(Heartfelt thanks to 'Wo de Di San Ciyuan' for the 1888 reward, and to 'Yunqi Qinggu', 'npctao Ge', 'Youcai Luobo', 'Sui Feng Qi Wu', and 'Yume no Shouyou' for their rewards!)
That night...
In the hall, Wu Yan, Kotori, Tohka, and Yoshino sat side by side, while Yekusaya and Yuzuru stood behind Wu Yan.
Across from them, Natsuki sat on the sofa with Miku, whose spiritual power had yet to fully recover and who had just finished bathing. As she drank tea, Natsuki calmly recounted how DEM had attacked Miku.
Because of the Ten'ou Festival, Shiori had to rehearse for her class's program and would be staying at a classmate's house that night.
Otherwise, they would not have been discussing Spirits and wizards in the hall.
As Natsuki spoke, Tohka, Yekusaya, and Yuzuru's expressions grew increasingly solemn, while Yoshino's pretty face was tinged with fear.
It was a reaction to Miku nearly losing her life!
Kotori's brows had long been tightly furrowed, and even after Natsuki finished, they did not relax.
"DEM again...?" Kotori clicked her tongue in displeasure, folded her arms, and glanced at Miku.
"Though I knew they had always been after Spirits, I never expected them to discover Miku's identity. She was originally human, her background was completely clean, and she had lived in Tengu City for so long. Do those people walk around Tengu City with detectors every day or something...?"
"If they really carried detectors around Tengu City every day, even one person could cover the whole city in a month or two. How could they have let Miku remain active in Tengu City as a Spirit for half a year...?"
Wu Yan rolled his eyes at Kotori and stroked his chin.
"Well, with DEM's resources, it would not be difficult for them to find