Asou Yuna not only could not gauge her strength, but even standing before Kanou, Asou Yuna felt a deadly sense of danger.
If there had not been other people around and Seele present, Asou Yuna might have kept her distance from her immediately.
Besides... this cat demon before her also had nine tails. That easily brought to mind the famously well-known nine-tailed fox, Tamamo-no-Mae.
That, in turn, made Asou Yuna think of the great demon that had attacked Seele before.
"Me? Of course I'm Lady Seele's... divine messenger."
In response to Asou Yuna's question, Kanou gave her a proud glance and answered as though it were only natural.
"Sister Seele's divine messenger?"
Hearing that, Asou Yuna stared at the nine-tailed cat demon before her in surprise, as if she found it hard to believe.
"Don't believe me? Then look..."
As she spoke, Kanou suddenly pulled down the kimono over her right shoulder, revealing her fair, tender skin. Beneath her right shoulder, two tiny Higanbana marks—one white and one red—appeared on her body.
"Did you see clearly?"
After letting Asou Yuna and the others look for a few moments, Kanou pulled her kimono back up.
"You really are Sister Seele's divine messenger..."
"I'm sorry! I misunderstood you, Divine Messenger."
After confirming that it truly was Seele's divine mark, Asou Yuna hurriedly apologized to Kanou.
"Heh, it's nothing."
Kanou waved it off indifferently, then carefully looked over the people before her. She did not pay much attention to Shimizu Meiyuki and Iki Hiyori. Although the two had unexpectedly formed bonds with deities, Kanou did not take it too seriously.
What mattered most was...
Asou Yuna and Hiyamaru.
Asou Yuna gave Kanou a very strange feeling. The spiritual power within her... was something Kanou had never seen before, a power specifically meant to