In the end, Achernar, Meiya, Alpha, Dantai Xue, and I decided to use Many-Faced Guest's magic to impersonate Locust Man's group and set a trap in the Old District.
The plan was to drive a purification work vehicle from the branch office to the Old District's Quarantine Zone, pretending to retrieve something from somewhere...
Our other objective was to recover the suitcase of Contaminated Crystals Locust Man and the others had hidden in a kimchi cellar.
During that time, Yuehan would use the Moon-Hiding Veil to remain in the vehicle with the real Locust Man's group. Once we subdued the Ninja Witch, they would find a way to persuade her...
Reality wasn't some hot-blooded anime.
How could we become companions just by talking?
Still, we had SpiCa. In the worst-case scenario, we could escort the Ninja Witch to SpiCa and give her a little brainwashing.
As the lively barbecue gathering came to an end, the witch hunt began.
"I want to come too."
Barbara, who was practically turning from a cypress tree into a vine, still clung to me so tightly I couldn't peel her off.
"No. This mission is dangerous. If you stay at the scene, we won't be able to protect you properly... Goldie, Azura, could you watch Barbara for me?"
"Leave it to woof!"
Doggy carried Barbara aside, while Azura merely warned her:
"Big Sister is the weakest one besides Dantai Xue, so don't go trying to be a hero if something happens!"
Mm, the weakest?
It stung, but it might have been true.
"I know. Just wait obediently for our good news, okay~?"
From the moment we passed through the wormhole and returned to Skyreach City, our mission had already begun.
Dantai Xue transformed herself into a locust, Achernar became a scorpion, Meiya became a spider,