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The eight scrolls float softly from my hands and slink open. The eight scrolls begin to rotate, spinning in evenly spaced circles around me.
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I extend my right hand and chant the following command A magic circle is drawn in the air, connecting the eight scrolls.
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With each of the eight scrolls as a vertex, an octagonal magic circle is formed.
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The scrolls move, and with them the magic circle moves in front of my outstretched right hand.
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Then, the claws of a gigantic mole come down upon me.
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The claws of the giant mole are caught by the giant forelegs that appear out of the magic circle.
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A thumping sound. The wind ruffles my bangs.
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The main body of the paw immediately appears from the magic circle. The impact of its appearance is enough to blow the giant mole away.
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The one that appears is Hippopo's little brother. It is an eight-legged hippopotamus that looks just like Hippopo, only its body is bigger than the giant mole.
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With a "g'moo" cry, the hippopo brother rushes out to crush the giant mole. With each step, the earth rumbles.
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But it does not end there. Hippopoblazers of all sizes emerge from the magic circle one after another.
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One as small as my waist.
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The Hippopo Brothers rush toward the giant mole that is still lying on the ground.
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And then the trampling begins.
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The first giant Hippopo Bros.
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It easily pierces through the giant Mole Modoki and leaves a huge hole in the ground.
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Giant Mole Mochimodoki with its limbs torn off.
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The parts that are separated from the main body begin to move. But before they can move sufficiently, the Hippopo Brothers arrive at the scene of the devastation.
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Every single one of the countless moles that made up the Giant Mole Modoki is trampled and crushed by the legs of the Hippopo Bros.
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It was then that the Hippopo Bros. The Hippopo Bros. are about to escape the trampling and float away from the scene.
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It is a mushroom growing on the head of the giant mole.
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The mushroom spreads its cap wide open and floats up like it is being carried by the wind.
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"Cooooo!"
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The sailoak, which had remained perched on my shoulder, lets out a loud cry. The sailoak jumps up softly.
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The next moment, I feel a sudden surge of magical energy in the depths of Sailuke's girdle, which opens wide.
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The light converges.
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"Wait! Everybody get down..." I shouted, and I got down too.
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A moment of silence.
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And then a light so bright it burns your eyes shoots out of Sailuku's mouth. It reaches the mushrooms in the sky in a straight line, shining brightly around us.
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Above the heads of the prostrate Hippopo Brothers, the light penetrates and burns through the mushrooms, leaving not even a charcoal extinguisher, and disappears into the sky.
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