Lydia's Tale

"Y-You… how did you find me…?" The old woman snarled, fingernails shaped like claws.

"That is none of your concern," I replied coldly, summoning my Chaos katana in one hand while still holding her up with the other. "You're a dead woman anyway."

"Heh… heheheheheh…" The woman laughed like a maniac. "You really think so…?"

I narrowed my eyes. "… What?"

"Look behind you, dumbass," she said with a crooked grin, and my eyes widened slightly as I felt a knife enter my back.

"HAHAHAHAHA!" The woman I was holding suddenly vanished into thin air, and from behind me, the real one laughed in smug triumph. "IDIOT! You really think I didn't notice you, huh?!"

But contrary to what she expected, I smirked.

"… Oh, no, I knew you noticed us already. I was just baiting out your real self."

"Wha-?!"