[center][B]Sotoki, Airi, Kitsu[/B][/center]
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Falling to the ground with a sigh of relief, Airi announced [B]"We... we beat them~!"[/B] The other two sat as well. [B]"Haaaaa.. Finally..! That was tiring."[/B] Sotoki completely lied on the ground after. But even if they had defeated the monsters, a few of the members have died. [B]"Tch.. We couldn't protect some."[/B] he lamented. Everyone became a bit sad about it, but eventually they have to face these things better. In the kind of calamity that they are in now, frequent deaths would occur. Airi tried to comfort everyone [B]"H-Hey everyone.. Let's head back in for now? We can rest there or something. Aha.."[/B] though she wasn't even sure if that works, but they do need to rest even if just for an hour or so. All of them agreed and went back inside with the support of the remaining shrine members.
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[center][B]Nikko[/B][/center]
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Yuriko and him continued to move with the ents. It seems Yuriko's worry was starting to worsen. Nikko wasn't sure how to handle this kind of situations, he wasn't that social before after all. [B]"I-It'll be fine. I'm sure Harashi-san and Hideki-san are alright. Those two are strong after all.."[/B] he said to her with a smile, hoping that was comforting enough.

Suddenly, he started to sense some trees decaying nearby him. They are probably at an area where the ghosts from earlier are still at. Worrying for their safety, he thought [B][I]'I should get another ent.. We need to be able to defend ourselves.'[/I][/B]Seeing a lone tree beside the road, he turned it in to an ent and had it run with them, he regained a bit of his energy which let him do so. [B]"Yuriko.. Keep your head down a-and.. don't let go of the ent."[/B] Nikko was a bit nervous that he stuttered a bit. Calming himself, he readied his naginata in case [I]those[/I] started to appear.