Red Enma had remained at Enma Tei for so long, enduring five hundred years of exploitation and still protecting the inn, all so she could see the kind old man who had once saved her again. Otherwise, she would have returned to Hell long ago. As Enma Daiō's adopted daughter, anything would have been better than staying at Enma Tei to repay debts forever.
Enma Tei existed in the gaps between time and space, so even if that old man had already died, there was still a chance of seeing him here. Red Enma could have met him again more than a century ago, but Nue had set up a barrier around the place.
The reason no one had come to Enma Tei for so many years was not merely the decline of Mystery with the progress of the ages. The greatest reason was the barrier Nue had placed around it. That very barrier had kept the old man outside.
"Why did we have to come back this way?"
After undergoing another dizzying Spiritron Transfer back to the Wandering Sea, Director Fatty could not help crying out. He had originally intended to return through Shen Fei's Portal.
"It is a necessary procedure, new Director. You need to set an example." Shion's words left Director Fatty unable to say anything further. He was someone who cared deeply about appearances and always put on a brave face.
"So it really was Nue."
"She was rather foolish, getting deceived for five hundred years."
The group then discussed what had happened at Enma Tei. Red Enma's experience left Mash and Ritsuka deeply moved, but Director Fatty incurred everyone's wrath. When he saw the others glaring at him angrily, he immediately found an excuse to leave.
Red Enma might have been foolish to let herself