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A/N: It is getting a little chilly these days, how are all of you doing?
I have caught a cold. Following a cold in my testicles, I have a cold in my body.
After taking a lot of medicine and sleeping for 24 hours, I quickly recovered, and just when I was feeling better, I started to feel sick again.
Everyone, please take care not to get sick.
~Yoshitsune’s Perspective~
“—Well, it looks like everyone is here.” (Voice)
I couldn’t catch up and throw a tsukkomi.
I thought I was being dragged into deep water by a mysterious torrent, but then I saw Tamiko swimming there, and then the other members who participated in this operation were also there.
Ikari Noa, Hakuo Maria, Aomoto Rin, Giran Taichi, “Dignified Fungal Balls”, and Utsuki Sou… who had somehow disappeared before the mission were all wearing the same bubble-like headgear. I’m not sure why.
“Well, I want to ask you a lot of questions, but for now, I’m most curious about who you are…” (Yoshitsune)
The man in charge is a humanoid shark, a large, two-legged monster with the head of a shark. The situation being what it is, and the fact that it’s a shark beast with such extraordinary pressure, I have a pretty good idea of who it is.
“I’m Satou, a traveling shark. Nice to meet you.” (Voice => Satou)
“Satou… I half-expected that.” (Yoshitsune)
“Absolute Zero Dragon Shark Satou”–One of the five Great Beast Kings.
“He’s my master,” Utsuki said.
“My buddy, squeak,” said Tamiko.
I was stunned, but what stuck out to me the most was, “Isn’t she weak for a disciple of a Beast King?”
“Once again, everyone, I am indebted to have the unworthy Utsuke in your care.” (Satou)
“You brought us here, didn’t you?” asked Kure.
“Yes, Mr. On-the-Left. By the way, before I go on to answer the next question, that thing on your head is my Fungal Skill [Bubble Membrane]. Be careful not to poke it too hard or it will burst.” (Satou)
A Fungal Skill to breathe underwater. Naturally, this was my first experience and I had never heard of it.
“Mr. Satou… why did you save us?” I asked.
“I used to come to this area quite often. Recently, there’s been a lot of noise about the water in the metro area, and I was wondering if something dangerous was going to happen, so I had Utsuke keep an eye on the surface. I never thought he was serious about eating my sibling…” (Satou)
Siblings… This is the first time I had heard that there is a connection between the Beast Kings.
“Sigh… I have to finally raise my heavy fins. When that slug bastard eats the weasel bastard, it will be the beginning of the end of this world. It doesn’t suit my nature to go wild…” (Satou)
He says the same thing as the self-proclaimed Tsuruhashi Minato. Three beast kings with the power of a disaster gathering together–what will become of Nakano?
“Now, we can’t afford to dawdle too long here. I’ll send you back to the surface, and then you can evacuate or act as you please.” (Satou)
“Hey, wait a minute.” (Kure)
Kure raised his hand while looking around.
“You said earlier that ‘everyone is here,’ right? If I remember correctly, I think there’s one person missing.” (Kure)
“……oh.” (Yoshitsune)
After hearing this, I also noticed. Among the members who were sorted for this mission–that person is missing.
The eyes of those who had arrived here first turned to Diana and Kinami.
“……ah.” (Wanda)
Diana answered, tightly grasping her missing left arm.
“He…Butler…” (Wanda)
~Shuu’s Perspective~
“–Abe, would you like to rewind a little?” (Ryousho)
“……please.” (Shuu)
When Ryosho held up his shriveled hand, the screen suddenly changed, and the movement rewound as if moving back the seek bar.
What was reflected was,
“-Hehehe… How wonderful you are, Mr. Kearu… Strong limbs that tear apart your enemies, silky smooth fur, intelligent eyes, yet possessing a wild scent… Ah, you’re opening a new door for me who was a fan of small, cute, and furry…” (Aomoto)
“Hyun, hyun…” (Kaeru)
“Damn… Why did I let go at that time… The princess might be in danger even now… Princess! Woooooooooooo!!” (Giran)
“Hmm, I must have shown the wrong party.” (Ryousho)
“They also put together the wrong type of party.” (Shuu)
The hellscape of Aomoto, Kearu, and Giran switches to another video.
“It’s boring, oh, so boring… Why should I be the only one to have to go crawling around in a moldy cave all by myself? I can’t stop being disgusted. I’m so horny, I’m so horny. …… Okay, let’s take off our pants. The best hunter, ‘Dignified Fungal Balls’, can get an invincible feeling of freedom when he receives wind pressure in the center of his lower abdomen…” (Balls)
“Are you doing it on purpose?” (Shuu)
“Do you really think so? Do you think that I have a hobby of looking at old men who are fully nude? Damn, it’s burned into my memory… wait a minute… ah, this time.” (Ryousho)
Dignified Fungal Ball’s balls disappeared, and in its place was,
~Wanda’s Perspective~
“-Haa, haa…” (Wanda)
There was nothing moving around, and I couldn’t hear anything but my own heartbeat and breathing. I was leaning against a stone pillar, my spider legs barely supporting my body. I don’t have enough energy to maintain the Fungal Skill, but I can’t cancel it just in case.
“…Looks like it’s over…” (Kinami)
Kinami, who had been fighting back at my side, returned to my shoulder. She, like me, seemed to be wracked with wounds.
For the first time in more than a decade, the fight was so deadly that you could feel the blade reaching to the edge of my neck.
The army of countless beasts and three high-ranking individuals called “Conductors” were fighting at the same time. Although their individual levels were not very high, we were pushed to the very edge by their unwavering coordination and the rare skills used by master-level hunters. I wonder if I would have made it through if I had been alone.
“…Butler…?” (Wanda)
“…we attracted a number of beasts… he’s probably over there…” (Kinami)
It was a large space with countless stone pillars standing in disarray. I walked through the corpses, leaning on [Spider Legs], without the strength to avoid the pools of blood at my feet.
Kinami gasped in my ear, and at the same time, I noticed.
“…Butler…” (Wanda)
Diana’s deputy, Sudou Butler [Bedrock Wing], was quietly leaning against a stone pillar.
The two of them approached, but Butler did not react even a twitch. The blood staining his entire body had already dried and darkened, and his thinly opened eyes seemed to reflect nothing.
“Wake up.” (Wanda)
“……” (Sudou)
“You’re not going to sleep because you lost that much blood, are you? Is your big, useless figure just for decoration?” (Wanda)
“……” (Sudou)
“Say something… Hey!” (Wanda)
I knelt down and gently touched the shoulder where Butler’s right arm was missing.
“That’s why I told you to wait up there…! What do you mean, ‘We are now matching’…! You, who just lost it yesterday, are from different ages…!” (Wanda)
Drops fell onto the ground.
“…Hey, you really didn’t regret following me…? You came to Nakano as if you were running away from the headquarters, and you spent your days sulking in a remote area with no road to a promotion… And yet, you were the only one next to me. For staying with me… I wonder what I could have given you in return…?” (Wanda)
My back shook as words failed me, while Kinami gently hugged my neck.
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