The Affiliated Land, Traces Spanning the Timeline

This had clearly not been a coordinated call.

So after speaking in unison, Ritsu and Oto instinctively met each other's eyes.

No words were exchanged.

Yet with just that single glance, the pair of sisters seemed to understand the meaning in each other's eyes.

"Hmm? Is there something else?"

Arata stopped as requested, but his body remained close to the teleportation vortex, showing no intention of lingering on Itsukushima.

After all, there was nothing left on this land that could benefit him, even if the side mission [Zen] was about to reach its completion threshold.

After all, he had no expectations for this side mission whatsoever. The representative of [Zen] was Taishakuten, the new king of the Celestial lineage.

Summoning him when facing Asura would undoubtedly mean adding another Hundred Ghost-level enemy to his side!

At his words, the gazes Ritsu and Oto had exchanged both trembled slightly.

Then, they both looked once more at the Onmyoji who had descended like a divine soldier from the heavens.

Naturally, they also saw the beautiful girl beside him, her fingers interlocked with his in a silent declaration of possession.

After a brief hesitation, Ritsu, the older sister, spoke first.

"Honored Onmyoji, thank you deeply for your help to Itsukushima in its time of crisis."

"If you permit it, I am willing to follow you as a Shikigami and devote the rest of my life to repaying the aid you gave Itsukushima."

She spoke plainly and directly, without the slightest hesitation in her crisp words.

At the same time, her entire body bowed slightly toward her benefactor, displaying her respect.

Ritsu was already dead.

Thanks to the special power of the Itsukushima altar and the tuner's secret art, she existed in her current state as one of the living dead.

Having lost her