【The Rise of the Ugly Monster】 Dokugegon's Unreachable True Feelings and His Absurd Owner's Command

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As it turned out, Emi, whom he had thought was dead, was alive.

She had escaped disaster by diving into the ground before the Land Whale could crush her.

Now that this fact had come to light, a strong will began to boil up within Dokugegon's chest!

(...Alright, let's run away now!!!)

Until now... he had squeezed out a courage that was unlike him and fought desperately...

But that was only because he had been filled with sadness, frustration, and anger at the thought of losing Emi.

But Emi was alive!

If that was the case...

"Life is the most important thing"... yes, everything Emi said was absolutely correct.

His attitude until a moment ago—trying to fight out of sheer stubbornness!

That was the real mistake!

Let's run, let's run right now!

"N'eeeeeh! N'eeeeeh!!"

...Putting that meaning into his voice, he flapped his wings and cried out desperately.

"............"

Emi heard Dokugegon's voice.

She pondered for a moment.

"...I understand."

She nodded slowly.

"...So you really want to fight."

She said it quietly... in a voice that sounded as if she had made up her mind.

"N'EEEEEEEEH!?"

(AAAAAAAAAH!? NOOOO!?)

Dokugegon screamed in his heart!

(That's right... that's it! This person always misreads me in the most fatal way possible!!)

"Then... yeah, I'll stick with you until I've reached my absolute limit...!"

(No, I'm good! Let's just run!)

"Dokugegon, who is weaker than I am... is risking his life. And yet, I'm the only one who runs? ...Impossible!!"

(No, I'm saying let's run together!!)

"...No! Dokugegon doesn't want to run! I can tell!!"

(You don't understand anything at allllll!!)

"Raaah!!"

Dokugegon's desperate feelings... failed to reach Emi entirely!

Emi suddenly let out a shout... and with a violent swing of the tentacles that were holding her up, she launched herself forward!

<<<BOAH!?>>>

Her destination was the Land Whale's mouth!

Emi moved with such speed that neither the Land Whale, the barnacles, nor the whale lice could react!

"Raaaaah!!"

The moment she clung to the Land Whale's mouth, Emi immediately deployed two 【Black Arms】!

"Aaaah..."

And with those pitch-black giant arms, she grabbed what could be called the upper and lower lips of the Land Whale's mouth!

"Aaaah, AAAAAAH!!!"

She forced them wide open!

Once the two 【Black Arms】 had pried the Land Whale's mouth fully open, they transformed into a single, giant rod, preventing the Land Whale from closing its mouth!

Yes... this was the new special move Emi had created to break the deadlock of this situation!

"【BLACK PROP】!!!"

...A new, special move...!?

"Now, Dokugegon!! Hurry!!"

While desperately resisting the crushing power of the Land Whale's jaw trying to close, Emi looked back at Dokugegon, who was standing dazed in the air!

"I saw you briefly while peeking my head out of the soil and watching...! Dokugegon wants to put poison inside this absurdly massive whale's body! Right!?"

"N'eh...!!"

At Emi's words, Dokugegon snapped back to his senses!

That's right... this current situation was a once-in-a-lifetime attack opportunity—low risk, high reward—that Emi had created for him!

While he had the chance... he had to pump as much poisonous liquid as possible into the Land Whale's body!

"N'eeeeeh!!"

Dokugegon immediately generated poisonous shells around himself!

And, while being careful not to hit Emi... he fired them straight into the Land Whale's mouth!

<<<OAAAAAAAH!?>>>

The Land Whale suffered as its interior was attacked by poison that melted flesh on contact!

Seeing this, Emi...!!

"HEY!!! Dokugegon!! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING!!!"

For some reason, she snapped!

(Why are you getting angry!?)

"This ridiculously huge whale isn't going to die just from having poison shot into its mouth!!"

Emi grit her teeth, engaging in a full-power contest of strength against the Land Whale's jaw!

"You have to hit something... something important, deeper inside the body!! That's the only way!!"

She stared straight... into Dokugegon's eyes!

"While I'm prying the mouth open, dive in, Dokugegon!! From the inside... defeat this ridiculously overgrown whale with your poison!!!"

"N'EEEEEEEEH!?"

Once again... she said something completely absurd!

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Emi's lines may look like she is conversing with Dokugegon, but they are sometimes monologues or conversations with someone else.​