Flash Step!
Slash!
Pink petals like cherry blossoms drifted past. Before the ronin samurai could react, they collapsed, their life signs gone.
Yae Sakura calmly sheathed the Spirit Blade Cherry Blossom Blizzard in her hand. Even after killing so many people, not a trace of blood stained the blade.
As the Spirit Blade enshrined at Yae Shrine, it had once been bathed in blood and transformed into the Demonblade - Florid Sakura. But after Yae Sakura let go of everything, it returned to its form as a Spirit Blade once more!
Cherry Blossom Blizzard was especially effective against yokai and gods now, though that did not mean it could not kill people.
People could change, and so could blades.
"So poor! Less than a hundred Mora in total. Only these dozen or so swords are worth anything."
Higokumaru flew to Yae Sakura's side and searched the ronin samurai. She found that they were dirt poor, carrying barely any Mora.
The only things worth anything were their weapons.
"That's why they're ronin samurai."
Yae Sakura was not surprised. Even if these ronin had money, they would not be able to keep it. Still, their swords were worth some Mora.
Higokumaru gathered up everything valuable, planning to exchange it all for Mora once they reached Inazuma City and then buy something tasty.
Yae Sakura did not stop her. Higokumaru's thrifty habit was quite good. From now on, she could buy her own fried tofu.
When they returned to the caravan, the merchants looked badly shaken, though none of their goods had been lost.
"Thank you for coming to our aid, Lady Shrine Maiden! If you had not arrived in time, we would surely have been doomed!"
"May we ask which shrine you serve? We would like to visit and offer our