Forced to Sell Myself to the Female Lead After Killing the Male Lead

Xia?!

Xia'er?!

Sh-She's alright?!

The moment she heard those words,

not only did Xingya freeze,

even the Heavenly Punishment Holy Church executor who had been about to cut off Xingya's head stood rooted to the spot.

A moment later, he hurriedly turned around in astonishment.

There,

standing beside him before he even realized it,

was a cute little pink-haired girl wearing an exquisitely crafted princess dress.

How could the black-robed man possibly fail to recognize her?

She was the Duke Family's young lady—one of the people they had specifically been ordered to eliminate during this mission!

When he had been preparing to finish off Xingya,

his three companions should have been watching that little girl.

So why...

not only was she still alive,

she had somehow appeared right beside him?!

An overwhelming sense of confusion instantly filled the black-robed man's heart.

A sinister premonition suddenly clouded his faintly crimson eyes.

"Y-You... How are you...? Weren't you...? Hm?!"

The next instant,

his words came to an abrupt halt.

Because while questioning her, the corner of his eye happened to notice the place behind the pink-haired girl—

where his companions had been standing only moments ago.

Yet now,

those companions who had been perfectly fine just seconds earlier were lying on the ground in bizarre poses,

their hips sticking awkwardly into the air,

their bodies twitching violently,

foam pouring from their mouths,

completely unconscious.

'Wh... What... happened?!'

Although utterly unable to understand what had occurred,

the black-robed man's gaze immediately became razor-sharp.

His instincts told him that the collapse of his companions absolutely had something to do with this harmless-looking little girl standing before him.

Protective magic?

Or some kind of potion?

With that thought,

the black-robed man released Xingya, stood up, pointed his blade directly at the pink-haired girl, and shouted sternly,

"Y-You! What exactly did you do?! Why have they all passed out?!"

"..."

Faced with his furious questioning,

the pink-haired girl merely smiled faintly.

Tilting her little head ever so slightly,

she looked strangely adorable.

Clearly,

she had no intention of answering him.

Seeing that,

an overwhelming killing intent burst from the black-robed man's eyes.

Without the slightest hesitation,

he swung his blade directly at the girl's neck!

However,

just as the blade was about to touch her neck,

the pink-haired girl slowly raised her hand.

?!!

H-How?!

Right before the black-robed man's disbelieving eyes,

the little girl casually pinched the blade between her thumb and index finger.

Those fingers, which should have been tiny and delicate,

suddenly erupted with unimaginable strength.

The terrifying force clamped onto his weapon like an iron vise,

preventing the blade from advancing even a single fraction of an inch.

No matter how desperately he poured all of his battle aura into the sword,

no matter how hard he struggled,

it was utterly useless.

"Th... This?! Impossible! Who... who are you?!"

A bead of cold sweat slowly trickled down the black-robed man's forehead.

Fear of the unknown spread through his heart like a virus.

Then,

the pink-haired girl's quiet voice slowly drifted into his ears.

"You wanted to know why your companions passed out, didn't you? Well, I'll tell you now... but you'd better grit your teeth a little~"

"Hm?! What?!"

Her words sent chills down his spine.

Before he could even understand why,

the pink-haired girl vanished from his sight.

Then—

Crack~

Like an egg shattering.

An unprecedented agony exploded from between his legs.

The pain struck his brain like a barrage of thunderbolts, mercilessly bombarding every corner of his consciousness.

The unbearable torment instantly twisted the black-robed man's face into a grotesque expression.

Under that overwhelming pain,

his consciousness finally plunged into endless darkness.

His eyes rolled back,

and he collapsed onto the ground unconscious.

His body continued twitching instinctively,

exactly like his companions.

It was quite obvious...

the pink-haired girl had paid each of the Heavenly Punishment Holy Church members a very warm and friendly visit... to the object between their legs~

After the black-robed man completely collapsed,

the pink-haired girl standing behind him slowly withdrew her little foot,

casting a disdainful glance at the four black-robed men sprawled helplessly across the ground.

Meanwhile,

after being freed from the black-robed man's restraint,

Xingya continued coughing as she slowly climbed to her feet.

Weakly kneeling among the grass,

she stared dumbfounded at the Heavenly Punishment Holy Church members, who were now completely incapable of fighting.

Just moments ago,

that terrifying man had been holding a blade against her neck.

Yet in the very next instant,

he had ended up collapsed on the ground in such a miserable state.

'Am... Am I dreaming?'

A powerful feeling of unreality filled Xingya's heart.

To confirm whether this was truly reality,

the little girl ruthlessly pinched the soft flesh of her own thigh with her thumb and index finger.

Instantly,

the sharp pain made her face twitch.

But that same pain also confirmed...

she wasn't dreaming.

She...

She survived?

She wasn't dead!!

An overwhelming joy from surviving the disaster instantly surged into Xingya's heart.

She became so excited that tears of happiness streamed from her eyes.

At the same time,

she looked toward the expressionless pink-haired girl with eyes filled with shock...

and worship.

After witnessing the pink-haired girl effortlessly defeat those terrifying experts from the Heavenly Punishment Holy Church with a single kick,

every trace of contempt Xingya had once harbored because of the girl's "slave" status completely vanished.

In its place remained only immeasurable gratitude...

and admiration.

The pink-haired girl's image had even become grand and heroic in her heart.

As for why a girl roughly her own age could defeat several powerful Holy Church experts so effortlessly—

Xingya no longer had the mental capacity to think about such things.

The next moment,

her eyes sparkling,

Xingya scrambled to her feet,

rushed toward the pink-haired girl with overwhelming excitement,

and, under the latter's somewhat surprised gaze,

wrapped both arms tightly around one of her arms.

"Xia'er! Xia'er! You're amazing! You actually defeated those black-robed men! How did you... Hm?"

Before she could finish speaking,

Miss Yumo—the pink-haired girl—

helplessly raised a finger and gently pressed it against the little girl's lips.

"Please, keep your voice down. If you're too loud, you'll attract other people."

"Oh! I understand!!"

Xingya nodded obediently without hesitation.

Still hugging Yumo's arm tightly,

she glanced uneasily behind them.

After a moment,

she slowly asked,

"Um... Xia'er... Can I call you... 'Big Sister'?"

Hm?

What kind of strange title is that?

Hearing those words,

Yumo frowned slightly.

"Uh... well..."

But seeing the pleading look in Xingya's eyes,

and recalling how this little girl had dragged her along while trying to help her escape,

Yumo could only sigh inwardly before giving a helpless nod.

"Fine. Call me whatever you want."

"Really?! That's wonderful, Big Sister!"

Seeing Yumo agree,

Xingya was overjoyed.

"Then, Big Sister, what should we do now?!"

Looking at the girl whose attitude toward her had become completely different from before,

Yumo couldn't help feeling somewhat conflicted.

She let out a quiet sigh.

"Go to sleep for a while. I'll take care of everything else."

"Hm? Go... to sleep?"

A puzzled expression appeared on Xingya's little face.

The next moment,

before the girl could understand what was happening,

a crimson butterfly gently drifted into her field of vision.

Tiny golden specks floated from its wings.

As the golden dust scattered through the air,

an irresistible wave of drowsiness immediately swept over Xingya.

"B-Big Sister?... I... I'm..."

The overwhelming sleepiness quickly conquered her consciousness.

The little girl slowly closed her eyes

and quietly drifted into sleep.

Yumo gently caught the sleeping child before she could fall.

Ripples of Shadow of Silence Power spread from Yumo's fingertips.

Bathed in crimson light,

Xingya's body slowly floated into the air.

With a gentle wave of her hand,

Yumo sent her back to the girl's so-called secret hideout,

then erected a protective barrier around it.

'Just sleep peacefully for a while.'

Yumo whispered silently to herself.

At the same time,

she couldn't help smiling self-mockingly.

Watching those guards and knights being slaughtered...

she had barely felt anything.

But seeing these people raise their hands against children...

she still couldn't hold herself back.

"...Sigh."

Still...

the Heavenly Punishment Holy Church, huh?

That bunch of idiots who spent every day fighting among themselves...

it was about time they were dealt with.

Although ending humanity's internal conflicts and uniting the continent against the Abyss Demons was supposed to be part of the protagonist group's trial,

it shouldn't matter if she interfered just a little.

Hundreds of Blood Butterflies emerged from nowhere,

fluttering around Miss Yumo.

Her gaze slowly shifted toward the unconscious members of the Heavenly Punishment Holy Church lying on the ground.

Everyone on the continent already knew that the Heavenly Punishment Holy Church had ties to the Abyss Demons.

They even consumed special drugs to temporarily obtain Abyss Demon power.

In that case...

if they accidentally lost control

and completely transformed into Abyss Demons...

that would seem perfectly normal, wouldn't it?

'Hehe~'

Thinking that,

Miss Yumo revealed a faintly eerie smile.

Her azure-blue eyes narrowed slightly.

A crimson radiance gradually spread from her body,

slowly drifting toward the unconscious black-robed men.

'First... let's deal with the ones hunting down those children.'

As Yumo's silent command was issued,

the black-robed men on the ground suddenly began convulsing violently!

As the Shadow of Silence Power infected them,

their bodies gradually started to mutate.

Strange growls filled with savage bloodlust slowly escaped from their mouths,

like starving beasts...