298 Ani, Orcish Fiend
Elisa swung her Timerworn Elven Dagger, aiming for the Commander's side.
She stepped back before the blade could come into contact with anything.
'Tsk. Not even worried about it. Just trying to grab whatever she can. Sooo annoying.' Elisa thought as she jumped back.
"Running where?" The Commander sneered.
In front of Elisa was Ani.
Behind her was the body of water that constituted the border between Sloth and Lust.
"Running, huh? I guess that's something you don't do anymore, huh?"
Noticing the Commander's reaction, Elisa knew she was on the right track and tried her best to keep the corner of her lips from curling.
"Rin told me all about it. Weaklings being blessed by the Demon Lord. Must be nice, eh?"
"Lin."
"Huh?"
"The name is Lin." Ani's expression had turned serious.
"Mm." Elisa nodded before running forward.
The Commander did the same.
But before they could reach one another,
Burning Ray-
The attack blocked Ani's way.
'Oh... He's keeping an eye on me.' Elisa thought to herself, a slight smile on her face.
The Commander turned towards the white-scaled Monster, currently fighting the ten Soldiers alongside the Lioness.
"Stay out of it!" The Princess shouted, which didn't fail to surprise Mark. Ani turned back towards Elisa. "Let's settle this as women. What do you think?"
Overhearing those words, Mark couldn't help but frown.
'As women? What's that supposed to mean?'
"Your muscles. You like them, don't you? Must've been nice, becoming strong when you were so weak."
Ani's irritation was palpable.
"How much did he tell you exactly?"
"Oh, nothing much. Just about how tough it is to be born in an Orc Tribe as a woman. Or female, I should say?"
The ground below the Commander broke, but she didn't attack.
"It's not like your muscles give you too much of a masculine figure. They look nice. And you like showing them off, don't you?"
"Shut up." The Commander shook her head, finding Elisa's words rather amusing.
Or perhaps, feigning amusement.
Elisa assumed the latter.
"But you still like being a woman, don't you? That cost you a lot of pain and suffering, didn't it? I can imagine. Just seeing Goblins is enough to make my blood boil and my body recoil. Being in a Tribe of Orcs... Must have been the same. Only worse."
"Elves wouldn't know anything about that."
"Who knows? Elves are often targeted by Monsters, aren't they? By your kind too."
Tired of the meaningless chatter, the Commander closed the distance.
Elisa, on the other hand, wanted to chat some more.
She dodged the attacks repeatedly while waiting for the right moment to strike.
"You like your body, don't you? You like showing off your assets. Must be nice, having large breasts." Elisa sneered as she tapped the chestplate covering her upper body. "But those caused you problems in your tribe, huh? Alala... Can't imagine how tough that must've been."
"Shut up." Ani didn't feign amusement anymore.
"But here you are. Showing them off now that you have the strength to do so. No one can dare say a thing about it. No one can dare stare. But in a way, you wanted them to, right? That's why you're putting on revealing clothing? Don't worry, I understand. You're beautiful, no reason to hide it now that you can protect yourself."
"Shut up!"
Elisa remained silent for a bit as she dodged the attack.
'Coming to avenge your kin... And the past that I can clearly envision. Tsk... I could empathize. I really could, were you not the enemy. Had Lin not attacked us out of nowhere. Had he been attacked by the Monster for no reason, I would understand. But Mark didn't attack. You're at fault here. Therefore...'
The corners of Elisa's lips curled.
"I saw it earlier. You didn't like the way he was looking at you, did you? You hate that, don't you??"
Elisa made her Timeworn Elven Daggers spin.
"How did he look at you? Where did he look?"
The time to strike was approaching.
"You're leaving them there for eeeveryone to see. But I bet he didn't even look, did he?"
"Shut up!"
"Always had a thing for muscles. Ah! Now that I think about it, Lin was rather scrawny too! Did it feel the same? Having my Monster look at you?"
The time to strike.
For less than a second, the Commander had stopped moving.
Exactly what Elisa had been aiming for.
The tip of the Timeworn Elven Dagger in her left hand pierced Ani's shoulder.
The latter's mind went blank.
Her beastly instincts took over.
Elisa tried pulling back as fast as she could, but the Commander managed to reach her wrist.
She bent that wrist and let go of the Timeworn Elven Dagger.
As Elisa jumped back, she kicked the Dagger's hilt with all she had. Using the Wind to fine-tune the dagger's trajectory, it was sent in a straight line towards and into the Commander's arm.
'Shitt... That was stressful.' She thought to herself as she jumped back repeatedly.
The seething Commander remained unmoving.
Eventually, Elisa's back hit Mark's.
"What do you think?" He whispered.
"Chances of winning..."
"Zero."
"I riled her up pretty good though. But her muscles and skin are sooo tough it's infuriating."
"So... What now?"
"Only one thing to do."
Mark immediately raised his gaze as his face scrunched up.
"It's the only thing to do." Elisa added.
"Yeah. We'll do it at the right time. Keep an eye on me." Mark said before moving forward and back into the fight.
The ten Soldiers could hold their own against him, and their teamwork made the battle tougher than what Mark was used to, especially when fighting a group of enemies.
'Not even going to discuss what the right time is?' Elisa thought to herself as she slightly turned around. 'Guess we both know, so that works.'
The Timeworn Elven Daggers spun.
"Good thing I took of those I could get." Elisa whispered as she grinned at the Daggers in her hands.
Meanwhile, the Commander's body was still unmoving.
"You came all this way to avenge him, right? You're a hard worker, in a way. Totally unfit to be a Commander Of Sloth."
No, it was shaking with anger.
"Is that why you can't use Aura? Why your Title of Commander has remained silent? Don't tell me..."
A sadistic smile was on Elisa's face as she stepped forward.
"You can't pull any power from it ?"
