The little girl being strangled with a rope by the burly man had dull, lifeless eyes. Like a puppet on strings, she was led along by him.
The little girl's skin was filthy, and her whole body was covered in mud. There was no need to think hard to guess how much torment this child had endured.
Kanae Kocho showed an expression of distress. She found the tortured little girl deeply pitiful, and a powerful surge of sympathy rose in her heart.
Seeing the troubled look on her sister's face, Shinobu sighed helplessly. She knew perfectly well what Kanae Kocho was thinking.
"Big Sister, you're doing it again. Don't forget that we're here to carry out a mission..."
Kanae Kocho looked at Shinobu with teary eyes, pointing toward the little girl. "But that child is so pitiful. If we just ignore her, who knows what they'll do to her?"
Everything about her sister was good, except that she was simply too kind-hearted. Being kind to people was one thing, but she sometimes even sympathized with demons. That was something Shinobu truly could not understand.
When dealing with enemy demons, one had to be ruthless. There should not be even the slightest trace of sympathy.
Kanae Kocho also understood Shinobu's thoughts very well. That was why she had not told Shinobu about Wind Sickle, afraid that Shinobu would quarrel with her over it.
However, such a matter could not be concealed forever. Kanae Kocho could only wait for a suitable opportunity to introduce Wind Sickle to her.
But now was not the time to discuss demons. The issue was what would become of this poor child. If she let the burly man take the little girl away, Kanae Kocho could already imagine where the child would be sent...
"Shinobu, don't you