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Using my sensitivity that has become a nine-tailed fox girl, I can feel the presence of stealth slime that is silent to attack by surprise.

Before Earl Timoti’s soldiers step deeper into the main mansion owned by Marquess Rommel, I immediately throw the katana hidden in my Maid Victoria uniform.

Sllasshhh ...

Pinggg ...

A stealth slime that is not far from the entrance of the main mansion of Marquess Rommel slowly shows itself after the slime core inside its body is hit by my katana throw.

"I know you all are excited, but for the time being, let people who can detect them enter the main mansion of Marquess Rommel to hunt stealth slime," I said to warn Earl Timoti’s soldiers, who were almost recklessly hit by a surprise attack from the stealth slime.

My nine fox tails suddenly detect the overflow of wind magic energy given by Earl Timoti, the small gust of wind passes through my body and enters the entrance of the mansion of Marquess Rommel.

"Its totally beyond my expectations, the monsters this time can hide themselves well. Please give this opportunity for our learning, Lily-sama," Earl Timoti’s facial expression looked surprised when the surge of his wind magic energy received a response signal in the form of the presence of another monster that could not be seen clearly with the eyes.

"Earl Timoti, it will have a high level of difficulty if you all learn it in the middle of the ongoing fight after their slime companion was killed," I immediately stretched my hand to grab my katana that was thrown earlier.

A telekinesis magic formation was immediately created and pulled my katana that had been thrown earlier.

Pllaaappp...

Holding the grip of my katana that was covered in sticky glands from the slime, I immediately swung my katana to clean it.

Splllaashhh...

Spllaasshhh...

My katana swing had left a trail of slime mucus that looked sticky and thick.

"Mio, can I ask for using your throwing knife to be my main weapon?" I said while sheathing my katana and giving my katana to Mio.

Mio immediately lifted her skirt and pulled out six throwing knives hidden behind her Maid skirt uniform.

"Do you want me to sharpen your katana again, Lily-sama?" Mio asked with her graceful and elegant attitude that looked terrifying because her hands were holding six throwing knife handles.

"No need and please keep my katana under your special maintenance," I replied while giving her my katana that had been secured in the katana sheath.

The exchange seemed like a change in the main weapons for hunting.

After I got the throwing knives attached to my Maid skirt uniform, I started walking into the main mansion of Marquess Rommel.

Swiirrll...

Twiitcchh...

My footsteps entering the abandoned Marquess Rommel residence had made my fox tail stand up feeling the signs of danger everywhere.

Swiiippp...

With one throwing knife in my hand, I moved leisurely while feeling the changes in mana flow, smell, and gusts of wind to detect stealth slimes.

When I stepped into the main mansion, Ciel and Sia accompanied me with their main weapons.

For the first time, I saw Ciel’s main weapon which was shaped like a ball sphere, and Sia’s weapon which was a fan that was infused with holy magic energy.

The three Saintesses who walked into the main nest of stealth slimes, isn’t this more like walking around and exploring a dungeon?

During my boring vacation time, I often heard the life experiences of adventurers who tried to explore dungeons to gain wealth or honor after finding something hidden in the dungeon.

Could this be what adventurers feel when exploring dungeons?

A feeling of uncertainty about sudden attacks and monster traps that were ready to attack at any time made me put on alert for every little movement detected by my body.

"Nee-sama, you’ve grown into a cool older sister. I was really surprised when you threw your weapon right into the slime’s magic core and it died on the spot," Ciel moved her tail and looked at me with a sparkling gaze filled with stars.

That gaze filled with awe almost took my breath away.

Ciel’s grown-up body made me unable to stop seeing her as a younger sister from the same fox clan.

"Uh... My sweet little sister, won’t you try using your dragon girl form instead of a fox girl like this? It’s not fair for Ciel to always be tied to you as fellow nine-tailed fox girls," Sia expressed her dissatisfaction when I chose to use the fox girl’s abilities instead of the dragon girl’s abilities.

"Oh, my beautiful older sister, it’s not that I don’t want to use the dragon girl’s body which has great defensive capabilities. However, to hunt using smell and a high level of sense sensitivity, I need to use the fox girl’s abilities to detect invisible enemies," in between my conversation about invisible enemies like stealth slimes, my nose caught the scent of the monster and immediately threw a knife to destroy its magic core.

Cttaass…

Pttaakkk…

The cracking sound of the magic core was heard.

"Like that," I once again used the telekinesis magic formation to take the throwing knife into my grip.

Plaapp…

"Sia, you just have to give in on this one thing. Nine-tailed foxes have the highest ability in hunting. The prey that we have smelled using our sensitive noses has a low survival rate if it has been locked as a hunting target. Isn’t that right, Nee-sama?" Ciel replied by chanting her main weapon which was in the form of a ball sphere and emitting purple electric flashes in various directions.

Bzzztttt...

Drrrrzztt...

The rumble of Ciel’s electric current spread in all directions and hit the stealth slime hiding behind the wall of Marquess Rommel’s residence.

"Good attack, Ciel. Now we can hunt more efficiently by spreading electric flashes in all directions like that," Sia praised while patting her fan which suddenly emitted magical energy in the form of water droplets.

Taapp...

Tapp...

My eyes which had been sensitive to the movement of magical energy suddenly saw the splash of water spreading from Sia’s fan. Like water rippling when it gets a small touch on the surface of the water, I felt the restlessness of the water which showed its ripples of water about something above it.

"Lily-chan, if you want to hunt more efficiently. You should have used my ability to control silence and emptiness," the movement of the water droplets from Sia’s fan showed a commotion from the calm water that rippled uncontrollably.

"Can you feel that too, Lily-chan?"

"A ripple of water that disturbs the calm and emptiness."

"That’s what makes them show their restless position on the puddle."

Those complicated and meaningful words were uttered by Sia. The movement of her fan that released water droplets that disturbed the calmness of the water’s surface had created a ripple of water that functioned like detection magic.

"Is that a magic that is unique to dragon girls?" I asked curiously.

Sia smiled faintly when she saw me who was interested in her magic.

"Yes, if you want to try it. Why not change into a dragon girl form? Your gentle older sister will teach her cute younger sister a detection magic formation performed by dragons who like to be alone above the seventh layer of heaven sky," Sia covered her face with her fan, I could see a triumphant smile on her face.

"I didn’t know you were going to do this to lure Lily into moving as your dragon little sister," Ciel who understood the situation just stared at Sia with a cynical look. Her fox tail that was moving frantically had shown her heart that didn’t want to see me fall into Sia’s little trap.

"I want to see my cute dragon little sister, Ciel. Is that wrong?" Sia replied by closing her fan so that her face filled with a smile was visible.

"Uhhh… I want to teach Nee-sama about the magic that can be done by the nine-tailed fox. It’s just… I need to get permission from the nine-tailed fox elders who are still old-fashioned in maintaining the tradition of cunning foxes in casting their magic energy."

"They still use a method like that? I know that the nine-tailed fox’s magic is very secretive and strict, but to need the elders’ permission… it’s troublesome to get permission, isn’t it?"

"Yes, that’s what makes it a bit difficult for me to teach someone about the magic used by the nine-tailed fox. Because of the tradition of the nine-tailed fox’s power in the past timeline that was tied to one of the Great Heroes who endlessly produced offspring with the nine-tailed fox girl, we became a great family that sat at the top of the chain of magical power and spiritual power because of our bloodline that was mixed with the blood of one of the Great Heroes."

My fox ears twitched when I heard that.

One of the descendants of the Great Hero?

Does that mean Ciel has the same power as the magic book records left behind by one of the Great Heroes that I have studied?

If that’s the case... wouldn’t the knowledge from the old magic book I found have the same possibility as the magic used by the nine-tailed fox girl?

I know that this is just a little speculation.

But I have to check it just in case, whether the magic book I have studied has the same similarity to the nine-tailed fox magic as Ciel.

Twwiingg...

One of my fox tails suddenly detected a movement of wind approaching.

Due to reflex and thinking about the magic book left behind by the Great Hero, I accidentally triggered a magic spell formation used to tame a monster.

"Soul Tame..." I said spontaneously after my fox tail felt the change in the wind that made my fox fur feel ticklish.

"Eh?" Ciel suddenly shrieked in surprise.

"Isn’t that one of the magic nine-tail foxs have..." Ciel said in a surprised tone and looked at me.

Without realizing it...

Because I panicked...

I... accidentally tamed the stealth slime.