A few minutes earlier, Yae Sakura and Ling'er stood some distance away, surprised to see Higurashi Hotaru surrounded by members of a yakuza organization. However, they did not rush over to interrupt her, wanting to see what was going on first.
That was until Higurashi Hotaru accepted something containing white powder.
"Mother, what is that girl doing?"
Although Higurashi Hotaru was technically her "half-sister," Ling'er had no intention of calling her sister. The two had never gotten along, and it was already rare for them not to fight when they met. How could she possibly call her sister?
Watching Higurashi Hotaru's delinquent-looking behavior, Ling'er, who had been strictly raised by Kikyo and Yae Sakura since childhood, found it deeply unpleasant.
"Could it be that stuff...?"
The fox lady was not entirely certain either. If it really was what she thought it was, she would have to give Higurashi Hotaru a proper lesson. Higurashi Hotaru's smoking had already made her frown; she felt Kagome had failed to raise her properly and had let her pick up so many bad habits.
If she even dared to touch that "stuff," then even Yae Sakura, who had never hit her daughters, would not be able to hold herself back.
"That stuff?"
Ling'er did not quite understand.
"Drugs. Something you must never touch. That is the bottom line..." Yae Sakura did not know whether such things affected superhuman beings. Although they might be immune to all poisons... the danger of this thing lay in its addictiveness.
Since she had never experienced it, she could not be sure whether they were immune to its addictive properties. She had a feeling they probably were not.
"Then she..."
Nodding in understanding, Ling'er pointed at Higurashi Hotaru again.
Something that absolutely could not be touched, and that girl dared