"It was probably Honkai that did something to Sirin. Don't worry about that for now. Let's restrain her first."
Faced with Higokumaru's question, Luna answered uncertainly.
"Honkai..."
Higokumaru blinked, seeming to recall something... Though tens of thousands of years had passed, she had spoken with the Honkai god before.
But compared to Honkai or anything else, Big Sis was obviously more important.
"Understood. Leave it to me!"
Higokumaru nodded seriously, then flew in front of Sirin. Her adorable big eyes stared intently at Sirin, and the fox ears atop her head twitched. She raised an arm... and a tachi appeared in her hand.
"With me here, I won't let you harm even a single hair on Big Sis!"
Staring at Sirin before her, Higokumaru understood... the Sirin in front of her was no longer the "niece" she had known, but someone else entirely.
"You..."
"The Twelfth Herrscher of the Previous Era. You actually obey a human so completely. As a messenger of god, don't you find that shameful?"
"Sirin" stared at Higokumaru without rushing to attack, speaking with contempt.
"What do you know? What's wrong with listening to Big Sis? What's so good about being a Herrscher? Following Big Sis means getting hot, soft, springy, sweet fried tofu!"
"Do Herrschers get that?"
Facing Sirin's question, Higokumaru put her hands on her hips and answered righteously.
"Fried... fried tofu? You abandoned your duty as a Herrscher for that so-called fried tofu?!"
Higokumaru's words seemed to have stunned her. "Sirin" wore an utterly disbelieving expression. The duty of a messenger of god had actually bowed before fried tofu.
"What? Are you looking down on fried tofu?! Do you know how delicious fried tofu is?! You simply don't understand what an irresistible food fried tofu is." Higokumaru was getting a little angry at