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I can't believe Reunion here is so tough. Hmph, I won't lose to you!

Tch, this silly girl.

Wake up!

Hm? Where am I?

Oh, it's Gavial! Everyone else too!

Good morning.;......;(Bop her on the head)

Ehehe. Good morning, Doctor.

Um, Doctor looks a little scary right now. Did I do something wrong?

Doctor, please don't be mad...

Hnng... Doctor, that hurt.

Why did you bop me on the head...?

Looks like she's back to her senses, at least.

Kay, do you remember how you got here?

Umm... I forgot!

Alright.

Come lie down, I'll check and see if there's anything wrong with you. Don't run off again.

Okay~ Ehh, where are we?

We're... Hm, it's a long story. Just lie down already!

Ooh—

Gavial, what the hell are you doing?

Ugh, that's a long story too. Just let me work.

Ten minutes later...

Alright, everything looks okay. Go wait with the Doctor and don't wander off. If you do it again, it's no more honey biscuits for you.

Okay! Honey biscuits!

Are you done?

I'm done.

So now can you tell me what the hell you're doing, Gavial?

*Sigh*, I said it's a long story. Short version is I'm here to look for you.

You're not getting the engine back.

That too. But there's another reason I'm looking for you.

Another reason?

Do you have your people mining ore?

Yes.

...Tch.

Gavial, I never took you for the sore loser type.

Are you that broken up about being beaten by the Big, Ugly Thing?

No, your Big Ugly Whatever is great. I'm totally fine with that.

But if you're putting your people at risk of Oripathy infection for the sake of some ore, then as a doctor I have no choice but to stop you.

Huh? Oripathy? Oh, you're talking about Stone Disease.

I'm not putting anyone at risk.

Huh?

I told them many times to stay away from the depths of the mine.

But your people are getting infected!

There's always someone who doesn't listen. I can't control them all. Isn't that right, Yogi?

Yes, my brother wanted to dig out more ore for the Great Chief, so he went deeper into the mine.

Huh? Why didn't you say so earlier?!

You didn't ask.

That's pretty important...!

You told me they don't take Oripathy seriously here.;.......;You really didn't ask.

Agh, fine.

Doctor, did I really not ask?!

Agh, Doctor, take my side here!

Also...

Hey, why are you taking your clothes off?

Huh? Your body...

I've been running around the mine ever since I was a kid. It's only natural I would get the Stone Disease.

I dare say no one knows better than me where the diseased rocks are.

All right then.

My mistake. Sorry for accusing you, Zumama.

It's fine.

Eh, that's all it took?! We're all good now?!

Isn't everybody supposed to stubbornly stick to their guns until we all end up in one big honkin' battle?

Ya shouldn't hope fer stuff like that!

Gavial isn't like that.;......;Too bad.

Then let's talk about the other thing.

You have our engine, don't you?

Yes.

Can you return that to us? We can't leave without it.

No.

If you want to leave, I can have someone escort you.

No good. Kal'tsit will get mad.

You won't hand it over no matter what?

No matter what.

Oh, looks like we're gonna fight after all.

Looks like it.

That was the plan from the very beginning.

Oh, are we fighting that? Fun!

Hello, nice to meet you!

...High Priest, why did you bring the Big Ugly out?

Huh? Aren't we going to fight Gavial? Do we not need it? If not, I'll drive it back. I still want to test the engine.

...We need it, but not now. I still have something to say.

Oh, alright. You have your talk first then. Call me when you want to fight!

Sure.

Hey, what was that about an engine?

That's right, your engine is powering the Big Ugly right now. If you want it, you'll have to fight for it.

Hehe. Deal!

Come with me. We'll see who comes out on top.