At the foot of Mount Fuji, in the Sea of Trees, Aokigahara…0

Surprisingly, there was an open space within the dense sea of trees. All the towering trees within the area, covering a radius of hundreds of metres, had been cut, leaving only tree stumps there. As for the upper part of the trees, they had all disappeared.0

Mene, in knightly armour, silvery in colour, raised his head to look at the peak of Mount Fuji. Both his fists were clenched and his eyes were practically about to burst with flames. 0

“Stop… messing around!”0

Mene watched as holy light flashed out from time to time from the peak of Mount Fuji and he gnashed his teeth, muttering to himself. 0

A unicorn with pure white fur stood quietly behind him, snorting every once in a while. 0

Finally, Mene saw a beam of light shooting towards his position from the mountain peak. 0

In but the blink of an eye, the light landed before Mene. Wrapped within the light were the bronze-armoured knight and the one held by his right hand… Amaterasu, who only had part of her body left. 0

Amaterasu’s face was covered in blood, her eyes partially closed. Both her arms and legs had been cleaved off, leaving only her head and torso. The bronze-armoured knight, who had been grabbing her dishevelled hair, carelessly tossed her to the ground. 0

“You… why did you do this to her? Did you go nuts?”0

Seeing Amaterasu’s...0