"Hoot!"
A pained cry rang out above the forest.
In an instant, Kaoru's already panicked heart clenched violently again. That was Owl's cry of pain!!
She raised her eyes toward her companion.
Only to see clusters of monsters wrapped in evil auras frantically crashing into Owl, as though they wanted to completely invade its body and seize both its body and consciousness.
"Stop worrying about me, Owl!"
"Go, hurry and go!!"
Kaoru immediately cried out the order.
Owl, capable of soaring through the blue skies and possessing the power to protect, should surely have been able to escape the monsters' encirclement.
Yet Owl, who had always been obedient and well-behaved, did not obey its master's command this time. It remained suspended in the air, stubbornly enduring the monsters' assault.
Under the repeated brutal impacts, the already precarious protective barrier finally shattered into countless specks of light.
Because Yu Zhi heard the carefree voice of that fine Onmyoji beside his ear:
Given that Asura demon's murderous nature, if the earlier punishment had not made him more cautious, he probably would not have cared that there was a little demon among the monsters.
Komatsumaru's strange gaze naturally did not escape Arata's notice. He frowned slightly, wanting to say something, but ultimately chose not to pay attention to the quirky little girl.
The crisp clink of two magatama colliding in his hand gradually softened Kidomaru's gloomy expression.
"Lord Arata, why are you here?"
Click.
As the words fell, the invisible barrier sheltering them instantly collapsed, giving the monsters that had long been impatient an opening to swarm in.
"I was protecting you just now."
And at that moment,
"Lord Arata, you look so delicious. Please let Komatsumaru take one bite."
No, it was not just that he seemed unhappy. He was genuinely in