Chapter 126: Hoshikagi Shirayuki
"Pleased to meet you, Miss Yukinoshita Yukino. I am Hoshikagi Shirayuki, a special-grade onmyoji of the Onmyoryo. Please forgive my unannounced visit."
The cute, black-haired girl stood at the door and bowed slightly.
"The Onmyoryo?" Yukinoshita Yukino had heard the name, but hadn't that organization been abolished back in the Meiji era?
Just then, Hoshikagi Shirayuki, who had introduced herself as a member of the Onmyoryo, asked Yukinoshita Yukino:
"Miss Yukinoshita Yukino, is your mother in the room?"
Seeing that Hoshikagi Shirayuki had come looking for her mother right off the bat, Yukinoshita Yukino immediately replied:
"Mother went with my sister to ask the attending physician about his condition earlier. I imagine they won't be back for a while."
"I see. Then I may have to impose on you for a little while."
With that, Hoshikagi Shirayuki looked at Yukinoshita Yukino.
Yukinoshita Yukino understood what she meant, but rather than stepping aside to let Hoshikagi Shirayuki into the hospital room, she frowned and asked:
"What business do the Onmyoryo Members have with my mother?"
"It concerns the 'secrecy rules.'"
Hoshikagi Shirayuki's expression was gentle, but her tone brooked no doubt:
"You must have encountered them, Miss Yukino-'evil spirits' that fall outside the bounds of the ordinary. Oh, in modern terminology, I should call them Demons."
Yukinoshita Yukino's heart sank. Her face immediately stiffened. "Sorry, I don't know what you're talking about."
Although Yukinoshita Yukino did not know the exact reason, she knew that Mrs. Yukinoshita and her sister Haruno did not want the kidnapping incident exposed.
Yukinoshita Yukino had even personally witnessed her mother and sister bribing Luo Shu, whom they suspected was an official. Under these circumstances, she naturally chose to deny it on instinct.
Meanwhile, seeing the change in Yukinoshita Yukino's expression, Hoshikagi Shirayuki