Am I qualified now?

"No!"

"That coffin absolutely cannot remain in the Land of the Dead!"

Before Arata could respond to Higanbana's request, the Lord of the Underworld beside him could no longer suppress his outrage and spoke furiously.

He had never imagined that this scourge would dare set foot so openly in the Land of the Dead, much less make such an outrageous demand!

"Don't think you can do whatever you please just because that person once said something!"

"This is the Underworld. This is my domain!"

"If you want to keep living here, then behave yourself."

"Otherwise, if I could burn you once, I can burn you twice, three times, a thousand times!"

Yama was truly enraged.

He turned his wrath directly on the stunning woman standing behind Arata. The Eye of Enma, those eyes said to see through every illusion in the world, scorched this arrogant woman's soul like two invisible suns.

"I... I can refrain from absorbing the souls of the passing dead for a hundred years."

As though sensing the unbridled will of this land's strongest being, even the proud Higanbana chose to bow her head.

At the same time, she once again pressed herself subtly against the onmyoji's back. Her pale hands lightly clutched the hem of his clothes, silently pleading for him to say something that would help her keep the mysterious coffin.

Higanbana's response briefly checked Yama's fury. He clearly had not expected this arrogant, self-centered little flower, who grew stronger by greedily devouring passing souls, to make such a promise of her own accord.

But no.

It was still out of the question!

How could the Land of the Dead retain something from another world that even the heavenly order refused to keep?

"This is not negotiable."

"Don't even think about leaving it here!"

"Enough.