"Mommy, Mommy, this is so pretty!"
Just as Asagi was about to respond, she realized Xiao Na had been speaking to Kurumi.
"Did I hear that wrong?" Asagi shot them a suspicious glance before turning back to the massive procession moving down the street.
The area hosting the Haronin Festival was brilliantly lit and bustling with life. Most of the sorcerous criminals who had escaped from the Prison Barrier had also come here in search of Nangong Natsuki.
Everyone imprisoned within the Prison Barrier had powerful forces backing them.
Whether out of fear or for the sake of appearances, these "superiors" had not been sentenced to death after killing living beings. Instead, they had been locked away in the Prison Barrier, to be released once time had buried their crimes and people had forgotten their sins.
There was nothing that could be done about it. The major powers in the world of A Certain Magical Index were intertwined, and there were countless interest groups. No one wanted to disrupt the rules of the game.
Suddenly, Kurumi caught the scent of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame.
She slightly turned her lovely face toward her side and saw a bald old man in lama robes walking past.
A scorching fire spirit dwelled within him, and traces of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame and spatial magic still lingered on his body.
"Did he... fight Mo Xiao?"
Kurumi was somewhat puzzled. In her view, with Mo Xiao's strength, he could easily crush those sorcerous criminals from the Prison Barrier.
"Master, Mo Xiao beat them up under the pretense of venting his frustration."
Kurumi: "...Where is he now?"
"He went to Akatsuki Kojou's mother's laboratory. Your Reincarnator teammates have also launched attacks on the sorcerous criminals."
"Handle it as you see fit." Kurumi