Momoshimo then set the entire monster camp on fire.
Far away—
Waku:
"What's that fire?!
Wait—did that monster kill them already?! No!!
If that happened, POX would punish me severely…
Wait… who are those people?
They don't look like Merus monsters—wait… it's—"
Akaimo and the others, all brutally injured carrying the reberu 7 monster's head, arrived at the place where Waku was treating Shizuku.
Waku:
"Wait… wait… wait…
How are you all alive?
If you came back alive, then that means you killed the monster.
How is that even possible?!
It was a Reberu 7 monster—a beast!
And you did it this fast?!
Am I dreaming?!"
Akaimo didn't reply.
He only said—
Akaimo:
"Teamwork."
This one word stock Waku completely
It was already 8:34 P.M.
Using the compass Shinji had given them, they finally escaped the forest.
Shizuku was still unconscious.
At 11:00 P.M., they arrived at Shinji's house.
The moment Shinji saw their condition, he understood—without asking—what had happened.
Shinji:
"Bring Shizuku inside."
After administering medicine and treatment, Shizuku slowly regained consciousness.
Shinji:
"You may go now.
Tomorrow, I want to hear everything that happened today."
The team silently left and returned to their homes.
They all took Shizuku to her home.
As they walked, they noticed something strange—
a flock of birds flying from the east.
At night.
It was unusual.
Unnatural.
Perhaps a sign…
one they couldn't understand yet.