"Yuna, this is my shikigami... or rather, divine envoy, Higanbana. If there are no problems, form a contract with Higanbana!"
"Higanbana, this is Asou Yuna... my Miko. For the time being, stay by Yuna's side." Seele spoke to them both. This was not the same as giving Higanbana to Asou Yuna. Rather, Yuna would worship Higanbana, and Seele would grant Yuna secondary authority over Higanbana.
This was an extremely common practice in the Far Eastern Land, especially in this era.
Divine envoys... were a Miko's main source of combat power.
Of course, all of this depended on the deity's approval. If the deity did not approve... the divine envoy could turn hostile at any moment.
Naturally, Asou Yuna would not refuse Seele's words. She happily nodded in agreement.
Generally speaking, a deity's divine envoys were... animals such as white snakes, foxes, tanuki, pigeons, crows, and cats.
Higanbana, standing before her, could be said to be one of a kind.
Although Yuna still did not know how powerful Higanbana was, at least she would no longer be afraid of the monsters outside.
In response to Seele's words, Higanbana merely glanced at Asou Yuna. Without saying anything, she nodded directly.
Seele was still Higanbana's master, while Higanbana and Asou Yuna were more like a verbal agreement of a transactional nature.
Nursery Rhyme
The next morning, when Seele woke up, she found Asou Yuna still asleep beside her. She did not disturb her, merely getting out of bed quietly on her own.
Seele and Asou Yuna slept in the same room. It was the master bedroom, and the bed was large enough that even four or five people could sleep on it without feeling cramped.
After all, both Asou Yuna and Seele were small, and Seele and Yuna were both "girls." Besides,