Hane's Arrival

At that moment, Enju, who had been gathered around Ichigo, suddenly trembled.

An extremely terrifying scene had appeared before them.

In the darkness, a massive ghostly face flickered into view. The evil ghost suddenly opened its fang-filled maw wide.

Then, a large pale hand reached out from the evil ghost's mouth.

The sight filled Enju's face with terror, and she clung tightly to Ichigo's side.

That large hand seemed to be trying to rip open the evil ghost's mouth. It shifted slightly to one side, and then another large hand reached out as well.

Unable to bear the horrifying sight any longer, Enju screamed.

"Ah! Ah! Grandpa Ichigo, there... there's a monster... W-we need to run!"

Little Lia, huddled in Ichigo's arms, trembled as she tightly gripped the corner of his clothes and cried out.

Sensing Enju's fear, Ichigo hurriedly tried to comfort her.

"Children, don't be afraid. Have you forgotten the stories Grandpa told you? They're coming!"

There was a hint of excitement in Ichigo's voice.

The terrified Enju instantly stopped screaming and stared wide-eyed at the pair of hands that seemed to be tearing open a black hole. The fear in her scarlet eyes abruptly vanished.

They had grown up listening to Grandpa Ichigo's stories, and now, as they looked at that gate resembling an evil ghost—

They realized it really did seem somewhat similar to the Gates of Hell from the Underworld Bureaucracy in Grandpa Ichigo's stories.

The fear born of the unknown was now replaced by anticipation.

Before long, under the force of those large hands, black lightning began to flicker faintly inside the evil ghost's open mouth.

Suddenly, a scarlet bolt flashed, revealing an abyssal passage radiating a ghostly glow within the evil ghost's maw.

A handsome young man in a pitch-black dragon robe stepped