However, what the three great yokai did not know was that beside them, a gap silently tore open the night sky. Countless bizarre eyes rose and sank within the boundary between reality and illusion.
Yet the three great yokai, only a few steps away, noticed nothing at all.
With a flicker, the gap ignored the barrier Kikyo had set up outside Maple Village and appeared at the site of the God-Invoking Ritual.
Soon, the tip of an exquisite parasol emerged first, followed by a cascade of golden hair.
The Sage of Yokai, Yakumo Yukari, slowly emerged from the gap.
Multi-Fandom Great Female Protagonist: "Damn! Why did the Sage of Yokai, Yakumo Yukari, suddenly show up?"
Clad in a purple robe trimmed with gold, Yukari watched Kikyo's elegant and breathtaking Kagura Dance in silence, a faint, enigmatic smile playing on her lips and a trace of nostalgia in her eyes.
Perhaps not even Kikyo herself knew just how many great yokai had set their eyes upon her.
Though the age of gods had passed, that did not mean the giants among the Monster Race had let down their guard.
As one of the nearly extinct High Priestesses of this era—and one of those most likely to communicate with gods—she would never lack covert observers.
Sure enough, the moment Kikyo showed signs of communicating with a god, someone came to confirm the situation.
The three yokai, Flying Locust and the others, were merely pawns pushed forward to test the waters...
Multi-Fandom Great Female Protagonist: "Still, even though I know she's a Wicked Woman, I have to say—this woman is totally my type!"
Digimon Savior Wants a Little Sister: "Group Leader! Stop admiring her! Who exactly is the Sage of Yokai, Yakumo Yukari? How strong is she? If she suddenly attacks, and she's