"You..."
As the figure slowly approached, Elysia was about to say something when the figure suddenly vanished from before her. By the time Elysia reacted... she had already appeared in front of her and reached out to grab her.
So fast!
A flicker of surprise appeared in Elysia's eyes. This was the first time she had encountered someone with such speed in this world.
Anyone else might have already been caught, but she was Elysia.
She stepped back, narrowly avoiding the attack as she struck in an instant. The ornament in her hand did not transform into a bow, but into a katana that slashed sharply at the attacker.
The person was clearly stunned. She seemingly had not expected... the fairy lady to be so proficient with close-combat swordsmanship as well. Though she avoided the fatal area, she was still cut by the blade.
Faced with this, the intruder decisively pulled back, clutching her wound.
"You... are surprised? I can use any weapon. Bows are simply my favorite, that's all♪"
"I'm so sorry to have misled you!"
Elysia could easily guess what the other woman was thinking from her reaction. Since Elysia had only used a bow before, she had assumed that was all she could use.
Getting hurt had been inevitable.
Had Elysia not sensed any killing intent or malice from her, that slash would not have been so mild. She would not have merely wounded her.
"That truly was beyond my expectations. It seems their intelligence on you is far from sufficient!"
"I mean no harm. I merely wanted to test you."
Keeping her distance from Elysia, the newcomer demonstrated that she had no hostile intentions. She had not come to kill her. It had only been a simple test...
Though getting hurt was her own fault.
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