After resolving two commissions in Kyoto, Shizuku returned to Tokyo. Not only that, she had brought Mayu Hinase a local souvenir.
"Mayu, look, I brought you a Kyoto specialty!"
Shizuku shoved Kagari no Kiri-e, whose face was as black as coal, in front of Mayu Hinase and proudly showed her off with a grin. Mayu Hinase stared at the silver-haired beauty before her, utterly bewildered.
"Shizuku? This is...?"
"Didn't you always want to see a monster? I brought back a Vampire for you. Take your time looking."
"Who are you calling a monster?!"
Hearing that, Kagari no Kiri-e could not help but scream, while Mayu Hinase stood frozen in place. It took her a moment to finally process what she had heard.
"Huh? Huhhhh?!!!"
It had to be said that after hearing Shizuku's words, Mayu Hinase was completely dumbfounded. She had never imagined that Shizuku would take a trip to Kyoto and somehow return with a Vampire. And according to Shizuku, this Vampire was actually her servant?
What on earth had happened?
Mayu Hinase was thoroughly confused, while Shizuku simply smiled without saying a word. As for Kagari no Kiri-e, her expression was as awful as if someone owed her a fortune—though Mayu Hinase had no idea why, one look at Kagari no Kiri-e's face was enough to tell her that the silver-haired girl had definitely not come with Shizuku willingly.
Although Kagari no Kiri-e had not followed her willingly, Shizuku had learned quite a bit about this world from her, which was quite a fruitful gain for Shizuku.
Simply put, this world contained Demons and Monsters.
However, compared with ordinary Demons and Monsters, the varieties in this world were far more complicated.
First came "Demons"—demons referred to yokai. Simply put, they were ancient supernatural creatures such as werewolves, Fairies,