"...I understand. That's exactly why I feel so frustrated."
The griffin, at a loss for how to keep persuading him, finally opened its mouth helplessly, then gave up.
[So be it. You humans are truly strange...]
"Hey, kid!"
Momotaros's voice came from the ground just then. To make sure no Mlortha suddenly attacked, Senba Gari and the griffin were in charge of the sky, while Momotaros and the other stronger tribal warriors handled the ground. But now Momotaros had come running over by himself, so the chances of a Mlortha attack were relatively low. Then what problem had made Momotaros rush over?
"What's wrong, Senpai?!"
Senba Gari had the griffin lower its altitude and shouted down below.
"That little brat's gone!"
"What?!" The moment he heard someone was missing, Senba Gari hurriedly had the griffin land, then ran up to Momotaros and asked, "Who? Who's missing?"
"Kashu. Kashu, he's gone!" Yuyi, who had been taking care of Kashu, cried out with a guilty look on her face. The redness at the corners of her eyes made it hard not to feel sorry for her.
"When did he disappear?"
"Just now. Kashu and I were resting on that rock because we were tired." As she spoke, Yuyi wiped her tears with one hand while pointing at a huge boulder behind her with the other. "Kashu was thirsty, so I went to ask everyone for some water. But when I came back... Kashu was, was gone. No matter how I searched, I couldn't find him."
"What do we do?" Momotaros asked.
"Senpai, keep taking them to the new settlement. The griffin and I will go look for Kashu. If I'm not wrong, it's probably Mlortha again. After all, Kashu is also one of the chosen." Senba Gari said.
"And their goal?" Momotaros