"I never expected her to be Tamamo-no-Mae and the others' teacher. She could keep all of them so thoroughly in line."
The newly arrived Heroic Spirits were Tamamo-no-Mae, Kiyohime, Tomoe Gozen, and the others. None of them were exactly obedient Heroic Spirits, yet before Red Enma, even the most unruly Kiyohime behaved herself. From their conversation, Shen Fei learned that Red Enma had taught them cooking. They had all studied the culinary arts under her here, though the expressions on the three women's faces made it clear that it had been a terrifying experience.
Besides them, the Heroic Spirits who had not come—such as Suzuka Gozen, Osakabehime, and Murasaki Shikibu—seemed to have done the same. It appeared that all Heroic Spirits from the Eastern Isles had come here to train.
Shen Fei had always found the form of existence of the Heroic Spirits within the Throne of Heroes rather strange. Surely they did not remain locked in darkness whenever they were not summoned, or stay frozen like the First Emperor.
After all, Heroic Spirits were full of proud, unruly figures. Even the Counter Force could not possibly keep them obedient forever. From the current situation, Heroic Spirits apparently had lives and activities of their own.
"You met Ritsuka during one of the previous Singularities, didn't you?"
When Shen Fei saw Ritsuka step forward to speak with Tamamo-no-Mae and the others, he immediately understood. When Fujimaru Ritsuka had repaired Humanity Incineration, she had experienced more than just the Seven Great Singularities. There had also been several smaller Singularities.
Goetia was not the only one capable of creating Singularities. Others could do it too, such as what the First Emperor was currently occupied with, and Enma Tei, where they were now.
"There have not been this many guests in a long time,