"Sakura?"
Yae Sakura and Kallen seemed to fall from somewhere at almost the same time, landing on the ground.
Yet there was not even the faintest light in their surroundings. It was so dark they could not see their hands before their faces, leaving Yae Sakura and Kallen unable to see where the other was.
If Kallen had not been holding Yae Sakura when they came in, causing them to fall together, Yae Sakura would have been unable to find Kallen now.
"Higanbana? Where's Higanbana?"
Yae Sakura began searching for Higanbana.
At last, Higanbana's weak voice came from beneath her. "Big Sis, I'm here!"
"Higanbana?!"
Yae Sakura jolted. No wonder she had felt something soft cushion her fall.
From such a height, could Higanbana's tiny body have been crushed by Kallen and her?
Yae Sakura hurriedly fumbled through the darkness, searching for Higanbana.
Then she felt a soft object that seemed somewhat flattened.
"Higanbana, are you okay?!"
"I'm fine, Big Sis..."
Higanbana answered weakly, and a tiny, faint flame appeared on her body.
It was a small flame Higanbana had lit with her own power.
Thanks to that tiny flame, Yae Sakura finally saw Higanbana clearly.
The surroundings were no longer completely dark, and Kallen was right beside her.
Jizo Mitama lay on the ground not far away as well.
The floor was flat, hard, and cold. There were no seams in sight, as though it had been cut from a single massive slab of stone.
Although Yae Sakura could see nearby with the aid of Higanbana's flame, she truly could not see anything farther away.
"Higanbana, you can provide light too?"
Yae Sakura's ears twitched.
When she had needed light at night before, she had asked Higu Maru for help, but Higu Maru had hidden in the shadows and