Extermination, Into the Darkness!

"Ritsu!"

Oto, who had awakened from shattered hope, was still a beat slow in her thoughts.

By the time she truly understood what she should do, her sister had already grasped the dark green jade pendant before her chest.

In an instant, the girl's eyes filled with sorrow, and her cry carried a trembling sob.

But just then,

"Ahem, two beautiful human ladies."

"Although Xiaobai really doesn't want to speak for that hateful, bastard, lying, awful Onmyoji."

"To be fair, Lord Arata Uchiha is indeed very strong. Perhaps he really can exterminate that evil demon for you."

"Even if he can't do it, he and his clan will definitely be able to buy you some time."

"Of course, Xiaobai will also do everything it can to help."

The sudden voice not only slowed Ritsu's movement, but Oto also seized the chance to grab her sister's wrist and stop her from exerting force.

Then, the two followed the sound and saw the white creature still standing atop the altar.

Four short little legs, a gently wagging tail, and fluffy fur—it looked like a puppy.

"Oh, right, Xiaobai is a fox, a fox, a fox! Not a puppy!"

The instant their gazes met, Hakuzosu urgently declared its identity, afraid of being mistaken for the wrong species again.

"An Onmyoji?"

Hearing Xiaobai's complicated yet unexpectedly firm introduction, Ritsu, who had already lost hope in the outside world, instinctively repeated the young man's identity.

Although Itsukushima was remote and separated from the mainland by a great distance, they had ultimately heard rumors about Onmyoji.

They were said to be a special kind of human capable of sensing the mysteries of yin and yang and summoning powerful yokai. Even among hundreds of people, not a single such extraordinary being might be born.

Ritsu could understand