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In the dim woods, the four Warriors—Audrey, Rachel, Luna, and Nina—stared at the West's Abyssal One, Riful, who had suddenly appeared. Then they looked at Galatea, who had just saved them by deliberately throwing herself onto Rachel's greatsword and being run through. Now she was pinned to the ground by two flat, ribbon-like tentacles piercing her shoulders, barely clinging to life. The four Warriors were shocked, but their feelings were complicated and deeply uncomfortable.
They'd pursued Riful for the better part of the afternoon, trying several times to kill her. Yet now, at the crucial moment, she had saved their lives. For a while, they couldn't make sense of what that meant.
"Hello there..."
"Warriors of the Organization?"
But the giant female silhouette formed from flat, ribbon-like tentacles—the Abyssal One known as the West's Riful—didn't care what they were thinking. She simply smiled and greeted the four.
"You're a new batch of Warriors from the Organization, aren't you?"
"As your senior, I'm delighted to meet you..."
"After all, no matter the era, meeting new people is a wonderful thing!"
"Especially..."
Whoosh!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
To their utter surprise, the West's Riful was as shameless as she was ruthless. While smiling and greeting them, she took advantage of the conversation to suddenly shoot four flat, ribbon-like tentacles up from the ground, nearly impaling all four from below.
Unfortunately for her, they dodged in time.
"Oh!"
"Not bad!"
Seeing that the four had noticed her sneak attack and calmly evaded it, the West's Riful couldn't help but look a little surprised.
"Wonderful!"
"Little cutie, I only meant to capture you, but now I've got four more delicious treats..."
"You really are my lucky star!"
As she giggled and teased them, Riful used her tentacles to keep piercing Galatea's