So You're Saying This Villain's Scheming Was Just Part of Your Date Play?

Cries of alarm rose one after another. The densely packed crowd in the plaza rapidly scattered after the Plant-Type Monsters appeared.

Adventurers in Orario occasionally fought directly in the streets, and many residents of Orario had developed the habit of seeking emergency shelter whenever trouble arose.

However, some people still failed to get away in time and were caught up in the sudden incident. As the crowd scattered on its own, some people were knocked down by those around them. Among them, a child became separated from her mother.

Perhaps the child's cries for her mother caught the plant-type monster's attention. The monster raised its thick vine-like whip and swung it down toward the little girl, who had failed to escape in time.

"No!"

The mother, trying to run back against the flow of people to retrieve her daughter, screamed hoarsely. Despair was already written across her face.

Just as the tragedy was about to occur, a blue-green figure rushed toward the girl like a gale, stepping over the crowd.

Bang!

The Elf Miss from the Astrea Familia acted before her thoughts could catch up when she saw someone in need of help.

Lyu Lyra moved immediately, snatching the girl away and dodging before she could be smashed into girl paste.

"Monster Festival—of course monsters running wild in the city is what makes it normal. Go on, make a mess! Use the fresh blood and grief of the innocent to make this festival grander, more real!"

Atop a nearby tower, an unknown god whose face was hidden beneath a hood watched the chaos unfold in the plaza and prepared to smile smugly.

However, that smile stiffened after the elf stepped in just in time and saved the little girl who should have been the first victim.

"Gale from the