P.S. Thanks for all the rewards, everyone!
The Sudden Attacker
Watching the centipede monster die completely before her eyes, with even its corpse absorbed by Higanbana as flower fertilizer, Asou Yuna finally let out a sigh of relief.
She then put away her bow and thanked Higanbana before her. "Thank you, Sister Hua!"
"It's nothing. I happened to be a little hungry too!"
The flower before her suddenly transformed into a kimono girl in her teens. The girl looked leisurely at Asou Yuna and waved her hand dismissively.
"Head back early. Otherwise, there'll only be more and more yokai and evil spirits ahead."
Seeing the yokai dead, Seele supported Iki Hiyori and continued toward the shrine. Iki Hiyori, meanwhile, watched Asou Yuna and Higanbana with great interest. It was her first time seeing a battle like this.
Before this, whenever Iki Hiyori encountered those yokai, she had always been running away!
Although Yato was a god, his "Regalia" had gone on strike. At the time, he had no Regalia by his side at all. Gods like him basically had no combat power without their Regalia and could only flee whenever they encountered yokai or evil spirits.
So now, even a little girl like Asou Yuna could drive away such a terrifying monster. Although she had relied on Higanbana's help, she still felt far more powerful than a god.
"The shrine is just ahead..."
Seele supported Iki Hiyori as they arrived near the shrine and looked at the steps ahead.
Along the way, they had encountered several evil spirits, but none were as unusual as the centipede monster from before. Nearly all of them had been easily purified by Asou Yuna.
This kind of real combat experience also made Asou Yuna increasingly adept at using Exorcising Spiritual Power.
Seele had