>>5939112“Well guys, I figure I should take a shift with MOGUERA and watch over the thing as it does its job. If there’s anything that comes up with it, I’ll let you guys know.” you state. “Also gonna try to work on the Muramasa a bit, still kinda attempting to purify it and everything.”
“I’ll stay with you then.” Chuu Lee says as she looks in the direction of the the glowing crater. “My Ki sensing skills are the best out of the group, and I can keep track of the energy it’s giving off.”
“Thanks!” you tell her with a smile.
“Well Lapis, you ready to head off?” Krillin questions.
“Sure! Be back soon. Gohan, Buu, counting on you two to keep her safe.” Lapis says to the both of you, giving Chuu Lee a bit of a smirk.
“I’m sorry, who here got to claim the title of world champ again?” she retorts with a faux-annoyed pout.
“Former world champ.” he corrects, then walks a bit closer and kisses her on the cheek. “Still allowed to worry about you.”
She smiles and nudges his arm. “Stay safe yourself out there, Lapis.”
The pair of Lapis and Krillin head off, while you and Chuu Lee work to monitor MOGUERA’s progress. At this rate, you actually might be done by the time mom and Peppa are back. “Man, you weren’t kidding, at this rate it’s only got a few more hours left until it’s all clear.”
“Had to guide it pretty well, but it’s handled the serious hotspots. The tricky part is getting supports in place when the burning fuel is cleared out.” Chuu Lee explains. “You don’t want THAT getting any bigger.” she points her thumb at the still-glowing crater.
“Have there been any close calls?” you ask, looking in the direction of it as well. Doesn’t LOOK any bigger, but best to be sure…
She shakes her head. “Nah, we’ve been plenty careful. In fact, there’s a major pocket up ahead. Gohan, check your Scouter, see if you can spot anything it needs to be careful of.”
You do just that, and you see from the feed it’s giving your Scouter that there’s a weaker patch of earth above the smoldering seam, concentrated the most up towards the back of it that seems closer to the pit. “Looks like we’ve gotta support that part back there, else it’ll risk collapse.”
“Right, so now let it work on that.” she says with a smile.
MOGUERA actually heads to that back part first, putting in some reinforced support structures behind it as it starts to clear away the seam of coal. Once that’s set up, it works to actually split the seam from the larger connected whole, then extinguishes the heat bit by bit. After a few minutes, it’s done. “Wow, this does work fast.”
She gives a wide grin. “Yep! So, how about that sword?”
(cont.)
