Volume 1 Chapter 8 (1/2)
Chapter 8
───Great Tree of ”Underwood” - Bathing Area
The Aquatic City that boasted with beautiful sceneries had underwent a rapid change from the festive mood from earlier and had fallen into a state of utter chaos The interior of the Great Tree was full of refugees all the way up to the cave that was dug for the underground water veins, and every room was occupied by the wounded This was just like the forefront of a battlefield
The whole evacuation process would have needed about three hours to finish, but with the quick guidance and encouragement, it was completed quickly
Actions taken by Kuro Usagi and shi+rayuki-hime who had volunteered to aid with the flooded riverside were splendid in particular Kuro Usagi orked hard in the rescue operation for three hours without rest, was sprawled on top of shi+rayuki-hime, completely exhausted
”YawnI' a rescue operation in a storm would be this difficult I can't help but feel respect towards the aiding communities in the world”
『Yes If Kuro Usagi-dono wasn't there, there would've been a great deal of people that couldn't have been saved Despite your little power, you did well』
”Not at all You too shi+rayuki-hime-sama, as expected from the Water God!”
shi+rayuki-hied words of praise In truth, if not for these two, many people would've been washed away by the downstreale river, shi+rayuki-hih to save them, however in the Aquatic City where the complicated ere spread out like meshes, there was a limit to the extent where her eyes could reach
shi+rayuki-hii for her cooperation, let her down from her head, and then she also transformed into her hu at the top of the great tree
”It seei-dono shouldn't let her body catch a cold Just above here, there's a large public bath dedicated to special guests It would be good to go there along with the children to warm up”
”I-Is that okay?”
”It is I will convey the story to ”Six Scars” Kuro Usagi-dono had it bad ever since yesterday, right? Rest your body for a short while”
”Understood I will do as you say then!”
Kuro Usagi headed to the upper floor with raised Usamimi
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”Well then Let's look around for some more, shall we”
As shi+rayuki-hime reverted back to her serpent form, she entered the ay in order to explore the don once more
At that time, at another place
Ayato searched about frantically for the sickroo it, rushed inside
”Suzuka! Are you alright!?”
She ca co out her name
Thereupon, Ho displeased
”Ayato Enter quietly”
”Ah, s-sorry”
She strode quickly towards Hoot dyed red from embarrassment On top of bed, Suzuka lay there sound asleep
Her coood as well, and there didn't seeer to her life
Overwhel as if her knees gave away
”T-Thank God! I thought that injury was life-threatening!!! There was a ht, Senpai?”
”Yeah Her life shouldn't be in danger”
Ho face with a sad expression
Just at thatfor them was heard in the sickroom
”Excuse ou Homura inside?”
”? I'm here”
As Homura peeked his head outside, Porol immediately looked at him with completely serious expression
”I see In that case, come with me at once I wish to hear about the current Game”
”Got it Ayato please watch over Suzuka Her condition is stabilized already, so let her take a bath once she wakes up It's also bad for you to stay drenched, right?”
”Y-Yes”
Ayato noticed that there was some anxiety in Homura's mood, but she still remained at that place as told
Homura as called to a separate room, relayed the whole story about the current matter
Aboutthe Celestial Beast Taurus in the outer world And as he was explaining up to the part about colasses and stared at Homura
”I can't believe it I have never heard about Celestial Beasts being able to go between the outer world and Little Garden”
”Even if you telllike that, I don't kno to respond That's not so I would know”
“Well, that true ───But it was pretty bad huh If all the ”Floor Masters” beco in ”Underwood” for a while?”
”No, thatbad Ina virus that's even infecting the plants It's not certain whether this Great Tree won't get infected either”
Porol knit his brows from Homura's report
It seeed
”Well, it happens when it happens No other choice but to persuade the inhabitants of ”Underwood” and rely on another couys do?”
”Ihave someone I have to meet by any means”
He looked at Porol with eyes that contained composure and peacefulness Those eyes appeared to hold both resolution and resignation in them
When he was about to ask as on his mind, the door suddenly flew open
”E-Excuse me! Is P-P-Porol-kun here!?”
The door opened with a loud bang As the two of the about as thein
Frohed regretfully
”CarolYou also became an adult cat, so calm down a bit Also, call ? Did ”The Bull of Heaven” start acting up again?”
”N-No, not that! It's so more important! L-L-Look at this!”
After saying so, what she took out was a single envelope
It was an envelope with an elegant seal pattern that rapped up in an extravagantly high quality parch that it ritten by a person of high class Even to Homura, who usually didn't send any written letters, the status of its sender was clearly apparent It would be all the more obvious for the residents of Little Garden
But what truly surprised Porol wasn't that
He who knew of the banner stamped on the wax seal, received that envelope as his lips were twitching
”T-The golden seal! Why did a letter fro to force soht!??”
”H-How should I know! A-Anyway, just read!”
Carol handed over the letter as her hooked tail flicked up
Porol took out a knife and carefully opened the letter so as to avoid da the seal
By all rights, a seal is so any dae to the banner is probably a form of etiquette showed towards the Queen
Taking out the letter from inside, Porol timidly read the contents aloud
””I will tell you the situation regarding Taurus Before the day becoou Homura to the audience room””
”Is this true!?”
Hohtened up in an instant Queen was the person he had to talk by any means after all But for Porol, it was also the only person he didn't want to contact at any cost
”Until the sunsetHey hey, are you serious! There's not much time left!”
”I-Is that so? Is it that far?”
”No, the audience roo the Queen The problem is───”
Porol examined Homura from top to bottom
From yesterday's battle with the Minotaur and the summon uproar, both his hair and clothes were in a coot drenched by this heavy rain hasn't dried yet either
Understanding what Porol was trying to say, Homura looked at his own appearance and bent his head
”So this getup is inappropriate after all?”
”Exactly Just try seeing Queen in that state and she'll e”
”S-She's soerous?”
“There's also that, but nor, that's not an appearance you should have when seeing a floor master ───Carol, prepare a uniform immediately His size shouldn't be that much different from mine”
”U-Understood!”