PFC Chapter 106 - 106: Baal Makes Her Move
Chapter 106 - 106: Baal Makes Her Move
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At this moment, Nicole and the others were hiding behind a shipping container, surrounding the little girl they had just found.
"Little one, falling into a Hollow alone must have been very scary, right?" Billy lowered his voice, speaking with a deep magnetic tone. "But it's fine now. Big brother is here, and big brother will take you out of the Hollow safely."
Billy gazed at the ground with a solemn look, like a weathered but dependable rescue hero.
Only, from the corner of his eye, he kept stealing glances at the girl, hoping she would give him a tearful, grateful response.
However…
Bang!
The little girl's charged uppercut smashed Billy's brooding face sideways.
"Wait—little miss! What are you doing? We're here to save you!"
Billy clutched his cheek, staring at the girl in disbelief and grievance.
He had been expecting innocent gratitude… not a savage, powerful punch. Something wasn't right here.
"What nonsense are you spouting? Clearly it's me who saved you all!" The girl planted her hands on her hips. Though only more than 4 feet tall, her aura was belongs to someone who's more than 6 feet tall. "What were you doing loitering in front of that big guy? If it weren't for me leading you here, you'd have already been dragged out by that monster!"
"If it weren't for saving you, I might have already found an exit to New Eridu!"
Hearing the argument between Billy and the girl, Nicole frowned and glanced suspiciously at Nekomata.
They had been searching for the girl under Nekomata's guidance, but according to the girl's words… she had been the one leading them.
Baal crossed her tiny arms, showing a 'just as I thought' expression. She knew that bad cat needed some serious discipline.
Nekomata slumped weakly against the container.
Originally, she had only wanted to use a nonexistent little girl to lure Nicole and the others straight into the Dead End Butcher's lair.
But somehow, along the way, a real girl had appeared—and this clever little thing had led the Cunning Hares away from the Dead End Butcher.
Was heaven itself refusing to let the Cunning Hares die?
So… should she still go through with targeting them, even though they were now risking their lives to protect a girl?
Caught in her dilemma, Nekomata got distracted and accidentally stepped on a piece of metal.
Nothing happened to her, but the clank made a small but noticeable noise.
Anby's brows furrowed slightly as she warned, "Nekomata, be careful. We're still in the Dead End Butcher's territory."
Snapped out of her thoughts, Nekomata snapped back impatiently. "I know, poker face."hereal, and sending me for help?" Nekomata stared blankly at them, overwhelmed with guilt.
If she hadn't lured them here on purpose, they wouldn't even be in the Butcher's sights.
And yet, despite her betrayal, the Cunning Hares were now risking themselves to let her escape with the girl.
Such trust, in a life-or-death moment. Trust, even after betrayal. It left her completely shaken.
The way the Cunning Hares stood together in unity against a common foe had nothing to do with selfishness.
Her conscience burned. The Cunning Hares weren't anything like what the forums had painted them as!
Just then, Baal stepped in front of Nicole, blocking her path to the battlefield. "Keep an eye on that bad cat. Leave that big guy to me."
From her chest, she drew a miniature katana—Musou Isshin. It was a trinket Ei had left behind when she finished crafting the doll.
Because the doll carried Ei's longing for her sister, both the doll and the katana were made from the finest materials.
The doll's body and Scaramouche's frame had even been forged from the same source.
And though Scaramouche's full-sized form looked massive, it had used far less material than Baal's small doll-body might suggest.
So even the matching miniature Musou Isshin could be called a divine weapon.
But with Baal's chibi Bangboo body, barely half a meter tall, holding a toy-sized blade…
She looked more likely to make someone gush from cuteness than feel any threat.
"Huh?"
Nicole froze. She really had been struck by a wave of cuteness.
But was this really the time for that?
She could understand Baal keeping an eye on Nekomata, but going against the Dead End Butcher as a tiny Bangboo—wasn't that far too extreme?
Yet before Nicole could object, a terrifying electric aura burst exploded from Baal's body.
Blue-white lightning radiated with solemn majesty, making that Bangboo figure appear like a god!