In an instant, the little monkey was utterly stunned, trembling all over as he said, "I-I don't know anything!"
Kin'emon said, "What's wrong? You don't look so good!"
The little monkey suddenly fled, and the two of them panicked. "Hey, hey, you! Wait, where are you going?! We can't find the way on our own!"
The two hurried after him. "Wait! Little monkey, lead the way!"
They chased closely after the little monkey. Following him, they ran through Zou's national gate and into the forest. The little monkey desperately sprinted ahead, trying to shake them off.
As he ran, tears streamed down the little monkey's face as he shouted, "This is bad, it's samurai, monkey! This is bad! I have to report this right away! It's samurai, monkey!"
In an instant, the situation became extremely urgent, ready to erupt at any moment.
Only then did the three people at the national gate wake up. Franky woke first and shoved the other two awake. Then he said, "This is bad! It's morning—we overslept! And Kin'emon and the others have already gone inside. Look, there are two drawings on the ground. The other drawing must have disappeared here after they came up! Hurry! We have to run in and stop them!"
The three immediately rushed into the country. At the same time, the little monkey reached the warning bell and rang it as he shouted, "This is bad! The samurai are here!"
Then the entire country reverberated with the sound of the Balian Bell.
The whole country was instantly placed on high alert. All the warriors and soldiers got up and ran toward the national gate. With a great commotion, everyone gathered together.
Duke Inuarashi also woke up. Leaning on his cane, he hurried toward the national gate and said, "Sicilian, come