"Mr. Onmyoji, Mr. Onmyoji, where are we going next?"
Ever since her shrine maiden sister had been able to walk normally again, the Three-Tailed Fox had become like a chattering, endlessly curious child, constantly hopping around the two of them.
It was no wonder Hair-Eating Ghost had seen such a peaceful scene and taken them for a family of three.
Hearing the little one's question, Arata could not help but stop in his tracks as he was about to leave the city.
The bright moon hung high in the sky. It was already night, and even bustling Kyoto was gradually falling asleep.
Where to go next really was a problem. As a ninja, he did not care much. Even a dead tree or a cave could serve as a simple campsite. The little fox, who had lived in the wild since birth, needed even less consideration; anywhere could be a temporary home. Looking at how she was still bouncing about, she clearly had boundless energy left.
But Kasumi was different. Though she possessed a special constitution that allowed her to communicate with spiritual power, physically, she was no different from an ordinary person. The day's twists and turns had already revealed a trace of irrepressible exhaustion in her gentle eyes.
"I'm fine."
"I'm the one holding you two back."
Feeling the young onmyoji's gaze fall upon her, Kasumi's heart trembled slightly. She bit her thin lip and apologized.
Then, her slightly parted lips seemed as though they still wanted to say something...
She was a shrine maiden who served at a god's side. Within the shrine, aside from the priest who oversaw everything, her status was the most special.
If judged by one's closeness to the god, she, who often prayed to the god and listened to divine oracles, was