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"The difference is this is a fucking parasite that emits corrosive energy and should rot." Bahamut's light prickled like a pinurchin's head. "I sincerely hope Eternatus showing up here and being Diyem's ex are not related."

It happened on impulse. Despite attempts to stay under the tree line, his light erupted like a solar flare. "You sent us to this planet to chase down your fucking ex?! And she's a parasite? Why didn't you fucking lead with that?" His tail lashed toward the closest thing... which, unfortunately...

Oh no. Bahamut was not playing this game. And certainly not with Icetales showing up to potentially derail things. He slammed his tail down in front of Diyem. "No. You did not misspeak. You called Eternatus a 'her.'" Red and orange expanded in his eyes. "I tried to ask nicely, but you keep...

“We have to kill her?” Bahamut leaned forward. “And just how do you know that particular eldritch monstrosity is a girl?”

"Nobody's arguing against that," Bahamut said. "I only mentioned making sure we can do so safely. As in free of Eternatus corruption. As heartbroken as you are now, imagine having to fight your girlfriend because we fail to investigate properly and Diyem revives them with Eternatus' energy...

"Isn't Cola's whole schtick that he wants to discover his own identity?" Esper wondered. "If the Tree powers him into another Pop, he might lose the chance at his anime moment of self-discovery!" "What the— when did you get here?" Bahamut growled. "And how do you know that?" "I checked the...

Bahamut stayed silent while others spoke. His massive frame dwarfed everyone on the team, even some of the phantoms that had gained some newfound verticality. It some respects, he wondered if his presence was going to draw unwanted attention toward the forest and opted to coil himself around...

“I can do it.” Bahamut paused. “I intended to do it myself. As Diyem said before, I have some leverage I can use. But I don’t intend to let it get to that point.”

“... wonderful.” Bahamut frowned. “And we have no way of knowing if the whole Tree is corrupted until we scout it. Because we shouldn’t do any of those options unless we can be absolutely sure Eternatus’ energy won’t corrupt anyone.”

Bahamut was silent throughout the explanation. He wasn’t sure how much his dead teammates knew about Joule’s fate. Did they know what he did? Would they even care? No, this wasn’t the time for such thoughts. Having read the book with Pleo, Bahamut now had a better idea of just how large the...

"Ah, yes. Very specific." Esper puffed into the pipe once again. "Well, I'm-a go stare at Leg's plushie collection for a while. Byeonara!" He zipped higher into the air and out of sight. <><><>

"Esper." The poipole bowed once again.

"It'll get easier with practice, kiddo," Esper said, producing a corncob pipe from his head to puff into.

"Ding ding ding! Correct." Esper reached behind the trash bin and tossed Ivy another mochi ball.

Shades were supposed to inherit knowledge and memories from their partners, right? Did this one inherit absolutely nothing? Lovely. "It's like using 'he' for guys and 'she' for girls," Esper said. He pointed at himself. "I stole your mochi." He paused. "Get it?"

"It doesn't mean 'eyeball,' ya dingus." Esper bapped her on the forehead. "It's a single letter: I. It's a possessive term. Like the word 'me.'"

Esper remained silent. He tsked and wagged a nubby hand. "Uh uh. If I'm going to answer any questions, you've gotta stop referring to yourself in the third-person. It's, like, cute for a baby. But not a shade. Haven't you heard enough people speak by now to realize people refer to themselves...

"I'll say whatever I fucking want, thank you." Esper bowed.

Esper sighed. "You even have the appetite of a shonen protag. That's another boring point. One more and I peace out."

"Huh? I didn't eat any of it. I just stuck it together into a big ball." Esper pointed behind a trash bin to show mochi pieces stuck together in a ball. "Eating things is boring. Art is meant to be admired. Or to liven up a blasé dumpster."