"Now then, it was time to get down to business. There was a backyard in the ruins of Yae Shrine. The largest cherry blossom tree marked where the backyard had been. We would head beneath that tree; Yae Rin's consciousness was residing inside it."
As she spoke, Theresa flew toward the backyard of the Yae Shrine ruins, with Himeko close behind.
Before long, the two arrived beneath a massive cherry blossom tree in full bloom. A faint fragrance of cherry blossoms permeated the entire backyard. Theresa and Himeko descended from the sky and examined the great tree.
At that moment, Yae Rin's consciousness was roused within the tree. Attached to its interior, she curiously watched the two beautiful Big Sisters who had descended from the sky.
Their beautiful faces left Yae Rin stunned. She had never seen any stunning beauty prettier than her sister, and the fox-eared beauty looked remarkably like her own sister, Yae Sakura.
The nine soft pink fox tails swaying behind her made Yae Rin think that a fox immortal had arrived.
"Yae Rin, stop hiding. I can sense the fluctuations of your consciousness."
Theresa raised her head and called out. Yae Rin's translucent figure timidly emerged. She looked at the two with a nervous, somewhat frightened expression, as if she would immediately retreat into the cherry blossom tree if they tried anything.
"You... know me?"
Yae Rin asked Theresa and Himeko in a faint, illusory voice, her translucent upper body extending out of the cherry blossom tree. She should have looked frightening like this, but her adorable appearance and timid expression made her impossible to fear.
"Mm. My name is Theresa, and she is Himeko."
"We came from St. Freya. As it happened, I knew a little about the tragedy that took place here. Your sister,