The Witch Destined to Destroy the World

If Su Youzi was the "Savior" who alone could save the world from calamity at the moment before its destruction.

Then... Kujo Iruka seemed to have no choice but to admit—

"By leaving behind my bloodline as Su Youzi's ancestor, allowing Su Youzi to be born into this world without a hitch..."

It seemed that she really had "thus been destined to save the world."

Ridiculous.

Even laughable.

And yet, there was nothing wrong with it.

"I've heard that..."

The "Great Shrine Maiden" commanded the wind and summoned thunder, ultimately becoming pregnant and giving birth to a baby girl."

"That was the ancestor of the Soga clan."

"And also the beginning of the Soga clan."

Soga Meinaihui softly recounted to Su Youzi the legend concerning the Soga clan's "Great Shrine Maiden."

Su Youzi and the others listened attentively.

Meanwhile—

On top of the Tokyo Skytree, a girl dangling her feet gazed down at the city beneath her, a city that had long since changed beyond recognition.

The barren land of the past was now covered with buildings of varying heights.

Even Arakawa, once ravaged by the great demon, seemed to have lost its former surging "sharpness."

The rippling river surface shimmered beneath the rustling threads of rain, winding all the way into the distance... into the gray-white mist.

Jingle, jingle—

Amid the countless strands of rain, the bell tied around the girl's ankle rang out crisply.

She took a deep breath.

Then she looked up at the sky and smiled.

The sky had clearly been overcast all along... covered by clouds that blotted out the heavens.

Yet the instant the girl raised her head and smiled, the clouds parted and sunlight appeared.

A slanting beam of brilliant golden sunlight fell, illuminating the girl.

Dressed in an armpit-baring shrine maiden uniform