The little girl sat quietly with a manga in her hands. Two other, different volumes lay beside her.
As she read the manga in her hands, her expression never changed. Even though the character in it looked exactly like her, she remained expressionless.
After finishing the volume of Hell Girl, Enma Ai set it aside without expression and picked up another book.
This one had no cover. When she opened it to the first page, the face that seemed incapable of changing even after ten thousand years suddenly changed.
Her expression turned ugly...
She gritted her teeth lightly and kept turning the pages. The second page, the third, the fourth...
Her expression grew uglier and uglier. If the previous volume had merely recorded some of her commissions, this one was nothing but a disgusting insult to her!
She stared at the obscene pictures... of herself and her subordinates, at the coy expressions and actions that she herself would never display.
Rip!
The book in Enma Ai's hands tore in half. Then... black flames burned in her hands, reducing it to nothing.
"What's wrong? Are you all right...?"
Perhaps someone had heard the commotion inside, for a concerned voice came from behind one of the room's lattice doors.
"I'm fine..."
Enma Ai calmed herself a little, but the displeasure in her voice was still unmistakable.
"That's good."
"..."
Enma Ai stood up. Just as she was about to do something, the door opened again.
"Miss, I'm coming in!"
Before Enma Ai could reply, Bone Woman walked in carrying a plate of something.
Normally, Enma Ai would not have thought much of seeing Bone Woman before her. Now, however, the sight of her immediately brought the book she had just read to mind.
When she met Bone Woman's eyes, Enma Ai instinctively