She is not an investigator.

Cecilia looked somewhat lost. She turned to look at Igris, only to find that Igris had already rushed out of the driver's seat.

…Well, even though she's not here, Cecilia still feels quite at ease.

She felt quite at ease as long as she was in this car.

……

"hiss--!"

"No...! The shelter has disappeared!"

Just as the train conductor's warning rang out, the ceiling above their heads was suddenly ripped open, and a giant spider, accompanied by a biting wind, was completely exposed to everyone.

However, it had one leg broken and a huge wound on its head from which green liquid dripped continuously, corroding the train floor.

Everyone quickly raised their guns and pulled the triggers.

As the barrage of firepower surged forth, the spider was forced to retreat by the impact of the bullets.

"hiss--!"

Finally, it went berserk again, completely ignoring the bullets, and leaped into the carriage.

Its enormous size occupied half of the carriage, making it even more difficult for everyone to dodge.

The next moment, its massive claws swept directly at Constantine, who had run out of bullets.

"Be careful--!"

Anfer's voice was drowned out by its roar, and the bullet in his hand was easily deflected. Constantine, who was too close to dodge, did not hesitate to begin chanting a spell.

But clearly, his spells were somewhat effective against bullets, but against the attack of such a behemoth, the repulsive force was utterly ineffective in stopping its assault.

It only paused for a moment before thrusting its claws towards his body again.

Clang—!

A crisp clang rang out, and Erwin appeared before Constantine without anyone noticing, forcefully meeting the attack with his two boning knives.

However, the spider's enormous size and strength shattered the boning knife in his hand and sent Constantine and Elwin flying.

With a dull thud, the two men crashed into the train wall at the same time. However, since they were not directly pierced, they only suffered minor injuries and quickly got up from the ground.

This is not good news, whether someone is injured or they are unable to inflict any effective damage on the monster.

"…what to do."

I'm not entirely sure who suddenly asked that question, but it must have been Felina.

No one answered, and no one had a chance to answer. Their firepower had also weakened considerably without them realizing it, because those bullets simply couldn't penetrate its steel-like body.

"...I have an idea."

Constantine took out a black book, which was the notebook he had shown to Igris before, and also the material he was currently studying.

However, compared to the version he had shown Igris before, the book now appears much thinner and lighter.

Sure enough, he was still hiding something, something he didn't want Igris to know.

"Guard me... I have a way to make it completely lose consciousness."

They didn't know Constantine's identity, nor what he was planning to do.

But they had no choice but to believe Constantine, even if they wanted to.

Everyone instinctively stood in front of Constantine, shielding his body as he chanted behind them.

He was about to summon that again, that moon.

He didn't know if it would succeed, or if it would actually work.

He didn't know if that being would respond to him again, nor did he know if his body could withstand that price again.

"...I use the blood of the engraving."

Yes, blood.

He needs to sacrifice all his blood to summon the somewhat shattered moon once more.

There was no time to prepare, and no more offerings.

He could only gamble on luck, hoping that he wouldn't die completely because of this ritual.

"I offer my prayers to you."

"Father."

The sudden noise interrupted his prayer in thought, and something hit him on the head, making him turn his head involuntarily.

He picked up the thing; it was a piece of candy, an unopened hard candy.

"I told you, you definitely wouldn't completely give up your life of crime."

His eyes widened, his mouth slightly agape, and before he could say anything, a gasp came from Felina beside him.

"Igris—!"

"..."

Yes, Igris.

She's back.

He was so thin and sickly.

But as long as she stands there, in front of everyone.

"..."

And then, he picked up his weapon again.

"Looks like you succeeded?"

The train conductor looked at Igris, who stood in front of him and had driven back the spider that had left them helpless, with just her imposing presence.

The scene looked so surreal that he began to wonder if he was dreaming.

"Obviously."

Igris nonchalantly dodged Philina's rushing embrace and continued walking towards the retreating spider.

"Of course, Cecilia isn't feeling well, so you can go and take care of her. As for here..."

Clang—!

Igris drew the mysterious straight sword from her hand once more and sighed softly.

"I alone am enough."

"So handsome..."

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"Oh..."

Seeing Felina being called away, Constantine and Erwin hesitated and looked at Igris.

They were reluctant to leave, perhaps worried that Igris might be in danger, or perhaps they felt that she would have a hard time dealing with the monster in front of her on her own.

After all, it is large, hard, and dangerous.

Anfer went even further and stated everyone's thoughts directly.

"You're all alone? You look like you've gone mad."

"Indeed."

Igris twirled the blade in her hand and snapped her fingers lightly.

The next moment, raging flames burst forth from her body, accompanied by unimaginable heat, causing everyone to involuntarily take a half-step back.

“...A witch, no wonder.”

Anfer silently put away his gun, seemingly having misunderstood something.

However, it is perfectly normal to misunderstand, since almost all of her characteristics are similar to those of a witch.

"In short, if you're here, you'll only cause me trouble, and I won't have much of a chance to protect you."

silence.

Igris's words were a bit hurtful, but it must be said that what she said was indeed true.

With no other option, the group quickly squeezed towards the driver's cab and left the carriage while the spider still dared not make a move.

However, before leaving, Erwin stopped and spoke in a low voice in his somewhat awkward way.

"It will eat, be careful."

"It won't have that chance."

Alvin gave Igris a deep look, then turned and left without saying anything.

Finally, only Igris remained in the carriage, and she was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

To put it bluntly, her reason for wanting to get rid of these people was quite simple.

Her clothes had already been significantly corroded by the corrosive liquid, and if the fight continued, Igris would inevitably be corroded again.

Even though her body really wasn't anything to look at... she still wanted to maintain her basic image.

At least don't let others see it!

Clang—!

The sound of metal clashing came from the spider's claws. Facing Igris's approach, it turned around without hesitation and prepared to flee.

Behind it were the other carriages, and there was nothing there except for countless passengers who were clearly not normal.

but…

"Shall we eat...?"

boom--!

Igris raised her pistol sharply, and the bullet, engraved with blue patterns, struck its body as it tried to escape.