Mom to the Rescue

"Argh!"

I finally ran out of breath and choked, bringing Vermeil back to her senses. Her eyes turned fiery as she asked with seething anger in her voice.

"What did you do? What the hell did you do to our young Miss?!"

As she shook my cuff, I managed to take in a breath of air for a moment, enabling myself to utter a few words.

"I-I can... explain..."

"Then do so while you still have the chance!"

The angry goddess shouted back in reply, not showing any sign of letting go.

I raised my hand and tapped on the arm holding me up. Although I was reluctant, I had to do it, or else I would die of asphyxiation. With the tap, I sent my Violent Energy inside her body, ramming at a dense point and disturbing the flow of her energy.

A moment of weightlessness.