Chapter 129.1. Tearful Reunion

When Thorn Princess is defeated, its corpse disappears into ashes. The surrounding thorns that Thorn Princess had deployed begin to calcify and crumble into pieces. The thorns are gone, and the rest of the wall is replaced by nothing but ordinary ivy that makes up the dungeon.

The four girls rejoiced at their victory, but as if to water down the situation, Gerðr’s disgusted voice resounded once again.

[Ku, kuhahaha, you’re going to do it. Great potential. Not only the recovery magician there, but the rest of the three are great too.]

He seems to be a bit frustrated, but I guess he still has plenty of time left.

“Now it’s your turn! Prepare yourself!”

“I’ll have my onii-chan back!”

Yamiyo and Ninny are looking for their unseen opponents in high spirits and warlike spirits.

But apart from the calcified thorns, there must be magic flowers hidden and placed in the gaps of the ivy that remain.

[Kuhuhuhu. OK. I’ll let you meet Mashiro in return for your hard work.]

Gerðr replies in a slow voice, mixed with a nasty, taunting tone. A tone that makes you think it’s a trap.

“Ninny-chan, Tamamo-chan.”

I whisper to them, and they give me a small nod. The operation begins. I’d expected this turn of events, so I’d planned my strategy.

If it goes as expected…

[Come on, I’ll let you meet the man you love…]

At the sound of Gerðr’s voice, the ivy building up the wall in the back splits in two, and a passageway appears. And from the passageway, a person staggered and staggered.

The light source barely reaches the person, and although the person’s outline is discernible, it is hard to tell if the person is Mashiro. The awkward way the person walks gives off a bad feeling, so everyone frowns and tenses up.

[I’m so glad to see you again. You’ve worked so hard to get here, you know. Can you give him a hug of love?]

“Onii-sama”

Mashiro staggers closer and tries to step into the light source. A tense moment when her face is about to reveal whether it is Mashiro or not. Miu’s eyes widen.

“I’m sure it’s Mashiron! It’s now, Ninny-chan!”

I confirmed it with Hugin. I’m sure it’s the real Mashiro.

“Okay. I believe you, Miu. [Mirror Walk]!”

At Miu’s words, Ninny nodded and immediately thrust out her tact, activating the magic.

[Mirror Walk]

It’s magic that transfers through a special magic mirror. Special magic that Ambrose Ninny can use.

After making preparations, Ninny creates a magic mirror composed of magic power to Mashiro’s feet.

Ninny creates a pitch-black mirror on the ground, and Mashiro is sucked into the mirror as if falling into a pit.

The magic mirror leaves a ripple and falls with a chapon.

[Heh?]

We heard Gerðr’s confused voice, but I ignored it. Time to move as planned.

“Everyone, let’s get out of here!”

“Understood!”

“Retreat~!”

“That worked!”

Everyone quickly runs out and dives into the magic mirror created on the ground.

[Wa, wa, wait! Yo, you guys, you’re going to escape like that!]

Gerðr hurriedly calls out to stop us, but it’s too late. I’m all set to run away.

“Now that I’ve saved Mashiro-oniisama, I have no use for this place.”

With a huff of a cold smile, Yamiyo disappears into the mirror.

“Nihihi. Em-chan’s strategy was a great success~!”

She imitates a fox’s cry, and Tamamo follows her into the mirror.

“Hmph. Geniuses never get their priorities wrong!”

Ninny laughs with her strength and dives into the mirror next.

[Ahhhh! You’ve got to be kidding me! I’ve got all the material!]

Gerðr exclaims, and Miu stops dead in front of the mirror. Brushing her gray hair out of her face, she gives him a ruthless look that she doesn’t show everyone and tells him.

“Don’t worry. Soon we’re going to have an emotional reunion too.”

Huh, I tell her with a mixture of anger. This guy is a terrible enemy. When I analyzed Mashiro, it convinced me that she was just like the game, or perhaps just like the original.

I need to kill this guy. No mercy. If I don’t, many mob people will surely die.

“Gerðr of Nidhogg. Wait till we meet again!”

I replied, and I took a vigorous dive into the mirror.

This is not a game. I don’t have to follow the storyline. So, goodbye and see you again.

“Guuuggghhhhooo!”

What happens when you dive into a mirror with a lot of energy?

Answer. You would jump out of the mirror that propped up next to you and hit the person in front of you.

Ninny, who was standing in front of the mirror, took a dive, rolled over, and fell flat on her face on the floor.

“That hurt! Why are you jumping out so vigorously? I told you to be careful jumping in!”

Ninny stood up with a red forehead.

“Sorry. I got carried away.”

I felt like I had to jump in in some cool way. Sorry.

I looked around and saw that it was the cargo hold of the ground landing craft Big Tiger where Ninny had installed the mirror. She had installed a magic mirror on the metal floor.

“More importantly, where’s Mashiron?”

“Look at that”

Ninny looked pained and turned her head forward. There is collapsed Mashiro, and Yamiyo, who is on his knees. Tamamo was staring at them with a tearful face.

“Big brother ………”

“Ya, Yamiyo???”

It was easy to see why everyone looked so pained.

Mashiro had half of his body made of wood. Its limbs had turned into brown, knobby roots, and its internal organs peeked out from its flanks. The roots wrapped around him like an exoskeleton, but it was like a web full of gaps, showing how the roots get entangled in his intestines and stomach.

His hair was also a tree branch, half of his face was lumpy tree bark, and his eyes were wooden like toy dolls.

The body was made into a parasitic body by Gerðr’s unique magic, a treant.

A depressing development. It was worse in the game.