The Three Sisters

Fuyilai and Parihame followed Betasha, flying steadily through the high air as they looked down over the river gorge below. They soon passed over half the area, yet found no trace of either allies or enemies.

After scrutinizing the ground below for quite some time without finding anything, unlike their eldest sister Betasha, whose expression remained stern and vigilant, the faces of the two younger sisters, Fuyilai and Parihame, were quickly overtaken by boredom and tedium.

Thus, trailing behind their eldest sister, they soon could not resist whispering to each other:

"I wonder what things are like with Second Sister, Third Sister, and Mother right now. I really hope we can reunite with them safely soon. As for everyone else, I couldn't care less."

"Hehe, don't worry. There's no need to even mention Mother—nobody can keep up with her speed. And Second Sister is hardly any less alert than Eldest Sister. Third Sister's ability makes her invincible head-on. They're definitely fine. What you should be worrying about is those hunters getting wiped out by somebody else first. Then we won't be able to find even a shred of fun."

"Mm, that's true. The hunters actually sent only five people in as reinforcements. No matter how you look at it, that lineup is downright shabby. 'Arrogant' isn't even enough to describe them anymore."

"Hmph, those hunters were probably forced into jumping over the wall like desperate dogs! After all, a whole bunch of Abyss brood-nests have popped up outside to help us! They have nowhere left to retreat to! So, honestly, there are too many wolves and too little meat right now. Let's pray we get our share of the meat~"

As the two younger sisters chatted, they began to giggle, immediately drawing an irritated glare from their eldest sister.

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