Part 13
—Crevice at the [Underwood] Harvest Festival Bazaar.
It was the time when the new moon had risen to its zenith.
There was an emergency evacuation order issued to the Harvest Festival Bazaar section and the still atmosphere reigned the surroundings currently. Despite the fact that it should have been the liveliest moment of the Harvest Festival’s Eve, the Great Tree City was silent, as if asleep. The only sounds that could be heard on the streets were that of the gurgling waters of the river and the rustle of leaves on the Great Tree.
In the heart of the Bazaar, which was difficult for one to associate with the Bazaar that was still being prepared just moments ago, there stood Kasukabe Yō, Shirayuki and the little fox girl, Lily.
“There’s still an hour to a day before the ‘Winds of Decadence’ spews out of the museum. Until Coppelia is complete, we will have to stop it.”
“Oi, don’t make it sound so simple. Even if it isn’t in its strongest state, that is still a pure Demon Lord, you know?”
Shirayuki looked as if she had just drawn the unluckiest fortune slip as she glared at Yō spitefully.
Busily wagging her tail that went pitter patter, Lily looked at them apologetically.
“I’m really sorry…… I didn’t think that it would come to this.”
Lily’s kitsunemimi were pressed flat against her head which was bending to look at the ground. Taken aback that her words were taken to be a complaint in annoyance for a drudgery, Shirayuki placed her hands on her hips while shaking her head to deny the assumption.
“Even if I may say so, that is not something that you should be apologizing for. …… Mhm. If I were to say it truthfully, it is quite admirable. That sort of chivalrous heart to fight for one’s friend is something that I would rate highly.”
Expressing her admiration, Shirayuki placed her hand on Lily’s head while stroking it together with the kitsunemimi, causing it to produce a soothing rustling sound.
Yō smiled at that scene, but slightly resumed her tensed expression.
“I will be counting on you guys to follow the plan then. Escape if it becomes dangerous. I will just handle the rest.”
“Mhm, you are the last line of defense. Don’t fail, okay?”
“Yō-san, we will count on you for the rest then!”
*Pi* Energetically perking her kitsunemimi and giving a bow.
Just when the trio were confirming their roles, there came a low rumble like a tremor originating from the crevice in the bazaar.
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