All manner of strange clouds appeared in the western sky. They shifted from moment to moment, taking on countless shapes. Red and yellow clouds intertwined like a gigantic violin, the red forming its gourd-shaped body and the yellow its long, slender strings. Sunlight caressed the earth like a soft ribbon, spilling rich warmth over the world.
At that moment, the beautiful, adorable little girl Enma Ai stood like a statue at the edge of a street.
Such an adorable girl should have drawn people's attention. Even people who weren't into little girls would surely have taken another curious look, wouldn't they?
Yet the people around her seemed to be selectively ignoring her, leaving her with almost no presence at all.
Enma Ai stood there, quietly watching the pedestrians pass before her, as detached as a sage who had seen through all worldly concerns...
Beside Enma Ai stood an old man wearing a moderately tall hat and traditional Japanese clothing. His eyes narrowed in an amiable smile, and he looked utterly harmless, like an ordinary, gentle old man.
"Miss! What are you doing here?"
Just then, a man and a woman hurried over to Enma Ai. After looking at Xiao Ai and the situation around her, they breathed a sigh of relief.
They were Bone Woman and Ichimokuren, who had caught up with her. Given what had happened earlier, Bone Woman had thought her mistress had already gone to make trouble for that woman. But now it seemed... thankfully, nothing had happened.
It wasn't that she feared danger. She cared deeply about Enma Ai and would even give her life for her without hesitation.
But that woman was too terrifying. She feared that even sacrificing her own life wouldn't be enough to protect her mistress. That was why she didn't want