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[u][b]Thaum: Bugtanical Gardens[/b][/u]

“Aww…” Estelle whined as the leech monster they had subdued earlier fled back into the forest where it came from, leaving Trixie behind to dust herself off and marvel at the preposterously sized creature they had defeated, the so dubbed Millipiderlen. Don didn’t know how to even respond to the Little Missy, collapsing instead to the ground by her side, wishing to the Gods that this was already done with, but was instead sadly reminded of how much longer there really was. The spider skittered along the ground towards Don, bending its head down to rub and nuzzle the Bro, causing him to shriek in horror once again. 

"Umm... I think we probably got enough points to place... Hopefully...?” Lisette murmured, as she watched some of the contestants return with their own absurdly sized creatures. Estelle meanwhile watched the people and their bugs with narrowing eyes, her pupils flicking between them and their own dual prizes. A twinkle in her eyes signalled the terrifying dawn of a new idea within her mind. 

“We’ve still got time. I’m sure there are bigger bugs out there we could catch-”

“No!” Don wailed. “No, no more bugs! This thing’s big enough!”

“Or… Hehehe…”

Estelle dashed off back towards the forest, heading towards the black zone despite the protestations of her friends behind. Some chose to follow her back in, although Don and the others too tired simply stayed behind, with Don wishing he could be a snail and curl up inside a shell to be away from the spider. 

And thus… an hour later…

“Well,” Estelle smirked, placing both of her hands on her hips and lifting her head up in a proud, triumphant sneer. It was almost time for the judging to begin. “I don’t know if we’ve got the biggest, but I’m sure we’ve got something that could win somewhere here!" A sly chuckle escaped her lips as she thought of how much competition she managed to remove by simply stealing all the bugs she saw as she went. "I think we should be able to take first, all the way down to 20!”

Behind her was a preposterous amount of large bugs, every single one having been knocked out by Estelle and her friends and dragged back to the starting area with the help of Don’s eight legged bro. She had to admit she had a nice day here in the end. This was good training.