Faced with the two shrine maidens who had suddenly appeared—especially Yae Sakura's sword strike—the tanuki were so frightened that they did not dare move. They were only minor yokai to begin with.
Even when they dared to rob people, they only stole food from ordinary folk. They were terrified of those with Visions who wielded elemental power.
Yae Sakura's slash from afar terrified them even more.
All the tanuki obediently lay prone on the ground, awaiting Yae Sakura's judgment.
"Do you... want to die?"
Yae Sakura approached the tanuki with her katana in hand.
Hearing Yae Sakura's words, the tanuki hurriedly shook their heads. They did not want to die, and they deeply regretted sneaking out to steal today.
"Then carry all this stuff back, along with everything you stole before!" The tanuki did not dare refuse and could only move the food back to where it belonged.
After they had returned everything to its rightful owners, Yae Sakura had them line up before warning them sternly.
"Listen carefully. This is the last time I catch you stealing. If I see you again... heh. You know what will happen."
"Don't ever steal again. Otherwise... I happen to be rather interested in roasted tanuki."
Hearing Yae Sakura's warning, the tanuki yokai fell silent in terror, huddling together as they nodded repeatedly.
Oh, gods! This human... this fox ate tanuki.
How terrifying! They would never dare steal from this place again. They would rather starve to death than come back here.
And so... after Yae Sakura had warned them several times and made them return everything, she finally let them go.
The next day, Yae Sakura and the shrine maiden explained everything to the villagers. Once they learned that the yokai had been driven away and even the food stolen before had