Higanbana's request

"Hiss."

Higanbana shivered as she crouched beside the Sanzu River, idly stirring its surface.

Her dream was connected to her true body.

The chill that suddenly spread from the depths of her heart was like dragging her, utterly unprepared, into a winter blanketed in ice and snow!

A serious gleam entered her alluring eyes. Vast demonic power poured out, carrying that bone-deep cold away with it.

For a moment, a thin layer of ice actually formed on the water beneath her fingertips.

Although the rushing current soon shattered that ice, it still deepened her awe of the young onmyoji.

But thanks to that piercing chill, the venomous snakes lurking in her dream had been completely purged.

Noticing that all the serpent scales had vanished from her left hand, Higanbana's lips curved slightly. The crimson flowers around her swayed gently, and the entire world seemed to grow more beautiful with that faint smile.

Yet her delight soon gave way to a slight furrow of her gracefully arched brows.

Something seemed to be troubling her.

So, should I agree to his request?

The ceaselessly rushing Sanzu River reflected her face.

The sight of her pondering with lightly knitted brows made one want to smooth away all her worries.

"On my mistress's behalf, thank you for your help."

"Now, please allow me to send you out."

Once the white spider lilies covering the hills and fields had all turned deep crimson, Odokuro spoke in a low voice.

Gratitude and respect were clear in his voice.

Those Calamity Serpents, their skin covered in hard scales, were not a disaster he could have easily dealt with.

As he finished speaking, a small teleportation array appeared on his broad skeletal palm, wisps of ghostly energy drifting out of it.

That distinctive aura undoubtedly connected to the