In the empty living room, Yurina wore a black kimono patterned with cherry blossoms and knelt quietly on a round cushion.
A breeze swept several cherry blossoms down onto the tatami mats inside. Her pale pink cherry blossom hairpin shimmered faintly in the sunlight as she lowered her head toward the radio before her and slowly closed her eyes...
Creak—!
A tall figure dressed in white opened the door and walked in.
Yurina turned to look, only to see Yurina Takishiro standing behind him, a gentle smile appearing on his blood-smeared face.
"Big sister, I'm back," he said softly.
"Why are you covered in blood again?" Yurina quickly rose and walked over to him, tilting her head up to look at him worriedly. "You're not hurt, are you?"
"No. It's all Corpse Beast blood. I'm strong—they can't hurt me."
Yurina Takishiro said with a smile.
"Take off your clothes. I'll wash them for you." As Yurina helped Yurina Takishiro remove his outer robe, she frowned. "That's already the fourth one today... If this keeps up, no matter how strong you are, you'll wear yourself out."
"I'm not tired." Yurina Takishiro gently removed his outer robe and smiled. "Wherever monsters appear, I'll go defeat them and save everyone... Big sister, I'm like Ultraman now!"
Yurina burst out laughing when she heard that. "You're so grown up already. Why are you still watching such childish stuff?"
Yurina Takishiro froze. "But, Big sister... I'm only thirteen?"
Yurina's hand halted in midair.
She stared blankly at the bloodstained white robe in her hands, standing motionless like a statue.
"Big sister?" Yurina Takishiro looked at Yurina with confusion in his pure eyes.
"Hm?" Yurina came back to herself and blinked hard, her eyes slightly wet. "Oh, I'll go wash your clothes right away..."
She turned