Chapter 5

## Chapter Chronology

**Ogres and Humans** is the 5th chapter of the Peach Boy Riverside manga series.

## Summary

Dog appears and wonders why the girl Oni is still breathing. Mikoto shows his companion the Oni horn and tells him that the Oni powers come from her horn and eye and now that he removed them she is no different from a human. Dog asks him if he has sensed the presence of the princess in the castle. As Mikoto is ready to depart he says he is a bit shocked that she is there and that she is the "same" as him.

Sally wakes up and sees Frau sitting on a chair near her. Sally says she doesn't remember going to bed but she remembers the Oni attack and asks what happened. Frau answers that Sally has defeated Sett. Suddenly Hawthorn enters the room, relieved to see Sally is awake. She asks him what actually happened but is told the exact same thing - that she has defeated the Oni. Hawthorn shows Sally her sword as a proof of her killing the Oni, saying that the sword is found next to the corpse and was covered in blood. The captain of the knights add that he has something else to talk about with Sally and asks her if she can move.

Hawthorn takes Sally and Frau to a prison cell, much to their surprise. He tells them that they won't be locked up but are there to meet someone. Hawthorn shows them a girl sleeping in a cell, followed by Sally asking who she is. He tells them that during the attack a couple of farmers working outside the walls saw this girl standing next to the Oni Sally defeated and that she used some strange power to destroy the castle wall. Sally asks him what will happen to her if she is really Oni. He answers that if she is, he is told to execute her. Sally says it is horrible and he agrees with her. Then she asks him if all he want is for them to keep an eye on her. He also asks Frau for assistance if the girl is revealed to be Oni to help the guards restraining her. Then the captain leaves the room saying he has a ton of paperwork to do. All of a sudden Frau tells Sally that the girl is faking it and she is wide awake. Sally ask the prisoner for her name but is answered coldly that it is obvious that she is an Oni and enemy of humanity. The Eye Oni tells them that she was thinking of laying low until she recharge her powers but then says that she plans to just kill them both and escape. She tries to punch Frau but is surprised to find out that she doesn't have her power sources anymore. She then loudly shouts why she was left alive by Mikoto. Sally is shocked and ask her if she has seen a boy with a long black hair, which surprise the Oni as she has thought Mikoto is a girl. As they are heading out, Sally tells her to keep quiet about the fact she is Oni, because if she was, she is to be executed. The female Oni though says that she prefers to be killed while she is still Oni at her heart. Sally decides to help her escape, saying that she can't just leave knowing that a girl is waiting for her own execution.

Meanwhile a knight enters Hawthorn's quarters and finds him doing paperwork on his desk. He tells the captain that the Oni has escaped and that at first they thought she is taking Sally and Frau hostages but now think that they are actually helping her escape. Hawthorn orders his men to continue pursuing them from the back and that he will try to cut their path as well. As the group is running they are surrounded by. Frau kicks Hawthorn and he fells from his horse. Suddenly all guards and the whole Rimdarl Kingdom vanish and are nowhere to be seen.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

1. Dog
2. Mikoto Kibitsu
3. Carrot
4. Sumeragi (*Debut*)
5. Saltherine Aldarake
6. Frau
7. Sett (*Flashback*)
8. Hawthorn Grattor