"This… who are you? And who are they?"
Matsuzaki looked at the young woman standing before him and couldn't help but ask cautiously.
"They are Orcs warriors. Don't let their appearance fool you; they are actually very gentle!"
"Orcs? What are those? Are they also products of some experiment!"
Hearing Miss Shizu's explanation, Satomi Rentaro quickly asked. He himself was part of the mechanical soldier modification project, so he assumed these Orcs were also experimental products.
"Experiment? No! They are genuine Orcs. Hmm… how should I explain this?"
At this point, Miss Shizu was a bit troubled about how to explain. After a moment of thought, she continued:
"With your current level of technology, you should be able to understand the concept of another world, right?"
"Another world! What nonsense are you talking about! You're not trying to say they all came from another world, are you!"
Satomi Rentaro listened to Miss Shizu's explanation and asked back in disbelief.
"That's right! Although it might be hard for you to believe, that is the truth!"
Hearing Miss Shizu's answer, Satomi Rentaro was momentarily unsure whether it was true or false. Seeing the expressions of everyone present, Miss Shizu then raised her right hand.
"This… how is this possible! How did you do that! Are you really human?"
"Wow! Big sister can do magic!"
"So amazing!"
Everyone stared intently at the ball of flame floating in Miss Shizu's right hand, their eyes filled with disbelief, especially Satomi Rentaro.
Although he knew that some special technologies could generate various force fields, he had never seen anyone spontaneously generate fire in their hand like this.
"Do you believe it now? This is magic from our world!"
Miss Shizu said, extinguishing the flame in her hand, then looked at Elder Matsuzaki and spoke gently:
"You must be the current guardian of these children, right!"
Elder Matsuzaki quickly replied:
"Yes! I am taking care of all these children!"
Miss Shizu nodded after hearing this, reached out, and gently stroked the head of a little loli in front of her, saying softly:
"We plan to take all these children with us. They live too hard here!"
"What! You're going to take them away!"
Satomi Rentaro couldn't help but exclaim when he heard Miss Shizu's words.
"Yes, not just the children here, but all the Cursed Children in the entire world, we are going to take them!"
"No! If there are no Cursed Children, the entire Tokyo Area will be in danger!"
Satomi Rentaro quickly spoke to stop her. Miss Shizu listened to Satomi Rentaro's words, and her tone became slightly cold as she asked back:
"Why can't we take these children?"
"If they come with us, they can receive the best education, eat their fill, dress warmly, and no longer suffer abuse from your people here."
"Since you don't like these children, then we will take care of them. Besides, even if we forcibly take these children, you won't be able to stop us!"
Looking at Miss Shizu, who had a determined expression, Satomi Rentaro opened his mouth but couldn't say anything. Yes, he was very clear about how much malice this world held for those children.
What right did he have to stop these children from obtaining a happy life?
Miss Shizu no longer bothered with the downcast Satomi Rentaro, but instead, with a recovered smile, spoke to Elder Matsuzaki:
"What do you think? As their guardian, I'd like to hear your opinion?"
The reason Miss Shizu chose to listen to Elder Matsuzaki's opinion was mainly because she had heard Zhong Chen talk about him.
This old man could be said to be one of the few truly good people in the entire world.
The hardships an old man faces caring for so many Cursed Children are simply unimaginable.
Therefore, Miss Shizu still held a certain respect for this old man.
"Me? You really aren't going to do anything to these children, are you?"
Elder Matsuzaki looked at Miss Shizu, who had a slight smile, and spoke with apprehension.
"You can completely rest assured about that, because you can also come with us. After all, you've always been taking care of these children!"
"I… I can also go?"
Matsuzaki asked with an incredulous expression.
"Of course!"
Elder Matsuzaki, having received an affirmative answer, looked at the children he had been caring for around him.
Seeing the longing for a happy life in their eyes, he turned to Miss Shizu and said:
"These children and I will go with you. I hope you won't deceive me!"
"Don't worry, we came specifically to save these children!"
Miss Shizu showed a gentle smile as she spoke to Elder Matsuzaki.
"Thank you, child! Thank you for being willing to save these poor children!"
Elder Matsuzaki looked at the gentle Miss Shizu, and a smile couldn't help but appear on his face as he spoke to Miss Shizu.
"Uh… that… I might be older than you. I'm already over eighty this year!"
Miss Shizu, seeing Matsuzaki call her a child, said with a slightly awkward tone.
"What! Ei… eighty years old!"
"How is that possible!"
"Wow! Big sister looks so young!"
"Big sister is actually older than the Elder!"
Everyone present was utterly shocked by Miss Shizu's statement. From her appearance, Miss Shizu looked to be only around twenty years old.
Now she claimed to be over eighty, which was truly shocking.
"You… no… you are actually over eighty years old, such an advanced age, it's truly impossible to tell!"
Elder Matsuzaki, after recovering his composure slightly, spoke to Miss Shizu with a hint of respect in his tone.
"Heh heh… there's no need for that. In our world, long-lived races are abundant; I'm nothing special among them!"
"Alright, since we've decided, let's pack up our things and prepare to leave here!"
"We still need to go to the camp first, and then once all the children have been found, we'll all go to our world together!"
Elder Matsuzaki quickly agreed after hearing this and instructed the little lolis to start packing their belongings.
Meanwhile, Satomi Rentaro, watching everyone pack, was filled with mixed emotions and didn't know what to say.
"Rentaro, are you alright!"
Aihara Enju couldn't help but ask, looking at the dejected Satomi Rentaro.
"I'm fine! You worried me, Enju!"
"Enju, you should go with them too! You'll be very happy there!"
"Rentaro! I…"
"It's decided. I have important things to do, and I'll be relieved once you've left, Enju!"
After saying that, Satomi Rentaro turned to walk outside. Miss Shizu, however, called out to him and threw him a Slime pendant:
"Take this, otherwise you won't be able to get out of here!"
Satomi Rentaro took the pendant, thanked her, and then turned and left.
Aihara Enju watched Satomi Rentaro's departing back, reaching out as if to call him, but her words ultimately remained unspoken.
"Miss Shizu, we've all packed!"
Miss Shizu nodded after hearing Elder Matsuzaki's words and said:
"Good, then let's go!"
"Mm!"
As everyone emerged from the sewers to the surface, the scene before them left everyone in shock.
The normally barren land was covered with Orcs wearing armor and wielding great axes, interspersed with many humans carrying swords at their waists.
And all these humans were accompanied by many Cursed Children.
"This… there are so many people, who exactly are you…"
"Wow, there are so many Orc monsters, how amazing!"
"Isn't that Lily? She's riding on an Orc monster's neck!"
"It really is Lily!"
Just as the little lolis were still chattering, expressing their inner excitement, a giant Orc came before Miss Shizu…