"Something's wrong. Why are there three monsters?"
Nian narrowed her eyes at the three mechs in different poses, frowning. She pressed her hand against the great cauldron, squinting slightly at the lingering heat of the flames. Before she could react, the three mechs moved first.
Boom!
A giant hand rising from the ground blocked the incoming missiles. Through a gap in the shield, Nian frowned as she watched the huge cauldron sail overhead and the bright red, spicy broth splatter everywhere. She could not help feeling a little regretful.
That was just too much.
Nothing was more important than eating. Flipping the table while someone else was having a meal was an irreconcilable grudge.
Fortunately, the meal was already coming to an end.
"Three people, three monsters. One each. Any objections?"
Nian shouted toward the rear.
Like a banner that would never fall, Saria neither dodged nor flinched, taking the aftershock of the explosion head-on. Muelsyse turned herself into water; unless it was an exceptionally fast physical attack, nothing could truly threaten her.
"Why, though...?"
Muelsyse was concerned as well. Why had three mechs suddenly dropped on them while they were eating hotpot and singing?
"From what I've observed, the second formation node has been moving the whole time. Now that person has sent three monsters to surround us. Think carefully—why?"
Nian spouted nonsense, trying to guide Muelsyse into figuring it out herself.
Muelsyse lowered her head slightly, her transparent blue hand stroking her transparent blue chin as she truly began to think.
Watching this from the mountain, Hoshino could not help frowning slightly. She did not say it aloud, but Muelsyse really looked like one of those common water slimes—one that could be instantly killed at any moment.
"I understand."
Muelsyse said, "Her actions prove that you are right.