The fight was over. The torso was all that was left, but we’ve destroyed all the heads, so it’s over.
Without a head, no organism can continue to operate.
(Spirit-san: But translator, did you know that roaches……………………….)
(*slapped by Attattin*)
However, even if we destroyed a part of Orochi’s head, it would still regenerate. So the possibility of regeneration remains. But all the magic stones that were inside Orochi’s many heads, which were the source of the magic power needed for regeneration, had been stored in the bear box.
Well, I won’t find the answer by simply thinking about it. The only way to find out was to talk to Mumroot-san and Kagali-san. I rode on Hugging Bear with Sakura and headed to where Mumroot-san and Kagali-san were.
“Ruimin-san, are you alright? Are you hurt or anything?” (Sakura)
Sakura asked Ruimin, who was riding on Swaying Bear next to us.
“Swaying Bear-chan protected me, so I’m fine.” (Ruimin)
Ruimin reached out in front and pet Swaying Bear’s head.
`Ku~u ~ n’
Swaying Bear cried happily.
“Hugging Bear-sama protected me too.” (Sakura)
`Ku~u ~ n’
Hugging Bear also cried happily.
Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear seemed to have protected them well.
“Thank you, both of you.” (Yuna)
“Ku~u ~ n”
“But Ruimin, Sakura. Both of you overdid it. If you knew you were in danger, you just had to run away.” (Yuna)
The story was like this. After Kagali-san defeated the wind-type snakehead, I headed for the nearest sealed building. But, there was no building in sight. Seeing such a scene, even I would panic.
I rushed in and was relieved when I saw Ruimin and Swaying Bear in the basement of the ruined building, but I wondered what they were doing continuing to be in that ruin.
“Because Kagali-san is also fighting out there, I thought I shouldn’t run away.” (Ruimin)
Wind Orochi head’s wind-based attacks blew away the original building.
Thanks to the strong winds, the debris from the building did not fall into the basement where Ruimin and Swaying Bear were located. Thus Ruimin did not escape and continued to reinforce the seal. The wind kept blowing, but Swaying Bear continued to protect Ruimin.
I tried to scold Swaying Bear when I heard this story, but Ruimin said, “I asked for a little more time. So, Swaying Bear is not to blame.” Ruimin defended Swaying Bear, so I couldn’t bring myself to reprimand Swaying Bear in the end.
So, I instead pulled Ruimin’s cheeks from both sides, scolded her lightly, then finally said, “Good job”.
Then I told Swaying Bear, “Thank you for protecting Ruimin.”
The building had collapsed, and the seal had reached its limits.
Ruimin’s magic had reached its limit as well. When Ruimin let go of her hand, the ground began to shake, and the Earth Orochi head resurfaced.
So after defeating the Earth Orochi head, I headed straight for the building where Sakura was.
When I came to Sakura, I found that she was nearly drained of magic power. She gave her all for it.
Let’s value life a little more, shall we?
“By the way, Yuna-sama. I don’t see Kagali-sama.” (Sakura)
Sakura, listening quietly to Ruimin’s story, looked at me, riding in the back.
“That’s……” (Yuna)
I looked away from Sakura.
I don’t know if it’s okay to talk about the great fox or even the fact that she forcefully transformed into a little girl after using her ultimate move.
Ruimin saw the great fox, so I explained it to her, but Sakura didn’t see it. I don’t know what she would think if she knew Kagali-san could change into a great fox.
She might think it’s just another monster. But still, I have to explain that she became a little girl.
I don’t know how much I can tell her.
When I kept being silent, Sakura shouted.
“Is, is it possible that something bad had happened to Kagali-sama!?” (Sakura)
“I’m sorry, I don’t know what to tell you.” (Yuna)
When I responded, tears began to form in Sakura’s eyes.
“Eh? What’s wrong?” (Yuna)
I was surprised to see Sakura suddenly start sobbing.
Why did she start crying?
“I loved Kagali-sama like a sister or even as my mother, but…” (Sakura)
“You’re misunderstanding, I guess? Kagali-san is alive.” (Yuna)
Sakura raised her face as if she was surprised at my words.