The Miko Who Pretended Not to Know How to Cook; Kikyo, do you know about the Four Souls Jewel?

After the meal.

"There are some things I need to take care of. You can walk around the valley. No one will stop you."

Kikyo nodded.

After Chiyo left, Kikyo did not stay in the courtyard.

She walked out of the courtyard and followed the bluestone path deeper into the valley.

The valley by day was different from the valley at night.

At night, it was brightly lit, like a town from a fairy tale.

By day, the mist had cleared, and everything was exposed under the sunlight, so real it seemed a little rough.

There were cracks in the stone path, with moss growing in them.

Some of the buildings by the road were very new, while others were very old. Vines crawled all over the old walls, and the paper on the windows had several holes torn in it.

The demons reacted differently when they saw her.

Some pretended not to see her, lowering their heads and hurrying past.

Some stopped and stared at her warily, only continuing on after she had gone far away.

Some looked her over curiously, as if they were looking at some rare animal.

No demon came forward to talk to her.

Kikyo did not mind either.

She walked to the stone bridge she had seen yesterday, stood at the end of it, and looked down.

The river was very clear, clear enough to see the pebbles at the bottom.

A few fish swam in the water, their colors vivid. They did not look like ordinary fish; their backs shimmered with a faint glow.

At the other end of the bridge, the half-demon child who had been playing chess yesterday was crouched in the same spot again, but today, no one was playing with him.

He was playing against himself, holding the black