The Strange Core Cliff

"Miss Suzuki, what do you know about Suicide Cliff? Could you tell us?"

Seele did not care much about Suzuki Yukiko's actions. Instead, she was curious about what the manager had said earlier. Was Suzuki Yukiko investigating Suicide Cliff as well?

Still... even that wolf demon manager did not want to get involved with Suicide Cliff. What gave Suzuki Yukiko such confidence? Anyway... on the surface, Suzuki Yukiko might have been stronger than the other cultivators in this world, but to Seele... she still seemed far inferior to even Aso Yuna.

Of course, it was also possible that she had some other means of dealing with enemies.

"I can tell you... but I am a little curious. What exactly are you? A human, a demon, or perhaps... some other kind of creature?"

Suzuki Yukiko carefully observed Seele and Dark Seele before her. There was no need to doubt Aso Yuna—she could clearly sense the abundant spiritual power within her. But... the two Seeles before her did not quite feel human.

She could not tell exactly what Seele was, but Dark Seele felt rather like a demon.

"Of course I'm human!"

Faced with Suzuki Yukiko's question, Seele answered as though it were only natural.

"Human?"

Suzuki Yukiko froze slightly, then suddenly reached for Seele's hand.

"What are you doing?"

Seeing Suzuki Yukiko's action, Seele instinctively grabbed her hand first. She could feel the spiritual power coming from Suzuki Yukiko's palm, but it was not hostile in the slightest. It was merely a test.

Still... Suzuki Yukiko's action was quite risky. The Honkai energy within Seele was not something an ordinary person could withstand. Honkai energy was nothing like docile spiritual energy—it was filled with destructive impulses. If the Honkai energy inside Seele entered Suzuki Yukiko's body without Seele controlling it... her