>The US soldiers' impregnable defense!!
Turn the second light a bit more to the left!
Turn the brightness up!
Orion... About that Wanwan guy's mysterious transformation...
I wonder if we're any match for him anymore...
Doesn't matter. We have no choice.
We've got to kill him! We've got no choice but to fight so that we and our friends and families can live.
>To protect the humans, Orion and his friends remain at the scene of Wanwan's slaughter...
.......
They must be on the lookout for enemy attacks...
Could it be... that they're trying to protect us from that giant monster dog?
They're our allies... Let's give them something to eat!
Heeey! Come here, dogs!
Since you're working with us, you're our allies! Here's a present from us!
?!
There... It's not much, but it's all we can do to thank you.
Well? It's human food...
C'mon, hurry up! It's really good!
[I like how Yoshi apparently went through the trouble of looking up US army MREs to get the logo and contents exactly right (MRE Menu 4 really is "Spaghetti with Beef and Sauce")... and then totally changed them from little bags of dried food to cans of mush so he might as well just have used completely made-up rations instead.]
Ah... That smell...
?!
That smells like the stuff I used to eat!
[Oh wait, apparently in the Gingaverse, US military literally uses dog food as field rations.]
Hey! Andy!
C'mon, come here, guys! Hahaha!
That's right, we're allies. That means we're friends!
Whoa, this is delicious! Human food is this good?!
Ooh... This... This is just like...
...what I used to eat back home in Finland!
[??? Is the Finnish government selling the US tins of dog food to use as military rations?? ]
Oh, yeah... Since you're stray dogs, it could be a while since you last ate...
Hunger really is the best spice! Haha...
Nom...
There doesn't seem to be any sign of other life here... We'll head back to camp for a bit.
It'd be best for you guys to get out of here, too. The enemy we're looking for could be Godzilla for all we know.
......
The American soldiers left. They left behind surveillance cameras and other remotely operated gadgets.
These humans were the dogs' strongest allies, and now they were gone... If they'd have to face Wanwan now, they may not be able to win even if they gave their own lives for it.
The devices the soldiers had left behind lit up the crater.
In contrast to their bright light, the hearts of Orion and his friends were darkened by hopelessness!
Whew! Thanks to the food, I'm not feeling tired at all anymore!
Since those humans aren't here anymore, we're totally helpless now...
Bon! Quit being a downer or I'll yank your balls off!
Like this! Hnngh...!
Geh!
Let's decide on what we'll do next...
There'll be no rest for us until that guy's dead.
But can we kill him, Orion?!
Of course! We were born in this age, so it's our duty!
Even if I die...
...I'll have no regrets, knowing that I died for the sake of a new era!
Hah! That's just like you!
That's just the kind of manly talk that caused you to win me over!
That farmhouse was burned in the fire...
Doesn't seem like there are any humans or livestock around.
Let's go check it out. This house was the only one in the valley.
A friend of mine, a Shiba named Goro, used to live here.
Nobushi, how are your injuries?!
Fine...
Oh, a pig! Did it die in the fire?
No... Its head is missing. Some animal must've killed it!
The head's been cut clean off... You don't think whoever ate it is still around, do you?
.....
Oh, yeah...
There was also a cow here in the back...
Nobushi was too shocked to move!
Earlier that day, the Nokizaru clan had gone to check the state of their former village.
A few years ago, the Nokizaru village had been in the middle of a beautiful forest.
It was a cozy place full of green plants and clear water...
But now, the village and everything around it had been burned to the ground.
The bare mountains were covered in volcanic ash and the streams had turned to mud... The village was as good as gone.
Hey! Nobushi, Elder! Come here!
Take a look at this! The cow's head is missing, too!
What?!
.....
Why would you cut off the head of a huge cow like this...?
And how...?
Hm?! This scent...
Aah...!
Nobu...? What's the matter?!
Ah.. Aah...
.....
Huh? Oh, it's you guys!
Where've you been until now? You seem to have survived just fine... We were looking for you, too!
?!
About time we found you!
Now, how should we deal with these traitors...?
C'mon, Big Bro. It's just the two of us now. That makes me a bit nervous...
These guys were just feeling bold earlier 'cause they had the Ohu dogs backing them up.
How 'bout we just let them apologize and be our slaves again?
Hmm, that's a good point.
All right, you lot eat the rest of this guy and I'll forgive you.
Aah! You...
Go... Goro...
>Beniou and Shuou's cruel test! Will the Nokizaru clan be enslaved once again?!