"I see you."
As soon as he spoke, Sen Getsusa decisively let go, quickly jumping down with Chihiro.
The moment they landed, the floor began to vibrate violently. Two thick white arms reached out from the pile of pillows, followed by the head, body, and legs.
The Giant Baby crawled toward them slowly yet steadily!
Sen Getsusa took a couple of looks, then snatched up the hesitating Chihiro and ran toward the hall.
"Where are you going?"
"Isn't it good to stay here and keep me company?"
Thumping vibrations roared behind them. While being dragged along, Chihiro turned back to talk to the Giant Baby who was hot on their heels, trying to stop him.
Chihiro: "I'm a human! Though I might be rare here! Please stop chasing us!"
"Human...? Are you here to spread germs?"
Chihiro: "What germs? Are you sick?"
"Mama says I'll get sick if I go out, so I always stay in the room."
Chihiro: "That's not true! You're more likely to get sick if you're always cooped up inside!"
You two... we're here!
Flap flap—flap flap—
Turning the corner, the sound of flapping wings was right next to them!
Sen Getsusa shoved Chihiro aside!
She turned sideways and lashed out with her leg like a whip, kicking away the Crow that was diving straight for Chihiro!
Then, she rested her right hand on her hip, turned around, and stared intently at the Giant Baby who was now standing before her.
Behind the two girls, the dying White Dragon was lying on the floor with his eyes tightly closed; his tail hung over a huge, bottomless hole, which seemed to be a trash disposal door built into the room of the high-level loft.
The three green human heads that had been surrounding the White Dragon saw that things were going south. With panicked expressions, they hopped and skipped away, retreating to a corner on the other side and stacking themselves vertically, trembling as they watched Sen Getsusa.
On this side, the Giant Baby finally caught up, step by step, with the two little ants fleeing for their lives.
He stood before the girl with long, scattered hair and spoke nonchalantly, his gaze playful as if he were teasing a mouse.
The "shorty" in front of him had a fierce look in her eyes; she shielded the White Dragon and the girl in pink behind her—but it was of no use.
He squeezed his palms and gestured in his line of sight.
It seemed he could squash her flat with a single slap, the annoying pest blocking his way.
Just as the Giant Baby was about to take another step forward, a terrifying aura suddenly appeared out of nowhere—like a needle, it stabbed him hard!
This sense of crisis vibrated loudly like an alarm clock, booming in his ears and brain. Clearly, something was doing its utmost to stop him from taking that step!
He suddenly remembered thirty years ago, when a man named Yoriichi passed through here, he had felt this same sensation.
It was as if every hair on his body stood on end—Mama said this was an innate talent.
"Dear baby, with this, you will stay away from danger~~"
The Giant Baby hesitated, ultimately not daring to move forward, but his words remained fierce: "Stay here and play with me! Otherwise... I'll cry! Mama will come and turn you all into pigs!"
Sen Getsusa stared at the Giant Baby expressionlessly, her eyes coldly glancing at the room's area and distance: "Shut up."
She let go of the dinner knife in her hand, shifting into a fist-clenching posture, silently calculating in her mind.
If he is at this speed, one strike will be enough.
But at the same time, Sen Getsusa also knew that once she harmed the "baby," even if she just knocked him down or unconscious, she would be relentlessly hunted by Yubaba.
This time, it would probably be a real hunt to the death.
So, looking at the baby who had stopped for some unknown reason, she was also quite relieved.
"Oh dear, oh dear... so noisy, be quiet for me." An aged voice broke the standoff between the two sides. The voice came from behind Chihiro; several people turned their heads and looked at each other.
Sen Getsusa understood. That was a voice she was familiar with.
Following the sound, a paper bird soared from Chihiro's belt and then drifted down, coming to a standstill between her and the Giant Baby.
It was the shikigami-like paper kite from just now.
The paper shikigami extended a wing in a very human-like gesture and pointed at the Giant Baby: "Hey, you're way too fat."
Having said that, it slowly descended and stood on the carpet.
The next moment, Yubabas Sister's transparent phantom popped out of the ground like jelly—she looked at her hands and feet, shaking her head in dissatisfaction.
"As expected, it's still a bit transparent when changing back."
"Hi, Sengetsu-sha is here too." The old woman greeted Sen Getsusa casually, as if nothing had happened.
I knew something had been staring at me just now.
Sen Getsusa grumbled inwardly, pursing her lips and waving at Yubabas Sister.
"Mama!" the Giant Baby cried out.
"Look at you, you can't even tell the difference between me and your mother." Looking at the Giant Baby before her, Yubabas Sister extended a finger and tapped lightly toward him.
Ding—
magic dispersed.
The Giant Baby's head began to wrinkle, collapsing in an instant, and his body shrank smaller and smaller. A gray tail grew out, and round ears stood up on both sides of his head.
Under Sen Getsusa's gaze, the huge infant turned into a gray mouse the moment the finger flicked.
Just like that pack of wolves that had turned into blue mushrooms.
"Oh dear, oh dear, it's much more convenient for you to move around like this." Yubabas Sister nodded, seemingly expressing 'no need to thank me.'
"As for you, what should I turn you into?"
Hearing this, the Crow's feathers puffed up instantly, and it tried to flap its wings in terror to fly out of the room, fluttering up from the corner of the table.
Unfortunately, as the magic was cast, a brand new, mosquito-sized Crow was born.
And those three green heads that were still hopping around gradually unfolded along the trajectory of the finger's swipe, turning into the likeness of the Giant Baby.
"Keep this a secret. If you tell anyone, your mouth will rot off." Yubabas Sister turned around and made a'shhh' gesture to Chihiro.
The girl knelt on the floor holding the White Dragon, not having recovered for a moment, and asked blankly: "Are you Yubabas Sister?"
Yubabas Sister answered while approaching the White Dragon: "That's right. I am Yubaba's twin sister. Now, hand that dragon over to me." She pointed at the White Dragon.
Chihiro held the White Dragon's neck tightly: "What are you going to do to the White Dragon? His injuries are very serious!"
Yubabas Sister looked at the White Dragon and said dismissively: "This dragon is a thief dragon under my sister's command; he stole a very important seal of mine."
The Witch's Contract Seal?
Sen Getsusa took a few steps back, propped her hands on the windowsill, hopped up with a "heave-ho," then took a piece of candy out of her pocket, watching Chihiro and Yubabas Sister.
On this side, Chihiro was still loudly arguing: "The White Dragon wouldn't steal things; he's a kind person."
Yubabas Sister actually agreed with this sentence.
She nodded in deep agreement: "All dragons are kind, kind... but foolish. In order to learn magic, he actually ran off to be my sister's subordinate, obeying my greedy sister's every whim. Now, hurry up and move aside; that dragon is beyond saving anyway. A protection spell was placed on that seal; anyone who steals the seal will surely die."
Chihiro held the White Dragon's neck tightly, trembling with fear, even her eyes were squeezed shut. However, even so, she still did not let go.
"No! I won't! Sister Yuesha, help me!"
Chihiro suddenly remembered what Sen Getsusa had said about living at Yubabas Sister's house all this time; she had no choice but to ask Sister Yuesha for help.
Yubabas Sister turned her head with a smile and looked at Sen Getsusa: "How about it, Sengetsu-sha, are you going to stop me?"
Sen Getsusa had a triangular lollipop in her mouth, and a bag of frozen fish slices she had swindled from the Cat King was placed by her right hand; she was eating while humming a song.
Chihiro looked over against the blinding sunlight, but found she couldn't see Sen Getsusa's face clearly.
Yes, she couldn't see it clearly.
Her face was covered in shadows.
Sunlight filtered through the gaps in Sen Getsusa's hair, spilling onto the floor and leaving behind streaks of shadow.
A scene that should have been full of beauty now appeared slightly terrifying.
That shadow was like tentacles continuously spreading and blooming in all directions. And behind Sen Getsusa, Chihiro could vaguely see the outline of some giant existence—
A circular outline.
Bacteria, tentacles, flames, deep sea, tearing, flesh, virus, Carnage, screaming, misery, pain.
Various words and feelings flooded into Chihiro's brain in an instant—just as she was about to merge with these feelings, a soft voice interrupted the scene.
Chihiro rubbed her eyes and looked up: Sen Getsusa's light-colored shirt accentuated her curvaceous lines; she looked down from above, watching her with a half-smile.
Chihiro: "Sister Yuesha, help me..."
Sen Getsusa rested her face on her right hand, her feet swinging back and forth, and smiled as she spoke under Chihiro's expectant gaze: "I won't."
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