Late at night,
Two figures supporting each other appeared before the gate of Uchiha Gin's secluded, quiet home.
One of them took out a key and cautiously opened the gate.
Creak...
In the pitch-black darkness, two pairs of eyes lit up—one red, one white.
Uchiha Hikari, the bruises at the corners of her mouth not yet faded, swept her Sharingan over the tightly shut doors on the second floor. Then she turned to remind Otsutsuki Tsukihime, who had panda eyes, "They're all asleep. Keep it down."
"Where am I sleeping?"
Tsukihime rubbed her sore, swollen eyelids and asked quietly.
The two women had fought with such gusto, from the ground to the sky, then from the sky into the earth. No matter how much stamina they had, the constant full-power output had drained it all away.
Tsukihime had originally intended to send a signal to Birluo Elder on the moon and have someone come pick her up.
But for some reason, she had accepted Uchiha Hikari's invitation to stay the night.
"You can use the west guest room."
It wasn't that Uchiha Hikari lacked caution. After pondering for a moment, she pointed toward a side room near the bathroom and far from Uchiha Gin's room.
"Thank you."
Tsukihime nodded politely without objection. Seeing how cooperative she was, Uchiha Hikari immediately let out a long breath of relief inwardly.
"Get some rest early."
After leading Tsukihime to the guest room and giving her a brief instruction, Uchiha Hikari staggered back to her own room.
Throughout the process, she did not make a sound, afraid of disturbing Uchiha Gin's rest.
"Hiss... It hurts, it hurts!"
After closing the guest room door, Tsukihime's cool expression changed. She bared her teeth and rubbed her dark, bruised eyes, her face full of indignation.
"That woman