"Squirm, squirm!"

"Squeak, squeak!"

"Squeak-squeak!"

"Squeak, squeak!"

A preemptive strike.

As if declaring it, the "Lust Eye Demon" and its swarm of "Lesser Eyes" unleashed a burst of pink light.

"Hmph...! Chika! I’m leaving the ’Lust Eye Demon’ to you! Haa!"

"Got it... Yeah, leave it to me, sis! Water Lance!"

The "Lust Eye Demon" fired five beams.

Each of the Lesser Eyes fired one, making ten more.

Fifteen rays of light in total shot toward them, but the distance gave them time.

Shiori and Chika leapt back, dodging the beams while watching for ricochets from behind, then launched their counterattack.

"Squirm, squirm...! Squeeee—squeeeee!"

"Squeak, squeak!?"

"Kyu!?"

"Good, keep it up...! That was close...!"

"Hmph... ngh...!"

Chika’s Water Lance pierced one of the Lust Eye Demon’s tentacles.

Shiori’s rapier cut down two Lesser Eyes.

The two pressed the assault, but fresh pink light lanced toward them. They broke off, twisting away at the last second, unable to follow through.

"Phew... haah!"

"Wind Sword!"

"Squirm!? Squirm... squirm!"

"Kyu, kyu!?"

Still, they recovered fast.

They calmly slipped past the barrage of pink light, and the moment the demons’ aim wavered, they struck again—another tentacle from the Lust Eye Demon severed, another Lesser Eye down.

"Squirm, squirm...! Squirm, squirm! Squirm!"

"Squeak, squeak-squeak!"

"Squeak-squeak... squeak!"

"Squeak, squeak!"

At that, the Lust Eye Demon shrieked an order to its Lesser Eyes.

The remaining seven scattered, each facing a different direction.

The Lust Eye Demon sprouted new tentacles, aiming not just at Shiori and Chika but fanning out to cover every angle.

Then, all at once—

Pink light erupted from every direction.

"Where is it even aiming...?! What the hell is this...?!"

"Whoa...!? This is bad...!"

Most of the beams didn’t hit Shiori or Chika directly.

But the ricochets did. Deflected light grazed their feet just as they tried to advance.

Both of them clicked their tongues in frustration.

The Lust Eye Demon cried out in triumph.

"Squirm, squirm, squirm! Squirm, squirm, squirm!"

"Squeak, squeak-squeak!"

"Squeak, squeak-squeak!"

"Squeak!"

"Ah...! Ugh, damn...!"

"Whoa... whoa, whoa...!"

On that signal, the Lust Eye Demon and its Lesser Eyes began firing nonstop.

Some beams aimed straight for Shiori and Chika. Others flew wide. Some bounced off walls and came back. Others led their movements, cutting off their escape.

Even if each beam only reflected once, the sheer volume from every angle made their paths impossible to predict.

The two couldn’t attack. All they could do was dodge.

"Squirm, squirm, squirm! Squirm, squirm, squirm!"

"Squeak, squeak!"

"Squeak-squeak-squeak!"

"Damn it, at this rate...! Chika!?"

"W-Wah... ah, hyahh!?♡"

Pink light closed in from all sides.

Shiori, boosted by her equipment, barely managed to weave through it.

Chika, with no movement bonuses, was being boxed in. Finally, a beam struck her butt, and her legs locked up.

"Squirm! Squirm-squirm!"

"Squeak-squeak!"

"Squeak, squeak-squeak!"

"Kyuuuu!"

"Ah, hahyu!?♡ N-No, stop!?♡ Ahya, hyan!?♡ Ah, haun!?♡"

The Lust Eye Demons didn’t miss the opening.

Every eye that had been firing wildly snapped to Chika, and a concentrated barrage of pink light poured into her.

She couldn’t dodge. Beam after beam hit her—chest, stomach, thighs, back, everywhere. Each impact made her body jerk and tremble.

"This is...! Ugh...!"

"Squirm, squirm!"

"Squeak! Squeak-squeak!"

"Squeak-squeak!"

"Hyaaah!?♡ Mmm, hihaaan!?♡ Ah, hafu, mm!?♡"

Shiori tried to rush to her, but the remaining tentacles and Lesser Eyes lit up, forcing her back with a fresh volley.

"Ah!?♡ Yeah!?♡ Mmm, heehaaan!!♡ W-Wait, no...!?♡"

Meanwhile, Chika was drowning in pink light.

The beams teasing her chest, especially her nipples, pushed her over the edge. She climaxed hard, her knees gave out, and she collapsed to the ground.

"Chika...! Uh, this... ah, hah!?♡"

"Squeak-squeak-squeak..."

Shiori’s eyes darted to Chika’s fallen form—and in that instant, a beam grazed her waist.

Just a touch, but a sweet jolt ran through her. Her body froze... and every demon fired at once.

"Ah... hafu!?♡ Mmmph!?♡ Mmhaaan!?♡ Ahya, aan!?♡ Uuh, nngh!?♡ Haaaan!!?♡"

Stomach, chest, thighs, arms, back, butt—

Pink light struck her everywhere.

The pulse between her legs sent Shiori over the same cliff. She came with a cry and crumpled to the floor.

"Ah, hah, mmm...!♡ Mmm, mmm...!♡"

"Ah, huh...♡ Ahh, huh...♡"

"Squirm, squirm, squirm..."

"Squeak-squeak-squeak."

"Squeak-squeak, squeak."

"Squeak-squeak-squeak."

With both Shiori and Chika down, the Lust Eye Demons and Lesser Eyes ceased fire.

Slowly, the Lust Eye Demon extended its tentacles toward the two girls. It coiled around their limbs, binding them tight, and lifted them toward itself.

"Squirm, squirm, squirm!"

"Squeak, squeak."

"Squeak, squeak."

"Squeak-squeak."

Arms pulled overhead, legs bound and spread wide in an M-shape, Shiori and Chika were hoisted up before the Lust Eye Demon.

It was just a giant eyeball. It had no face.

Yet its twitching movements and the way it loomed over them made its glee obvious.

"Mmm, mmm...♡"

"I wonder what’s going to happen to me now...♡"

"Ah, mmm...♡"

"Ahhh... I wonder what kind of things they’ll do to me...♡"

From here on, the Lust Eye Demons would do whatever they pleased.

That thought sent a shiver of anticipation down Shiori and Chika’s spines, and their bodies trembled with excitement.