It seems that Musa was not summoned as well, even though he is in the same position as Komeri,something was going on.
"What's going on? I know it's an event; then why did I not get summoned?" Musa thought.
"Don't worry, kid. Opus is with him," Kamiru said.
Musa looked surprised.
"Miss Kamiru, why didn't you go with him then?" Musa asked.
"Because Komeri instructed it," Kamiru replied.
"Instructed?" Musa questioned.
"Yeah, he basically strategized that if he gets into an event without you, I should stay. I don't get the whole thing, but it looks like—" Kamiru started.
"...he wants to protect us,but from what" Musa said as he continued what she was about to say.
"Alright, everyone, while we wait for him, Kamiru, you're on hunt duty, and Musa, I want you to help me with something," Sooduru instructed.
"Sure," they both said and then dispersed.
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In the open space of the enclosed cave, Komeri was dead, torn to pieces, and the fearsome beast approached Befrina. She tried to regain her composure but was overwhelmed with fear.
With one strike from one of its four arms, it punched her hard, creating a shockwave, and then flung her backward. She fell with a loud thud that broke her left arm. "AAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!" she screamed in agony and pain, wondering what she had done to deserve this.
"I think she has had enough." Komeri was dead but still conscious and could see the events unfold, even though he was now just a decapitated head.
"RRRRAAAAAAAA!!!!!" The beast was very mad, furious that it had taken so long to finish them off. With one final breath, the beast launched a fist crusted in flaming veins, but before it could connect with her body...
Komeri used his soul flames to reattach his body together, and as the punch came into contact, Komeri leaped with forward as fast as he can. He caught her, and both were flung to the side dodging the massive arm, causing the beast to destroy the walls with a loud bang.
The beast was confused, but in silence, Komeri was attached to Befrina, lying on the ground.
"That was close"komeri thought.
"I'm not dead... am I... hmm?" She then looked down to see Komeri still in her arms, his arms around her waist, and the most embarrassing part to look at was that his face was resting on her cleavage.
"They are nice; I can tell you that," Komeri said sarcastically.
"G-g-get off me, you filthy pig!!!" Befrina said, pushing Komeri away from her with her unbroken arm and looking in the opposite direction to hide her flustered face.
"Wait, how is he alive?" she thought as she paused, looking very nervous and surprised.
"!?"
Without notice, the beast comes for round three, and it is not happy. It appears very fast behind Komeri and prepares for another attack.
"Soul reform!" With that, Opus appears, and he merges with Komeri's power, now in his original outfit. The merge gives him black bandages wrapped around his entire arms and a blue scarf that is big enough to cover his mouth.
Behind, Befrina could not believe what she was witnessing.
"Let's test this out, shall we?" With that, they collide their fists together, creating a big and powerful shockwave that makes Befrina take cover and shield her eyes from the dust and rubble,while pushing her back a little.
Their fists are still locked together, and they use this to push against each other. The pressure around them intensifies, and the ground begins to shake more.
"AAAAHHHH!" At full power, Komeri pushes further, and a large burst of blue flames knock the beast back of balance.
In that second, Komeri sees an opening. He launches forward with agility and acrobatics as he dodges the beast's four arms. Finally, he reaches it up close and connects a very hard punch to the abdomen; no effect. He throws multiple punches.
"3, 2, 1," they survive the time limit, and the beast disappears. "Eh..." Komeri almost loses his balance.
Komeri deactivates the soul reform, and Opus is detached from him.
"How was that, Opus?" Komeri asks.
"You did well maintaining it," Opus replies, nodding in approval.
"What was that..." Befrina says as she limps in Komeri's direction, holding her left bleeding arm.
They begin to vanish. "And... thank you," she mumbles.
"What was that? I need you to speak up," Komeri says.
"Damn it, I said you are ugly, and I never want to see your face,again!" Befrina retorts.
"That was kind of tsundere, don't you think, Opus?" Komeri asks.
"Yeah," Opus replies.
Befrina finds herself back at the palace she was in, and one maid approached with a worried look. "Lady Befrina, are you okay? Your injuries..."
"Don't worry, I'm fine. Just instruct the priests to come fix me up," Befrina replied.
"Understood," the maid then ran away.
Befrina paused, then spaced out into the distance. "What just happened? How did he get that strong? Anyway, I cannot let him beat me after humiliating me like that. Komeri Mosule, prepare yourself because I'm going to do the same to you," she thought angrily.