Alena……. That was quite a trauma for her huh….

Before Uchikage came back, the guys who were injured in the keep were given recovery water.

When I tried to give them everything I had made in my spare time, they refused with all their might.

But I don’t think now is the time to be arguing about that, so I decide to leave everything with Ran and go out by myself.

Ran was frozen up, wondering what to do, but in the end she bowed deeply and went to the injured person.

That thing is effective for healing internal injuries.

It may not work so well for external injuries, but it’s better that way.

There are soldiers from the Kingdom of Garott now, and it would be troublesome later if they see the external injuries healed all at once.

So it would be better to use only recovery water for now.

When I went outside, I saw Houen still flying in the sky.

He seemed to have noticed the sound of the taiko drums, but since we were heading in this direction, he seemed to have continued his search.

“Houen!”

Perhaps he noticed my call, and immediately descended from the sky.

The face of Houen, as he came down, was somehow not good.

“What’s wrong?”

“The rice paddies are …… destroyed, and the fields are …… destroyed. All of them have been wiped out. ……”

“Ah, ah, ……. Oh, I see. ……”

There ya go.

Maybe that might be the most important part, though.

Without food they can’t last forever, which should be seen as a focus on the bright side.

…… Well, I guess not everyone thinks like that.

“Who in the …… hell …… would do such a thing!”

“It’s the Spectre Oni. I’m going there in a minute.”

“A raid huh! Bring it on! Ouren! Let me help you! I’m going to show that spectre bastard who spoiled the food!”

“…… A- alright.”

This guy really becomes dangerous when it comes to food.

I haven’t heard of Kakuch (Raid) in a long time.

But, well, it is good if he is motivated to do so. ……

“Speaking of which. About the devil, ……”

“It can wait. I want to concentrate on this now.”

“I understand that.”

Houen’s job is to take Tenda with him.

Also, if possible, I would like him to participate in the battle against the spectre oni.

When I asked him about it, he agreed with me.

I’m not sure if he’s making a cool headed decision, because he seems to be pretty pissed off right now.

In terms of the battle force, we quite lack it….

Oh, right.

“Tenda.”

“Yes.”

“[Great Heal].”

I really wanted to heal him as soon as possible, but the soldiers of the Kingdom of Garott were also there, so I had to come to an isolated place where it was not seen by the public.

I had heard that wounds that are too deep must take time to heal, and the great heal completed the treatment faster than I had imagined.

But the eyeball appears not to regenerate.

However, it seems to have been able to heal up to the eyelids, which means that no one will be concerned as long as he wears an eye patch later.

Tenda was surprised at the sudden healing, but he immediately bowed his head and thanked me.

‘I’m indebted to you ……!”

“That’s the best I can do. Unfortunately I can’t fully restore you. Sorry. ……”

“No, that was my blunder. It’s my fault, and I’ll carry it with me forever.”

“I see.”

If that’s the way he feels, then there’s nothing I can say.

I think he’s being too positive though …….

“Garu? (Who?)”

“Ah. Lacc, would you mind carrying me and Raiki a little bit?”

“Garya (No problem)”

“And try not to die.”

“!!?”

Well, I’m sure it’ll be fine if it flies all the way up in the sky. ……

Besides, I’ll do my best to protect you, because I really don’t want you to die.

Oh, I have to protect Raiki, too. ……

Anyway, it seems that Houen is getting motivated and Tenda is recovered.

My biggest worry is Raiki, but I’m sure he’ll be able to handle it.

Alena is waiting for Uchikage to come.

Since they are a pair.

“Tenda-kun! Let’s take down the Spectre Oni together!”

” Uh- oh… ……? Y-yea…. I’m looking forward to working with you. ……”

Stop putting your face so close to him.

You’re the kind of friend who can’t keep your distance.

Tenda is probably troubled. ……

“Is Alena really coming?”

“Coming! I’ll save Onee-chan*!” (Big sis)

“Ho-ho-ho. What a reliable girl.”

No, truly. ……

She really does well for her age. ……

Well, it’s Alena after all!

I mean, it’s you, Raiki, who worries me the most.

I don’t know how strong those skills are, but your status is hopelessly low, you know?

You can’t even walk ……, let alone run.

I’ve got an important mission for you, Lacc.

Never let this old man off your back.

I reminded it of this and stared at Lacc, and it nodded its head in approval.

I wondered if this was enough to communicate with it, which was impossible.

I guessed it just nodded its head randomly.

I apologise for messing around a bit, and we got ready to go.

As we were doing so, Uchikage and Shimu finally came out of the keep.

Shimu had already calmed down and was now looking very composed.

Yes, that’s the Shimu I knew.

“Is everyone ready?”

Everyone nodded in agreement with Shimu’s words.

After confirming this, she opened her mouth to explain again.

“This skill only lasts for an hour. I can’t move during that time, so I can’t go support you. Good luck to you all. ……”

After saying this, she brings her fists together in front of her head and makes a sound.

Next, she brings the fists together to the position of her stomach and shouts her one skill.

“ 【 Dai-Utsuji】 !” (Great Vortex Hour)

The surroundings turned dim and the air became heavy.

At first glance, the scene looked beautiful, but in the next instant, it turned frightening.

The gate that appeared was clinging to a number of bodies.

Some were shouting something, others were crying out.

A thick black mist overflowed the gate, and a chill flowed through the air, freezing the ground.

The boundary between this world and the everlasting realm.

To keep each other in inviolability, we each become the image gate of what we consider to be horrifying.

What I see is a mass of stuff.

What Houen is looking at is a parent bird.

What Alena sees is a Daftworm.

Oni generally sees the same thing.

It is the appearance when you become a Spectre Oni.

Everyone steps back once.

No one wants to get any closer.

Everyone felt so frightened that they didn’t want to get any closer.

Except for one person.

“Shall we go?”

“Ga, Garuu. ……”

“This is a hallucination. It’s nothing to worry about.”

After saying that, he gets on Lacc.

Hearing Raiki’s words, I thought he was right.

Nothing harmful.

It’s just a bad-looking, bad-taste gate.

No need to be afraid.

Everyone nodded to each other and turned their attention to the gate, as if Raiki’s words had made them realize what was happening.

Once through, the rest is up to us.

Everyone puts their feet back, and this time they send them forward.

“Let’s go, Alena!”

“Yes!”

The first to move in were those two.

No matter how hard we try, we can’t catch up with them, so we let them lead the way and search for us.

After that, Lacc took off, and Houen also jumped up with Tenda.

After ascending to a certain height, they aimed and charged toward the gate.

After seeing that everyone was inside, Shimu wishfully glanced up and then meditated.

“Good luck ……”