Since they had a very early night, Naoko and Tadashi woke up very early next morning. BaoBao informed her that the elite fighters returned just a while ago. Many were injured and everyone was fatigued.
"I want to check on the locals and see how I can help." Naoko told Tadashi.
Tadashi nodded and walked with her. To Naoko's relief, they were not as badly injured as they were tired. While Naoko helped with the treatments, the fighters fell asleep. When they were done, she helped with the cleaning up and the restoration of the walls and the village. Although what she and Tadashi could do was very little in her opinion, no one made them feel that way.
With the locals' impeccable teamwork, and Aimi's and Hansuke's help, the village got restored fast. The elite fighters had focused on recovery so they were fine by then as well. Discussions about the coming of age ceremony were underway. The locals leaned towards postponing it indefinitely until the creatures settled down.