After hearing what Ruri had just said, Momokusa Harukawa smiled and nodded gently, then continued to relax her body as she lay there.
At that moment, Ruri breathed a sigh of relief after finding that nothing was wrong with Momokusa Harukawa, and his heart settled back into place. Then he surveyed his surroundings.
"It looks like all of this is connected to that monster. It looks like Konoha really is going to suffer a terrible disaster. I still have no idea who created that kind of monster. And Harukawa being drugged into sleep must be because of this too. It looks like the villagers vanishing for no reason must be connected to this anesthetic effect," Ruri muttered quietly.
"Oh, right, Harukawa, where are your parents?" Something suddenly occurred to Ruri, and he turned to look at Momokusa Harukawa as he asked quietly.
After hearing Ruri's question, Momokusa Harukawa said with great effort, "My parents left on a mission a few days ago. It seems they won't be home for a long time. That place is very remote, so it seems nothing will happen to them."
After hearing what Momokusa Harukawa had just said, Ruri smiled and nodded, then told her, "Really? Then that couldn't be better. Lie here for a while. I'll go see if there are any monsters outside."
After hearing what Ruri had just said, Momokusa Harukawa smiled and nodded. Ruri then stood up, walked outside the house, and surveyed the scene outside. At that moment, he did not spot any monsters roaming around.
But just then, Ruri suddenly spotted four or five dark figures running toward him at high speed. He took up his weapon again, ready to fight at any moment. He still had no idea whether those four or five dark figures were enemies or