"...Who is that!?"
"This god damn—"
"Observe first!"
First time — perhaps this was the very first time the three truly felt completely threatened by the presence of another person. Of course, Katarina also felt it from Lina at the start, but it quickly went away once she got to know her... and the feeling was not this strong, not even close.
The mysterious black-haired lady who walked out with Rhys was, in 3 words, absolutely fucking gorgeous — none of them could even deny it. Although it has been ingrained in them that black hair was something to be looked down upon, the woman was perhaps the second person they have ever seen with black hair that caused anything ingrained in their mind to completely fade away, the first one was Rhys.
They had been with Rhys for quite a while now, that they were forgetting how beautiful he actually was — and now that he was with someone who was as beautiful as him, the three could not help but just stare.
Even from afar, it was obvious the lady had almost no pores visible on her face; not even a single wrinkle. From the three of them, Lina always boasted the smoothest skin; spending a quarter of her earnings as an explorer to take care of it. But now, she could only take in a gulp as she subconsciously touched her face.
Katarina was also slightly twitching her eyes as she saw the lady's decently sized breasts bouncing heartily. No, it wasn't just decent — it was almost the same size as hers, and the shape wasn't bad too... maybe even better than hers.
Ayesha was not an exemption. The lady's skin was smooth, but even that was not enough to hide the toned muscles hiding underneath; the lady's thighs, incredibly plump and somewhat peachy.
And quietly, the three unconsciously made a promise to each other that no matter what...
"...That lady mustn't join the harem," Lina loudly breathed out.
"Definitely," Katarina also said as she glared at the woman. And as soon as she did so, both Lina and Ayesha turned their heads at her.
"...Are you saying you're part of the harem now?" Lina squinted her eyes.
"What? No, psh..." Katarina scoffed and rolled her lips, "I'm just saying. And that's not important right now — who is that woman in the first place? Why did she come out with Rhys from... what looks like it would be Arachnea's lair."
"Hm..." Ayesha squinted her eyes as she stared and looked at the woman from head to toe. Soon, however, her eyes started to widen, "...That's Arachnea."
"...What?" Lina raised an eyebrow as she heard Ayesha's words, "Isn't Arachnea, like, bigger than you? Even if we remove her... spider ass, she should still be 10 feet or something."
"She's a god," Ayesha slightly groaned, "Who knows what she's capable of."
"...No," Lina also joined the conversation, "You were like totally speaking gibberish, similar to that... Is that Arachnea!? And why are speaking her language!?"
Lina could no longer help herself as she pointed at Arachnea; the violent gust of wind circling around her was a testament to how resolute she was in fighting Arachnea even fully knowing she might die here and now.
"I'm... speaking to you in a different language right now?" Rhys looked Arachnea in the eyes as he asked.
"Amusing, no?" Arachnea let out a small giggle; covering her mouth as she did so and revealing to the three her hands that almost belonged to a teenager — no wrinkles at all. And once again, the three felt extremely threatened,
"That means your blood is purer than theirs."
"But I'm a Lowborn," Rhys's eyes widened.
"Says the lowly humans who know absolutely nothing."
"What are the two of you talking about, Recruit!?" Ayesha frowned as she looked back and forth between Arachnea and Rhys, "I do not like my balls feeling left out!"
"What we are talking about, girl..."
"Hm!?" The three women quickly focused their attention on Arachhnea as they finally understood her words.
"...Is how I think that Rhys Wilder should have chosen better women to be in his harem. No offense, but the god flowing in his veins has been with finer women — Aphrodite for one, that immaculate whore."
"You're... you're not that beautiful yourself, you naked bitch!" Lina yelled out. Surprisingly, although Ayesha had already fought Arachnea before, Lina was the bravest of them all — perhaps a blessing since she doesn't truly know how strong Arachnea was.
"If there is one thing I am confident about, child..." Arachnea giggled before flinging her silky black hair and smiling; revealing her perfect jaw and neck, "...It is the curse of my beauty...
...beautiful enough that the gods deemed me too dangerous and turned me into a monster."
"...We know the story," Katarina glared at Arachnea,
"...But why don't you wear some clothes first so we could talk?"
"Hm?" Arachnea grinned as she looked at Katarina from head to toe, before ultimately fixating on the large mountains hiding beneath her shirt and coat, "I have a better proposition...
...why don't the rest of you strip?"