Disaster from the Sky (Meow! Don't Forget Your End-of-Month and Beginning-of-Month Votes!)

When they returned to The Lands Between, the girls no longer had their initial excitement. It had been replaced by deep unease.

"...Where are you going today?"

"We're going to the sewers beneath the royal capital..."

At that, Eriri wore an expression of utter despair. Sewers were one of the places she least wanted to visit.

Unfortunately... the places the girls scouted each time were decided by drawing lots.

"What about you, Asuna?"

"We're heading toward the Sacred Tree. It sounds like it might be a nice place."

After all, it was called the Sacred Tree. It probably could not be that bad.

At the very least, it had to be better than an underground cave full of giant ants.

The girls chatted briefly, then split up and headed for their respective destinations. Not long after they left, four little heads poked out from atop a nearby statue.

"You all know where our mothers are going, right?"

The blonde girl turned smugly toward the other three, who all nodded.

"But what exactly are you planning to do?"

The rapier-wielding girl stared at the blonde girl in confusion and asked.

"Simple."

The blonde girl chuckled at the rapier girl's question.

"Revenge."

"...Revenge???"

The other three exchanged looks at the blonde girl's answer.

"That's right. Once we go back, our mothers are definitely going to give us a severe punishment, aren't they? If that's the case, we might as well get revenge in advance! That way, even if they punish us when we return, it won't be a loss!"

"..."

The three girls stared at her in dumbfounded silence.

"W-Wait, but aren't the mothers over there..."

"Aren't they going to become our mothers sooner or later anyway?"

"Well, that's true..."

"Don't you want revenge?"

As she spoke, the blonde girl lowered her