Boom~! Boom~!
The battle to the west of Whale Forest in the distance was still raging. At this point, it was impossible to tell who was fighting whom, but as the sounds drew closer, Carrot, the rabbit Mink leading the way, seemed to grow more and more anxious.
Without thinking, she quickened her pace.
"??"
yawns
"Hey, big bunny! What was that sound just now?"
(??????)????
Annie had heard it too, so she couldn't help asking Carrot, who was speeding up.
"It's probably Jack and his pirates!"
"That guy seemed to leave a while ago, but for some reason, he came back again just a few days later!"
"He's probably leading his men in an attack on our forest right now. They must have found everyone's secret hideout. I have to get there as fast as I can!"
As she spoke, Carrot's expression grew increasingly grim. She sped up again, though she still tried to keep her pace slow enough for the sparsely furred monkey Mink child and the mature female behind her.
"Oh, is that so?"
(゜-゜)
As she followed along, Annie focused and listened carefully.
"But..."
(?_?)ヾ
"Big bunny, you don't look that weak. And you just said that all you furballs are great fighters, and can even generate electricity by rubbing against things. Isn't that right?"
ヾo
"Look, this idiot Tashigi used to be a Marine captain, and I heard she's about to be promoted to Commodore. Even she couldn't beat you. So why are you losing to that little pirate called Jack?"
(?′w`?)
"And you've been beaten so badly that the city's wrecked, and you've had to hide. Isn't that a little pathetic?"
(°ー°〃)
As she hurried along, Annie couldn't help asking out of curiosity.
"!!"
"N-no way!"
"It's not that I can't beat her. That