Leroo, the lady in red. This woman quietly entered her bedroom. A sour liquid filled the decanter. Leroo drained it in large gulps.
The lady called the mistress. I didn't get an answer, the last one came. Leroo was looking at one tiny point.
The mistress sat down next to her, hugged Leroo tightly.
"Onigohamu, Leroo". The mistress dragged the lady along like an empty doll. The women visited Han.
Han blinked in confusion at the appearance of the "lady in red". [What's wrong with her? She is pale and so listlessly moves her legs… It feels like this witch is sick.]
Leroo's cloudy pupils pointed at Han. The woman tried to lift the corners of her lips to make a smile, but her whole face was experiencing a tremor. So Leroo quickly gave up. Instead of smiling, the woman simply touched Han's nose with a trembling finger.
Moya and Scarfkin huddled to the side, occasionally throwing frightened glances between them.
[Don't tell me she's terminally ill?] Looking at the exhausted Leroo, Han felt pity gnawing at his gut. [I didn't think it was red… that this woman can look so fragile and helpless. Something terrible had obviously happened to her. But what exactly?]
Leroux took out a eyed book. A guy in boxer shorts was dozing in it.
"Ki Bai to?"
"Ih to?" the lady raised an eyebrow.
Han raised his hand with difficulty and pointed at the guy. "Ki Bai".
Leroo grinned, turned to her mistress. They were both smiling.
Moyi hugged Han tightly. The scarf was standing to the side.
[I... huh? What's wrong with my body?] Han felt a glow come over him.
"Bih to?! *** uhn!" The lady shouted hoarsely at the bully.
The bully in black hat started fussing. Various insects crawled around Han, trying to find the cause. The glow intensified, and Han screamed.
"Moyi! Kipa! " The Scarfkin grabbed Han. Mangaka was lifted up along with the girls. Some invisible force dragged them.
The lady managed to cling to Han, wanting to hold him back. But the glow became unbearably bright. A dull thunder sounded. The radiance flew through the wall like a phantom.
The lady fell to her knees, writhing in pain. The bully hurried to stop the bleeding from the stumps of his hands…
<- - ->
A map flickered on Bingo's retina. The old man was licking his dry lips. [So far, everything is going according to plan. It is necessary to maintain the installation until the arrival of the brother… I can't believe it, for ninety years… But for Han, our separation may be longer, or vice versa, much shorter. The same Kennedy arrived from the middle of the twentieth century only five years ago.]
Kennedy nervously brushed away his brown bangs, then his pupils narrowed.
"O most holy Jesus! Our…"
Tiny green lizards ran along the walls and on the floor. The air was filled with a greenish gas. A couple of people fell down, gasping for breath.
Kennedy, Bingo and the others managed to protect themselves from the poison with special filtering animals.
Bingo was about to give his comrades an order. But almost immediately, a scream cut into his eardrums. The volume of animal cries caused the capillaries to burst before the old man's eyes.
Kennedy lost his hearing, but even then he continued to feel his organs vibrating from the sound…
Of all of them, only Bingo remained. The old man called the birds to do something, but a series of strong blows finished him off. Meanwhile, the installation stopped working.
<- - ->
Moya and the Scarfkin clung to the screaming Han with her nails. None of them understood what was happening.
The trio flew over the ground with incredible speed, flying through rocks, houses,mountains. The Scarfkin's face turned green, and she vomited.
Their speed slowed down. The glow faded, then flared up, pushing Moya and the Scarf away.
"No!" Han saw the girls fall into the depths of the forest and disappear.
Han himself dived down the mountain. His bones cracked. The guy rolled down the slope, did not lose the top and bottom. He was able to stop rolling, but the snow on the mountain was crumbling, and the guy was rapidly sliding down.
Below, the mangaka was waiting for the mouth of a bottomless abyss.
Full Fail…