The monsters deep within the Holy Land were far stronger than the tentacle monster she’d encountered before.

The meatball monster’s tentacles were incredibly fast. Sherry barely managed to dodge a few attacks before one hidden in her blind spot wrapped around her ankle.

Against a monster, every mistake could be fatal.

Sherry’s desperate escape came to an abrupt halt. The writhing tentacles seized their chance, coiling around her limbs, stomach, and neck, then lifted her off the ground.

The monster was far stronger than any human. With her strength, she couldn’t even struggle.

Worst of all, at a moment this dangerous, the only things flashing through her mind were filthy, indecent scenes!

It was all those doujinshi from her previous life!

Tentacle monsters, witches, milky-white liquid…

“Ptooey!”

She didn’t want to be that kind of Witch!

The tentacles coiled tightly around her stomach and limbs, like a blanket pulled snug around her in winter. It gave her a strangely warm, secure feeling. The tentacle around her neck extended its tip and stopped right in front of her, like a cobra rearing up.

It was aiming at Sherry’s little mouth.

“N-no! Absolutely not!”

Her face flushed bright red as she clamped her lips shut and frantically searched for a way to save herself.

A Witch’s magic couldn’t do much damage to the monster, and her only other means of attack, Spirit Summoning, was unusable with both hands bound.

Right now, the only way to save herself seemed to be a spell.

Just as she was about to chant and unleash a powerful spell, a figure flying in from afar made her snap her mouth shut.

Of all the times, Carlisle had found her now!

Using a spell would turn her into the Saintess. If he discovered that she was the Saintess, it’d be a total nightmare!

The Saintess, gentle, kind, and pure on the outside, was actually a treacherous Witch in disguise? If Carlisle learned the truth, she’d never escape his clutches!

Knowing how awful he was, he might even use the secret to blackmail her into doing things against her will!

A basement, shackles, candles, a wooden horse…

…If he found out, her life would be pitch-black from then on!

So she decided to keep being a Witch.

Her eyes darted about. Putting on a sweet, coquettish voice, she called, “Big Brother Carlisle! Help me, help me!”

She’d only swindled him out of a little money before. Surely a Knight of the Round Table wouldn’t be so stingy he’d leave her to die? Besides, she’d never asked Big Brother Carlisle for the most precious thing of all—her life.

Of course Carlisle had noticed Sherry was in danger. He hadn’t left the depths of the Holy Land this whole time. He’d been waiting for his chance.

He didn’t believe Witch Sherry could leave the monster-infested depths of the Holy Land unscathed.

And sure enough, after he’d waited patiently, the rabbit had finally run right into the trap.

He landed leisurely in front of the meatball monster, rubbed his chin, and studied Sherry’s bound-up pose. “Well, well. Look at you now.”

It felt like he’d finally gotten his revenge. He was in an excellent mood.

“Big Brother Carlisle, you’re the best person in the whole world. Please, save me!” Sherry seemed to have completely forgotten her feud with Carlisle. Right now, she was like an adorable little cat, begging in a way that made your heart itch.

She was an expert at giving in and begging for mercy.

With his arms crossed, Carlisle wasn’t moved in the slightest. He gave a cold snort, sliced through a tentacle lunging at him with a spell, and said casually, “Give back my things, and I’ll think about it.”

“You’re taking advantage of me when I’m down!”

The moment he mentioned returning his things, Sherry felt a pang of heartache.

She’d earned those things fair and square through her own cleverness. How could he expect her to just hand them back? And if she returned them, wouldn’t all the effort she’d put in have gone to waste?

She couldn’t bear to part with them. Not one bit.

“Come on, it’s an equal exchange. Saving you is dangerous.” Carlisle shrugged and threw her own words back at her.

The tentacles had stopped moving toward Sherry when he appeared, giving her a rare chance to catch her breath.

Right! She had dirt on Carlisle for bullying the Saintess!

“If you don’t save me, I’ll expose you for bullying—”

Wait! If she threatened to spread those Recording Orbs around, wouldn’t that just make him even more eager to watch the tentacle monster do its thing?!

“Hmm? Bullying me for what?”

“…I was wrong! Big Brother, save me!”

No, no, no!

Couldn’t she just tell him that if she died, those Recording Orbs would be spread everywhere? Then he’d definitely choose to save her!

What an idiot!

Her expression changed in an instant.

“If you don’t save me… Ah!”

Carlisle had no idea what she was talking about, and he didn’t want to hear her ramble. He waved a hand, and scorching flames burst from an arcane fire spell toward the meatball monster. The monster felt the threat and contracted sharply, shifting its attention back to Sherry.

Faced with a troublesome enemy and helpless prey, it chose to deal with the prey first.

The monster’s movement made Sherry cry out. Then she realized it was moving her toward its gaping mouth.

This wasn’t the scenario she’d imagined, with tentacles all over her and awful liquids being forced inside her. This starving monster, imprisoned for who knew how long, simply wanted to eat her!

She was going to die!

“Big Brother, big brother! Help me! Help!”

Ignoring the girl’s pleas, Carlisle picked at his ear and simply watched, like a heartless, cold-blooded killer.

“It’s fine if you don’t want to give them back. It just so happens to be hungry. After it eats you, I’ll cut open its stomach and take back what belongs to me. Sure, it’ll get covered in disgusting stuff and end up a little dirty, but that’s all.”

The stench of its teeth grew stronger as they drew closer, and its moist breath crept over her sensitive calves. She secretly prepared a spell while begging in a panic: “I’ll give them back, I’ll give them all back! I was wrong, my wonderful big brother! Hurry and save me!”

If even the cold-blooded, ruthless Carlisle wouldn’t save her, she’d have no choice but to risk exposing her identity and see if a spell could cut through the monster’s tentacles!

Otherwise, if she got swallowed by that mouth, she’d really die!

“See? Was that so hard?”

With a mocking laugh, a cold purple slash flashed across the monster’s body, cleaving in two all the flesh it touched—including the tentacles wrapped around Sherry’s limbs.

“Ow! That hurts!”

She hit the ground with a heavy thud. The impact made her chest bounce wildly.

The two little bunnies on this body were so big she couldn’t even see the tips of her toes when she stood up.

After rescuing Sherry, Carlisle didn’t continue attacking the monster. He let it squirm and shift its mass as it healed itself.

If the girl didn’t keep her promise, he’d leave her right in front of the monster, where she’d be in danger of getting eaten all over again.

“I’ll give them to you, I’ll give them all back!”

She pulled the Golden Sword Scepter and a pile of things she couldn’t sell for money out of her ring and tossed them to Carlisle. With a cheeky grin, she then took out a bottle of black potion and smashed it against the ground.

“You can have this potion too~”