"Yes, yes!" Snow Woman hurriedly said. "We didn't expect Blind Princess to come back so suddenly today. If we'd known, we'd have set the fish out to dry beforehand!"
"Are we having fish?" Yanyanluo asked.
"Fish...?" Snow Woman froze. "Y-you want to eat fish?"
"Yes, I'd like some fish," Yanyanluo replied.
"All right... Big Sister Jiuzi will get it ready for you..." She backed away a few steps and slipped into the crowd.
"What the hell..." Ibaraki Doji asked under his breath. "Where are we supposed to find fish in this bitter cold?"
"Why don't we kill Umibozu and eat him?" Snow Woman said coldly.
Ibaraki froze. "Umibozu? Isn't he our companion? Are you some kind of sick freak?"
"Then what do you suggest?"
"Ah, forget it. I'll go catch some in the river. Give me a little time." Ibaraki Doji turned to leave.
Jin Jianglang stopped him outside the house.
"You're missing a hand. Swimming is dangerous for you. Whatever happens, you have to put your own safety first."
"Quit nagging!" Ibaraki Doji said. "What are you going to do, then?"
"I..." Jin Jianglang really had no better idea, so he could only reply, "Just make sure you stay safe."
"What a nag. I know." Ibaraki Doji planted the Tachi in the ground and slowly walked toward the river.
Jin Jianglang slowly walked over to Yanyanluo, who was sharing what she had seen and heard with the people around her.
Holding the diminutive Kappa's hand, she said, "Onomichi, your big sister met some amazing seniors!"
"R-really?" Kappa said shyly. "How amazing?"
Yanyanluo tilted her head to listen, then called out, "Senior Jin Jianglang, are you there?"
"I'm here."
"Let me introduce him to everyone. This is Senior Jin Jianglang of the Shiranui Household. He's the most respected Onmyoji of