落とし穴１１８堀：ここはどこ？ (Part2)
"In the unlikely event of an attack from the outside, can Mikos handle it? Kagura has been a bit love-struck lately, but she is a shrine maiden, isn't she?"
"Who are you calling love-struck and 'technically' a shrine maiden!?"
"Come to think of it, that's true."
"Mikos too!?"
"Yes, yes. Don't make a scene. The target will get away, won't they?"
"Ugh."
"So, are you convinced, Mikos?"
"Understood. It can't be helped, so Mikos-chan will do her best."
Once the positions were set, all that remained was to move. And we—well, I haven't been at it quite as long, but I am a veteran warrior who has dashed through many battlefields alongside Yuki-dono.
Just because our magic and skills are sealed and we are women and children doesn't mean we’ll be caught off guard so easily.
Our resolve and experience are different.
Well, precisely because nothing is guaranteed, I’m teaming up with Mikos to pin the target down.
"Are you ready?"
"Yes."
I confirmed with Solo, who was staying behind to close the door on this side, and received a firm reply.
Then, I cast my gaze toward Kagura and Mikos at the opposite door, and they nodded in response.
Alright. I held up three fingers so Kagura and the others at the other door could see, folding them down one by one. As the last finger went down, we burst through the sliding door of the classroom-like room all at once!!
Solo confirmed we had entered and immediately shut and sealed the door.
Now, it was up to us to handle this.
Mikos and Kagura had already closed their door as well; everything was ready.
All we had to do was pin down the pervert!!
Upon entering the classroom, I confirmed that the pervert was standing in the center of the room, shoulders slumped and head hanging limply.
Since they had trespassed onto Luna-sama and Yuki-dono’s private property, there was no need for warnings.
We would pin them down without a word!!
Without shouting like some city guard, Mikos and I silently lunged at the pervert.
The opponent didn't react—we had them!!
And then, my hands reached the pervert...
" "Eh!? Ugh!?" "
Instead of making contact, I passed right through their body, colliding head-on with Mikos, who was on the other side.
*Thud!?*
" "!?!?" "
As expected, colliding head-on like that left us reeling in pain.
Our heads had knocked together. I never thought I’d be doing something as childish as this at my age.
Moreover, since it was a collision with no restraint, it hurt all the more.
"Ouch... wait, why did I pass through!? Did they dodge it?"
I endured the throbbing in my head and scrambled to my feet, looking for the pervert, but they hadn't moved from the same spot.
They still hadn't raised their head, and with their hair disheveled, I couldn't see their complexion, but something was definitely wrong.
For now, Mikos was still writhing in pain, so I thought I’d have to secure the target myself, but...
*Whoosh.*
I didn't grab the opponent's wrist; I literally passed right through it.
They were right there, yet I couldn't touch them.
That was when I finally realized.
The thing in front of me...
"Are you... human?"
And that was the trigger.
*“Hehehehe...”*
That laughter echoed throughout the classroom, and before I knew it, the pervert in front of me had raised their head, but that face...
*“Hey. Have you seen my eyes?”*
Suddenly, my face was grabbed, and I was forced to look into black, empty pits where eyes should have been.
"A-ah..."
No voice came out. My body wouldn't move.
This was bad!! Worse than anything I’d ever encountered!! Far worse than that Mad Mushroom!!
*“So, these are where eyes go, right?”*
Saying that, the monster reached out toward my own eyes.
But my body wouldn't move...
I see. A pervert capable of infiltrating Luna-sama and Yuki-dono’s base couldn't possibly be just a mere pervert.
I hadn't even considered the possibility that this might be a monster rivaling Luna-sama or Yuki-dono.
"Hey, heave-ho!!"
Just then, Mikos moved.
It was a strange way to gather her spirit, but it was far better than me, who couldn't move at all.
A clean high kick aimed for the monster's head, but it passed through without any resistance—however...
My body moved reflexively to dodge the kick Mikos had unleashed.
"Nice, Mikos!!"
"H-how was that!?"
So, they lose their intangibility when dodging an attack, huh?
Then, there might be a way...
*“Uuu? Uuuuuuuuu...”*
*“““Uuu...”””*
The same monsters began to sprout from everywhere in the classroom.
"Retreat!!"
"Obviously!!"
We scrambled out of the classroom...
"What happened?"
"Did you... catch them?"
*“““Have you seen my eyes?”””*
" "Eek..." "
Tch, the two of them fainted instantly after seeing the things chasing us.
But I couldn't just abandon them.
"We're carrying them out!!"
"Roger!!"
And so, we found ourselves running for our lives through a school building filled with monsters that defied understanding.
"What on earth is this place? Where are we?"
As I muttered that while running...
*“...Th-this is Mayohiga. Uhi, uhihi... Found you.”*
Someone, please... help us.
*Mayohiga*
Don't go searching for it, okay?
Next time, I'll use the beginning to explain it and pad the word count, so be patient!!
No, the word count padding is a joke. If I don't explain it, no one will understand.
I’ll make sure it’s necessary for the story.