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"Awoooo—"

A soul-stirring wolf howl rang out from beyond the Bamboo Forest of the Kamikage Family.

Arriving alongside the wolf howl was that eerie, pale White Mist.

Su Youzi and Kujo Iruka exchanged a glance.

Clearly—

Su Youzi and Kujo Iruka had already understood the relationship between The Forgotten One and the reality floating upon the Sea of Imaginary Numbers. They had realized what they had just done.

They had completely released that "Great Shrine Maiden."

The "Great Shrine Maiden" who should have possessed the ability that was "destined to save the world."

Su Youzi and Kujo Iruka leaped to their feet.

Jialan's radiance flickered.

Kujo Iruka took Su Youzi to the edge of the Kamikage Family's Bamboo Forest at top speed.

Behind them, Soga Toyura and Kujo Ryuko stood there in a daze, staring at each other as if they still hadn't processed what had happened.

By the time they came to their senses, Su Youzi and Kujo Iruka had already vanished into the Jialan radiance.

"Eh—"

"Wait, wait, wait!!!" Soga Toyura and Kujo Ryuko cried out and hurriedly rushed out of the room.

Inside the room—

Kamikage Chiraku gazed worriedly at the backs of Soga Toyura and Kujo Ryuko.

She slowly settled into a proper kneeling position and looked at the girl dressed as an armpit-baring shrine maiden, who seemed to still be pondering something. "Miss Huihui, aren't you going with them?"

"What would I go with them for?" After Su Youzi left, the girl had finally "escaped" that state of "trembling with fear," and instead somewhat regretfully drew in her neck.

Then, as if releasing her true nature, she stretched out her legs and changed her previously reserved yet elegant kneeling posture into one where she sat cross-legged with her knees propped up.

Soga Meinaihui rested her