World of the Living, Karakura Town, Dark Night Residence.
The sky had yet to fully brighten, but a few impatient rays of sunlight had already shot out from the east, breaking the stifling gloom of the night and shattering the chill of the approaching winter.
"Snore..."
In one of the guest rooms, a tousle-haired man in a Shihakushō lay flat on the bed, his mouth opening and closing as thunderous snores echoed far and wide.
Before long, the door was suddenly kicked open with a loud bang! Yet it still failed to wake the person sleeping soundly on the bed. Not only did he not wake up, even his snoring did not change in the slightest.
"You're too damn noisy, bastard!"
Outside the open door, Eroding Wolf's face was livid. Veins bulged on his clenched fists, and the wolf fangs by his mouth glinted with a chilling coldness, even colder than the night itself.
"Hey! Calm down!" Ran'Tao, who had only just caught up, hurriedly tried to persuade him. "Kaien has been tired these past few days too. It's not even dawn yet, so just let him..."
"How is there any time for him to rest now?!"
Eroding Wolf sneered and said no more. He strode forward, grabbed Kaien Shiba by the collar, and jumped out through the window.
The window of this room faced the backyard. Eroding Wolf glanced around, gave a cold laugh, and kicked Kaien Shiba into the fish pond. With a splash!, water sprayed everywhere, along with five or six little golden fish that landed on the ground and wriggled about.
A drop of water hit Eroding Wolf's face, and he immediately froze. He had been too angry just now to think much about it, but as he looked at the little fish on the ground,