"Waaah—!!!"
The experience in the Dimensional Channel had not been particularly pleasant for the girls. When they tumbled out of it, every one of them was filthy and bedraggled, sprawled on the ground. Ikaruga Sayu and Julie, who came out last, were covered in blood and unconscious.
"Sayu! Julie!"
Seeing them like that, Nagakura Imari and Katou Kirin hurried over and helped them up.
"Where are we?"
As Katou Kirin supported Julie, she anxiously looked around. They appeared to be in the middle of a plain. As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but desolate wilderness.
"Anyway, we need to find somewhere to stop their bleeding and bandage their wounds."
Nagakura Imari swept her gaze around, then quickly spotted a cave.
"Over there!!"
The girls soon arrived inside the cave. Nagakura Imari and Katou Kirin took out the first-aid kits they had brought with them and treated Ikaruga Sayu and Julie's injuries.
"Whew..."
Only after the two of them gradually stabilized did Katou Kirin and Nagakura Imari breathe a sigh of relief.
"Miss Sayu has only lost too much blood. Miss Julie's condition is a little more troublesome, but thankfully, the bullet passed through her body. As long as the wound doesn't get infected, she should be fine."
After carefully examining their wounds, Nagakura Imari gave her assessment. If the bullet had remained lodged in Julie's body under these circumstances, it would have posed a far greater threat. Fortunately, Julie had only suffered a through-and-through wound. As long as it healed properly, she would be all right.
"What should we do now, Imari?"
"Ugh... Our top priority is still finding somewhere for them to rest... Come to think of it, though, what worries me most right now is food and water... This place doesn't look inhabited at