Modification 5

From the three girls' descriptions, Seele basically understood why Aso Yuna had become like that earlier.

Aso Yuna had originally believed that there would be no yokai in crowded places, such as at school. But this afternoon, after classes ended, a yokai had appeared at her school.

Ordinary people couldn't see this yokai...

After Aso Yuna discovered it, she lured it to a more secluded corner of the school and purified it.

There had originally been nothing else to it. But when Aso Yuna left the school building and headed somewhere secluded, Hoshino Anko noticed her. Curious about Aso Yuna's unusual behavior, Hoshino Anko followed her.

Just as Aso Yuna had purified that yokai and let down her guard, who would have thought... there hadn't been only one yokai. Another evil spirit had been waiting for an opportunity to ambush Aso Yuna.

But because of Hoshino Anko's arrival, the evil spirit suddenly shifted targets for some reason and bit Hoshino Anko. Seeing that Hoshino Anko was in danger... Aso Yuna instinctively hugged her and shielded her with her body, causing herself to be bitten.

Although that evil spirit had long since been turned into flower mulch by Higanbana, Aso Yuna was still injured—and it wasn't an ordinary injury...

"That's roughly what happened."

After finishing, Aso Yuna looked at Seele with an anxious expression.

"It was all because of me. If it hadn't been for me, Yuna wouldn't have been hurt." Tears hung in Hoshino Anko's big eyes as she looked at Seele pitifully.

If Seele was going to scold Aso Yuna, she would probably feel even worse!

"...Forget it. In the end... Yuna, you're still too weak. If you were strong enough, how could a bit of yokai energy and filth corrode you this badly?"

If it had been