It fell a bit far from the ship and made a big splash.
It’s the Rock Orochi.
I don’t understand the situation. The Fire Orochi disappeared, and so did the Wind Orochi. But the Rock Orochi appeared to replace them. I don’t know what’s going on anymore.
“Your Majesty! It’s dangerous. We’re moving away from the island!” (Captain)
If a rock like that hit the ship directly, the ship would sink. But that doesn’t mean we can just leave.
“Maintain the current distance. If the Orochi doesn’t come out to sea, it won’t reach this far.” (King)
I don’t know that. It’s all just talk.
The rocks might fly further. Who knows what we have never seen or experienced. But we can’t move away from the island more than this.
Then, after a while, the sound stopped. Parts of the island were still burning, and smoke continued to rise. I don’t know what’s going on.
Since then, the FireOrochi and the Wind Orochi have disappeared from sight. The Rock Orochi that appeared earlier also disappeared.
What the hell is going on?
Just as I was thinking that the Rock Orochi had vanished, I saw a water-clad Orochi head. In the end, all the heads of the Orochi came back to life.
The water spat out by the Water Orochi extinguished the fire that lit up the forest. The force of that water was that strong, though.
An attack like that would have been too much.
No, should any of Orochi’s attacks land on the populace, it will cause a massive death toll.
You’ll burn if you get caught by the flames that the Fire Orochi breathed.
You’ll get diced if you get caught by the wind that the Wind Orochi produced.
You’ll be crushed if you get caught by the rock spewed out by the Rock Orochi.
You’ll be blasted and drowned if you get exposed to the water spewed out by the Water Orochi.
I haven’t seen Kagali even once since I saw her fighting the Wind Orochi.
I can only imagine unpleasant things now.
Sakura, my sister’s forgotten keepsake. Shinobu, who adores Sakura. Kagali, who protected the country for a long time. And Bear Missy, who had nothing to do with this country but got herself involved.
Bear Missy. As Sakura says, if you are the beacon of hope, please do something.
A short time later, the sound faded from the island, and the Water Orochi disappeared.
What happened?
I searched for the Water Orochi with my telescope, but I could not find it.
Why can’t I see the Orochi?
Time passes by without understanding the situation.
Did they defeat it, by any chance?
Such an unlikely thought.
I looked through the telescope to search for it.
Kagali, Sakura, Shinobu, Bear Missy, just show yourself for a moment.
Such wishes crumbled. Four large Orochi heads grew simultaneously.
“It’s the Orochi!” (Crew)
The lookout shouted.
The Orochi has wholly revived.
In other words, Kagali and Bear Missy lost.
I hope they’re alive, at least.
I gripped the telescope tightly.
“Your Majesty, please give the order to evacuate. If the Orochi attacks this ship, we will not be able to escape. If we flee to the mainland and they’ll chase us, we will be inviting the Orochi into the country. Please give the order to evacuate before it notices us.” (Captain)
I can understand what he’s saying. If this ship gets spotted, we will not be able to return to our country.
The idea of sacrificing this ship to lure it in comes to mind, but that’s not possible. They won’t let me die here.
“I understand. Let’s move away from the island.” (King)
I gave the evacuation order.
Please be safe.
The ship returned to the docks. Not a single ship was out to sea. This was so as not to attract the Orochi to the country.
Even if we wanted to go save Kagali and the others, we could not launch a ship. Even if we save them, the country would be in danger if the Orochi chased the ship.
The women we had gathered to fight were useless.
The only thing left to do was to gather the mages and, at their expense, attract the Orochi and keep it away from the country.
As we were discussing future measures, a messenger soldier came to us.