After being reborn, I was turned into a slave girl by a princess.

(It's okay, I was just holding the steering wheel, it's perfectly fine.)

Lonnie could feel the steering wheel swaying from side to side with the onslaught of wind and rain... If she let go, the boat would likely go out of control.

Elusia, however, had disappeared. Only Lonnie remained in the cockpit.

The atmosphere was undeniably lonely. Visibility outside the window was so low that Lonnie couldn't even judge the ship's height... She was worried that the ship might crash into something and break apart at any moment.

(Calm down, Lonnie, you're a hero. This is nothing to be afraid of.)

At the crucial moment, it was the optimism she had when she was a hero that helped Lorne stabilize her emotions.

Instead of yelling and screaming like a little girl, she calmly gripped the steering wheel. Just when Lonnie thought everything was going to go perfectly…

……

In the pouring rain, Lorne saw a hideous monster.

Its head is a cube, with each face resembling a 5x5 Rubik's Cube, composed of 25 metal grids.

Its body is composed of 16 tentacles... This monster looks a lot like an octopus floating in the deep sea, but unlike an octopus floating in mid-air, it doesn't have this shape.

……

Lonnie was immediately terrified.

The monster, as if it had discovered a delicious meal on the ship, stretched out its tentacles and slammed them down heavily on Lonnies.

Boom!

The entire ship shook violently, but fortunately, both the hull and the glass were sturdy enough that the silver-haired girl was not pulled out by the terrifying monster.

However, the ship's tilting was unavoidable.

A tremendous force came from the steering wheel to the right, and Lonnies had to hold it down tightly to keep the ship stable.

……

"howl!"

The monster seemed to become extremely angry when it saw that Lonnie was still resisting.

Several blue lights flashed on the Rubik's Cube on its head, and then its tentacles seemed to be covered by electric light, emitting a crackling sound.

"Oh no?!"

Lonnies had no way to escape and could only watch helplessly as the monster raised its electric tentacles and swung them heavily towards the ship.

It's sizzling!

With a sudden surge of electricity, all the lights on the ship went out instantly, and Lonnie felt a chilling electric current coursing through her body.

(Waaaaah!)

Intense pain spread throughout her body, and the girl's muscles twitched uncontrollably... If it were a normal person, they would probably have already fainted from the electric shock, right?

However, Lonnie did not.

It wasn't just because the dress and high heels she was wearing shielded her from some of the electric current's influence.

More importantly, it's because she had endured even more terrifying torment than this.

(The pain I'm experiencing now is nothing compared to the pain from the abyss tentacles...)

……

Lonnie gritted her teeth and tried her best to maintain the ship's balance.

But the monster became even more furious when its attacks failed... All the Rubik's Cubes on its head lit up, and all sixteen tentacles crackled with electricity.

The dazzling light was so intense that Lonnie couldn't even open her eyes. The girl knew that an even more terrifying electric current would soon sweep across the ship, subjecting her to excruciating torture.

But... we can't give up!

Never let go of the steering wheel!

Although Lonnies had become a girl, she still retained a trace of pride as a hero... It was one thing to be afraid of Elcia, but she would never back down in the face of such a mere monster!

"Don't underestimate me, you wretched tentacle monster!"

Lonnie screamed, her heart filled with a determination to perish together with the enemy.

……

Just as the electric current was about to engulf the ship and subject Lonnie to electric torture from all sides.

A sharp shout from a young girl came from behind:

"Who gave you permission to bully my slave maid?"

"what?"

"My masochistic maid can only be played with by me!"

Chapter 40 Night Rain

"My masochistic maid can only be played with by me!"

Elusia pushed open the door and stepped out, and a jet-black light shot out from in front of her.

Lonnie didn't know what was happening, but at that moment, her eyes were as if they were blindfolded and she couldn't see anything, and her ears were as if they were plugged and she couldn't hear anything.

But this feeling of discomfort was only momentary. After Lonnie regained her vision, she found that the monster, which had been so arrogant just moments before, was now struggling to fall downwards.

Its cube-shaped head was covered in black, and the current on its tentacles seemed to have backfired, affecting its own body.

"Hmph, this piece of trash dares to challenge me. Lonnies, turn the steering wheel all the way to the left."

"oh oh!"

……

……

The crisis was resolved just like that.

The monster that brought Lorne immense pressure couldn't even last 5 seconds.

(Elcia, how is she so powerful...? Just one move and that terrifying monster was dead?)

Although she was ashamed to admit it, the feeling of being protected was really wonderful. The moment Elusia entered, Lonnies felt as if she had been saved, and her tense heart completely relaxed.

and……

"Who gave you permission to bully my slave maid? My masochistic maid is for me to play with!"

……

Although the words were teasing, Lonnies unexpectedly felt a warm feeling in her heart... This at least proved that Elusia cared about her and wouldn't entrust her to anyone else.

(Oh no, what am I doing...)

However, Lonnies also realized that her thoughts were embarrassing—it was as if she were craving to be bullied by Elusia.

"Lonnies, straighten the course immediately!"

"oh oh!"

In contrast to Lonnie's wild thoughts, Elusia was focused on her surroundings, her sharp eyes fixed on her as she seemed to be contemplating her next move.

"As expected, they are the Fallen Demons. Only they could unleash such a terrifying monster."

"Fallen demons..."

"You can think of them as subordinates of the Demon Lord of Tricks. I don't know if this was a coincidence, but right now, we need to find a place to rest."

……

……

The torrential rain was mixed with a hurricane, and the monster brought electric shocks. Although the ship appeared to be safe and sound, many parts had actually been damaged.

So eventually, Elusia directed the ship to land in a clearing in the woods—with the canopy of trees providing some shelter, the torrential rain blowing on the ship was lessened.

"Master Elusia, what should we do now?"

"Let's stay here for today and wait for the downpour to pass."

"Oh……"

……

……

Boom!

It started raining outside the window, and soon after, thunder rumbled.

The howling evening wind rustled through the treetops, making a sound like the howling of a vengeful ghost... The ship was dark inside, with no lights on.

This scene should be extremely terrifying.

It's like being in a haunted, abandoned house; you never know what might approach you in the darkness.

However, having Elusia on the ship made Lonnies feel much more at ease.

Such a cunning and sadistic girl must have foreseen everything, right?

Just as Lorne was pondering this...

"You masochistic maid, what are you doing following me? I need to go to the toilet."

Elusia suddenly stopped and turned to glare at Lonnies.

"Ah, that..."

"Oh, I see~~ You pervert, so you're not only a masochist, but also a coward afraid of the dark... Humph, acting like a little girl, how shameful."

"I...I'm not afraid of the dark! I'm a hero, how could I be afraid of the dark?!"

"Then don't follow me around. Go sit in the living room quietly."

"Waaah..."

……