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Guest was a porter for the adventurer party "Star Fox." One day, the leader, Fox, tells Guest that they don't need a porter anymore and banishes them from the party. Crystal, Guest's childhood friend, opposed the decision. Falco, the archer, flustered and panicked. Slippy, the swordsman, looked like he wanted to say something but remained a silent observer. In the end, Fox pushed through, and Guest was banished from the party. Guest decided to return to their hometown. The day after Guest's banishment. Crystal spoke up. "I knew it... I'm going after Guest." Slippy replied. "You're going after them now? Guest probably headed back to the same hometown as you." "Yeah... if I go now, I can still make it... I know the way, and if I ride a fast horse...!" Fox shrugged and said, "Hey now. What are you going to do, chasing after a guy like that?" "Shut up, Fox. I still haven't accepted the fact that you kicked Guest out." "Hmph. Fine then." Falco, sensing the dark atmosphere between the two, nervously tried to mediate. "...Um... if you're going... you should go soon..." Ultimately, the members of "Star Fox" went after Guest. After riding along the highway for a while from the city, Fox suddenly noticed a strange presence. In the forest a short distance from the highway, he heard the cawing of a flock of crows. "Huh? What's that? Is there something over there?" Slippy looked suspicious. "What is it?" "Hey, we're in a hurry, right? Guest should have passed through here ages ago." "Wait, Crystal. I have... a bad feeling about this." With those words, a slight tension ran through "Star Fox." "A bad feeling...?" "....... Falco. Go check it out." "Eek! No way! I can't do it alone!" "Tch... fine, everyone, let's go." "I'm telling you! We're supposed to be rushing to catch up with Guest!" "...Crystal. When Fox says something like this, there's usually something there. Even if it's just a groundless fear, it doesn't hurt to check." "Ugh, fine... I get it!" The four tied their horses by the roadside and stepped into the forest. As they advanced, treading on the damp soil, the cawing of the crows grew louder. "Hmm? Something's lying there. ....... Wait... is that a person...?" It was shaped like a human. It lay on the ground, not moving an inch. Behind him, Crystal frowned. "Wait, what is that?" Fox started running as if driven by something. He didn't know why. He just felt something making a terrible, sickening sound deep in his chest. Running up to the fallen figure, Fox knelt down. Torn clothes. Hair matted and damp with blood. Countless lacerations spreading across the body, traces of blood beginning to turn dark. And the moment he saw that face. "...Huh?" A voice escaped him. There was no mistaking it. They had met countless times. They had shared the same table countless times. It was the person he himself had banished just yesterday. Guest had been attacked by bandits and brutally murdered. "Hey." Fox's lips trembled slightly. "...Hey." There was no answer. He grabbed the shoulder. He shook it. "Hey. Wake up." The body only swayed powerlessly. "...I said hey. Why are you sleeping...!" His voice gradually grew higher. "Hey... come on..." At this strange sight, Crystal and the others, who had arrived late, also stopped in their tracks. "Is someone... dead...?" Fox couldn't answer. Crystal, Falco, and Slippy approached what used to be Guest and checked fearfully. In that moment. "............AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!" Crystal's wail echoed through the forest. "...Ah... ah... Guest..." Falco covered her mouth, letting out a breathless gasp. "...Ugh..." Slippy tried to say something, but couldn't find the words. What used to be Guest was in a horrific state that made one want to look away. Everyone refused to comprehend the scene before them. Until yesterday, they were alive. Until yesterday, they were certainly alive. And yesterday, we... "..." Fox's hand trembled while still gripping Guest's shoulder. "IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!!!!" Crystal, her face pale with rage, lunged at Fox. Fox couldn't say anything back. Afterward, the four visited the temple of the goddess of Guest. The body was beautifully restored. However, to bring the dead back to life, they had no choice but to cling to the goddess's miracle. Will Guest be able to come back to life?