However, with the passage of time, fifty years had gone by. The little girl Kaede had become an elderly woman.
"No, your eyes weren't deceiving you." Old Lady Kaede shook her head. Her voice was hoarse yet magnetic as she told the villagers, "Though I may be going blind as well."
By saying that, Old Lady Kaede was admitting that she had indeed seen someone standing beside the Bone Well just moments ago.
However, since Old Lady Kaede had said as much, it also meant she did not wish to discuss the matter further. Frowning, she led the burly villager toward the Bone Well, muttering as she walked:
"The bones by the well clearly erupted with demonic aura just now, but it has vanished. Why? Was it absorbed by the bones beside the well? Or was the shadow I saw just now the source of that evil spirit?"
Though Old Lady Kaede spoke quietly, it was enough for the person beside her to hear. Yet the villager standing at her side showed no reaction whatsoever; even his gaze did not waver. Clearly, he seemed not to have heard Old Lady Kaede's words at all!
Though Old Lady Kaede did not possess spiritual power or sorcery as powerful as her sister's, she still had some. At the very least, making ordinary people unable to hear her words was something she could do with ease.
Just then, Old Lady Kaede arrived before the Bone Well. Bending slightly, she looked down into it and saw the bottom of the well.
"There's nothing?"
Old Lady Kaede looked into the well. It was just as empty as ever, as though there was not even a speck of dust inside.
"Sure enough, that shadow just now was the source of the demonic aura? But... why didn't