Sakurajima Colony.
Having become the second Sorcerer Killer, Maki had turned into a veritable demon, slaughtering the cursed spirits in Sakurajima Colony with overwhelming force.
With a simple slash, a devastating blade of wind shot out in an instant, cleaving a massive cursed spirit that filled the street in two.
Once the dust over the road cleared, Noritoshi Kamo emerged, sporting a neat, short haircut.
It had been a long time since they last met. He carried himself with greater composure now, and he held a modern compound bow as he offered his praise:
"You've changed, Maki."
Maki's expression remained flat. She had barely recognized Noritoshi Kamo.
"You're one to talk."
"It's different. You've grown stronger. I've simply fallen from grace."
"The Kamo Clan appointed someone else as clan head. As an illegitimate son, I was naturally thrown out."
Maki actually found Noritoshi Kamo more agreeable now. All those bullshit rules and restrictions of the Three Great Families had vanished from him.
"This look suits you much better. Your old hairstyle was way too gloomy."
Noritoshi Kamo snorted. As the acting clan head, he'd naturally had to look more formal.
"Tch. Same goes for you."
But Maki keenly noticed that mentioning the matter made Noritoshi Kamo turn pale and frightened.
"You only got kicked out of your clan. Is that really enough to scare you this badly?"
Hell, I nearly wiped out the Zenin Clan single-handedly.
Noritoshi Kamo shook his head hard, trying to throw the horrifying images out of his mind.
"Getting kicked out of the Kamo Clan isn't enough to scare me, okay?"
"Then what happened?"
"You don't understand..."
Seeing this, Maki wanted to kick Noritoshi Kamo to the ground.
"Just spit it out already. I still have to go save Mai."
Noritoshi Kamo glanced around nervously, then