He followed Chie out of the ramen shop.
At that moment,
the night sky over rural Tokyo had completely swallowed everything,
and Tsukishima, hiding beneath Su Wen's coat in a corner untouched by the ramen shop's light, perhaps already had a fear of strangers and only dared remain in the shadows.
Su Wen also introduced her to Natsume Chie:
"If you don't mind, let Tsukishima stay at your home for a while. From now on, she'll be your companion as well.
As for what exactly Tokyo is hiding,
Chie, I'll slowly tell you those secrets."
But at that moment,
as though it sensed the chaotic divine genes hidden within Tsukishima Chisaki's body,
the terrifying energy fluctuations made the calico cat curled into a ball inside Chie's bundle bristle its tail. Even its amber vertical pupils opened wide, reflecting only Tsukishima's pale face as she curled up beneath Su Wen's coat.
The little Cat Demon began to hiss,
but Su Wen merely told it:
"Don't cause trouble."
Then, the instant his World Influence spread outward, every faint trace of divine static within Tsukishima Chisaki was completely suppressed.
No, perhaps "suppressed" was not the right word.
After all, it should have been:
Erasure.
This action of his instantly flattened the calico cat's back, which had been on high alert.
It seemed confused, not even knowing why it had been so terrified just now.
But in any case,
the little Cat Demon did not want to leave Natsume Chie for the time being, so it merely curled back into the little girl's bundle.
Seeing this, Chie finally seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. Though she had been bullied, she was still a kind girl.
So she did not refuse Su Wen's request to introduce this stranger to her and let her stay