A random event had begun in the nighttime streets of Middle City.

Since they were already there, Shiori and Chika decided to go along with it and ran off in the direction the men who had been trying to abduct the woman had fled.

After the men ran away, instead of immediately pursuing the abductors, they first escorted the woman to the main street.

If you chased after them then, too much time would have passed, making it impossible to catch up under normal circumstances... but this was a game.

As they continued down the road, it looked as if a trash can had been toppled over, scattering its contents, and some kind of wooden plank was blocking the path, as if to slow down pursuers.

The setup was designed to reveal where they had run off to.

Therefore, Shiori and Chika proceeded through the winding, intricate back alleys without any hesitation, and eventually arrived at the outer wall of ’Middle City’.

There, several men were gathered, sitting on rocks and wooden boxes, suggesting they were taking a break.

"......Got you!"

"I found them...!"

"Ugh...! Damn it, they’ve caught up."

"So you followed us all the way here...!"

"Damn it, I guess we have no choice but to do it..."

"Oh, oh...?"

Upon seeing the men, Shiori and Chika immediately raised their weapons and assumed a fighting stance.

The men reacted with panic, but... it was then that they first saw Shiori and Chika clearly.

Having clearly recognized their beauty, their anxious expressions suddenly transformed into lewd grins, one after another.

"What’s going on...? I panicked and ran when she called out to me earlier, but... on closer inspection, she’s a really hot woman."

"They’re both incredibly beautiful... This is good. They’ll be a replacement for the one we let get away."

"She’s more than just a replacement. You don’t come across beauties like this very often. She’s going to be the centerpiece."

"And what’s more... her body’s in great shape too. It’s fantastic that such high-quality girls came to us. Let’s capture them."

"Ah... let’s do that, let’s do that. Hehe, hehehe."

With lewd smiles on their faces, the men slowly drew daggers from their pockets and assumed fighting stances.

As they acted, the word "Kidnapper" appeared above the men’s heads.

The average level was around 20.

In a normal fight, they were far inferior opponents with no problems whatsoever.

"...! Prepare yourselves...!"

"I have no intention of getting caught...! ’Plenball’!"

Trembling at the lewd gazes directed at their faces and bodies, the two launched an attack together.

However, since they ultimately intended to be caught, their attacks were unfocused and held back in terms of power to avoid accidentally defeating the enemy.

"Whoa...! Damn it, take this!"

"Don’t hurt them! They’re valuable merchandise...!"

"I know... Come on!"

"Ugh... Come on!"

"Hmph...! Ahh...!"

"Plenball!"

Therefore, even against weaker opponents, the first blow failed to take down a single man.

Shiori narrowly dodged the dagger strike that came as a counterattack, then swung her rapier again, while Chika cast a spell to provide support.

"Hmph! Hmph!"

"Hey, hey, what’s going on?!"

"Ahhh...! Ugh, uhhh...!"

However, because the blows were restrained, the rapier missed, and the magic didn’t even graze them.

Meanwhile, the men continued to relentlessly attack Shiori, wielding their daggers without mercy.

The attacks from the three men were something Shiori could handle if she fought seriously, given her current equipment level... but she was deliberately dodging them at the last second to keep the fight close, which was slowly cornering her.

"Hey! I’m going to capture you too!"

"I won’t let you provide backup!"

"Ah...!? No, no...!? Let go...!"

"Ahhh...!? I’ve been caught...! ♡"

Meanwhile, Chika was put in a headlock by men who had taken advantage of the opening in her magic attack.

Although she tried to shake them off, Chika’s equipment was specialized for magic, and her strength was only about the same as an average girl’s, so she couldn’t break free.

Of course, if she used magic, she could not only shake them off immediately, but even defeat them in one hit... but defeating them would defeat the purpose, so Chika had no intention of using it.

"Chika...!? Ah, damn it...! Ah, what...!?"

"Hey! There’s an opening!"

"She let her guard down!"

Seeing that Chika had been captured, Shiori stopped moving and let out a panicked cry.

Seizing the opportunity, the men swung their daggers, knocking the rapier from Shiori’s hand, and then grabbed her in a headlock to immobilize her.

"Ugh, let go...! Let go...! Ah, mmm...!? Mmm, uhh... mm, uh..."

"Let go...! Let go...! You, you... ah, mmm!? Mm, mmm... uh, mmm..."

"Hey! Stay still!"

"Take this!"

Shiori and Chika were both held in headlocks, but they showed no signs of giving up and struggled to break free.

But then the men approached, each holding a handkerchief, and tried to cover their mouths.

It appeared that some kind of liquid had been placed on the handkerchiefs, because Shiori and Chika lost consciousness after a brief pause.

"Mmm... mmm, mmm..."

Ahhh... I can’t take it anymore...♡

"Mmm, uh... mmm..."

I lost...♡ To guys like these...♡

"Phew... Okay, then we’ll take them with us."

"I’m sure the leader will be pleased. After all, we managed to capture such beautiful women."

"It would be great if we could have some fun too. Hehehe."

"Let’s ask about it. Come on, let’s go."

"Yeah, it would be a pain if someone else found us here."

While supporting the two who had lost consciousness and gone limp, the men exchanged grinning smiles and chatted amongst themselves, then picked up the two girls and ran off somewhere.