【The Rise of the Ugly Monster】 The Conclusion of the Melee and the Intrusion of the Champion

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"N-N'eeeeeh..."

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Floating lazily in the sky, he stared blankly at the carnage spreading below... the result of his pet owner's rampage.

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Giant monsters, of a size that could be called Great Kaiju, had spat out beams of light.

But Emi didn't die even after receiving them.

She got pissed.

...Even for him floating in the sky, Emi's aura of anger reached him, and he almost fainted, but he managed to keep his consciousness.

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Then, what followed was a great tsunami of miasma originating from Emi.

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The giant tiger and the giant snake were swallowed by the miasma in an instant.

And several dozen seconds later, as the miasma thinned and the vision finally began to clear.

The giant monsters were...

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...transformed into lumps of meat, sliced into pieces.

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In other words, the winner was his pet owner, Emi.

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Since his ally won, it was a joyful thing.

However, looking at the forest that had become a vacant lot and the lumps of meat from the giant monsters.

And considering that the one who did this was that small, beautiful girl.

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Before he could be happy... his understanding couldn't keep up, and he just stood there in a daze.

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"Dokugegon!!!"

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And here.

His pet owner called his name loudly from the ground.

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"N'eeeeeh..."

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Though still dazed, he obeyed the voice reflexively and slowly descended to the ground.

Emi immediately noticed his location and waved one hand with a blank expression.

In her other hand was a lump of meat gouged out from the giant snake.

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"This part is probably the most delicious. There's plenty, so I'll specially share some with you."

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"N-N'eeeeeh."

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She was expressionless... but the murderous intent and malice she had been leaking indiscriminately earlier seemed to be gone now.

Rather, perhaps because she had been able to kill the monsters that picked a fight, she was in a good mood.

This girl's expression doesn't move, but if one looks closely, her emotions are easy to discern.

His relationship with Emi had deepened enough for him to realize that.

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"Here, eat."

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(No, I'm not really into raw meat... haha, well, my will doesn't matter anyway, it's too late for that, hahahaha...)

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Muttering complaints in his mind, he obeyed Emi's words and began to peck at the meat bit by bit.

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"Is it delicious?"

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(It smells fishy...)

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"It's delicious, right?"

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(Ah, no, it's delicious...)

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"That's good, isn't it?"

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(Yes, it's very good...)

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Setting aside his psychological resistance stemming from his previous life.

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Emi, gently stroking the head of him as he pecked at the meat bit by bit.

There was indeed a slow time flowing between them.

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And the atmosphere wasn't bad.

He chuckled inwardly.

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...However, it was at that moment.

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A cold breeze blew softly.

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"...?"

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Sensing something, Emi stopped stroking him and turned her gaze in the direction the wind was blowing... towards the depths of the forest where trees still remained.

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Then, in the next moment!

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ZOOOOOOOOH!!!

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Along with a sound like a vacuum cleaner amplified thousands of times, the breeze suddenly turned into a gale!

Tremendous wind pressure!

The fallen trees, which should have been heavy, and the corpses of the giant monsters!

They floated up into the air and were carried away by the force of the wind!

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"N'EEEEEEH!"

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"Dokugegon!?"

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Naturally, his small body was also blown away by the wind.

Emi immediately extended a 【Black Tentacle】 to wrap around him and fixed herself by stabbing tentacles into the ground to protect herself!

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Ten seconds, twenty seconds, thirty seconds...

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The sudden gale did not stop immediately; eventually, it even blew away the living giant trees that still had roots, and then...

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The moment it stopped, nothing remained around him and Emi.

Only a clean, open expanse of earth remained.

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(W-W-What happened!?)

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Having been pulled in by the tentacles and held against Emi's chest, he squirmed and hurriedly looked around.

And he immediately noticed that Emi was staring at a single point.

Timidly, he turned his gaze in that direction... and then.

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He froze.

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Standing there.

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Was a figure he had seen once before.

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A land whale, as large as a mountain.

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The land whale, while crunching and chewing the trees and giant monster corpses it had just "inhaled".

Glared.

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At his enemy.

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The intruder ravaging his territory... Emi!

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"BOAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!"

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Finally, he found her!

Finally, the time has come!

Finally, he can kill the intruder!

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The land whale let out a roar mixed with anger and joy!

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The earth shook, *guragura*, as if it were trembling in fear!