[center][b]Yuriko, Harashi[/b][/center]
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Harashi, still holding Yuriko, who was still slightly sobbing, thought of how horrible all this is. 'All these deaths are unforgivable... Whoever caused all this needs to be punished...', Harashi thought, scowling slightly. He eventually calmed down. "...You okay, kid?", he asked the girl. "Ah... Y-yes, I'm fine now," Yuriko replied to him, still somewhat shaken from what she just saw. "Well... We really must keep going. We're gonna get caught by those things if we keep on standing around...", he said. "Mm, indeed... We should keep on moving," Yuriko nodded. Harashi helped her get up on the ent that Nikko had conjured up and soon signaled the two to follow them. "We're going to my family's shrine, follow me!", he said and started running, with Yuriko tapping the ent, telling it to follow Harashi, to which it gladly complied and started moving.
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[center][b]Hideki, Yoshimi[/b][/center]
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"Now... W-we should come up to a crossroads. Ah, you're running too fast! W-well, once we do... Turn left and wait until there's a huge tree right next to the road...", Yoshimi told Hideki the directions that he must take, with Hideki attentively listening to every detail so that they won't get lost. "And then... turn to the right and just keep on moving until you see a large gate," the girl being princess-carried said to the young man, to which he just nodded.

"Ah... We're here!", Yoshimi said as they stopped in front of a large wooden gate, then she motioned to Hideki to put her down. "Alright... This is a pretty large place, compared to our shrine," Hideki said as he was setting down Yoshimi gently. "Ah, yes, it really is... It can be kinda troubling sometimes since it's really big, I can get lost sometimes... E-eheheh...", she embarrassingly said. "Haha... it's okay. I'd be lost too if I had such a huge home," Hideki replied, lightly laughing. "Ehehe, I see~ W-well, we should enter already...", Yoshimi said. 

"Ah... Excuse me, guards! Please, let me in! It's me, Yoshimi!", she shouted. The place was in a rather open area, although there were lots of trees in the surroundings. Suddenly the gates opened slowly. "Ah, I'm really glad they're still okay...", Yoshimi said as she let out a sigh of relief. "Young mistress! Are you okay!?", three of the shrine's servants suddenly appeared and made sure that Yoshimi was safe and unharmed. "Ah, y-yes, I'm fine... T-thank you for worrying, but thanks to my friend I managed to stay unscathed~", she happily said. "Indeed, we are really happy you're not hurt... Young man! We are eternally grateful for assuring our young mistress' safety!", one of the guards said to Hideki. "A-ah, it's no problem... I'm happy to do so. I can't let a friend get hurt, especially since we just met," Hideki replied. "Well... We heard the news. We must remain indoors at all times. Follow us quick," the three soon escorted both of them inside and made sure that the gate was closed and secured tightly by the other servants, who also worked as the shrine's protectors. '...this place really is pretty big,' Hideki thought to himself. 'As long as we'll be safe, I don't mind being anywhere though,' he thought once more as the three led them inside. 'I just really hope Yuriko is okay... Please be safe, my sister...', he last thought.