of him... Hmm, had he done something to her?
Probably... maybe... surely not?
Especially whenever he summoned demons to fight, Fang Zheng could feel Isonokami Tao's gaze shifting from surprise to terror. When he summoned the Lord of Flies, she had actually been so frightened that she fell to the ground and nearly could not get back up!
Was she really that startled?
"Over there!"
Just as Fang Zheng was planning to ask Isonokami Tao what exactly she was afraid of, Idunn seemed to spot something and hurriedly pointed ahead. The two looked up and saw Skull floating in the center of an abandoned plaza in the distance. Black tentacles extending from its head were raised high, wrapping around a black-haired girl.
"Saori!!"
Seeing her friend, Isonokami Tao immediately threw her wild thoughts to the back of her mind and rushed toward the plaza. Hearing Isonokami Tao call out, the girl bound by the tentacles barely opened her eyes, gritted her teeth, and reached a hand toward her.
"Tao..."
"Saori, hold on! We'll get you out right now!"
"You little brat, you sure talk big!"
Hearing Isonokami Tao's words, Skull snorted coldly. But when it saw Fang Zheng behind her, it immediately sucked in a sharp breath. Then it swiftly turned around and tried to flee—only for bolts of