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286 - - The Promise of Summer Apple

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　Blue lightning clung to Zazam's feet, and a burning smell wafted from the purple electricity fluttering in the air.

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　In an undetected move, the old man has taken control of Mu.

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　The twins, who were supposed to be guarding the child, are stunned by the speed of the move.

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　But no matter how fast he is, as long as he remains in Thor's sight, he cannot escape his magic.

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　Zazam raises another hidden ring of thunder above Mu's head.

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　Thor, trying not to let that happen, wields his magical power.

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　Moo returns to Nenemimi's arms as if nothing had happened.

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　--It was supposed to happen.

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　Thor stares in disbelief as the sacristy begins to turn to illuminate the child's head.

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　The retrograde, which was supposed to cancel all actions, had disappeared without activating its effect.

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　Immediately, Thor uses his and to take the shortest possible action to close the distance to Mu.

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　No, he tried to do so.

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　However, Thor bites his back teeth hard as he sees nothing of the future.

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　The magic was completely blocked.

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　Thor quickly moves his eyes to find out the cause, and soon he thinks of the reason for this.

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　The sin-eating beast had awakened.

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　The huge beast, which had been curled up in the center of the room, lifted its head, and its wide-open purple pupils were pointed straight at Mu.

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　In Thor's mind, the image of his best friend who had once thrown himself into the relic of the "lamp of greed-eaters" flashed through his mind.

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　Even at that time, Thor's magic could not interfere with the relic, the relic that is the dependence of God's power.

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　Thor tries to move forward at least, but his feet stop as if they are sucked into the ground.

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"d*mn!"　

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　Thor swears, noticing for the first time the purple glow of the electrostatic arrestor clinging to his feet.

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　It seems that the more experienced Zazam was one step ahead of him.

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"Come, sin-eating beast, give your portion to this new priestess!"

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　The old man lifts Moo and lets out a high and powerful cry.

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　As if in response to his call, the huge body of the beast shakes slightly.

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　At the same time, the glowing ring on Mu's head begins to spin by itself.

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　The flickering ring gradually spreads outward.

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　Thor and the others stared speechless at the ring of thunder that had more than doubled in size in the blink of an eye.

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　Zazam's face turned vermilion with excitement, and as he lifted Mu further in both hands...

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　Then something happened that no one had expected.

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　The beast stood up quietly.

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"What the hell!"

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　The sin-eating beast, its huge frame shaking with suppleness, takes a step forward with its gaze fixed on Moe.

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　At that moment, a large black hole hidden beneath its body is revealed.

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　Zazam lets out a cry of dismay at the relic's simple abandonment of its protection against the miasma.

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"Oh, no! Why is this body moving? ....... No way, this child has that much empathy ......."

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　The rotation of the ring gained momentum, and a low, roaring sound echoed through the room.

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　The child looks up and gazes at the huge beast with a curious expression on his face.

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　The beast, too, peered intently at Mu, as if mesmerized.

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"Uncle, make him stop!　This city will be destroyed!"

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"Calm down, sin-eating beast!　Please give us only our share, only our share. No, I can't stop!

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　The beast takes another step forward, and the distance between it and Moe closes.

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　Before long, the horrifying air slowly gushes out of the black hole like stagnant lees.

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　The beast takes another step in front of Thor and the others, who are too stunned to move, and the black hole in the ground is almost completely revealed.

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　Zazam lets out an inaudible scream, and Dadan stares at him with a pale face.

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　Just when everyone was prepared for the danger that awaited them, a voice suddenly sounded like a sobbing voice.

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"............Please, don't. Don't come between me and her."

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　It was uttered by Cocolara, who had been standing up for some time.

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　She clung to the beast as hard as she could, struggling to hold its steps.

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"I'm going to ....... Don't take Aldo away from me. I beg you, please forgive me."

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　Moe blinks slightly at the pleading voice, then shifts his gaze away from the beast and back to the old woman.

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　The child stared at Cocolara intently, and for some reason, her voice cracked with joy.

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"I see. So this is grandma Coco's granddaughter. Just like Moo's To-chan!

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"She's all I have left. If even Aldo is gone, I'm going to have to go to ......."

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"Yes, yes, I know exactly what you mean. Okay, I'll leave it to Moe!"

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　The child says cheerfully and closes his eyes.

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　The next moment, the wheel spins faster and faster.

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　It begins to rotate up and down, cutting off the air at a speed that cannot be followed by the eye any longer.

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　At the same time, the size of the object increases even more.

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　The diameter of the ring had already swelled to several times larger than it had been at first.

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　And as everyone watches with bated breath, Tenwei's thunder ring unexpectedly reaches its limit.

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　A sudden sound.

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　At the same time, the ring scatters.

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　The old men who were the leaders of this town stared open-mouthed as the shiny fragments scattered in all directions.

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"Hey, hey, hey... ......"

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"What the hell is going on? ......"

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"Squeeze it and it'll go bang, ohana grandpa!"

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"Oh, I see. You've done an amazing thing, haven't you?

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　The sin-eating beast suddenly loses interest and closes its purple eyes.

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　The sin-eating beast turns its body in a leisurely motion, and then assumes the same posture as before.

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　The old woman clings to the body of the reclining beast with sobs.

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　Thor and the others, who had been watching, let out a deep breath as the maze disappeared completely from sight.

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"Grandpa Beard, let me down!"

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"Ah, ah. Uh-huh."

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　Moe's request, which sounded like a request to his grandfather, made Zazam finally realize that the child was still up in the air.

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　He does not have time to hide his upset expression, and lowers Moe to the ground.

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　The child, smiling happily, runs to Thor as if jumping up and down.

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　Thor's mouth relaxes at the sight of the child's face, as if all the commotion that had just occurred had never happened.

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"Tor, I'm so hungry!

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"Okay, let's go home. Okay?　Master."

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"Ah, Uncle, yes, that's fine."

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"............ do what you want."

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"Oh, wait a minute. Torchan!"

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　The child suddenly turns on his heel and approaches the sin-eating beast without any sign of fear.

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　And as the adults stare at him with puzzled faces, Moe holds out the package he has been cradling to Cocolara.

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"This is delicious, Coco!

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"What?"

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　The old woman, clinging to her black fur, sounded perplexed at the child's innocent call.

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　Moe then offered her another slice of apple jam pie.

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"You'll feel better when you eat it!"

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"Are you sure ............?"

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"Yes. I'm so good at begging, I'll have Grandma make me more!"

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"I see. You're a troubled girl, aren't you?

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　Cocolara, with a soft smile on her face, accepts the package from Mo.

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　Then she lovingly puts the fragrance of summer apples into her bosom.

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"See you later, Grandma Coco!"

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"Yes, see you."

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The old woman smiled with relief as she said goodbye to the old woman with such a light farewell that could hardly be called a promise.

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