The Three Noble Children were the three highest-ranking chief deities of the Far Eastern Land. Amaterasu Omikami, the sun goddess, governed Takama-ga-hara; Tsukuyomi, the moon goddess, governed the Land of Night; and Susanoo, the sea god, governed the oceans.
Amaterasu was the ruler of Takama-ga-hara, the Sun Goddess of the Far Eastern Land... the King of Gods. The Eight Million Gods were also under her rule, though... that was more in name than anything else.
Although Takama-ga-hara was a single group, factional struggles were just as numerous. In fact, many high-ranking gods simply bypassed Amaterasu and handled matters in secret... concealing them from her.
The god Kanou wanted to take revenge on was one of them.
Just as Kanou broke free from the barrier, Kazuko the Zashiki-warashi had run far away in grievance and sorrow. But... the impact of Kanou breaking through the barrier made Kazuko stop at once.
"Such powerful demonic aura..."
Kazuko looked at the demonic aura erupting behind her. It was a terrifying aura unlike anything she had ever seen. Even from so far away, its influence was still this great.
Could it be... a great yokai?
"Oh no, that's... the place where the demonic aura erupted is where Kanou was!" Kazuko's heart skipped a beat. Forgetting all her grievance and sadness, she stared worriedly toward the source of the aura.
Though she had said earlier that she would never see Kanou again and that she hated Kanou the most, that had only been because she was angry at the time. If something really happened to Kanou, Kazuko would be devastated too.
Thinking that Kanou might be in danger, Kazuko hesitated... then gritted her teeth and turned around, running back toward where Kanou had been.
She had clearly just said she would never see her again,