Yagokoro Eirin was only halfway through speaking when her pupils dilated sharply. She stared fixedly at the "Princess" before her, but remembering that Reisen was still here, she forcibly continued and said to Reisen, "Udongein, continue your previous task. Don't slack off. Go—"
"Yes, Master."
Upon hearing Yagokoro Eirin's words, Reisen fled like a terrified rabbit, leaving behind only Yagokoro Eirin, who was staring at Tsukuyomi, and Tsukuyomi, who wore a faint smile.
Tsukuyomi said nothing about Yagokoro Eirin letting Reisen escape. She was merely a Moon Rabbit; since Yagokoro Eirin feared she might be harmed and had sent her away, Tsukuyomi let it be.
"As expected of my lady—"
In the end, Yagokoro Eirin could not help speaking first. There was no fear or retreat in her eyes, only a trace of emotion and disappointment. She mocked herself, saying, "I thought I could stop you. I never expected you to already be standing before me."
"I never expected you to value the Princess so greatly—"
"Eirin, you have grown lax."
Tsukuyomi glanced at the spell formation operating in the sky beyond the window and said, "How could a spell like this possibly stop me? All these years, I have never slackened. I never dared relax for even a moment."
"And these past years, you have truly disappointed me."
Yagokoro Eirin: "..."
Everything you said is right, but don't slap someone in the face like that. I'm still your best friend, you know. Do I not deserve some dignity?!
"I cannot compare to you, my lady. Since you have appeared here, it proves that you have grown strong enough to completely suppress The Ominous..."
Facing Tsukuyomi, whom she absolutely could not defeat, Yagokoro Eirin could only swallow her pride. It was not that she feared Tsukuyomi, but that she worried