The rumbling overhead came from the Moonlight Dragon battling the Bone Dragon in the night sky. Yet even so, the moonlight still clearly illuminated the street before the hotel, though it could not reveal Thomas Bennett's hidden figure.
Emilia stood with her sword in hand, breathing lightly. That splendid Sword Dance had not drained her much. As she tried to catch sight of her enemy, she suddenly recalled a scene from deep within a primeval forest during the Fifth Epoch, when the humanoid Dragon Maids played Hide and Seek in their spare time, laughing as they wielded enormous trees and swung them about wildly to force their companions out of hiding.
Back then, the large-tailed Green Dragon maid, Miss Wilde, had said this to the trembling little elf:
"Of course Hide and Seek should be fun. Searching everywhere is far too boring. As long as the trees you swing can seal off every space, you'll still find them even if they turn into ants and hide."
The forests of those days had been nowhere near as peaceful as the present night, and the stillness made it easier for Emilia to find her target. The little elf softly uttered, "Oak Club Art," and a flash of light passed over the surface of the Ocarina of Time.
She took a deep breath, raised her longsword, and then wildly swung it around like a club.
The eight-ring Spirit Rune, "Enlightenment - Dragon," shone brightly. The seemingly erratic "long club" tore through the air, releasing a sound akin to a dragon's roar. At that moment, the figure of Elfina Wilde in her apron seemed to overlap with the modestly built elf, and ripples actually appeared in space wherever the sound waves passed.
Emilia's pointy ears twitched gently, and she found the hidden target.
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