"It's been a year and a half..."
As she recalled the events of the past, a complicated expression surfaced on Kyoko's delicate face.
A year and a half ago, after the "Jōshi Second Exorcism" incident, Kyoko had been taken back to the Kurahashi Family estate. They claimed it was on Kurahashi Genji's orders and temporarily forbade her from leaving the house.
At the time, Kyoko had been extremely anxious. She neither understood why her father had done this nor could stop worrying about the situation at Onmyo Academy.
After all, Onmyo Academy had just suffered an attack by a dynamic spiritual disaster. She and Natsume had also been hypnotized by an unknown party and slept for several days straight. When they woke up, they were already back home, completely unaware of what had happened outside. Naturally, they had been anxious.
However, after learning that the spiritual disaster had been successfully resolved, Onmyo Academy was safe and sound, Luo Zhen and Natsume were both unharmed, and they had even gained a new companion, Kyoko finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Although she had been quite shocked that "Prodigy" Dairenji Suzuka, one of the "Twelve Divine Generals," had entered Onmyo Academy and even become Luo Zhen's shikigami, Kyoko had been more eager to return to the dormitory.
"It took so much effort to finally ease things between me and that guy a little. I have to take advantage of this..."
At the time, this was the only thought left in Kyoko's mind.
After all, ever since she first entered the academy, Kyoko had constantly been at odds with Luo Zhen and Natsume. It was only during the "Jōshi Second Exorcism," because of the spiritual disaster, that she had finally spoken with Luo Zhen and spent some time acting alongside him.
Kyoko had