Kano's Strength

Blood-red claw shadows tore through the earth, leaving deep, bottomless gouges in the ground, with scorching mist rising from the marks.

Above the torn earth, thunder and lightning flashed wildly all around, striking the surroundings indiscriminately.

Seele stood within this place that resembled a pool of lightning, holding the beautiful scythe Lullaby as she stared at the monster before her.

"Surprised?"

The monster looked at the astonished Seele with a mischievous smile on her face.

"Not pleased, but definitely surprised!"

"Kano!"

The cat demon before her did not look exactly the same as the Kano Seele had seen within the barrier, but Seele still recognized her at a glance from her appearance.

She was the cat demon Seele and Kujo Oto had gone to see.

Kano's appearance had not changed much, except for the strange blood-red markings on her face. Those were demon markings belonging to a pure and noble high-ranking demon bloodline.

Much like Lady of the Lunar Spirit's...

They proved the nobility of her demon bloodline.

Furthermore, Kano no longer had merely the two tails Seele had seen last time. She now had as many as nine.

Seele had known Kano was special last time, that she was more than an ordinary nekomata. She had never expected... that Kano was a nine-lived cat demon.

"What is the meaning of this? Why did you suddenly ambush me?"

Seele warily watched the cat demon before her. Though Kano's strength and bloodline had surprised Seele somewhat, Seele would not fear her.

Besides, Seele had not been surprised that Kano could break through the barrier sealing her. She just had not expected her to escape the seal so quickly.

Now that this cat demon had suddenly attacked her, Seele could not understand why. It was not as if they had been particularly