"Wh-who's there?" Blind Girl slowly edged to one side, reaching out to feel for her wooden stick.
A hint of embarrassment appeared on the Great Tengu's face. He hadn't expected to give himself away so suddenly. He had wanted to play a little longer.
But now that things had come to this, he couldn't keep pretending he wasn't there.
"Hey, you little yokai, you've got some nerve!" The Great Tengu cleared his throat and said with feigned ferocity, "Do you know whose grilled fish you ate?"
"Ah?!" Blind Girl was so frightened that she landed on her backside. She had never imagined he was so close. "I... I... I'm not a monster... I just have pale eyes... everyone thinks I..."
"I don't care whether your eyes are white or green!" The Great Tengu rose slightly, wanting to intimidate her, but felt he had no legitimate grounds. After all, he had been the one to tease her first.
He looked at the female yokai's clothes, thought for a moment, then said, "Little yokai, I'll let you off for eating my fish. Tell me where the owner of those clothes is. He's my enemy, and I'm going to kill him."
"The owner of these clothes...?" Blind Girl felt the exceptionally warm clothes she was wearing and said uneasily, "I don't know whose clothes these are, but even if I did, I wouldn't tell you... he made me warm. I couldn't possibly tell you."
"You don't know whose clothes those are?" The Great Tengu gave a mischievous grin and continued, "He's an Onmyoji with an icy tone and an arrogant attitude. Have you really never met him?"
Jin Jianglang kept making faces at the Great Tengu, his lips moving nonstop. "Myriad Bone Workshop! I really will kill you!"
"An Onmyoji? Could it be..."