Hiyamaru looked at her in confusion.
"You're her... divine envoy?"
Kanou continued questioning Hiyamaru, suddenly realizing that her mistress was even more mysterious than she had imagined.
Besides, Kanou had never seen Hiyamaru before. With strength like Hiyamaru's, that seemed impossible... Could she have been a great demon who appeared during the time Kanou was sealed away?
"More or less! But unlike you, Big Sister and I share a unique bond!"
Hiyamaru was not really a divine envoy, but that was how she had been introduced to outsiders, so she did not deny it. But now... Hiyamaru felt that this newly appeared cat demon might steal her place in Big Sister's heart, so she hurriedly made that clear.
The bond between her and Big Sister was hardly something a divine envoy like Kanou could compare to.
"Is that so..."
Kanou did not respond much to Hiyamaru's words. Though she could tell that the Fox Demon was quite powerful, she somehow felt like a child.
Asou Yuna helped Seele up to the shrine. Looking at the drunken Seele, Iki Hiyori felt that there was no way she could learn how to restore her soul projection from Seele today.
"It's getting late. I'll come visit again tomorrow." Iki Hiyori said goodbye to Asou Yuna and Hiyamaru, preparing to leave.
"It's dangerous for you to go back alone this late, isn't it? How about..."
Asou Yuna looked at Iki Hiyori worriedly. Her condition was dangerous... Her soul might leave her body again at any moment. If she ran into an evil spirit or a bad person then, it would be troublesome.
"It's not that far back home. My luck probably won't be that bad..." Iki Hiyori did not sound very confident.
"How about staying at the shrine tonight? If it's just you,