However, even against the Hyakki Yagyō... Kaede would not surrender without a fight.
"Be careful, Sister Xia Ji!"
"Understood!"
Xia Ji raised both hands, aiming her two guns at the evil spirits ahead.
P.S. There was one more chapter, probably?
Ready to Welcome Death?
The bleak, gloomy sunlight shrouded this strange forest. It was so quiet that everything seemed to be sleeping in fear of death. The figures of demons and their spine-chilling cries could make one feel as though one had entered the underworld.
But... it was not an illusion. It was... a real Hyakki Yagyō.
"Humans! It's the scent of humans..."
"What a delicious scent—it's the scent of a human Miko! And the scent of a noble princess, too."
"Mine! They're all mine!"
"None of you are allowed to fight me for them!"
As all kinds of demons stared at Kaede and Xia Ji, the flesh in their hands suddenly no longer seemed appetizing.
How could the flesh of ordinary villagers compare to the bodies of a Miko and a noble princess?
All the demons seemed to have gone mad as they charged wildly toward Kaede and Xia Ji, afraid that if they were even a step too slow, another demon would snatch them away.
"They're coming! Sister Xia Ji, get ready..."
Watching the demons pounce toward them, Kaede was not afraid despite their numbers. As a Miko, she would not fear such demons.
Though Xia Ji was somewhat frightened, she was no longer an ordinary person. She had even driven back yokai alongside Kikyo, Kaede, and the others, so she was far better off than most people.
"Understood, Kaede!"
"Fire!"
As the demons drew close, Kaede and Xia Ji fired at the same time. Bullets imbued with spiritual power flashed forward like holy light.
The demons