[As the pitch-black barrier that seemed capable of swallowing everything expanded thunderously outward with you at its center, the entire dim, damp sewer was instantly stripped of its original colors.]
[Faced with this sudden Domain Expansion, the woman with stitches across her forehead showed not the slightest panic.]
[Although her deep eyes still held a fiery curiosity and desire to investigate, her instincts as a mastermind made her raise her guard to its utmost immediately.]
[She knew very well that exploring the unknown was interesting, but she absolutely could not let herself come to grief over it and derail the enormous plan she had been brewing for so long.]
[She remained highly vigilant, ready to deploy her countermeasures against domains to guard against a sure-hit cursed technique that might descend at any moment.]
[Yet when the domain's barrier closed completely and the surrounding scenery fully stabilized, the woman froze for once.]
[The sewer, originally filled with stench, standing water, and abandoned pipes, had vanished completely.]
[But what replaced it was neither a scorching volcanic crater like Jogo's, nor an eerie mental space formed from countless twisted arms like Mahito's, nor a sea of flowers brimming with life yet concealing murderous intent like Hanami's.]
[Compared with those special grade cursed spirits' visually overwhelming "manifestations of their inner worlds," your domain looked almost outrageously ordinary on the surface-it was more as though the space they occupied had been transferred directly outdoors into the real world, without the slightest incongruity.]
[A cold wind swept past, carrying a few withered yellow leaves.]
[The woman looked around, taking in utterly standard modern facilities, neatly arranged gravestones, paths paved with bluestone slabs, and the faint outline of a city in the distance.]
[Judging by the nearby signpost and the surrounding vegetation, this was clearly a quiet