"Why did a monster like that appear...?"
The day after the brown bear Honkai Beast attack, the villagers of Yae Village gathered up the bodies of the Yae Village residents who had been killed by the brown bear Honkai Beast.
The corpses were laid out in rows, covered with straw mats. The sight was horrifying.
Some of the bodies were still relatively intact, but others no longer even resembled whole human beings.
The villagers of Yae Village gathered around the corpses and talked among themselves.
"My friend was killed by that monster too..."
"Yoshimaru was killed by the Bear Demon too. Half of his body was even eaten by it..."
"Why did something like this happen to our village?"
Just then, a middle-aged man standing among the crowd spoke up.
"This must be the Divine Lord's punishment!"
The middle-aged man pressed his hands together, looking devout. "As long as we quell the Divine Lord's wrath, our village will know peace once more."
"For that, we must... hold another Sacrifice Ritual!"
Meanwhile, inside Yae Shrine.
"Sakura! Are you there? Isn't the food ready yet?"
Kallen flung open the room's door with a bang, only to find it empty. The only thing inside was a neatly folded blanket to one side.
"Huh... Sakura isn't here...? I'm so hungry..."
Kallen muttered as she rubbed her stomach.
Then, Kallen sniffed the air.
"It smells like food..."
Following the scent, Kallen found a huge rice ball as large as her head on the table, along with a note Yae Sakura had left behind.
There's a rice ball on the table. Don't forget to wash your hands before eating. I have something to do, so I'm heading out first. —Sakura
After hastily washing her hands as instructed, Kallen picked up the enormous rice ball and began