"I Deserve Your Anger."

"Y-Yoshiko-nee… Will Kotone-nee be fine?" Ran asks Yoshiko as they arrive at a dense thicket somewhere at the foot of the hill.

"She will be…" Yoshiko nods.

"S-She c-can f-fight that… giant, right?" Taishiro asks, the image of Dominic's turtle etched in his mind.

His words and his terrified state also makes the others tremble.

"Of course, she can. But she and I will fight together her so we can take the enemy down easier." Yoshiko assures.

"…" Akane and Yori however, see that Yoshiko is worried.

They want to help out but they know that they are still weak and powerless. They can barely suppress their fear themselves.

The children are distracted from their fears for now as they see Yoshiko push aside a huge boulder, revealing the entrance to Red's cave. They are also awed by Yoshiko's simple display of a basic fire technique that lights their path.

As they arrive at the cave's main cavern, "Damn…" Yoshiko curses softy.