"I said I killed Gashadokuro." Yae Sakura repeated herself, carefully studying the woman's face to see whether she would strike first.
If she attacked first, Yae Sakura could retaliate without any reservations.
"Is that so... I said I was merely passing through. The rest has nothing to do with me." Yet the woman showed no anger at Yae Sakura's words, as though she did not care at all.
"Fine..." Yae Sakura deflated.
"If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving."
At that moment, the Shiranui flames across the ocean slowly began to diminish.
"Are you A-Li?" Remembering the story Luna had told her, Yae Sakura asked again.
"Perhaps... Maybe I was once called by that name." The woman pondered, as if recalling something—or perhaps not.
"Fight me!" Seeing the woman about to leave, Yae Sakura thought that whether she was Shiranui or not, she was surely a great yokai. She had to finish the main quest first. Otherwise, if the woman left, Yae Sakura would have no idea where to find her again.
"Fine." The woman agreed immediately.
"Huh?" Yae Sakura stared at the woman who had agreed. The words she had prepared got stuck in her throat. She had agreed that easily?
"This is your objective, isn't it? If you don't accomplish it, you won't let me leave peacefully, right?"
"More or less... Then I won't hold back."
Seeing the woman agree, Yae Sakura smiled.
However, they were currently above the sea, which was not very advantageous for Yae Sakura. Fortunately, she had Higokumaru.
Yae Sakura stood on Higokumaru's back, both hands gripping the sword at her waist.
"Let's go, Higokumaru..."
Fox Knight Yae Sakura, has arrived!
Higokumaru transformed into a fire fox over ten meters long, Fox Fire burning over her body. Yet the flames caused no harm