"Sis!!"
The opening in the enormous net was lifted, and the few little Young Spirits who had already gained awareness immediately rushed out as fast as they could, throwing themselves into their sister's arms with tearful cries.
"I thought you really were going to become his slave!!"
Mirror did her best to soothe their frightened emotions, shaking her head firmly and holding them tight in her arms.
"It's all right. Your sister's here. Nothing's going to happen."
She glanced once more in the direction the boy in yellow robes had gone. After waiting a while without any sign of movement, she put everything else aside and struggled to get up from the ground. Panting, she rushed over to the enormous net and quickly released all the other children trapped inside.
Only after confirming that none of them had been hurt did her anxious heart finally begin to settle.
But that left her sitting there in a daze.
At first, she had thought this might be another game that monster was playing with them, just like the two times he had toyed with her at the beginning. Perhaps he wanted to torment her in some other way, such as giving her hope first, then brutally smashing every last bit of it before her eyes.
After all, many monsters enjoyed using this kind of torment to obtain a twisted, dark pleasure.
But he hadn't.
Even after a long wait, that figure still hadn't appeared, as if he truly had left.
The night fell silent. A pin dropping could have been heard.
"Sis, what's going on?"
The little girl's Young Spirit in her arms finally asked fearfully.
"That monster... why did he suddenly let us go? And... and isn't he a Weird? Why can he use that... that..."
She looked toward the Magic