VRMMO: My first Contractee is Yandere

'…!'

"Now it's my turn."

At the moment of the wolf's charge, Liora chose to attack rather than evade. Although the damage was slight, she managed to inflict some with Shining Blade and [Flash] played important role.

With the wolf's agility now debuffed and Liora unscathed except for her MP, the initial strike was surprisingly in Liora's favor.

"Flash—"

A blinding darkness.

Immediately following, she used the Divine Dance arts to close the distance rapidly, nullifying the wolf's reaction with the Enemy resistance reduction. Her scythe slashed at the wolf's leg, spilling blood.

The attack didn't end there. Liora continued with a series of blows, moving as if she were dancing.

'——!'

The wind wolf activated a spell. It increased the output of the wind armor that had been covering its body.

The sudden surge caused Liora to lose her balance, and in that moment, the wolf's sharp claws slashed at her.

Even though her body was injured, Liora countered with her scythe.

The wolf, eyes wide, roared and applied a buff before standing up on its hind legs. It seemed to have chosen to engage in a direct melee.

The clashes of slashes repeated multiple times.

Despite being sliced across her entire body, Liora continued fighting with a crazed intensity.

The sheer ferocity of the battle caused Gauche, who had initiated the fight, to groan.

"What is this? Why go this far… It's just a test!"

Gauche's words didn't reach Liora.

She swung her scythe wildly, yet her attacks, though fierce, were not sloppy.

They were like the graceful yet insatiable feast of an angel, much like how she looked when eating—elegant, silent, and full of poise, never stopping, yet wild in her hunger.

Dripping blood from her mouth, Liora shouted.

"More! More! With a stronger weapon, I can be with the god even more.'

Liora stomped the ground hard.

"I won't lose to you!"

Leaping into the air, Liora instantly positioned herself above the wind wolf. With Razor Wind's effects at their peak, she changed the blade she wielded to Soul Steal.

Raising her scythe,

'Aaon!'

But the wolf had anticipated this move and unleashed a wind slash above without even looking. It seemed to be some sort of art from Gale Magic.

In midair, Liora seemed defenseless—but not entirely.

Magic Boots [Winged Boots] – Rarity: Epic

Level: 58

Agility: 70 Durability: 1000

Skills: [Safety Shoes], [Aerial Leap], [HP Boost 2%]

The effect of this equipment is [Aerial Leap].

Liora stepped on an invisible platform in mid-air, allowing her to jump even higher. As she did, the wind blade grazed the soles of her feet.

"—!?"

"[Moonlight Scythe Arts! ]. [Head Hunt!]"

In a swift aerial spin, Liora drove the scythe, into the neck of the Wind Wolf!

Liora slammed her scythe into the Wind Wolf.

As expected from a level 99 summoned beast, it didn't die instantly. Instead, it thrashed wildly, flinging Liora's slender frame away.

I deliberately refrained from providing support this time. I wanted to observe Liora's movements. The most I did was lend her a [Regeneration] skill. With my [Dark Aura], she could have fought more aggressively, but that skill is tricky to use since its effect only lasts an instant.

"...Accept your death, dog."

"Awoooo!"

"Sorry, wolf."

Mid-air, Liora switched her scythe to a sniper rifle position and unleashed a barrage of [Snipe Light] spells.

Attempting a sniping attack from this distance is reckless.

True to its name, the Wind Wolf dodged nimbly, swaying left and right like a swift breeze. It then leaped beside Liora, swinging its claws at her.

A massive blow seemed inevitable.

Without changing her expression, Liora took the hit to her stomach while slicing through the wolf's eye with her scythe.

"Awo!?"

The impact sent Liora rolling across the ground. However, without bothering to heal, she charged forward. The enemy hadn't yet recovered from the shock and pain of having its eye slashed.

The scythe came crashing down.

"HEAD HUNT!!!"

"AW-!!!?"

It was over.

▽

Liora has the [Heaven's Ring], which effectively doubles her HP. Normally, even a fatal wound wouldn't stop her.

Even if it had been a fatal blow, she has [Fatal Evasion] and [Adversity Strengthening] to rely on. Yet, she secured a complete victory without resorting to those trump cards. Even though the Wind Wolf was boss-level, the battle was heavily in Liora's favor.

The Wind Wolf's critical mistake was engaging in close combat and having its legs crippled by [Shining Blade].

Well, it was the Wind Wolf's fault for not possessing the [Appraisal] skill. It was foolish to face off against someone with [Regeneration] without any means of countering it.

"The final," Gosh murmured in frustration.

"The final sniping spell? What was the purpose of that? I didn't think it would hit."

"It was trying to charge forward the whole time. It wanted to create distance by knocking me away. So, I prevented it from attacking in a straight line."

"...I see. You fought with that level of understanding?"

"Huh?"

What could this mean?

The princess, indifferent to my dilemma, tilted her head and asked,

"What do you mean?"

"It's the wolf's unique skill," Gosh replied.

Once again, he summoned the deceased Wind Wolf and demonstrated its unique skill.

The Wind Wolf's unique skill—[Wind Claw].

The Wind Wolf dashed forward at incredible speed, likely enhanced by a powerful speed buff from [Wind Magic].

In seconds, it covered a hundred meters and used the momentum and weight of its body to tear through a massive tree with its claws. The tree, easily a hundred meters tall, fell with a tremendous crash.

"It's a unique skill that adds the distance and speed it runs to the power of its claws. It's rare to land a perfect hit, but most opponents are killed by it. Once it realized Liora was a stamina-type fighter, it kept trying to use that skill."

"And Lady Liora figured that out in such a short time?"

"She must be a genius at this kind of battle."

Ignoring the brother and sister's conversation, Liora approached me. Her childlike, innocent manner as she tottered over was in stark contrast to the blood-soaked, deathly figure she had been during the battle.

"You did well, Liora. It was wonderful."

"! Wonderful... Ehehe. I am wonderful! And God is even more wonderful! Yes!"

"Well, I have been impressed. This will become a great weapon in my hands."

"Yes!"

Although I couldn't grant Liora's every wish, it was reassuring to know she wouldn't become weaker than she already was.

Gauche stroked his smooth chin and then reached out.

"This scythe, [Shadow of Death]... I'm thinking of first changing its attack power increase to a magic attack power increase. Liora's main attack is a fusion skill of magic and weapon techniques, right? And it deals damage based on magic attack power."

"Yes."

"Don't expect any changes to its special skills. It's difficult to alter those."

Gauche carefully laid the [Shadow of Death] on the ground and began touching it with some tools. He continued for several minutes before looking up at us.

"Show me all the materials you have." Your journey continues at empire

I began taking out the event raid boss reward materials from my [Item Box]. Most of what I picked were items too valuable to turn into potions or sell.

Eventually, Gauche picked up a material from the Cursed World Tree.

"This is good! It might turn into a cursed weapon, but Liora's strong light attribute should counterbalance that. I'll strengthen it..."

With that, he disappeared into his workshop, leaving us behind.

We were left in the deepest part of the Elfland Great Forest. Liora's main scythe had been taken from her.

Before we knew it, monsters, drawn by the sounds of the previous battle, began to gather around us.

The princess and Cicily readied their weapons.

Liora, looking troubled, glanced around before timidly clenching her fists.

"No, no, no!"

I handed Liora the [Cursed Branch of All Things] from my [Item Box]. Liora, who received my support, smiled happily.

She must have felt lonely without my support during the previous battle.

Very well.

For this battle, I'll provide extensive support.

▽

It's been three hours since then.

Monsters continue to appear endlessly. The more we defeat, the more the scent of blood, the dying cries of beasts, and the smell of flesh attract more monsters.

"My MP... has run out! And we're out of potions too!"

"Haa, haa... I'm honestly at my limit too."

"Step back."

I tossed the princess an MP potion from my [Item Box] (it only restores a small amount, enough for basic self-defense) and followed after Liora as she dashed forward.

Liora isn't the type of girl to stop fighting just because she lost her main weapon.

She used the Art [Flash] to close the distance.

As she smashed the enemy's face with her staff, she activated [Sniping Light]. A forced headshot created a hole in the monster's face.

When monsters attacked from all directions, she countered them with [Shining Blade].

She then fired the fast-casting [Hound Lightning] at distant enemies. I added poison with [Gift of Venom].

That damage was enough to bring down the enemy.

"I do use poison quite a bit... but in high-level battles, there aren't many opportunities."

There's little point in afflicting weaklings with status effects, and strong foes often have resistances. There aren't many opportunities to use it.

Well, it was effective against Helmut, so it's worth it.

"Now, Liora. Let's continue fighting without letting our guard down."

"God! Yes...!"

"You seem happy, Liora."

"Fighting with God is fun!"

"I'm glad to hear that."

The samurai was in charge of guarding the princess and Cicily. It's great that we could focus solely on rampaging.

In an MMO, isn't it normal to fight for hours to level up?

We moved on to the next battle.