"Me too, Puka!"
The little rabbit in his arms raised her furry paw, still refusing to give an inch to the others.
"I'm Ash's partner fairy, Puka! Of course I'm going too, Puka!"
"...Since when did you become my partner fairy?"
"I've been one from the very beginning, Puka!"
Homi, who would be opening the portal, was definitely going along too. If that was the case... Ashu's face immediately filled with regret.
"How awful~ You handed out all the positions so quickly. Now I'm the only one left to watch the house... Anyway, your little sweetheart isn't over there this time, Ash! Why don't you stay behind, and let me go instead!"
"Who does things that backwards?"
"This is bad!"
While everyone was still playfully arguing as though they were preparing for a picnic, Homi's expression changed as she maintained the teleportation circle beneath their feet.
"Something's wrong... Something's about to happen. Be careful!"
As she spoke, she hurriedly grabbed her father's sleeve. The next moment, a powerful suction force surged from the teleportation circle, dragging the two people at its center downward with unimaginable force!
"!"
"Ash!"
Ayumi cried out and hurriedly reached toward Ash, trying to grab his hand. Yet she still missed by a fraction, helplessly watching the two of them get swallowed by the teleportation circle.
After a burst of lightning and thunder indoors, Ash and Homi vanished in the blink of an eye. Once the dust settled, only a circular formation, as though casually sketched onto the floor with charcoal, lay there silently.
"Me!"
Having experienced countless sudden trips through dimensions, Ash knew the first priority. Even as he free-fell for over ten minutes, he desperately maintained his sense of direction. The instant he spotted a visible landing area, he twisted his upside-down body back