Uchiha Kazama had still been wondering who this woman was.
Then she said, "It's you?"
That left Uchiha Kazama utterly bewildered.
Good grief. Uchiha Kazama couldn't remember ever having crossed paths with this woman.
As far as Uchiha Kazama knew, anyone capable of sealing him without him even noticing...
Would probably have to be one of those terrifying members of the Uzumaki Clan.
But hadn't those people already been wiped out...?
Where had this woman come from?!
"Who are you?!"
Uchiha Kazama looked at the woman before him in confusion.
As for the seal on him, Uchiha Kazama had already purified it while she was carrying him away.
That was right. The Purification Art could purify not only curses, but seals as well.
It could cleanse any negative condition.
It could even cure exhaustion from overtaxing his kidneys... ahem...
"I'm sorry. I got a little worked up."
"After all, I saw you fighting the familiar beasts alone, with Moryo watching for an opening behind them."
"So in my panic, I did what I just did. Let me apologize first."
"Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Miroku, the Miko of the Land of Demons!"
The woman before him bowed slightly, apologizing before revealing her identity.
"So you're the Miko of the Land of Demons..."
"Huh?!"
Just as Uchiha Kazama breathed a sigh of relief, he suddenly realized something was wrong.
The Miko of the Land of Demons... there had indeed been one named Miroku...
Uchiha Kazama knew of her, too. The mother of Shion, whom he had met earlier, was named Miroku.
This woman was the previous Miko.
The Miko who had sacrificed her life to seal Moryo?!
"It seems you've heard of me."
"You were the one who used some special means to revive me just now, weren't you?!"
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